Remembering Tom Dooley and the Canyon Dam dedication
Feature recounts the life of jungle doctor Tom Dooley who died of cancer after decades of humanitarian work in Laos and Vietnam refugees. It discusses his motto love thy neighbor as thyself and notes a forthcoming Canyon Dam dedication with possible Lyndon B. Johnson involvement.
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Tom Dooley
Dooley
St. Louis
Navy
Pyis
Viet Nam
Erd
Laos
Nice
Wess
United States
Hong Kong
States
New York
Doctor Dooley
Robert Frost
Miles
Stonewall Hosts Catholic Councils In October Meeting
The Council of Catholic Men and Catholic Women of the Fredericksburg Deanery will hold their quarterly meeting in Stonewall on Sunday October 11 with attendees from Bandera Boerne Comfort Fredericksburg Harper Kerrville Medina Lake and Stonewall. The theme is New Liturgy of the Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Catholic Men
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Bandera
Boerne
Comfort
Harper
Kerrville
Medina Lake
TLE Officials Meet in Fredericksburg October 13
Teays Luther College officials led by Dr. Martin L Cole plan a 6:30 p.m. meeting at Phoneer Village Restaurant with pastors students board of regents and development board members to gather grass roots opinions on programs for the next five to ten years. The event follows a 2 p.m. executive board session and 2:45 p.m. general meeting at St Francis Xavier Church with Benedict ion. Stonewall hosts will provide refreshments at 4 p.m. for both groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teays Luther College
Martin L Cole
Board of Regents and Development Board
Membership Opens for Harper Bull of the Woods Contest
Harper area hunters can join the Bull of the Woods club to compete for two cash jackpots. Membership closes November 13 with season kickoff November 14. Floy Bode joins as official member replacing Elmer Lee Lange. entries weighed at Harper Locker Plant and Floy Bode’s Station. prizes awarded January 2, 1965.
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Louis Friedrich
Emil Wahrmund
Floy Bode
Frank E. Staudt
Harper Area
Bull of the Woods
Friedrich
Wahrmund
Bode
Staudt
Nimrods
Harper Locker
Elmer Lee Lange
Mooney Aircraft
Kerrville
Elmer Lee
Boden
Harper
Harper PTA Fall Festival Set for October 31
The Harper PTA hosts its annual fall festival on Saturday October 31 with a turkey dinner served 5 to 7 p.m. booths open 4:30 p.m. and an evening program. Meal chairmen include Mesd Robert Fritz and Raymond Tatsch with separate duties for meat cranberries and pies. Admission to the program is 9 cents for children and 25 cents for adults.
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Harper Pta
Mesd
Robert Fritz
Raymond Tatsch
Henry Moellendorf
Creighton Stevens
Roman Steichineg
Milton Kramer
Jack Jones
Elbert Feller
Joe Heine
Farm Bureau Elects Officers At 18th Annual Convention
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau hosts its 18th annual convention Thursday Oct 15 at 7 p m in Community Savings and Loan Hall. Officers report, election of president and six directors, policy proposals, and delegates to the state convention in Houston November 8–12 are on the agenda. attendance prizes and a beef barbecue supper are planned.
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Farm Bureau
Gillespie Counts Farm Bureau
Community Savings and Loan Hall
Gus Wahlmund
Elgin Jost
Emile Tatseh
Henry Wunderlich
Martin Kneese
Helmuth Klinksick
Martin Rode
Harold Rusenberger
David Beye
Donald Eckhardt
Johnny Wendel
Arthur Ahrens
Houston
Farm Bureau Ranches
Legion Turkey Shoot Planned For November 13
The Parper Legion and Avai liats held their regular meeting at the Legion building. They set the turkey shoot date for November 13 and announced a Gift Shop party on November 3. Community members were invited and refreshments were served. Mrs Lareng Wendel and Mrs Pete Whitworth provided doughnuts coffee cookies and punch. Mrs Mart Stevens fell Sunday while at home and was taken to Riedel Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Parper Legion
Availiats
Spon
Legion
Lareng Wendel
Pete Whitworth
Kivends
Mart Stevens
Riedel Memorial Hospital
Walter Meyer Keynoting Gillespie Farm Bureau Convention
Walter Meyer of Waco commodity director for Texas Farm Bureau will speak at Gillespie County Farm Bureau’s 16th annual convention in Fredericksburg. The program includes music and group singing. Meyer has a long background in vocational agriculture and marketing programs.
