The Great American Reformation In Two Chapters
A historical essay warns of postwar shifts from 1918 to the Great Depression era. It notes wartime progress in technology and industry, then traces economic decline, the 1930s stock crash, bank runs, and the New Deal reforms and agencies shaping Washington policy and daily life.
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Everytown
Versailles
America
New York
Washington
D. C
RFC
NRA
WPA
PTA Seeks Country Store Donations With Mexican Supper
Mrs. Felix Rischner chairs the PTA country store for the Harper School event on Saturday October 25. Donations of pot plants vegetables fancy work canned goods butter eggs preserves jellies or items suitable for a booth are welcome as a free will offering to benefit Harper School. Details to follow in the Herald.
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PTA
Felix Rischner
Harper School
the Herald
Harper Pta
Edd Bailey
H. L. Stevens
Victor Wendel
Ways & Means
Harper PTA Mexican supper and program October 25
Harper PTA meets October 3 to promote a Mexican supper and 8 pm program The Family Album at the Harper school. Mexican supper served 5 30 pm with enchiladas chili beans salad rice coffee and milk Adult plates 1.00 children 50 cents Admission to the program 50 and 25 cents Cake and coffee after the show Booths include The Country Store fish pond popcorn and candy stands.
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Fish Pond
Sageser-Haas American Legion Plans Turkey Shoot
The Sageser-Haas Legion and Auxiliary met Oct 3 to set a turkey shoot for November 15 to precede a football game. Auxiliary will run a sandwich and sweet sale and plans a gift shop party for hospitalized veterans. They seek Korea-bound service member addresses for Christmas outreach.
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Sageser-Haas Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Harper- St. Mary's
Korea
Rainfall in Harper Shows Large Increase Over 1951
LCRA rain report indicates Harper received 7.59 inches in September 1952, over eleven times the 0.65 inches in September 1951. Heaviest rain fell September 9–10 amid nearby floods, while broader Hill Country and Texas droughts persisted with little rainfall in Pecos and Conroe areas. Local gauges tracked substantial totals in nearby communities, with Neffendorf reporting 16.48 inches for September and a year-to-date 36.88 inches.
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Harper
Otto Rahe
LCRA
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Kendall
Blanco
Llano
Kerr
San Saba
Kimble and
Mason
Texas
Junction
Drouth
Levi Deike
Hye
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Oswald Eckhardt
Rheingold
Eckhardt
F. B. Riley
Crabapple
Tom Carr
White Oak
Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
Doss Cyclones Win Farmer Boys League Championship
The Doss Cyclones defeated the Sisterdale Indians 14 to 4 to clinch the 1952 Farmer Boys League title. W. A. Cottle presented the championship trophy as players and staff posed, with Doss having finished 12–9 in the regular season and winning the semi final against Comfort before the final.
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Doss Cyclones
Farmer Boys League
Sisterdale Indians
W. A. Cottle
Harper
Stanley Sauer
Presley Arhelger
Clinton Ellebracht
Wilfred Dittmar
Henry Welge
Doss
Comfort
Sisterdale
Boerne Soldier Killed in Korea
Boerne mourns Second Lieut. Gordon Leesch 23 son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Leesch and grandson of Gus Wollschlaeger. A&M College 1951 graduate he died in action in Korea after going into combat September 21. He had served in the infantry one year.
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Boerne
Gordon Leesch
A&m College
Arthur Leesch
Bert Wilkins
Leesch
Korea
Gus Wollschlaeger
Liquor Sale Restrictions on Election Day Noted
The Texas Liquor Control Act prohibits sales of beer liquor and wine between 7:00 a m and 8:00 p m on general primary and general election days. The article also mentions social visits including Arthur Lang family attending a barbecue for Christian Klein in San Antonio and Willie Meier of Killeen visiting with his family over the weekend.
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Texas Liquor Control Act
College student visits hometown over weekend
800 Colon Barrett attends Southwest State Teachers College in San Marcos and spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Barrett.
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Colon Barrett
Southwest State Teachers College
San Marcos
Charlie Barrett
Kerrville Visitors At Granville Home
Mr and Mrs Edd Fisk of Kerrville visited the C W Granville home Sunday evening in what appears to be a social call.
