Extortion Case Dominates Texas Legislature News
A 75 year old retired mail carrier John Cass Adrian was arrested in Austin for attempting to extort 800000 from former land commissioner Bascom Giles. The scheme involved letters demanding cash and a trap at a culvert, with Adrian later releasing details to deputies. Trial set for June 13.
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Austin
Tex
Bascom Giles
John Cass Adrian
Adrian
Giles
Travis Co
T. O. Lang
Army Offers High School Grads Special Training Opportunity
Army extends a widened program of technical schooling with 70 percent of slots reserved for high school graduates. Over 100 courses across 25-plus schools are available, expanding from a trial phase. Details and enrollment help are provided by the US Army Information Office in San Antonio Texas.
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Army
Namor
Baren S. Hammond
US Army Information Office
Main Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Carl Wahrmund Family Reunion Set For June 12
The Carl Wahrmund Family Reunion will be held Sunday June 12 at Alfreds Hall five miles out on the San Antonio highway Lee Althaus serves as secretary The Herald building in Austin hints at subscription details The article also notes allocations from the Confederate Pension Fund for Capitol repairs and air conditioning and for the State Building Commission operations with a projected surplus after pensions. Acres appointed to the Texas Employment Commission replacing Dwight Horton of Blanco.
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Carl Wahrmund
Alfred’s
Schmidt's
San Antonio
Lee Althaus
Austin
Capitol
New State Building Commission
Confederate Pension Fund
Scheele Says Sark Polio Vaccine Soon Safer
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General, told Texas lawmakers the Sark polio vaccine will become as safe as others. He cited 125 post vaccination cases in nearly six million doses, attributing them to mixing or unknown factors and noting immunity persists after one shot while second and third shots may be delayed. Mohair production in Texas is rebounding after a 45 percent drop. last year 13.7 million pounds were produced from 2.5 million goats, with 96 percent of mohair from Texas. Recent visitors include Farrel M. Brooks of Junction, T. D. Moore and family en route to Annapolis, Quida Moseley of Brady, and R. M. Grady of Brownwood.
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Solons
Gov
Shivers
Senate
House
Leonard A. Scheele
US Public Health Service
Texas
Capitol
Scheele
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Farrel M. Brooks
Junction
Brooks
KMBL
Llanos
D. C
T. D. Moore
Annapolis
T. D. Jr
Naval Academy
Quida Moseley
Brady
R. M. Grady
Brownwood
Grady
Post Office Department
Deer Movement Limited to Small Ranges in Hill Country
A Texas study by the Game and Fish Commission shows deer travel within roughly a one mile diameter circular area. Research, begun Oct 14 and ended Mar 10, covered Mason Gillespie and Llano Counties with four 20 mile trap lines across granite soils persimmon elm live oak types and limestone caliche soils. A total of 102 deer were captured along lines Hilda Doss Cherry Springs Enchanted Rock Packsaddie Mountain.
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Austin
Wildlife Restoration
Texas
Mason
Gillespie
Liano
Hilda-Doss
Cherry Springs
Enchanted Rock
Packsaddie Mountain
Summer Brings On Variety Of Sickness
Austin June 2 The summer season brings increased cases of dysentery diarrhea and enteritis among Texas children Dr Henry Holle Health Commissioner cites contaminated milk water and improper refrigeration as key causes He urges clean foods proper formula under physician guidance fly control and immediate medical care for symptoms to prevent fatal outcomes
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Austin
Texas
Henry Holle
Commissioner of Health
Holle
Sisterdale Defeats Harper 14-3 In League Baseball Clash
Sisterdale built a 14-0 lead with timely hitting and five-run fifth, while Harpers Parker was hit hard early. Langbein pitched well for Sisterdale allowing nine Harper runs in three innings as the Indians improve their Farmer Boys League standings.
