Spanish Civil War School Of Communist Action Exposed
The piece profiles the International Brigade as a "great school of abnegation" where figures like Vitttorio Vidali and Klement Gottwald led and taught, detailing commissions, funds, and a reallocated Spanish gold reserve to Odessa. It notes a postwar spread of trained pupils shaping unrest globally. The dialogue at the end contrasts a boy and his father with a joke about missing someone.
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Madrid
Andre Marty
Albacete
International Brigade
Spain
Trieste
Vittorio Vidali
11Th International
Klement Gottwald
Bohuslav Lastovicka
Moscow
Papal Ekonomo
Markos
Communist Party School of
Red
Negrin
Bank of Spain
Cartagena
Odessa
Kine
Neve
Volgoles
Russia
Nelsons of Houston Visit Stevenses on Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Nelson of Houston spent the day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stevens and Mrs. L. A. Stevens on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Nelson
Houston
Harvey Stevens
L. A. Stevens
Local Families Visit Carlsbad Caverns this Week
Mr and Mrs P F Jones and daughter Ruth and Mrs W O Pape visited Carlsbad Cavern at New Mexico this week. Mr and Mrs Gene Jones and two sons of Junction visited his mother Mrs Herbert Jones Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Jones
Ruth
W. O. Pape
Carlsbad Cavern
New Mexico
Gene Jones
Junction
Herbert. Jones
Bier family visits Watkins Tarr home on Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bier chwale and their son Clark visited the Watkins Tarr home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bierchwale
Clark
Watkins Tarr
Firemen's Meeting At Junction Attracts Attendees
Pp. F. Jones and Roy Roberts were among those attending the Firemen's Meeting at Junction Tuesday night.
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F. Jones
Roy Roberts
Junction
Nixon couple visits relatives here last week
Mr and Mrs Sid Billings Jr of Nixon Texas visited relatives here last week Miss Mary Virginia Stevens joined them for several days visit and returned home with the party
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Billings Jr
Nixon
Texas
Mary Virginia Stevens
Mr and Mrs Cecil Bode and Verde visit relatives
Mr and Mrs Cecil Bode and Verde visited relatives here on Wednesday. The brief item notes a family visit and names present in the local social snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bode
Verde
Sday
Gillespie County Fair set for 60th anniversary parade
Preparations are underway for the 60th Gillespie County Fair to be held next week at Fair Park with a gala parade Sunday morning led by Fredericksburg Centennial Band and Sheriff Bob Loth. The three day program features livestock exhibits, horse racing, grandstand shows, radio broadcasts, and revived attractions from the past.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
Fair Park
Fredericksburg
Bob Loth
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
San Antonio
Yesteryear
Fredericksburg Giants
Goldthwaite, Hondo
San Antonio A. & B. Axle Co
Two New Polio Victims Reported Over Weekend
Two new poliomyelitis cases were reported in Gillespie County over the weekend. Carl Young, six, of near Harper, was sent to the Robert B. Green Hospital in San Antonio, and Norman Maurer, six, of near Harper, was also taken to San Antonio. Both cases were diagnosed as polio but mild, with no iron lung use. The latest figures bring total polio cases to six in three weeks, as local officials push spraying campaigns and sanitation measures to curb the outbreak. Community leaders, health officials, and residents backed DDT spraying in Harper and nearby areas, aided by a San Antonio firm, while a Thursday meeting at the Harper school house featured Dr. L W Feller urging cooperation to prevent disease spread.
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Carl Young
Fred Young
Near Harper
Robert B. Green Hospital
San Antonio
Norman Maurer
Clemens Maurer
H. Springall
Dartez
Tivydale
Reservation
Carter
Gillespie County
Harper
Harper School House
L. W. Feller
Orr Kensing Family Visit Near Rocksprings Saturday
Orr and Mrs. Robert Kensing from near Rocksprings visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kensing, Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
Robert Kensing
Rocksprings
Eddie Kensing
Hill Country League Results and Schedule
Last Sunday Ingram 0 Camp Stanley 9 forfeit. Seipp's 5 Harper 2. Sisterdale vs Blanco forfeit to Sisterdale. Monday Seipp's 11 Camp Stanley 6 in a rain delayed night game. Next Sunday Sisterdale at Seipp's Camp Stanley at Stonewall Harper at Ingram.
