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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1950
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Lee Goff and the Stevens hosted guests Saturday and Sunday. V A Hopf and Glen Hopf joined a Roosevelt barbecue hosted by the August Bruns family. Schmidt family visited V C Russel, Duderstadt and Tobin families visited Tobin and R Roberts, with Tobins from San Antonio visiting over the weekend.
Rev and Mrs Walter Wolf and son David of Brenham spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe. Rev and Mrs Walter Goerner are vacationing in San Antonio visiting two sons and families. Mr and Mrs Edd Schirmer of Fredericksburg visited the Otto Rahe home Sunday. Jinx Hart and children of Kerrville visited her mother Mrs L H Harper and Mr Harper Monday night. Freddie Moused of near Houston, after trips to Carlsbad Caverns, visited the Watkins Tarr family Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J F Wedekind visited her sister Mrs Isaac Conn at Hunt Sunday. Mr and Mrs E C Fisk of Kerrville visited in the C W Granville home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hughes and daughter from San Antonio visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lange on Monday. Kathryn and Carolyn Lange, visiting in San Antonio, accompany Leo Lange back to Harper. Charlie Rider of Fredericksburg spends the weekend at the J. O. Stevens ranch. Out of town relatives attend Mrs. R. W. Pankey’s funeral Sunday, including Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pankey Jr. of Denver and others from Anton, Post, Alvin, Kerrville, and more. Mr. and Mrs. Max Baumann and their young son of Kerrville spend Saturday night with Mrs. Arthur Baumann.
The report notes US troops withdrawing south of the Kum river with North Korean advances after crossing the 38th parallel, while later indications suggest counterattacks and amphibious operations. The piece also lists local casualty reports, ongoing political candidate listings for statewide offices, and details of campaign fundraising and local trips by Gillespie county officials.
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