Attorney General Clark Warns of Communist Fifth Column
In Chicago, Attorney General Clark declares vigilance against a Communist fifth column in the United States and explains the Justice Department will prosecute violations of federal law. He warns of infiltration into legitimate groups, especially labor unions, and stresses there will be no witch hunt.
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Department of Justice
Genel Cark
Thoroghy
United States
Clark
Chicago
National Lawyers’ Guild
Truman
Justice Department
S. A. Light
American Way warns on patent rights threat to inventors
The column cites a Galesburg Illinois Labor News editorial by Edwin R. Wright, arguing against congressional bills that would deny inventors exclusive rights. It notes a shipment of American labor-saving tools to Soviet Ukraine, suggesting Communist workers may use them in world rehabilitation.
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Congress
Gualesburg
Illinois
Labor News
Edwin R. Wright
Illnois
Soviet
Ukraine
Gillespie County Fair catalogs now available in Fredericksburg
Exhiller's catalogs for the 58th Gillespie County Fair are distributed through the Chamber of Commerce and Fredericksburg shops. The three day event opens August 16 and features beef dairy cattle goats sheep horses jacks hogs poultry fruits and more. A large banner along Main Street promotes the fair to visitors as the oldest in the state with record exhibitor interest.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Main Street
Kallenberg
Gillespie
Relay Race to headline Gillespie County Fair finale
The Gillespie County Fair will feature a new Relay Race as the last day attraction. Open to county cow panies, the event spans one and a half miles with three horses and a single rider, aided by one assistant to manage saddling and unsaddling. Up to eight entries expected, starting at the grand stand gate.
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Alove
Gillespie County Fair Association
Gillespie County Fair
Harry Knapp
MacDonald Studio
Gillespie County
The
Fair Association
Harper visitors and Kerrville conference attendees named
Mrs H L Spencer of Austin visited her parents Mr and Mrs W O Copple in Harper. Those from Harper Presbyterian attending the Young People’s Conference at Kerrville include Charles Schmidt Donald Schmidt Harold Schmidt and Clarence Ruskey.
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George Smith
Harper School
V.A
Thrall
Texas
Harper
Mr. Smith
Kerrville
H. L. Spencer
Austin
Mrs. W. O. Copple
Harper Presbyterian
Charles, Donald
Harold Schmidt
Clarence Ruskey
District Court Set to Open in Gillespie August 19
The Gillespie County District Court will begin its August 1946 session on Monday August 19 led by District Clerk E L Schmidt. Old civil cases remain on the docket along with pending criminal matters likely to lengthen the term. Grand jurors named include Martin Dittmar Harry Jordan August H Land Henry Feller Sylvester Crenwelge Alvin J Stahl Albert H Jost Otto Grona Edgar Ahrens Alfred Rusenberger Fitzhugh Lee Francis Merz Emil F Lange Reinhard Behrends Walter Reed Reinhold Oehler sion.
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Gillespie County District Court
E. L. Schmidt
Martin Dittmar
Harry Jordan
August H. Land
Henry Feller
Sylvester Crenwelge
Alvin J. Stahl
Albert H.jost
Otto Grona
Edgar Ahrens
Alfred Rusenberger
Fitzhugh Lee
Francis Merz
Emil F. Lange
Reinhard Behrends
Walter Reed
Reinhold Oehlersion
Gillespie County Votes Lightly in Democratic Primary
Gillespie County reported turnout under 20 percent with about 725 to 750 votes cast the day after last Saturday’s Democratic primary. Beauford Jester led governor’s race with 448 votes to 83 for Homer Rainey, and other local totals seeded a possible runoff on August 24. The San Angelo district results showed Penrose Metcalfe ahead of Dorsey Hardeman by 423 to 265 with Hardeman ultimately winning district rank by about 520 votes.
