Soviet Spy Ring Exposed Across Canada and U S Border
The Canadian government reveals a Soviet spy network operated on both sides of the border with many government employees implicated. The New York Journal American had exposed the ring during World War II, noting an agent handled atomic secret documents while the FBI monitored him. Congress is urged to act to bar Communists and sympathizers from federal service and the armed forces.
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Ottawa
Washington
New York Journal-American
Russia
Journal- American
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
State Department
Department of Justice
United States
Congress
Canada
S. A
Grand Jury Discharged as Second Week Jurors Summoned
The February 1946 Gillespie County District Court wrapped up civil and criminal dockets with several divorce and theft cases decided. Pleas of guilty were entered in Medlock and Whitworth matters while Nichols and Deering faced burglary sentences. The grand jury was discharged and a new panel summoned for March 4 as the county prepares for the FFA and 4 H show and auction on March 2. Notables include local officials commended for enforcement efforts and updates on residents and show entries.
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District Court
Willow City Independent School District
Holmes Moss
Willemae Holland Hohmann
Bertron Hohmann
Edmund Fritz
Erno
Heimann
Justice Court
Auguste McKay
James J. Moritz
State of Texas
R. F. Dewey
Jose Rodriguez
Eben Tinsley
John Hughes
W. L. York
Marvin Medlock
W. H. Whitworth
T. Beckham
Lewis Delbert Nichols
Lewis
Albert Nichols
Lawrence Deering
Sir Rodriguez
State
of Texas
David Rodriguez
Cj C
Jans
Warence Martin O'Bryant
Alvin Reese
Donald Whitaker
Donald Wilson
Sear
Robert Little John
Walter Behrends
Fred Noerynberg
Ral Broemae
Albert Henke
Paul Cerne
Welge
Gillespie County
Texas
Fisher to Remain in Cast for Three More Weeks
Congressman O C Fisher recovering in a local hospital from an automobile accident expects to quit his plaster cast in about three weeks. Fractures of the pelvic bone are mending satisfactorily. He will remain in the hospital at least a week after the cast is removed and then use crutches for a time.
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San Angelo
O. C. Fisher
Massey Stars in Lincoln Role and Broadway Pygmalion
Raymond Massey appears as Abraham Lincoln on an NBC radio and TV program scheduled for Sunday February 10, with repeats on CBS. He also stars on Broadway with Gertrude Lawrence in Pygmalion and, in April, co stars with Joan Crawford in Warner’s film One Secret.
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Raymond Massey
Cote
Abe Lincoln
International Harvester
NBC
CBS Television
Gertrude Lawrence
Massey
Joan Crawford
Warner
Girl Scout Leaders Club Banquet Hosted in Fredericksburg
Leaders and mothers attended the Girl Scout Leaders Club Banquet in Fredericksburg on Monday night. Honored guests included Mrs. Raymond Spaeth Mrs. J. R. Peril Mrs. George Allen Gibson and other troop leaders. All troops were represented and the evening was described as pleasant.
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Fredericksburg
Raymond Spaeth
J. R. Peril
George Allen Gibson
Ray Jones
Frank Thurman
Wm. Strackbein
Madelene
Adalena Wendel
Opal Strackbein Hosts Luther League Meeting
Luther League members gathered at the church on Sunday night for a program and business meeting. Miss Opal Strackbein hosted the afterglow at her home with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Strackbein. About 20 guests played games and enjoyed refreshments. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Thiele and their young son visited relatives in town.
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Luther League
Willie Strackbein
Opal Strackbein
Ruben Thiele
Brady
Bessie McDougall
Delta Kappa Gamma
Lewis Stevens
Beta Zeta
Lewis A. Stevens
Harper Road
David Schmidt
W. H. Stevens
Dean Hopf
Douglas Dutler- Stadt
Mary Virginia Stevens
Mesdames
Ike Murchison
Menard
Roy Zesch
Mason
Austin Durst
Mesd
Joe Felps
E. McCarroll
Junction
Ella Schaefer
Victor Keidel
Henry Lewis
Elizabeth Walter
Fredericksburg
Olga Dittmar
Doss
Emil Suenger
Mary Lucy Marberry
Rhymes of a Reporter Dropped While Driving
A reflective verse on driving dangers contrasts with a tragic crash. The piece notes a driver claiming fifty speed while a cop says fifty two, two fatalities, and no alibi. It ends with a plea to let a child live and a call to subscribe to the Herald.
Gillespie County Boys Win Grand Champion at Hill Country Show
The Hill Country Boys Livestock Show in Kerrville crowned a crossbred fat lamb as Grand Champion, owned by Aime Frank Real of Kerrville. Forty-strong Future Farmers from Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Kimble, and Lampasas counties exhibited 775 animals across cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry, with premiums totaling $11,640 paid to exhibitors.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
Hy. Grote
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg High School
R. R. Tippitt
Comfort
Bill Oliver
Kerrville
O. L. Patterson
Blanco County
E. J. Hyatt
Johnson City
Adolph Kott
Chester Bonn
Erwin Marquart
Charles Ernst
Reinhold Oechler
Monroe Herbert
Otto Eckhardt
Walter Diebbler
Otto Grona
Herman Maner
R. E. Ressman
Guenther Lochte
H. F. Grote
J. L. Tatum
Nolan Brown
Edwin Seipp
4-H Club
Delaine
Aime Frank Real
Lone Star Farmer
Future Farmer Chapter
Plaza Drug Store
Landera
Gillespie
Kendall, Kimble
Kerr Counties
W. R. Henke
Melvin Bonn
Fredericksburg
Junior Whitewood
Harper
Archie Lennon
Fa Harper
West Bifenderson
Marvin Matte
Sears
C.T. Johnson
Dallug
Alme Frank Real
Gordon Lusch
Boerne
Francis Kott
Future Farmer
Francis
Kerr County Livestock Shows Association
L. A. Schreiner
G. F. Schreiner
Scott Schreiner
A. C. Schreiner Jr
R. Ful. Frederick
San Antonio
C. M. Dismukes
American Pure Milk Co
Texas
Jack Simpson
Brady
Ft. Wouth
R. E. Hrederich
Thomas Reese
Nowlin
Wile Bryde
T. J. Moore Lumber Co
Ingram
Welton Henderson
Lone Sta Brewery
Reading
Fyel Fregerich
Lone Star Brewery
J. W. Kothmann
Sony Aie Keane Co
Chay
Kefreiner Cal
Peterson Auto Co
Adkins and Bernhardt
Frederich
Red Cross Drive Opens in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Red Cross fundraising drive runs March 1 through March 10 under County Chairman Tom Martin with a $3560 quota. Division chairmen are named, supplies distributed, and headquarters set in Mr Martin's office as the drive seeks to fund services for occupation forces, hospitalized veterans, disaster relief, first aid, water safety and other peace time programs.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
Mar
Tom Martin
Red Cross Fund
Mr. Martin
Martin
Gillespie
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Joseph Lange
Leo Hartmann
Wesley Houy
Erwin Ottmers
Henry Bruns
Hugo Lochte
W. H. Stevens Jr
Hilmar Burrer
Henry Feller
Paul Sultemeier
Henry M. Evans
Henry F. Welge
Ray
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District Court OF
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Segovia
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T. J. Furmies
la Cross Texas
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Opal Mae Strackbein
Evelyn and
Ida Honig
Executive Federation
Bethany Lutheran Church
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J. M. Stevens
Cong. Fisher
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Korea
U.S
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Girl Scout Leaders Club
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Carol Anne Johnson
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