San Antonio Deaths by Age in 1948 Alarmingly Detailed
A contributed note from S. A. Light warns a worried brother about life expectancy in San Antonio. It uses city statistics to map leading causes of death by age, from infant deaths in 1948 to those over 45, noting the roles of diarrhea pneumonia tuberculosis diabetes heart disease cancer and accidents before concluding with a hopeful count of total births. The piece emphasizes 3054 deaths from ten causes and 965 other deaths, underscoring urban mortality patterns.
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San Antonio
S. A. Light
Tejas Club Expresses Appreciation For Good Cooperation
The Tejas Study Club met Feb 19 at the Harper Theatre with hostesses Mrs. Mattie Arnold and Mrs. Vester B. Parker. Cancer Society district president Mrs. M Spencer spoke, and Mr. Fox presented a cancer film. The club extended thanks to supporters and Harper Theatre for use of the building at no charge. A business meeting elected officers and council members for the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tejas Study Club
Harper Theatre
Mesdames Mattie Arnold
Vester B. Parker
M. Spencer
American Cancer Society
Fox
Tejas Club
Harter Theatre
Vester B. Parer
Charles Ains
C. ‘Coplen
D. ‘Uderstadt
Gilbert
Four Gillespie 4-H Club Boys Heroed by County Agent
Three Gillespie County 4-H Club youths were honored on Station KNAF by County Agent Henry Grote. Elroy Ransleben earned the Gold Star Award for feeding lambs, capons, and calves and won numerous prizes. Elmer Tatsch received the Wilson Award for meat animal production with his steer that won in county and district shows and placed at the State Fair. it sold for 50 cents a pound to Richard Fredrich. Harvey Ellebracht earned the County Award for corn production with multiple fair prizes, stressing crop work's importance alongside animal projects.
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Gillespie County
Henry Grote
KNAF
Elroy Ransleben
Elmer Tatsch
Mr. Grote
Harvey Ellebracht
Elroy
Alvin Ransleben
Texas Extension Service
Wilson
R. S. Connor
Dallas
Fort Worth
Richard Fredrich
Kerrville
International Harvester Co
Harvey
Albert Ellebracht
Harper Lions Defeat Kerr Lions In Close Contest
Harper Lions basketball team edged Kerrville Lions 34 29 on Thursday night on the new gym floor. The Harper lineup included Worth Howe Rex Fox Aubrey Harper Omer Cottle Neal Fox Fred Whitewood Carl Oehler Paul DeLorey Clint Brown Watkins Tarr and president A L Bierschwale. Harper high school girls A and B teams defeated St Marys Fredericksburg. Center Point boys and girls beat Harper teams Tuesday. season schedule ends this week per Coach Rex Fox.
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Harper Lions
Kerrville Lions Club
Worth Howe
Rex Fox
Aubrey Harper
Omer Cottle
Neal Fox
Fred Whitewood
Carl Oehler
Paul DeLorey
Clint Brown
Watkins Tarr
A. L. Bierschwale
Harper
Center Point High School
Harper High School
Center Point
Elgin Klein Drowns In Spring Creek
Elgin Klein a 31 year old Tivy dale ranch employee died Monday night in Spring Creek. His body was found Tuesday morning around 7 30 by a search party after he failed to return from a fishing trip. Deputy Ben Fiedler and County Judge Henry Hirsch ruled it accidental drowning observed at the scene with Drs Perry and Feller present. The report notes Klein, wife and two sons had fished the previous afternoon and returned home to the E W Riley ranch before heading back to the creek later that evening. Mrs Klein notified Hayden Osbourn when her husband did not return, and Osbourn with Henry Schmidt and E H Riley found an empty canoe and then located Klein’s body about 7 30 in 7 to 8 feet of water. He apparently tried to swim to shore after losing his shoes and suffered cramps.
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Elgin Klein
Tivydale Ranch
Spring Creek
Justice of the Peace
Wm. Brung
Bob Loth
Liana
Ben Fiedler
Henry Hirsch
Fiedler
Osbourne
Schmidt
Fire Dept
Klein
Local Family Visits and Weekend Travel
Mr and Mrs Edgar Elebracht and children visited her mother Mrs Ida Kneese Sunday and she accompanied them home for a visit. Dr and Mrs Theo Molm and two children of San Antonio spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe. Mrs Rehe accompanied them home for a few days visit.
