Series E Bond Sales OfF To Slow Start and Second Week
The text outlines wartime and postwar themes guiding the Dumbarton Oaks and United Nations Conference. It flags human rights as central and discusses justice, the rule of law, and fear of preserving a wartime status quo. It also critiques the Big Three veto power and urges true equality before international law for lasting peace.
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Trumann
America
Vandenberg
International Organization
van Kleffens
Netherlands
San Francisco
Security Council
Council
Harper’s oldest resident buried in Harper
Gillespie County mourns Mrs. Eliza H. Watkins, 100, who died Sunday in Fredericksburg after a fall. Funeral held Tuesday at Harper cemetery with Rev. Chas Workman officiating. Volunteer workers in the Mighty Seventh War Loan drive report only 20 percent of the county quota sold through May 18, urging nationwide fundraising effort and community leaders to accelerate bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Felix Stehling
Stehling
Cherry Springs
Erwin Crenwelge
Ad. Kothe
Crenwelge
Kothe
August Hopf
Chas. Klinksick
Luckenbach
Europe
Pacific
R D Inscore Buried Sunday May 20th
Funeral services were held Sunday for R D Inscore who died Friday evening at 6 30 at his home in Harper after several months of failing health He was born September 14 1869 in North Carolina and died May 18 1945 at age 75 8 4 He was married to Lizzie Hagemier in Blanco County in 1893 and they resided in Harper 15 years He leaves a widow three children Gertie Fly Markworth Arthur J Inscore and Adolph predeceased him Seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren survive He was a Baptist Church member since age 25 and pallbearers were Alf Lehne Belmore Roberts Willie Strackbein Lee Goff Richard Roeder and Froy Bode
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Inscore
Harper
Rev. Allen
The
Baptist Church
T. H. Alcorn
Richard Inscore
North Carolina
Lizzie Hagemier
Blanco County
Gertie
Fly
Markworth
Arthur J. Inscore
Houston
Adolph
Alf Lehne
Belmore Roberts
Willie Strackbein
Lee Goff
Richard Roeder
Froy Bode
United In Marriage Seabee Max Baumann Weds Edna Behrens
Seabee Max Baumann on leave after over two years in the Pacific married Miss Edna Behrens. Father Hubert Baumann officiated at St. Anthony's Church in Harper on Thursday morning.
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Seabee
Max Baumann
Pacific
Edna Behrens
Hubert Baumann
St. Anthony’s Church
Harper
Harper Precinct Tops County in 7th War Loan Sales and Chaplains Sermon
County chair man Felix Stehling notes Harper precinct leads Gillespie County in 7th War Loan bond sales with First State Bank reporting 9056.25 dollars toward Series E bonds as June 30 end date nears. Separately, 1945 Harper high school graduates heard Rev. R A Allen’s baccalaureate sermon emphasizing forward motion, self mastery, and perseverance through trials to triumphs in life.
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Harper Precinct
Felix Stehling
Harper
Gillespie County
First State Bank
Stehling
Edna Behrens and Seaben Baumann Exchange Marriage Vows
Edna Behrens and Maximilian Baumann exchanged marriage vows in a St Anthony s Catholic Church ceremony with Rev Hubert Baumann officiating. The couple, both in Navy dress, were joined by a small wedding party and plan a brief coast trip before Galveston duty.
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Edna Behrens
Seaben
Max Baumann
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Edna Benrens
Maximillian Baumann
Hubert Baumann
Martha Rose Baumann
Robert Kaiser
U. S. Navy
Frederick Behrens
Hye
Harper
Schreiner
Kerrville
Arthur Baumann
Galveston
U.S. Navy
Hill Country Livestock Protective Association Meeting Set
Hill Country Livestock Protective Association will hold its annual membership meeting at the Gillespie County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon May 26 at 3 30 p m. Stock men are urged to attend and secreted persons are invited to present for the occasion.
