MacArthur Breaks With Washington On War Strategy
Joseph Harsch reports that General MacArthur released a detailed view of his stance on the Far East war and grand strategy. He rejects Moscow as a single controlling center and hints Russia might welcome a weaker China. He critiques only one point of policy pushing for a limited war against China.
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Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Congressional
Senate
General MacArthur
America
Herbert Hoover
Robert Taft
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
Owen Lattimore
Peiping
MacArthur
Far East
China
Truman
JCS
Russia
Sea
Miss Mary Virginia Stevens Weds Geo Holekamp in Harper
The candlelight ceremony at the Presbyterian Church in Harper united Miss Mary Virginia Stevens daughter of Mrs. Lewis A. Stevens and the late Mr. Stevens with George Allen Holekamp son of Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Holekamp. Rev. B. E. Breihan and Rev. A. L. Spellman officiated. The couple will reside near Kerrville after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Stevens
Geo. Holekamp
Harper
Mary Virginia Svens
Lewis A. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
George Allen Holekamp
Moritz Holekamp
Presbyterian Church
B. E. Breihan
A. L. Spellman
Sara Hanover
Bryn
Worth Howe Jr
Love You
Carrie Jacobs Bond
G. C. Hefferman
Killen
Skipper Miller
Muskogee
Oklahoma
W. H. Stevens
Wool and Mohair Show Set for Saturday at School Gym
The Harper Wool and Mohair fleece show announced a Saturday event at the school gym with awards for finished wool products. In other news a huge steel tower toppled on a Junction highway oil drill site six miles west of Harper injuring one worker, Ben Adams of Kerrville, who was treated and released after a 9 a.m. accident attributed to loosening guide wires and a stuck drill stem.
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Allan Gibson
Harper
Junction
Ben Adams
Kerrville
Adams
O. W. Gillam
Corpus Christi
Texas
Alonco Reed
Hy. C. Meurer
Fredericksburg
Clint Brown
Harper Lions Club
Mr. Meurer
May Fete Barbecue Supper and Dance At Harper Park
A May Fete at Harper Community Park in the fighter field on Tuesday May 15 starts at 6 p.m. with Harper School students under teachers. The Senior Class, led by Colan Barrett, sponsors the event with a 5 p.m. barbecue for adults 1.00 and children 0.50. Howard Schultz directs the barbecue. a dance follows on the open air pavilion with music. The Boys' Basketball team backs the event which features a fish pond and snacks. Admission to the grounds is 50 cents and includes program access starting at 8 p.m. The notice also mentions visit by Mr and Mrs Richard Gammenthaler of Pawnee, Texas.
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Harper Community Park
Tueday
Harper School
Colan Barrett
Howard Schultz
Family Reunion Highlights Tatsch Home visit
Mr and Mrs Edmund Tatsch hosted a family reunion at their home with Pvt Edmund Tatsch Jr home from Indiana and Anita Tatsch of San Antonio visiting. Also present were Mrs LeRoy Rode of Cherry Springs and Elgin Tatsch and family of Albert. A church song service in Fredericksburg drew attendees including Roy Roberts Tobin Minter Parker and others.
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Edmund Tatsch
Pvt
Edmund Tatsch, Jr
Indiana
Anita Tatsch
San Antonio
LeRoy Rode
Cherry Springs
Elgin Tatsch
Albert
Roy Roberts
Tracy Tobin
Jack Minter
Carios Parker
Gospel Emmanuel Church
Fredericksburg
Announcement of Wool Ceiling Prices Brings Grin to Texas Sheepmen
Wool price ceilings set at 3.35 per pound bring optimism to Texas sheepmen as profit margins improve and beef prices fall. The ceiling affects spring clip sales already largely committed, with some high bids reported for higher grades. Local figures note regional gains but warn remaining unsold stock may wait for the ceiling, while others say better prices have occurred this year in certain markets.
