Gillespie County Water District Petition Circulation Planned
A Chamber of Commerce panel decided to circulate a petition to form Gillespie County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to gather more than 50 landowner signatures. The drive will run through July 20 with petitions at local businesses and through circulating volunteers in towns including Fredericksburg Harper Doss Stonewall and Willow City. The district would fund dams diversions and irrigation works and rely on bonds and federal aid to conserve water and address shortages in Gillespie County.
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Chamber of Commerce Water Conservation Committee
Gillespie County
Farm Bureau
Fredericksburg
Farmers Grain Inc
Humble Company
Floy Bode
Harper
Chamber of Commerce
Kaiser Furniture Store
Charles Klinksick
Grapetown
Charles Peril
Ben Evers
Doss
Harry Jordan
Pecan Creek
Otto Schumann
Albert
Tom Weinheimer
Stonewall
Troy Foster
Willow City
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Hilmar Weinheimer
Water Conservation Committee
Art Kowert
Weinheimer
Menard
Victor Sagebiel
Menard Water Conservation District
Gillespie County Water Control and Improvement District NO
Texas
Bells Across Ages: From Greek Wargear to Early Christian Rites
The article traces bells in ancient cultures from Greek warhorse harnesses and nets at sieges to Egyptian ken kes and Roman temple use. It notes archaeological finds of copper and bronze bells from Nimrud to pre Columbian tombs, discusses the spread of bell use with Christian influence, and credits Paulinus of Nola while acknowledging scholarly doubt.
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Euripides
Rhesus
Aristophanes
Phaedrus
Ovid
Tibullus
Martian
Statius
Manalius
Strabo
Plutarch
Brutus
Xanthus
Lycia
B. C
Egypt
Cleopatra
Actium
Porsena
Alexander the Great
Josephus
Cybele
Herodotus
Sparta
Thucydides
Totidaea
Macedonia
Brasidas
Sir Henry Austin Lavard
Niniveh
Nimrud
Alfred Kidder
University of Pennsylvania
Peru
Western Hemisphere
Mexico
South America
Leif Ericsson
Christopher Columbus
New World
Cath
Paulinus
Nola
Campania
Italy
Pathryes
Four state candidates pledge records in July primary race
In ads and news releases to the Radio Post four Democratic candidates cited records and promised pledges. Houston Chronicle editorials praise Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey for his office leadership. Aikin pledges farm to market road program expansion and right of way funding while Rudder touts veterans land program efficiency. White outlines self supporting ag programs for next year's legislature.
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Radio Post
Houston Chronicle
Ben Ramsey
Senate
Ramsey
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Texas
Gilmer- Aikin
Commissioners Court
Earl Rudder
Land Office
Bascom Giles
Ofice
Veterans Land Program
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eden
Brady
John White
Agriculture Commissioner
Friederichs Exhibit Vast Indian Arrowhead Find
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Friederich and their ten year old twins Shay and Gay display a large collection of Indian arrowheads spearheads drills and knives found on the Friederich ranch near Petersburg. The discovery followed uncovering an old mound by a creek whose spring water has since dried up. The collection includes a wide range of artifacts and Mr Friederich has not yet estimated their value.
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Petersburg
Texas
White Oak
Tivydale
Hill
Kerrville-Harper Road
Francis Jung
Memphis
Tenn
L. C. Jung
Chas Friedrich
Friedrich
Lonnie Friederich
Shay
Gay
Friederich Ranch
Friederich
Mrs Emil Wendel Dies In Meyersville
Mrs Emil Wendel, a well known resident, died at her Meyersville home after a lingering illness on Monday July 9. Funeral services were held the next day. She is survived by her husband three daughters and two sons.
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Emil Wendel
Meyersville
Absentee Voting Open in Gillespie County Primary
Absentee voting is in progress at the Gillespie County Court House for the July 28 Democratic primary. The last day to cast an absentee ballot is Tuesday July 24. Voters traveling over the weekend of July 28 are urged to vote by July 24 to participate.
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Gillespie County Court House
Milam Couple Celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J A Milam marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a July 8 reception at their children’s ranch home by the river. Jess F Parker Marvin Ernst and Garland Milam hosted about 200 guests who enjoyed a barbecue dinner and presented gifts to the honorees.
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J. A. Milam
Jess F. Parker
Marvin Ernst
Garland Milam
Milams Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Family Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Milam hosted their grandchildren for lunch on Sunday including Harold Taylor and family from Austin and Robert Taylor’s family from San Angelo. The gathering also welcomed L. E. Milam and his wife from Austin for the 60th wedding anniversary celebration.
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J. A. Milam
Harold Taylor
Kay
Austin
Robert Taylor
Susan Peggy
Kathy
San Angelo
L. E. Milam
Reverend Arthur Spellman Honored at Texas Barbecue
Reverend and Mrs. Arthur Spellman from Metairie Louisiana were honored at Trinity University San Antonio where a Louisiana group attended a Leadership Training Course. They attended a barbecue at Fred Whitewood ranch hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Pete Whiteworth and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Parker.
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Arthur Spellman
Metairie
Lousiana
San Antonio
Trinity University
Fred Whitewood Ranch
Pete Whiteworth
Dennis Parker
Son Honored With Turkey Dinner at Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Joe Heinemann honored their sons Sidney and Eugene with a turkey dinner on Sunday July 8. A lunch followed with cake and ice cream. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Esquell and children and several relatives from nearby towns.
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Joe Heinemann
Sidney
Eugene
Joe Esquell
Emil Crenwelge
Joseph Mrosek
Darlene
Laurence Heinemann
Willie Maurer
Kermit Heinemann
Kerrville
Ruben Heinemann
San Antonio
Tatschs Plan Stephenville Home After New Mexico Wedding
Mr and Mrs Junior Tatsch married June 9 and will reside in Stephenville after a wedding trip to New Mexico. The bride Miss Elizabeth Stocks is daughter of Floyd and Mrs Stocks of Paluxy. Rev Howard Keith officiated at the Cedar Point Baptist Church style ceremony held in the groom’s home. Attendants were the bride and groom’s parents and the officiant. The bride is a Tolar High School graduate. the groom studied in Harper.
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Junior Tatsch
Stephenville
New Mexico
Harper
Elizabeth Stocks
Floyd Stocks
Paluxy
Texas
Edmund Tatsch
Howard Keith
Cedar Point Baptist Church
Keith
Tolar High School
Tolar
First State Bank of Harper Reports Slight Drops in Deposits and Loans
In the quarterly report ending June 30, deposits fell to 368 541 89 from 378 412 19 in March while loans and discounts declined to 178 548 19 from 184 746 76. Bank notes indicate slower growth but overall health, with optimism for rain later in the year to aid crops and the local economy.
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First State Bank
First State Bank of Harper
Robert Herbst Elected President of Hill Country Co op
Comfort citizen Robert C Herbst was elected president of the Hill Country Telephone Co op at a July board meeting in Ingram. He succeeds J M Durden of Doss, who resigned due to ill health but stays on the board. Dial telephone work is advancing in Comfort and Center Point after the coop acquired former properties from Z A Green.
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Z. A. Green
Two Candidates Announce for Election in County Races
This week two county candidates announced for the November general election. Both are independents and unopposed so far: Milton C. Durst seeks a fourth term as county tax assessor-collector and Jarvis Wiser runs for a second term as county attorney. Marvin Blackburn is the sole candidate for district attorney.
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Milton C. Durst
Jarvis Wieser
Marvin Blackburn
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America
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Bat Wegenter
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Hill Country Telephone Co-op
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