Okinawa Island and Its People Through History and Climate
A lengthy, dated descriptive piece outlines Okinawa’s geography, political history, and social traits. It covers its place in the Ryukyu chain, historical sovereignty shifts, population ties to Japan China and Korea, and basic daily life. The text notes climate patterns monsoons typhoons water issues and local farming and housing.
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Okinawa
Ryukyu Retto- Sakishima
Amami
Shima
Jima
Okinawa Jima
Ryukyu
Japan
Formosa
China
Naha
Gunto
Tokyo
Kyushu
United States
California
Record Crowd Attends Harper Rodeo and Barbecue Cash Draws
A record crowd attended the rodeo and barbecue at Stewart's Grove last Saturday with 150 to 200 couples at the W O W dance. Walter Parker & Son sponsored the events drawing participants from Harper and surrounding counties. Contests featured calf breakaway, cow milking, goat roping, flag race, old man’s breakaway, and matched roping with winners listed and times noted.
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Stewart’s Grove
Walter Parker & Son
Harper
of the Woodmen of the World
Citizens Auto Co
Melody Kings
Ray Walker
Herald
Walter Parker
Mrs B D Hood Complimented With Shower At Jacksonville
Mrs F Lindner hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday afternoon at Cove Springs community in Jacksonville. Mixed summer blossoms decorated the rooms as guests, including Mrs Omer Hood and several other locals, were served from crystal cookie trays and punch at opposite ends of the table.
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Jacksonville
Texas
Daily Progress
F. Lindner
B. D. Hood
Margaret Ochler
Harper
Cove Springs
Omer Hood
Henry Lindner
Bledsaw
Helping Hand Club Raises Funds for Cemetery Work
Members of the Helping Hand Club solicited funds for cemetery cleaning and sold pies at the rodeo last Saturday, netting 60.52 dollars. The money is in the club treasury to pay for cemetery cleaning, a new water tank, and pipes and hydrants to water flowers and shrubs on graves.
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Helping Hand Club
Local families share visits across communities
Mr and Mrs C J Whitewood and Mr and Mrs Maurice Bell with children called on the A J Kinsey family Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Hilmar Strack and children visited Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone at Goldthwaite Sunday.
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C. J. Whitewood
Maurice Bell
A. J. Kinsey
Hilmar Strack
Beih
Albert Whetstone
Goldthwaite
Willow City Visitors Highlight Fred Bierschwale Home
Mrs G C Pearson and son Evelyn Stoveall from Willow City visit Fred Bierschwale's home. Also joining are Mr and Mrs C O Stove from Houston, Mr and Mrs Willie Bierschwale and Miss Billie from Junction for a Sunday gathering.
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G. C. Pearson
Evelyn Stoveall
Willow City
C. O. Stoveall
Houston
Willie Bierschwale
Billie
Junction
Fred Bierschwale
Suny
Miss Mary Lou Eathorne Visits Brother in Temple
Miss Mary Lou Eathorne and a friend spent the weekend with her brother John Eathorne and his family in Temple, sharing time with relatives during a brief family visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Eathorne
Temple
John Eathorne
Klaehn Family Highlights Visit at Bierschwale Home
Mr and Mrs Charlie Klaehn and their children were recent visitors in the Fred Bierschwale home.
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Charlie Klaehn
Fred Bierschwale
Millie Couple from Ingram Visit Harper
Mr and Mrs Jesse Millie of Ingram were visitors in Harper on Tuesday.
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Jesse Millie
Ingram
Harper
Dabneys Visit Relatives During Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ed Dabney of Austin visited relatives here during the weekend.
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Ed. Dabney
Austin
Obituary notices for Thurman and Scharnhorst deaths in Blanco County area
Obituary notices report Mrs. Mary Ann Thurman dying at 83 in Fredericksburg on June 26 with 11 children and extensive descendants, and memorial services planned at Albert Church for Pvt Elgin August Scharnhorst who died on Okinawa May 11 1945 after service in the 1940s era. Memorials note family ties, birth dates, and military service details.
