England Socialist Experiment in Power and Scarcity
In this extended piece, Churchill and fellow British leaders are depicted evaluating and opposing socialist policies. The author cites food shortages, port bottlenecks, and the “Floating Stores Plan” as failures of central planning, while nationalized buses worsen queues and driver shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Great Britain
America
Socialist Food Ministry
Britain
Meat Importers National Association
England
Ministry of Shipping
London Buses
London
District League Six Man Football Results and Upcoming Games
Last week Comfort defeated Rocksprings 42 to 13 while Center Point beat St Marys 38 to 6 and Harper topped Medina 31 to 19. This week Center Point visits Comfort Friday at 3 PM Blanco plays Harper Friday night and Rocksprings travels to Medina Saturday night. The piece also profiles Rev Arthur L Spellmann newly installed Harper Presbyterian Church pastor, his Texas origins, wartime service, education, and the church’s new manse under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Rocksprings
Center Point
St. Mary’s
Harper
Medina
Blanco
Arthur L. Spellmann
Harper Presbyterian Church
Smiley
Texas
Trinity University
Waxahachie
San Antonio
Spellmann
Pacific
San Francisco Theological Seminary
Santa Venetia
Bryte
Mt. Seden
California
Frank Henry Spellmann
American Tract Society
Spellman
John Whitewood
Get Acquainted Week at Hartex Theatre in Harper
The Hartex Theatre announces a Get Acquainted Week from October 14 to 21 with the lowest prices in Texas. Admission 25c for all age 12 and up, 9c for ages five to eleven, and free for under five when with an adult. Early show at 6 pm allows attendance at the Bobcat Blanco game. late show follows. Manager Dills hints at continuing the low-price policy if patronage warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartex Theatre
Harper Trade
Texas
Dills
Prize Winner Quarterhorse Above Is Paul uart Show Winner
Paul uart won the prize at the Southwest Texas Quarterhorse Show held Thursday October 7 at Mar. The 7 year old gelding, bred on the O'Conner ranch in South Texas, earned the beautiful trophy. The horse has a Quarterhorse stud that took reserve championship at Gillespie Fair in August, second at Llano and Bandera shows, and second at Boerne Fair this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Uart
Thureday
Pra Mar
Juart
O'Conner Ranch
Texas
Paul
Marquart
Llano
Week To Mark PTA Membership Week In Texas
Gov. Shivers designates Oct 17 22 1949 as Parent Teacher Membership Week in Texas to honor the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers and its four decades of child welfare service. Text notes 324383 members and 31301 gain last year with a call for home school cooperation. Visitors Mr and Mrs Marshall Brown Miss Peggy Gould and C Brown visited Mr and Mrs Ted Kiser Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Shivers
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Texas Congress
Texas Congress of Parent and Teachers
Texas
Marshall Brown
Peggy Gould
C., Brown
Ted Kiser
Mrs Charlies Gammenthaler Hosts Barbecue for 28th Anniversary
Mrs Charlies Gammenthaler entertained with a barbecue supper at her home Sunday honoring her husband of his 28th anniversary. Attending were Mr and Mrs Clayton Feller, Mr and Mrs Elbert Feller and little sageer, Mr and Mrs Earl Walker and children, Mr and Mrs Creighton Stevens and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Gammenthaler
Clayton Feller
Elbert Feller
Little Sageer
Earl Walker
Creighton Stevens
Hill Country Study Club Met Saturday
The Hill Country Study Club met at Mrs. Belton Tatsch’s home last Saturday at 2 p.m. with two new members and honorary member Mrs. David Schmidt present. The program covered yard and flower arrangement with talks on landscaping current events and flowers for the yard and living room. A coal flower demonstration was given and members filled vacancies in committees. Next meeting plans include an all day art program and shrub planting with guest speaker H Welge Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Study Club
Belton Tatsch
Roland Johnson
Dean Hopf
David Schmidt
Peggye Gould
World Federation
R. O. Dittmar
Glen Hopf
R. E. Peril
