Social Security Funding Sparks Debate On Government Aid
Senate hearings spotlight calls for large increases to Social Security and indigent aid. Dr Francis E Townsend urges federal support funded by a tax on goods and services, while critics warn such steps push toward government welfare and Russia style control. Advocates say private charity and family care could reduce government costs and preserve self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Francis E. Townsend
Russia
Visit and convention trip of the Hopf family
Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf and David and Eileen returned last week from a visit with Mrs Walter Eggert and family at Dundee IJ They attended the Corindale Convention in Indiana and visited Washington DC returning home via Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ati
Dean Hopf
David
Eileen
Hopf
Walter Eggert
Dundee
Indianna
Washington D. C
Louisianna
Funeral procession for Mrs. Jacob Roeder held in Fredericksburg
Attendees included Lt. and Mrs. Norman Sullivan and children from San Antonio, AvIC and Mrs. Robert Squill of San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes and daughter of Austin, Ellis Lang of Comfort, Edwin Lang Jr. and Mrs. Edwin Lang Sr. Mrs. Roeder was sister to Mrs. Edwin Lang Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Roeder
Fredericksburg
Norman Sullivan
Avic
Robert Squill
San Antonio
John Hughes
Austin
Ellis Lang
Comfort
Edwin Lang Jr
Edwin Lang
Roeder
Herald
Vacation Trip Continued Through Arkansas Ozarks
Travelogue recalls spring beauty of the Arkansas Ozarks with 450 tree and shrub varieties and abundant timber. Encounters include Bill Strack near Coal Hill, Mary Grosenbacher in Fayetteville, and a Wyoming couple in a trailer park. Highlights feature Cherokee Trail of Tears history, Eureka Springs oddities, Basin Park Hotel, and long stone walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozarks
Arkansas
Harper
Bill Strackbein
Coal Hill
Wyoming
Ozark Mountains
U.S
Carolinas
Tenn
Georgia
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Eureka Springs
Basin Park
Mr and Mrs Pete Kramer Visit relatives in New Braunfels
Mr and Mrs Pete Kramer of New Braunfels spent the weekend with relatives, sharing time with family members and enjoying local sights during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Kramer
New Braunfels
Mrs Jacob Roeder Dowager Dies at 74 in Fredericksburg
Mrs Jacob Roeder nee Clara Brinkrolf aged 74 died Friday night at her home 406 Fulton St She was born May 10 1886 in Fredericksburg daughter of Anton and Ann Brinkrolf She is survived by husband Jacob Roeder three stepsons eight grandchildren and four sisters Funeral services were held Monday Aug 8 at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church with interment in St Marys Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Roeder
Clara Brinkrolf
Fulton St
Fredericksburg
Anton
Ann Fritz Brinkrolf
Bandera
Lee Roeder
Harvey Roeder
San Antonio
Esmond Roeder
Ida
Edward Klein
Christina
Alfred Klein
Amalia
Walter Lange
Otillia
Edwin Lang
Harper
Eugene Roeder
Louis Brinkrolf
Edmund Brinkrolf
Schaetter
St. Mary’s Church
Rev
R. J. Gronle
St. Mary's Cemetery
Camp Meeting Guests and Baytown Visit Noted
Mesdames Lewis Stevens A C Wendel and Mattie Arnold attended Cowboy Camp Meeting services at Mountain Home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Clyde Floyd and son of Baytown visited his mother Mrs F M Floyd and sister Miss Francis from Saturday through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Lewis Stevens
A. C. Wendel
Mattie Arnold
Mountain Home
Clyde Floyd
Baytown
F. M. Floyd
Francis
Bill Edwards
Alfred Edwards
Hye
Local Visits Headline From Harper to Brownsville and Beyond
Mrs. Bob McElroy returned to Alpine after a Harper visit with her mother Mrs J J Rogers and Phil. Mrs Tillman Landers of Menard spent time with her mother Mrs Mattie Arnold. Fredericksburg group including Mr and Mrs Edmund Fritz and Mr and Mrs Edgar Behrns visited Mr and Mrs Sam Henig. Mrs Earl Powell of Monahans called on Mrs F M Floyd and Miss Francis with Tender Grass accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Fritz
Edgar Behrns
Christian Behrns
Fredericksburg
Sam Henig
Earl Powell
Monahans
F. M. Floyd
Miss Francis
Tendergrass
Floyds
Mrs J J Rogers and daughter visit in Fredericksburg
Mrs J J Rogers and her daughter Mrs Bob McElroy visited Mrs John Morris in Fredericksburg on Friday. They also called on Mrs Julia Cook and her family the same afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rogers
Bob McElroy
John Morris
Fredericksburg
Julia Cook
Local Social News Heads and Visits
