Korea Foreseen and Soviet Moves in Asia
Analysis argues Stalin avoids large direct Korea intervention while aiding Iran oil interests. It notes Korean Communists press for control as South Korea resists, with Moscow using Korea to divert attention from other targets. Refugees swell the south and U.S. aid tops 110 million in materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
Korea
MacArthur
Stalin
Tito
Greece
Soviet Union
Russia
China
United States
Iran
Far East
Fire Rips Fredericksburg City Furniture Store
A Thursday night blaze partially destroyed the City Furniture Store at 100 East Main Street Fredericksburg. Fire chief credits lack of wind and rapid water application for saving the building and contents. Owner estimates loss at about 10000 dollars with insurance on contents only. Adjacent buildings escaped major damage and some furniture was saved. Fire started in the paint shop amid flammable materials and an explosion expanded the fire before firefighters brought it under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Main Street
Fredericksburg
Andrew Kaiser
Bill Hahne
Wm. Petmecky
Eric Juenke
Rheinhold Ochler
Burnet Road
Wehler
Zion Lutheran
Birck
Oehler’s
Hilgar Beyer
Beyer
Erwin Durst
Albert Beyer
Alton Oehler
Young Oehler
George Weber
Werner Weber
Oehler
Selectees Listed For Pre Induction Draft Physical
The San Antonio draft board lists twenty selectees for pre induction physicals on August 9 from Kerr County Kerrville and nearby towns. Names include Woltering Kirsch Silvas Ayala Wiggins Spenrath Spell Esparza Goehmann Casparis Wittkohl Dooley Foerster Ransleben Priess Oestreich Oehler Maurer Wilke Forehand Andrew Hamilton Jr Kelch. Another call for 30 men to report on August 16 was received. notices have been sent and the list will be published in the next issue if available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Kerr County
Bernard Woltering Kirsch
Joe Silvas Ayala
Kerrville
Kendall
Howard Rayford Wiggins
Boerne
Martin Adolf Spenrath
Comfort
Louis Spell
Blanco
John Anthony Esparza
Chester Harry Wm. Goehmann
Cypress Mill
John Christian Casparis
Johnson City
Harvey Felix Wittkohl
Gillespie
John Kilburn Dooley
Hubert Herman Foerster
Alex Max Ransileben
Wesley Alex Priess
Edgar Earl Oestreich
Herbert Arthur Oehler
Fredericksburg
Alfons A. Maurer
Harper
Rufus P. Wilke
Albert
Llano
Thomas Albert Forehand
Lone Grove
Woody Andrew
McGehee
Maurice Hamilton Jr
Liano
Ruth Kelch
Walter E Saenger Buried At Kerrville
Funeral services were held for Walter E. Saenger 53 at Zion Lutheran Church Kerrville. He died Thursday at home after two years of ill health. A Kerrville native, he led the Kerrville Chamber of Commerce serving as secretary manager since 1942. He is survived by his father Robert Saenger Sr and siblings in Kerrville Dallas and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran Church
Kerrville
Walter E. Saenger
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Robert Saenger
Robert Saenger Jr
Dallas
Herman Saenger
Fort Stockton
Arthur Saener
Re. G. N. Welsiger
Houston
Guy Griggs
Louis Feller Buried Tuesday at Fredericksburg
Louis Feller died July 31 1950 at age 72 2 8 at his daughter's home in Fredericksburg. He was born April 22 1878 in Gillespie County to Thomas and Marie Feller. Survived by wife Ida Lange and many children including Olivia Wendel Harper Vera Carroll Seguin and Elbert Feller Harper among others. 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Beckmann Funeral Home Harper with choir from Harper Lutheran Church. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Feller
Alfons Novian
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Thomas
Marie Herbert Feller
Albert
Ida Lange
Olivia
Henry Wendel
Harper
Vera
Carroll
Seguin
Chester H. Feller
Viola
Erwin Lang
Florence
Robert Shoffer
Corpus Christi
Paula
Edgar Stoffers
Clayton Feller
Ora
Louis Weirich
Meta
Elbert Feller
Ernst
Willie
Felix
Henry Feller
Alfred Feller
Hulda
Max Enderlin
W. J. Goerner
Beckmann Funeral
Harper Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Whitworths Visit Bell Family in Donna Area
Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth and daughters Dana Beth and Barbara accompanied Miss Maurine Bell back to her home at Donna Sunday. They will visit the Bell family and Mr and Mrs CJ Whitewood for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Whitworth
Dana Beth
Barbara
Maurine Bell
Donna
Bell
C. J. Whitewood
Anthony's Church Bazaar Date Set for Sept. 3
Anthony's Church announces a Sunday Sept. 3 bazaar and dinner to benefit the local Catholic church. The event features the usual family style sausage and chicken dinner with accompaniments, run by church trustees under Pastor Rev. A. A. Gitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Gitter
Oehler Hosts Hunt MYF Barbecue on the Lawn
Mr and Mrs Carl Oehler entertained The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Hunt Methodist Church with a barbecue supper on their lawn on Monday night. Thirty two youths and eight young adults attended. The group traveled by truck from the T J Moore Lumber Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oehler
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Hunt Methodist Church
T. J. Moore Lumber Yard
Over 1000 Acres Burned In Ranch Fires Near Harper
Friday afternoon two large brush fires burned about 1000 acres on three ranches eight miles southwest of Harper. About seventy volunteers from Kerrville Tivydale Harper and neighbors fought the flames aided by the Harper fire department. Fire spread despite a south wind and was under control by 430 PM. The Dittmar and Duderstadt Nichols properties suffered major damage with over 800 acres on the latter two ranches. Lightning during a thunderstorm may have started the fires.