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Edd Fisk
Kerrville
C. W.granville
Joint Birthday Dinner In Home Of Robt Dittmars
Mr and Mrs Robert Dittmar hosted a birthday dinner at their home honoring their daughter and her grandfather Otto Dittmar. About 50 relatives and friends attended a barbecue meal with all the trimmings.
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Robt. Dittmars
Robert Dittmar
Otto Dittmar
Baptismal Dinner for Walter Henry Molder Held at Home
A baptismal dinner was given Sunday by Mr and Mrs John Molder in honor of their infant son Walter Henry. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Willie Meter and children Mr and Mrs Orvin Behrends and children and Mr and Mrs Milton Alirens.
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John Molder
Walter Henry
Willie Meter
Orvin Behrends
Milton Alirens
Walker on furlough visits Tucson kin in Arizona
AAC Carroll Walker stationed in Tucson on furlough visits his parents Mr and Mrs Olin Walker and other relatives during the leave in Arizona.
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Carroll Walker
Tucson
Arizona
Olin Walker
Rahe Belger Family Spends Sunday in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Dayton Rahe and Mr and Mrs Dallas Belger spent Sunday in San Antonio with their sister Mrs Wayne Jame Barrett and returned home.
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Dayton Rahe
Dallas Belger
San Antonio
Wayne Jame Barrett
Longhorns Defeat Medina Bobcats In District Clash
The Harper Longhorns beat the Medina Bobcats 40 29 in a hard fought district six man game on Medina's home field. Hal Ray Bierschwale and Buddy Friedrich suffered injuries but returned to help Harper with multiple touchdowns and passes including a key interception by Dug Carter.
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Harper Longhorns
Medina Bobcats
Harper
Hal Ray Bierschwab
Buddy Friedrich
Dug Carter
Medina
Bobcats
Hal Ray _ Eilerschwale
Hal Ray Bierschwale
Dug Canter
Bierschwale
Buddy
Longhorns
Friedrich
Har
Harper Junior Team Prefaces Big District Clash With Center Point
The Harper Shorthorns junior football team hosts Center Point junior team at Harper community park on Tuesday night at 7 30. Admission is 20 cents for pupils and 40 cents for adults. This is Harper's junior team first game of the year. The senior teams duel Center Point on Saturday November 1 as the main district clash.
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Harper
Center Point Jr
Harper High School
Harper Shorthorns
Center Point High School
Harper Community Park
Edd Bailey
Harpers
Harper Longhorns
Center Point Pirates
Sisterdale Indians Take Runner Up in 1952 Farmer Boys League
The Sisterdale Indians finished second in the 1952 Farmer Boys League final after losing to the Doss Cyclones while winning the regular season. Team members include Lavern Langbein Al Givigliano Virgel Habenicht Marvin Kaderl and Kenna Marnai with Speedy Wallendorf Raymond Marquardt Willie Kas ten Otto Kasten Marvin Kohis and Eugene Ebell. Speedy Wallendorf had the season high batting average at .449 followed by Virgil Habenschg at .435.
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Sisterdale Indians
Farmer Boys League
Doss Cyclones
Lavern Langbein
al Givigliano
Virgel Habenicht
Marvin Kaderl
Kenna Marnai
Speedy” Wallendorf
Raymond Marquardt
Willie Kasten
Otto Kasten
Marvin Kohis
Eugene Ebell
Jeffrey Seldensticker
Chester Hohmann
Marcie Hauffler
Buddy Jung
Kenneth Kordzik
Speedy Wallendest
Virgil Habenschg
Sisterdale
San Antonalo
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Hal Ray Bierschwabe
Pflugerville Panthers
Tion
Hal Ray
Auxiliary
Legion
Legion VA Hospital
Merle Massey
Helen D. Peril
Ted Kiser
van C. Brown
Legion and Auxiliary
San Angelo
St. Angelus Hotel
Hilmar Loth
Petersburg
Leonard Loth
Radio Post
Dennis Lange
Warren Hahn
Ted Mund
Wallace Lively
Elroy Geistweidt
Erwin Eckert
Lorin Baethge
Jerry Durden
Jack Baethge
Erwin Friedrich
James Baethge
Erwin Baethge
Kermit Friedrich
Marion Baethge
Sidney Ellebracht
Albert Ellebracht
Butch” Welge
The
American Sport ‘’“Enter of
Arthur Lang
Kathryn
Robert Lang
Christian Klein
Willie Meier
Killeen
Walter Molder
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