Four Chaplains Honor Birth Of Stamps In 1948 Postage Issues
The post office releases a three cent stamp honoring the four army chaplains who perished on the Dorchester in 1943. Chaplains Fox Poling Washington and Goode gave their life jackets to others as the ship sank. A Wisconsin centennial stamp and a Swedish pioneers stamp also debut. Additional stamps planned include a Woman's Rights issue in July with Stanton and Mott.
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George L. Fox
Clark V. Poling
John P. Washington
Alexander D. Goode
Fox
Poling
Washington
Goode
North Atlantic
Greenland
Post Office Department
Wisconsin
State Capitol
Capitol
Middle West
Chicago
Seneca Falls
New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Johnson Uses Helicopter in Historic Texas Campaign Tour
Lyndon Johnson travels through East Texas Piney Woods aboard a helicopter rented by World War II veterans, the first Senate candidate to use air travel to reach voters in remote areas. He aims to visit every section of the state before the July 24 primary, landing on courthouses, baseball fields, pastures, and vacant lots to meet Texans.
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Austin
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Johnson
U. S
Community Park Elects New Harper as Directors
Monday night at the Harper Community Park school meeting voting members chose Tommy Harlen for a one year term to fill E Dean Hopf's vacancy and Victor Wendel for the two year unexpired term of John St Whitewood. Victor Marshall and William Strackbein were elected for three-year terms replacing W A Cottle and Floy Bode.
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Harper Commuity Park
Tommy Harlen
E. Dean Hopf
Victor Wendel
John St. Whitewood
Messrs
W. A. Cottle
Floy Bode
Clint Brown
Lemuel Jones
Rollie Peri
Neal Fox
Aubrey Harper
Roy Roberts
Raymond Cottle
Frank Staudt
Fred Whitewood
W. A. Brown
Wm. Casper
Morris DeLorey
Victor Marshall
Charles Mains
Harperboys top Kerrville 11 to 5 in practice game
Harper defeats Kerrville 11 to 5 at Harper Community Park. J Thurman earns win, 5 innings, 1 earned run. Harold Rahe hits a homer and a single, Kaiser and Lorenz drive in multiple runs. Next Sunday Harper travels to Fredericksburg to face Seipp's club in league play.
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Harper
Kerrville
Harper Community Park
Harper Boys
Vernon
J. Thurman
Robbie Kaiser
Nacho
Harold Rahe
Harold
Rodeo Arena
Fredericksburg
Seipp
Abrhpore
Galteney
Lopez
I Lopez
Pancho
Naecho
Story. Co
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Harper— Abrhpore
H. Rahe
Kaiser
Cfp
McDougall
Onde
DeLorey
ID Ponte
Lorenz
Oren
V. Thurman
G. Lopez
Tony
Ayola
Feller
V. A. Cottle
Two-Day Rodeo June 26-27 Promises Wide Range of Events
Harper Community Park hosts a two day rodeo June 26 and 27 with calf roping bull riding bronc riding wild cow milking junior boys roping a girls barrel race a girls watermelon race on horseback and a wild mare race added money trophies and a big crowd expected. Books close June 26 at 11 am. Proceeds go to Harper Community Park with a Saturday barbecue and Sunday baseball game in Hill Country League.
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Harper Community Park
Clint Brown
Lemuel Jones
Harper
Ingram
Hill Country League
Zwiener Announces Candidacy for 85th District
Lonny F Zwiener formally announces candidacy for State Representative 85th District in the Democratic Primary on July 24 He is Fredericksburg native son son of Dr and Mrs Leon F Zwiener a Texas University graduate and Marine Corps veteran now in the Marine Reserve as lieutenant He pledges to fulfill the office to the best of his ability pending election
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Lonny F. Zwiener
Zwiener
Leon F. Zwiener
Fredericksburg
Texas University
U. S.S. Marine Corps
Marine Reserve
Lang Sap Antonio Visit Noted By Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Albert Lang Sap Antonio stayed several days in town visiting relatives and enjoying the season a moment captured in local society notes during the holiday period.
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Albert Lang Sap Antonio
Hill Country Study Club Met Saturday
The Hill Country Study Club met on Saturday June 12 at Mrs Glen Hopfs home with co hostess Mrs Worth Howe. Business discussed plans for a year long project while the program featured Mrs Fred Whitewood speaking on color principals and Miss Joyce Whetstone on design. Refreshments including chicken salad olives cookies Ritz crackers and iced tea were served. A July picnic was planned for July 10 with member families invited.
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Hill Country Study Club
Glen Hopf
Worth Howe
Fred Whitewood
Joyce Whetstone
W. A. Hopf
Fred Whetstone
Lone Star Farmer Award Goes to Melvin Bonn in Houston
Melvin Bonn, 16, youngest child of Mr and Mrs Chester Bonn, was chosen as the outstanding Lone Star Farmer for Texas at a Future Farmers of America meeting in Houston this week. The announcement was made during the gathering, highlighting Bonn’s achievements in agricultural work.
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Melvin Bonn
Chester Bonn
Texas
Future Farmers of America
Houston
Mane Wesnastey
Eoeseems
Kerrville Visit Of Local Residents Noted
Mr and Mrs C J Whitewood Mrs Clara Wendel Mrs Gordon Harper and son visited Mr and Mrs Fred Nabers and Mr and Mrs Herman Harper in Kerrville Monday.
