Good Friday Proclamation and Wisconsin youth study
The document notes a Texas Governor Friday proclamation urging religious observance on Good Friday with noon to three pm business shutdown. It also covers Wisconsin’s two year study on child delinquency endorsing religious education periods in schools and potential legal clarity. It lists local social and teacher student issues, plus numerous social notices of weekend visits by residents to relatives in various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Jester
Jesus Christ
Wisconsin
Illinois
Few Days Left to Buy Auto Licenses for 1947
Only a few days remain to register motor vehicles for 1947 and secure the new license plate or sticker. The deadline for penalty-free purchases is next Monday. after that an affidavit showing no road use after April 1 is required for waivers. County officials warn many licenses are still unsold as drivers await plates, and metal plates are not expected to arrive until April or May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
lax-Assessor
Wm. M. Petmecky
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Agriboys calf buyers visit Thrall leader George Smith
George Smith a former V A teacher from Harper now in Thrall Texas led a group of Agriboys buying club calves in the section on Tuesday. In 1946 during the first eleven months the railroad accident death toll reached 3928 a seven percent drop from 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
V. A
Harper
Thrall
Texas
Mrs Dale Cook Complimented With Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs Dale Cook, a recent bride, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at the school house on Saturday from 2 30 to 4 30 p m. Hostesses were Mrs Roy Roberts Mrs Harold B Birt and Mrs J F Cook. Easter decor featured pink and yellow crepe paper and an Easter nest centerpiece. The guest book was managed by Mrs Harold B Birt with gifts aided by Mrs Dayton Rahe and Mrs Roy Roberts. About 30 guests enjoyed cake and coffee. Mrs Otto Rahe Mrs Clara Wendel and Suell Roberts helped serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Cook
Roy Roberts
Harold B. Birt
J. F. Cook
Dayton Rahe
Otto Rahe
Clara Wendel
Suell Roberts
Cook
Illness Casts Shadow Over W. O. Copple
Friends and relatives express concern as W. O. Copple falls ill and they wish him a speedy recovery in a brief community notice.
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W. O. Copple
First Rural Churchmen Seminar Examines Farm Policy in DC
Retired Charles Workman reports on a March Washington seminar where seven rural pastors, 54 others from eight denominations and 19 states, plus Fern Colborn, studied U.S. agriculture and rural life. They heard leaders from USDA, UN Food and Agriculture, Farm Bureau, National Grange, and unions, and pressed for interdenominational Christian citizenship projects. The event encouraged future Washington seminars and urged unity for welfare and constitutional church-state separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Church
S. E
C.i.e
Fern Colborn
America
Us.d.a
Suil Conservation
R.E.A
F.H.A
Clif" Hope
House of Representatives
Geo. Aiken
James Murray
Central Valley Authority
Florence Reynolds
Food and Agriculture Organization of the
U.N.O
Harold Weston
Food For Freedom
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
National Farmer's Union
Congress
Agriculture Committee of the House
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Marion Hedges
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Agriculture, Business, and Labor
National Planning Association
Austin
Washington
Congregational Christian Church
Tom Keehn
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Catholic Church
U.S.A
Vatican
Myron Taylor
Harper Boys Tie For Third In San Marcos Track Meet
District 69A meet results show Dripping Springs edging Prairie Lea 51 to 48 with Harper third at 24% points. Homola Joe of Prairie Lea led with 15 points, Whisenant Raymond Dripping Springs had 13, Kinsey Scotty Harper 12, and Kyle Thiete Carter Harper among top performers across sprints, distance, hurdles, relays, and field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwas
Prairie Lea Indians
Dripping Springs
Prairie Lea
Harper
Schertz-Cibilo
Kyle
Dowdy
Comfort
Buda
Blanco
F Luling Jr
San Marcos Jr High
Johnson City
Kingsbury
Homola
Joe
Whisenant
Raymond Pripping Springs
Kinsey
Scotty
Smith
Kenneth
Prairie Tea
Cobb
Bordman
Dripping Spring
Dash
Wright
Bill
Nothstine
Thiete
Carter
Raymond
Drpning Springs
Nance
Hole
McCoy
Prairie
Ray
Cauthen
Douglas
Beyer
Gere
Rodenberry
Riesenbach
Schertz Cibilo
Spiller
Steve
Martin LCRA Probe Demand Thrown Out
The House rejected Representative Tom Martin's resolution to investigate LCRA management by 87 to 33. Fredericksburg member Martin faced opposition as Pearce Johnson Obie Jones and other Central Texas representatives opposed the probe citing local concerns. Isaacks and Bean led the opposing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Statesman
House
Tom Martin
LCRA
Fredericksburg
Travis County
Pearce Johnson
Obie Jones
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Central Texas
Martin
el Paso
S. J. Isaacks
Woodrow Bean
House Greek aid issue reshapes postwar alignments
President Truman’s appeal for aid to war-ravaged Greece splits lawmakers. In Congress conservatives and isolationists mix with Soviet-minded and left-leaning figures, while Taft and Pepper lead opposing factions debating risks of antagonizing the Soviet Union.
