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Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1947

Page

2

Winners Named For 1946 4-H Trip To Chicago

Joyce Chambers of Everman wins the Chicago trip award for the top outfit in the State 1946 Dress Revue with a navy bolero suit made from old coat lining and a silk blouse from a parachute. Dick V. Davis of Lubbock earns the trip for Poultry Achievement. his 4-H poultry project spans three years with 800 fowl and $1,709.64 income. Four state co winners receive $265 savings bonds: D. B. Camp Houston, Thomas Morgan Eastland, Thurman Farris Olton, Arthur Duncan Moore Harris SI Garland. Harris Moore wins top field crops rating, with 41 acres cotton, 30 corn, 46 wheat, 17 barley, 101 clover, and 14 tons cane. seed wheat and three-year income totals amount to $9,961.03.

Joyce Chambers Everman Chicago American Viscose Corp Joyce Dick V. Davis Lubbock Swift & Co Hie Cludework Iis U. S D. B. Camp Houston Thomas Morgan Eastland Thurman Farris Olton Arthur Duncan Moore Harris SI Garland International Harvester Harris

New Officers Named At Boy Scouts District Committee Meeting Last Friday

Gillespie County district officers for 1947 were named at a well attended meeting at the courthouse. Judge Tom L. Beachamp and H. L. Gaskin outlined expansion plans for the area and pledged support. Committees covering organization, leadership training, health and safety, advancement, camping, activities, cultural scouting, cubbing, and senior scouting were listed with chairmen and members. An all district pot luck supper for leaders, troops, and families is planned pending final details.

Boy Scouts District Committee Gillespie County Capitol Area Council Boy Scouts of America Tom L. Beachamp H. L. Gaskin Austin Illespie Gillespie Weimer L. Hein Max O. Reinbach Harold “Hans” Hannemann A. R. Frantzen Clarence Nixon Emil L. Walter A. K. Krause Tyrus Cox Gilbert Kaderli Henry Joseph L. L. Keyser H. R. Gaddy Henry Borchers Hy. Reinbach Nolan L. Brown Werner Klier

Rupture Shields Demonstration by Hoffmann at Hotel Nimitz

H L Hoffmann of Minneapolis will present a free demonstration of Rupture Shields in Fredericksburg Texas at Hotel Nimitz on Thursday Feb 6 from 10 am to 4 pm with an earlier appointment the previous evening. He notes 1928 as his start in Rupture Shield service and cites thousands treated nationwide.

H. L. Hoffmann Minneapolis Minnesota Fredericksburg Tex Hotel Nimitz United States Hoffmann

Soil Conservation Notes Include Debts and Farmer Ages

Continued from page listing topics on debt and family age of farmers. Mentions Chairman Max Reinbach and Chairman Cecil Louden. Also reports visits by Mr and Mrs Albert Burrer and Mrs Felix Lehne plus son of Fredericksburg to Alfred Lehne, and 2000- Mr and Mrs Morris Ed Duderstadt and sons of Fredericksburg visiting relatives Sunday evening.

Max Reinbach Cecil Louden Albert Burrer Felix Lehne Fredericksburg Alfred Lehne Mrs. Morris Ed

Omen of Capitol Hill Audits Banked Salaries and Losses

Ruddy faced Kenneth Romney long linked to the House Sergeant at Arms has reigned as a costly figure. A 140 year old payroll bank for members sits in the Capitol with a $50 000 bond and a new General Accounting Office audit revealing a $125 000 deficit, most before 1930. The probe also cites prior overdraws by a Florida congressman and a former Tammany Hall employee, while Romney allegedly cashed checks without funds. The investigation heads to the Justice Department as future audits are promised. Colonel Douglas B Smith of San Saba West Texan war hero and attache potential future duties is saluted by General Devers.

Capitol Sergeant At General Accounting Office Kenneth Romney Congress Florida Romney Mahoney Tammany Hall Justice Department Douglas B. Smith San Saba Smith J. L. Devers Army 75Th Europe Post

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