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C. J. Whitewood
Clara Wendel
Gordon Harper and Son
Fred Nabers
Herman Harper
Kerrville
Local visitors call on Mrs. Clara Wendel and family
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf returned Sunday night from a visit with their son and his wife in Austin. Mr and Mrs Tommy Jung and their son and Robert Whitewood were visitors in Mrs Clara Wendel's home Sunday night.
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Oliver Hopf
Austin
Tommy Jung
Robert Whitewood
Clara Wendel
Herald
Harper Lions Club hears talk on India USA differences
Harper Lions Club met Wednesday at 8 pm in the school building. Callan Graham of Junction compared India and the United States, noting similarities but highlighting the greater differences in people. President Floy Bode set July 7 officer installation with a barbecue at 7 pm at the Community Park. Committee heads include Ed Walker as chair and others named for upcoming events.
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Harper Lions Club
Lions
Callan Graham
Junction
India
United States of America
Lion
Floy Bode
Ed. Walker
Fred Whitewood
W. A. Brown
Walker
Paul DeLorey
Louis Lange - Nea
Cay High School
Evangelist Tommy Godfrey Leads Harp er Baptist Services This Week
Evangelist Tommy Godfrey of Roaring Springs Texas conducts singing at the Harpers Baptist Church this week. Rev Jack Minter invites all to attend services at 8 p m nightly through Sunday evening. Also noted are visits by Rev and Mrs M C Hoermann and children and other local residents with brief social mentions.
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Tommy Godfrey
Roaring Springs
Texas
The
Baptist Church
Harper
Jack Minter
Hill Country League Team Standings and Results
Hill Country League standings show Stonewall leading with 8 1, Seipp's 8 2, Camp Stanley 4, Ingram 3 817, Sisterdale 3 5. Last Sunday Stonewall beat Ingram 8 3, Seipp's 8 2, Camp Stanley 2, Blanco-Harper game forfeited as Blanco left league. Next Sunday June 20 Harper visits Seipp's, Camp Stanley visits Ingram, Sisterdale visits Blanco. Stonewall off.
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Ipp
Stomewall
TRAPP
Camp Stanley
Eitscaaessepeactes
Sisterdale
Vse
Ingram
Stonewall
Seipp
Blanco
Chinese Professor Lectures At Methodist Church Supt U Kin of Taranto
A Chinese professor lectured at the Methodist Church on Monday night addressing conditions in the East. He wore native clothing and the talk was well received by friends and church members. J B Birt Jr of San Antonio visited his parents over the weekend.
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Supt
U On Kin
Taranto
Burma
India
Methodist Church
J. B Birt Jr
San Antonio
Mrs
J. B. Birt
State Highway Plans Paving US 190 in Gillespie County
D C Greer Texas State Highway Engineer told County Judge Henry Hirsch that on June 1 1948 the State Highway Commission ordered repaving sections of US 190 in Gillespie County from Harper to the Blanco County line a little over 34 miles. The seal coat and paving will extend from east of Harper to 1.7 miles east of Kimble County line near Spring Creek and from South Heights Barons Creek Bridge to the Blanco County line. Bids will be advertised in Austin Friday with work to be let and completed at the earliest time. Estimated total cost is 48100 dollars. The paving orders appear in the Highway Commission minutes per a department letter to Judge Hirsch.
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D. C. Greer
Texas
Henry Hirsch
State Highway Commission
Gillespie County
Harper
Blanco County
Kimble County
Spring Creek
South Heights
Baron’s Creek
Highways Department
Austin
Highway Commission
Highway Department
Seal coat and road work on US 290 in Gillespie County Texas
Texas highway records show plans to seal coat from Barons Creek Bridge to 1.77 miles east Fredericksburg and extend base and asphalt surface to Blanco County line at an estimated $23 500.00. Additional seal coat from 1.6 miles east of Harper to 17.7 miles east of Kimble County line at about $24 600.00. Fredericksburg visitors noted include D C Greer state highway engineer and Mrs J F Cook and Mrs Dale Cook with family.
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Henry Hirsch Sr
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Texas
Site Highway Commission c
Barons Creek
Blanco County
Harper
Kimble
D. C. Greer
Harper Visitor H. P. Gartrell Lodges in Mason
H P Gartrell of Mason was a Harper visitor recently. Mr and Mrs Bud Kaika and children of Bandera visited the home of Mr and Mrs G Hermis on Sunday.
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H. P. Gartrell of
Mason
Harper
Bud Kaika
Bandera
G Hermis
Bland visitors Fred Bierechwale and Paul Jean
Fred Bierechwale and Paul Jean of Bland visited in the week, with scant readable detail remaining from the fragmentary OCR text.
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Fred Bierechwale
Paul Jean
Bland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lon Wrestene
Dee
Ce Gorgner Var
Community Park
New Harper
Alfred Lehne
Maurine Bell
Donna
V. A. Hopf
Otto Rahe
Arthur Grosenbacher
Elizabeth Baumann
Victoria
A. Baumann
M. Bonn
Lone Star Farmer
Lions Club
Marshall
Washington, D. C
George C. Marshall
Resale
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
State Highway Department
Paul Probst
Albert T. Schroeder
Gene Harper
M. C. Hoermann
J. F. Cook
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Bryan Birt
Ben Wheeler
Bescoe Esses
Texas Highway Department
Dale Cook
Robert Lang
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