Read This Sportsmen Go South to Baja California Hunting
An article details Baja California as a hunting frontier offering big game in deserts and mountains. It notes access from Mexicali, guides and clubs La Gaviota and Asociación Deportiva de Caza y Pesca, license costs for club members and foreigners, and seasonal rules for predatory and other game.
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Lower California
Baja California
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of California
Mexico
Imperial Valley
U.S
Lower
California
Pacific
California Gulf
Mexicali
Club de Cazadores
la Gaviota
Ave. Madero
Asociacion Deportiva de
United States
U. S
Gillespie County Fair Opens Third Day with Queen Parade
The 68th Gillespie County Fair starts at 10 a.m. with a large parade down Main Street from the Gillespie County Court House to the Kraus Bottling Works corner. Miss Davene Schmidt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Schmidt, will reign as the fair queen aboard the association float.
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Gillespie County Fair
Texas
Main Street
Gillespie County Court House
San Antonio
Junction Fair
Melton Kellar
Check Batey
Seguin
L. H. Tiffin
Cuero
Joe L. Mays
Otto Schumann
Walter Ottmers
Calvin Bierschwale
C. M. George
W. N. Lee
Leo J Petsch
Vo Sagebiel
Jack
Eawience
Stone
Keller
Foo
Walter
Cadet Goehmann Enrolled In Observation Course At Harlingen
Aviation Cadet Larry L. Goehmann, son of Mrs. Elsie Walker of Harper Texas, is in the Primary Basic Observer Course at Harlingen Air Force Base. The 12 month program teaches electronics, dead reckoning and radar navigation to qualify cadets for the all jet Air Force. For information contact MSgt G H Woerner in Fredericksburg or at Kerrville Texas.
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Larry L. Goehmann
Elsie Walker
Harper, Texas
Harlingen Air Force Base
Harlingen
Tex
Air Force Bases
Flying Training Air Force
Goehmann
America
Msgt
G. H. Woerner
Fredericksburg
Main St
Kerrville
Texas
Val Dean Bierschwale Weds Alvin J. Lange in Catholic Ceremony
The Rev. A A Gitter officiated the double ring wedding at St. Anthony Church Tuesday August 7 at 9 30 am uniting Val Dean Bierschwale and Alvin J Lange. Lavender dahlias and music by Evelyn Rischner highlighted the celebration. The couple will reside in Colorado Springs Colorado where Lange is stationed after a trip to Buchanan Lake.
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A. A. Gitter
Val Dean Bierschwale
Alvin J. Lange
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Evelyn Rischner
Francis Rischner
Jerome Lange
Felix Lange
San Antonio
Bernhard Lange
Uvalde
Janice Parker
Buchanan Lake
Goatee Moustache Beard Winners Named in Staff Photos
Staff photos list awards for facial hair with Friedrich best goatee and mustache, Emil Sauer and Ted Mundh noted for ugliest, and Richard Kasper for best beard.
Methodist Church Revival Opens August 20 at Harper
Special revival services begin Monday evening August 20 at the First Methodist Church of Harper with Rev E E Reeves of San Antonio as evangelist. Services run nightly at 8 p.m. through August 26 with music and old fashioned gospel singing. Reeves, pastor of Palm Heights Methodist Church, San Antonio, will stay with Rev Jesse Long and visit area homes.
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Servces
First Methodist Church
Harper
Jesse Long
Christ
Jennie Wienecke Named Bride Elect of Jerome Gold
Miss Jennie Wienecke of Harper was honored with a miscellaneous shower at St. James Lutheran Parish Hall. Hosts included Mesd. Henry Moellendorf Jr Hy Wienecke and others. 30 guests signed the guest book. The couple plans to marry August 25 at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
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Jennie Wienecke
Jerome Gold
St. James Lutheran Parish Hall
Harper
Henry Moellendorf Jr
Hy. Wienecke
Orval Harvey
Hugo A. Klein
Julie Wienecke
Henry Moellendorf
Henry Wienecke
Otto Wienecke
G. T. Gold
Alma Moellendorf
Otto Gold
Jennie
Jerry
Miss Wienecke
Mr. Gold
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mrs Ida Smith Joins Family On Two Week Tour
Mrs Ida Smith left Friday to join her son Jack and wife and Mrs Patricia Silvers on a tour. They expect to be gone about two weeks.
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Ida Smith
Jack
Patricia Silvers
Harper High Band Impresses At Doss Centennial
The Harper school band directed by Joseph Paulson wore new uniforms and performed at the Doss Centennial last Saturday. They plan to appear at Harper football games and other activities after the 1956-57 term begins in September, contributing to the program’s success.
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Harper High
Harper School
Joseph Paulson
Doss
Harper
THE
Herald
Doss Celebrates Centennial With Local and Nearby Guests
About 4000 people crowded Doss for the 100th anniversary celebration joined by visitors from Norfolk Virginia Roswell New Mexico Pottsville Pennsylvania Silver Springs Massachusetts Soap Lake Washington Wellesley Hills Massachusetts Wabash Indiana Las Cruces New Mexico and others. A noon dinner honored 75 plus residents and ex residents. A pageant beard and mustache contests and a square dance capped a day of displays music and community spirit.
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Doss
Norfolk
Roswell
N. M
Pottsville
Silver Springs
Soap Lake
Wash
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Wabash
Ind
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
John Kasper
Henry Badhge, Sr
Richard Kasper
Lions Club Meeting Sees Guests and Plans in Harper
The Harper Lions Club held its regular meeting at Harper school with guests M. C. Laake new zone chairman and Leon Powell of Junction. Laake outlined a September zone meeting in Harper and discussed district convention changes and plans for attendance. The club voted to send flowers to Mrs Gordon Harper in Fredericksburg Hospital and work on a fall community calendar. Several local residents visited or stayed with relatives, and the Gammenthaler family moved to Kerrville.
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Lions Club
Harper School
M. C. Laake
Leon Powell
Junction
Lion Laake
Harper
Brownsville
Laake
San Antonio
Harper Lions Club
Gordon Harper Whosan
Fredericksburg
Doss Centennial Exhibit Showcases Egg Art by Mrs Sieckmann
Albert Wieckmann poses beside a glass display of Mrs. Sieckmann Lela Dittmar as she decorates chicken eggs with colored paints gold braids and miniature flowers. She uses shells to dry and harden and inserts miniature ornaments to create attractive souvenirs.
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Albert Wieckmann
Sieckmann
Lela Dittmar
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Gillespie County
Larry Goehmann
Ellington Field
Boerne White Sox
Giants
Pat's Cubs
Bozo the Clown
Empire State
Portis Sims
Gerry
Lone Star Brewery
Stonewall
Krauskopf
Tijuana
Ensenada
San Diego
Chet
Ernest Ellebracht
Ben Evers
Erwin
Jingnie Bennett
Baptist Parsonage
Bennett
MSGN
Dosa
Oscar Geistweldt
Ptaff
Jennie Wiennecke
Ernest Elebracht
Erwin Friedrich
Emil Saucer
Ted Mundh
Lee Feuge
Otto Dittmar
Otto Burgdorf
Freddy Tatsch
Cheseter Kasper
Leroy Kasper
Rockport
Simon Michael
George Garretson
Maeson
Marjorie Ann Sauer
God Bless Amereica
Hasenpfeffer
Jack Jones
Homer Lee Stevens
P. F. Jones
Aubrey Harper
Dallas
Mrs. O. Roskey
Harold B. Birt
Otu
Charlies Gammenthaler
Gammenthalers
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