National Conference of Christians and Jews aims for brotherhood
A historical overview traces the 1928 founding by Charles Evans Hughes and others, outlining the by laws of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. It emphasizes an association of individuals, not religious bodies, promoting justice, amity, understanding, and cooperation among Jews Catholics and Protestants in the United States. The piece argues for an American dream of unity, liberty, and justice for all, urging worldwide brotherhood beginning now in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc
Charles Evans Hughes
Newon D. Baker
S. Parks Cadman
National Conference
United States
Harper Business Men Contribute to Lighted Field
Donations from Harper business firms and citizens, totaling over 1000 dollars including earlier Harper contributions, support a proposed lighted field at Community Park. Funds from Fredericksburg firms boosted by Kerrville and Junction efforts, with lights planned soon as poles and equipment are ordered. Maxie Baumann visited Kerrville relatives. Derryl Beach stayed with Mr and Mrs Charlie Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Business
Floy Bode
Harper
Kerrville
Junction
Fredericksburg
Women’s Department At State Fair To Be Enlarged
Plans for expanding the Women’s Department at the State Fair of Texas for 1949 are in progress. W H Hitzelberger announces the appointment of Mrs. Leah Jarrett as Manager. The Premium List is being prepared and will include classifications beyond Textile Culinary and Antiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hitzelberger
Just Received Lawn Chairs at Julie's Stove Harper TX
Number of x12 linoleum and all metal lawn chairs are now in stock at Julie's Stove in Harper Texas. The notice highlights bulk quantity and product types available for immediate purchase.
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Julie
Harper
Texas
Helping Hand Club Plans Bingo Fundraiser Event
The Helping Hand Club met at Mrs. S. S. Stewart's with 13 members on February 10. Members were assigned roles for year activities and the group will join the Sewing Circle for a bingo party to benefit the Cemetery Fund. A next meeting is planned March 10 at Mrs. Arthur Baumann's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand Club
S. S. Stewart
Sewing Circle
Arthur Baumann
Wallace Brown
Tobin Netting
Hans Wach
Bids Sought for Removal of Fencing on Farm to Market Road
Commissioner Arnold Markworth calls for bids to remove and rebuild about 29 miles of fencing in Gillespie County from the Harper to Kerr County line. The Harper to Kerrville road is an official Farm to Market route. A survey crew is preparing plans for the new paved road and work is expected to begin this summer if preliminaries finish. The project aims to finish before year end once fencing is removed and the contract is let.
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Arnold Markworth
Gillespie County
Harper
Kerr County
Kerrville
State Highway Department
Markworth
Hill Country Baseball League To Start Schedule
A seven team Hill Country League begins April 10 with Fredericksburg Giants Comfort Boerne Stonewall Harper Camp Stanley and Listerdale forming the circuit. Opening games April 10-12 in Comfort Boerne and Fredericksburg set the 18 league games three game series.
Lions Club to Sponsor Play at Harper School
Harper Lions Club met at the school for its bi monthly session and decided to sponsor a local talent play with Supt Neal Fox in charge. The group discussed raising funds to cover park floor debt stock show judges fleece show prizes and other club projects. Proceeds from a Kerrville Harper double header will aid expenses with a youth basketball game between Harper and Kerrville Lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harer Lions Club
Harper School
Neal Fox
Lions Club
Arthur Bierschwale
Phil Rogers
Harper Ffa
Junction
Kerrville
Floy Bode
George Parker
Fat Lamb
Texaco
Kenneth Oehler
Harper Drug Store
Brown Bros
Marshall Brown
Ola Maertz
Jackie Kathorne
Worth Howe
Wesley Sageser
Gillespie Co. Boys
Fredericksburg
Tejas Club Cancer Meeting Set At Harper Theatre
The Tejas Club sponsors a cancer meeting at Harper Theatre Saturday afternoon February 19 at 2 30. Speaker Mrs Edgar Tobin of San Antonio, a Cancer Society board member, will discuss cancer with other prominent society women attending. The event is free to the public and includes films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tejas Club
Harper Theatre
Vester B. Parker
Edgar Tobin
San Antonio
Tobin
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Delta Kappa Gamma Meeting at Menard