Mr and Mrs Bob Frayar of Palestine spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Doyle Parker. Mrs Alvin Feller and children of New Iberia La spent the past week with her parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer. Marlene Kaiser of San Antonio visited her mother Mrs Morris Bein and her nephew Mike McDougall also of San Antonio. Billy Kunz and children of Kerrville visited his father Louis Kunz Thursday night. Johnny Wilson and his daughter moved to La Casta to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Frayar
Palestine
Doyle Parker
Alvin Feller
New Iberia, la
Alfred Kramer
Marlene Kaiser
San Antonio
Morris Bein
Bein
Mike McDougall
Billy Kunz
Kerrville
Louis Kunz
Johnny Wilson
Harper School Board Sets Opening Date and Holidays
Harper School Board met August 1 1960 approving a September 5 opening and a calendar with holidays including November 24 25 Thanksgiving period December 23 to January 2 Christmas break March 10 teachers convention Good Friday April 9 or 12 and May 19 closing. Bus staff named Lawrence Metzger Elbert Feller Edwin Strackbein Lonnie Frederick Erwin Jung with Rev Herman Totty as substitute driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper School Board
Lawrence Metzger
Elbert Feller
Edwin Strackbein
Lonnie Frederick
Erwin Jung
Herman Totty
Donations To Harper Community Park Supper And Bleacher Drive
A 1960 Harper community update lists donations for a June 25 park supper and a bleacher fund. It notes donors and cash contributions including multiple local businesses and families, reports bids accepted for bleacher construction, and announces an August 19 community dance to raise funds. The message highlights the community’s support and ongoing fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Park Board
Harper Community Park
Church Services Canceled for Cowboy Camp Meeting
Notice announces Sunday services at the Methodist Church are canceled due to the Cowboy Camp Meeting at Mountain Home. Members plan to attend the event nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mountain Home
Three Harper Students Among SWT Graduation Candidates
Three Harper students are among 274 degree candidates at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. Elnora Dean Stevenson Peggy Anne Hopf and Elbert James Schmidt attend Harper. Graduation is Aug 20 at 7 30 p m in Men’s Gym with Dr Virgil Blossom as commencement speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Tex
Harper
Southwest Texas State College
Elnora Dean Stevenson
Box
Peggy Anne Hopf
Elbert James Schmidt
London
Jin Men's
SWT
Virgil Blossom
San Antonio
Blossom
Little Rock
Ark
Barker Attends Minors Farm Research Camp-Out Near Quincy
A. B. Barker of Harper travels to Quincy Illinois for the 16th Moorman Research Farms camp-out. More than 2,000 men from 31 states stay in a tent city with an auditorium and mess hall. Activities include campfires entertainment and farm demonstrations at Jug Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Barker
Harper
Quincy
Mooreman
Jug Lake
Moorman
New Hunting and Fishing Licenses On Sale Soon
New hunting and fishing licenses will go on sale in Texas during the last week in August at sporting goods stores statewide. Meanwhile, fishermen may still buy this year’s license if they fish with a rod and reel or outside their home counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Sporting Goods
Relatives Visit Across Towns Over Weekend
Mrs Werner McDougall and daughter from San Antonio visited relatives here over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Wayne Engieman and grandson Kris joined Kerrville and Red Engieman of Legion to see Mrs Red Engelman. Rev Gammenthaler and son Richard Jr visited Mr and Mrs Fred Gammenthaler, with family from Alexandria LA. Mr and Mrs Clark Bierschivale and Jim of Brownwood spent the weekend with Arthur Bierschwales and the Peta Whitworths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner McDougall
San Antonio
Wayne Engieman
Kris
Jack Britten
Kerrville
Red Engieman
Legion
Red Engelman
Gammenthaler
Freredicksburg
Richard Jr
Alexandria, la
Fred Gammenthaler
Clark Bierschivale
Jim of
Brownwood
Arthur R Bierschwales
Peta Whitworths
Local Families Welcome Returned Service Members
Mr and Mrs Robert Kensing of San Angelo visited with the Pete Whiteworths and Mrs Exidle Kensing over the weekend. Jirami Peril Douglas Bode and Cecil Tatseh, recently stationed in California, arrived home Sunday for a family visit. Neddy Holm and friend Joe Gresham of San Antonio came Saturday to bring home Gerald Rahe who had been visiting in San Antonio the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kensing
San Angelo
Pete Whiteworths
Exidle Kensing
Jiramie Peril
Douglas Bode
Cecil Tatseh
California
Neddy Holm
Joe Gresham
San Antonio
Gerald Rahe
Engagement of Cecilia Ann Fiedler to Airman Kermit Roeder
