Walter Johnson no hitter shows grit under pain in 1920 game
A determined Walter Johnson pitched through a sore arm to throw the only no hitter of his 400 plus win career against the Boston Red Sox in 1920. Manager Clark Griffith urged him to stay in, Johnson said he’d endure the pain and focus on the win.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Johnson
Clark Griffith
Walter
Ehis
Grifith
Clark
Red Sox
Palmetto Fort Fends Off British Fleet at Charleston
Early Revolutionary War action sees Fort Moultrie defy Admiral Parker as palmetto logs absorb grape shot. Captain William Moultrie’s garrison holds ground, repels attack, and prevents Charleston capture. South Carolina seal features palmetto tree. Verse by Edwin Markham reflects on human progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Parker
Fort Moultrie
William Moultrie
Charleston
South Carolina
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Holds September Meeting
The Hill Country Memorial Hospital Auxiliary met September 21 at 7 30 P M in Milam Hall. President Emmie Schroeder led prayers and reported on fund raising progress and growing membership. Jerry Durr praised the Auxiliary as a vital hospital link and discussed blood processing costs. They planned Christmas decorating, tray favors, and a bake sale for November 1 at local markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Milam
McDermott
Emmie Schroeder
Jerry Durr
Durr
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Gillespie County Red Cross
B's Food Market
Piggly Wiggly
Kinupp and Metzgers
Mrs Milton J Wendel Licensed LVN at Fredericksburg Hospital
Magdalena Wendel former Wendel of Harper earns LVN license and certificate after state exams on July 23 and completes Hill Country Memorial Hospital LVN program. She is employed at Knopp Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton J. Wendel
LVN
Fredericksburg Hospital
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Lvn
Magdalena Wendel
Lorenz Wendel
Harper
Wendel
Knopp Nursing Home
Fredericksburg Young Homemakers Host Area VII Conventioneers
Fredericksburg Chapter led by Mrs. Michael Young hosted 78 Area VII Young Homemakers touring Fredericksburg on Saturday morning September 25. Delegates came from Bastrop to San Saba County and enjoyed visits to Pioneer Memorial Library Milam Hall and the Our Town hanging stitchery.
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Area VII Association
Young Homemakers OF
Texas
Area VII
Sunday House Convention Center
Jimmy
Johnnie Kay
Peril
Harper
Don
Doris) Spraggins
Fredericksburg
Young Homemakers
Michael Young
Bastrop
Belton
Blanco
Brady
Comfort
Florence
Georgetown
Giddings
Gonzales
Holland
Hondo
Leander
Lexington
Marion
Round Rock
Salado
San Saba County
Smithville
Somerset
Stockdale
Taylor-Thrall
Dwight Oestreich
McDermott
Pioneer Memorial Library
Milam Hall
Our Town
4-H Week Observed Nationwide With Emphasis On Youth Skills
National 4-H Week runs October 3 to 9 to expand 4-H, gain public support, recruit leaders, and thank supporters. The program serves youths aged nine to nineteen under club leaders, fostering citizenship and understanding of food and fiber production, with over two million members backing its goals.
Hill Country Memorial Hospital admits 1000th patient
The Hill Country Memorial Hospital reached its 1000th patient admission at 2 30 a m on Sept 2 seven months after dedication on Feb 14 and opening Feb 22. The 1000th patient was Mrs Stella Crenwelge Wahl wife of Terry Wahl Lone Star Gas Fredericksburg.
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Jerry Durr
Marvin Klein
Edmund Tatsch
Stella Crenwelge Wahl
Terry Wahl
Lone Star Gas Company of
Fredericksburg
Central Nursing Station
Harriet Ondrasek
K.N
Wahl
Wahi
Jenna Holland
Lvn
Harper locals report weekend visits and birth at Memorial Hospital
The Harper area community lists visits by residents to Kerrville Albany Austin Fredericksburg and Doole as well as family gatherings. A baby named Tisha Marie Wahl was born at 5 06 a m on September 25 at Memorial Hospital with Dr L W Feller and nurse Mrs Holland attending.
