Secretary Stimson Says Army Has Virtually Finished Recruiting
In London on July 16 Secretary Stimson told reporters the U S Army has virtually finished recruiting sparking renewed concern among young married men facing possible draft. The press has branded headlines about fathers being drafted while officials call for consistent, responsible pronouncements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
London
United States Army
Hershey
Secretary of War
England
America
War Manpower Commission
Medical advances from wartime care to postwar gains
Wartime medical practice reaches new heights through sulfa drugs plasma blood transfusion and specialized burn care. Air evacuation saves lives and skilled personnel improve treatment reporting new methods for postwar medical service. Young doctors join armed forces with shared sacrifice and future benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Princeton Peace Planners Highlight World Order Proposals
A Princeton peace conference led by Christian leaders urges arms reduction and global collaboration while noting gaps in addressing collective security and workers' rights. The piece contrasts this with wartime heroism of American aircrews and reflects on homecoming mood and postwar aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Conference of Christian Leaders
Princeton
Federal Council
Commission
America
Local man released on bond after hit-and-run crash
Claud Sageser of Harper was freed on a $2500 bond after a Fredericksburg area hit-and-run incident on the Austin highway. He faces Gillespie County District Court charges August 16. The crash injured Alfred Enderlin’s family, with a 18 month old child in critical condition. sheep in the truck were killed and two were later recovered. Enderlin family and others were treated for minor injuries. the pickup was destroyed. Two passengers in Sageser’s truck were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Sageser
Harper
Bob Loth
Austin
Fredericksburg
Loth
Sageser
Gillespie County
Alfred Enderlin
Enderlin
Earl Crews
Buda
Texas
South Heights
Sheriff Loth
Raymond Braeutigam
Johnson City
Proclamation Calls for Deposit Bottle Conservation Program
Governor Coke Stevenson of Texas urges the public to join a deposit bottle conservation effort opening August first. The plan aims to reclaim bottles for sterilization and reuse to bolster glass production for civilian and military needs. The notice is dated July 19, 1943, in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke Stevenson
State of Texas
Austin
A. D
Paper underwear costs 60 little can be worn once
A fragment notes a wartime discovery about disposable paper underwear and the short life of a dollar bill. The passage suggests most pass away quicker than an inscription on Page 4 claims.
Metzger Family Bridegroom Marries in Harper
Cpl. LeeRoy Icke marries Miss Mary Metzger daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Metzger of Harper in a wedding noted in local society. The couple begins life together as husband and wife and the Metzger family is highlighted in community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
LeeRoy Icke
Mary Metzger
A. A. Metzger
Harper
Firemen Benefit Dance Nets $115
A large crowd attended the Harper Volunteer Firemen's Benefit Dance at Bein's Hall Saturday night with Hearts Delight Playboys providing music. Net proceeds totaled $115 to be added to the firemen's fund for improvements and equipment purchases. The committee called the event a great success and one of Bein's Hall's largest attendances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Volunteer Firemen
Bein’s Hall
Hearts Delight Playboys
Gamel hosts barbecue dinner for relatives and friends
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Gamel entertained with a barbecue dinner at their home last week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gamel and son of San Antonio, Mrs. Jake Metzger and baby, Mrs. Slick Reid and daughter of Brady, Herbert Gamel Sr., Charlie Coffee and son, John S. Whitewood and children, Fred Whitewood and children, J. S. Whitewood, Adelle Scarborough, Walter Markworth and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Gamel
Herbert Gamel
San Antonio
Jake Metzger
Slick Reid
Brady
Charlie Coffee
John S. Whitewood
David Reed
Fred Whitewood
J. S. Whitewood
Adelle Scarborough
Walter Markworth
Mildred
Annie Meier's 65th Birthday Celebration in Fredericksburg
Mrs Annie Meier marked her 65th birthday with a family dinner in Fredericksburg. Attendees included Willie Meier and children from Harper San Antonio based families, plus relatives from Fredericksburg and Live Oak. A barbecue meal was served and extended kin gathered for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Meier
Fredericksburg
Annie Meier
Harper
P. M. Murphy
Raymond Murphy
Henry Meier
San Antonio
George Wahl
Benno Kramer
Harper tops rainfall in county for month of July
The Harper area recorded the heaviest rainfall in Gillespie County for July 31 days, with total precipitation of 5.22 inches. Some near Harper sections in Spring Creek and other areas reported even heavier totals, a cloud burst washing out parts of the Harper Fredericksburg highway and affecting road crossings and nearby fields. The countywide rainfall benefited range lands, gardens, fields, and some late fruit crops.
