The Peacemakers and the Case Against War
A contributed column argues ag ooming war risk was worsened by belief in unthinkable war and urges restraint and broader freedom. It cites Korea and Europe prior to World War II, warns against centralized control, and calls for more humanity and less tyranny while accepting sacrifices to prevent aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hitler
Rhineland
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Austria
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Dean Acheson
Korea
Truman
Chiang
Turkey
Greece
Near East
Egypt
Africa
Kerrville to Crown Miss Mohair of 1961 August 4
Miss Callan of Menard will be crowned Miss Mohair of 1961 in Kerrville at 8 00 p m August 4 in the Civic Auditorium The Kerr County Livestock Shows Association sponsors the event. A 26 duchess court with escorts includes Dorothy Crenwelge Gillespie Fair Queen and Margie Alberthal Fredericksburg Jaycees plus many chamber of commerce and Lions Club members. Rep Jack Richardson will crown Miss Callan and a dance at Bluebonnet Hotel follows the coronation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petite Surda Callan
Marion Hayden Callan
Menard
Mohair
Kerrville
Phyllis Sweeten
Rocksprings
Miss Callan
Civic Auditorium
Kerr County Livestock Shows Association Inc
Dorothy Crenwelge
Gillespie Fair Queen
Richard Stehling
Margie Alberthal
Fredericksburg Jaycees
Wayne Edwards
Karen Dittmar
Harper Lions Club
John Tarr
Puzzie Schoenewolf
Lometa
Layton Black
Frances Faltin Chamberlain
Kendall County Fair Queen
Donald Eugene Willman
Lynda Brinkman
Schertz Chamber of Commerce
Claud Lee McIver
Kay Karger
Kerr Co. Livestock Show Assn
Arthur S. MacNutt
Darlene Sweeten
Edwards Co. Chamber of Commerce
Dwight Davis
Anne Callcott
Kerr Co. Chamber of Commerce
Bobby Blackburn
Emily Ann Fergerson
Cuero Fair
Turkey Trot Assn
Jack Calk
Rena Joe Patterson
Leakey Lions Club
W. B. Sansom Jr
Janice Klein
Divide Sewing Club
Herbie Witt
Karen Herzog
Hunt-Ingram Lions Club
Clark Klein
Karen Kinsel
Hunt
Thornton Secor
Janell Jordan
Mason Jaycees
Wayne Hoffman
Carlene Brown
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Roy Appleton
Beverly Martin
Sweetheart So
Texas Fair & Livestock Show Assn
Johnny Hicks
Marjorie May Russell
Menard Chamber of Commerce
George Bean
Marianne Fry
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Novack Jr
Iris Brodbeck
Blanco Fair Assn
Sam Cooley
Toni Pate
Alvine Chamber of Commerce
Endie Bass
Gerry Mayfield
Sonora Chamber of Commerce
Artie Adams
JoNette Rogers
Uvalde Chamber
Otis Holt
Jane Leigh Montague
Bandera Chamber
Eddie Jon Ryan
Georgia Gillis
Junction Chamber
Don Lewis
Julia Ann Leggett
Kenedy Chamber
Hugh Calman Sims
Virginia Moore
Jack Richardson
Uvalde
Park Board Seeks Bids for Bleacher Materials in Harper
Harper Community Park Board will accept signed bids for bleacher materials on the west side of the roping arena at Harper Community Park. Bids due by 8 p.m. Friday August 5 to Dennis Parker secretary. Bids opened 8 p.m. August 5 at the Fire Station Harper. Removed by August 12. For more information contact Elbert Feller Modern Market Harper.
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Harper Community Park Board
Harper Community Park
Dennis Parker
Park Board
Harper
Elbert Feller
Modern Market
Band Booster Club Meet Scheduled for August First
The Band Booster Club will meet Monday August 1 at 3 30 p m at the schoolhouse. All members and anyone interested in the band are urged to attend. Important business will be discussed.
