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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Page
3
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declares victory and spiritual renewal after eight years of struggle. He honors soldiers Allies and Sun Yat-sen, urges mercy toward Japan's people, and calls for lasting peace with world unity and mutual trust. He warns peace poses hard tasks ahead and stresses indivisible world peace.
A War Department directive allows soldiers discharged and reenlisting within three months to keep their former rank. Pvt. Clifford Reed, stationed at Camp Pickett, Virginia, may reenlist in higher or same grade. the new rule also affects those with prior service over 20 days but under three months. The address of the nearest recruiting office is U S Army Recruiting Station 118 Oldest Citizen Dies At Age 100, Five Reach Age Past 90 Out of 117 deaths recorded in Gallespie County in 1945, one person reached the century mark. five were over 90, and 27 died aged 80 to 86. The centenarian was Mrs Eliza Watkins of Harper who died May 20 1940 after her ninth anniversary. The county average age was 66 years 7 months for 1945 with 117 total deaths, 263 births. Births rose from 237 in 1943 and 241 in 1944. Notables who died aged over 90 include Mrs Orlean Roberts 93 Mrs Emma Gastinger 93 Joseph Metzger 91 Mrs Mary Wahl 90 Mrs Mary Dechert 91. Deaths between 80 and 90 numbered 22, between 70 and 80 numbered 23, and younger ages total 37 with several infants and stillborns. (See VITAL STATISTICS Page 3) 000 Mr. and Mrs Calvin Durst of Fredericksburg visited Miss Elizabeth Gammenthaler. Mr. and Mrs Erato Hopf visited in the J R Peril home. Broadway Bedell Ridge San Antonio Texas.
David Whitworth’s billy kid wins grand champion of all sheep classes at the Comfort FFA Livestock Show held Saturday January 26. Francis Faltin leads in beef and many first places among 165 entries judged by M. M. Smith and others.
Edith Fellows and Nanette Fabray relax in a New York City apartment between performances in Marinka and Bloomer Girl. Their cocker puppy Bloomer Girl keeps them company, proving city living can still bring pleasure loyalty and devotion from a dog.
A group of 24 miscellaneous commodities, mostly minor food items, are exempted from price control per Clifton George Jr of the San Antonio district Office of Price Administration. Items include canned sweet potatoes parsnips onions except pickled onions, rutabagas turnips sauerkraut juice beet juice fresh pepper cabbage and Irish potatoes excluding French fried shoestring or julienne styles. 2000: Miss Bonnie Mae Bierschwale spent Friday night with Miss Margaret Rischner.
The piece argues that electric fans save fuel by circulating heated air, reducing warm pockets near ceilings. It recommends using fans to circulate air in storage spaces to refresh fabrics, deter moths, and improve overall heating efficiency during scarce fuel periods.
A call to persuade fascist supporters to acknowledge errors and embrace democracy. The speaker argues national independence, human rights, and equal cooperation as bases for permanent peace, urging Allied nations and citizens to defeat enemies through reason and transformed loyalties.
The reader is advised to place an electric fan to move warm air around a radiator to heat the room and refresh air. Experiment to find the best position. for large windows use the fan to defog by blowing warm air onto glass, clearing cloudy patterns.
The Hill Country Implement Co presents a free soil conservation film program at Fredericks High School auditorium on Wednesday night February 6. Benno Weiss says the event covers soil conservation methods future farm programs and postwar farm machinery plans with low cash prizes as entrance rewards. International Harvester Co. sponsors the film showcase. Mrs Forest Thomas and her child visit her parents in Louisiana. Miss Helen Kramer visits Fredericksburg parents.
Air photo from last Sunday shows Gillespie County’s planned airport site. The 256 acre parcel was bought for 25 thousand dollars from Emil Tatsch by the county commissioners court. Live Oak Creek runs through the site and gravel deposits will aid runway construction and county road work. Potential future parks include a swimming pool and golf facilities at the location.
Harper FFA stock show set for next Friday at the school. Luther League members met January 27 at the Muellendorf home with hosts Albert and Edmund Muellendorf. A chicken supper for 27 leaguers and sponsors, and a program including hymns scripture prayer games and refreshments followed. Lev Kensing visited Harper on Tuesday evening.
The Catholic Actions Councils of Men and Women met last Sunday with reports from four committee chairs led by Felix Rischner A Baumann H Esquell and Robt Fritz A women’s report was given Discussion clubs were identified as Catholic Action work The group voted to hold future meetings on the last Friday of each month at 8 pm to avoid Sunday morning crowding. Sunday services covered a fatal car accident in San Antonio and related family details.
Mr and Mrs Fred Bode and son of Kerrville plus Mr and Mrs Louis Stevens and Mary Virginia visited in the George Dutler Stadt home Sunday.
Mrs O Ruskey and Mr and Mrs Edwin Sears and baby visit Mrs Minda Faye Petach Monday night. Ole Mr and Mrs Edwin Sears and son left for Houston to make their home.
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