1952 Campaign Opens as Taft Draft Gathers Momentum
A broad view of the 1952 presidential race shows early moves toward Taft and Eisenhower bids. Delegates alignments form the backbone, with Taft supporters in the South and Midwest shaping a potential convention win, while Eisenhower backers seek pledges and public signals. The Paris tally of politicians underscores high stakes and a widespread, brisk campaign atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Maine
GOP
Exsenhowr
Paris
Truman
MacArthur- McCarthy
Republican Party
Seaboard
Congress
Taft Group
McCarthy
State Department
MacArthur
China
Lodge
Saltonstall
Ives
Duff
Tobey
Morse
Knowland
California
Chiang Kai-shek
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
Donations to the Harper Community Park Update
The Harper Community Park Ass'n Inc reports additional cash gifts since a 1950 Harper Herald list of donors. The piece enumerates subsequent donations to support the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Community Park Ass'n, Inc
Harper Herald
Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Restored To Gillespie County Court
Gillespie County regains civil and criminal jurisdiction after Gov. Allan Shivers signs a bill restoring County Court power. County Judge Victor H. Sagehiel and County Attorney Wm. R. Schneider Jr. note faster case disposition, reduced costs, and alignment with neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Mason County
Justice Courts
Justice Court
Thom
Ferguson
Gillespie
Hereford Short Course Draws Big Turnout in Mason County
Seven hundred Hereford enthusiasts filled the Mason County Fair grandstand for the first Hereford Short Course in the area. The Texas and Hill Country Hereford Associations sponsored the event with cattle judging, expert panels, and audience Q and A on pinkeye nurse cows and bull prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County Fairgrounds
Texas and
Hill Country
Charles Hunt
Southwestern
American Hereford Association
State Fair Opens with Press Day in Harper Features
Opening day events highlight the 1951 State Fair of Texas with Press Day activities drawing over 2,000 newspaper and radio guests. Highlights include Guys and Dolls at the Auditorium Ice Cycles of 1952 skating extravaganza Aut Swenson Thrill Cade and a SMU vs Missouri football game in the Cotton Bowl. Community notes thank donors to Harper Park and list local visits, funerals, and residents’ weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Press Association
Dallas
Aut Swenson
Southern Methodist- Missouri
Five-man Texas crime probe panel named by House
The Texas House of Representatives selects a five-member committee to investigate organized crime over the next two years. The second public hearing is set for June 25 to examine the Maceo gambling group in Galveston with members Horace B. Houston Jr., Waggoner Carr, Fred W. Meredith, Bo Wood, and Charles Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Maceo Gambling
Galveston
Horace B. Houston, Jr
Dallas
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
Fred W. Meredith
Terrell
Bo Wood
Tyler
Charles Murphy
Houston
Ten Inductees Leave for Service on July Ninth
Miss Viola Holly of Draft Board No. 50 lists ten men leaving for induction on July 9 from Fredericksburg and nearby towns. Names include Roy Richard Ressmann Allen Erwin Schmidt Gus Lawrence Pehl Jr Nolan Clayton Priess Walton Jost Alton Joe Hausler Welton Henderson Richard August Neffendorf Jr Tiburcio S Martinez Edgar John Fiedler. No physicals are planned for June or July. The office closed Monday and Tuesday for a board meeting in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Roy Richard Ressmann
Richard E. Ressmann
Allen Erwin Schmidt
Eugene B. Schmidt
Gus
Lawrence Pehl Jr
Nolan Clayton Priess
Jim Priess
Walton Jost
Walter Jost
Comfort
Alton Joe Hausler
Ingram
Welton Henderson
Doss
Richard August Neffendorf Jr
Waring
Tiburcio S. Martinez
Harper
Edgar John Fiedler
Edgar Fiedler
Miss Houy
San Antonio
Wildlife bills pass in recent legislature with local focus
Fifty six wildlife related measures were approved by the recent Legislature, most being local. Key actions include expanding the Game and Fish Commission from six to nine members, standardizing a two dollar and fifteen cent hunting license, allowing courts to revoke hunting and fishing privileges for violations, and authorizing permitted commercial fishing for menhaden in a restricted Gulf area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Game & Fish Commission
Jack, Young
Stephens
Palo Pinto
Erath
Hood
Houston
Trinity
Gulf
Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting In Harper Under Tent
Rev. A. F. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. JL Messer of Memphis Tennessee conduct an old-fashioned camp meeting under a steel clad Gospel Tent in Harper. Nationally known evangelists continue services all next week with singing and sermons as features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Johnson
JL. C. Messer
Memphis
Tenn
Harper
Kerrville man claimed as escaped felon from 1937
Allan Baker, a Kerrville rancher, told reporters from a Bexar County jail cell that he is Clarence Cahall, an escaped inmate from an Illinois penitentiary in 1937. He described his past, military service, and desire to return home to his wife if released.
