Dooley remembered as a humane jungle doctor and hero
In a tribute to Tom Dooley, the famed jungle doctor who spent years aiding refugees in Laos and treating diseases like leprosy and malaria, the piece details his selfless life, cancer illness, and death after a lifelong mission to help the suffering. It notes his books and lectures inspired faith and charity, ending with a call to dedication. The article mentions Mire W. D. Stockard visiting, and a dam project on Canyon Dam with dedication plans and a possible presidential attendance.
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Tom Dooley
Dooley
St. Louis
Navy
Viet Nam
Eri
Laos
United States
Hong Kong
States
New York
Doctor Dooley
Robert Frost
Miles
Membership Opens for Harper Bull of the Woods Contest
Harper area hunters can join the Bull of the Woods club before the season opens on November 14 to compete for two cash jackpots under the ten year point system. First and second place will be announced January 2, 1965 with entry points weighed at local stations. Floy Bode joins the club, replacing Elmer Lee Lange who resigned.
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Louis Friedrich
Emil Wahrmund
Floy Bode
Frank E. Staudt
Harper Area
Friedrich
Wahrmund
Bode
Staudt
Mr. Bode
Elmer Lee Lange
Mooney Aircraft
Kerrville
Elmer Lee
Mra. Bode
Harper
Fredericksburg Nimitz Hotel Scale Model Heads to State Fair
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will take a four by three foot scale model of the old Nimitz Hotel to the Texas State Fair in Dallas for Fredericksburg Day. Built by Ralph Doppler with painting by Lina Lewis, the display will be Sunday October 11 at the Hall of State Building.
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Ralph Doppler
Nimitz
Chester W
Fredericksburg
Security State Bank&Trust
Fredericksburg National Bank
Doppler
Goebbels
London
England
Texas
Fort Worth
Marick
Lina Lewis
Oliver Schaetter
Harold Stehling
Jack Stehling
Security State Bank & Trust
Stonewall Hosts Catholic Councils Of Men And Women
The Council of Catholic Men and Catholic Women of the Fredericksburg Deanery hold quarterly meetings in Stonewall on Sunday October 11. Parishes from Bandera Boerne Comfort Fredericksburg Harper Kerrville Medina Lake and Stonewall will attend under the theme New Liturgy of the Catholic Church.
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Council of Catholic Men
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Bandera
Boerne
Comfort
Harper
Kerrville
Medina Lake
TLG Officials to Meet in Fredericksburg
Texas Luther College officials led by Dr. Martin L Cole will meet pastors students and boards at Pioneer Village Restaurant in Fredericksburg October 13 at 6 30 p m to gather Brass roots opinions on programs for five to ten years The event caps a five year plan with 220 raised and three more projects ready for construction Parish reports will accompany the executive board meeting and benediction at St Franch Navier Church The Stonewall host parish will provide refreshments later Melanie Ann McMahon daughter of Mr and Mrs James T McMahon of Harper was baptized at Harper Methodist Church Rev Clifford Edge officiating Sponsors were Mrs Deltan Wilson and Weldon Prehn A barbecue dinner followed at the home of Albert Maner in Harper with relatives and brothers Kevin and Michael present.
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Texas Luther College
Martin L Cole
Erx
Board of Regents
Development Board
Pioneer Village
TLA
St. Franch Navier Church
Wunilbald Schneider
Stonewall
Melanie Ann McMahon
James T. McMahon
Harper Owas
Ino Harper Methodist Church
Clifford Edge
Deltan Wilson
Harper
Weldon Prehn
Fredericksburg
Albert Maner
Kevin
Michael
Harper PTA Fall Festival Set for October 31 in Harper
Harper PTA announces its annual Fall Festival to be held Saturday October 31 with dinner served from 5 to 7 p.m. Booths open at 4:30 p.m. The event features a turkey dinner, program in the evening, and various chairmen organizing meat cranberries peas and more. Admission 60 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Harper Pta
Mesd
Robert Fritz
Raymond Tatsch
Henry Moellendorf
Creighton Stevens
Roman Steicbing
Milton Kramer
Jack Jones
Elbert Feller
Joe Heine
Robert Dittmar
R. E. Peril
Ways and Means
Farm Bureau Elects Officers At 18th Annual Convention
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau will hold its 18th annual convention on Thursday October 15 at 7 p.m. in Community Savings and Loan Hall. Officers directors and policy resolutions will be discussed with prize attendance rewards and a beef barbecue supper. Delegates for the State convention in Houston November 8-12 will be approved. All Farm Bureau members and guests are welcome.
