Read This 9c 0c Contributing Opinion Clashs Over Shortage
David Lawrence argues government actions caused the cigarette shortage by limiting tobacco acres to raise farmer prices and stockpiling cigarettes for Britain and later diverting to France. Tomasz Arciszewski and 1,326 signers urge an international Bill of Rights to protect religious and individual rights worldwide amid postwar reconstruction.
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David Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
England
France
United States
Britain
Tomasz Arciszewski
Poland
Arciszewski
Public Opinion Quarterly
Princeton University
Universities Committee
Sumner Wells
New School of Special Research
Harper F F A Stock Show and navy missing sailor report
Harper F F A stock show is planned for February 10 at the Agriculture Barns with 88 animals from Harper High School members including 22 Billie Kids and 12 Fat Lambs plus a Colt show. Also reported is Karl W. Kappus missing in action after serving in the U S Navy in the Pacific. details unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper F. F. A
E. Dean Hopf
Harper High School
Billie
Delaine
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Tyrus Cox Leads Gillespie County Infantile Paralysis Campaign
Tyrus D. Cox appointed director for Gillespie County’s President's birth day celebrations and March of Dimes drive to fight infantile paralysis. January 11 to 31 event period, with George Waverly Briggs announcing. Local efforts coordinate with Texas groups including American Legion and 4-H while events raise funds for treatment and national research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrus D. Cox
Qillespie
George Waverly Briggs
Dallas
Texas State Committee
Laurie Wells
Eva Schneider
Texas
American Legion
American Farm Bureau Federation
Future Farmers of America
America
Cox
U. S
National Foundation For
Gillespie Regis Trants Reported For Induction January 2
A Gillespie County select group reported on January 2 for induction into the army and navy at Fort Sam Houston reception center. Army inductees: Jacob Peter Roeder, Allen Gottfried Klein, Roy Clyde Ricketts, Marvin Aug Mund, Harry Henry Barsch. Navy inductees: Melvin Lawrence Burrer, William F. Grinke Jr., Stephen Andrew Sterling, B C Sageser Jr., Lawrence W. Nebgen, Leroy A. Usener, Allen H. Usener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Army
Navy
Fort Sam Houston
Jacob Peter Roeder
Allen Gottfried Klein
Roy Clyde Ricketts
Marvin Aug Mund
Harry Henry Barsch
Melvin Lawrence Burrer
William F. Grinke, Jr
Stephen Andrew Sterling
B. C. Sageser, Jr
Lawrence W. Nebgen
Leroy A. Usener
Allen H. Usener
Gillespie County youths attaining 18 register in December
The Gillespie County Selective Service Board lists youths reaching age 18 in December. Named registrants include Jasper F. Danz, John Ramirez, Harold H. Ottmers, Thomas J. Zenner, Roy R. Ottmers, Virgil G. Lennon, Watson B. Turner, and Wallace R. Whiten.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie County Selective Service Board
Jasper F. Danz
John Ramirez
Harold H. Ottmers
Thomas J. Zenner
Roy R. Ottmers
Virgil G. Lennon
Watson B. Turner
Wallace R. Whiten
War Dept reports S/Sgt Gilbert Schmidt missing in action
Alfred L. Schmidt of the Hye community received notice from the War Dept that his son Staff Sergeant Gilbert A. Schmidt is missing in action in Germany as of December 28. No further details have been disclosed. Schmidt has served over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Schmidt
Hye
War Dept
Gilbert A. Schmidt
Germany
S Sgt. Schmidt
Harper Herald Prominent Place in Our Home
A local citizen praises the Harper Herald for its prominence in his household. He recalls his youngest son in second grade saying they learned a Christmas song in school, and the boy quipped that it was the Harper Herald Angels Sing, a playful mix up with Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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Herald
Harper Herald Angels
Herald Angels
Harper Herald
Edwin Herbert Joins Boening Implement Co in Fredericksburg
Edwin Herbert, formerly with Bull-Stewart Equipment Co in San Antonio, has taken a Ford tractor and Ferguson system implements position with Boening Implement Co in Fredericksburg. He brings extensive service and maintenance knowledge to assist farmers in the area. The Herbert family will reside in Fredericksburg again. Gordon Harper of San Antonio visited with Mrs. Harper and children. Pvt Alfonso Novian, Mrs. Novian, Miss Ruth Harper, and Clayton Feller were visitors from San Antonio. Mrs. Max Lange returned home with her daughter Maxine after a stay with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Herbert
Bull-Stewart Equipment Co
San Antonio
Boening Implement Co
Fredericksburg
Ford Tractor
Herbert
Draft Board Office Open Afternoons Only
The Gillespie Co draft board office will operate in afternoons from one o clock to five. Morning hours are closed to allow secretary Walter Jenschke to catch up on work. Public consultations will be from one to five each afternoon.
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Gillespie Co. Draft Board
Walter Jenschke
Ins
Jenschke
Harper Soldier Engaged With 363rd Infantry In Florence Bologna Drive
Pfc Reginald McDougall a machine gunner serves with the 363rd Infantry Regiment in the Florence Bologna offensive of the Fifth Army under General Clark. The unit, part of the 91st Powder River Division, saw earlier action near Cecina River and Chianni, including a hard hill battle where a battalion captured Fill 613 four miles southwest of Chianni and repelled counterattacks before counterattacks and heavy shelling forced a withdrawal.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Reginald McDougall
Florence - Bologna
91St
Powder River
Mark W. Clark
368Rd
Cecina
34Th
Red Bull
List
Chianni
43Rd
Les Harper
Pace
Kerrville Milling Co Moves To New Kerrville Location
J. A. Morrow, proprietor, announces Kerrville Milling Co has moved to 505 Clay Street Kerrville. He invites friends and customers to visit the new place of business. The firm carries poultry stock and dairy feeds and handles seasonable goods.