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Edgar Elebracht
Ida Kneese
Theo Molm
San Antonio
Otto Rahe
Rehe
Friendly Sewing Circle Bingo Party Planned for April
Friendly Sewing Circle to sponsor a late April Bingo at the school building with a quilt project, cake and coffee booths, and a split fund-raising plan for two Harper cemeteries. Members to bring cakes or pies and prizes. donations support club treasury and cemetery funds after expenses.
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Friendly Sewing Circle
Edmund Fiedler
Alfred Kramer
Harper
A. A. Gitter
Heavy rains raise month total to near four inches in Harper
Rain reporter Otto Rahe notes Tuesday night brought 1.45 inches and Friday morning up to 10 am added 2.15 inches in Harper. Through February the monthly total nears four inches, surpassing January's 3.44 inches and signaling widespread washouts for creeks and rivers including Devil's River Llano Guadalupe and Pedernales. Earth dams and small lakes should gain significant water after years of low levels.
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Otto Rahe
LCRA
Harper
Rahe
Devil's River
Llano
Guadalupe
Pedernales
Rev Geo Brown Buried in Harper
George Henry Brown a retired Baptist minister died in Fredericksburg February 18 1849 at eighty six years eight months four days He was born June 14 1862 in McLennan County Surviving are three children and many grandchildren Funeral services were at the Harper Baptist Church conducted by Rev L H Billings and Rev Ike Hargrave Funeral arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home Kerrville and burial was in Harper Cemetery
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George Henry Brown
Fredericksburg
McClennan County
Kerrville
Old Central Hotel
Willie Allen
Mary Robertson
George Brown
Copperas Cove
Tom Brown
San Angelo
Mary McBeth
Sabinas
L. H. Billings
Ike Hargrave
Harper Baptist Church
Smith Funeral Home
Harper Cemetery
Harper Boys Tie For Third In Johnson City District 72B
Harper High School boys A team tied for third at the District 72B tournament in Johnson City after beating Blanco 26 25 and Comfort 46 42 on Friday, then losing to Bertram 69 28 and to Johnson City 43 25 on Saturday. Carter led the Blanco game with 13 points, C D Jung top-scored vs Comfort with 16. The club schedules a final boys game vs Center Point and a Kerrville Lions Club charity tilt at the Harper gym tonight followed by a girls game.
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Harper High
Johnson City
Harper
Blanco
Comfort
Bertram
Johnson
Rex Fox
Harper School
Hill Country Baseball League Officials Elected at Comfort Meeting
Elton Jordan was elected president of the Hill Country Baseball League at a Comfort meeting. Martin Marquardt of Listerdale and Bull Kaiser of Harper were named vice-president and secretary, Morris Goforth of Comfort treasurer. Directors include Dr. L. W. Feller Fredericksburg J. C. Welch Stonewall John Kutzer Boerne and G. Patton Camp Stanley. The league schedule starts Sunday April 10 with a full schedule to follow.
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Hill Country Baseball League
Comfort
Elton Jordan
Martin Marquardt
Listerdale
Bull Kaiser
Harper
Morris Goforth
Comfort Treas
L. W. Feller
Fredericksburg
J. C. Welch
Stonewall
John Kutzer
Boerne
G. Patton
Camp Stanley
Harper Child Scarred Eye By Lye Incident
Carolyn Ruth Minter five year old daughter of Rev and Mrs Jack Minter of Harper accidentally poured lye into her left eye while playing near a can. She rinsed with water, received care at Fredericksburg hospital, and is recovering without apparent permanent damage. Local visitors and relatives spent the weekend in Harper and nearby towns.
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Carolyn Ruth Minter
Jack Minter
Harper
Fredericksburg
Ysician Poy
Carolyn Ruth
Opal Lennon Marries Jessie Tijerino in San Antonio
Opal Lennon and Jessie Tijerino wed Jan 8 1949 at St. Gerard's Rectory San Antonio. Attendants were Donnie Lennon and Adrian Zukle. Bride attended nursing school and works at Baptist Memorial Hospital. groom serves in the Army and works in San Antonio. Best wishes from The Herald.
