Bascom Giles Arrest Signals Texas Veterans Land Probe
Bascom Giles former land commissioner faces conspiracy to steal 83500 in state funds charged by Travis County grand jury. Giles released on 60000 bond later reduced. Attorney General Shepperd reports broad veterans land investigation with dozens of indictments, civil suits and hundreds of cases across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
Travis County Grand Jury
Travis County
Shepperd
Attorney General’s Office
Veterans’ Land
John Ben Shepperd
Bexar and DeWitt Co
Cecil E. Burney
Corpus Christi
State Bar of Texas
Postman Pop Turner Adopts Golf Cart for Mail Route
From where I sit, Pop Turner, town postman, now uses a golf caddy cart to haul his mail bag. He jokes about learning new tricks and encourages others to embrace different habits, noting even beer can replace milk at bedtime.
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Pop Turner
Pony Express
Names Of Men Leaving For Induction March 15
The list shows men from several counties scheduled for induction on March 15, 1955. Gillespie: Ernest W. Kott Melvin B. Harris James C. Teschner Kerr: Leonard R. Bailey Blanco: Erwin E. Sultemeter Warren J. Stanton Aubrey C Ivy Robert K. Taylor Jr Kendall: Elmer Vogt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Co
Ernest W. Kott
Melvin B. Harris
James C. Teschner
Blanco Co
Erwin E. Sultemeter
Warren J. Stanton
Aubrey C, Ivy
Robert K. Taylor, Jr
Brackettville Family Visits Included in Weekend
Mr and Mrs Floyd Cosper of Brackettville spent Sunday with his mother Mrs J C Cosper at Harper. Mrs Robert and Clemens Mau rer visited in the Fred Gammenthaler home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Lehne and their small daughter from San Antonio spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne and Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Cosper
Brackettville
J. C. Cosper
Harper
Robert and
Clemens Maurer
Fred Gammenthaler
Robert Lehne
San Antonio
Alfred Lehne
Alfred Kramer
Hubert Baumann
Maxie Baumann
Kerrville
Arthur Baumann
Local Family Visits Over Weekend Across Towns
Chaplain C A Lehne of Fort Hood spent the week end visiting his wife and daughter. Mr and Mrs Gillie Pape of the Prade ranch visited relatives in Harper Sunday. Mr and Mrs W M Harris and sons visited his parents and other relatives at Tuleta and Kennedy during the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lehne
Fort Hood
Mrs. Gillie Pape
Prade Ranch
Harper Sunday
W. M. Harris
J. P. Harris
Tuleta
Kennedy
Driver Hits Horse On Harper Road
At 6 15 p m Thursday a 1946 Ford driven by Seddie Durst struck a horse crossing the Harper highway just outside city limits. Damage to the car about 25 dollars. Neither the driver nor the horse was hurt. Deputy Sheriff Ben Fiedler investigated. Two horses had crossed when Durst arrived. a third bolted in front of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seddie Durst
Harper Highway
Ben Fiedler
Jack Whitehead
Durst
Lawmakers consider tuition hike and DUI bill in 1956 Texas session
A House Bill would raise college tuition from 25 to 50 dollars per semester while Rep Joe Chapman offers a measure to ease the driving while intoxicated law. Bills creating a state utilities commission for rate regulation stall in sub committees across chambers. The race lineup includes Senators Crawford Martin Jerrard Secrest and Dorsey Hardeman with attorney general or lieutenant governor aims. Agricultural Commissioner John C White a 1952 Democratic cross filing holdover is eyed by liberals for governor.
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House
Joe Chapman
State Utilities Commission
Crawford Martin
Jerrard Secrest
Dorsey Hardeman
John C. White
Texas
Population growth and tax fights shape Capitol Hill week
Senate balks at a 20 per vote tax rider as Byrd and George join others to strike the provision from a bill extending corporate and excise tax rates. Census data show 4 million births last year and a net gain of 2,823,000. Population stands at 163,930,000 with projections to 290 million by 2000. The Printing Office issued a new official map in nine colors, 5 by 7 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Senate
Byrd
George
House
Census Bureau
Great Britain
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Farm Bureau Members Urged to Use Local Bureau Services
Gillespie County Farm Bureau hosted James Marley on Social Security at a recent meeting. A Social Security Administration representative will visit Fredericksburg Courthouse for two days this month to assist residents with Social Security issues. The Striegler Building hosts the Farm Bureau office open daily except Monday. the secretary helps with gas exemptions Social Security card applications and insurance when the agent is away.
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Gillespie County Farm Bureau
James Marley
Social Security Administration
Fredericksburg
Farm Bureau
Striegler
TS and GRA Set Quarterly Meet at College Station
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association will hold its second quarterly meeting in College Station on Tuesday March 15. President R W Hodge announced that Texas A&M College agricultural division officials host the event with a tour of new livestock facilities on Monday afternoon. All members and interested persons are invited to attend.
