Price controls doomed for lumber industry says contributor
A contributed column warns that economic controls on lumber fail due to no pricing for standing timber and vast production variability. The piece cites World War II experiences, OPA limits, and widespread small mills across the U S, arguing incentives are needed to sustain production.
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Solomon
Robert Nathan
Philadelphia
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
WPB
OPA
Lumber
United States
Squaw Creek School Closes With Hall Event Saturday
The Squaw Creek school closing includes a children's program at 2:30 p.m. a barbecue at 5 p.m. and a play and dance at Spring Creek Hall near Arthur Reed on Saturday June 2. The operetta Taffy Ann features many Crenwelge family members and the adult farce Good Gracious Grandma stars Harold Strackbein and others with a loud speaker setup for crowd enjoyment.
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Squaw Creek
Arthur Reed
Spring Creek Hall
Sp. m
Walter Louis Crenwelge
Virginia “Ann Stehling
Ernestine Crenwelge
Dennis Stehling
Larry Crenwelge
Robert Straube
Dora Lee Crenwelge
Nathaniel Crenwelge
Carryn Crenwelge
Carlton Sieckmann
Adrien Stehling
Felix Hahn, Jr
Sidney Crenwelge
Elizabeth Ann Sieckmann
Elizebeth
Henry Breckenridge
Harold Strackbein
George Breckenridge
Victor Crenwelge
Lennox
Hilda
Reverend J D Farmer Named Harper London Pastor
Rev J D Farmer was appointed pastor of Harper and London Methodist Churches by the Southwest Texas Conference in San Antonio. He and his wife will live at the Harper parsonage and he will preach on Sunday June 3 with Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Dinner will be served on the grounds. Supt Neal B Fox and sons Rex and Gilbert of Shiner attended the Harper commencement exercises Wednesday night.
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J. D. Farmer
Southwest Texas
Methodist Church
San Antonio
Harper
London
Neal B. Fox
Oil Well Shaft Sealed As Drilling Equipment Is Moved
Memorial services were held at the local cemetery Sunday at 3 p.m. Rev. Carlos Parker led with assistants Rev. A L Spellman and Rev. Jack Minter. American Legion Auxiliary decorated graves. friends brought flowers. A large crowd attended. 600-
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Carlos Parker
A. L. Spellman
Jack Minter
American Legion Auxiliary
Harper Cemetery Clean-Up Day Set For Next Wednesday
An all day clean up at Harper Cemetery is planned for next Wednesday June 6. Residents are urged to bring tools and help with graves and grounds. The committee notes a new power mower is in use after a recent purchase and thanks donors to the cemetery fund. Efforts to remove 900 feet of drill stem and a drill bit at the Allan Gibson ranch failed, with dynamite used, and owner O W Killam of Laredo plans possible future drilling. A shaft accident toppled a 126 foot tower injuring one worker slightly.
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Harper Cemetery
Harper Cemetery Committee
Harper First State Bank
Allan Gibson
O. W. Killam
Laredo
Killam
Alonzo Reed
Harper
Kerrville
Hill Country Telephone Coop Forms in Gillespie County
A temporary board of directors for Hill Country Telephone Coop is named with Eugene Lindig as chairman and Bill Schneider as county attorney. A general organization meeting is set for June 8 at 8:30 p.m. at Fair Park Exhibition Hall Fredericksburg to elect a permanent board and complete nonprofit partnerships.
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Hill Country Telephone Coop
Eugene Lindig
Bill Schneider
Roy Jacoby
Walter Schlaudt
Herman Eckhart
Otto Schumann
Tme
Hill Country Coop
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
The
Farm Bureau
Rural Electric Cooperative
Gillespie
Cones
Fair Park Exhibition Hall
Fredericksburg
Coke Party Honors Miss Zane Parker at Parker Home
Mrs Walter Parker and other hosts entertained with a Coke party from 10 to 11 a m at the Walter Parker home honoring Miss Zane Clell Parker of the graduate class Attending were Fern Hermes Cleo Goff Bernice Lang JoAnn Spaeth Josephine Walker Bonnie Bernhard Bonnie Jo Metzger Dana Beth Whitworth Peggy Lou Parker and the honoree Gift giving followed with Micks Parker presenting Zane Clell Parker a present Also noted Mr and Mrs Robert Kensing of Camp Verde attended graduation exercises Wednesday night and Mr and Mrs Harold Adcock left Wednesday for a two week California vacation.
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Walter Parker
Bill Stevenson
Earl Raley
Zane Clell Parker
Misses Fern Hermes
Cleo Goff
Bernice Lang
JoAnn Spaeth
Josephine Walker
Bonnie Bernhard
Bonnie Jo Metzger
Dana Beth Whitworth
Peggy Lou Parker
Parker
Zane Clell
Soil Conservation Winners Receive Awards at Junction
Winners of the essay contest How Soil Conservation Has Made My Town Better were photographed after receiving awards at Junction last Wednesday morning. W R Humphrey of the Ft Worth Press led the event as sponsor, with Guenther Wittig receiving top honors for best comeback and outstanding conservation farmer in Gillespie County.
