REA Guests Attend Guadelupe River Valley Meeting
A guest speaker, Mr. Weitzeil, addressed several hundred members and visitors at a meeting of directors and field staff from various Texas communities. The lineup included Alfred Engel, Dwight Smith, Willie Haag, I N Mitchell, Gus Rust, Arthur Weidner, Marion Wilson, Alex Elbel, E C Weitzell, J C McBride, Eddic Donald, Ed Wolfe, W R Thomas, Bill Nichols, and Hilmar Bergmann among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Engel
Bergheim
Dwight Smith
Boerne
Mr. Stehling
Willie Haag
Kendalia
I. N. Mitchell
Smithson's Valley
Coop
Gus Rust
Spring Branch
Arthur Weidner
Wetmore
Marion Wilson
Smithson’s
Val
Ols
Washington, D. C
S. W
Hilmar Bergmann
Weitzeil
Guadalupe River Valley
The United Nations Origins and Early Controversy
A 1940s overview recounts Dumbarton Oaks work, the San Francisco chartering of the UN, and the rise of public and elite critique in the United States. It notes the Big Five Security Council idea, Yalta decisions, and the 1945 entry into force as nations ratified. The piece contrasts support from leading figures with opposition from neo-Fascists and critics including the American Bar Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
China
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
D. C
World Organization
Security Council
France
United Kingdom
Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
San Francisco
U.N
International Court of Justice
Ussr
U. N
United Natins
American Bar Association
Nearly 400 Gillespie Pupils Receive Salk Polio Vaccine
About 396 Gillespie County first and second graders were given Salk polio shots last week per Dr. Lorence Feller. Some children were ill and missed doses. others will be vaccinated later. Second shots are set for May 5 and 6 with Fredericksburg, Harper, and Stonewall serving as sites, makeup injections May 19, and vaccines expected to be available by late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Lorence Feller
Feller
Fredericksburg
Harper and
Stonewall
Dust storms spark echoes of the 1930s across regions
Four day dust storms starting Saturday recalled the Okie exodus and Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Housewives struggled as dust blanketed homes, topsoil drifted, and vegetation failed to halt the drift. A Denver homeowner vacuumed the lawn while a West Texas ball game was halted by reduced visibility. The answer given: a good rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
Denver
Texas
Hopf and Rahe Visit Sagebiel Family in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs V A Hopf and Mrs Otto Rahe met Mr and Mrs Albert Sagebiel of Atascosa in Fredericksburg Saturday afternoon and Mrs Rahe accompanied them home for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Hopf
Otto Rahe
Albert Sagebiel
Atascosa
Fredericksburg
Rahe
Barretts Visit Relatives and Housewarming Held Sunday
Mr and Mrs Charlie Barrett and daughter Pollie Ann visited Barnett and his brother Vernon then went to Harper. Mr and Mrs Elbert Feller hosted a house warming from 3 to 6 pm with hostesses Mrs Charles Gammenthaler Mrs Clayton Feller Mrs Charles Mains and Mrs Creighton Stevens. The Fellers received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Barrett
Pollie Ann
Barnett
Vernon
Barretts
Harper
Elbert Feller
Charles Gammenthaler
Clayton Feller
Charles Mains
Creighton Stevens
Local piano pupils enter national auditions this week
Fifteen students of Mrs. A. J. Arnold of Harper register for the National Fraternity of Student Musicians event in Fredericksburg as part of the National Piano Playing Auditions. Entries include Nadene Barker and Scotty Lee Taylor among others with auditions at First Methodist Church Thursday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Arnold
Harper
National
Fraternity of
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Fredericksburg
Paul Pisk
University of Texas
Fern Smith
Pocatello
Idaho
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Texas
Piano Guild
Austin
Arnold
Nadene Barker
Gayle Dittmar
Janice Gammenthaler
Elgin Lange
Donald Oehler
Mary Ellis Parker
Doris Peril
Agnes Rischner
Evelyn Rischner
Frances Rischner
Martha Stevens
Richard Suffel
John Tarr
Jim Tatsch
Scotty Lee Taylor
First Methodist Church
Mrs. Smith
Franz Schreker
Arnold Schoenberg
J. Epstein
Europe
America
Picnic Supper Hosts Delightful River Outing
Mr and Mrs Carlos Parker entertained a group of young people with a picnic supper on the river Saturday afternoon. Attending were Miss Bernice Ellebracht Fredericksburg Miss Carolyn Parker Clair Powell Kerrville Levi Ellebracht Fredericksburg two Waxahachie friends and Mr and Mrs Chester Deiter San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Parker
