Geneva talks show new conciliatory tone and risk in Germany
The Geneva summit highlighted Eisenhower's measured approach and a rare claim of honest intent to conciliate. Analysts noted that German reunification remains the central dispute, with Adenauer visiting Moscow amid calls for free elections and a Western option. The talks yielded no binding agreements, with Foreign Ministers to reconvene in October to pursue disarmament and security measures while weighing East West contacts and the risk of renewed arms buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Eisenhower
Switzerland
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
U.S
Marshall Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Ussr
Eden
Edgar Faure
Soviet Union
Russia
West
Germany
Europe
Adenauer
Bonn Republic
Soviet East Germany
NATO
Dr. Adenauer
United States
New York
Mid- West
Two County Highway Projects For Letting Soon
State Highway Department official Jack Staples says two county road projects may be bid in September. One widens seven miles of FM 648 and completes paving from Mason County to Harper, with new bridges over Threadgill Creek. The other expands bridges and roadway on US 87 toward San Antonio, including Barons Creek and Pedernales River bridges. Possible US 290 east rebuild toward Stonewall bid before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Jack Staples
Harper-Doss
Doss Hilda
US 87
Mason County
Harper
Commissioners Court
Highway Department
Threadgill
Staples
US 290
Stonewall
Wool Producers Vote on Referendum to Fund Marketing Program
Gillespie County wool growers vote on a plan to deduct payments under the National Wool Act of 1954 for advertising and promotional activities. A referendum requires two thirds of sheep and lamb owners represented to approve. Ballots issued. returns due by August 19 with results expected around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jung
Gillespie County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
American Sheep Producers Council
Gillespie County
ASC
Pape and Dees Families Visit Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Gillie Pape of the Prade ranch visited relatives here during the week end. Mrs. W. F. Dees and daughter of Kerrville visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gillie Pape
Prade Ranch
W. F. Dees
Kerrville
Fred Whitewood
Music teacher Mrs Arnold visits family in Menard Fort McCavett
Mrs. Mattie Arnold, living with Mrs. S. S. Stewart and teaching music at Harper School, left Monday to visit her family at Menard and Fort McCavett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Arnold
S. S. Stewart
Harper School
Menard
Fort McCavett
Joneses of Uvalde Visit Harper Home
Mr and Mrs P F Jones of Uvalde spent Saturday night and Sunday at their Harper residence.
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P. F. Jones
Uvalde
Harper
Carries Calendrine Visits Center Point Home Then New Braunfels
Mrs. Carrie Calendrine travels with her granddaughter to her daughter Mrs. Wilbert Dickey’s home near Center Point and plans a visit with Mrs. Ray Buckner in New Braunfels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Calendrine
Wilbert Dickey
Center Point
Ray Buckner
New Braunfels
Harper Domination Leads Harper 7-1 Over Stonewall
Harper exploded for four runs in the first inning as Kenneth Casper and Tooter Parker held Stonewall to four scattered hits and one unearned run. John Thurman allowed little after, with Harper adding two more in the seventh and two in the eighth to seal a 7-1 victory. Next Sunday Harper visits Listerdale while Stonewall hosts Doss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Stonewall
Kenneth Casper
Tooter Parker
John Thurman
J. W. Bierschwabe
Johnnie Cottle
A .C. Ernst
Harold Rahe
Oren Cottle
Ernst
Herbert Feller
Rahe
Thurman
Listerdale
Doss
ABRH
Bierschwale
J. Cottle
Feller
Parker
Schumann
J. Nebgen
Cosper
Parker- Meurer
Nebgen
Bierschwale Family Visits Whitworths Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Bier schwale and two children of Harlingen spent Friday night through Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth and Mr and Mrs Arthur Bierschwale.
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Clark = Bierschwale
Harlingen
Pete Whitworth
Arthur Bierschwale
Woodcraft trip to Fredericksburg for swim and feast
About 18 boys joined Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Stevens and families including the Roberts Wadhall and Brown households for a Live Oak Tuesday night outing in Fredericksburg. They swam enjoyed barbecue hamburgers and watermelon together.