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Pvt
Elgin August Scharnhorst
Edwin Scharnhorst
Selma Immel Scharnhorst
War Department
Okinawa
Blanco County
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
Fort Ord
California
Philippines
Pvt. Scharnhorst
Ruby
Felix Birch
Sgt
Clayton Scharnhorst
China
Milton Scharnhorst
Camp Hood
Texas
August Immel
Scharnhorst
Albert Lutheran Church
Paul Leonhard
P. Leonhard
American Legion
Louis Jordan Post
Alf. Neffendorf
Kerrville Marine dies in action on Okinawa
Kerrville Times reports the death in action of Private First Class James Edward Stehling of Kerrville. The 21 year old Marine, attached to the Sixth Marine Division, died June 12 after serving in Guadalcanal and the Pacific theater. He left school to join at 17 and is survived by his parents, two sisters, and a brother.
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Kerrville Times
Kerr County
Pfe
James Edward
Jimmy) Stehling
Rudolph Stehling
Jefferson St
Stehling
Alexander A. Vandergrift
U. S. Marine Corps
Okinawa
Guadalcanal
Australia
Pacific
Marine Division
Notre Dame Institute
Tivy High School
Schreiner Institute
University of Texas
Marine Corps
Rutdoph Stehling
Loretta Stehling
Kerrville
John V. Bergmann
Fort Meyers
Fla
Martin F
Kerrville Jaycees to Stage 3 Day Rodeo in July
Kerrville Jaycees sponsor a three day Hill Country championship rodeo at Kerrville July 2 3 and 4 with 2200 in prize money. Top rodeo stars will compete in calf roping steer riding bronc busting bulldogging and other events. Jack Sellers rodeo stock from Del Rio will supply the wild west thrills. Performances start at 830 p m each night at Tivy Stadium drawing large crowds.
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Kerrville Jaycees
Kerrville
Jack Sellers
del Rio
Levi Kensing Married In England
Sgt Levi Kensing son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Kensing of Mountain Home wed Pvt Jean McIntire of Manchester England on May 5 1945 The WRNS member bride and ceremony took place in a church after tea at the Pearsons home The couple planned a Scotland honeymoon Kensing long associated with the Harper area ranching and well known locally The Herald joins friends in wishing them a happy future
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Levi Kensing
Eddie Kensing
Mountain Home
Jean McIntire
Manchester
England
M. Kensing
The
Wrens
Women's Service Organization of
America
WAC
Pearson
Scotland
Harper
Levi
FL. P. Gartrell
Herald
Birthday Dinner for CPL Weldon Phillips
Mrs. Leslie Phillips honored her son Cpl Weldon Phillips with a birthday dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Belmore Roberts and Tuter, Pfc Kenneth Parker, Mr and Mrs Hood Phillips and two sons.
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Leslie Phillips
Cpl
Weldon Phillips
Belmore Roberts
Tuter
Pfc
Kenneth Parker
Hood Phillips
Two Camp Hood Escapees Captured Near Harper
After a two day manhunt in the Harper area, Earl C. Sparky Davis and Walter Selthorn were found asleep under an oak in Henry Hopf pasture five miles from Harper. Texas Ranger Stone and state and local officers, aided by eight patrol cars, took the unarmed escapees into custody and escorted them to Fredericksburg then Austin for confinement.
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Harper
North Camp Hood
Earl C. “Sparky” Davis
Eldred Manning
Walter Selthorn
Henry Hopf
Fredericksburg
Texas
Stone
Austin
Purvis
Hopf
Bob Loth
Davis
Camp Hood
Crabapple
Corpus Christi
Linton
Solhorn
Seguin
Shady Nook
Loth
Nace Felps
J. C. Golden
Texas Rangers
State Highway Department
KTXB
Market Square
Frederic Ani
Fred C. Olson
Harry Hutchison
San Antonio
N. R. Smith
State Highway Patrol
Calleaple
Ong
Luther League Meet ing Held Last Sunday at St James
The Luther Leaguers hosted a program at St James Lutheran Church on Sunday June 24 with thirteen members present and several guests. District president Miss Cora Hannemann of Fredericksburg and Hilmar Dittmar attended as visitors. The service included hymns readings a daily life rules reading and a business meeting before a closing hymn and united Lord's Prayer.
