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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1943
Page
2
A judge urges unity amid wartime strain arguing prohibition fights distract from winning the war. He tells his brother that citizens must avoid internal division and focus resources on national effort, noting long efforts and failure of prohibition.
Walter Jenschke appointed Clerk of the Gillespie County Draft Board replacing Kenneth Walter who led since national selective service began. He will serve as supervisor and inspector over Texas draft boards in the district. Kerrville visitors included Mrs. Fred Gammenthaler and daughter Elizabeth, Mrs. Allen Fowler, sons, and Mrs. A C Wendel. Sgt Ellis Granville of Laredo spent the weekend with his parents C W Granville and wife.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf traveled to Austin on Monday to see their son Lieutenant Hopf who will spend several days with his parents before continuing his duties.
A human interest item collates social notes of Fredericksburg visitors and travels with a wartime poem from North Africa. The piece lists numerous Fredericksburg Madison and nearby households hosting relatives and friends from San Antonio Austin Castell including the Schmidt family and Sgt Harry Schmidt. It also presents a wartime poem by Lt Sgt J L Wade written in 1943 in North Africa describing life there and longing for home and beer.
Mr and Mrs Jim Peril visited Fredericksburg Monday while Dallas Reiger stayed with Forrest Bode. Tiny Bode of San Antonio visits Olin Walker family. Levi Maddox Kerrville guest Saturday. Weldon and Carroll Walker in San Antonio Monday Tuesday. Reuben Bode family Harper visitors Tuesday evening. Ed Tatsch family Kerrville visit to Murphy home. Weekend guests at Olin Walker home include Ruth Callahan Lone Wolf Oklahoma, Mrs Clarence Duberly Delta Colorado, Mrs John Walker Homer and Frances Walker San Antonio. Clifford Bode and son Douglas Roy spend week in Fredericksburg with Otto Itz parents. Forrest Bode and Clifford Bode join A B Barker visit with R G Bierschwale Tuesday.
Ray Leeman of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce argues the war will raise federal and state costs, with Texas facing a share of debt and taxes totaling about 2089 dollars per person and over eight thousand dollars for a four-person family. The piece links higher federal revenues, deficits, and war-time borrowing to the burden on Texans.
The Jersey Show features a humorous She-Male softball game and a bingo stand with hamburgers sandwiches and refreshments. A local concert band may provide music. Jaycee President Gilbert Kaderli formed a committee to plan the two day event and proceeds go to the Jaycee treasury. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Feller of San Antonio visited Harper for the weekend.
A compact collection of aphorisms on concise speech from Tryon Edwards Fendon Steele and others. Includes notes on taste, plain truth, prayer, and the Lord's Prayer, advocating direct, orderly, and potent expression.
Mr and Mrs David Schmidt and family along with Mr and Mrs Roy Stevens and Camille June and Morris Bode and Robert Kensing enjoyed a picnic dinner on the Guadalupe River Sunday. Roosevelt visitors Mr and Mrs August Simon visited Otto Rahe on Saturday while Mr and Mrs Glen Hopf and Harold Rahe called on Roosevelt residents.
Local families and relatives assailed the Klein Branch area for a Sunday camp meeting with multiple Stevens households noted. Guests included the Duderstadts and the Fiedlers with kin visiting Harper and Kerrville residents. Also mentioned are visits by the Gammenthalers from Houston and several Spencer family members at Harper and Gordon Harper homes.
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