Gillespie County Tops Independence Drive Bond Quota
Gillespie County surpassed its savings bonds quota with 37 575 dollars sold, reaching 154.63 percent of a 24 300 quota in the Independence Drive May 15 to July 4. Texas totals reached 25 383 274 75 dollars, 105.37 percent of the state quota.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie
Texas
Independence Savings Bonds
Gilbert Kaderli
County Savings Bonds
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Harper Visitor Returns After Summer With Parents
Phil Rogers, who has spent the summer with his parents, is back in Harper this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maurer visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gammenthaler and Buster and family Sunday night.
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Albert Whetstone
Middleton
Henry Markworth
Phil Rogers
Harper
Henry Maurer
Fred Gammenthaler
Buster
Air force expansion backed to 69 groups amid Korea war
A congressional push and White House shift greenlight a 69 group air force plan with over 300 B-36 bombers. Secretary Finletter and General Vandenburg outline the program as Korea weather and sorties continue, while joint services stress interdependence with Navy and ground forces.
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Korea
Congress
Stuart Symington
Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Thomas Finletter
Air
Armed Services Committee
Vandenburg
Finletter
Ixceih Korea
Manchuria
Ramsey Confident of Victory in Texas Runoff
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, thanked Texas voters for their support that put him in the second primary runoff. He urged confidence, citing his Senate and House experience and predicting broad backing in the August 26 runoff.
Ramse y thanks Texas voters in run off bid for Lt Governor
Ben Ramsey, run off candidate for Lieutenant Governor, thanked Texas voters this week for their July 22 primary vote. He spoke from his San Augustine law office and urged supporters to keep the fight and back him in the August 26 second primary. Ramsey says he is the only experienced candidate in the race.
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Ben Ramsey
Texas
Ramsey
San Augustine
Visitors Gather at Maurer Home and Nearby Trips
Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maurer included Bob Fritz and family Clemens Maurer and children Alfred Kirchhoff and daughter and Edg Ottmers of Fredericksburg. Dorothy Lovelace of San Antonio visited cousin Mrs. Wallace Brown. Clayton Parker and children joined Roy Cottle at Rocksprings. Robert Dittmar and Otto Dittmar with daughters left for Salt Lake City via Colorado Springs.
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Henry Maurer
Bob Fritz
Clemens Maurer
Alfred Kirchhoff
Edg. Ottmers
Fredericksburg
Dorothy Lovelace
San Antonio
Mrs. Wallace Brown
Clayton Parker
Roy Cottle
Rocksprings
Robert Dittmar
Otto Dittmar of
Doss
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
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