Russian walkout mirrors guilt over Japanese POW deaths
The four power Allied council in Tokyo heard a sharp critique of Soviet treatment of Japanese prisoners of war. William J. Sebald presented evidence claiming hundreds of thousands dead in Soviet camps and Russian denial of information, while General MacArthur denounced the display as a smoke screen. Sebald cited a conservative estimate of over 374,000 dead and called for accountability under Potsdam terms. The Russian delegation left the meeting, refusing to hear the facts.
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Allied Council
Tokyo
Comet
William J. Sebald
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Mr. Sebald
Ar. Sebald
Alled Council
Joe
Soviet Russia
Stock Show Prize Winners and Formal Nuptials Highlight Harper Couple
A double ring ceremony and Nuptial High Mass on Monday January 9 in St. Anthony's Catholic Church united Miss Olivia Dorothy Maurer and William A. Moses. The couple plans to reside in Kerrville after a wedding trip. Also highlighted are prize winners from the annual boys fat stock show including grand champions in Angora doe kid Suffolk Cross fat lamb Suffolk Ewe and Hereford Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Olivia Dorothy Maurer
William A. Moses
A. Gitter
Bill Kaiser
Harper
Alfred Moses
Fredericksburg
Air Force
Japan
Delano Nixon
Harper Ffa
Davene Schmidt
Kimble County
Angora Doe
Worth Duderstadt
Suffolk Cross
Bernice Duderstadt
Gillespie County
Kenneth Maner
Harper Ffa Boy
Leroy Tatsch
Capon
Chili Supper and Bazaar at School Feb 4
The Presbyterian Woman's Society invites families to a chili supper with a bazaar and a Book Review Cheaper by the Dozen at the school lunch room and gymnasium Feb 4. Pie coffee and homemade candy will be for sale. Proceeds support Society activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Woman's Society
Auctioneer Lem Jones to Lead Gillespie County Stock Show
Lem Jones a renowned auctioneer will run the 18th annual Gillespie County FFA and 4-H stock show and auction at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds this Friday and Saturday. He also plans a sale in San Saba on Jan 12. Jones started four years ago after a Junction PTA sale and trained at the American School of Auctioneering in Mason City Iowa. He has since led sales across Texas and as far as Lewiston Idaho and is noted for the Junction Billy goat sale and Junction Annual Race Meet announcing. He was born in Kimble County and is married to Faye Parker with two children Johnny and Jill.
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Lem Jones
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Fair
Jones
San Saba
Mr. Jones
Junction
PTA
Junction Pta
American School of Auctioneering
Mason City
Iowa
Texas
Lewiston
Idaho
Kimble County
Presbyterian Women’s Assn Announces 1950 Program Schedule
The Presbyterian Women's Association of Harper unveils the 1950 program with the theme Where Love Is. Monthly topics cover virtues from patience and kindness to humility and unselfishness, led by various members and hosted by local ladies through June.
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Presbyterian Women’s Assn
Presbyterian Women's Association of
Harper
Gipson
Charles Gammenthaler
H. L. Stevens
Jack Jones
Clara Wendel
Jim Peril
J. R. Peril
Warren McDougall
John
M. R. Duderstadt
Dean Hopl
John Maiiis
Gordon Harper
V. C. Whiteworth
Fred Whitewood
Carl Whitworth
Charles Maines
Tommie Har
Harper Girls Battle Stonewall as Stonewall Wins 25 7
Harper High School girls lose to Stonewall 25 to 7 while Harper boys top Stonewall 20 to 15. Stonewall’s Weinheimer scores six. Harper’s Strackbein and Carter each tally five. Upcoming district doubleheaders include Friday games at Comfort and Tuesday at Center Point with Ian and Lewis A Stevens noted in coverage.
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Harper High School
Stonewall
Harper
Weinheimer
Strackbein and Carter
Harper Boy’s High School
Bandera
Comfort
Center Point
Fat Stock Show Draws Crowd At Harper School Barns
Harper FFA and 4 H Club hosted the annual Fat Stock Show at the School Livestock Barns drawing 250 plus attendees led by Worth Howe, with Lions Club sponsorship providing ribbons to winners. Clint L Brown supervised. judges were Carlos Parker Henry Grote and Al Garrett. No overall grand champion was chosen this year, unlike prior years.
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Harper Ffa
Worth Howe
Harper VA
Harper Lions Club
Mr. Garrett
Gillespie County Boy’s Fat Stock Show at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
The 18th annual Gillespie County Boy's Fat Stock Show opens Friday at the Fredericksburg Fair Grounds with a record number of entries. Angora goats sheep hogs and dairy cattle compete in multiple divisions as 4 H and FFA members vie for top honors. The event features a large yearbook dedicated to former county agent Henry F Grote and includes auction lists program shows rules judges and committee credits.
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Gillespie County
Fha
Yearbook Off Press
Henry Grote
Agriculture
Henry F. Grote
Fair Grounds
Contest Winners Get Prizes at Chamber Ceremony
Winners of the 1949 Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association contest were awarded prizes by president Gilbert Kaderhi in the chamber of commerce. Winners shown include Erwin Marquardt with a long beard gobbler, Robert Pape with a heavy 4 point buck, Kenneth Maner with a .306 rifle for heaviest buck, and E. T. Wahrmund tied for a 30.90 rifle with wide horn spread.
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Ghillespie County Game & Fish Protective Association
Chamber of Commerce
Game Association
Gilbert Kaderhi
Erwin Marquardt
Robert Pape
Kenneth Maner
Harper
Hubert Rausch
E. T. Wahrmund
Wahrmund
Mr. Rausch
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Helen Mosel
Linda Kuhlmann
Herbert Jung
Hubert Maurer
Miss Mosel
Miss Kuhlmann
Nimitz
Mosel
Keldel Drug Store
Clay
Kerrville
Maurer-Moses
MacDonald
Ian
Lewis A. Stevens
Paul Jones
Mead
W. Pape
Paul DeLorey
Mattie Arnold
D. Schmidt
Milton Dyer
Watkins Tarr
Arthur Bierschwab
Gilbert Anderegg
Dennis Parker
Will Stockard
Vester Parker
Arthur Spellmann
Walter Parker
Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
Joe Tatum
Future Farmer’s of America
Charles Stone
Gillespie Co
Catas Logue
Bruno Doebbler
Walter Doebbler
A. L. Baethge
Alwin Raneleben
R. E. Ressmann
Gus
Crenwelge
Chester Bonn
Adolph Kott
Lawrence Hartmann
Otta Spaeth
A. A. Welgehausen
Herman Maner
Otto Grona
Nolin Althaus
Reinhold Oehler
Martin Dittmar
Alex Behrends
Belina Meier
Gottleb Friedrich
Walter Dearing
Elgin Dittmar
Chas, Ernst
Otto Schumann
Victor Wen
J. W. Patton
Tyler
Dick Kordsels
Ascestejon
Mey Partes Peta
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