Royalty Needn't Be Bothered Editorial Attacks Bureau Power
The Selma California Enterprise highlights a 1949 dispute over power development in California. It argues the Bureau of Reclamation seeks to socialize energy by overturning Pacific Gas and Electric license decisions, calling such moves a divine right of kings and a threat to free enterprise and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
California
Enterprise
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Federal Power Commission
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
FPC
Congress
Department of Justice
KPC
Fine Rains Punctuate Gillespie County March Weather
Weather observers say March brought widespread rainfall across Gillespie County boosting optimism for farmers ranchers and business people. Totals varied with Fredericksburg 3.13 inches Crabapple 3.46 inches Handy Stop 3.24 4.01 in White Oak 4.01 inches noted and Handy Stop 3.24 inches last year.
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Gillespie Co
Otto Rahe Olf Harper
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Schnelle
Tom Carr
White Oak
Oswald Eckhardt
Reingold
Rogers Visit Uvalde Sons This Week
Mr and Mrs J J Rogers visit their sons Bob and Ted Rogers in Uvalde this week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Lang of San Angelo spent the weekend at their Harper home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
J. J. Rogers
Bob and
Ted Rogers
Uvalde
Arthur Lang
San Angelo
Harper, Qan
Soldier to sail for Japan in April assignment
Pfc Fred Whitewood Jr from Rantoul Illinois arrives to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood Sr then visits his wife’s parents in Alpine. He will sail for Japan on April 1.
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Pfc
Fred Whitewood Jr
Rantoul
Illinois
Fred Whitewood Sr
Alpine
Fred Dr
Japan
Lions Club Receives New School Zone Safety Signs
The Harper Lions Club welcomed Fred Whitewood Jr on leave as guest. They received completed highway safety signs to be erected in front of Harper school on the main highway. W. A. Brown to build a base. signs finished by next Monday. May Hugh and husband invited for painting services acknowledged by Mrs Mayhugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Fred Whitewood Jr
Lion
Hugh
Mayhugh
Lion Charlie Barrett
Cemetery Road
Highway Department
Lion A. L. Bierschwale
Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed by Ristau Family
Mr and Mrs Wilhelm Ristau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the home of their son Rudolf on the Harper road. The event drew seven children nine grandchildren and close friends, marking the first full family gathering in twenty years. The couple married Easter Day 1902 in McKeesport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ristau
Rudolf Ristau
Harper Road
Wilhelm Ristau
United States
McKeesport
Pennsylvania
Ristau
Fredericksburg
E. Morse Street
William Jr
Houston
Arthur
Esther Haun
Chicago
Martin
Dallas
Adam
Martha
Nora Fuhrmann
Kilman
Comfort Plays At Harper Sunday
The Comfort Junior Bronchos travel to Harper Community Park to meet the Harper Longhorns in the first Farmer Boys League game of the season on Sunday April 6 at 3 p.m. Harper bats include manager and pitcher Herbert Feller and pitchers Oren Cottle Leroy Tatsch Kenneth Cosper Omar Cottle Johnny Cottle Harold Adcock Harold Rahe Dayton Rahe Junior Baumann Freddie Tatsch Joe Mack Scarborough Tommie Feller Hal Ray Bierschwale Eugene Strackbein Howard Schultz J. W. Bierschwale Clayton Massey and Henry Wiennecke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Junior Bronchos
Harper Longhorns
Harper Cubs
Harper Community Park
Farmer Boys League
Harper
Herbert Feller
Oren Cottle
Leroy Tatsch
Kenneth Cosper
Omar Cottle
Johnny Cottle
Harold Adcock
Harold Rahe
Dayton Rahe
Junior Baumann
Freddie Tatsch
Joe Mack Scarborough
Tommie Feller
Hal Ray Bierschwale
Eugene Strackbein
Howard Schultz
J. W. Bierschwale
Clayton Massey
Henry Wiennecke
Harper and Doss Win One Each
Harper and Doss baseball entries in Farmers Boys League played two Sunday games. Harper won 10 9 in a rain shortened opener at home. Doss captured a 4 3 thriller at Doss last Sunday. Batteries were Harper Casper Scar borough catcher and Mack Scar borough. Doss Lange Baethge pitchers Baethge.
