Record of historic storms and weather science notes
The article recounts extreme rainfall events in Taylor Texas and Florida, noting 23.11 inches in 24 hours and 30 inches in places, with 87 lives lost in a flood. It contrasts these with California’s Opid's Camp 1926 record, and provides a primer on how air masses, fronts, and thunderstorms form, including wet-dense explanations of warm fronts and frontal weather as observed by the US Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Texas
Evs Acre
Taylor Territory
Iner
Smyrna
Florida
US Weather Bureau
Opid’s Camp
California
Southern Agriculturist
Naval Officer Will Give Out World War II Medals
A benefit barbecue and dance sunday evening at Reed's Spring Creek Hall supports the Fredericksburg Giants baseball fund. Beginning at 5 p m the public can buy a thousand pounds of beef barbecue at moderate prices, followed by a dance with Hill Country Boys providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Spring Creek Hall
Fredericksburg Giants
Hill Country Boys
Giants
Veterans may claim Victory and Defense Medals in Fredericksburg
World War II Navy veterans who were honorably discharged can obtain the Victory Medal for service 1941 to 1946 and the American Defense Medal for 1939 to 1941. Chief Machinist’s Mate L T Martin will be at the Fredericksburg Post Office Wednesday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bring original discharge papers or separation notice if possible. medals also available at Navy Recruiting Station, San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Martin
Fredericksburg
C.M. M. Martin
San Antonio
Martin
Navy Recruiting Station
Post Office
Memorial service to honor hospital bequests at Scottish Rite
Jeanie Monteith of Nugent Texas, a patient at the Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, gets a ride on a hobby horse as Dr Marshall T Steel pastor of Davie Park Methodist Church delivers the principal address at the 10th annual memorial service June 16 on hospital grounds. The program honors Texas donors who left bequests to the hospital and Dr Steel's talk will be broadcast on the Texas State Network at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Monteith
Nugent
Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas
Jeanie
Marshall 'T’. Steel
Sight and Park Methodist Church
Davie
Steel
Texas State Network
Women’s Missionary Union Met Thursday
The Women’s Missionary Union met at Mrs. Mart Stevens home for an all day study of Things We Should Know led by Mrs. Willie Barton of Kerrville. The day opened with singing led by Mrs. John Thomas, a noon dinner, and after lunch Barton continued teaching until 3 pm followed by a short business meeting. The group voted to meet the second and fourth Tuesdays each month and nominated officers for the coming year. Attendees included Kerrville’s Mrs. Willie Barton and Bertha Nelson, Mrs. Martin of San Antonio, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Union
Mart Stevens
Willie Barton
W.M.W
Kerrville
John Thomas
Roy Roberts
Carrie Calentine
Barton
Rocksprings Family Visited Harper Saturday
Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and their children from near Rocksprings were in Harper on Saturday for a day trip and family outing, enjoying the local shops and sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jones
Harper
St Marys Ball Club To Play Harper Sunday
St Marys baseball team of Fredericksburg will meet the Harper team on the Harper ball grounds Sunday afternoon. The visitors defeated Kerrville 6 to 0 at Kerrville last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Fredericksburg
Harper
Kerrville
Hill Country Clubs Meet and Baseball Action Report
