Year of Change in 1966 Reflected in Global Shifts
A survey of 1966 notes political and economic shifts at home and abroad. It highlights a GOP rebound in off year elections, civil rights and poverty debate, unemployment and inflation dynamics, education and job training as fixes, and turmoil in Africa Asia and Europe including Nigeria Salisbury Jakarta Rome and West Germany. The piece ends with enduring aims for world peace and reducing wealth gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Churches
Humphrey
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Africa
Nigeria
United Nations
Salisbury
Asia
China
Indonesia
Moscow
Pething
Jakarta
Europe
Adenauer
West Germany
Erhard
Aimilar
Rome
NATO
France
de Caulle
Belgium
Harper's Bull of the Woods winners named
The annual Bull of the Woods contest ends with Buck entries and prizes. Ruby’s buck top scored 287 points, edging McDougall’s 281. Winners include Mrs. Glenn Hopf and Clarence McDowall with high totals among seven entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Glenn Hopf
Clarence McDousall
Ruby
McDougall
Glenn fTlons
Clarence McDowall
W. A. “Shorty” Hogan
Chas Klaorn
Lois Friedrich
Victor Harver
Flein Kramer
Nimreds
Harner
Dr Spellman to Speak at Edison Street Methodist Sunday
Kerrville Texas leader Dr L A Spellman will be guest minister at Edison Street Methodist Church on Sunday January 8 at 10 45 am. He is a prominent Southwest Texas Conference official with long service in pul pits and church administration. His wife Mrs Spellman will accompany him and is active in church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Spellman
Kerrville
Tex
Edison St. Methodist Church
Spellman
Southwest Texas
Board of Christian Education
Conference Council
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Christan Education
Africa
Harper Methodist
L. U. Spellman
Five vehicles in dense fog crash on U S 87 near Fredericksburg
Airman Woodrow Vail, 19, killed when five vehicles collide in dense fog 4.9 miles south of Fredericksburg on U S 87. Moellering, Wilke, Klein, Holly and Heinen drivers involved. Vail died from a broken neck and crushed head. Vail had enlisted at Lackland AFB and was awaiting duty in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
U. S
Gillespie County
Woodrow Vail
U.S Airforce
Lackland
San Antonio
Justice of the Peace
G. B. Worley
Vail
Pedernales River Bride
Meusebach Creek
Buddy Hlierholzer
Mickey Cavanes
Wallace Sniller
James England
Kerrville
Bennie Wiley
Beerne
Hugo Klaerner
Clifford Jacoby
Young Vail
Harry Moellering
Moellering
Pedernales River Bridge
Volkswagen Auto
Cary Allen Wilke
Norman Wilke
Wilke
Moellering Auto
Volkswagen
Pat Klein
Milton Klein
Newton Holly
B. H. Heinen
Hirthway
Bishop
U. S. 87
Mason Road
San Angelo
Hu2y
G. McCoulskey
Texas Ranchmen Urge Halt to Water Pollution in Texas
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association at its Fort Worth annual convention called for a Railroad Commission order to stop salt water evaporation pits and water depletion. They urged return of salt water to deep formations via injection wells and use in secondary recovery. Howard Derrick was elected TS&GRA president with Worth Durham and Gene Whyte as officers. San Antonio will host the 1967 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Fort Worth
General Railroad Commission
Howard Derrick
Fiderato
Ts&gra
G. C Masruder Jr
Mertzun
Worth Durham
Sterling City
Gene Whytehead
Menard
San Antonio
County Offices to Close Saturdays in Gillas County
County offices in the courthouse will close on Saturdays starting January 7, 1937. County Judge Victor Sages and the Commissioners Court approved. a radio dispatcher remains on duty at the Sheriff's office. A Mill Crest Singings event is set for January 8 at 2 PM at Harver Presbyterian Church. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillas
Nextaturdy
Radio Post
Victor Sages
Mssioners Court
Harver Presbyterian Church
Everyona
Texas 4‑H Winners Earn National Honors in Chicago
National 4-H Club Congress honored John Cherry of Houston Sylvia Parks of Morse and Diane Dodd of Mobeetie with 500 college scholarships and national awards. The three Texas delegates were among 234 national winners from 47 states and Puerto Rico, judged by the Cooperative Extension Service at Chicago headquarters before the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chicago
John Cherry
Houston
Ralston Purina Company
Sylvia Parks
Morse
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Diane Dodd
Mobeetie
Merck & Co., Inc
Cooperative Extension Service
National
Harper rainfall totals for 1936 and 1966 in Harper
Otto Rahe reports Harper's yearly rainfall. He notes 23.99 inches for 1936 and 23.50 inches for 1966 with no rain in November and December of 1956. Extreme weather included an 11 inch February snowfall at Harner and a May 21 storm with 1.55 inches of rain and wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Otto Rahe
Lcra Ra
Medina River Baptist Brotherhood Meeting in Kerrville
W L Smith secretary of the Brotherhood Department for the Texas will be in Kerrville January 39 for a Medina River Baptist Association Brotherhood gathering at First Baptist Church. He is a former Argentina missionary and has held statewide Baptist roles since 1964. He led Training Union and Baptist student work and directed the Texas Baptist Invincible program. He studied at Texas College of Arts and Industries and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has traveled in Europe and the Near East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Smith
Brotherhood
Texas
Kerrville
Medina River Baptist Association Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Argentina
Smith
Texas Baptist Invincible
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Europe
Near East
Kott Smith Schmidt Elected Directors of TS and Grass
Francis Kott and Rudolph Smith of Fredericksburg were elected directors of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association at the first annual TS&GRA convention in Fort Worth. Also elected was David Schmidt of Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kott
Rudolph Smith
Fredericksburg
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Ts&gra
Fort Worth
David Schmidt
Harper
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Scarsdale
Omaha
Neb
James L. Armstrong
Michael
Ronald
Iowa
Nebraska
Lyle Armstrong
Leona Armstrong
Maxine Spray
Edna Hensley
Phillis Hamilton
Adair
Kenneth Loriie Saint
California
Michael D. Armstrong
SWTC
San Marcos
Albert Lang
Max Lang
Frank Staudt
A. C. Wendel
Watkins Tarr
James Tarr
Dallas
John Tarr
Austin
Jack Joes
Raymond
Jennifer
Roy Jones
Arin Ted
H. L. Stevens
Martha
Kathryn
Francis Floyd
C. H. Bierschwale
Johnnie Bierschwale
Phil Maddox
Spur
HemisFair
United States
DR. Spellman
Harper Church
Norman
South- Western University
Louis
Sconty
Dan Adams
U.S. 87
Otto Wienecke
James
Bobby Wienecke
Baby
Ray Bierschwale
Mountain Home
Willie
Richard Haschke
Robert Dittmar
Clifford Wienecke
Allen
Huu
Mort Mertz
Fldorado
Vciaun
Texas Tech
Eloav
Maskeldy Mattress Company
Heraly
Sylvie Parks Electric
John Cherry Dog Care
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Medina River Baptist Assn. Brotherhood Ket
Kott, Smith
Schmidt
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