Services To Military Families Marks 50th Year
The Red Cross celebrates five decades of aid to service families beginning in 1916 with the Mexican border mobilization. Programs expanded after World War I and II, Korea, and Vietnam, offering emergency communications, counseling, and financial help. In the last year, services rose about 25 percent due to more servicemen in Vietnam, with chapters aiding roughly one in three service families at times up to eight million.
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Red Cross
Washington
D. C
National Guard
U. S
South Vietnam
American Red Cross
Vietnam
ARC Department of Civilian Relief
ARC Central
Home Service
Aomner Red Cross
Military Home Service
Southeast Asia
Westmoreland Joins Johnson at LBJ Ranch Church Service
General William C. Westmoreland and his wife accompanied President Johnson and Lady Bird to St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg Sunday. The visit followed a late night conference at the LBJ Ranch amid discussion on Vietnam, with Westmoreland planning further troop needs and a prolonged U.S. effort.
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LBJ Ranch
William %. Carpenter
Charlie M. Montgomery
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Texas White House
Stonewall
St. Barnabas Church
Fredericksburg
General Westmoreland
LBJ
Westmoreland
U. S
United Nations Assistance
Viet Nam
Ceritain Carpenter
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lady Bird
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Pame
Hawaii
Saigon
William S. Carpenter, Jr
West Point
Charlie M. Mont- FoMer
Ranch
Milton Brown Jr
Texas Military Institute
San Antonio
Jack Langford
Langford
St. Barnabas
Austin
Church of the Resurrection
Justin Lane
Associated Press
South Viet Nam
United States
Barbara Stehling Named Young Homemakers Little Sister
Barbara Stehling, Harper High senior, named Young Homemakers Little Sister by the Harper Young Homemaker Chapter. She serves as FHA officer, was class treasurer 64-65 and vice president 65-66, attended Girls State as a delegate, and participates in band, basketball, FTA, and science club. Rainfall reports of 3-4 inches in Harper and Hill Country last week. Irene Bierschwale and Verlon Claude Masters wed Aug 3 at home. Irene a 1964 Harner High grad and cosmetologist. groom a Navy serviceman. ceremony included pink roses and three-tier cake. reception for about 30. couple to reside in Harper as husband serves in the Navy.
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Harper Young Homemaker Chapter
Barbara Stehling
Barbara
Harper High
FHA
Girls State
FTA
Irene Bierschwale
Verlon Claude Masters
Fred Bretschwale Jr
Harper
Lora Walker
Harner High School
Sam Houston High School
Houston
Navy
Austin Beauty College
Irene
U.S. Navy
C. S. Price
Baptist Church
Patsy Bailey
Mike Cottle
Scotty Sr
AL. Hage
Fred Bierschwale Sr
Nettie Thuem
San Antonio
Phillippines
Carroll Bierschwabe
Texas Youth Conference Delegates Named At UT Austin
Jan Brown Harper and Clyde Henke Fredericksburg join Eileen Hopf in the 4th annual Texas Youth Conference on the University of Texas campus. The event draws over 1200 youth leaders to study delinquency prevention with Robert T. Davis directing. Awards include Miss Rural Electrification and Outstanding County Representative. the assembly airs statewide at 10 a.m. Sunday.
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Jan Brown
Texas Youth Conference
Clyde Henke
Eileen Hopf
Harper
Werner Henke
E. Dean Hopf
University of Texas
Texas
Texas Law Enforcement and Youth Development Foundation of
Austin
Robert T
Sonny) Davis
Miss Brown
Clint Brown
Rural Electrification
United States
Colette Daiute
Charmaine Carr
Dan Truhitte
Sound of Music
America
Hopf
Harper Lions Club
Barbecue Honors Judy Jenkens and Shirley Ahrens
Judy Jenkens and Shirley Ahrens were feted at a barbecue dinner hosted by their parents Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Jenkens of Kerrville and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ahrens. The event Sunday August 14 was at St James Lutheran parish hall with friends delivering birthday wishes and party favors of balloons flags and bubble gum.
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Judy Jenkens
Shirley Ahrens
Rufus Jenkens
Kerrville
Milton Ahrens
St. James Lutheran Parish Hall
Jerry Dittmar Honored On 9th Birthday
Jerry Dittmar was honored on his ninth birthday at his parents home Mr and Mrs Robert Dittmar in Fredericksburg Thursday. Classmates Dwight and Dale Dittmar enjoyed grilled hamburgers and a birthday cake featuring a stage coach and covered wagons. Compasses were given as favors.
