Read This Confronts Soviet Democracy and Invasion
A critical essay traces Lenin’s democracy to dictatorship and chronicles Stalinist oppression from village destructions to show trials. It recalls Czechoslovakia’s 1968 invasion with tanks and a regime’s euphemistic “invitation” to liberate, highlighting brutal suppression and iron censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Berlin Wall
Czechoslovakia
Free World
Hitler
Miss Betty Calcote and Ed Martin Wed in Kerrville Church
Betty Jean Calcote and Martin Edward Martin were married October 5 at 7:30 p.m. in First Methodist Church Kerrville with Dr. L A Spellman officiating. The ceremony featured white gladioli and mums, music by A C Peggy Ernst, and a rainbow of attendants. After a reception for 125, the couple will live at Ham Scott Ranch Big Lake. Out of town guests traveled from multiple Texas communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Calcote
Martin Edward
Harper H Club member shares growth through 1967 projects
Kevin McMahon Jr recalls joining the Harper H Club in 1967 and discovering many opportunities. He notes exhibits at the Gillespie County Fair, plans for Beautification of Home Grounds, and taking up photography as a hobby with lessons on camera care and future value.
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Kevin McMahon, Jr
Harper +H Club
James McMahon
Gillespie County Fair
Mark Schumpelt Starts Gardening Project
Mark Schumpelt chose gardening as his focus to watch things grow. He took on tasks to free time for other activities and learned seed planning and soil preparation. Excess rain limited potato planting and caused pest issues, affecting yields.
Maurer Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Robert Maurer of Harper observed their silver wedding anniversary on Saturday at Spring Creek Hall with a six oclock dinner and eight o clock dance. They wed Sept 29 1943 at St Marys Church Fredericksburg with the late Monsignor F X Wolf officiating.
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Robert Maurer
Harper
Spring Creek Hall
St. Mary's Church
Fredericksburg
F. X. Wolf
Maurer
Dora Segner
Alois Kunz
James Powers
Francis Fritz
Leonard Brieden
John Maurer
Alois Klein
Alex Segner
Otto Segner
Henry Maurer
Elizabeth Jenschke
Maria Roeder
Milissa
San Antonio
Marcella Segner
4-H Gold Star Winners Named at Gillespie Banquet
Gillespie County 4 H Club held its annual banquet on October 8 1968 at the American Legion Hall to honor Gold Star award recipients Elaine Mazinke Pilot Knob and Gary Lynn Hahn Doss among 225 members.
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Gillespie County
American Legion Hall
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Elaine Mazinke
Pilot Knob
Gary Lynn Hahn
Doss
Rites Held for Mrs. Bessie McDougall at Harper
Mrs. Bessie Emma McDougall 77 of Harper died Saturday at Fredericksburg Convalescent Center after a long illness. Services at 2:30 p.m. Plum Mer Fair Funeral Home directed. Survived by three sons Clarence Mason John B. and Reginald all of Harper. daughter Mrs Rueben Pheiele Abilene. two brothers Irvin Nixon Lockhart Frank Nixon Portland Ore.. two sisters Mrs Clarence Harper Kerrville Mrs C A Livingston Corsicana. eight grandchildren five great grandchildren. Out of town relatives listed from Lockhart Kerrville Abilene Den ton Luling San Antonio Giddings San Marcos Austin Corsicana. Elaine daughter of Carl Mazinke Pilot Knob. Elaine noted for 4H and Junior Leadership. Gary Lynn Hahn son of Arthur Hahn Doss, a 4H member for five years with projects in livestock garden electric and home improvement.
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Bessie Emma McDougall
Harper
Fredericksburg
Plummer Fair Funeral Home
McDougall
Doss
Clarence McDougall
Mason
John B. McDougall
Reginald McDougall
Rueben Phei
Bessie McDougall
Irving Nixon
Chariie Nixon
Lockhart
C. A. Liverston
Corsicanna
Ruben Lehelie
Abilene
Ladell Ramsey
Barbara Lehelee
Denton
Fabian Nixon
Luling
Bobbie Nixon
Corpus Christi
A. W. Barker
San Antonio
Henry Lehelee
Ella
Christian Hamp
Giddings
Clarence Harper
Kerville
Ronnie Lumphins
San Marcos
Roy Jones
Austin
Elaine
Carl Mazinke
Pilot Knob
Gary Lynn
Arthur Lyn Hahn
Park Board Meeting Scheduled for Thursday October 17
The regular Park Board meeting will be held Thursday October 17 at 8 p.m. in the Park Building. All interested people and directors are urged to attend.
Robert Scarborough Rites Held In Harper Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Robert L. Bob Scarborough 58 were held Sunday October 4 at 3 9 p m in the Harper Baptist Church with Rev Charlie Price officiating. He was a heavy equipment operator from San Antonio, a World War II Sea Bees veteran, and Baptist. Survived by his wife Coy Thomas and two sisters Thelma Keilman and Corrie Baker. Pallbearers named from Scarborough and Harper families.