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Junction
W. R. Humphrey
Ft. Worth Press
Guenther Wittig
West Texas
Wittig
The
Royal Lions Club
Ft. Worth
Gillespie Co
Helen Mae Meurer
Marilyn Lawrence
Kenneth Knopp
Betty Jean Lochte
Frank Schmidten
Dorothy Mae Gold
Annabel Feuge
Della Mae Engel
David Walter
Virginia Evers
Willie Gaines
Tom Robertson
Adolph Knesee
Harper Cubs overwhelm Stonewall in 14-5 win
Harper Broncos outslug Stonewall 14 to 5 as H. Feller earns the win over Grobe. Harold Rahe and Hal Bierschwale go 3 for 4 for Harper, while Stonewall’s pitching trio Klein Grobe and Odean combine for 14 hits allowed. Next Sunday Harper plays Enderlin at Seipp’s ball park and Stonewall hosts Boerne.
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Harper Cubs
Stonewall
Harold Rahe
Hal Bierschwab
Cubs
H. Feller
Harper
H. Klein
Grobe
Klier
Odean
H Harper
Enderlin
Seipp
Ball Park
H. Eckert
Moritz
P-Rf
B. Hodges
Hodges
J Eckert
Padgett
Wuest
F. Tatsch
T. Feller
H. Bierschwale
I. Feller
Bierschwale
H. Rahe
Omer
Oren Cottle
Feller
Ut. Klein
el. Feller
UL. Klein
Kier
Kiein
Maing
Sankey Gn
V. A. Cottle
Sul Ross Holds 32nd Spring Commencement Marks Largest Class
Fred J. Whitewood Jr. among 153 graduates at Sul Ross State College in Alpine. Degrees awarded May 28 with 8 Master of Arts and 12 Master of Education recipients, 78 Bachelor of Science in Range Animal Husbandry, 16 Bachelor of Business Administration, 12 Bachelor of Arts, 20 Bachelor of Science in other fields. Reverend Dr. Howard Hollowell gave the baccalaureate sermon May 27. Hamilton Rogers spoke May 28. Dr. R. M. Hawkins presided. Senior reception held May 26 at the presidential residence.
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Sul Ross State College
T. H. Etheridge
Sul Ross
Howard H. Hollowell
Oak Chiff
Methodist
Dallas
Hamilton Rogers
Fort Worth
R. M. Hawkins
Fred J. Whitewood Jr
Eddie Rickenbacker Buys Bear Creek Ranch Near Kerrville
Eddie Rickenbacker and family acquire Bear Creek Ranch a 2700 acre property near Hunt from Richard Frederick of San Antonio for 290000. Frederick reported final New York signatures last week as illness lingered. New owners plan part year use and will keep the ranch largely intact, including rainbow trout pool and historic livestock shows association.
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Bear Creek
Kaldie Rickenbacker
New York
Richard Frederick
San Antonio
Rubenbacker
Kerrville
Frederick
Friederich
Bear Creek Ranch
Frieder Rich
California
Hull Country Boys
Rickenbackers
Eastern Air Lines
Kerrville Mountain Sun
U S Closes In On Secret of H Bomb Hints Detonation Possible
Washington reports a cryptic joint release by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Defense Department claiming the United States is on the path to thermonuclear weapons. Tests at Eniwetok reportedly proved the heat and timing conditions needed to trigger fusion, though no actual hydrogen bomb was detonated.
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U. S
AEC
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Eniwetok
Pentragon
Pentagon
University of Chicago
Truman
Hill-Crest Gospel Singing Sunday at Harper Church
The Hill-Crest Gospel Singing session is set for Sunday June 3 at Harper Presbyterian Church starting 2 30 p m. Interdenominational event invites singing groups and gospel lovers to attend with a hearty welcome. The senior class and sponsors plus some parents left Thursday for Galveston for senior day.
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Hill-Crest
Harper Presbyterian Church
Galveston
Kerrville Art Club hosts first annual exhibit June 9
Kerrville Art Club members present their first annual art exhibit Saturday June 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Blue Bonnet Hotel. About one hundred original paintings will be on display with free admission. Three paintings by famous local artists will be given as door prizes. The Winters need not be present at the drawing.
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Kerrville Art Club
Blue Bonnet Hotel
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Spring Creek
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Helen Allen
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Pete Crenwelge
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Corpus Christi
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Camp Verde
Harold Adcock
Herman Weinheimer
Dudley Mann
Arnold Rode
Father Hildebrand
Walter Fuhrmann
Texas A&m
Texas A&m College
Kimble County
Eddie Rickenbacker
Hunt
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C. J. Whitewood
Harlington
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Christian Science Monitor
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Kilgore
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Peggy Ann Scarborough
John Eathorne
San Angelo
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Hill-Crest Gospel
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