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Luther Leaguers
St. James Lutheran Church
Ida Honig
Lucille
Adeline Wendel
Cora Hannemann
Fredericksburg
Hilmar Dittmar
Mrs. Anton Loth Dies After Long Illness at 78
Mrs. Anton Loth nee Anna Meurer of Gillespie County passed away June 25 1945 at age 78 after a long illness and recent leg amputation. Survived by eight children, 37 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, a brother Ad Meurer and sister Lina Dietz. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at Schachter's Funeral Home and St. Mary’s Church with burial in the Catholic Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
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Anton Loth
Anna Meurer
Gillespie County
Peter and
Anna Kunz Meurer
Marie
Herman Kaiser
Harper
Tillie
Arthur Zenner
White Oak
Robert Eddie
Adolph
Frank Loth
Fredericksburg
Clara
Ernst Borchers
Houston
Margaret Durst
Mason
Ad, Meurer
Lina
Joe Dietz
New Braunfels
F. X. Wolf
Schachter
St. Mary's Church
Mrs Icke Visits San Antonio Family From Fredericksburg
Mrs. Mary Icke of San Antonio is visiting with her small daughter Bonnie Joe and their parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Metzger after Bonnie’s tonsil removal at a Fredericksburg hospital this week.
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Mary Icke
San Antonio
Bonnie Joe
Bonnie
Fredericksburg
A. A. Metzger
Group Of Gillespie Selectees Report For Pre-Induction
A Gillespie County group reported to Fort Sam Houston on Tuesday for pre induction physicals. Secretary Walter Jenschke lists Milton Adolf Gerhard Wilburn Edo Brown Elgin Anton Weinheimer Robert Arthur Zenner Harvey Frank Stein Emil Henry Kasper George Creighton Stevens August Johannes Edwin Behrend Robert William Langechnnig James Clarence Neffendorf Milton William Knaupp Leonard Ray Wision Theophil Koennecke John Joseph Kunz Lewis Hilmar Langechnennig Juan Aleman Manuel Aleman.
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Gillespie County
Fort Sam Houston
Walter Jenschke
Selective Board
Milton Adolf Gerhard
Wilburn Edo Brown
Elgin Anton Weinheimer
Robert Arthur Zenner
Harvey Frank Stein
Emil Henry Kasper
George Creighton Stevens
August Johannes Edwin Behrend
Robert William Langechennig
James Clarence Neffendorf
Milton William Knaupp
Leonard Ray Wision
Theophil Koennecke
Lutheran Missionary Society Meets in June
The St. James Women's Missionary Society met on June 20 at 3 p.m. with 18 members and one visitor. The program included hymns, a reading, a playlet, a quiz, and reports from delegates who attended the Seguin District Convention. Cookies were sent to the San Antonio Service Center. The next meeting is July 18 at 3 p.m.
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St. James Women's Missionary Society
Milton Casper
Max Lange
Romilda Petermann
Savior
Assembly
Chester Itz
Seguin
San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Toby Buster Visit Relatives in Junction
Mrs J Buster of Junction and her husband spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J J Rogers. Mrs J B Whitewood has been ill for weeks and was moved to Nix Hospital in San Antonio. Her daughters Mesdames Nabers and Brown of Kerrville accompanied her.
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Toby Buster
Junction
J. J. Rogers
J. 8. Whitewood
Nix
San Antonio
Mesdames Nabers and
Brown
Kerrville
Kenneth Parker Spends Weekend Here with Relatives
Kenneth Parker spent the weekend here visiting relatives.
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Pic
Kenneth Parker
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Merrill Shelton
Shelton
TNT
Alexander Fleming
Barber Sol
Jack Jones
Smoky Kirkendall
Cherokee
Frank Shelley
Clifford Martin
Billy Brown
E. Marlowe
Jaz Bierschwale
Ottmer Schnerr
Clifford Haynes
Inez Hogan
Shorty Hogan
Dorothy Rietter
OLD Man's
Paul Jones
H. A. Porter
Wester Parker
Jess Lane
Llano
Jack Hoggett
Fleming
Taylor
Melvin King
Sidney Grona
Morris Ranch
Earl Howl
Elgin Scharnhorst
Mary Ann Thurman
A. R. Allen
Mrs. Thurman
Thomas Lackey
Mary Ann Lewis Lackey
Andrew Jackson Thurman
Mr. Thurman
Johnson T. Thurman
Burnet
Nathaniel A. Thurman
Leander
Frank A. Thurman
Jacob L. Thurman
Wiley W. Thurman
James E. Thurman
Nancy
Chris. Young
Burnett
Mary Bell
Charlie Coffey
William
Eli Hue
Daniel Pearson
Albert Church
James E. Stehling
Lydia Mae Burke
Round Mountain
Ida Kneese
Set
Cpl. Weldon Phillips
Hopf Pasture
Paone
Ricnarg Mansfield
Harper Highway
Spirit OF America
Luther League
Gillespie
Lutheran Missionary Society Melting
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