Read This National Crime Problem Report by Hoover
The semi annual report from J Edgar Hoover on America's crime problem highlights a drop in arrests of under 18s for the first time since the war, yet teen crime remains 11 percent above 1941 levels. The piece warns youth crime signals deeper national decay and urges parents teachers and spiritual leaders to provide guidance beyond law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Hoover
America
S. A
Lions Club Hosts District Governor at Harper Meeting
District Governor Grindstaff of Ballinger spoke to 32 Harper Lions at the bi monthly gathering. Deputy district governor Alex Frantzen of Fredericksburg and Lion Lehmann of Boerne attended. Lehmann shared POW camp experiences from Brownwood and Brady. Entertainment featured piano by Almon Kirchhof and Paul DeLorey. Neal B. Fox named Lions Zone Chairman. Next meeting set for Wednesday in October. Mrs Olive Parker visited daughter and family.
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Grindstaff
Ballinger
Harper Lions Club
Harper Lions
Geputy
Alex Frantzen
Fredericksburg
Lion Lehmann
Boerne
Brownwood
Brady Camps
Carl Ochler
E. Dean Hopf
Almon Kirchhof
Paul DeLorey
Lion
Neal B. Fox
Lions Clubs
Wahrmunds Celebrate Golden Wedding at Seipp’s Hall
Mr and Mrs Christ Wahrmund observed their 50th wedding anniversary last Sunday at Seipp's Hall. Present were their son Harry Wahrmund and two daughters Ferna Solbrig and Elsie Crenweige. The centerpiece featured twin wedding cakes and a large bouquet of dahlias among numerous gifts.
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Harry Knapp
MackDonald Studio
Christ. Wahrmund
Seipp’s Hall
Harry Wahrmund
Ferna
Kurt Solbrig
Elsie
Bernhard Crenweige
Election for Three Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Landowners in Gillespie County subdivisions 1 3 and 5 will vote at 2 00 p m Saturday October 5 to elect three supervisors to the five member soil conservation district board. Subdivisions 2 and 4 have state appointed supervisors. Voting locations include Weinheimer s Hall Stonewall Doss School and Willow City school. A conscientious board is needed to achieve maximum results.
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Soil Conservation District
Gillespie County
Onion Creek
Pocket
Doss
Squaw Creek
Pecan Creek
Cherry Springs
Cherry Mountain
Crabapple Nebo
Willow City
Youngs Chapel
Tosca
Cave Creek
Rheingold
Masters Kills Mountain Lion Near Hunt in Texas
W A Masters shot and killed a 7 foot 3 inch mountain lion weighing 122 pounds on the R P Smith ranch near Hunt Texas using a .38 pistol. He began the hunt at 5 a m and killed the animal at 9 a m, four hours later. The lion will be mounted at Heart o the Hills Taxidermy Studio in Kerrville.
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W. A. Masters
R. P. Smith
Hunt
Tex
Masters
Mr. Masters
Kerrville
Mary Frances Fletcher
W. E. Fletcher
S.W. University At
Georgetown
Doss Church 50th Anniversary Notables From Harper
Harper citizens attended the 50th anniversary of Doss St. Peter Lutheran Church in Harper. Charter member Lorenz Wendel Sr. attended with family members including Arnold and Waldemar Wendel and others. The gathering included L W Wendel, Milton Wendel, Lee Schmidt and families, Raymond and Alfred Spaeth, Dittmar and Roeder relatives, and Rev M C Hoermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss St. Peter Lutheran Church
Harper
Lorenz Wendel
Arnold Wendel
Waldemar
L. W. Wendel
Milton Wendel
Lee Schmidt
Raymond Spaeth
Alfred Spaeth
M. C. Hoermann
Willie Dittmar
Joe Roeder
Raymond Reed Opens Garage at Flog Bode Station
Raymond Reed has opened a garage and automobile service at the Flog Bode station, taking over from Jake Metzger who moved to Arizona. Reed is an experienced auto mechanic and will handle all kinds of automobile repair and motor overhauling work.
