Night Entertainment at Gillespie Fair Opens Aug 15
The 64th Gillespie County Fair opens Friday August 15 and runs through Sunday August 17 with nightly night entertainment featuring the Gainesville Community Circus Ellison Troupe of Canine Acrobats and fireworks. Band music, 4 H and FFA contests, parade of champions and new exhibit buildings are planned as prime attractions. Local visitors and visiting bands join in the parade and exhibits while Big State Shows provide carnival attractions.
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Gillespie County
Gainesville
Cirreus
Ellison
Canine Acrobats
Abilene
Doss
Stonewall
Lucille Conrads
FFA
Oklahoma
V. B. Spiva
Wm. Schroeder
Transfer of Office Duties Noted in Texas Move
The letter announces Elgin Heimann of Frederiksburg and staff Roy Steitle and Carl Klaehn ready to serve. The author reports transfer to the Wm. Cameron & Co. office in San Angelo Texas and extends thanks to the recipient.
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Elgin Heimann
Frederiksburg
Roy Steitle
Carl Klaehn
Wm. Cameron & Co
San Angelo
Texas
Wool from Arkansas comes to market in Hartmann area
Edwin Grobe of Hartmann Arkansas visits relatives in Lamar and here to sell wool. He notes extreme drought in Arkansas with no soy crop this year while predicting a bumper peach crop at home. Grobe also recalls a flooded duck habitat last year and says there is no wool market in Arkansas.
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Edwin Grobe
Hartmann
Arkansas
Otto C. Henke
Lamar
Mr. Grobe
Hardy Moses
Elgin Hartmann
Falfurrias
Grobe
Fringed Leather Jacket Show Draws Interest in Local News
Stehling Bros announce a large fringe leather jacket showing August 12 to 19 featuring eight colors in suede and smooth leather for men women and children. Prices start 17.95 with 25 percent down and weekly payments. Local residents visit relatives and hospital guests noted.
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Stehling Bros
Midland Visits and Family Gatherings Reported
Roger Harper spent a few days last week visiting his sister Mrs Earl Walker and family at Midland and other places of interest. Mr and Mrs Earl Walker and children of Midland are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Harper and other relatives at Harper. Mrs Belton Tatsch Mrs Herbert Gamel and Mrs W E Fletcher spent Monday at work in the Legion Hospital in Legion Texas. Mr and Mrs Harold Coggeshall and two children of San Antonio visited Mr and Mrs Oren Cottle Sunday. Mrs J W Lennon and daughters Mary Lou and Twinkles of Midland visited relatives at Harper last week.
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Emil Gammenthaler
Houston
Henry Maurer
Harper
Fredericksburg
Harvey Stevens
Ann Davis
the Legion Hospital
Kerrville
Mr. Davis
Roger Harper
Mrs. Earl Walker
Midland
Earl Walker
Gordon Harper
Belton Tatsch
Herbert Gamel
W. E. Fletcher
The
Legion Hospital
Legion, Texas
Harold Coggeshall
San Antonio
Oren Cottle
J. W. Lennon
Mary Lou and
Twinkles
Social Visits and Movements Around Harper Area
Mrs. Herbert Jones and Mrs. Virgie Plummer spent two weeks visiting Mrs. Plummer's brother Raymond Jones near Wickenburg Arizona and Mrs. Jones' sister Emma Harlan in Banning California before returning to Harper. Mrs Paula Pape of San Antonio is visiting friends in Harper this week. Supt Neal Rasco and Mrs Rasco moved to Kingsville last week. Supt Edd Batley will move into the house vacated by the Rascos. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf were visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs V A Hopf Sunday. Mrs Walter Tarr, who had been visiting in Kerrville, returned home Saturday.
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J. B. Berger
Arkansas
Richard Roeder
Virginia
Kerrville
Sully Woodlands
Herbert Jones
Virgie Plummer
Paula Pape
San Antonio
Harper
Neal Rasco
Kingsville
Edd. Batley
Rascos
Oliver Hopf
V. A. Hopf
Walter Tarr
Ted Watkins
Lightning myths and common misbeliefs debunked
Dad Hawkins argues in a column that popular tales about lightning are false and that misinformation drives prejudice. He notes cow barn lightning incidents sparked his interest and warns readers to seek true facts rather than rely on superstition.
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Dad Hawkins
Dad
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