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Farm Bureau
Get
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Community Savings and Loan Hall
Gus Wahlmund
Elgin Jost
Emil Tatseh
Henry Wunderlich
Martin Kneese
Helmuth Klinksick
Martin Rode
Harold Rusenberger
David Beyer
Donald Eckhardt
Johnny Wendel
Arthur Ahrens
Ion
Houston
Legion Turkey Shoot Set For November 13
The Harper Legion plans its annual Turkey Shoot for November 13 as part of a busy month. The group held its regular meeting last Friday at the Legion Building and announced a Gift Shop party for November 3.
Walter Meyer to Speak at Gillespie County Farm Bureau Convention
Walter Meyer of Waco commodity director for Texas Farm Bureau and manager of Texas Agriculture Marketing and Development Association will headline the 16th annual Gillespie County Farm Bureau convention in Fredericksburg. The program includes music, group singing, and Meyer’s remarks on marketing programs, domestic activities, contract bargaining, and foreign trade development.
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Walter Meyer
Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Agriculture Marketing and Development Association
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Meyer
Browerfield
Farm Bureau
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Europe
Knippa
Uvalde Coats
Tex
1964 ACP Funds Available in Kimble County
Funds remain available for cost sharing on 1964 ACP practices in Kimble County. Eligible activities include construction wells water storage pipelines cross fences dust tanks diversion terraces and cedar prickly pear mesquite and brush control. To receive 300 percent cost sharing the area must be deterred for three consecutive months between March and December 1 1965. If deterrence cannot occur in 1965 cost sharing drops to 37 percent. Contacts should call the ASCS office by December 31.
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Kimble
Ascs Offic
Physical Fitness Program Presented At PTA Meeting
At the Harper PTA meeting last Thursday a unique physical education program was outlined. Mrs. Johnny McDougall chaired the health effort with Leon Dunn, the instructor, detailing age specific exercises from grades 1 to 9 and urging parental inspection of the new shower rooms and equipment.
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PTA
Harper Pta
Johnny McDougall
Leon Dunn
Dunn
Austin
Catholic Church Plans October Benefit Dinner and Bazaar
Saint Anthon’s parish committee led by Rev A A Gitter schedules a Sunday benefit dinner and bazaar for October with thumbnail details about organizers Frank Staudt Chester Tatseh and Roman Stehling and a motion for the fall festival to be held October 31.
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St Anthons S Catholic Church
Frank Staudt
Chester Tatseh
Roman Stehling
A A. Gitter
Annie Baumann dies after heart attack in Kerr County
Mrs. Annie Baumann nee Annie Fritz died October 1 at 4 50 am after a heart attack. She was 57 years 11 months and 28 days old and worked many years at Schreiner's in Kerrville. She was born in Gillespie County and married Oscar Baumann February 4 1924 in Harper. Funeral services were held October with burial in St Marys cemetery.
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Oscar Baumann
Annie Katherine Fritz
Reidel Memorial Hospital
Baumann
Schreiner's
Kerrville
Gillespie County
William and
Josephie Brinkolf Fritz
Harper
Clara Bee Mis
James AL Jung
Killeesne Diew
Wo Bauman
Fredeksburg
van Waltham
Cuen
Grams
Chet
Rose Mis
Lewis Kamertas
Fredericksbut
Bernhard fLoohmanne
Nina
Emma
Mies
Alfred Warr Ved
Boer
Amd Fein Boustur
Oe Sen
Thomas
Barnabhieg Hrothhers
Atboce
Eleris
Walter Ured
Otte Beta Wy
Mis Baga
Doebbler
Piha Mas
Atth
Atatta
Gama Ai Sobtetter
Murmeral Abeane
Woo St Maas
Ales Batge
Alets Jung
Dames Rowder
Walter
St Mary's Cemetery
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W. D. Stockard
Ray Latera'sche Wale
Presbyterian Church
Canyon Dam
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Spring Branch
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harper's
C. C
Nimitz Museum
TLG
Harper Church
the Herald
Harper Legion Aid Amilars
Spon
Legion
HomemMunity
Loreng Wendel
Meg
Pete Whitworth
Miliary
The
Mart Stevens
Riedel Memorial Hospital
Farm Bureau Convention
Peck
Walkaloo
Shallowwater
Browntela
Brownfield Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas Vocational Agriculture
Phutus
Uren
Annie Baumann
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