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Ounce
New Memorial Hospital
Tisha Marie Wahl
Shane Terry Wahl
Wahls
WO West Burbank Street
Holland
Tasha Marie
L. W Feller
Louis Lange
San Antonio
Frank Lange
Sabrina
Katherine
Gregory Kyle
Grandi
Lange
Coreen Friedrich and Kermit Klaehn Pledge Marriage Vows
Coreen Friedrich and Kermit Klaehn pledged marriage vows Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Kerrville Country Community Church with Rev. E. O. Bishop officiating. The ceremony featured organist C. M. Bickley and vocal solos by Teddy Tooley as the couple began their life together in Ingram after graduating from Harper High School in 1963.
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Coreen
Gay Friedrich
Kermit Klaehn
Kerrville
Coreen Gay Friedrich
Lonnie Friedrich
Clayton Kneese
Willie Klaehn
Country Community Church
E. O. Bishop
C. M. Bickley
Corpus Christi
Teddy Tooley
Dayton Friedrich
Houston
Charles Friedrich
Port Neches
Bride
August Lutz
Douglas Tatsch
Robert Riddle
Mesd
Bob Thomas
Glen Green
Gene Mulliner
Doralene Engel
Mary Louise Weber
Luckenbach
Marsha Mooney
Harper High School
Kerrville Business College
Ingram
Hill Country Telephone Coop
Kerrville Telephone Co
A Small World: Marschalls Visit Loveland and Harper Folks
The Victor Marshalls toured Loveland Colorado last week with friends. Sightseeing in the Rockies they met Mr and Mrs Arthur Moellendorf of Ingram a Harper area staple. They noted Denver area snow about 16 inches on level ground.
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Victor Marschalls
Loveland
Colo
Colorado Rockies
Arthur Moellendorf
Ingram
Harper
Marschalls
Denver
Legion and Auxiliary Meet Thursday Evening at Hall
Notice to all members that the Legion and Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Thursday October 7 at 7 30 p.m. at the Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion & Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Hospital Welcomes Hundreds of Visitors Since Opening
Jerry Durr notes hundreds of visitors have come to the hospital since it opened with parents admitted from across Texas Hall Country and distant regions of the state.
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Jerry Durr
Hospital
Texas Hall Country
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Michael (Jaydean) Young
Janis) Norman
Ernest
Martha) Erhig
C. L
Sharron
Taylor
Radio Post
Edwin Markham
Magaze
Samuel Johnson
Hospital Auxiliary
Harper Lok
Tatsch
Esther
Emmie Mueller
Rudolf
Roberta) Smith
American Heritage Museum
Collins Bays
W. J Sebera
Schroeder
Harper Locals
Roy Cottle
Forest Strentz
Albany
Lyndon Parker
Malcolm Marshall
Jack Jones
Mrs
Charlie Bierschwale
Stephensville
C. H. Bierschwale
Lydia Bierschwale
Phil Maddox
Melvin
E. J. Green
Johnnie Bierschwale
Mason
Tommy Skipper
Joe Mack Scarborough
Austin
Herbert Gamel
Bill Gamel
Alfred Moellendorf
Alfred Kramer
Albert Kaiser
Junction
Paul Staudt
J. L. Bierschwale
Herbert Feller
Dallas
Michelle
Michael Segner
Edwin Klein
Robert Feller
New Iberia
Alvin Feller
Allen Bridges
A. J. Kinsey
Mrs. W. C. Whitworth
Fanaly
Doole
J. J. Mortiner
Presbyterian Church
Albert Friedrich
Shay
Bonnie
Terry Sembritzky
Doris
Alfred Edwards
Laurie Lutz
Sheila Tatsch
Mira
Wayne Sembritzky
Leslie Esquell
Hilmar Klaehn
Seguin
Paul Delorey
Knupp Rest Home
Morris
Nellie
Mrs . Pape
Mountain Home
MR. and
L. A. Sembritzky
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