Pate Museum of Transportation Opens August 2 1960
A unique three fifths scale ceramic tile sign depicting a 1915 Cadillac will mark the Pate Museum of Transportation opening August 2 1960. The building near highway 377 between Cresson and Fort Worth will house antique cars and other transport memorabilia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate Museum of Transportation
U.S
A. M. Pate Jr
Pate Museum
Cadillac
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Cresson
Texas
Fort Worth
Two New Commemorative Stamps To Be Issued
Two stamps debut in August 1969 highlighting Major John Wesley Powell and Alabama state symbols. Powell’s stamp shows three boats on the Green Colorado river with Powell at the tiller, a marathon expedition milestone, 6 cents. The Alabama stamp marks its 150th statehood anniversary featuring the camellia flower and yellowhammer bird, 6 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Powell
Colorado River
Green
Colorado
Major Powell
US. Geological Survey
Reclamation Service
the Interior Department
Bureau of Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Shiloh
William Petmecky
Alabama
Texas Receives 1 197 000 Wildlife Apportionment
Texas was allotted 1 197 000 of 24 000 000 in Federal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Funds for research land acquisition and development. Alaska and Texas received the largest shares with 298 500 for fisheries and 898 500 for wildlife work. A further apportionment is expected next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of Interior
Alaska
Bureau
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
Inflation Fight and Vietnam War Spending Urge Pullout
Senator Ralph Yarborough argues inflation stems from wartime spending in Vietnam. He cites cost of living data, calls for stronger curbs on defense contracts, and urges withdrawing more troops to ease prices and protect fixed incomes. Social security and retirement pay would gain from reduced war expenditures. Local social notes list visits and rodeo attendees in Mason and Fredericksburg.
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Viet Nam
Vietnam
America
Doss Boy Scouts Plan Father Son Fishing Hike
Doss Scout Troop 132 will take its father son fishing hike August 1 3 to Otto Schumann's dam near Albert. They depart Friday at 2 p m with Dennis Lange and Erwin Eckert providing transport. Scouts will work on Soil Water Conservation Merit Badge and tour the Williams Creek watershed dams Saturday. Kordzik and Eckert donated meat for a barbecue. prizes for the Bingo Stand at the Doss Fair are being arranged by Mesd. Presley Arhelger Erwin Eckert and Roy Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Otto Schumann
Albert
Dennis Lange
Erwin Eckert
Schumann
Williams Creek
Kordzik
Eckert
Mesd
Presley Arhelger
Roy Lange
Marion Baethge
Camp Wooten
Board of Review
Franklin Geistweidt
Joe Moellendorf
Chas Woerner
Fredericksburg
Marcus Rode
South Texas
Kurt Solbrig
Pilot Knob
Bernhard Crenwelges
Linvill Crenwelge
Bernhard Crenwelge
Vietnam
Japan
Apr
Eleanor Rose Duecker
Pattie Althaus
Six Flags Over
Texas
Bettye Lee Feuge
Lee Feuges
Friendship
August Duecker
Edwin Scharnhorsts
Richard Neffendorf Jr
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Rud Gerloff
Rev Mohr
Alva Itz
Doug- Jay Waluisperzer
New Braunfely
Mason
Harper Little League
Robert Waltispercer
Albert Schnerr
West Texas
Eleanor Rose
Judy Duecker
San Antonio
Cindy Red
National Horse Shows Set for 84th Dallas Fair Oct 4 19
The State Fair of Texas in Dallas announces five national horse shows for its eighty fourth season October 4 through 19. Special acts include Earl Wharton with sheep dogs and a cowboy monkey October 4 to 12 and Jerry Olson with trained buffalo October 6 to 12. Premiums total 31915 with many trophies. Entry deadline is September 10.