Hills Woman's Auxiliary to Meet in Junction on August 2
The Hill Country Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association meets August 2 at 3 00 p.m. in Isaac's Jade Room Junction to plan the county and district Make It Yourself with Wool contest Mrs Lewis Stevens of Harper will speak on her European tour Junction ladies serve as hostesses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Junction
Isaac
Lewis Stevens
Harper
Lions Club Film Shows Pride in Travel Reel
Roy Roberts presented an travel film at the Lions Club bi monthly meeting held in the school cafetorium. Guests Louis Friedrich and Thomas Harlan attended, with Harlan joining as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Roberts
Lions Club
Louis Friedrich
Thomas Harlan
Mr. Harlan
Clayton Massey
R. E. Peril
Floy Bode
Roberts
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Niagra Falls
Statue of Liberty
International Rainbow Bridge
Old Port Niagrra
United Nations
New York
Washington D. C
George Washington
Virginia
Dakota
Mt. Rushmore
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Scenic
Northwest
Harper FFA Members Earn Lone Star Farmer Degrees
Lamar Itz and Daniel Fritz received Lone Star Farmer Degrees at the State FFA Convention in Houston. The Lone Star Farmer Degree honors two of 1000 FFA members, requiring $500 or more profit and outstanding FFA work and record keeping. Daniel and Lamar plan to pursue the American Degree at the national level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Itz
Daniel Fritz
Lone Star Farmer
FFA
Houston
Lamar Itz Earns Lone Star Farmer Degree in FFA
Lamar Itz son of Mr and Mrs Chester Itz earned the Lone Star Farmer degree for outstanding FFA work in Vocational Agriculture. He excelled in Rambouillet sheep with multiple prizes at San Antonio and San Angelo shows and profits over five thousand dollars from projects. He plans to expand his registered Rambouillet business beyond seventy head. Rainfall of 6.75 inches was recorded by Mrs Hazelle Calcote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Itz
Chester Itz
Lamar
San Antonio
San Angelo
LBJ Returns From Acapulco Vacation at Ranch
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson returns to the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall from a four day Acapulco trip. He holds a Sunday press conference and says he spoke with Senator Kennedy about a campaign drive this fall and plans to join Kennedy in Massachusetts July 31 to August 5. Johnson mentions possible trips to Alaska and Hawaii for a ground breaking ceremony for a $30 million East West Cultural Center and outlines issues ahead in Congress. He schedules stops in Nashville and Monticello with an Oklahoma autograph party for Senator Kerr’s water conservation book.
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LBJ
Acapulco
Lyndon
Johnson
Stonewall
Mexico
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Pacific Coast
Miguel Alaman
Senator Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Alaska
Hawaii
Asia
Africa
India
Congress
Nashville
Robert S. Kerr
Senator Kerr
Oklahoman
Sen
Texas
Lbj Ranch
Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S
Daniel Fritz Receives Lone Star Farmer Degree
Daniel Fritz son of Mr and Mrs Robert Fritz earns Lone Star Farmer Degree for outstanding Harper FFA Chapter work. He started with a Duroe gilt and corn in freshman year, expanded to hogs oats milo calves and Jersey heifers, earning over 700 dollars. He helped the FFA win national honors with a Land and Range Team first place and numerous judging contest pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Fritz
Robert Fritz
Lone Star
Daniel
Harper Ffa
FFA
Peggy Hopf Honored At Prenuptial Shower
Miss Peggy Hopf was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Saturday afternoon July 16 at St. James Lutheran Parish Hall. Hostesses listed. guests included her mother Mrs Dean Hopf and grandmothers Mrs Zelma Hopf and Mrs Ola Peril. Eileen Hopf kept the bridesbook while the table featured blue net over taffeta and white gladioli. Cake was served by Karen Dittmar and punch by Elkine Bode. Miss Hopf wed Richard Bateman on July 22 at her parents’ home.
