Balloon leaflets flood iron curtain regions via Crusade for Freedom
West German sites launch balloon leaflets to penetrate Soviet zones while Soviet MIGs monitor skies. Private American funding backs the effort along with Radio Free Europe transmitters. Leaflets carry messages like Nem and 12 to spark opposition, with balloons delivering up to ten tons daily.
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Iron Curtain
West Germany
Austria
Crusade For Freedom
Czechoslovakia
Peple
Radio Free Europe
Staruuimpey
State Department
US Department of State
Hungary
NEM
RFE
Crusade
Free Europe
Red
Tem
Hir
Redia
Severe Freeze Ravages Gillespie County Peach Crops
A hard freeze with readings as low as 16 degrees over the weekend wiped out peach orchards in Gillespie County and damaged pastures and crops from Marble Falls to Gil lespie. Growers estimate losses could reach over 1 million dollars as early plantings and grazing grounds suffered severe setbacks. Livestock losses were modest, but water in tractor blocks and cyanide risk from regrowth grasses drew warnings from County Agent C A Stone who urged care and vet visits. Residents hope for rain to restore outlook.
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Gilles Pie
Emil Stahl
Double Horn Road
Stahl
Simon Burg
Stonewall
Burg
Marble Falls
Gillespie County
C. A. Stone
Stone
P. T. A. Meet April 7th at 3 P.M.
The Harper P. T. A. will hold its regular meeting on Thursday April 7 at 3 00 p.m. at the school house. A quartet will provide music. Mrs Homer Lee Stevens will give the devotional. Mrs Edwin Braeutigam and Mrs Elton Spencer will present Home and Family Life topics. A short business meeting will follow.
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Harper P. T. A
Homer Lee Stevens
Edwin Braeutigam
Home and Family Life
Elton Spencer
Easter Services Planned at Harper Methodist Church
Rev Jasper Snow Sr of Harper Methodist Church announces Easter services on Easter Sunday morning at 11 o clock. The London service will be conducted by Rev Breihan from Kerrville.
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Jasper Snow
Harper Methodist Church
London
Breihan
Kerrville
Harper Baptist Church WMS Meeting Seeks Easter Egg Drive
The WMS of Harper Baptist Church met Wednesday night March 23 led by Mrs B J Mayhugh who asked members to bring eggs on Sunday April 3 to be sent to a Children's Home for Easter. Mrs Elton Spencer led a Gideon Bible lesson with ten ladies present and refreshment served after prayer by Mrs Floyd Boatright.
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WMS
Harper Baptist Church
B. J. Mayhugh
Elton Spencer
Gideon
Floyd Boatright
G. D. Lennon
Brotherhood
Birth of Meliss Agnes Fritz in Harper area
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Francis Fritz weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces. She is welcomed by sisters JoyceAnn Dennis James Barbara Elaine Jeanette and Genevieve and grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Maurer of Harper and Mr and Mrs Jacob Fritz Rt 2.
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Francis Fritz
Meliss Agnes
Joyce Ann
Dennis James
Barbara Elaine
Jeanette
Genevieve
Henry Maurer
Harper
Jacob Fritz
Rt. 2
Farmer Boys League Opens April 10 Schedule Set
The Farmers Boys League begins April 10 with Comfort at Doss and Sisterdale at Stonewall. Harper joins as a new member while Inderlin's Albert Bandera Kerrville do not return. The season runs to August 21 with four games per team and a yet-to-be-filled July schedule.
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Farmer Boys League
Erhard Treiber
Comfort
Doss
Sisterdale
Stonewall
Harper
Loop
Inderlin’s
Albert
Bandera
Kerrville
Friendly Sewing Circle Meets at Mrs Kramer Home
The Friendly Sewing Circle gathered Thursday at Mrs. Alfred Kramer home with eleven members and one guest Mrs. Jimmie Evers of Fredericksburg. A motion to donate 2.50 to the Red Cross was approved and two more quilts were sold. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Fred Gammen thaler home.
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Alfred Kramer
Milton Wendel
Kerrville
Arnold Wendel
Austin guests dine with Mr and Mrs Olin Walker
Miss Emma Roe of Austin and Mrs Jim Smith of Ingram visited Mr and Mrs Olin Walker for supper last week in a social note from the community.
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Emma Roe
Austin
Jim Smith
Ingram
Olin Walker
Harris family visits relatives in Rockdale and Calvert Station
Mr and Mrs W M Harris and their sons traveled to Rockdale on Sunday to visit Rev and Mrs Fulmer and their daughter at Callege Station.
