Captiol Focus on Land Sales Probes and Labor Legislation
Twenty new witnesses, all former General Land Office staff, testified over the past week as the House investigation widens. Senate probes continue since December with two more months planned, amid suits seeking 1 113 800 in state recovery and names like J Paul Little and H R Stallings tied to a fictitious Abbott. The article also outlines labor law efforts sparked by Port Arthur strikes and proposed state agency and election rules, plus moves on crime and comic book bans and insurance regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
General Land Office
House Committee
Senate Committee
Senate
Attorney General
J. Paul Little
H. R. Stallings
Crystal City
John Ben Shepperd
A. B. Abbott
Snepperd
Veterans Land Board
Port Arthur
George Parkhouse
State Federation of Labor
Maury Maverick Jr
Local Boys Enter Calf Scramble at San Antonio Show
About 350 boys enter the calf scramble at the San Antonio Livestock Show including Gillespie County entrants. Ten calves race with each group of 20 boys as they drag a haltered calf to the finish. Prizes range from certificates of 50 to 15 dollars. Fredericksburg High School Band and Pep Squad attend. Miss Donave Davis also present.
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San Antonio
Gillespie County
Frederick S. Burg
Stonewall
Rhea
Tommy Penick
Willow City
Roy Jacoby, Jr
Fredericksburg
John Holland
Jerome Lange
Harper
Bobby F. Heinen
Curtis Cameron
Wayne Zimmermann
Harvey Friedrich
Calvin Schumann
Albert
Charles Burg
Henry Burg
Donave Davis
Mohair
Soldiers on furlough after eight weeks at Fort Bliss
Five home on leave include privates Kelton Lange Roger Harper Kenneth Jordan Perry Mueller and others after completing eight weeks of basic training at Fort Bliss El Paso Lange Jordan Klein and Harper plan to return to Fort Bliss for further training this Friday Mueller departed Tuesday for Fort Ord California
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Kelton Lange
Roger Harper
Harper
Herman Klein
Kenneth Jordan
Perry Mueller
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Lange
Jordan
Klein
Mueller
Fort Ord
California
Fredericksburg Concert Attended by Local Residents
Mrs. Mattie Arnold and others attended the Texas University Symphony Orchestra Concert in Fredericksburg Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Rischner and daughters also joined. A quilting bee was held at Mrs. Alfred Kramer’s home with several ladies in attendance. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Birr visited relatives in Dallas. Mrs. Edgar Ellebracht visited Mrs. Tommy Skipper. Mrs. Arthur Baumann joined Rev. Hubert Baumann on a trip to San Antonio to visit Arthur Jr. and Fritzie Baumann and family before returning home.
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Mattie Arnold
A. C. Wendel
John Arthur Tarr
Fred Gammenthaler
Texas University Symphony Orchestra
Fredericksburg
Felix Rischner
Arthur Baumann
Rev
Hubert Baumann
San Antonio
Arthur, Jr
Fritzie
Rilcosing
Visit Sentiments Across Ingram and Turtle Creek
Mr and Mrs Mack Hendersoon of Ingram visited the Stevens home last week. Mrs Chester Moses and grandson Lloyd Harper called on the Stevenses Saturday. Mrs Lewis Stevens spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs George Holekamp at Turtle Creek. Mrs Bill Senior and a Houston visitor visited Mrs Senior's grandmother Mrs J C Casper and other relatives Saturday night and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Hendersoon
Ingram
J. O. Stevens
Chester Moses
Lloyd Harper
Lewis Stevens
George Holekamp
Turtle Creek
Bill Senior
Near Houston
Three New Regents Appointed to Texas University Board
Gov Allan Shivers named three new members to six year terms on the University of Texas Board of Regents. The appointees are Mrs Charles K Deval wife of Kilgore News Herald publisher Dr J Lee Johnson III Fr Worth lumberman and Dr Merton Minter San Antonio physician. An enforcement campaign to curb bootleg cigarette flow from Missouri and Colorado was ordered by the state comptrollers office tax division.
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Ments Tax Division
State Comptrollers Office
Missouri
Colorado
Allan Shivers
University of Texas Board of Regents
Charles K. Deval
Kilgore
Mrs Merle Cottle and kin visit relatives here
Mrs Merle Cottle and children of San Antonio spent the weekend visiting relatives in the area, stopping briefly to greet local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Cottle
San Antonio
Deferred pasture work aids soil conservation in Gillespie County
Letter to the Editor discusses ranchers in Gillespie County Texas using summer deferment to improve soil crust issues and moisture penetration. Soil Conservation Service technicians compare deferred and non deferred pastures while noting economic and turf recovery benefits and urging light stocking to withstand drought. The piece lists area landowners assisted and notes district meetings and local letters from residents in Harper Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hahn
Fredericksburg
Soil Conservation Service
Hahn
Gillespie County
Social Security Talk at Gillespie County Farm Bureau Meeting
James B. Marley of the Social Security Administration in Austin will speak at the Gillespie County Farm Bureau meeting on February 18 at 7:30 p m in the District Courtroom. The event welcomes non members and will include questions on the Emergency Drouth Hay Program with a three question poll guiding future county actions. Farmers are urged to discuss the issues with neighbors and attend to voice opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Marley
Social Security Administration
Austin
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Meier
Aieler
Local families visit Harper relatives this weekend
Mr and Mrs Jerry Bierschwale and daughters of Big Springs spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Bierschwale Mr and Mrs Richard Harrington and children of Killeen visited relatives in Harper Saturday night and Sunday Mrs Harrington is remembered as Miss Beatrice Sagebiel Miss Jo Ann Spaeth a Texas Lutheran College student spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Spaeth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bierschwale
Big Springs
Mrs
Fred Bierschwale
Richard Harrington
Killeen
Harper
Harrington
Beatrice Sagebiel
Jo Ann Spaeth
Texas Lutheran College
Raymond Spaeth
San Antonio Couple Visit Barrett Parker Families
Miss Kay Farquhar and Mr and Mrs Chester Deiter, all of San Antonio, visited Mr and Mrs Charlie Barrett and Mr and Mrs Carlos Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Farquhar
Chester Deiter
San Antonio
Charlie Barrett
Carlos Parker
Swifty Fisher Receives Parking Ticket Lesson
Swifty Fisher clashes with a parking ticket in Traffic Court. Hack Miller reviews the case and finds the ticket a misfire from a kid’s police game. The judge urges calm, noting personal choices should not become public law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swifty Fisher
Hack Miller
Swifty
Hack
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