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J. A. Morrow
Kerrville Milling Co
The
Herald
Clay Street
Kerrville
Lions Club Anniversary Program to feature two guest speakers
Harper Lions Club will host an anniversary and Ladies Night program at Harper School on Wednesday January 17 with District Governor Herbert C. Perry and Deputy District Governor Marlowe Fischer as speakers. Anticipated discussion includes launching a Lions Club at Junction and a musical program for attendees and their guests.
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Harper Lions Club
Harper
Herbert C. Perry
Lions Club
Junction
Chas. Barrett
Arthur Lierschwale
Floy Bude
Wand
Roy Stemle Named Mechanic at Citizens Auto Co
Roy Stemle accepts a mechanic position at Citizens Auto Co and will assist Jake Metzger in repair work. Metzger, hired by Jo J. Rogers, will lead the shop’s mechanical repairs. Stemle, honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant after about three years service, will relocate with his wife and baby son. Robert L. Kaiser arrived San Francisco and plans to join Corpus Christi then visit home, per a brother’s report.
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Roy Stvitle
Citizen Auto Co
Jake Metzger
Metzger
Jo J. Rogers
Rogers
Steitle
U.S. Army
Camp Chaffer
Arkansas
Steithe
Army
Harper
Robert L. Kaiser
San Piansico
Corpus Christ
Gillespie County Officials Salaries Set At First Meeting
Gillespie County Commissioners at their first 1945 session set annual salaries for county officials. County Judge 1800, District Clerk 1200, County Attorney 180, County Clerk 2200, Sheriff 2000, County Treasurer max 1 1/5 percent fees up to 2000, County Agent 1000, four commissioners 1400 each. Deputy clerk Whit Wade Jr named at 37.50 monthly.
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Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
Whit Wade, Jr
Gillespie County
Pace
Hatchet Men label marks 84th Division in Germany clash
Major Hilmar Pressler, ex Chas Schreiner Bank Kerrville employee and son of Mr and Mrs Kurt Pressler of New Fredericksburg, promoted December 17 to general staff with Brig Gen Alexander Bolling's 84th Division. The Sith Railsplitter unit, nicknamed Hatchet Men by Nazis, fights in a snowbound Belgian corridor during the American counteroffensive.
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Germany
Hilmar Pressler
Chas Schreiner Bank
Kerrville
Kurt Pressler
New Fredericksburg
Texas
Louisiana
84Th
Geilenkirchen
U. S. 9Th Army
Alexander R. Bolling
Belgium
Marche
Rochefort
Camp Howse
Camp Claiborne
Marches
Karl von Rundstedt
Meuse
2Nd Armored
Bolling
Gillespie County Leads 6th War Loan Drive Totals
Gillespie County nearly doubles its 6th War Loan quota with final statewide tallies showing contributions reaching $476,511.50. County Chairman Gilbert Kaderll noted the figures include Series E loans and that the drive officially ended December 16. The January quota of $30,000 was oversubscribed, aided by a $29,000 bond purchase by Texas New Mexico Pipeline Co. which was credited to Gillespie County.
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Gillespie County
Gilbert Kaderll
Gilespie County
Kaderli
Texas‘New Mexico Pipe Line Co
Gillespie Farm Census Begins Across County
The Gillespie farm census is underway led by Eddie Petermann W H Grothe and W R Hahn after a Kerrville training. Enumerators will collect data on cultivated acres crops livestock and production costs to aid agricultural research. The team plans to finish by mid next month and requests farmers and henchmen to answer promptly and accurately.
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Gillespie Farm
Eddie Petermann
W. H. Grothe
W. R. Hahn
Kerrville
Gillespie Farms
United States
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Harper Volunteer Fire Dept
Harper F.F. A
Karl W. Kappus
Hedwig Kappus
Geo. Eberle
Kappus
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Notre Dame
Leyte
Karl W. Kappus, Lt. Jr. Grade
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie CO
Floy Bode
Bill Kaiser
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Frank Staudt
Joe Kaiser
Staudt
Staunt
Bernard Birt
Dayton Rahe
Morris Bein
Ellis Granville
Belton Tatsch
Sam Houston
Scarborough
J. B. Birt
Maxie Baumann
Harold Rahe
Robert Kaiser
Dale Cook
Earl Sylvester
Fred Wedekind
Roy Roberts
Richard Roeder
Carl Oehler
Father A. A. Gitter
Harper Fire Department
Harper, Texas
A. A. Gitter
James Daly
Martha Rose Baumann
Norman Dietel
Harold Dietel
Commissioners Court
First State Bank
A & M Central Texas Fire
Gillespie
Gilbert Schmidt
Boening Implement Company
Gordon Harper
Mrs. Harper
Draft Board
Florence-Bologna
TUR
Harper Post Office
Thomas C. Carr
Tom Carr
White Oak
Carr
U. S. Army, Ordinance Department
Atlanta
Las Cruces
N. M
Harper's Post Office
Harper Club
Fred Bierschwale, Jr
Cpl
Lee Bierschwab
Thomas C, Carr
Roy Stemle
Citizens Auto CO
Maj
S4th
Ina
Shaw Gillespie County
Almont
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