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Walter Meyer
Farm Bureau Convention
Fredericksburg
Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Agriculture Marketing and DeVelopment Association
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Meyer
Browerfield
Farm Bureau O
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Europe
Knippa
Uvalde County
Tex
Nimitz Museum Scale Model Set for State Fair Display
Fredericksburg workman Ralph Doppler built a four by three foot scale replica of the Nimitz Hotel to become the Nimitz Naval Museum. The model will be shown at the Hall of State Building in Dallas on Fredericksburg Day with other displays planned in Fredericksburg afterwards.
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Ralph Doppler
Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Doppler
Market Produce, Inc
Fredericksburg
Hall of State
Dallas
Security State Bank& Trust
Fredericksburg National Bank
Goebbels
London
England
Texas
Fort Worth
Myrick
Market
Mr. Doppler
Mon
Nimitaz Hotel
Lina Lewis
Oliver Schaetter
Harold Stehling
Jack Stehling
Security State
1964 ACP Funds Available for Kimble County Practices
Funds remain for cost sharing on ACP practices in Kimble County. Eligible activities include construction wells water storages pipelines cross fences dust tanks diversion terraces and cedar prickly pear and brush control. To receive 90 percent cost sharing an area must be deferred three consecutive months between March 16 and December 1 1964. If deferment is not carried out in 1965 cost sharing drops to 37 percent. Contact the ASUS Office promptly for participation and note construction practices may qualify if substantially completed by December.
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Kimble
ASUS
Ato
St. Dit
Physical Fitness Program Presented At Harper PTA Meeting
At the Harper school PTA meeting on Thursday October 1 Mrs Johnny McDougall health chair presented a physical education program with Leon Dunn instructor covering grades 1 3 rhythmatic exercises to 12 continuation and fitness activities He noted participation for all students and urged inspection of new shower rooms and equipment Dunn attended a workshop in Austin Parents and teachers enjoyed the program Robert Dittmar gave the devotion Mrs R E Peril presided and Mrs Robert Fritz reported on the Fall Festival set for October 31
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Harper Pta
Johnny McDougall
Leon Dunn
Dunn
Austin
Ulcise Dunn
Robert Dittmar
R. E. Peril
Robert Fritz
Ways and Means
Parish Plans October 1 Benefit Dinner and Bazaar
The parish committee of St Anthonys Catholic Church schedules a benefit dinner and bazaar for Sunday October 1. Last year the event was held to mark the Harper Centennial. Committee members include Frank Staudt Chester Tatsch and Roman Stehling, led by Rev AA. Gitter.
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St Anthon' S Catholic Church
Frank Staudt
Chester Tatsch
Roman Stehling
AA. Gitter
Annie Fritz Baumann obituary in Kerrville area
Annie Katherine Fritz Baumann died October 1 after a heart attack at Keidel Memorial Hospital. Aged 57, she was born October 4 1906 in Gillespie County and married Oscar Baumann in 1924. She worked for Schreiner's in Kerrville and is survived by one daughter and two sons. Funeral was held at St Marys cemetery with pallbearers named.
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Oscar Baumann
Annie Katherine Fritz
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Baumann
Schreiner's
Kerrville
Gillespie County
William and
Josephie Brinkolf Fritz
Harper
Oscar Balimanno
Clara Bee
James al Jung
Kallees
Ute Drew Wo Bauotan
Fredaksburg
Wallhim
Ghana
Ota
Rose Mis Loews
Frederichsbur
Emimna
Ae Ned
Thomas Fo
Basra
Hlerius
Walter Ard
Walter Ard Otte But Olga, Mis Baga. Doebbler Tile Mis. Attha. Laas Atlalta
Wim
St Mabie
Ales Hate Mart
Alets Jung
Dame Rowder
Walter
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Ray Dierschwale
Presbyterian Church
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Canyon Dam
Guadalupe River
Radws
TLE
Melanie Ann McMahon
Harper Church
Melanie Agin McMahon
James ‘T. McMahon
Harper Methodist Church
Clifford Edge
Deltan Wilson
Weldon Prehn
Albert Maner
Kevin
Michael
the Herald
Harper's
Pooh
Shallowwater
Brownfield
C. C
Nimitz Museum
PTA
Radio Post
Ghatheed
Annie Baumann
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