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G. D. Lennon
Opal
Jessie Tijerino
San Antonio
St. Gerard's Rectory
Father Kennedy
Donnie Lennon
Adrian Zukle
Tijerino
Harper High School
The
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Army
Herald
Our Lady of the Lake Choral to Perform Sunday Night
Our Lady of the Lake College Choral Club directed by Gerald Ingraham will give a concert February 27 at 7 30 p m in Fredericksburg High School auditorium The group from San Antonio College includes 48 women with varied musical studies and Ingraham will also sing solos and discuss his career with NBC CBS and concert work
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Our Lady of the Lake College Choral Club
Gerald Ingraham
Music Study Club
Fredericksburg
San Antonio College
NBC
CBS
Oou
Weekend Visitorsand Visits Across Local Homes
Mr and Mrs J A Green of San Angelo visited the Duderstadt and Hopf homes over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood and song visited A J Kinsey's home Sunday evening. Hubert Rahe and children and Mrs August Kirchhoff and Miss Helen visited the Anderegg and Wendel homes at Doss Sunday. Rode attended a shower for Miss Mathilda Rode in the afternoon. Lon Whetstone returned from a week with his daughter and family in Houston. Oliver Hope and family spent the weekend in Austin with their son Erato.
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J. A. Green
San Angelo
M. R. Duderstadt
Glen Hopf
Fred Whitewood
Song
A. J. Kinsey
Hubert Rahe
August Kirchhoff
Helen
Martin Anderegg
A. A. Wendel
Doss
Rode
Mathilda
Lon Whetstone
Houston
Mrs. Oliver Hope
Austin
Erato
Second Week Petit Jury List
The second week jury list for District Court calls 9 a.m. in Elgin. Names include Staats, Gold, Saenger, Friedrich, Schuch, Kott, Kuhlmann, Kneese, Bierschwabe, Gardner, Baethge, Hahn, Petermann, Dietz, Stehling, Moeller ing, Rusenberger, Krein, Geistweldt, Barth, Gerhard, Hartmann, Boening, Hollmig, Kraerner, Weidenfeller, Franke, Weinheimer, Fritz, Herbert, Stehling, Eckhardt, Hansen, Eckert, Heimann, Cren welge, Hahne, Segner, Kammiah, Bierschwale.
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Elgin Staats
Arthur Gold
Fred H. Saenger
Gottlieb Friedrich
Marvin Schuch
Otto Kott
Walter Kuhlmann
Martin Kneese
Calvin Bierschwabe
Gilbert Gardner
Elmo Baethge
Emil Hahn
Milton Petermann
Otto Dietz
Isidore Stehling
Harry Moellering
Erwin Rusenberger
Helmuth K
Local visitors gather for weekend in Fredericksburg area
Temple Duderstadt of Fredericksburg visited Harper, while Mr and Mrs H C Baker and son from Kerrville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs J M Scarborough and other relatives. Mrs Jim Custer of Mason joined by Charlie Rogers and daughter, and Mr and Mrs Clarence McDougall with two children were guests of their mother Mrs John Rogers and Miss Matile Sundays.
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Temple Duderstadt
Fredericksburg
Harper
H. C. Baker
Kerrville
J. M. Scarborough
Jim Custer
Mason
Charlie Rogers
Clarence McDougall
John Rogers
Miss Matile
Gillespie County Grand Jury Returns 14 Indictments
The Gillespie County Grand Jury met Monday to Wednesday and handed up 14 indictments including 13 felonies and one misdemeanor. Key charges include murder in the Ernesto Marquecho case with accomplices Candalerio Borjas and John Sanchez, rape and bigamy against Vicente Lozano, and multiple theft, forgery, burglary, hot checks, and driving while intoxicated cases across Gillespie and Comal counties. Indictments list names such as Leo Ramos, Vicente Lozano, Henry Hopf, George Wilkerson, Gerald Schneider, W. E. Creech, Cantelario Borjas, John Sanchez, Elgin Schaper, Glen Cosper, Kenneth Cosper, Joseph Lang, and Charles Neal Jr.
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Gillespie County
Grand Jury
Leo Ramos
Ernesto Marquecho
Fredericksburg
Candalerio Borjas
John Sanchez
Vicente Lozano
Gillespie
Comal
Lozano
McCulloch County
Maria Rubio
Willow City
Bob Loth
Lozano Sis
Gillespie Co
Loth
Comal County
Joe Petsch
Harper
Juan Ramos
Henry Hobson Hopf
Vicente
George Wilkerson
Gerald Edward Schneider
Lee Hall
Edward Lee Hill
W. E. Creech
Cantelario Borjas
John
Grand Jury Returns Record 14 Indictments in Gillespie County
A Gillespie County grand jury met Monday and reported to District Judge Ferguson at 6 30 p m Wednesday evening. The panel returned 14 bills of indictment the largest tally in years. Judge Ferguson, after reviewing the findings, dismissed 13 cases to be called up next February 33 at 9 a m. This tale remains incomplete.
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Ferguson
Gillespie County
Fergueen
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Mountain Home
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Gillespie Grand Jury
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Our Lady of the Lake
Hill Country Study Club
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