Public Outcry Over MacArthur Dismissal Sparks Calls for Withdrawal
The San Antonio Light reports a strong public backlash against President Truman’s order removing General MacArthur from command in the Pacific. Citizens condemn the move as reckless and vow to defend MacArthur’s legacy, arguing he acted with patriotic courage and historical significance.
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San Antonio
Truman
Gen
MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
United States
America
President Truman’s handling of MacArthur in Korea stirs ire
A stern critique argues Truman betrayed Gen. MacArthur with inadequate and restrictive policies in Korea. The piece accuses Washington of deriding MacArthur’s counsel, aiding enemy aims, and risking American lives for political ends. It calls for restoring MacArthur to the post he once held.
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Truman
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Gen
MacArthur
America
United States
Banquet Attendees Include Worth Howe and Honorary Miss Spaeth
Worth Howe an FFA teacher and bogs attended a Bandera banquet Tuesday night with Dayton Friedrich Worth Duderstadt Kenneth Whitewood Ellis Ellebracht and Chapter Sweetheart Miss M Liss Spaeth. Visitors to the Carl Ochler home Sunday included Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee Russel Mr and Mrs Rollie Kothmann and children and Mrs Herman Oehler and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Howe
FFA
Dayton Friedrich
Worth Duderstadt
Kenneth Whitewood
Ellis Ellebracht
M'Liss Spaeth
Bandera
Carl Ochler
Elmer Lee Russel
Rollie Kothmann
Herman Oehler
Harper Defeats Stonewall 9-7 in 10 Innings
Harper Cubs beat Stonewall Junior Pirates 9-7 in ten innings at Stonewall to start the 1951 Farmer Boys League. Oren Cottle earned the win for Harper with Grobe taking the loss for Stonewall as Thurman hit a homer and Oren Cottle led a stout Harper pitching effort.
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Harper Cubs
Stonewall
Harper
Thurman
Stonwall
Enderlins
Boerne
Spellman Parker Anderegg Attend San Antonio Presbytery
Rev A L Spellman and Mrs Dennis Parker and Mrs Gilbert Anderegg attended Presbytery in San Antonio last week with several days away for church business.
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A. L. Spellman
Dennis Parker
Gilbert Anderegg
San Antonio
MacArthur Relieved as UN Commander in Korea
President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from all commands in Korea and named Lt. Gen. Ridgway as his successor. The move follows clashes over policy toward China and a failure to consult the President and United Nations heads.
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Douglas MacArthur
United Nation
Korea
Truman
M. B. Ridgway
Far East
MacArthur
Pres
United States
United Nations
38Th Parallel
America
March Rains Bring Varied Totals Across Harper County
March rainfall across Harper County ranged from 1.80 inches at Otto Rahe to 3.24 inches at Handy Stop with several locales recording gains over last year. Reports from White Oak, Crabapple, Rheingold, Fredericksburg and others show overall beneficial moisture, aided by a recent cold front and sun.
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Otto Rahe
LCRA
Harper
White Oak
Tom Carr
F. B. Riley
Rheingold
Oswald Eckhardt
Elroy Schnelle
Fredericksburg
Texas
Comfort
Boerne
Kerrville
San Antonio
Marriage of Sgt Virgil Lennon and Joan Kaiser in Harper
Sgt. Virgil Lennon and Joan Kaiser united in marriage at St. Anthony’s Church on April 10 in a quiet double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. A A Gitter. Attendants were Lloyd Carter and Gloria Jean Roeder. The couple planned a brief honeymoon before Lennon’s station in South Carolina.
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Virgil Lennon
Joan Kaiser
St. Anthony's Church
Harper
Bill Kaiser
Archie Lennon
St. Anthony’s Church
A. A. Gitter
Lloyd Carter
Gloria Jean Roeder
Lennon
South Carolina
Sgt
Harper High School
US Marines
Korea
Harper Drug Store
The
Herald
Brush Fire Threatens Harper Ranch Acres Burned
Firefighters from the Har per Volunteer Fire Department aided by neighbors battled a grass and brush fire on Irving Brown Place several miles north of Harper. The blaze, burning for hours, burned several hundred acres of pasture before being controlled, with the Harper fire truck responding and the incident ending Friday as Mrs Dilliard Stapp Fay Clair and Mrs Willie Collins traveled home from Fredericksburg.
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Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Irving Brown
Harper
Dilliard Stapp
Fay Clair
Willie Collins
James River
Harper Friday
Fredericksburg
Baseball box score highlights and pitching line totals
The article lists hitting and pitching tallies for Grobe Feller F Tatsch and Oren Cottle. It records hits allowed runs and strikeouts by each pitcher plus walks hit batsmen wild pitches and passed balls with umpire and scorer credits noted.