Mrs. Cecilia Fiedler announces the engagement of her daughter Cecilia Ann to A2C Kermit A Roeder son of Mr and Mrs Norbert Roeder Miss Fiedler is a 1958 graduate of Harper High School Airman Roeder graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1955 and is stationed in California No definite wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia Fiedler
Cecilia Ann
Kermit A. Roeder
Norbert Roeder
Miss Fiedler
Harper High School
Roeder
Fredeericksburg High School
California
Couple Sets August Wedding Date in Menard
Miss Jane Arnold and Robert David Vaughan announced plans for an August 13 wedding at St. Francis Chapel on Camp Capers near Comfort. Both sets of parents reside in Menard. The bride, a Menard High School and Southwest Texas State Teachers College alumna, and the groom, a Menard High School and Texas A&M College graduate, have deep local family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Jane Arnold
Robert David Vaughan
St. Francis Chapel
Camp Capers
Comfort
Dan Arnold
W. B
Texas A&m College
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
New Teacher Mr John Sheppard Joins Local Staff
Mr John Sheppard and his wife and two children moved to the M R Duderstadt place to make their home. He is hired as a new teacher to teach at the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheppard
M. R. Duderstadt Place
Mr. Sheppard
Weekend visitors and family visits in Kerrville area
Mr and Mrs Fred Nabers hosted visitors while Austin guests Larry Goethmann and baby spent the weekend with Mrs Elsie Walker. Rochelle and Royce Lynn Gionan returned from Morris Ranch visit with Mr and Mrs Ouo Grona. Kerrville visitors Charles Gammenthaler and children spent Sunday with Fred and Mrs Gammenthaler. Other Sunday dinner guests included Reginald McDougall and child and the Juenkes with Mrs Emil Fiedler and the Edwards families. Delores Duderstadt toured Colorado with the Pertlands and Whaleys. Albert Black and two children from Katy visit Roy Roberts and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Goethmann
Baby of
Austin
Elsie Walker
Rochelle and
Royce Lynn Gionan
Ouo Grona
Morris Ranch
Charles Gammenthaler
Kerrville
Fred Gammenthaler
Reginald McDougall
Albert Black
Katy
Roy Roberts
Stah Reunion Held in Roscoe Texas With 125 Attendees
Mr and Mrs Richard Manske attended a Stah reunion at Roscoe Texas where 125 people were present. A delicious barbecue dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Manske
Stah
Roscoe
Texas
Hopfs Spend Weekend in Austin with Telecon
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf visited Austin for a weekend telecon with Erato and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hopf
Austin
Telecon, Erato and
Family
Myrtle Kramer and Victor Mazinke United In Marriage
Myrtle Kramer and Victor Mazinke were united in marriage in a Saturday ceremony at 3 30 PM officiated by Rev. L J Durkop. The event featured white floral decor, music by Clemie Stein, and a reception at Klein's Hall with about 200 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Kramer
Victor Mazinke
L. J. Durkop
Herman Kramer
Doss
Fredericksburg High School
Keidel, Memorial Hospital
Ludwig Mazinke
Spring Creek
Pilot Knob
Mooney Aircraft
Kerrville
William Kramer
Dayton Herber
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Sinda Callan
Hayden Callan
Dorothy Crenwelge
Gillespie County Fair
Her
Queen Callan
Karen Dittmar
Harper Lions Club
Putzie Schoenewolf
Lometa
Margie Alberthal
Frederickshirg Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sports
Harper Locker Plant
Mayfield’s Mattress Company
Ctf
By Victor Marshall
Cambell Kerr
Brownsville
Phil
Alpine
Putronae Brekaaald dAdvertiers
Fred Whitewood
R. E. Peril
Odis Landis
Alfred Spaeth
W. A. Hogan
Dennis Parker
Victor Marschall
Belton Tatsch
Charlie Rogers
Gilbert Anderegg
Floy Bode
Langes
Citizens Auto
Gulf Service
Rocky Inn Cafe
Texas Service
Lecine Lumber & Hardware
Dayton Rahe
First State Bank
Charlie Barret
Hill Crest
Paul DeLory
Clayton Massey
L. W. Wendel
Carl O. W. Whitworth
van C. Brown
Max Lange
W. A. Hopf
Robert Dittmar
Kenneth Maner
Louis Friedrich
John Honig
Albert Maner
A. S. Parker
W. L. McGinley
E. B. Eckerle
Maris Taylor
Anonymous
D. A. Kennedy
Joe Esquell
Roy Rossman
Chas. Barrett
W.O.W
Gene Harper
Louis Lange
Raymond Spaeth
Alvin Solbrig
Park Board of Directors
Wm. Cameron & Co
Harper Locker
Edwin Klein
Margaret’s
Sportsmans Cafe
By Kilman
Cechlia Ann Fiedler
Miss Arnold Is
Stella Duderstadt
Mt. Home
Fred Nabers
Watkins ‘Tarr
Harvey Juenke
Emil Fiedler
Kathy Duderstadt
Jourdanton
Mitch Thomas
Thomas
W. C. Switcher
Corine Aldice
Delores Duderstadt
Charlie Pertland
Ann
Bart Whaley
Colorado
Bihmon
Radio Post
Cindy Keamer
Kramer
David Stahl
Clarence Stahl
Clarence Kramer
Clinton Kramer
Bride
Myrtle Mazinke
Jeanie Ristau
Betty Klaehn
Bernice Wehmeyer
Florence Klaenn
Delores Weinheimer
Mesd
Marvin Klahn
Eldon Ray Feller
Highway Street
Center Point
Elgin
Kramer Mazinke
Eoeaerth
Teles
Lee
Thar
Jase
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