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Woodcraft
Creighton Stevens
Roy Roberts
Beverly
John Wadhall
Clint Brown
Fredericksburg
Live Oak
Local Visitors Add Weekend News in Alvin Area
Mrs O Ruskey of Alvin visits aunt Mrs S S Stewart. Mr and Mrs Carl Ochler with sons toured Carlsbad Caverns Friday and Saturday. Carl Klaehn home hosts visitors Hilmar Klaehn and children from Seguin and Billy Joe Petri family from Carrizo Springs during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ochler
Oou
Carl Klaehn
Hilmar Klaehn
Seguin
Billy Joe Petri
Carrizo Springs
Local Social News Highlights and Firemen Barbecue
Mrs. Gus Mahler and Judy visit Mrs. C T Mahler in Junction. Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood Jr and children visit parents in San Angelo area. Local firemen and families enjoyed a barbecue supper at Community Park Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Whitewood Jr
San Angelo
Fred Whitewood Sr
Brown
Junction Race Meet and Billy Sale Opens This Week
Hill Country residents travel to Junction for the 19th annual Race Meet at the Fair Grounds with six races daily from 2 30 pm and 2700 in purses. The event includes a street parade and goat sale today and a Friday and Saturday doe and billy sale. top buck prize 100, top doe prize 50. Music nightly by The Highlanders and Larry Nolan plus open-air pavilion dances and local recreation at the golf course pool and Liano River fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
Billy Sale
Fair Grounds
Highlanders
Fredericksburg
Larry Nolan
Liano River
State Announces September Draft Call for 536
Brig Gen Paul L Wakefield Texas State Selective Service Director announced a September draft call for 536 men as part of a national quota of 10 000. The September quota is 14 below August and several features limit physical exams to isolated cases with no changes for volunteers delinquents or men under 21. Inductions will target those aged 21 or older as of September 1 with local board quotas mailed in early August.
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Austin
Texas
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Wakefield
National Director of Selective Service
Family Reunion for Tobin Relatives at Kendal County Fair Grounds
The Tobin family held a reunion at Kendal County Fair Grounds on Sunday. Attendees included Hardin and Marvin Tobin from Rocksprings and San Antonio, B S Darrough of Cotulla, Roy Roberts family, and Tracy Tobin of Harper, along with four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A barbecue with trim mings was served at noon.
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Tracy Tobin
Robert Tobin
Kendal County Fair Grounds
Hardin Tobin
Marvin Tobin
San Antonio
B.S. Darrough
Cotulla
Roy Roberts
Harper
Ira Scarborough
St Louis Visitor Bob Miller Sees Buzzy Parker
Bob Miller of St Louis visits Buzzy Parker for several days, staying as a guest and sharing time together during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Miller
St. Louis
Buzzy Parker
Miss Mohair Coronation crowns Kerrville queen
Crowning ceremony Thursday night August 4 at Robbins-Lewis Auditorium Kerrville crowned Miss Nancy Bryan Hunt 1955 56 Mohair Queen by Miss Donave Davis 1954 55. The pageant featured Perrie Jo Bode Patsy Pehl Frances Dittmar Joy Rothmann Ice Janice Spaeth and 30 entrants. Coronation Dance followed at Casa de Lomas.
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Mohair
Robbins-Lewis Auditorium
Kerrville
Nancy Bryan Hunt
Donave Davis
Sabinal
Perrie Jo Bode
Gillespie County Fair
Miss Hunt
Patsy Pehl
Frances Dittmar
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Joy Rothmann
Janice Spaeth
Old Age Benefit Increases Approved For September
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd ruled that the $7 million increase in old age assistance can take effect September 6 due to constitutional timing. The Sept increase funds will allow that month’s higher payments, after a note requested by the State Department of Public Welfare.
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Austin
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
State Department of Public Welfare
Booster Band Social at Baptist Church
Booster Band members gathered at the Baptist Church Saturday afternoon for a social. They played games and sang choruses. Ice cream was served to Patsy Bailey Betty Jane Bailey Marie Oehler Twinkles Jennon Benny Farber Nadene Farber Ronnie Lumpkins Sally Joe Dean Kay Spence Johnnie Spence Rev D W Brown and children.