Kimble County Federation
Junction
Martha Washington
Carl Whitworth
Vo. C. Whitworth
H. Welge Lewis
Fredericksburg
Bastrop Agent Stone Resigns for Gillespie County Post
Charles A. Stone Bastrop County Agent since 1946 resigns to take over Gillespie County’s county agent office around December 1. He led 4‑H clubs increasing from one to fourteen with 200 plus members and helped establish Bastrop County Agriculture School and Youth Foundation. Stone introduced soil conservation, lime soil treatment, and maintained sub-offices in Elgin and Smithville. He is a Texas A&M graduate and Air Corps veteran with a young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American
Bastrop
Charles A. Stone
Bastrop Co
Commissioners’ Court
Gillespie County
Stone
Texas
Houston
Bastrop County Agriculture School
Bastrop County Youth Foundation
Bastrop County
Elgin
Smithville
Air Corps
Texas A. & M. College
Gillespie County Commissioners
Henry Grote
Richard Miller
Uvaide
Mr. Stone
Galespie
PTA to sponsor supper and home talent play Nov 5
The Harper PTA will sponsor a chicken supper and a home talent Hallowe'en mystery play at the Harper school building and auditorium on Saturday night November 5. Mrs. Douglas Duderstadt, PTA president, announced committees including Mrs. Hans Wachhals as Ways & Means chair. More details will be published in the Herald as the program develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Harper Parent Teachers’ Association
Hallowe’en
Harper
Douglas Duderstadt
Hans Wachhals
Ways & Means
Pub
PTA Hallowe’en
Ranchers Invited To Attend Grass Meeting Here Tuesday Night
Ranchers and farmers of this area are invited to meet Worth Howe, Harper vocational agriculture teacher, at the Ag Building on Tuesday night October 18 at 7 30 p m. Howe will discuss and identify the different grasses found in this section of the state. All persons interested in grass study are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Howe
Harper Vocational
Ag. Bldg
Howe
Harper Community Park Membership Drive Aims to Pay Debts
Harper Community Park directors plan a membership drive and fund solicitation to liquidate a 2000 debt incurred for bleachers and a lighted field. A committee led by Victor Wendel will canvass the Harper area for donations of 5 dollars or more to support park improvements for the benefit of all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Community Park
Victor Wendel
Edwin Dittmar
Albert Maner
Gilbert Anderegg
Rollin Peril
Paul DeLorey
Clayton Feller
J. Phillip Rogers
Arthur Bierschwale
Aubrey Harper
Wendel
Harper
Harper Community Park Way
Harpe
Harper Community Park, Inc
Tose
Harper Bobcats Defeat Medina 31-19 In Weekend Clash
Harper Bobcats beat Medina High 31-19 Saturday at Medina. Rogers scored three Harper touchdowns on about 25 yard passes, while Gilbert Strackbein and Carl Neal added another score each. Medina led early with a long pass, added two late scores, and Junior Baumann was sidelined with a back injury. Outstanding Harper players were Rogers, Bierschwale, Neal, Mrosek, and Strackbein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Bobcats
Medina
Rogers
Harper
Gilbert Strackbein
Carl Neal
Strackbein
Neal
Blanco High School
Junior Baumann
Bobra
Pat Rogers
Clark Bierschwale
Tony Mrosek
Here Comes Uncle Sam in National Letter Writing Week
A reminiscence by Datus Lacey celebrates post office workers during National Letter Writing Week. The author recalls childhood sightings of the town letter carrier, noting his unassuming appearance but strong community impact as “Uncle Sam” who delivered letters and kept neighbors connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Donaldson
Washington, D. C
Warren
Datus. L. Lacey
Sam
Carrie
Wisconsin
Chester
Chester Gump
Uncle Sam
Postal Infantry
Uncle Bam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ter Er Re
Arthur Spellan
THE
Herald
W Comfort
Easanenssensee Rocksprings Medina
Eeeesse Reseoes
Quarterhorse
Bastrop’s Stone
Gillespie Co
HERA
NBC
Roberta Quinlan
Rockefeller Center
New York
Samuel Higby Camp Institute For Better Posture
S. H. Camp
Jackson
Michigan
Oliver Hopf
W. E. Fletcher
Georgetown
Otto Dittmar of
Doss
W. A. Hopf
Country
Comes Uncle Sam
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