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Peggy Hopf
St. James Lutheran Parish Hall
Mesd
Gilbert Anderegg
Ed Bailey
Clinton Brown
4. L. Bierschwab
Robi. Dittmar
J. R. Peril
Pat Rogers
Charles Schmidt
David Schmidt
Watkins Tai
Ken Whitewood
Dennis Parker
Doyle Parker
Warren McDougall
Frances Floyd
Dean Hopf
Zelma Hopf
Ola Peril
Eileen Hopf
Karen Dittmar
Elkine Bode
Miss Hopf
Richard Bateman
James Tarr Returns to UT After Vehicle Crash
James Tarr resumed studies at the University of Texas after an automobile collision Saturday. He was thrown into the windshield and sustained cuts to the forehead, with two days in hospital. Also in the car were Douglas Tatsch and Jerome Lang. Tarr’s parents retrieved him from Austin the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tarr
University of Texas
James
Douglas Tatsch
Jerome Lang
Watkins
Tarr
Austin
Miss Nancy Hart and Bill Visit Kerrville Grandmother
Miss Nancy Hart and her brother Bill spent the weekend with their grandmother Mrs. L. H. Harper and Mr. Harper in Kerrville, enjoying a family visit and homestyle hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hart
Bill of
Kerrville
L. H. Harper
Haroper
Peggy Hopf Marries Richard Bateman At Harper Ranch Wedding
The wedding of Miss Peggy Hopf and Richard Bateman took place Friday night July 22 at eight o'clock in Harper. Rev. Richard Ryan officiated as candlelight framed the fireplace background. The bride, daughter of Dean and Mrs Hopf, wore a beige silk suit with a matching veil and carried white orchids. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Bateman of Pettus and a Southwest Texas State College graduate. The ceremony featured family attendants and a multi-tier cake with pale green orchids. About 50 relatives attended. the couple planned a Colorado wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Peggy Hopf
Richard Bateman
Richard Ryan
Kerrville Presbyterian Church
Tivy High Senogs
North
Eileen Hopf
Barry Bateman
David Hopf
Jim Peril
Hugo
Keller Hopf
Rollie Peril
Robert Dittmar
J. R. Peril
Arthur Bierschwabe
Dennis Parker
Jeannine Gleaton
Comanche
Kermit Bateman
Linda
Ray Miller
Petus
Zenner Reunion at Klaerner's Park July 31
The Big Matthias and Kath erine Zenner Reunion occurs Sunday July 31 at Klaerner's Park Live Oak. Mass at St Mary's Church 8 30 a m for living and deceased. Reception at 11 00 lunch 11 45 basket lunch 12 45 intermission follows. Two o'clock business meeting entertainment program then more visiting and dancing.
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Matthias
Katherine Zenner
Klaerner’s Park
Live Oak
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ida
Three Gillespie Boys Named South Texas All Stars
Three Gillespie County youths earned spots on the South Texas All Stars and will meet the San Antonio All Stars at Mission Stadium in San Antonio. Billy Roeder of Fredericksburg High School, Jackie Schandua of St Marys Parochial, and Butch Ernst of Harper High were selected after a July tryout led by Pinky Whitney. The game, sponsored by Wrambung Wrecks and the San Antonio Light, could send two players to New York to face the United States All Stars in August at Yankee Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg High School
St. Mary's Parochial
Harper High
South Texas All-Stars
San Antonio
St. Mary's Parochial School
Fredericksburg Giant
Emil Schandua Jr
C. A
Butch) Ernst
Harper High School
Kerrville Rats
Clarence Ernst
Hope
Oy Pinky ‘Whitney
Seth Texas
New York
New York City
Yankee Stadium
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Lone Star Farmer Degree
Harper Ranch
Voice OF the
Patrick Henry
Levi
Hazelle Calcote
Sen. Johnson
Mr. Duncan
The
Dallas News
Radio Post Engraving
University
Zenner
South Texas
Maper
Mayfield
Mat Stress Company
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