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Jerry Dittmar
Robert Dittmar
Dwight
Dale Dittmar
Fredericksburg
Fiedler Reunion Attendees Gather at Klein's Hall
Attending the Fiedler Reunion at Klein's Hall Sunday were Edgar Fiedler and son Martin Ray, Chester and Cecil Tatsch, Alfred Kramer, Mrs Anna Markwordt, Emil Fiedler, Mr and Mrs Pete Kramer and Bobbie, and Mr and Mrs Allen Bridges with children from Kerrville and New Braunfels. The Kerrville group also visited Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer.
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Fiedler
Klein's Hall
Harper
Messrs
Mesd
Edgar Fiedler
Martin Ray
Chester Tatsch
Cecil Tatsch
Alfred Kramer
Anna Markwordt
Emil Fiedler
Pete Kramer
Bobbie
New Braunfels
Allen Bridges
Kerrville
Family visits before army assignment at Lackland AFB
Mrs Tommy Skipper and three children from Empire Michigan arrived Friday night to visit her mother Lydia Bierschwale and other relatives. The family is en route to San Antonio where he will be stationed at Lackland AFB.
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Tommy Skipper
Empire
Michigan
Lydia Bierschwale
San Antonio
Lackland Afb
Harper Fire Department to Sponsor Demonstration
The Harper Volunteer Fire Department led by President Delbert Wilson and Fire Chief Elbert Feller will sponsor a mouth to mouth resuscitation demonstration on Tuesday August 23 at 8 p.m. in the Harper School Cafetorium Fredericksburg based Werner Moehr of Central Texas Electric Cooperative will give the demonstration. The public is invited to attend.
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Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Delbert Wilson
Elbert Feller
Harper School
Werner Moehr
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Fredericksburg
Harper Community Park Rodeo Slated With Parade and Shows
This year's event in Harper kicks off with a 4 p.m. Saturday Western parade through town. Rodeo stock from Lloyd Woodley of Lampasas will headline a two night open show starting at 8 p.m. each evening with events including bareback bronc bull riding calf roping and more. Contests open for registrations 8 a.m. Friday to 12 noon Saturday. headquarters at Floyd Bode's. Sunday features Kerrville Guadalupe Quadrille and an Old-Time Fiddlers Contest at 4 p.m. with age groups under and over 60.
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Harper
Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Floyd Bode
Bo Bland
Ford
Karen Bland
Kerrville Guadalupe
Miss Latina Walker Weds Leslie Esquell in Harper Church
Miss Latina Gay Walker and Leslie James Esquell unite in marriage at St Anthony’s Church Harper with Rev A A Gitter officiating. Bride daughter of Mart and Margie Walker. groom son of Elgin and Mrs Esquell. Reception at Harper Community Hall. Couple to reside in Rutosa New Mexico. groom to Fort Bliss for six months training. Out of town guests came from Fredericksburg Austin Ingram Junction Midland and Tulsa.
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Latina
Gay Walker
Leslie James Esquell
St. Anthoney’s Catholic Church
Harper
A. A. Gitter
Elgin Lange
Mart Walker
Margie Walker
Midland
Elgin Esquell
Harper High School
Darla Anderegg
Barbara Fritz
Kermit Klaehn
Ingram
Herschell Esquell
Marcellus Esquell
Moris Harper
Walker
Laura Klein
Cathy Esquell
Barry Gamel
Linda Harper
Fort Bliss
Army
Esquell
Rutdosa
New Mexico
Frederick
Lions View Color Slides at Harper Lions Meeting
The Harper Lions Club met on Tuesday August 16 with President Dallas Rieger presiding. Guest Miss Janice Spaeth attended for the evening meal and led a slide show of Europe trip images. Lions expressed thanks to member Clifton Fowler before his move to Ingram.
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Harper Lions Club
Dallas Rieger
Janice Spaeth
Lion Clifton Fowler
Ingram
Lion Fowler
Lion
Europe
Texas
Ireland
Scotland
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
Holland
England
Tarper Lions Club
Spaeth
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EW Plummer
Paul Jones
Seattle
California
Guaraoet Mayfields Mattress Com
Gen. Westmoreland
Hill Country
Harper Nuptials United
Vernon Masters
Lonesome End
Radio PostEngraiiing
Henke
Rotary Club
Boys State
Kileen Hopf
Harper Fire Department
the Herald
Frontier Roundup
Rocco
Carer
Frontier
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