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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
3
A columnist denounces a left wing interview misquoting and defaming him. He accuses Communists of deliberate misquoting and lying to advance their ideology and calls for resistance to their program and aims.
Heep pitched Stonewall to a 9 7 win over Harper as Cottle allowed 9 runs. R Schumann led Stonewall with three hits and 4 RBI while Lorenz and Heep starred for Harper. Legion of Kerrville travels here next Sunday to cheer on the locals.
Miss Ruby Whitworth of Junction married Keidel Sheppard in Junction Methodist Church with a brief ceremony. The issue also reports the sudden deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bode and their son Leo near Harper, details of inquest, and surviving relatives.
A car driven by Harold Rahe collided with a Fredericksburg auto driven by Dr. James Schmulen on a curve near Spring Creek Sunday night about 8. Miss Selma Ersch was taken to a Fredericksburg hospital after injuries. Morris Bein sustained a forehead gash while others escaped uninjured.
Mr and Mrs Oscar McDonald and daughter and Mrs Clarence Robins were recent visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs P O Bode. Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Tatsch visited Mrs Peter Bernhard.
A brief, unclear note discusses reducing bread portions to save food and compares it to saving time, implying a cautious view of efficiency. The text is fragmentary with no clear names or entities.
Cambridge Harvard exercises honor Admiral Chester Nimitz Doctor of Laws Byron Price Master of Arts Dwight D Eisenhower Doctor of Laws and President James B Conant. Conant presides over ceremonies as Nimitz and Eisenhower receive top recognitions.
Mr and Mrs Chris Hampf and their two children from Giddings visited their cousin Mrs Alf Lehne and Mr Lehne.
Miss Janys G. Harper, graduate of Harper High School in 1942, completed three years at Baylor University Nursing School, Dallas, and will continue training at Florence Nightingale Baylor before entering Colorado University for a BS degree. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Clarence F Harp er of Dallas.
The price of creamery and country butter increased eleven cents per pound at retail across stores in the area. San Antonio Price Administration official Clifton George Jr said butter rose ten cents wholesale and eleven cents retail, with cheddar cheese up six cents per pound retail and five cents wholesale. Canned milk rose about one cent per can. Group I II tall cans 13 cents, small cans six cents. Group III IV tall cans 11 cents, small cans six cents.
The St James Lutheran Church Luther League met Sunday evening with hymns and readings including Day is Dying in the West and Jesus Calls Us Oer the Tumult. Rev M S Hoermann led prayer and spoke on For a Better Community. Delbert Shorty Sprouse 18 and bride-to-be Mrs Mattie Large 79 are seeking a marriage plan at Gladys Kentucky after license delay.
Thousands of Naval pilots and enlisted men, former combat airmen, will join the Navy July 1 as the peacetime Naval Air Reserve program activates at 22 stations nationwide. Open houses are set for June 30 at all reserve air stations with nationwide CBS broadcasts Saturday. The program expects 6 000 pilots and 20 000 enlisted men to train one day a week.
Herminio Rivas aged 19 died when a Remington .22 pump gun discharged in a truck en route from Hereford to Hidalgo County. Francisco Perez, a companion, handled the weapon. coroner ruled accidental death. Rivas and others were laborers returning from potato harvest near Hereford. funeral plans pending. Body prepared in Fredericksburg for shipment to Edcouch.
The Harper Lutheran Church Ladies Missionary Society and Harper PTA send Gillespie County gifts to the Alamo Camp and Hospital Service in San Antonio. Items include 1434, a dozen home made cookies, 115 gift prizes, 52 comic books, 5 sheet music, two tablespoons, 40 buttons, one glass bowl, eight packages paper dollies, and eight packages gift wrapping. The next quota will be sent by the Harper PTA.
Races at Mason July 3 and 4 on the half mile track feature six events daily with purses of at least 100 dollars. The second Mason Derby closes the program on July 4 with amateur roping events and night Ladies flag races. Louie Ragland displays sheep dogs July 3 and Mason Legion hosts a July 4 softball game versus Brady All-Stars. Barbecue, drinks and ice cream will be available.
Mrs. Anna Tatsch celebrated her birthday with a family dinner last Sunday at home. Attendees included Emil and Chester Tatsch and James Jung families from Squaw Creek and Junction. Olive Parker visited daughter Lemuel Jones in Junction. Mrs. Smith’s grandson from Laredo visited Granville and Ellis. Kenneth Parker visited San Antonio. Mrs. John Walker and Wel don Rogers visited granddaughter Dayton Rahe and Dayton Phil Rogers.
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