Attack on labor columnist spurs calls for intensified law enforcement
A youthful assailant hurled sulfuric acid at labor columnist Victor Riesel on April 5. The attack shocks a community already fighting racketeers. authorities must mobilize more agents and safeguard witnesses to curb gang influence and aid federal probes in Manhattan. The piece highlights ongoing hearings on the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers case under the Communist Control Act of 1954 and signals possible actions against the United Electrical Workers and West Coast longshoremen as major Communist strongholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesen
St. Clare's Hospital
Riesel
Manhattan
Mr. Riesel
Herbert Brownell
Averell Harriman
Messrs. Brownell and
Harriman
Washington
National Labor Relations Act
NLRB
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong to Wed Howard Bode in Pecos
Miss Elizabeth Jane Armstrong daughter of Mr. and Mrs Webb Armstrong of 402 West 5th Pecos will wed Howard Donald Bode son of Mr. and Mrs R E Bode of Harper Texas. The ceremony will be June 1 at the home of the bride’s aunt and uncle Forrest and Mrs Bowers 17%U4 South Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Armstrong
West 5Th Street
Pecos
Elizabeth Jane
Howard Donald Bode
R. E. Bode
Harper, Texas
Forrest Bowers
South Eddy
Miss Armstrong
Texas Western College
el Paso
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Bode
Harper High School
McCollum Exploration
Pecos Enterprise
Forest Bode family visit spans Del Rio weekend
Mr and Mrs Forest Bode of Del Rio spent the weekend visiting his mother Mrs P Bode and other relatives here. Milton Bode accompanied his brother and wife back to Del Rio where he has a paint job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Bode
del Rio
P. ©. Bode
Milton Bode
Wool Problems Spotlighted By Jim Gray At Lions Club
Jim Gray of the Extension Service spoke to Harper area ranchers and wool producers, noting US wool use exceeds domestic production and synthetics blend with wool. He urged September sheep selections, proper fleece preparation, and good rams, detailing pricing, incentives, and the need for larger flocks to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Wool Producers
Jim Gray
Harper Lions Club
San Angelo
Extension Service
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Mr. Gray
Gray
U. S
United States
Landis Announces For Gillespie County Sheriff
Ernest O Slim Landis announces his candidacy for sheriff of Gillespie County subject to the November General Election. The 39 year old Fredericksburg resident and former Army veteran plans a county wide tour to meet voters, discusses his qualifications, and notes his work as a tire company test driver and rancher with family in Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O
Slim) Landis
Gillespie County
Landis
Fredericksburg
Ruby Pflester
Eddie Pfiester
Mr. Pfiester
U. S. Army
Embarkation Army Post Office
New York City
Setherling Tire & Rubber Co
Weekend Showers Bring Heavy Rains Across County
Light showers fell Sunday and Monday with little impact. Tuesday night brought heavy rain in many areas peaking with 1.60 inches at Nebgen. Reports included 1.05 inches at Willow City and 1.40 inches near Spring Creek. Drought areas like Menard and Kerrville saw useful totals as flood conditions followed across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinheimer and Son
Stonewall
Norman Fiedler
Luckenbach
Harper
Milton Wendel
Loyal Valley
Richard Kasper
Doss
Ottmar Schnerr
Spring Creek
Junction
Menard
Drouth
Mason
Llano
Comfort
Kerrville
San Saba
Brady
St. Marys Glee Club To Augment Band Concert
St Marys High School Glee Club Fredericksburg will augment the Harper Band and Glee Club in a concert. Director Joseph Paulsen schedules a fine program at the Harper School gym May 12 at 8 pm. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s High School Glee Club
Fredericksburg
Harper School
Joseph Paulsen
Harper Band
Glee Club
Soil Stewardship Week Urges Honest Land Care
The article outlines Soil Stewardship Sunday observances on May 6 and a week of activities May 6-12 led by Soil Conservation Districts of America. It notes 172 districts in Texas covering 96 percent of the land, with 172,000 farmers and ranchers under coordinated plans, growing by 15,000 annually, and frames soil stewardship as a national, state, and local self governing duty guided by divine stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Soil Conservation Districts of America
Texas
Farmer Boys League Standings and This Sunday Games
Stonewall leads with 9 wins while Sisterdale has 2 and Texans 2 with Harper at 0 and Kerrville not yet playing. This Sunday Stonewall vs Kerrville and Harper vs Sisterdale with Texans resting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Sisterdale
Texans
Harper
Kerrville
W. L. Harper
Stonewall C.cscssccsees
Band Boosters To Sell Cake At May 12 Concert
Band Boosters plan a cake sale linked to the Band Concert at the school auditorium on Saturday night May 12. The May 1 meeting at the school house elected Mrs Edwin Braeutigam president and finalized concert plans with St Marys Glee Club participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wth
Edwin Braeutigam
St. Mary's Glee Club
Minter couple find new home in Annona after Kerrville move