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Sisterdale Indians
Farmer Boys League
Sisterdale
Harper
Tooter Parker
Casper
Laverne Langbein
Johnny Cottle
Feller
J. Cottle
A. C. Ernst
Rahe
Ernst
Langbein
J. W. Bierschwale
Doss
Comfort
Abrhpore J
Cottle
Blerschwale
Roeder
Benner
Parker
Ceisecaasens
Marquardt
Martin
Scheele
T. Taylor
Masters
Langbmein
Ssee Sa Cseveee
Herbst
Morrison
R. Taylor
Matter
Bierschwab
Bierschwale
Cosper
Langhbein
E. Marquardt
Metzger
Hausler
V. A. Cottle
Holm Family Visits Relatives During Week
Dr and Mrs Theo Holm and children from San Antonio spent a week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe. Mr and Mrs Olin Walker and son joined their daughter Mrs Wayne Barrett and family for several days. Vacation Church School planned Tuesday night at the Methodist Church July 11 to July 15 from 5 pm to 730 pm in joint program with the Presbyterian Church.
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Theo Holm
San Antonio
Otto Rahe
Olin Walker
Wayne Barrett
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Midland couple visits aunt and relatives
Mr and Mrs Joan Francis of Midland spent several days visiting her aunt Mrs Charles Barrett and other relatives. Mrs Francis is the daughter of the late Volney Roberts.
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Joan Francis
Midland
Charles Barrett
Mrs
Francis
Volney Roberts
Mrs Stevens Family Visits and Ministers Attend Alliance
Mrs Homer Lee Stevens and daughters and Mrs J O Stevens visited Mr and Mrs Fred Wede kind Saturday. Rev Darwin W Brown and Rev Jesse Long attended the County Ministerial Alliance in Fredericksburg Tuesday.
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Homer Lee Stevens
J. O. Stevens
Fred Wedekind
Darwin W. Brown
Jesse Long
County Ministerial Alliance
Fredericksburg
Local visits and trips recounted in region notes
Mrs. Carrie Calentine and grandchildren visited near New Braunfels. Uwe Buzz Parker took his mother to San Antonio to visit Mr. and Mrs. Chester Deiter with Carolyn and Levi Ellebracht. Mrs. Merle Cottle and children from San Antonio visited here. Fred Whitewood and son Brown fished on the Llano River at Pete Whitworth ranch. Kenneth Whitewood, returning from SWSTC in San Marcos, spent the summer on the Whitworth ranch. Harvey Cottle and wife from Waco visited the Cottle family Sunday.
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Uwe
Buzz Parker
Carlos Parker
San Antonio
Chester Deiter
Carolyn
Levi Ellebracht
Fred Whitewood
Brown
Llano River
Pete Whitworth
Kenneth Whitewood
SWSTC
San Marcos
Harper Herald Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins Tarr and children and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rogers and Wayne fished at the Rogers Ranch in Uvalde last Friday. Rev. Richard Gammenthaler and his niece Mrs. Allen Fowler visiting Fredericksburg relatives. Billy Brown returned from a Colorado trip. A J Arnold spent weekend in Menard and Fort McCavett. Paul Suffel and son Richard visited Sweetwater then San Marcos for summer school. Mrs. Fred Bierschwabe left for San Marcos to enroll in SWSTC.
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Watkins Tarr
Pat Rogers
Wayne
Rogers
Uvalde
Richard Gammenthaler
Allen Fowler
Fredericksburg
Fred Gammenthaler
Billy Brown
Colorado
Harper
Paul Suffel
Richard
Sweetwater
Suffel
San Marcos
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Krauskopf Bros
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T-Bouer
the Herald
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OC Fisher
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Sisterdale Wallops Harper
Petenn Vessrsaaneasse
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper, Texas
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Mark A. Thompson
Wd Porlatat
J. ¥. Coolk
Carrie Calentine
Ray Buckner
New Braunfels
Merle Cottle
Children of
Harvey Cottle
Waco
Raymond Cottle
Felix T. Tybor
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Harper Herald
A. J. Arnold
Menard
Fort McCavett
Fred Bierschwabe
Herald
B. F.goodrich
B.f.goodrich
Kerrville
Rudolph Stehling
Water Street
Kerrville, Texa
Rocky Vin Chester Tatsch
Sportsman Cafe
Edmund Fiedler
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
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