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Harper
Doss
Farmers Boys League
Kenneth Casper
Joe Mack Scarborough
Doss Lange
Baethge
Thurman Family Visits Stockdale Relative
Mr and Mrs Frank Thurman and son Forest visited daughter sister Mrs Gene Stover and family at Stockdale during the weekend. Mr and Mrs Clark Bier schwale of Junction were Harper visitors Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thurman
Forest
Gene Stover
Stockdale
Clark — Bierschwale
Junction
Harper
Choir Organized At Presbyterian Church Here
A choir formed at the Presbyterian Church includes children to young adults. Mrs. Lewis Stevens is pianist and director with Miss Frances Floyd as assistant. Brown Whitewood serves as president with Peggy Hopf as vice president and Bobbie Gibson as secretary. Kenneth Whitewood treasurer and Davine Schmidt librarian. They wear white robes with red ties and rehearse every Sunday before Sunday School.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Lewis Stevens
Frances Floyd
Brown Whitewood
Peggy Hopf
Bobbie Gibson
Kenneth Whitewood
Davine Schmidt
World Famous Sculptor Lincoln Borglum Visits Fredericksburg
Lincoln Borglum son of Gutzon Borglum visits Fredericksburg with wife daughter and mother last Saturday. They tour George Kott’s ceramic studio and admire Easter souvenirs. Borglum, now pursuing ranching near Beeville, shows interest in ceramic art as a hobby.
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Lincoln Borglum
Gutzon Borglum
Fredericksburg
George Kott
Kott
Nancy Borglum
Mr. Kott
Kott’s
Borglum
Beeville
Herald
Minster Guests Help Celebrate Pentecostal Church Anniversary
Out of town ministers attending the churches 21st anniversary include Rev. Frank Stribling Rev. Bill Guilds Rev. Cox and others from San Antonio Seguin Gonzales Nixon Fredericksburg Boerne Kerrville and more. Local residents hosted visitors over the weekend with a reception offering sandwiches salads cake and coffee. Our Mr and Mrs A A Wendel of Doss visited Mr and Mrs Max Lange Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Edwin Fritz and daughter from Aransas Pass spent the weekend here with relatives.
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Pentecostal Church
Frank Stribling
Bill Guilds
Cox
San Antonio
Dunaway
Seguin
Ward
Gonzales
Pankerly
Nixon
Walter Jost
Fredericksburg
Durst
Boerne
Ackery
Kerrville
A. A. Wendel of
Doss
Max Lange
Edwin Fritz
Aransas Pass
Three New Directors Elected for Harper Community Park
Harper Community Park Inc. elected three new directors Lee Schmidt Ed Walker and Wallace Brown at Tuesday nights meeting held at the school. Outgoing directors Edmund Fielder Raymond Spaeth and Paul Jones were noted. A rodeo was discussed to accompany the Wool and Mohair Fleece Show planned for May with a committee Jack Jones and Creighton Stevens to meet with the Harper Lions Club about the joint event. Local residents also reported attendance at family dinners and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Community Park, Inc
Lee Schmidt
Ed. Walker
Wallace Brown
Edmund Fiedler
Raymond Spaeth
Paul Jones
Jack Jones
Creighton (Pooch) Stevens
J. R. Peril
Harper Lions Club
Gillespie Jury Convicts W. P. Smith of Perjury
A Gillespie County jury found W. P. Smith guilty of perjury in a county court case involving threats to take a life and sentenced him to two years in prison. The trial, in District Court before Judge Thomas A. Ferguson, featured jurors Marvin Wilke Frederick Birch Alois Jung Reuben Meier and others. The state was represented by Wm. Schneider Jr. Sam Connally and Arthur Stehling, while W. B. Rogers and Bob Lee Jr. defended Smith. The grand jury was recalled for Friday to examine new alleged law violations, with two cattle theft cases set for Thursday. The week includes civil matters like the Sageser divorce and social visits from Kerrville residents.