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San Angelo
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
College Station
R. W. Hodge
Agricultural Division of
Texas A&m College
Hodges
Memorial Student Center
MSC
Hodge
Safety head lays driving rules to cut court trips
R B Reaper, chief safety engineer of Humble Oil and Refining Company and president of the Texas Safety Association, urges drivers to avoid traffic court by following eight rules. He argues patience and responsibility can prevent arrests and fatalities, promoting laws, safe speeds, no drinking and driving, right of way, careful passing, not hogging the road, signs of life, and vehicle checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Reaper
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Houston
Texas Safety Association
Reaper
Teaas Safety Association
Texas Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Junior Baumann Hurt at Work for SWGC Company
Friends report Junior Baumann was badly hurt while working for the SWGC Company at Port Lavaca. He was confined to a hospital in El Campo and wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Junior Baumann
SWGC
Port Lavaca
el Campo
Will Dust Storms Return This Spring in West Texas
A 1955 outlook warns wind erosion remains in West Texas and six other states amid four years of drouth. Last spring had the widest dust storm since 1938, and while rain has helped in spots more is needed. If strong winds recur, farmers face serious dust. conservation funding and protected lands are urged.
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South Texas
West Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
South Plains
Soil Conservation Practices Highlight Local Farms In Gillespie Co
Technicians from the Soil Conservation Service assisted landowners with terraces and diversion terraces near Stonewall Fred ericksburg Willow City and Morris Ranch. Waterways were shaped and reseeded to restore grazing and seed production. The Board of Supervisors named Raymond Spaeth conservationist of 1954 and approved plans for multiple farmers to develop full conservation programs.
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Soil Conservation Service
Eugene Lindig
Stonewall
Guenther Lochte
Fredericksburg
Edna Hahne
Damon Langehennig
Willow City
F. B. Sechrist
Morris Ranch
Sagebiel Brothers
Cherry Springs
Board of Supervisors
Raymond Spaeth
Harper
Spaeth
Clemens Pahl
Luckenbach
Herbert Ahrens
Pecan Creek
Bruno Ruebsahm
Levy Ersch
Crabapple
Chester Ottmers
Cave Creek
Felix Bernhard
Tivydale
Louis
Texas Maps Unveiled With New Fold and Texas Production
The Texas Highway Dept announces the 1955 Official Texas Travel Map with a special accordion wrap around fold. State Highway Engineer D C Greer says the map reads easily, omits topographical relief, and expands mileage to cover vast growth of the system. Half a million copies of the 1954 mag were distributed. maps will be distributed from Austin and the department's 25 districts and border travel bureaus.
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Austin
Texas
D. C. Greer
Greer
Highway Department
Highway ‘Travel Information
Emergency Feed Statistics Released
The Emergency Feed Program ended February 15 and aided farmers in a six county area served by the Farmers Home Administration Office in Fredericksburg. In Gillespie Blanco Kimble Kerr Mason Menard counties 1144 hay applications were approved for 23000 tons and 5189 grain applications for 93276590 pounds.
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Farmers Home Administration Office
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
Blanco
Kimble
Liano
Mason
Menard
Upper Llanos Soil Conservation Board Meeting Notes
The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District Board met Monday at 2 p m in the Junction Courthouse. Members W C Oliver Frank Hodges and Hardin Tobin presided. Plans for Soil Steward Sunday May 15 were discussed with local pastors W W Lemans B W Manthouh and A C Peterson assisting. A May tour of conservation activities was planned and the district officers attended a Kimble County Agricultural Committee meeting on the 1956 ACP National Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District
Junction
W.C. Oliver
Frank Hodges
Hardin Tobin
W. W. Lemans
B. W. Mantooth
A. C. Peterson
Upper
Llanos
Kimble County
Mrs Dees Returns to Harper After Massachusetts Visit
Mrs. W F Dees and her husband Lt Dees returned to Harper after a stay in Massachusetts. They are living with her grandmother Mrs W O Brown along with their young daughter Carol.
Mr and Mrs Roy Cottle Visit Harpers Ferry
Mr and Mrs Roy Cottle of Rocksprings were visitors in Har per Sunday.
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Roy Cottle
Harper
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Sen
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Bracewell
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Herman Yezak
A. M. Alkin Jr
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Chester Tatsch
Texaco
Elbert Feller
Mgr
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Harper, Texas
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
Gene Zimmermann
T-Bones
H. Welge Lewis
Tracia
P. O
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Kerr Co
Leonard R. Bailey
Kendall Co
Elmer Vogt
Harper Road
Alteam
Gedget
Mai
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Felix T. Tybor
Government Printing Office
United States
TS & Gra
Harold Rahe
Roosevelt
Texas Highway Dept
Harper Community
Travelers Cafe
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Chas. W. Barrett
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Wes Funes
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
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