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Baptist Church
Patsy
Betty Jane Bailey
Marie Oehler
Twinkles Jennon
Benny
Nadene Farber
Ronnie Lumpkins
Sally
Joe Dean
Kay
Johnnie Spence
D. W. Brown
Thurman Family Guests Visit Edward Bailey Home
Mr and Mrs John Thurman and children from Johnson City visited Edward Bailey's home on Sunday. Their daughter Karla Sue stayed through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thurman
Johnson City
Edward Bailey
Karla Sue
Mr and Mrs Duderstadt Visit Port Bolivar Friends
Mr and Mrs M R Duderstadt and Miss Bernice Rust traveled to Port Bolivar on Saturday to visit friends and bring back Miss Mary who had been visiting there. They returned Wednesday morning.
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M. R. Duderstadt
Bernice
Rust
Port Boliver
Mary
Youth Choir invited to Cow Boy Camp Meeting
The Youth Choir sponsored by the Presbyterian Church and led by Mrs. Lewis Stevens was invited to sing Monday night at the Cowboy Camp Meeting. A goodly number attended including several parents. They performed Evening Prayer with John Arthur Tarr at the piano. Fred Blerschwale is in the Legion Hospital for minor surgery. wishes for a speedy recovery.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Lewis Stevens
John Arthur Tarr
Fred Blerschwale
Legion Hospital
Hill Country Cooperative Opens New Ingram Lines
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative inaugurated service on its new lines at Ingram on Saturday July 30 with about 375 customers switched. Doss area lines begin this week and should tie in within two to three weeks. The system is expected to cover seven exchanges including Doss Katemey Streeter Fredonia Hunt and Mountain Home by year end. Rates announced: eight party line 6.50 per month two party line 7.90 and one party line 7.50. The system may eventually dial nationwide via Southwestern Bell.
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Hill Country Telephone Coop
Ingram
Coop
Doss
Earl Austin
Katemey
Streeter
Fredonia
Hunt
Mountain Home
Tle
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Doss and Stonewall Hold Annual Community Fairs This Weekend
Doss and Stonewall in Gillespie County stage yearly fairs with displays of canned goods farm produce and handwork. Doss on Saturday features 2 PM softball and 3 PM baseball games plus a cake sale band music and two one act plays. Stonewall on Sunday hosts morning judging and a Lions Club style dance with the Texas Rhythmiers. Blanco County Fair follows with a rodeo carnival and queen crowning on Saturday night.
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Gillespie County
Doss
Stonewall
Boy Scouts
Fredericksburg Texans
Doss Nine
Farmer Boys League
Doss Improvement Club
Listerdale
Wendel Family Sightseeing Tour Mentioned in Mexico
Mr and Mrs Arnold Wendel and his brother A A Wendel and wife of Dass spent several days sightseeing in Mexico. Mr and Mrs Chariie Barrett and daughter Polly Ann visited their daughter Mrs Derry Beach and family in Kerrville Monday night.
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Arnold Wendel
A. A. Wendel
Dass
Mexico
Chariie Barrett
Polly Ann
Mrs
Derry Beach
Kerrville
Free X Rays Continue Through Saturday
The State Health Department mobile unit offering free chest X rays at Standard Service continues through Saturday. By Wednesday morning 465 people had been screened. last year about 3,000 were scanned, with hopes to exceed that total. Fred Thompson and W C Weatherfeldt urge all eligible to participate. children under 15 are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Heath Department
Standard Service Company
Yoursel
Fred Thompson
W. C. Weaterfeldt
REA Makes $530000 Texas Telephone Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration announces a rural telephone loan of 530000 to the Rocksprings and Nueces Canyon Telephone Company of Rocksprings Texas. Funds will extend service in Edwards Real and Uvalde counties and convert the Rocksprings Camp Wood office to deal operation aiding 213 rural subscribers without telephones. C H Gilmer president of the company and former Texas House speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rural Electrification Administration
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Poe
Walter Lippmann
Texas Boy Designers
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
Jerry Moore
Anthony K. Mauldin
Fort Worth
Young Mauldin
Sara
Gus Mahler
Judy
Marshall Brown
C. T. Mahler
Herald
Harpee
Casa de Lomas
Patroniza Herald
Booster Band
American Merchant Marine Institute
Bethlehem Steel Company
Hill Country Phone Cooperative
Ingr
REA
Texas Telephone
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