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Raymond Reed
Flog Bode Station
Jake Metzger
Arizona
Reed
Luther League Met Sept. 22
The Luther League met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wendel on Sept. 22 at 8 p m. The program included hymns, scripture, responsive reading, and talks by servicemen on religion in North Africa and the South Pacific. Bunco winners were Magdalena Wendel and Ferdinand Hoermann. Refreshments followed.
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Luther League
Milton Wendel
Alma Wienecke
North Africa
Italy
South Pacific
M. C.oermann
Bunco
Magdalena Wendel
Ferdinand Hoermann
If Every One Who Drives A Great Safety Crusade Monologue
A nostalgic plea urges drivers to imagine the cost of crashes and to adopt safer habits. It calls for empathy after fatal wrecks, checks on tires and brakes, careful night driving, and honoring pedestrians. The poem envisions a nationwide safety crusade sparked by personal loss.
Harper 6 Man Football Hosts Prairie Lee Next Friday
Harper High School six man football travels to Dowdy for a conference clash then meets Prairie Lee at home Friday October 11 at 2 30 pm on the old Harper baseball grounds. A large crowd is expected as Harper seeks its first home win with coach Dean Hopf and local staff guiding lineups led by Aubrey Carter Elbert Schmidt Carroll Walker Clyde Hlagee Junior Whitewood and Clayton Massey with several substitutes. Prairie Lee lost 13 7 to Dowdy last week and Harper aims to upset them here.
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Harper High School
Harper
Cattle Place
Kyle Cast
Kyle
Dowdy
Guadalupe County
Dean Hopf
Supt. Fox
Rex Fox
U. S. Navy
Aubrey Carter
Elbert Schmidt
Carroll Walker
Clyde Hlagee
Junior Whitewood
Clayton Massey
Scotty Kiney
Richard Harlen
Kenneth Badhge
Laven Parker
Felix Lange
Forest Thurman
Pat Rogers
Ray Carter
Prairie Lee
Aubray Carter
Felis Lange
Scotty Kinsey
la von Parker
Archie Lennon
Clyde Hagee
H.H.S. Grammar School News
Sign at Kerr County line warns drivers of road work
A 1939 sign on Harper Kerrville road warns drivers to drive carefully as the north end of the road was under construction. Although work occurred briefly after erection, seven years later the paving remains incomplete with caliche topping on parts of the mile, and WPA labor reassigned to other projects.
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Gillespie Kerr County Line
Harper Kerrville Road
the Herald
Gillespie County
Harper School
Building Boom Expands Harper Area
Building activity rises in Harper with carpenters and masons at work on homes and businesses. A Lutheran parsonage nears completion after a long foundation phase. New residences for Lehne Rahe and others rise, plus a modern service station for Max Lange. A Harper theatre work halts due to material shortages. Floy Bode adds a 42 by 74 foot concrete block warehouse annex for storage.
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Harper
Lutheran Church
Hoermann
Alfred Lehne
Mutual Lumber Co
Hubert Rahe
Dayton Rahe
Con
al Vian Felea
Henry Markworth
Walter McDougall
Max Lange
Porter
Floy Bode
Judge Raymond Gray Named Head of State Bar Law Group
District Judge Raymond Gray of San Saba was elected president of the judicial section of the State Bar at the end of a two day meeting in Austin. The gathering urged creation of courts of domestic relations and named officers including Ernest Belcher and John A Rawlins with a slate of executive committee members. The retiring president W S Barron was authorized to form a committee to inspect juvenile training schools in Gatesville and Gainesville. Main speaker was Judge Paul V Alex.