Bernice Ellebracht
Fredericksburg
Carolyn Parker
Clair Powell
Kerrville
Leivi Ellebracht
Waxahachie
Chester Deiter
San Antonio
St James WMS Meeting at Parish Hall
The St James Women's Missionary Society held its regular meeting on Wednesday April 20 at 2 pm in the parish hall. Nineteen members attended with devotion quiz led by Mrs Chester Itz and Bible study guided by Dr Garner. The Hillcrest Singers plan 2:30 pm Sunday rehearsal at Pentecostal Church for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Wms
St. James Women's Missionary Society
Hillcrest
Pentecostal Church
Cosper Family Visit From Fredericksburg to Harper
Mr and Mrs J J Cosper of Fredericksburg visited relatives in Harper on Tuesday. His mother Mrs J C Cosper accompanied them home for a several days period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Cosper
Fredericksburg
Harper
J. C. Cosper
Mt Home visitors share Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lee and children and Mrs. Aaron Meadows of Mt. Home visited Mrs. J. O. Stevens Sunday afternoon. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Duderstadt and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Lee
Aaron Meadows
Mt. Home
J. O. Stevens
Douglas Duderstadt
Harper Tops Stonewall in 9-5 Baseball Thriller
Harper defeats Stonewall 9 to 5 as Cosper wins over Kaiser. Key hitters include Benner Roeder Salcher Ernst Kaiser Meurer and Weinheimer. Notable: Salcher three base hit and multiple RBIs. Stonewall stranded 14 runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
Burg
Harper
Stonewall
Benner
Roeder
Salcher
Ernst
Kaiser
Meurer
Weinheimer
Alfons Nebgen
Weber
Bierschwab
J. Cottle
Cottle
Cosper
Eberle
Bierschwale
Kalser
Bierschale
Staudt
Sisterdale
ABRH
AE Ernst
Waesnoe
Dr. Cottle
H. Rahe
Saicher
J. Bierschwal
Sunday High School Games Matchups
Stonewall faces Doss, Sisterdale plays Harper, and Comfort meets Fredericksburg this Sunday in local matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Doss Sisterdale
Harper Comfort
Fredericksburg
Presbyterian Women’s Society Meeting at the Church
The Presbyterian Women's Society met Thursday afternoon at the church with Mrs. Dennis Parker presiding. Mrs. W. E. Worrell of Junction gave a Bible study on Hebrews chapter four, followed by a hymn and a devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Women's Society
Dennis Parker
W. E. Worrell
Junction
Watkins ‘Tarr
John Arthur
Mesd
Tarr
Installation of P-TA Officers On Frid May 6
The Harper P-TA will install its officers Friday afternoon May 6 at 3 p m in the school house. Music by the high school girls begins the program, followed by a devotional by Mrs Felix Rischer. Guest Mrs R L Akins presents the topic We the People To Ourselves and Our Prosperity. After a brief business meeting the new officers are installed by District President Mrs Akins, and a tea will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper P-Ta
Felix Rischner
R. L. Akins
Akins
Mrs. Whestone Visits Daughter in Junction
Mrs. Fred Whestone spent the past week visiting her daughter Mrs. Marshall Brown in Junction. Subscribe to The Herald for $1.50 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Whestone
Marshall Brown
Junction
the Herald
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Co op System Completes in Texas
Several hundred Hill Country residents from Bexar Kendall Blanco and Comal counties gathered at Smithson Valley Comal County to celebrate the completion of Guadalupe Valley Telephone Co operative's communication system. REA official Dr. E C Weitzel led the ceremony and I N Mitchell accepted REA honors for the cooperative which now operates five dial exchanges at Smithson Valley Bulverde Sattler Kenberg and Sabian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Braunfels
Bexar
Kendall
Blanco
Comal
Smithson Valley
Comal County
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Co-Operative
E. C. Weitzel
REA
Washington, D. C
Flo
Co-Operative
I. N. Mitchell
Arthur Stehling
Co-Op
Southwest
Ancher Nelson
Guadalupe Valley ‘Telephone Cooperative
Bulverde
Sattler
Kenberg
Sabian
Balcones
Boerne
Guadalupe Valley
Lyrus Bordelon
Weitzel
Congress
Texas
Ben Weile
D. T. McIver
Allan Sanders
Hinev Bergman
Dwight Smith
Ans Elbel
Gus Rust
Alfred Engel
Willis Haag
Marion Wilsen
L. E. Travis
Arthur Weaidner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herman Harper
Mr. Harper
First State Bank
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative
Smithson’s Valley
Origin and Purposes OF the
Richard Manske
Mr. Manske
Mrs. Molienkopf
San Angelo
Vene Cottle
Presbyterian Womens Society Meeting
P-Ta
Frid
Earl Austin
Ingram
Ken Paul
North Etecite
Co.weal
Guadel We
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