Rev and Mrs Jack Minter report happiness with their new residence in Annona's Boxelder community after moving from Kerrville. They say they miss friends in Harper. Mary Roeder of Fredericksburg visited her brother Henry Maurer and Mrs Maurer for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HI Neighbor
Kerrville
Harper Lions
Jack Minter
Annona
Boxelder
Harper
Mary Roeder
Fredericksburg
Henry Maurer
Maurer
Langs and Kerrville Visitor Mentioned
Ellis Lang of Comfort visited his rents Mr and Mrs Ed win Lang. Miss Bernice Lang was a Kerrville visitor Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Lang
Comfort
Mrs
Edwin Lang
Bernice Lang
Kerrville
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Families and Scout Meeting
Mr and Mrs J D Greeson and daughters of San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Wenicke and family. Mr and Mrs G D Lennon and children visited their daughter Mrs Richard Harlan and family at New Braunfels. The Boy Scouts held a regular meeting Tuesday night at the Legion Hall with 10 members, the scout master and three committee men present. Miss Carolyn Parker who attends college at Waxahachie spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J H Parker. Mrs Tracy Tobin who had visited her sister Mrs Minnie Hunnicut at Johnson City returned to Harper Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Greeson
San Antonio
Otto Wenicke
G. D. Lennon
Richard Harlan
New Braunfels
Boy Scouts
Legion Hall
Carolyn Parker
Waxahachie
J. H. Parker
Tracy Tobin
Minnie Hunnicut
Johnson City
Harper
Tobin Couple Visits Roberts Household on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tobin of San Antonio spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Roberts in a family visit reflecting local social ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Tobin
San Antonio
Mrs
Roy Roberts
Texans Nip Harper In Pitcher's Duel
Sunday at Jimmy Pyka Field Fredericksburg the Texans beat Harper 2 to 0 in a pitcher duel Curtis Herbert started for Texans and Tooter Parker for Harper each allowed four hits. Alton Herbert drove in the decisive run in the fourth after Roy Woerner’s bunt and a fielding error. Bobby Nettle contributed a pair of fences to back the Texans with Roeder making a fielding gem and a later homer. Harper visits Listerdale next while Texans enjoy a day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Pyka
Fredericksburg
Curtis Herbert
Texans
Tooter Parker
Harper
Alton Hlerbert
Roy Woerner
Brodbeck
Woerner
Herbert
Blerschwale
Bobby Nettle
Kermit Roeder
Nettle
Roeder
Listerdale
Cottle
C. Ernst
Oeoene Rahe
Ab den Boupomsu Terarveniery Parke
Cccsrescecesceese
Feller
Linde Asasegia Os
Cameron
Herbort
Inmungs
Harper Erees
A. Herbert
Felps
Parker
Herport
Humes and
Cravens
Harper youngsters top row children of local families
Photo shows Harper youngsters in two rows with ages and parental names. Top row includes Rochelle 7 and Boyce 3 children of C H Grona Nancy 3 child of C C Phillips. Bottom row lists Sammy 5 and Bobby 2 children of C A Gammenthaler Bruce 2 and Donald 9 children of Carl Oehler Wayne 2 and Billie 4 children of D W Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Boyce
C. H. Grona
Nancy
C. C. Phillips
Sammy
Bobby
C. A. Gammenthaler
Bruce
Donald
Carl Oehler
Wayne
Billie
D. W. Brown
Lange Couple Celebrates Silver Wedding at St Anthony’s
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lange marked their 25th wedding anniversary on April 21 by attending Holy Mass at St. Anthony’s Church and renewing their vows first spoken in St. Mary’s Fredericksburg in 1931. Their daughter Bernice Lange wed Edmund Jenschke that day at St. Anthony’s as the couple’s eight child, two of whom are married. The Langes live near Harper and hosted a noon reception with a pink carnation corsage and a pink flowered three tier cake inscribed 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lange
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
H. Heckmann
Anton Lange
Bernice Lange
Edmund Jensch
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
New acting postmaster sworn in at Fredericksburg office
William Petmecky is sworn in as acting postmaster at the Fredericksburg Post Office by postal Inspector W. C. Hoever of Austin. Petmecky succeeds Robert W. Klingelhoefer, who had held the job since 1934, on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Petmecky
Fredericksburg
W. C. Hoever
Austin
Petmecky
Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Petmecky Named Postmaster After Klingelhoefer’s Retirement
William Petmecky was sworn in as acting postmaster by postal inspector W C Hoover in Fredericksburg succeeding Robert W Klingelhoefer who retires after 22 years. Petmecky a local native, son of A W and Mrs A W Petmecky, previously served as tax assessor and deputy in the assessor collector’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill) Petmecky
W. C. Hoover
Austin
Fredericksburg
Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Petmecky
Here
Jace
A. W. Petmecky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Jane Armstrong
Elaine Bode
Floy Bode
Janice Parker
B. D. Parker
Ola Mae Itz
Daugh
Chester Itz
Edwin Dittmar
Willie Edwards
B. J. Mayhugh
Raymond Spaeth
Victor Marschall
C. L. Brown
Bob
E. R. Brown
Roy Ressmann
M. R. Duderstadt
Victor Wendel
Carlton
The
Lions
Ernest O. Landis
St. Mary’s Glee Club
Harper Youngsters
Woltz
Starr
Victor Dittmar
Radw
Wm. Petmecky
Robert Klingelhoefer
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