Elroy Geistweidt Elected President of Doss Improvement Club
Elroy Geistweidt was elected president of the Doss Improvement Club at the January 24 meeting. Emil Anderegg was named vice president Harvey Ellebracht secretary treasurer and Paul Sauer and Marcus Rode joined the board. The group discussed a new telephone system and a possible cooperative, plus Soil Conservation photos and a grand stock show for local 4 H members. Friends report Bertha Welge recovered from a serious illness Saturday night and is now up and about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy Geistaeidt
Doss Improvement Club
Emil Anderegg
Harvey Ellebracht
Paul Sauer
Marcus Rode
Sec. Treas. Rode
Fredericksburg
Karl Willms
A. J. Penshorn
San Antonio
Christ Wahrmund
Arthur Moellendorf
Ingram
Albert Friedrich
Floyd Friedrich
Theo Hohenberger
Karl Friedrich
Bertha Ann Welge
Local Social and Family News Highlights
Mrs W E Fletcher and others visited Mrs Hilmar Wahrmund last week. Aubrey Harper family spent days in Arkansas visiting Bill Strackbein. Mrs Fred Nabers Kerrville visited sister A C Wendel. Death reported of Mrs Richard Gammenthaler in Fredericksburg. Fred Gammenthaler and Charles Gammenthaler families visited Fredericksburg. William Cosper of Uvalde stayed with mother J C Cosper. Raymond Cottle and Gillie Pape visited near Rocksprings. Minnie Hill accompanied them to Camp Wood. Born to Coach Roy Garrett and wife a daughter on Saturday Jan 23. Jake Roeder and Mrs John Morris hosted relatives. Gladys Lawler and son Jackie Kerrville visited Gammenthaler family.
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Aubrey Harper
Small Son
Arkansas
Bill Strackbein
Raymond Cottle
Gillie Pape
Rocksprings
Minnie Hill
Harper
Zelma Little
Camp Wood
Pape
Roy Garrett
Texas lawmakers prep new session on teacher pay raise
Governor Allan Shivers signals a special session to push a bill raising teacher pay by 402 dollars per year, estimated at 23 million dollars annually, with financing unsettled. The move follows a committee approval aligned with the Texas State Teachers Association and amid tax and gas pipeline court cases affecting funding.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Texas State Teachers Association
H. W. Stilwell
Texarkana
U. S. Supreme Court
Stilwell
John Ben Shepperd
Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum Company
Shepperd
House
Sam Rayburn
National Democratic Committee
Stephen Mitchell
State Executive Committee
Four Texas 4-H youths win national honors in 1953
Texas 4-H members Charles Hood Lometa Bobby Nichols Bangs Ruth Ann Heider Orange Grove and Martha Branum Brownwood earn national awards in 4-H Citizenship Frozen Food Beautification and Meat Animal programs. Nichols receives a certificate of honor. Heider gains a 19 jewel wrist watch from International Harvester. Branum wins state for home grounds beautification. Hood granted a 17 jewel pocket watch from Thomas E Wilson.
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Texas Club
Charles Hood
Lometa
Bobby Nichols
Bangs
Ruth Ann Heider
Orange Grove
Martha Branum
Brownwood
Tops
FE. Wilson
Bobby
Rotary
Lions Clubs
International Harvester Co
Ruth Ann
Artha Branum
Martha
Martha Bramming
Charles R. Walgreen
Cnicngo
Lomoza
Charles
Charlies
J. C. Hood
Thomas E. Wilson
Harper Church Adds Kitchen as Members Build Itself
Mrs. Lillie Schneider from San Antonio visits relatives in Harper this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oehler and sons were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Suffel Sunday. The Pentecostal Church in Harper is adding a kitchen and construction began Monday with members doing the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Schneider
San Antonio
Arthur Baumann
Harper
Carl Oehler and Sons
Paul Suffel
Pentecostal Church
Perl family and Mrs Brown shop in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs R EB Perl and their children visited Fredericksburg on Tuesday for shopping with Mrs E R Brown joining them.
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R. EB. Perl
E. R. Brown
Fredericksburg
It’s the Law public notice on escheat and wills
A public service feature explains that Texas law may escheat estates of those who die intestate with no heirs or absent seven years. It urges making a will to avoid the state taking control, naming an executor and distributing assets per wishes.
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Texas
Wills and escheats outlined for Texas estates
The column explains using a will to designate heirs or partition property, and describes escheat to the State including the Permanent Free School Fund. It notes how escheated lands may be leased or sold by the Land Commissioner and how escheated personal property is sold by the sheriff. A pamphlet on wills is available from the State Bar of Texas. 900- Mrs. Lewis Steves attended the Stock Show in Kerrville Saturday.
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Shivers
Soil Conservation Service
Alfons Kensing
Doss
Alfons Lang
Harper Road
Effie May Evans
Eckert
Helmuth Klein
Albert Helmere
Albert
Eddie Ottmers
Rheingold
Anton Lange
Harper
Texas
State Bar of Texas
Colorado
Austin
Tex
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BY Harry Wahrmund
W. E. Fletcher
Max Lange
BeHon Tatsch
Felix Kensing
Hilmar Wahrmund
Fred Nabers
Kerrville
A. C. Wendel
Richard Gammenthaler
Fred Gammenthaler
Charles Gammenthaler
William Cosper
Uvalde
J. C. Cosper
Jake Roeder
John Morris
Gladys Lawler
Jackie
Clinton
Convincer
Chainsaw
Felix T. Tybor
Palace Theatre
Bidg
Mobil Gas
Mobil Oil
State Capitol
Texas Press Association
Toa
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Byron Skelton
Too
State Board of Hospital and Special Schools
Wayne Wagenseller
Bowie
Senate
James A. Bethea
Walter Moore
Texas Employment Commission
Toa Palmer Hoyt
The
Denver Post
Texas Public Schools
England
Houston
Britain
American Legion
Port Arthur
National Legion
Tops Citizenship
Frozen Foods
Cooperative Extension Service
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Harper Herald
Iday
Harper, Texas
Lewis Steves
Weareed Veterans 'Administration
eBsa
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Prop
Gulf Gas & Oils
T-Bones
Elmo Baethge
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