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Roscoe Runge
Mason
A. W. Moursund
Johnson City
iBlanco
San Saba Range
Moursund
Gillespie County
Democratic Committee
Beauford Jester
Corsicana
Homer P. Rainey
John Lee Smith
Jerry Sadler
Grov
Er Sellers
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
Dorsey B. Hardemann
Harper
Jester
Floyd Brinkley
Chas. B. Hutchison
Grover Sellers
William V. Brown
Dorsey Hardeman
Masons
A. W. Mourland
Allan Shivers
Boyce House
Tom Martin
Harper Beats Sisterdale In Slow 9 Inning Game
Harper out-scored Sisterdale 15 to 10 in a 9 inning game at Sisterdale marked by errors. Lorenz led Harper with four hits in six trips. Omer Cottle earned the win over Ebell who took the loss. Next Sunday Harper hosts Listerdale in a 3 pm rematch at Harper.
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Harper
Sisterdale
Omer
Oren Cottle
Ebell
Fischer
Lorenz
Listerdale
Harper Abrhpore DeLorey
Ersch
H. Rahe
D. Rahe
Kaiser
Fox
Cook
Tatsch
Coltle
Abrhpore
Behr
Coeller
Jung
Moreau
Redhentin
Seewald
Kohls
Koennecke
Wille
DeLorey
Oren
Cooeller
Rechentin
Willie
D. Ruhe
Omer Cotte
Ebel
Rahe
Massey
V. A
Cottle
Harper Community Center elects seven directors names Harper Park
In a Thursday meeting at the Harper school, seven directors were elected to govern the Harper Community Center project and the group voted to name the venture Harper Community Park. The effort aims to develop a 14 acre tract known as the old Rogers estate with baseball, rodeo, a possible race track, a recreation hall and more at $100 per acre.
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Harper
Territory
Supt
Neal B. Fox
Floy Bode
Frank Staudt
Tommie Harlan
W. A. Cottle
R. E. Peril
Dean Hopf
Clint Brown
Fox
Harper Community Park
Harlan
Harper’s Community Park
Parker Hosts Barbecue Dinner Honoring Mrs Keen
Mr and Mrs Walter Parker entertained with a barbecue dinner at their home honoring Mrs Wm Keen. Guests included friends and neighbors, sharing food and conversation in a cordial social event.
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Walter Parker
Wm. Keen
Shower for Mrs Buster Gammenthaler
Mrs. Margie Karnes and Mrs. Clayton Feller hosted a miscellaneous shower for recent bride Mrs. Buster Gammenthaler. The groom’s sisters Mrs. Carl Durst and Miss Elizabeth Gammenthaler helped. Summer flowers, pink and white decor, and a gift table with a silver flower bowl set the scene. Refreshments included chicken salad, potato chips, cake, smacks, and iced tea. Bingo entertained guests while Mrs. L Stevens and daughter Mary Virginia played piano and flute as gifts were admired.
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Margie Karnes
Clayton Feller
Buster Gammenthaler
Carl Durst
Elizabeth Gammenthaler
Miss Loreen Sagebiel Dies in San Antonio at 32
Miss Loreen Sagebiel daughter of Albert and Hulda Sagebiel died Monday morning in a San Antonio hospital at about 9 a m She was born November 12 1913 at Luckenbach Texas and lived near Harper with her parents before moving to San Antonio where she had worked for years Surviving are her parents three sisters Eleanor Beatrice and Lucille and a brother in law Harold Georges Funeral services were held July 30 at 3 p m at McCollums Funeral Home with interment in the Lutheran Cemetery in San Antonio. Rev H A Slebecke officiated attendees listed include Otto Rahe Dayton Rahe V A Hopf Glen Hopf Robert Dittmar and others.
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Loreen Sagebiel
Albert
Hulda Grosenbacher Sagebiel
Harper
San Antonio
Luckenbach
Texas
Otto Rahe
Harold
Dayton Rahe
V. A. Hopf
Glen Hopf
Robert Dittmar
Peter Bernhard
Chester Itz
Ray Walker
Reuben
Belmore Roberts and Paul Jones Attend Frederickburg Races
Belmore Roberts and Paul Jones attended the races at Frederickburg on Sunday reflecting local interest in the weekend event.
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Belmore Roberts
Paul Jones
Frederickheburg
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