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Robert Scarborough
Harper
Robert L
Bob) Scarborough
Harper Baptist Church
Chariie Price
Antonio
Coy Thomas
Bishop
Texas
Thelma
Wesley Keilman
San Angelo
Corrie
H.C. Baker
Kerrville
Joe Scarborough
Austin
O. B. Scarborough
Houston
Aubry
Gene
Victor Harper
Roger Harper
Engagement announced for Mary Nell Tarr and Van Mund
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins Tarr of Harper announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Nell Tarr to Van Lowell Mund son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mund of Doss. Miss Tarr is a Harper High School graduate attending Durham's Business College in Austin and is granddaughter of Mrs. A. C. Wendel of Harper. Mund is a Fredericksburg High School graduate and a sophomore at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde.
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Hazelle Calcote
Petersburg
Harper
Tivy High School
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Angelo State College
Ottoneese Gentry
Prade Ranch
Cimarron
New Mexico
Marine Corps
Ham Scott Ranch
Big Lake
Miss Tarr
Harper High School
Durham’s Business College
Austin
A. C. Wendel
Fredericksburg High School
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde
Carol Stapleton and Sammie Grobe Wed in Monaghan Mass
Carol Stapleton and Sammie Grobe exchanged marriage vows Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church Monaghan with Rev H J Ehlinger officiating. The ceremony featured white flowers and music by Marcia Rech the organist. The bride wore Chantilly lace and organza with seed pearl and sequin embellishments and carried white carnations and stephanotis. Linda Patranella served as maid of honor with bridesmaids including Keller photo ecke Erika Feineisen. The reception for about 200 guests was at the VFW Hall and the couple plan to live in Fredericksburg where the bride’s family and the groom work.
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Laura Craig
Kerrville
Pat Cook
Taylor
Gail Rowland
Morton
Sally Cole
Gerald Cole
Midland
Bride
Dennis Martin
Marble Falls
Robert Calcote
Joe Martin
Hugh Jackson
Doug Eggers
Beverly Martin
Kathy Larkin
Peggy Hannemann
Calcote
Martin
Dick Midkiff
Alois Gitter
St. Anthonys Church
Harper
Grace
Mesd
Glenn Hopf
Jim McMahon
Edwin Fritz
Sandra Segner
Susan Kunz
Ro Shell Segner
Bernadine Fritz
Debbie Pfeiffer
Veronica Knopp
Clemens Maurer
Maxie Hartmann
Alfred Pehl
Alex Segner
John Segner
Felix Pehl
Sammy Segner
Clara Murphy
Torrente
California
le Maurer
Family
Nazareth
Texas
Austin
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Morris Ranch
Cave Creek
Carol Stapleton
Sammie Grobe
St. Mary's Catholic Church
H. J. Ehlinger
Marcia Rech
Edward Peck
St Mary’s High School
Clayton Grobe
Harper High School
A. J. Langehennig
Amd Stepharous
Linda Patranella
Shirley Sued
Troy
Tyrone Peck
Calvin Grobe
Douglas Stapleton
Bert Vollmar
David Weinheimer
James Hall
Jackie Whitehead
Peck
Willie Straube
August Grobe
VFW
Alice Grobe
Jean and
Jane Koch
John R. Weinheimer
John J. Patranella
Lions Ladies To Visit Harper Lions Meeting
Harper Lions vote to host a Lions ladies night during the October 15 meeting at 7 30 p m. Lion Rupert Hornbeck will present the program and attendance prizes are planned. A report on Christmas street light installation costs cites an estimate of 75 dollars or more and the club authorizes reinstalling lights for the season.
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Harper Lions
Lions
Lion
Leon Dunn
Rupert Hornbeck
Lion Gene Harper
Lion Harper
Harper Social News Left Local Visitors
Kerrville visitors Mrs. Fred Nabers called on Harper Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Carl Ernst and Mr and Mrs Tommy Harlan visited the Lawrence Rogers family in Kerrville Monday night. Mesdames Paul Jones Herbert Jones and Ida Smith gathered with Mr and Mrs Garreth Bierschwab at Center Point Sunday afternoon.
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Milton J. Wendel
Lorenz Wendel
Otto Itz
Kerrville
Fred Nabers
Harper
Carl Ernst
Tommy Harlan
Lawrence Rogers
Paul Jones
Herbert Jones
Ida Smith
Mrs
Garreth Bierschwab
Center Point
German Visitors Tour Texas Ranch Area
Reuben E. Bode of Harper Schwenke and Hubert Zosismaan of Hamburg Germany and Wie Collins of Harper hosted a visit by two German guests over a weekend They toured local ranches including the Prade ranch and Y O Ranch and attended a color slides show at the Pentecostal Church They planned to travel to Mexico City for three weeks to see the Olympics and other sites before returning home via Vera Cruz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wramang
Texas Ranch
Reuben E. Bode
Harper
Schwenke
Hubert Zosismaan
Hamburg
Germany
Wie Collins
Lby County
Zosismsne
New York
Bromwe
Busy Waring
Collins
Texas
Floyd Bode
Canada
Colorado
Hemikaw
Pentecostal Church
Prade
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Assassins of the Vocebulary
Ed Martin
Mrs. Martin
Midkiff
Rankin, Taylor
Acapulco
Kevin McMahon
Mark Schumpelt
Bessie McDougell
Marynell Tarr
Nick Gartrell
Gartrell Ranch
Johnnie Bierschwales
Charles Mains
Menard
Minnie Mains
Fila Massey
R. B. Goff
Ingram
Gillie Pape
Mt. Home
Ecke
Erika Feineisen
Kathleen Grobe
Sheila Langehennig
MR. and
Harper Locals
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