The Beta Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met in Menard with Mrs. Ike Murchison as hostess. Mrs. Neal B. Fox spoke on Democracy in grade school and Miss Austin ocracy in high school. Mrs. DeBault of Kerrville explained the Gilmer Aiken bill. A social hour and tea followed. Attendees included Fox and Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Zeta
Delta Kappa Gamma
Menard
Ike Murchison
Neal B. Fox
Engagement of Mary Ann Jung Told
Mr and Mrs James Jung announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Ann to Elmer Kneese son of Mr and Mrs Clemens Kneese of Fredericksburg The wedding is scheduled for June
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Mary Ann Jung
James Jung
Ary Ann
Elmer Kneese
Clemens Kneese
Fredericksburg
St James Missionary Society Met February Meeting
The St James Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church met February 16 at 2 pm with fourteen members present. Mrs Glen Hopf chaired the program. songs, scripture by Mrs Chester Bernhard, prayer by Mrs Chester Itz. The president Mrs Belton Tatsch presided as business opened. the year’s project to improve the church interior was discussed. The meeting ended with a song and The Lord's Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church
Glen Hopf
Chester Bernhard
Chester Itz
Belton Tatsch
Friends Surprise Ray Bierschwale With Birthday Party
A group of friends surprised Ray Bierschwale at his home on Tuesday night to celebrate his birthday. The gathering featured a game of Forty-Two and refreshments including sandwiches, cake, cocoa, and coffee.
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Ray Bierschwale
Harper Boys Headed to Johnson City District Tournament
Harper high school boys basketball joins District 72B action in Johnson City this Friday and Saturday with a 9 a m opener against Blanco. Recap note: Harper previously beat Blanco 25 16 at Comfort. Other first round matches include Briggs versus Comfort and Bertram versus Liberty Hill. The winner advances to the regional meet in San Marcos next week.
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Harper High School
Johnson City
Harper
Blanco
Comfort
Briggs
Bertram
Liberty Hill
San Marcos
Rex Fox
Kerrville
Harper Gymnasium
Spring Term Gillespie County Dist Court Opens Monday
The Spring term of Gillespie County District Court will start Monday at 10 am with a heavy civil docket and a light criminal docket. District Clerk E L Schmidt notes many jury cases and several new criminal cases may be added depending on grand jury bindings. Names of the grand jury were printed in a recent Post.
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Gillespie County District Court
E. L. Schmidt
Post
Fredericksburg Visitors Reported Week End Activities
Mr and Mrs George Allen Gibson and daughters of near Brady Allen Gibson during the weekend. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf were business visitors in Fredericksburg and Kerrville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Joe Mrosek Mr and Mrs Henry Esquell Mr and Mrs Joe Esquell of Harper were Fredericksburg visitors Monday.
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George Allen Gibson
Near Brady
Mrs. Allen Gibson
Oliver Hopf
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Joe Mrosek
Henry Esquell
Joe Esquell
Harper
Fredericksburg Social Roundup With Local Visitors
Mr and Mrs Dayton Rahe were business visitors in Fredericksburg Monday. Mr and Mrs Archie Lennon and daughters and Mrs J C Casper were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee Russell Sunday. They visited Mr and Mrs V C Russell Sr in the afternoon.
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Mrs Dayton Rahe
Fredericksburg
Archie Lennon
J. C. Casper
Elmer Lee Russel
V. C. Russel Sr
Minter Family Attends Wellington Funeral
Rev. and Mrs. Jack Minter and their children traveled to Wellington last week to attend the funeral of Rev. Minter’s sister in law.
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Jack Minter
Wellington
Rev. Minter
Grass diet tests by Elmore Torn spark health claims
Elmore R Torn enters the 12th month of a grass diet experiment in Taylor Texas testing chlorophyll and natural vitamins from cereal grasses. He used dehydrated cerophyl and viet dehydrated cereal grass tablets and lived on grass for 66 days with noticeable gains. He will continue the diet beyond a year, asserting grasses may hold key health properties. Local notes mention Kinsey and Scotty in Kerrville for an auction, and visits by Staudt and Baumann families, plus Albert Lang from San Antonio tending ranch interests and Lehnes visiting San Antonio.
