Old Teamsters Hold Annual Reunion at Eiserner’s
The second annual Old Teamsters Reunion gathered on Sunday August 4 1940 at Eiserner’s with 82 original teamsters and descendants signing the register. The eldest attendees Michel Gerhard nearing 92 and Hy Baethge from Doss about six months younger led 16 original freighters all over 70. Herman Staudt and band performed old time music as Memorial Exercises at 2 PM honored members who had died this past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gerhard
Herman Staudt
Alex Seipp
Herman
Louis Herbert
Anton Fritz
Damon Ottmers
Richard Maier
August Alberthal
Henry Schaefer
Henry Dietz
Rainfall in July Reaches Wide Areas Across County
July rainfall across Gillespie County varied by location with Crabapple led at 2.40 inches. Hye reported 0.68 inches and other stations including Harper 0.73, Doss 2.11, Willow City 1.94, Handy Stop 1.80 inches, indicating adequate moisture for pasturage and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
F. B. Riley
Riley
Levi Deike
Hyeeee
Otto Rahe
Harper
Karl Durst
Doss
Oswald Eckhardt
Wilow City
Kermit Schnelle
Handy Stop
Pioneer Freighters Honored in County Memorial List
County Attorney Arthur Sterling gave an address on county pioneers and freight haulers who endured hardship in early days. He urged audience members to report their most important pioneer trips within the year for compilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dietz
Edmund Kott
Heinrich Hahne
Joseph Hartmann
Wm. Jacob Mosel
Heinrich Siems
R. S. Klett
Jacob Dietz
Chas, Scharnhorst
Christian Metzger
Arthur Sterling
Houston Family Visits Ford Exposition at New York Fair
The Roberts family from Houston Texas is chosen as the Typical American Family of Houston and wins a free trip to the Ford Exposition in New York. They tour the Ford display greet officials, enjoy free shows and a light Ford tractor, while Ford covers travel and expenses. Notables Mary Pickford William K Vanderbilt Kate Smith Bur ton Wheeler join Ford hospitality. Attendance at the Ford Exposition topped other World’s Fair buildings last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouston
New York
Robert J. Roberts
Bobby,Jr
Roberts
Henry Ford
Houston
Texas
New Ford Playhouse
Mary Pickford
William K. Vanderbilt
Kate Smith
Burton K. Wheeler
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Well Braced Corner Posts Boost Fence Efficiency
An agricultural note from College Station urges bracing and anchoring fence corners with long braces of treated 4 by 4 lumber. Deadmen and cross bars prevent posts from rising and improve bearing. The piece also reports a local association meeting with officers reelected and notes several Harper area visits by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
M. R. Bentley
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Bentley
Rise in Rail Traffic Spurs One Speed Railroad Idea
Experts say growing freight loadings could speed the move to one speed railroading. Roller bearings on new box cars enable freight trains to run with passenger speeds over long distances, potentially aligning schedules as equipment expands. Start of the trend appears with Western railroad orders for high speed merchandise service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. York
N. Y
Nhon
Upture
Patene
Western
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Canton
Ohio
Local visits and camp gathering noted in Harper
Mrs Audrey Livingston and her daughter of Corsicana visit her parents Mr and Mrs L D Nixon this week. Mrs T J Parks Mrs A C Wendel and John Longbotham traveled to Fredericksburg Friday. A large Harper crowd attended the Hill Country Cow Boys Camp near Mountain Home Sunday. Mrs Maurice Bell and her young daughter of Donna visited Mr and Mrs C J Whitewood this week. 200 subscribe to the Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Thiele
Baby of
Brady
Harper
Otto Rahe
Dayton
Harold
Theo. Holmes
Dallas
Audrey Livingston
Corsicana
T. J. Parks
A. C. Wendel
John Longbotham
Fredericksburg
Mountain Home
Maurice Bell
Donna
C. J. Whitewood
Also Mentioned on This Page
OLD Teamsters
Carlos Ashley
Staffel’s
Kerrville
Staffel’'s Feed Store
EE. Saenger Lumber Company
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Hye
Palace Theatre
Chas. Starrett In
B. C
Weaver Bros. and
Elviry
Grand Ole Opry
Mickey Mouse
Chas. Chase
Lupe
Edward G. Robinson
Orchid
Albert Kott
John Stehling
August Rabke
Lawrence Wendel
Werner McDougall
Shelby
Harper Wednesday
Grady Longbotham
Corpus Christi
Mrs
Gilbert Anderegg
Harper Wednesay
R. G. Pollard
Mary Alice
Anna Beth
Carl Oehler
R. R
The
Rexall Drug Store
Medford
Langloss
Big Tube
Rexall
Rexall Drug
Fred Drug Co
the Herald
del Monte & Libbys
Fredericksburg, Texas
Rial
Kerrville, Texas
William Boyd, Russell Hayden In
Lana Turner
John Shelton
William Holden
Bonita Granviles
Robert Young
Maureen O'Sullivan
Lewis Stone
Fred Gammentahler Harper
Granville’s
Durst Garage
West Main St
H. W. Wendel
Lochie Storage & Commission Co
Cooper's
Cooper’s
Martin
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