Roeders Return From 16 Day Eastern States Trip
Mr and Mrs Richard Roeder and daughter returned to Harper after a 16 day tour of fifteen states including New York New Jersey Washington DC and Philadelphia They visited son Carlos Roeder in Philadelphia and viewed the Great Smoky mountains eight lane highways and city cleanliness They reported a trouble free trip without a flat tire marking their first journey out of Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Roeder
Harper
Carlos Roeder
Philadelphia
Roeders
New York
New Jersey
New Jersey Bay
Washington, D. C
Carlos
Mrs. Roeder
Great Smoky Mountains
Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Reigers Visit Lubbock and Hatley Family Enroute
Mr and Mrs J B Reiger recently made a trip to Lubbock. They also visited her brother L Hatley and family at Robert Lee enroute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Reiger
Lubbock
L. Hatley
Robert Lee Enroute
Mrs S S Stewart Attends Wedding in Littlefield
Mrs S S Stewart traveled to Littlefield on Friday to attend the wedding of Miss Mary Jo Purcher on Tuesday July 6. She planned to visit other relatives during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Stewart
Littlefield
Mary Jo Purcher
Langs of San Antonio Visit Relatives Here
Mr and Mrs Albert Lang of San Antonio visited relatives here during the weekend confirming family ties and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lang
San Antonio
Edwin Lang Jr
Morris Bode
Mrs
Ruben Bode
Campaign trails heat Texas race for governor is hot
Governor Allan Shivers gains support from State Senator A M Aiken who backs his re election. Yarborough tours more than 30 towns promising reform, audits, and faster aid for farmers while stressing anti third term stance. Courts wind down term and a new Supreme Court justice will be named. Texas Navy Week is proclaimed and Toll Road plans move forward. National Farm Safety Week urged with Lite Farm Equipment program highlighted in Guadalupe County. Barbara Whitworth visits family in College Station.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
A. M. Aiken
Aikin
Rio Grande
Eisenhower
Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Austin Union
Corpus Christi
G. O. Eddleman
Yarborough
Texas Insurance Commission
John van Cronkhite
Lloyd’s of North America
J. J. Holmes
Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Third Court of Criminal Appeals
Graham B. Smedley
College Station
Jay 6
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Committee
Guadalupe County
Henry New
FFA
National Safey Council
New
Texas Roads Lead Nation in Five Year Build Spend
In Gillespie County 49.54 miles of roads were built over five years with $992,185.66 spent on maintenance and construction. Governor Shivers praised the period as the state’s best road era, noting Farm to Market roads as a priority and promising to sustain rapid road-building and maintenance to provide swift safe routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Gillespie County
Highway Department
Shivers
Allan Shivers
Allan
Lon Parker Visits Round Mountain Kin and Lometa Reunion
Lon Parker of Round Mountain spent the weekend here with relatives. Mr and Mrs P F Jones and granddaughter Aitte Diana Sageser attended the Sreaaele reunion at Lometa Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wo Lon Parker
Round Mountain
P. F. Jones
Aitte Diana Sageser
Sreaaele
Lometa
Famous Library Of First Editions At TCU In Fort Worth
The Wil lam Luther Lewis Library will be temporarily housed in TCU Region Center room 212 under Joseph R. Pelich. Amon Carter Foundation acquired the collection for use by Southwest scholars on permanent loan with plans to move to the Mary Couts Burnett Library after remodeling. The display features about 1 50 volumes including 22 Shakespeare items and works by Burns, Byron, Blake, Dickens, Milton and Shelley among others.
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Fort Worth
Willam Luther Lewis
Texas Christian University
New Region Center
Amon Carter
Amon G. Carter Foundation
TCU
Southwest
Joseph R. Pelich
Mary Couts Burnett
William Luther Lewis
New York
Lowther Castle
Richard I
Shakespeare
Robert Burns
Lord Byron
Blake
Boswell
DeQuincey
Dickens
Donne
Byron
Shelley
Coleride
John Keats
Leigh Hunt
Hunt
Keats
Gray
Milton
Queen Mab
Laon
Cynthia
Scott, Spencer
Longfellow
Poe
Mark Twain
Whitman
Hawthorne
Emerson
William C. Bryant
Mrs Copple Visits Harper Sister Near Monahans
Mrs O Copple who visited with her daughter in Monahans returned to Harper to visit her sister Mrs Carrie Calentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Copple
Monahans
Harper Sunday
Carrie Calentine
Sam McDonald Visits Relatives in La Feria
Sammy McDonald of La Feria is here for a visit with his sister Carrie Calentine and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy McDonald
la Feria
Carrie Calentine
Pasture Conservation Boosts Stocking on Gillespie County Farms
Elgin Dittmar of Doss urges range stewardship through the Gillespie County Soil Conservation District. Technicians helped landowners design terraces and select dam sites, while Wunderlich observes water gains and vegetation recovery after fencing an exclosure. Emphasizes leaving half the grass standing yearly and maintaining terraces to prevent erosion.
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Elgin Dittmar
Southwest Doss Conservation Group
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Dittmar
Elgin
Soil Conservation Service
Reuben Wahrmund
Rheingold
A. F. Behrend
Rocky Hill
Henry Wunderlich
Pilot Knob
Edgar Usener
Doss
Edwin Eckhardt
B. J. Mayhugh
Fred Gammenthaler
Harper
Pilot Knob School
Kerrville Visitors Share Weekend with Local Hosts
Mrs. W. F. Dees and daughter Carroll from Kerrville spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Taylor and Scotty Lee visited Mr. and Mrs. Gillie Pape and their son over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Dees
Carroll
Kerrville
Fred Whitewood
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Richard Roeders
Herald
Texaco
Elbert Feller
Mgr
Ranchers’ Commission Company
Junction, Texas
Roy Robbins
Jess Geed
Bode
WOOL
Mobil Gas
Mobil Oil
T-Bones
Elmo Baethge
Fredericksburg
H. Welge Lewis
P. O
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
I—M
Holmes
Lyerly
Hugh Lyerly
Jay 1
Prac
Tice of Law
Dalles
Coke and Coke
John Ben Shepperd
Insurance
Texas Insurance Companies
Ben Shepperd
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas Boards
Wakefield
Navy
Texas Navy
Mexico
Texas Turnpike Authority
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergdorff
Fort Worth-Dallas
Barbara Whitworth
Trinity University
Pete Whitworth
Ida Manner
Ruben Roeder
G. D. Lennon
New Braynfels
J. S. Boehm
Meta
Marguerite Schuette
Alfred Lehne
George Allen Gibson
Freeman Green
Brady
Bobby Gibson
Marcel Lemons
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper, Texas
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Felix T. Tybor
Patrosize Herald
Iteq
Wezet Main
Fredericksburg, Texas
Awe
P. B. Hill
Munt
WOAI
American Legion
Dr. Hill
Texan Theatre
Hall
Gulf Service Station
Gulf Gas & Oils
and Auto Accessories
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