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Taylor
Texas
Elmore R. Torn
Torn
Tom
Two Directors Named for Harper Baseball Club
About fifteen members of the Harper baseball club and several fans attended a meeting at the Harper Appliance Co. building. Bill Kaiser and Frank Staudt were elected directors. Dayton Rahe was reelected secretary treasurer. Oren Cottle named playing manager again. The team joins the Hill Country League with Fredericksburg Giants Comfort Boerne Camp Stanley Listerdale Stonewall and Harper. League officers meet in Comfort Tuesday night. Harper will be represented by Kaiser or Staudt. Open tryouts announced for all Harper players ahead of a pre league game before April 10 prior to the Hill Country schedule.
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Elton Ersch
Comfort
Fredericksburg Giants
Boerne
Stonewall
Harper
Camp Stanley
Listerdale
Jordan
Fredericksburg
Giants
Lackland Army Air Base
Warhawks
Carl Kott
Harper Baseball Club
Harper Appliance Co
Bill Kaiser
Frank Staudt
Dayton Rahe
Oren Cottle
Rev Hubert Baumann Leaves For New Mexico
Rev Hubert Baumann of San Antonio visited Harper with his parents last week before an indefinite stay at Jamez Springs New Mexico for rest and throat ailment treatment. He plans to return to ministry upon recovery. The Baumann family from San Antonio, including Mrs Bill Zurcher Miss Tillie Baumann Mrs Lillie Schneider and Frank Baumann, were in Harper to visit their brother Arthur Baumann.
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Wne
Adolph Staudt
Fredericksburg
Frank Staudt
Arthur Baumann
Hubert Baumann
San Antonio
Jamez Springs
New Mexico
Baumann
Bill Zurcher
Tillie Baumann
Lillie Schneider
Frank Baumann
Harper
Arth. Baumann
Kaiser and Jenschke Family Visit Arthur Baumann Home
Mr and Mrs Albert Kaiser of Center Point and Mr and Mrs Henry Jenschke and daughter Loretta visited the Arthur Baumann home on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kaiser
Center Point
Henry Jenschke
Loretta
Arthur Baumann
Fatal shooting at Lieu's Tavern shocks Fredericksburg
Ernesto Marquescho age about 18 died after being struck by a bullet at 11 45 p m Sunday night at Lieu's Tavern near City Cemetery in Fredericksburg. Saragoso Luna age 20 injured in the melee. Cante lario Borjas and accomplices John Sanchez and Leo Ramos, all Fredericksburg residents, are charged with murder and aggravated assault and held for grand jury action. Funeral services for Marquescho were held. interment in Mexican Catholic Cemetery.
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Ernesto Marquescho
Estaba Marquescho
Fredericksburg
Lieu’s
Saragoso Luna
Frank Briseno
Justice Court
Cantelario Borjas
John Sanchez
Leo Ramous
Fred
Sanchez
Marquescho
Borjag
Joe Petsch
Luekenbsck
Merquesche
Frederickeburg
James Daley
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TVE
Maxie Baumann
Mrs
Mrs. Derryl Beach
Charlie Barrett
Nettie’s
Citizens Auto & Harper Drug Store
Eeee Secwarsusesonsisocees
Lange's Auto
Ccccesee
Strackbein Seecvee
Mutual Lumber Co
Wecceeseuces
Rahe’s Grocery
Anenésie
Robert’s
Ecveseee
Floyd's Store
Dsnsdesdnesbocere
Dean Hopf & John S. Whitewood
Eniti Maaisiay
Women’s Department
Fred Hartmann
Carl Keller
The
Boy Scouts of America
Alaska
Hawaii
Hill Country Baseball League
Wow J. B. Birt Jr
J. B. Bitt
Errville Lions
Harper Lions Club
Kerrville Lions Club
W. A. Brown
Paul DeLorey
Fred Whitewood
Hollan Walker
W. A. Cottle
Cancer Control Chairman
Karl Weblitsche
Delias
Amerian Cancer Society
St. James Missionary Society
Buttonwillow
Calif
Lois Olsen
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Lois
Farm Youth of
America
Elmore Torn
A. J. Kinsey
Scotty
Mr. Kinsey and
Albert Lang
Alfred Lehne
Robert
Mrs. Lehne
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