The Hill Country Study Club met Saturday at 3 p m with Mrs Dittmar and Mrs Hopf hosting. The meeting included minutes and constitution highlights for visitors, with refreshments for ten members and three guests. In local baseball, the Thurman brothers limited Bandera to three hits as Harper won 11 to 2, with detailed scoring and pitching notes and plans for a Fredericksburg game against St Mary’s. The show prize at Fredericksburg featured Congress man C Fisher receiving the C Type Angora Goat, after a record bid of 680.00 shared by Ad Stieler Fred Barwood and Bryan Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Study Club
Robert Dittmar
Glen Hopf
Vernon Jiggs
John Thurman
Bandera
Jiggs
John
Harper
Flood
Rolls
Brailey
Thurman Brothers
Wald
Tommie Fete
Omer Cottle
Bandela
Lorenz
Bande
von Harold Rishe
Tatsch
Ated Rells
Cottle
Relly
Dayton Rahe
Herbert Feller
Oren
Cook
McDougall
J. Thurman
Ne Lorey
Omer
Lesaurus
Fredericksburg Fair Park
C. Fisher
Ad. Stieler
Comfort
Fredericksburg
Bryan Hunt
Sonora
Fred Barwood
QO. C. Fisher
H. R
W. P. Sites
Uvalde
Buck
G. A. Bonner
Leakey
Katy Park
Commercce
Church Census Planned for Harper Area Next Tuesday
A Harper church census will be conducted Tuesday August 19 with about eight canvassers from each church meeting at the school at 8:30 a.m. The cooperative effort includes all local denominations Methodist Baptist Presbyterian Lutheran Catholic and Tabernacle churches surveying assigned territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Herald
WSCS Met Friday In Home Of Mrs Felix Kensing
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the home of Mrs. Felix Kensing. Devotional by Mrs. Margaret Keen with prayer, and readings from the Prayers of the Patriarchs and Moses. Guests included Mrs. Milton Casper and Mrs. Isidor Stehling. Next meetings set for Aug 24 at the church and Sept 12 at Mrs. Gilbert Pape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Felix Kensing
Margaret Keen
Jesus Savior
Gilbert Pape
Moses
H. A. Porter
Ruben Bode
Milton Casper
Martin Russell
San Antonio
Isidor Stehling
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Opens With Record Angora Sale
The 59th Gillespie County Fair begins Friday August 22 and runs through Sunday August 25 with livestock shows, displays, concerts and carnival attractions. Angora goat raisers conclude a record sale with champion buck fetching 3680.00, and next year’s venue is set for Miale.
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Gillespie
Gillespie County
Texas
Youngsters Shouldn't Drink Says Owner of Stork Club
Mrs. Lou Whetstone spent several days last week with her daughter in Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baumann attended the funeral of Miss Minna Zenner in Fredericksburg on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Walker
Howard Wayne
San Antonio
Mrs. Wayne Barrett
Albert Sageblel
Beatrice
Stork
Lou Whetstone
D. L. Tobias
Houston
Arthur Baumann
Fredericksburg
Minna Zenner
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Reed’s Hall Sun
Fred Wedekind
Bracketville
Jim Wilson
Center Point
Reese
Harper Wednesday
Gordon Harper
Red Man
Tosk
United States
Women’s Missionary Union
Angora C-Tyne
Hill Country League
Eipps
Camp Stanley
Stonewall
Sisterdale
Ingram
Oon
Camp Stanley Stonewall
Seipp’'s Sisterdale
St. Mary’s Ball Club
Harper Sun
Orr
Oren Cottle
Rahe
J. ‘Thurman
Rools
Bralley
V. Thurman
Bratley
CH. Feller
Massey and Gammenthaler
Bully
W. A. Cottle
Congressman Fisher
Junction
Chas, Orr Jr
Allow
Bandera Abrhpore Nicholson
Applegate
Brawley
Gray
Billings Haner
B. Flood
P G. Flood
T. Feller
DeLorey
H. Rahe
H. Feller
D. Rahe
J. Thurmann
Harry Knapp
WSCS
Elgin Heimann
Dan Franklin
Llouston
Big Rock
Devils River
Bull
Chester Brown
Donnie Lennon
Haroldene Porter
Anteaette Parker
Joy Ann
Scotty Kinsey
Dorothy Mae Parker Inez
Robert Whitewood
Junior Whitewood
Charles
Harold Boyd Schmidt
Elbert Schmidt
Dennis Parker
Virgil Lennon
Archie Lennon
Joyce Whetstone
Aubrey Carter
W. C. Whitworth
Emil Lehne
Emil Jentsch
Alfred Lehne
Sherman Billingsley
Stork Club
Reegle
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