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Ingram
Camp Stanley
Seipp
Harper
Sisterdale
Blanco
Seipp's
Stonewall
Fredericksburg Luther League Bible Encampment Near Hunt
The Fredericksburg Luther League Bible encampment will be held at the YMCA Camp near Hunt from August 22 to 25. Manager Rev G A Poehlmann oversees the camp with speakers Pastor Alfred Doerfler on Youths Courtship Problems and Rev Julius Holm on Bible Camping with 10 Commandments.
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Fredericksburg
Hunt
G. A. Poehlmann
Alfred Doerfler
Mason
Julius Holm
Doss
Kerr County Agent Notes Touch On Grazing and Weed Control
Kerr County notes discuss grazing capacity of cows, kerosene use for killing mesquite, hay moisture to prevent spoilage, and timely 2 4 D sprays for broadleaf weeds along rights of way and non crop areas. It also reports Kerr County’s representation at the Llano County Horse Show on August 7 with the aged thoroughbred Son of Lovely Manners and world famous quarter horses in stirrup events.
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Kerr Co
Llano Co
Llano
McElroy
Guy Powell
Trickham Couple Visit Max Lange Family
Mr and Mrs Otto Lange of Trickham visited Mr and Mrs Max Lange several days the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Lange
Trickham
Max Lange
Harper Loses To Seipp S In 5 2 Defeat At Park
Seipp s of Fredericksburg beat Harper 5 2 at Harper Community Park last Sunday in a tight game. Moldenhauer pitched a 5 hit gem for Seipp s while J Thurman allowed 11 hits as Harper committed two errors and Seipp s one. Key blows included a first inning triple by Tatsch and a late double by Jenschke that drove in two runs. Next Sunday Harper travels to Ingram for another Hill Country matchup.
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Harper
Seipp's
Fredericksburg
Harper Community Park
Lee Moldenhauer
Harper Boys
J. Thurman
Tatsch
Tommy Feller
Harold Rahe
Dayton Rahe
Jenschke
Oren Cottle
Schaetter
Lorenz
Moldenhauer
Koch
Enderlin
Seipp
Ingram
Abrhpore Schaetter
Bogle
A. Klaerner
Reichenau
Omer Cottle
Gammenthaler
V. Thurmann
H. Rahe
Moldenhauer Kott
T. Feller
Feller
W. Feller
McDougall
V. A. Cottle
Harper School Set to Open Sept 2 With New Faculty
Harper Public School announces opening on Thursday Sept 2 at 9 am with student registration that day and book issuance Sept 3. Classes begin Sept 6 under Neal B. Fox as superintendent and social studies and math teacher, with J Philip Rogers as high school principal and others listed for 1948-49. Faculty meeting Sept 1 at 9 am. buses will run regular routes Sept 2.
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Neal B. Fox
Harper Public School
Harper
J. Philip Rogers
Rex. E. Fox
Cora E. Coplen
Worth Howe
Peggye Gould
Louis Stevens
Dorothy McDavid
Supt. Fox
Gillespie County Allocates 20000 for Lateral Road Work
Gillespie County Commissioners Court approves 20000 from the County Highway Fund to be apportioned among precincts for road work. Precinct 7 receives 100, Precinct 2 4600, Precinct 3 4400, Precinct 4 3600. Court to apply for surplus funds from county and district road indebtedness. funds limited to construction and improvement of lateral roads.
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Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
Board of County and District
Gillespie County
Reinhold Tatsch
Gen
Courthouse & Feaal
Alport
Allport Construction
Gillespie Co
Woman of Gillespie Is Victim of Polio
Hazel Hodges 25 wife of Howard Hodges of Gillespie County died at 5 p m Monday in City County Hospital polio ward. Her death marks the fifth polio death in the area this year with 62 victims in the county. investigation notes the referenced party in the San Antonio Express item may be from outside Albert or Gillespie County.