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State Fair of
Texas
Dallas
Ray W. Wilson
Earl Wharton
Cowboy Monkey
Jerry Olson
Buffalo
Wilson
Jim B. Robertson
Lexington
Mary M. Hubbell
Columbia
E. L. O'Callaghan
Sherrill
Ark
Joseph A. Vanorio
Poundridge
N.Y
W. L. Munson
Cambridge
Trellis S. Wells
Claxton
T. C. Jinkens
Sylvester
Community Socials and Horse Show Notes at State Fair
Harper and others visit Mr and Mrs Edwin Strackbein with extended families from West Chester San Antonio and beyond. St James Lutheran Church hosts a family night with a covered dish supper and sing along. Local youths celebrate birthdays with ice cream and cake as about 20 guests attend. Open cutting horse contest and American Quarter Horse Show feature Jack Brainard and J D Craft as judges. State Fair notes growing horse shows with 130 head last year from 29 states and Canada. premium list available from State Fair Horse Dept Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Strackbein
Joe Bevalaqua
West Chester
Pennsylvania
Kermit Strackbein
San Antonio
Clifford Wienecke
Dallas Reiger
Dallas
Olin Walker
Ralph Howe
Seymour
Texas
Jack Brainard
Rochester
Minn
J. D. Craft
Jacksboro
Wilson
Canada
Horse Dept
P. O. Box
Local Visitors And Death Notice From Harper Area
Local residents hosted visitors from San Antonio Nazareth and Austin over the weekend. A death was reported for Mrs Adolph Juenke aged 88 with services held locally. Norbert Fritze and Alene with Jason returned from a Arizona kin visit detailing a ranch trip and Grand Canyon tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Reed
Larry
Spring Creek
Henry Maurer
Melesia
San Antonio
Stanley Maurer
Lucy Ann Maurer
Lorrane Aberaut
Nazareth
Adolph Juenke
Shady Oaks
Fredericksburg
Norbert
Alene Frits
Radio Static Knaf
Jason
Arizona
Clifton
Freda Fritz
Christis
Fred Fritz
Katherine
Theresa Knopp
Mount A
Fritzes
Coronado
Springerville
Victi (Buck) Dittmar
Tourit Petrified Forest
Deser
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Phoeni Arizona
Kat
Joe Frit
Nobert
Alene
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Viiting White Sands
Hol
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Ralph Yarborough
Harper Locals
Raymond Cottle
Elmo Lumpkins
V. A Cottle
Roy Cottle
Ronnie Lumpkins
AB Barker
Boss
Bennie Barker
Raymond Segner
Little Son
Edwin Klein
Frederiksburg
Doss Boy Scouts
By Harry Wahrmund
Bobbie Waltisperzer
Larry Eckert
Stephen Geistweidt
Linda Stehling
Gary Hahn
Ernie Eckert
Dianne Stehling
Robert Kordzth
Warper
Dilerngon
Victor Pizaint
San Anfoni
Mes Ida Smith, Tuesaday
National Horse
Harper
St. James Lutheran Curch
Vickie and
Patricia Whitewood
Mrs
Fred Whitewood
Pete Whitworth
R. E. Peril
Diana
Joe Beth
A. F. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Orange
Carroll Cottle and Son
Rock Springs
Otto Grona
Morris Ranch
Lydia Bierschwale
C. H. Bierschwale
Johnnie Bierschwale
Joe Mack Scarborough
Tommy Skipper
A. B. Barker
A. J. Kinsey
Mrs. C. Whitworth
Doole
Tom Whitworth
Sharon
Huggins
Missouri
Medina
Robert Dittmar
Otto Dittmar
Richard Haschke
Seattle
Washington
Lydia Bierschwabe
Reginal McDougall
Ruckers Store
Marlyn
Roy Davis
HL. Stevens
Paul Campbell
Willard Moses
The
Presbyterian Church
Bill Jones
David Schmidt
Roy Jones
Marion
Jack Jones
Mrs. Clark Bierschwale
Mrs Smith
Marble Falls
Norbert Fritzes
van Elam Hobbs
Hs Brothereff Elam
Frederickssuro, Tetas
News Boys
J. 3
Patranefia
Mime Ceti
Angus
Addiiton
Union Stock Yards
Harper Herald
W. Mein
Perma
Perma-press
Reg
Price
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