What Price Appeasement Now in Czechoslovakia
The piece argues Western powers failed to stop Soviet conquest of Czechoslovakia echoing Munich. It cites Benes, Gottwald, Zorin, and Vishinsky, condemns Moscow’s police state shift, and warns of a regional march of Iron Curtain states. It warns Congress and asks if Greece Iran Austria or Korea may be next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Munich
Europe
Thomas Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Popular Front
Klement Gottwald
V. A. Zorin
Prague
Moscow
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Albania
Russia
Vishinsky
Bucharest
Truman
United States
Congress
Greece
Iran
Austria
Korea
S. A. Express
Coast Guard’s Origin and Service Across Wars
A summary of Alexander Hamilton founding the Revenue Marine on August 4 1790 to curb smuggling. The Coast Guard evolved with wartime roles in several conflicts and earned honors. It now saves about 9000 lives annually as a peacetime coastal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton
Coast Guard
International Ice Patrol
North Atlantic
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Africa
Normandy
Jenschke Family Visits Baumann Household in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Henry Jenschke and their children along with Mrs Wm Kauser of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Baumann of the town. The snowy day gathering brought together siblings and neighbors for a brief social call at the Baumann residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jenschke
Wm. Kaiser
Fredericksburg
Arthur Baumann
Judge Transfers Arson Case to San Saba County
District Judge Thomas Ferguson ordered the Texas v William Doyle Biddy arson case moved from Gillespie to San Saba County after an 80 person jury pool failed to yield a qualified panel. Trial date set for April 26 in San Saba. dance hall fire at Seipp's caused four deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ferguson
State of
Seipp
Fredericksburg
Ferguson
The Communists Take Over Czechoslovakia At Capitol Hill
The piece discusses the collapse of Czechoslovakia's government under Communist control aided by labor unions and police infiltration. It notes Western resistance, French strikes, and a U.S. view that Western Europe resisting communism is crucial for Atlantic security, with potential higher U.S. defense spending if Europe falls. It also references the Texas tidelands dispute as part of Capitol Hill indignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Communist Party
Kremlin
France
Marshall
Western Europe
Russia
Atlantic Coast
United States
Texas
Capitol Hill
Tidelands
Washington
Young Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Harper Accident
Herbert Lang a 13 year old from Harper was badly hurt when his bicycle collided with an auto driven by Oren Cottle. The crash occurred about 7 30 pm as Lang rode to a St Anthony s Church youth meeting. He suffered a lacerated forehead chest injuries and a broken hip. He was treated at first aid then at a Fredericksburg hospital where doctors reported he was resting well on Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lang
Arthur Lang
Harper
St. Anthony’s Church
Oren Cottle
Sud
Denly
Lang
Cottle
Funeral services held for John Chesney Mayhugh at Hunt
Funeral services were held Thursday at Hunt Baptist Church for John Chesney Mayhugh, 46, found dead at Wagon Wheel Ranch North Fork Hunt. Foreman for ten years, he was in ill health. Interment followed in Hunt Cemetery beside his parents. A tribute-filled obituary praised his Christian character and public spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Baptist Church
John Chesney Mayhugh
Wagon Wheel Ranch
North Fork
Hunt
P. B. Hill
H. C. Reddock
Rev. Reddock
Mayhugh
Brother
Chesney
Baptist Church
Home Takes Inventory program planned in Harper
Belmore Roberts, longtime Harper resident and former barber, dies at 57 after a lingering illness. He built Harper’s first barber shop in 1911 after graduating tensorial college in San Antonio. Survived by widow Lula Parker and multiple Parker relatives. services held at Harper Baptist Church with Kerrville officers aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmore Roberts
Harper
Roberts
San Antonio
Charles Roberts
Mary Me. Donald Roberts
Kimble County
Fredericksburg
Lula Parker
S. H. Parker
J. V. Roberts
Hunt
C. E. Roberts
Wellington
Nevada
E.R. Roberts
O. V. Roberts
Round Mt
Roy Roberts
Daisy
A. L. Hopf
Olive
George Parker
Della Mae
Chas. Barrett
John Thomas
Kerrville
C. D. Brewer
Harper Presbyterian Church
Jack Minter
Harper Baptist Church
Hill Country
H. A Porter
Gilbert Anderegg
David Schmidt
George Duderstadt
Max Scarborough
John S. Morris
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Kerrville Funeral for Mrs Jake Heimann Jr at 33