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Fort Worth
Hazel Hodges
Howard Hodges
Albert
Gillespie County
City
County
Tarrant County
Harper Herald
San Antonio
Visitors from Warper Tuesday and Wednesday
Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and Roy visited Warper on Tuesday and Wednesday, staying briefly. The trip highlighted local hospitality and social calls among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack. Jones
Roy
Warper
Roy Roberts
Charlie Barrett
Fredericksburg
Local residents relocate within area households
Mr and Mrs Warren McDougall and their son moved to the William Kaltsner place recently purchased. Mrs Clara Wendel moved to the Oliver Hopf residence. Miss Margie Lennon and Beatrice Sagebiel moved to the residence vacated by the McDougalls.
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Warren McDougall and
Mrs Earl Walker Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Earl Walker came home Saturday evening while their tiny daughter remained in the hospital for several days longer, a family update reported.
County Taxpayers to Save 1948 Taxes in Gillespie County
Gillespie County voters will save about 24 000 in 1948 taxes after the Commissioners' Court cut the county rate from 71 to 64 cents and reduced the Courthouse and Jail Fund from 10 to 3 cents. The state also slashed its rate, boosting the total taxpayer relief as 1948 tax collections begin October 1. Mr and Mrs P J Jones were Kerrville visitors Wednesday.
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Gillespie County
Commissioners’ Court
Wm. M. Petmecky
Petmecky
Official Returns on July Primary Posted by State Executive Committee
Official returns certify July Democratic primary results with Coke Stevenson leading Lyndon Johnson by 71,640 votes for US Senate. Runoff opponents named. Other state races list governors, justices, railroad and land office contenders with vote tallies and write-ins.
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State Executive Committee
Coke R. Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
US Sena
United States
Coke Stevenson
George Peddy
Otis Co Myers
Clark
Roscoe HP
Collier
Cyclone Pavis
G Cortez
Jesse Co Satinders
Terrell Sledge Tate
James FC Alford
Beauford HH
Jester
Roger Qo
BP Vans
Annual Race Meet and Billy Sale at Junction This Week
The 12th annual Registered Angora goat sale and race meet unfold at Junction Fair Grounds with a gala parade, street procession, and multiple races. Friday features a calf roping contest between John Burrus and Glen Chadwick, with prize money updates and events continuing over three days. Local residents Meta Roehm visits, while Fredericksburg and San Antonio visitors are noted in nearby updates.
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Llano River
Junction Fair Grounds
John Burrus
Evan
Glen Chadwick
Sonoré
McAuley Family Visit From Mississippi
Mr and Mrs M D McAuley and children and Mrs A M McAuley of Mississippi visited Mr and Mrs John S Morris during the weekend. Mrs A M remained for 4 days with her sister Mrs and Mr Fieve Casper and Mrs J F Wethers relatives.
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M D. McAuley
A. M. McAuley
Mississip
John S. Morris
A M
M. Fieve Casper Spasas
R Pang
J. F. We
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Pershing
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Great Britain
Molly Woot
Grevn
Whian Freed
Heyer
Judy Mubwen
Cal
Coma
A McCarthy Productions
Hill Country League
Luther League
Kerr County
Harper School
Gillespie
Chicago
Ill
Board of Education
Elhodor Libonati
Americanism Committee
Cook County Council
Emthe Noack
P. J. Jones
Kerrville
Case
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Charles Hutchison
Holmes A. May
Denver S. Whiteley
Supreme Court
James P. Hart
John A. Rawlins
E. 0. Thompson
Tom Blakey
Sioner
Willam J. Murray
Carlton Moore Sr
Yibtoo
Clyde Austin
General Land Office
Lescol Giles
M. Carl Smth
William TP. Mocyfield
R. J . Rob. Ison Eoe A
Jesse James
Bruce Lloyd
Cominusstater of Agriculture
Ali MefDecveld
James
Gaiffin
Billy Sale
Susan Mario Cibulka
Susan
Meta Roehm
Alfred Lehne
Mrs
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England
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