Brotherhood Week Aims to Unite Faiths and Foster Tolerance
The piece notes Brotherhood Week observed across the United States to promote respect among diverse religious beliefs and racial origins. Hearst papers boosted the drive, led by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, to counter postwar hate movements and reinforce American unity through church cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hearst
San Francisco
National Conference of Christians and Jews
America
E. R. Clinchy
Tejas Study Club Open Meeting Features Two Guest Speakers
The Tejas Study Club hosted an open meeting at Harper school with speakers Mrs. Will Stockard and Rev. Charles Workman. Stockard discussed returning veterans and home care, while Workman reviewed E Stanley Jones The Christ of the American Road and civic faith themes. Officers for the coming year were elected and installed in May.
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Tejas
Harper School
Will Stockard
Russell Pauley
Milton Dyer
C. Parker
J. R. Peril
Douglas Duderstadt
E. Dean Hopf
Carl Oehler
Clinton Brown
David Schmidt
Gilbert Anderegg
W. C. Russell
County Waste Paper Drive Planned by Gillespie Scouts
A county wide waste paper drive is set for March 2 and 3 with all local Boy Scout troops participating. Rubin Bernhard and Benno Weiss coordinate final plans as leaders urge citizens to gather vitally needed scrap material. Paper should be bundled for easy handling with newspapers and magazines separated, and cardboard and corrugated boxes also requested.
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Gillespie County
Boy Scout District
Rubin Bernhard
Benno Weiss
Gillespie County Soldier Curtis Griffin Killed in Belgium
The War Department reports PFC Curtis L. C. Griffin 32 Fredericksburg native killed in action in Belgium on February 4 after serving since November 1942. He trained at Camp Haan California shipped to England December 1943 and fought in France Belgium Holland and Germany. survived by parents five brothers and five sisters.
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Gillespie County
Belgium
War Department
John E. Griffin
Fredericksburg
Pfe Curtis L. C. Griffin
Pfe
Curtis Griffin
Camp Haan
California
England
France
Holland
Germany
Griffin
Morris Ranch
Young's Chapel
Thomas Jefferson High School
Santa Anna
Calif
Bessie
Ed. Griffin
Arthur Giffin
Cpl
Mikel FE. Griffin
K. C. Griffin
Pfc
Alton Griffin
Virgie
J. E. Petty
Kerrville
Eula
F. G. Pieper
Harper
Ima
Phil Dreyfus
Alison
John EF. Zehner
San Antonio
Brotherhood and equal justice in American freedom
S A Light reflects on the spirit of brotherhood as essential to free institutions. He cites Jefferson’s call for equal and exact justice to all, urging observance through Brotherhood programs to strengthen security and heritage for future generations.
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America
Thomas Jefferson
S. A
Soldier Corporal Molberg Wounded in Action in Belgium
Corporal Robert Molberg son of Fredericksburg mayor was slightly wounded December 17 in Belgium with an artillery unit. He was awarded the Purple Heart and remained at the front despite the minor injury.
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Robert Molberg
Joe Molhberg
Fredericksburg
Belgium
Robert
Army Officer Tells of Pope's County School Census Plan
Albert Petermann informed Harper Herald that in March the Pope County census will enumerate children aged 6 to 18, including those turning 6 by September 1 or age 18 on that date. County Judge Hirsch will appoint rural enumerators, while district chairmen name census workers for Harper and Fredericksburg ISDs.
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Senate
Pope
Texas
Albert Petermann
Henry Hirsch
The
Harper Herald
Hirsch
Harper and Fredericksburg Independent
Local Draft Board Urges Registrants to Advise Occupation Changes
Texas Local Draft Board calls on registrants aged 18 to 37 to report occupational changes before switching jobs. The notice cites a Gen Herschey letter and urges timely updates to avoid removal from deferred status. It notes bills in the legislature on minors, pensions, redistricting, and open season fishing.
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Texas
Senate
House Committee
Gillespie
Blanco
Kendall
Burnet
Llano
Mason
Kerr
Gen Herschey
Selective Service
Texas Junior Goat Show awards and military notes
The Texas Junior Goat Show at Menard awarded third place to Junior Whitewood from Harper. Leroy Brandon Jr. of Kerrville won best animal, Gloria Westbrook of Menard was second. The page also highlights Lt Col James K. Taylor and Gen Walker recounting a Rome audience with Pope Pius XII, and Taylor’s Texas military service in World War II.
