Flag Day origins and early American flags
The text traces Flag Day to 1777 when Congress adopted a 13 star flag and notes earlier flags in the colonies. It mentions the Grand Union flag raised by George Washington in 1776 at Cambridge and the 13 red and white stripes with a blue canton. It also states Flag Day was officially designated in 1895.
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North America
United States
Cambridge
Massachusetts
George Washington
Congress
Mroseks Celebrate 45th Wedding Anniversary at Harper Hall
Mr and Mrs Joseph Mrosek marked their 45th anniversary on June 5 at Harper community hall. They wed June 9, 1931, in Fredericksburg, later moving to Harper in 1943. The event included their children Tony and Darlene and numerous relatives, with 98 attendees overall.
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Joseph Mrosek
Harper
Joseph
Thekla
Gitter
Fredericksburg
Tony Mrosek
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Darlene Wilson
Hunt
Mr. Mrosek
Soil Survey in Kerr County By Bull Dittemore
Kerr County residents notice a green Soil Conservation Service pickup as Bull Dittemore conducts a soil survey. He explains how soil types, textures, colors, and geology are mapped to assess suitability for cropland, pasture, septic tanks, and foundations, with contact details for the Kerrville Agricultural Service Center. Court notes follow with two divorce grants and a license order.
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Bill Dittemore
Soil Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Rex Brand
SCS
Kerrville
Kerr County
Bull Dittemore
United States Department of Agriculture
Bull
Bill
Edwards
Glen Rose
Tarpley
Topia
Utopia
Dittemore
Kerr County Soil and Water Conservation District
Agricultural Service Center
Alpine Drive
Gillespie County
Bandera
Kendall
Blanco
N.J.D
Gillespie Democrats Cast 104 Votes In Runoff Election
Gillespie County voters cast 104 ballots on Saturday in a Democratic primary runoff at the Courthouse from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jon Newton led county tallies with 75 votes plus six absentees for 81 total, Jerry Sadler had 19 on election day and one absentee for 20. In the unexpired term for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals the county split 51 for W. T. Phillips and 49 for Carl Dally. National totals showed Newton 167,383 to Sadler 69,925, Phillips leading Dally by 100,396. The Democratic nominees face Republicans in the November 2, 1976 general election.
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Marvin Blackburn
Gillespie County
Elizabeth A. Moore
Carl A. Moore
Barbara Keller
Edgar Keller
James Luckenbach
Walter Schmidt
Blackburn
Chester Schmidt
Gillespie
Jon Newton
Jerry Sadler
Newton
Sadler
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. T. Phillips
Carl Dally
Phillips
Dally
Charles R Bierschwale 91 Dies in Kerrville Nursing Home
Charles Ray Bierschwale age 91 of Harper died early Saturday May 29 at Colonial Nursing Home in Kerrville where he had lived since February Funeral services were held May 31 at Harper United Methodist Church with burial in Harper Cemetery He was born February 15 1885 in Kendall County a Hill Country rancher and married Emily Ellebracht on September 1 1920 Survivors include daughter Pauline Parker two brothers Floyd Bierschwale Albert Bierschwale and sister Ethyl Houghes A number of relatives attended the services and visitors were noted from Alabama and other towns including Ralph Griffin and Rose Fairchild Fairchild a 1941 Harper High School graduate was previously known as Mrs J M Scarborough
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Charles Ray Bierschwale
Harper
Colonial Nursing Home
Kerrville
Harper United Methodist Church
Harper Cemetery
Mr Bierschwale
Kendall County
Hill Country
Emily Ellebracht
Pauline
Raymond Parker
Floyd Bierschwale
Sexovia
Albert — Bierschwale
Alpine
Ethyl Houghes
San Antoni
Clarance Bierschwale
Lampasas
Carlton Bierschwale
Junction
Wesley Ellebracht
Mountain Home
Jim Wright
Dennis Parker
Jerry Bierschwale
Bloodmobile Visit Draws Gillespie County Support
The Red Cross Blood mobile returns March 3 to Bethany Lutheran Church basement from 1 to 7 p.m. Dennis Hannemann says 120 pints are targeted, with 33 pints still needed after 87 pints donated in the first drive. Volunteers led by Mrs Leo Itz will assist. donors aged 17 to 69 in good health may participate at 106 West Austin Street.
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Red Cross
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dennis Hannemann
Gillespie County
Leo Itz
Hannemann
West Austin Street
Kimble County Centennial Celebration Opens in Junction
Centennial events run June 11 to 20 in Kimble County with a historical pageant, fashion show titled The History of Fashion, and various family and community activities. Notables include Ella Bolt Whitworth directing the pageant and Mrs Art Mudge guiding the style show, plus a special appearance by former U S Representative OC Fisher.
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Chester Bannowsky
Junction
Kimble County
Kimble Centennial Commission
Lake Junction
City Park
Ella Bolt Whitworth
Art Mudge
Robert M Neal
Ed Dayton
George C Kimble
Kimble
Roy Jacoby
Menard
Texas
Germany
Fred” Bannowsky Schwartz
Joe Felps
Chevis Wyatt
Nic Farmer
Nona Heffernan
Booster Club
Ray Cooper
Centennial
Curtis Short
Mike Andrews
R D Rothmann
Martha
George Washington
P_ A
Hoggett Jr
San Angelo
Greer Rothmann
Marshall Brown
OC Fisher
Rotary Club
London
Optimist
American Association of Retired Persons
Cleo
Roosevelt
Hal Country
Cactus Study Club
Legion Memorial Hall
Cay
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Mrs Joseph Mroser
District Court News
Herbert Feller
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Mrs. Scarborough
J. M. Scarborough
Ralph Griffin
Alabama
Griffin
Rose Fairchild
Harper High School
Frank Staudt
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