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Texas
San Antonio Evening News
Frank Roddie
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Brady
Joe B. Blakeney
San An
Gelo
Co. E. Long
del Rio
Boston
Nu Way Beauty Parlor Change of Ownership in Harper
Mrs Vera Parker sells Nu Way Beauty Parlor to Mrs Martie Taylor in Harper. Taylor will host an open house Monday May 1 from 2 to 5 pm with free coffee and doughnuts for area ladies. Parlor hours remain 8 am to 5 pm weekdays except Mondays closed.
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Harper Herald
Vera Parker
Martie Taylor
Taylor
Harper
Parker
Fredericksburg
Jolley Beauty College of
San Angelo
Heavy Rain Floods Harper Area with 2.32 Inches
Sunday night brought heavy rainfall across Harper and surrounding areas totaling 2.32 inches locally, with residents on the Reservation reporting up to 3.20 inches. The Pedernales rose for the year, marking the first substantial rise in eight months. Additional showers followed midweek, with 0.18 inches on Wednesday night and 0.09 inches on Thursday night, including heavier rainfall toward Junction and hail near Harper. Mr and Mrs H Hopf and Mildred Wright of Kerrville visited Harper Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Itlahe
LCRA
Harper
Pedernales
Ruhe
Junction
87 Drive-In hosts 100 percent benefit for crippled children
The Gillespie County Society for Crippled Children stages a two night benefit at the 87 Drive-In Theatre May 15 and 16. Bob Hope film Fancy Pants to raise all proceeds for local handicapped children as Rotary Club volunteers back the event and promote school involvement.
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Gillespie County Society For Crippled Children
Bob Hope
Gillespie Society For Crippled Children
Rotary Chub
M. L. Bogisch
Rotary Club
Mr. Durst
Harper PTA Elects New Officers At Installations
Harper PTA installed new officers last Thursday with Mrs. George Allan Gipson as president and other members taking roles such as first vice president program chair, second vice president ways and means chair, and secretary. The ceremony included vocal selections by Mrs. David Hargis and remarks by Mrs. Wm. Petmecky of Fredericksburg, plus refreshments and gifts for honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Parent-Teacher Association
Wm. Petmecky
Fredericksburg
David Hargis
Jerome Kern
Noel Coward
Hargis
Lewis Stevens
Harper
George Allan Gipson
Dean Hopf
Llomer Lee Stevens
Ways and Means
Creighton Stevens
Carl Ochler
J. R. Peril
Peril
Worth Howe
Warren McDougall
Clinton Brown
Petmecky
Hurgls
Park Site Inspection by County and City Officials
County and city commissioners along with Fredericksburg civic leaders inspect a tract at Gillespie County Airport to discuss turning it into a public park. The plan envisions existing land cleanup, picnic areas, barbecue pits, playgrounds, Scouts’ camp sites, dams, and ponds for swimming, with church groups and smaller gatherings possible alongside larger picnics.
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Gillespie County
County Commissioners’ Court
Fredericksburg
Civic Organicions
Ecgic
Boy Scout
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MacDonald
Stevens Ranch
Alex Holekamp
L. B. Whitten
Caroline Henke
Dallas
Norma Shoupe
Doyle Hanbury
Austin
Barbara Felsing
Mary Hart Hamlett
Mesd
J. O. Stevens
J. P. Fleming
Gideon Rothmann
C. C
Harper Show
Mir
Richard Gammenthaler
Pawnee
Fred Gammenthaler
Herald
Fred Earwood
Sonora
Floy Bode
FFA
Junction Warehouse
Full Country Wool & Mohair
Rancher's Wool & Mohair
Ingram
Woerner
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Frederickshoro
Eiveryone
Fred Whitewood
W. A. Brown
Elvert Feller
Carl Oehler
Lee Schmidt
Alfred Spaeth
E. B. Eckerle
Nu-Way Beauty Parlor
Mrs. Taylor Co
O.wv
H. Hopf
Mildred Wright
Harper Sunday
Fredericksburg Rotary Club
Herbert Durst
Cecil Loudon
Eddie Land
Fred Dietel
Harper Pta
Henry J. Schmidt
Chamber of Commerce
Voti, Spiya
Frenec Tchsburg Lions Club
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