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Truman
Greece
House
Senate
Pepper
Taft
Atlantic Ocean
United Nations
Washington
Plans Made To Organize Hill Country Baseball League
A Kerrville meeting aims to form a Hill Country Baseball League this year with six to eight clubs. Harper will send a delegation and teams like Stonewall Bandera Ingram Camp Stanley Grapetown and Sisterdale are in. Possible entrants include Comfort Kerrville or Legion, with Fredericksburg players potential entrants as nonmembers of the Gants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Marcus Burg
Stonewall
Harper
Harper Baseball Club
Bandera
Ingram
Camp Stanley
Grapetown
Cain City
Luckenbach
Sisterdale
Comfort
Legion
Herald
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Gants
Ewald Lorenz
A. A. Metzger
Jefferson Day Campaign Heads Texas
Dallas attorney Robert L. Clark will lead the Jefferson Day Campaign in Texas to raise funds for the National Democratic party Col Myron G Blalock announces his acceptance as state campaign chairman The drive culminates in a statewide Democrat rally and the Jefferson Day dinner at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas on Saturday April 5 Clark is brother of U S Attorney General Tom C Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Robert L. Clark
Dallas
Tom C. Clark
Col
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Clark
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Col. Blalock
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Democratic Executive Committee
Hotel Adolphus
Adolphus Hotel
U. S
Brady Visit By Thiele Family This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Robin Thiele and their two children from Brady spent the weekend visiting Mrs Bessie McDougall his father Henry Thiele here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Thiele
Brady
Bessie McDougall
Henry Thiele
Brown family visits daughter in San Marcos
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown and son Marshall and Miss Inez Whitewood visited daughter and sister Mrs. Paul Barr at San Marcos Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Brown
Marshall
Inez Whitewood
Paul Barr
San Marcos
Visit of Austin Family Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Erato Uepf and their daughter of Austin spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents Air and Mrs Oliver Hopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erato Uepf
of Austin
Air
Oliver Hopf
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Alfred Lehne
San Antonio
Mrs
Robert Lehne
John Rogers
Cora Custer
Mason
Milton Wendel
Felix Feuge
Harold Habericht
Kilgore
Mac Scarborough
Opal Lennon
G. W. Lennon
Democratic Fund
THE
First Rural Churchmen
Washington, D.C
Charles Workman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
D. Farmer’s Home Administration
E. Conservation
Chas. Brannon
O. C Fisher
Hill Country Baseball League
Wendel Feuge
Art
Albert Lang
Lorenz Wendel
Owenine
Fol Kensing
Fredestisburg
Isidor Stehling
Mr. Stehling
Sheep & Goat Raisers’ Association
Jim Pert
J. R. Peril
Gilbert Anderegg
Watkins Tarr
Dean Hopf
Eddie McDougall
T. C. McDougall
Moritz Venetian Blind
Fredby
Gillespie
John Moritz
Jee
Moritz
Rudi Franke
Harry Etlan
Tenett
Vernon Ottmners
Jefferson Day
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