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Gillespie County
W. P. Smith
Marvin Wilke
Frederick Birch
Alois Jung
Reuben Meier
Henry W. Ransleben
Lawrence J. Klein
Kurt Itz
Benno Eckert Jr
John Koch
Albert Maner
Marvin L. Pahl
Eugene Jenschke
Thomas A. Ferguson
Wm. Schneider Jr
Sam Connally
Arthur Stehling
W. B. Rogers
Fredericksburg
Sheriff's Department
Grand
J. W. King
Harold Fauver
Arno
Harper Home Demo Club Meeting Set for April 10
The Harper Home Demonstration Club will meet on Thursday April 10 at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs A B Baker with co hosts Mrs Forest Bode and Mrs Robert Dittmar. Miss Conrads will attend this meeting.
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Harper Home
A. B. Baker
Forest Bode
Robert Dittmar
Conrads
Harper ISD to elect two trustees on April 5
Two Harper Independent School District trustees will be elected Saturday April 5 to replace Victor Wendel and Floy Bode who are not seeking re election. Charlie Rogers Hollan Walker are the recommended district candidates while Carl Oehler and Lee Schmidt also qualified for the ballot. Election judges are Paul DeLorey H L Stevens William Strackbein with polls 8 am to 7 pm at the Harper school building. Tony Mrosek of Kelly Field will join the Harper baseball team this season.
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Harper Independent
Victor Wendel
Floy Bode
Wendel
Board of Trustees
Carl Oehler
Lee Schmidt
Alfred Spaeth
Edwin Dittmar
Felix Rischner
Gilbert Anderegg
A. B. Barker
Harper
Harper School
Paul DeLorey
H. L. Stevens
William Strackbein
Watkins Tarr Home Scene of Oak Hills Study Meeting
Mrs. Watkins Tarr and Mrs. Clint Brown hosted the Oak Hills Study Club at the Tarr ranch on Saturday at 2 30 PM Attractive red bud arrangements adorned the mantle and tea table Roll call spurred discussion on next year’s study course Gus Mahler led a talk on bedrooms and storage space stressing a place for everything The hostesses served Easter themed refreshments to Mes D Duderstadt Carl Oehler David Schmidt Mattie Arnold Gus Mahler Marshall Brown Lewis Stevens Harvey Stevens and Mrs Clara Wendel.
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Watkins Tarr
Clint Brown
Oak Hills
Carl Oehler
David Schmidt
Mattie Arnold
Gus Mahler
Marshall Brown
Lewis Stevens
Harvey Stevens
Clara Wendel
West Texas lamb industry leaders meet with Congress member
West Texas ranchmen and members of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association lamb committee sit with Congressman O C Fisher to discuss the difficult circumstances facing lamb feeders and feeder lamb producers. TS&GRA Secretary Gelo Aubrey DeLong Mertzon committee chair Conrad Holekamp Junction O C Fisher San Angelo Dolph Brisco Jr Uvalde Willie Wilson San Angelo Cecitl Brown San Sada.
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West Texas
Texas Sheep and Goat Railsers’ Association
O. C. Fisher
Fisher
Washington
Association
San Saba
OPS
Clint
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Harper's Young Folks
Herald of Harper’s
Waltz Studhes
Gus. Mahler
Linda Mahler
Linda Harper
J. V. Harper
Lloyd Harper
Harper Sunday
Lon Whetstone
Fred Whetstone
Lon Whestone
Fred Whestone
Marvin Kramer
Levi Kensing
Quon Colon Barrett
San Marcos
Charlie Barrett
PTA
Gillespie
Fritz Sageser
Louann Sageser
Robert Peril
Jasper Massey
W. R. Massey
Tony Mrosek
Kelly Field
Joe Mrosek
Tony
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