Mrs. Jake Heimann Jr aged 33 died at a Kerrville hospital after a lingering cancer illness. Funeral services were held in Kerrville. She is survived by her husband and seven children. Several local residents attended the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Heimann Jr
Kerrville
Goo Chas. Kott
Wolf Creek
Harper
Emil Tatsch
Nabers and Browns Attend Harper Funeral
Mr and Mrs Fred Nabers and Mrs Burton Brown of Kerrville visited Harper on Tuesday to attend the Roberts funeral. They are listed among mourners at the service held in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira McDonald
H. J. Harvey
QC. Suddith
Frank Webb
Eldorado
Harper
Belmore Roberts
Warren McDougall
Homer Lee Stevens
Bracketville
Fred Wedekind
Wedekind
H. J. Dunn
Midland
Fred Nabers
Burton Brown
Kerrville
the Roberts
Murry Stevens
Mary Virginia Stevens
Austin
Aoo
H. L. Spencer
Bertram
W. O. Copple
Charlie Taylor
Mason
Carrie Calentine
Flora Dickey
Aransas Pass
C. Calentine
Volney Robert
Hunt
Oliver Roberts
Round Mountain
Baby girl born to Mrs. Edmund Fiedler in Fredericksburg hospital
A baby girl arrived at 12 47 a m Thursday in a Fredericksburg hospital to Mrs Edmund Fiedler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Fiedler
Fredericksburg
Dorothy Parker Enrolls at Southwest Texas State College
Dorothy Parker of Harper is among the students who enrolled for the first time this semester at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. The registration total last Friday Feb 13 stood at 1 623, a spring record and only 78 below the fall term's peak. officials expected Saturday enrollment to push the total higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Dorothy Parker
Harper
Southwest Texas State College
Birth of Charles Edward Workman Son to Rev Workman Family
Rev Charles Workman and Mrs Workman welcomed a baby boy, Charles Edward Workman, born Tuesday March 2 1948 weighing seven pounds. Mother and infant reported in good condition at a Luling hospital. The Workman family also includes two daughters Marilyn and Kathleen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Workman
Chas, Workman
Herald
Workman
Luling
Harper Presbyterian Church
Marilyn
Kathleen
Hiway official promises Harper-Kerrville road top paving status
State Highway Commissioner assures Rep. Martin that the Harper Kerrville road will rank among the finest paved highways in Texas. Knetsch says Kerr end curves will be straightened, bids soon advertised, and construction let within months. South, visiting Coleman, announced his congressional candidacy for Texas 21st district highlighting farm programs and rural electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Harper
Charles L. South
Coleman
Congress
21St
Texas
South
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
House
Sam Rayburn
Tom Martin
Fredericksburg
Austin
The
Herald
Fred Knetsch
Harper-Fredericksburg
Highway Department
Kerrville
Rep. Martin
Knetsch
State Highway Department
Martin
Com. Knetselt
Kerr
Harper-Kerrville
Gillespie County
Yoo Jesse McDonald
Leakey
Carrie Calentine
Grand Champion Hereford Roland Bonn Exhibits at Mason Show
Grand Champion Hereford Roland Monn, son of Mr and Mrs Chester Bonn, displays the top bull from the Hill Country Hereford Breeders Association show and sale in Mason. Bonn’s bull, sired by a Domine Royal Rupert line, weighed about 16560 pounds and was 29 months old. The animal, bred on the Bonn ranch in Merris B community, also won beef division honors at Kerrville stock show last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Monn
Chester Bonn
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Mason
Bonn
Hereford
Hereford Breeders Assn
Kerrville Caerten
Rupert
Bonn Ranch
Merris B
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Price Daniel
Nebraska
Walter R. Johnson
Rob
Ert Lee Bobbitt
Texas State Bar Tidelands Committee
Fred Howser
California
J. M. Combs
Ed Gossett
US Congress House
Senate Judiciary
Guardians of
Our Shores
San Saba County
Washin
Eee
Leee
O. C. Fisher
John Mayhugh
Galilean Sands
Chesney Mayhugh
PTA
Carl Oehler
Parent-Teacher Association
Worth Howe
W. Howe
Douglas Brewer
Nila Mae Maner
Peggy Gould
Methodist and Presbyterian Church
Clara Lou McEwen
Awakening
WSCS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
S. S. Stewart
Gilbert Pape
Minte
J. L. Faris
Jake Heimann, Jr
Ovo C. N. Taylor
Ozona
J. B. Birt
Theo. Oehler
T. J
Lorene
Clara Me. Ewen
Methodist
Edison Street Methodist Church
Ono
Harold Georges
Elenora Sagebiel
A. B. Georges
Beatrice Sagebiel
Albert Sagebiel
Charlie Schmidt
Fred Bierschwab
McCloskey Hospital
Bland
Fred Gammenthaler
Junction
W.T.S.C
Chas
Wokman
U. S
Earl Copple
Elton Spencer
Calentine
Robert Lehne
Theo, Holm
Otto Rahe
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