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Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Gillespie County
Kerrville Superintendent Addresses Tejas Study Club
H. A. Moore, Kerrville city schools superintendent, spoke at the Tejas Study Club on May 19 at Harper school. He discussed reaching a permanent peace, world citizenship, world economy, freer trade, social justice, and brotherhood, noting Dumbarton Oaks insights. The program featured trombone selections by Elroy Bode, new officer introductions, and honored guests from Junction and Kerrville.
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H. A. Moore
Kerrville City
Tejas
Harper School
Moore
Dumbarton Oaks
Funeral Services Held Tuesday Afternoon For Mrs Eliza H Watkins
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Eliza H. Watkins. The notice notes a Pacific Coast return and honors a local family, with a brief mention of Harold Rahe and his Navy duties after leave.
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Eliza H. Watkins
Handbook of Texas seeks Harper historical data
Austin May 24 editors of the Handbook of Texas copy from the Texas State Historical Association request Harper residents to submit historical and present day information. H Bailey Carroll urges townspeople to provide data on characters events and local industries for the encyclopedia.
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Austin
Texas
Harper
Texas State Historical Association
H. Bailey Carroll
University of Texas, Austin
Harper’s oldest resident Eliza Watkins buried at Harper
Mrs Eliza H Watkins longtime Harper Texas resident and one of the Hill Country’s oldest citizens died after a fall and injury. She would have turned 101 on June 24. She lived in Harper except for five years and had eight children 25 grandchildren 51 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at Harper Cemetery with Rev Charles Workman presiding.
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Harper
Texas
Hill Country
Eliza H. Watkins
Harper Cemetery
Watkins
Fredericksburg
Lockhart
Tennessee
Kerr County
Comfort
Karnes County
Eliza H. Cooke
L. C. Watkins
Purple Heart Awarded Doss Soldier In Germany
Elroy P Gelstweidt, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Gelstweidt of Doss, is awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in Germany on March 31. He joined the Army July 12, 1944, trained in Arkansas, shipped overseas January 1945, and is hospitalized in England recovering. A Medical Corps private, he was on duty when wounded by machine gun fire.
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Elroy P. Gelstweildt
Oscar Gelstweidt
Doss
Germany
Pfe. Gelstweidt
Arkansas
Elroy
England
Pfc. Geistweldt
Redondo Man Passes Through Fredericksburg to Help Ill Mother
W A Masters of Redondo California who had lived in Harper until eight years ago traveled via Fredericksburg on Wednesday en route to help his ailing mother.
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W. A. Masters
Redondo
California
Harper
Fredericksburg
Legionaires and Legion Auxiliary To Meet Next Tuesday
Members of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Legion Hall in the old courthouse on Tuesday night May 29. A cordial invitation is extended to all members to attend.
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American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Old Courthouse
Pvt Sidney Grona Back Home After Liberation
Pvt Sidney Grona age 20 returns to his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Grona after liberation on April 16 by a Scottish division from German prison Stalag 11B. He had been listed missing in action since March 10 and his story recounts a near miss in captivity.
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Sidney Grona
Otto Grona
Coe Stalag
Ming
Coun
Uruma
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Harper's
Chas. Workman
Harper Presbyterian Church
R. A. Allen
Mrs
Harper High School
First Baptist Church
Columbus
Isabella of
Spain
Castille
Cyrus W. Fields
Mr. Fields
Atlantic Ocean
Dee
John M. McCulloch
Lester Coffey
Dayton Ellebracht
Reuben Ellebracht
Alfred Usener
Ellebracht
Albert Schnerr
Herald
Royce Buster
W. H. Whitworth
Junction
Hill Country Potective Association
C. W. Granville
D. E. Smith
Laredo
Ellis Granville and Son
Charlie Wolf
Mueller
Supt. Moore
Hattie Bell
Donna
Mrs. C. J. Whitewood
Pacific Coast
Harold Rahe
Seattle
Washington
Otto Rahe
Harold
Okinawa
S.K
New “Handbook of Harper
Pfo, Elroy P
Geistweidt
Legionaires
Oor
Pvt
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