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Raymond Gray
San Saba
State Bar
Austin
Texas
Gray
Ernest Belcher
Stephenville
John A Rawlins
Dallas
Gatesville
Gainesville
Epen
Paul V. Alex
Whetstone Grandson Honored At House Party
Mr and Mrs Lon Whetstone honored their grandson Thomas Whetstone in a Sunday night party September 2. Thomas recently returned from overseas after two years service including fourteen months in Okinawa and Korea. He trained at Camp Hood and expects discharge soon to operate a Knoxville area ranch. Attendees included John and Evelyn Honig Ruth Russell Margie Lennon Sgt Leonard Lott and many Whetstone relatives.
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Lon Whetstone
Thomas Whetstone
Fred Whettone
Thomas
Camp Hood
Okinawa
Korea
Harper High School
Schreiner Institute
Knoxville
John
Evelyn Honig
Ruth Russell
Margie Lennon
Leonard Lott
Beatrice Sagebiel
Mattie Rogers
Dean Hopf
Milton Blount
W. B. Blount
Chas. Peril
Bill
Douglas Duderstadt
B. Fr. Whaley
Albert Whetstone
D. H. Whetstone
J. D. Whetstone
Fred Whetstone
Joyce
Sagebiel Family Visits Fredericksburg on Sunday
Mr and Mrs Albert Sagebiel with daughters Elnora and Beatrice visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Grossenbacher in Fredericksburg Sunday, noting a social call among local families.
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Albert Sagebiel
Elnora and
Beatrice
Arthur Grossenbacher
Fredericksburg
Travelers and visitors from Texas and beyond visit Dan Wiley home
W A Masters of Priddy Texas visited relatives here during the week end. His daughter Carlie and Viola Dell Sageser made a trip to Austin. Mi and Mrs Joseph Lange and sons Bernard and William Lee and Joe Maurer have just returned from a trip to Carlsbad New Mexico and other parts of Mexico and West Pes as They reported a free trip. OOM Seaman 2/c Bruce E Hagee of San Diego California is here visiting his mother Mrs R C Hagee and will report to Bainbridge Maryland to enter the Naval Academy. Albert Lange spent the week end with his wife and daughter Mrs Walter Jungmann and family at San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Rollie Martin of Enid Okla and Mr and Mrs Joe Moore of Kerrville and Mrs Nellie Fairchild of Quemada were visitors in the Dan Wiley home last week.
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W. A. Masters
Priddy
Texas
Carlie
Viola Dell Sageser
Austin
Joseph Lange
Bernard
William Lee
Joe Maurer
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Mexico
West Pes
Bruce E Hagee
San Diego
California
R. C. Hagee
Bainbridge
Maryland
Naval Academy
Albert Lange
Walter Jungmann
San Antonio
Rollie Martin
Enid
Okla
Joe Moore
Kerrville
Nellie Fairchild
Quemada
Dan Wiley
Seniors of Harper High Name Buck Shot Carter
The Harper School news features senior Aubrey Daniel Carter born March 29 1928 in Mason Texas with blonde hair grey eyes and an interest in algebra and agriculture teaching. A photographer from the National School Studios of Minneapolis will visit Harper on Oct 3 for individual student portraits.
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Harper High
Aubrey Daniel Carter
Mason
Texas
Jimmy Wakely
Buck Shot
National School
Minneapolis
Harper School
Harper
Dowdy
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Courrteurzo
Lions Club
Olive Parker
Mre, Lemuel Jones
Wahrmunds
Daddy
Harper-Kerrville
Kerr County
Sypt. T. Whetstone
Fred Bierschwabe
Lee
Bland
Earl Sylvester
Eagle Pass
Gilbert Pape
Harper School News
H.els
WHS Harper Teachers Arie
Tsa
Mero Berthes Receuvendi
Centa Freate
Secretars
Texas State Teachers Association
Harper Public School
Robert Dittmar
Texas A. & M
N. C. Taylor
Ozona
Shelby McDougall
Junior Wendel
Dent
Donnie Bode
Barbara Whitworth
Joe Scarborough
HHS
Baethge
Donnie
Antoinette
R Richard
Weimer
Felix
Marchie
Nick
Paris
France
Mess Ocean Jacewling
Daevelie
Agag-Basie
Wieele
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