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Harper
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
John Duderstadt
Edwin Dittmar
Dittmar
Richard Roeder
Nichols Ranch
Wallace Brown Place
Van C Brown and Peggye Gould Wed in One Ring Ceremony
Van C Brown and Miss Peggye Gould exchanged vows in a single ring ceremony at MO Ranch Chapel on July 26 at 4 45 p m Rev J Kelley Neal officiated with only the groom s sister and her husband as attendants The couple will reside at the Brown ranch in Harper after a short honeymoon to Old Mexico Fort Davis and Big Bend country The Herald extends best wishes to the couple
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van C. Brown
Peggye Gould
Harper High School
MO Ranch
J. Kelley Neal
Ted M. Kiser
Junction
J. D. Gould
Gonzales
W. O. Brown
Harper
Gonzales High School
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Function High School
Trinity University
Old Mexico
Fort Davis
Big Bend
West Texas
Brown Ranch
The
Herald
Emil Fritz Announces For Com Prec 2
Emil Fritz 62 born in Gillespie County precinct 2 and longtime resident announces candidacy for county commissioner. He raised a large family of twelve and has served on the election board for 30 years. He pledges focus on school, bus routes, roads, and equal service for all in the precinct and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Fritz
Gillespie County
Fritz
Local visitors span multiple families in Harper area
S. H. Coleman and Leland Kirker of Kimble County Soil Conservation at Junction visited Harper Monday. Rev. C. W. Shew and his son Jerry from Indiana were in Harper Sunday. Mr and Mrs Theo Holm and daughter from San Antonio visited Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe over the weekend, and Teddy Holm returned home with them after visiting his grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Rogers
Wayne
Ollie Peril
Dan Wiley
Johnnie Sellers
Uvalde
William Casper
S. H. Coleman
Leland Kirker
Soil Conservation Program of
Kimble Co
Junction
Harper
Rev
C. W. Shew
Jerry
Indiana
Theo. Holm
San Antonio
Otto Rahe
Teddy Holm
Wm. Strackbein
Elmer Strackbein
Air Corps
Reuben Nixon Announces For County Commissioner
Reuben Nixon of Doss seeks the county commissioner post in precinct 2 with eight years of prior service. He argues his practical experience and understanding of duties will satisfy district citizens. Citizens have urged Nixon to run and he asks district support and vote. Also notes a local family visit and Fredericksburg trip by residents Strackbein and Wendel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Nixon
Doss
Nixon
Hart Family Visit Ties Kerrville Trip to Harper Home
Mr and Mrs Jinx Hart and their Kerrville children visited Mr and Mrs L H Harper on Sunday creating a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jinx Hart
Kerrville
Mrs
L. H. Harper
Mrs Keen Visits Ill Sister For Several Days
Mrs Keen spent several days last week with her sister Mrs Wright who has been very ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Keen
J. L. Wright
Draft changes threaten Texas quota for September
Austin August 2 Selective Service Texas faces jeopardy of meeting a 2513 man September quota as many 1A registrants fail to report marriages and other changes Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield state director warns boards report arrivals with marriage evidence from months prior and urges immediate notification to avoid unnecessary physical exams He notes rush to complete duties with limited time.
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Austin
Texas
Paul L., Wakefield
Selective Service
Wakefield
Hill Country League Results and Upcoming Games
Last Sunday results show Flog Giants 6 over Stonewall 1 and Comfort 15 over Kerrville 1 while Boerne beat Camp Stanley 9 to 5. Next Sunday August 6 games feature Flog Giants at Boerne Camp Stanley at Comfort Kerrville at Stonewall.
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Flog. Giants
Stonewall
Comfort
Kerrville
Boerne
Camp Stanley
Giants
Fbg. Giants
Comfort Secce
Boerne Ise LF
Cessed
Local League Standings and Next Weekend Matches
Harper leads with 5, Albert 10, Enderlin 4, Seipp's 14, Sisterdale 3, Stonewall 9 in the boys league. Next Sunday August 6 Stonewall at Albert, Harper at Enderlin at Seipp's, Seipp's at Sisterdale. Leo Lange and Miss Jimmie Wright were visitors in San Antonio last weekend.
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Harper
Albert
Enderlin
Seipp's
Sisterdale
Stonewall
Harper Vs. Enderlin
Seipp’s
Wnid
Leo Lange
Jimmie Wright
San Antonio
Ene
Seipp
Seeese
Von
Harperenepers Eee
It Sisterdale
July Rainfall Varied Across Gillespie County
July rainfall varied by section in Gillespie County according to official rainfall data. No receipts or totals are provided in the fragment.
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Gillespie County
L.C.R.R
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North Korea
North
Macathur
Fire Guts City Furniture Store
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America
Walter E Saenger
Anthony
F. D. Rothmann
Fredericksburg Hospital & Clinic
Ynd
J. W. Harper
Arthur Bierschwabe
Herbert Jones
Uvaide
Peggye
Gold Exchange
ONC
Victor Wendel
Hill Country League
Gillespie Co
Predericksburg
Rheingold
Wos Ld McChes Vnyeyee
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