Harper Residents Take First Aid Course
Over 40 Harper area residents completed a nine-session first aid course taught by H. C. Hannemann and Sidney Henke of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department. The course covered splint adjustments artificial respiration and patient carrying methods for various carrier types.
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Harper
H. C. Hannemann
Sidney Henke
Fredericksburg
Dr. Lester Keyser Named Head of Heart Association
Dr. Lester Keyser was named president of the Heart Association at a Friday meeting at the Gillespie County Courthouse. A lay chairman and secretary treasurer will be chosen before the 7 30 p m May 6 directors named include community leaders from Lions Rotary St Marys Auxiliary PTA Veterans of Foreign Wars and others. The local chapter marks the first time the county funds stay local instead of going to Austin.
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Lester Keyser
Heart Association
Gillespie County Court House
Commissioners
Herbert Hall
Jack Staples
Lions Club
J. D. Stein
Dale Hasson
Rotary Club
Felix Tybor
Matth
Pyka
St. Mary's Auxiliary
Vern Spiva
H. C. Hannemann
Parent Teacher Association
Norman Rech
Harold Crenwelge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ernst Hannemann
Wallace Ottmers
Fire Department
Rulan Schmidt
Belton Kinksick
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Freda Hammons
Helen Stucke
Zunta
Maxine Peter
Nora Henke
Lugo Glesbers
Elgin Friedrich
American Legion
C. J. Dooley
M. L. Bogisch
J. Hardin Perry
Heart Fund
Austin
Community Visitors Attend Local Sewing Circle
Mrs J J Cosper and Mrs Jimmie Evers of Fredericksburg visited Mrs J L Blerschwale Thursday and attended the Friendly Sewing Circle. Qu Otto Hawkins, Jack Jones and sons Roy and Raymond were visitors in Harper Sunday afternoon.
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J. J. Cosper
Jimmie Evers
Fredericksburg
Otto Hawkins
Jack Jones and
Roy and
Raymond
Jlarper
Mrs Zelma Little Visits Camp Wood Relatives
Mrs Zelma Little of Camp Wood visited relatives in Harper during the weekend. Miss Minnie Hill, who had been visiting in the Raymond Cottle home, accompanied her to Camp Wood to spend the month.
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Zelma Little
Camp Wood
Harper
Minnie Hill
Raymond Cottle
San Antonio Visit Highlights Local Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Clifford Bude and son Douglas were San Antonio visitors Sunday. Mrs Iz remained in San Antonio to consult a specialist and visit her daughter Mrs Archie Wiken ecke. Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Itz visited relatives in Harper Saturday.
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Clifford Bude
Douglas
San Antonio
Archie Wikenecke
Mrs
Lee Roy Itz
Harper Baturday
Harper Hosts Literary Meet Today
Harper High School hosts the district meet with teams from Blanco Johnson City Marble Falls Center Point Comfort Bandera Boerne Stonewall and Harper. San Marcos judges will evaluate events while past results note Harper placing third in the Comfort district one act play with Shock of Life.
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Harper High
Blanco
Johnson City
Marble Falls
Center Point
Comfort
Bandera
Buerne
Stonewall
Harper
San Marcos
Boerne
San Marecos
Oehler and Benner Seek School Trustee Posts
Benner and Oehler announce for school trustee seats with no opposition filed. Vote set for April 2 at the school building. County trustees Walter Ottmers, Victor Pressler and Alex Frantzen seek re election with no challengers. Election judges named and ballots prepared across county schools.
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Kd Bailey
Carl Oehler
Earl Benner
Lee Schmidt
Paul DeLorey
Belton Tatsch
Louis Lang
Walter Ottmers
Victor Pressler
Prescinct 8
Alex Frantzen
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Clayton Feller
Hubert Rahe
Clifford Bode
Alfred Spaeth
Elmer Lange
Beal
Lary Meurer
R. J. Gamel
Gamel
Gaml
Eagle Bluff
Lake Trevis
The
Herald
Farmer Boys
Listerdale
Harper Stonewall
Comfort Sisterdale
Doss Sisterdale
Harper Comfort
Sisterdale Comfort
Doss Comfort
Doss Harper
Stonewall Comfort
Harper Doss
Harper Sisterdale
Bessie Itz
Elbert Feller
Oehler
Benner
Uerald Advertisere
John See Ees
Lght Pracere Esteress
Casas
Kellie Dibrell
Tpg Antonie
Braatiava Seetied
Sl Aleoza
Dovigion
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