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Harper
Eee
Omer Cottle
Oren Cottle
Thurman
Ih. Rahe
Strackbein
L. Tatsch
F. Tatsch
Penapecee
Scarborough
Baumann
Lf Peneneeees
Cosper
Bierschwale
H. Feller
J. Eckert
Eovenses' Burg
Cravens
H. Eckhardt
M. Klein
Grobe
Bas Eamneevans
Eckert
Feller
F.tatsch
Tatsch
H. Klein
H. Eckert
Mrosek
Miss Hodges
A. Cottle
Miscellaneous Shower For Miss Joan Kaiser
Miss Joan Kaiser bride elect of Sgt Virgil Lennon received a miscellaneous shower at the Parish Hall on Saturday April 7 from 2 30 to 5 p m Hostesses were Gloria Jean Roeder and Merle Parker with Peggy Parker in charge of the guest book About 50 guests attended Gifts were unwrapped with the honoree wearing a corsage of white daisies Mothers Mrs Lennon and Mrs Kaiser wore pink daisies The groom to be assisted in unwrapping gifts
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Joan Kaiser
Virgil Lennon
Gloria Jean Roeder
Merle Parker
Peggy Parker
Peggy Ann Scarborough
Marlene Kaiser
Lennon
Local Soldiers Return and Kerrville Visits Highlight Week
Pvt. Dale Scott Kinsey reported back to his Arkansas base after a ten day furlough spent with parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kinsey. Mrs. Herbert Jones and daughter Mrs. Bill Lennon of Uvalde visited Kerrville relatives including Mrs. Arthur LierSchwabe, post-surgery at Peterson Hospital. Mrs. L. H. Harper visited Kerrville Wednesday.
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Pvt
Dale Scott Kinsey
Arkansas
A. J. Kinsey
Herbert Jones
Bill Lennon
Uvalde
Walter Tace
Kerrville
Arthur Lierschwabe
Peterson Hospital & Clinic
Gillespie County Court Divides Highway Funds and Schedules Closures
The Gillespie County Commissioners allocate 25 000 dollars of highway funds to four precincts with shares of 12 950, 8 050, 7 700 and 6 300 dollars. Courthouse offices will close Saturdays starting May 5. County Agent Stone to oversee budding cloth for pecan budding and Attorney Schneider to collect delinquent improvement accounts. Court canvass of school trustee election to continue Monday.
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Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
Charles Stone
Wm. Schneider Jr
Texas Governor and Mrs Shivers Wear Texas Wool Suits
Gov and Mrs Allan Shivers posed in the Governor's Mansion at Austin wearing all Texas wool suits. The garments were crafted from worsted yarn spun at Pioneer Worsted Co in New Braunfels, the only worsted mill south of the Mason-Dixon line with a 7 million pound annual capacity. The midnight blue geberdine outfits were made especially for the couple.
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Gov
Allan Shivers
Austin
New Braunfels
Pioneer Worsted Co
Barker and Anderegg Elected To Harper School Board
A. B. Barker and Gilbert Anderegg were elected to Harper School Board in Saturday’s election. Barker 40 votes, Anderegg 36. they replace Wendel and Duderstadt. Board next meets on the first Monday in May. In county trustee-at-large Frantzen 2738 votes. Jenschke 68 write-in. Commissioner Precinct 1 Ottmers 210 votes. Precinct 3 Berg 114 votes.
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Gilbert Anderegg
A. B. Barker
Harper
Alex Frantzen
Felix Jenschke
Walter Ottmers
Willie Berg
Counts
Barbecue Dinner Honors Sgt Lennon in Rocksprings
Mr and Mrs Walter Parker hosted a Sunday barbecue mutton dinner honoring Sgt Virgil Lennon with about 30 friends and relatives attending. Nolan Guthrie and family fromRocksprings visited the Jack Jones family on the return trip from Kerrville.
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Sgt. Lennon
Walter Parker
Sgt
Virgil Lennon
Nolan Guthrie
Rocksprings
Jack Jones
Kerrville
Red and White Store Sold to Harper Brothers
Mr and Mrs Clifford Bode announce the sale of their Red and White Store to Aubrey and Gene Harper, owners of Quality Grocery in Harper. The new owners will operate at the current site and plan to move into the Red and White Store building in weeks to run grocery and meat market business. The Bodes, who ran the store two years, will stay in Harper and assist with farm tasks while pursuing other plans. Aubrey and Gene Harper promise continued delivery of groceries, fresh meats, fruits and vegetables to Harper and surrounding areas.
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Clifford Bode
The
Harper Herald
Red & White
Aubrey
Gene Harper
Quality
Bode
Harper
Mr. Bode
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in District Court Session
The district grand jury recalled last week returned four indictments three felonies and one misdemeanor Carl Jackson Alexander was indicted for check forgery and received three years in penitentiary with probation after trial. Other indicted parties remain at large with names undisclosed. District Judge Thomas Ferguson presided as two divorces Ernest Schilling vs Estella Schilling and Trinidad Carreon vs Aethela Carreon were granted. A division of property case Nora Maner et al vs Adella Langerhans et al set for June 12 in district court.
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Carl Jackson Alexander
Alexander
E. L. Schmidt
Thomas Ferguson
Ernest Schilling
Estella Schilling
Trinidad Carreon
Aethela Carreon
Nora Maner
Adella Langerhans
Division of
June Lath
Barbecue Honors Mildred Boatright in San Antonio Visit
Mr and Mrs Charlie Rogers hosted a Sunday barbecue honoring Mildred Boatright of San Antonio. Mr and Mrs J R Peril and two children visited Mrs Bessie Caruthers in San Angelo on Saturday to see their grandmother.
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Charlie Rogers
Miss Mildred Boatright
San Antonio
J. R. Peril
San Angelo
Bessie Caruthers
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National Board OF Fire Underwriters
Eckhardt
B. Eckert
Burg
Thurmann
Casper
Omer
Oren
Exas Venture
Sret State College
Texas A. and
A. and M. College of Texas
David Franklin Houston
Agriculture
the Treasury
Irving Brown Place
Miss Joan Kaiser
L. H. Harper
World
Texas Wool Suits
Mary Virginia Stevens
Lewis Andrew Stevens
Mary Virginia
George Allan Holekamp
Moritz Holekamp
Presbyterian Church
Macei Aula
Harper Brothers
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