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Junior Whitewood
Menard
Future Farmers of America
Texas
P Menard
Leroy Brandon Jr
Kerrville
Gloria Westbrook
Fred Whitewood
Harper
Gillespie County
San Angelo
Pope Pius VII
James K. Taylor
Texas Senate
Gen. Walker
Texas Army
Rome
Col. Taylor
Austin Kiwanis Club
131St Field Artillery
Salerno
Steluin
France
Cal. Taylor
Eternal City
Phate
Walker
Pius XII
Cal Taylor
Chamber of Commerce Provides Hybrid Seed Corn to 4H Boys
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce distributed four varieties of hybrid seed corn to Gillespie County 4H Club boys ages ten to twenty one. The aim is to test which variety yields best in local conditions. Eligible boys may receive seed to plant an acre until supplies run out. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Ed Musel of Port Arthur with funeral planned in Kerrville Thursday afternoon.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Fredercksburg
Seni Chamber of Commerce
Thas
Ceattys
Gallespl County
FH Club
Gillespie County
Fred Bretschwale
Ed Musel
Port Arthur
Kerrville
Lions Club Charter Night Set for Junction Next Tuesday
The Lions Club will hold a charter night program in Junction next Tuesday with members in attendance. The report also notes a February 13 marriage at the Baptist Church parsonage in Harper between Miss Tommie Belle Phillips and Seaman First Class Clay Wilson with future plans for residence and study.
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Lions Club
Junction
Tommie Belle Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Harper
Clay Wilson
John Wilson
Kerrville
Baptist Church Parsonage
J. A. Carson
S) Navy
Larper Eigeh
Harper Lions Club
Harper Lions
Junction Club
Lee Goff
Harper Club
Force Laon
Wm. Root
New Eyes of Plastic Could Rival Real Eye, AO Announces
American Optical Company unveils an all plastic artificial eye that replicates natural color and appearance, resists breakage and corrosion, and can be reshaped for a precise fit. A porcelain basin test shows the plastic eye surviving a shock while a glass eye shatters.
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Southbridge
Mass
American Optical Company
Fowler Family Visits Kin Amid Ill Father’s Sickness
Mr and Mrs Allen Fowler and two sons of Louisiana visited Mrs Gammenthaler and her husband Monday. Mr Fowler was called to Austin due to his father’s serious illness.
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Allen Fowler
Louisiana
Fred Gammenthaler
Fowler
Austin
Guerilla Leaders Recapture and Escape After Bataan Fall
In Luzon P I soundphoto shows Gen. C P Hall with Guerilla leaders Col Gyles Merrill Lt Col Peter D Calver and Capt George Crane captured at Bataan. They were bound for a Japanese camp in San Fernando, escaped after ten days, then regrouped in the hills and formed Guerilla bands awaiting American return.
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Luzon
P. I
C. P. Hall
Ith
Coupe
Gyles Merrill
Peter D. Calver
George & Crane
Bataan
San Fernando
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Churches of America
Tejas Study Club
Erato Hopf
New York
Rev. C. Workman
Oliver Hopf
Women's Auxiliary Corps
WAC
Myldred Bickham
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
W. C. A. Bickham Sr
Wyandotte Vault Co
Wac’s
Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Lee
Virginia
Hopf
Fargo
N. C
Pennsylvania
Bickham
Supply Department
U. S. Army
J. S. Whitewood
E. R. Brown
Fred. Whitewood
D. O. Whitewood
Charles Workman
Theo. Oehler
Herbie Oehler and Sons
Onc
Robert Kaiser
Ovu
Granville Barker
Charles E. Bein
Sonora
Dan Wiley
Pvt
V. C Russel Jr
V. C. Russel Sr
Clarence Bierschwab
Archie Lennon
Russel
Curtis L. C. Griffin
Curtis Griffin Photo
MacDonald
Mae
Ac Ei
Pei
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Jorg
Cohasset
Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin
Miss T Phillips
Omdes
Victor Harper
Navy
Tommie Harlen
J. C. Watkins
Richard
Lions International
WHHL
Lawrence
Alfred Lehne
Trike Herald
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