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Harper
Gillespie County
L.C.R.A
Otto Rahe
Spring Creek
Flag Creek
Doss
Harper-Fredericksburg
Missing in Action Over Holland Lt. Dietel
Lt. William Dietel Jr flight commander of a B17 unit in England is reported missing in action as of July 28. The War Department notified his wife in Sherman and his parents in Fredericksburg. Earlier dispatches note Flying Fortress raids near Berlin. Dietel and crew had earned the Air Medal for operations over Europe.
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William Dietel, Jr
England
War Department
Dietel
Sherman
Fredericksburg
Berlin
Holland
Pastor's Son Rescues Pillbox in Sicily Drive
Cpl. Lester Hoffman 28, son of Rev Tolbert F. Hoffman of Highland Park Baptist Church, captured a pillbox on the first day of the Sicilian invasion near Gela. The former Harper rancher, with the 45th Division, also took several machine guns and five Italian prisoners. His brothers Lt George P. Hoffman and Tech Sgt Tolbert F. Hoffman Jr. serve in the armed forces.
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San Antonio Express
Harper
Lester C. Hoffman
Jack Hoffman
J. L. Faris
Rev. Hoffman
Baptist Church
Cpl. Hoffman
Otsie Lea
Bob Rogers
Joe Rogers
Cpl
Lester
Jack) Hoffman
Tolbert F. Hoffman
Highland Blvd
Highland Park Baptist Church
45Th Division
Sicily
Associated Press
North Africa
Armed Forces
George P
Pat) Hoffman
Florida
Tolbert) F. Hoffman
Arizona
Combat Engineers
Harper Schedule of Mail From Various Cities
The notice lists postal dispatch times for Harper with routes from Noxville at 9 15 A M daily except Sundays Kerrville at 2 00 P M daily Fredericksburg at 3 30 P M on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Reservation Roe der Corner at 4 30 P M daily except Sundays and London at 5 30 P M daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noxville
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Tues
Thurs
Reservation
Roeder Corner
London
Joe Roeder
Bus Schedule Fragments Highlight City Routes
A fragmented notice lists transport times and destinations including Fredericksburg London Kerrville Noxville and Reservation with varied daily and weekend service. It also notes Ollie Scarborough's business trip to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Scarborough
San Antonio
Fisher to Speak in Fredericksburg on August 25
Congressman O C Fisher of San Angelo will visit Fredericksburg on Wednesday August 25 to address Lions Club members at their bi monthly luncheon. He welcomes meetings with local residents to discuss issues and assist citizens during his day in town. Ed Casper returned last week from Fort Clark after visiting grandparents and Mrs J F Wedeind.
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Carl J. Sterner
Evanston
Gela
Pvt
Leonard W. Powell
Philadelphia
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Fisher
Congressman Fisher
L. Casper
Fort Clark
J. F. Wedeind
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Sardinia
Italy
Trieste
Pantelleria
Palermo
Carl Spaatz
The
Mrs. Enderlin
Pedernales River
Albert
Harry
Lee- Roy Icke
Ellen Icke
Christian Staats
Jiggs
Harry Icke
U. S. Air Corps
Pfc
U. S. Army
State of
Coke ,R. Stevenson
Clint Brown
Bobbie
Helen
Bill Brown
Adell Scarborough
Junction
CRIBE
Herald
Mrs
RJ. Gamel
Vuyu
Albert Whetstone
Henry Markworth
Lorenz Wendel
Lorenz Wendel, Sr
Teamsters
Live Oak Sunday
WM. Dietel, JR
Pastor
Pillvox
Cpl Lester
Jack) Wolfman
Harold Gilbert
Winchester
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Fairview
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