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Kerrville
Allan Baker
Bexar Co
Tony Moran
Ciel
Baker
Clarence Cahall
Joplin
Oklahoma
Texas
Jacksonville
Fort Worth
del Rio
el Paso
Pacific
Legion
Fredericksburg Independence Day events draw Hill Country crowds
Locals report weekend visits with families in Harper and Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg prepares a four day Independence Day program with horse racing at Gillespie County Fair Grounds starting Sunday. The July Races feature seven purses plus events, with top races including the Independence Day Derby on July 4. Admission runs a dollar for adults. free for under 17. Legion staff and food concessions planned. officials include Check Batey as announcer and Clarence Heely as starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Hill Country
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Fair Park
Gillespie County Fair
Texas
American Legion
Legionairres
The
Fair Association
Willis N. Lee
Walter Ottmers
Fred Mathisen
Jack Lawrence
C. A. Stone
Victor H. Sagebiel
Fair
Elgin E. Heimann
Check Batey of
Seguin
Clarence Heely
Mason Youths Questioned In Assault Case
Mason county youths were held in the county jail as charges of assault with intent to tape were prepared by county attorney Glen Capps. After three hours of questioning by Sheriff Hugo Klaerner and Atty Wm Schneider, charges would be filed in justice court, with the quartet kept in jail until at least next Monday and no bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mason County
Glen Capps
County Stormey
Cafear Dvat Vandex
Uwels
Tiensburp
Saad
Beth
Fredericksbues Brn
Gillespie
Hugo Klaerne
Wm. Schneider
Capps
Justice Court
L. EB
Campbell
Loyal Valley
Klaerner
Fredericksburg
Schneider
Standard Times News Service
Fredericksburg Parade and Rodeo Highlight Gillespie County Meet
A morning parade on Main Street linked to the Race Meet will feature three Fredericksburg bands, Boy Scouts, National Guard, and numerous floats from local clubs and businesses. The rodeo, Tuesday night at the old Tourist Park, offers events like call tiedown roping and barrel racing with local ropers and ongoing refreshments on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Fredericksburg Reeping Club
Jack Lawrence
Walter Ottmers
Victor Sadegebiel
Joe Duderstadt
Laue de Wells
Fredericksburg
Boy Scouts
Raval National Guard
Gillespie County
Austin
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State OF the Nations
Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Herald
Harper Community
House Crime Investigating Committee
Harvey Stevens Sr
R. E. Bode
First State Bank
Hereford
District Court News
Thomas Ferguson
Gillespie County District Court
Nora Maner
Adella Langerhans
J. O. Tanner
Lena Martin
Anita Henke
Felix Henke
Marshall Klingelhoefer
Texas Liquor Control Board
Jack Minter
Wellington
J. A. Casper
Jack Solomon
Burnet
Harold Adcock
M. R. Duderstadt
Merle Parker
C. T. Mahler
Cynthia Ann Cook
Oscar McDonald
Harper Monday
Carne Calerine
Herbert Williams
Felix Kunz
Tivydale
Chester Mose
Ira Scarborough
Valentine
Tracy Tobin
George Rades
Charlie Perill
Lem Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Hill Country Study Club
Chas. Barrett
Mutual Lumber Co
Harvey Stevens
Edwin Dittmar
Pooch Stevens
Junior Stevens
Gordon Harper
Gordon
Warren McDougall
Harper Community Park
Flarpe
Victor Marshal
Treas
Allen Gibson
Mrs. Gibson
S. S. Stewart
A. J. Arnold
A. C. Wendel
Max Lange
Maxine
Mollie Henderson
Lee Goff
Cleo
R. B. Goff
Harvey Goff
Olin Walker
J. Walker
Weldon
Aaron Meadows
J. O. Stevens
Ruby Frederick
Little Daughter
Gus. Mahler
C. ‘T. Mahler
Centexan
Yong
Harper Locals
Obohiren
Charles Alou Fowler
Allen Fowler
Dasut Seteumidt
J. O T. Williams
Little Son
Edinburg
Fred Whitewood
America
Jesse Williams
Nene
New York
Jesse
George
Arthur W. Sigmund
Kraft Foods Company
National Diocese Institute
United States
Galan Street
Redey
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