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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1939

Page

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Local Socials and Visits Across Texas Communities

Mrs G C Duderstadt Miss Edina Behrans and Mrs Dan Ar mold traveled to San Antonio on business Tuesday. Austin guests Viola Marschall Margaret Tatsch and Anita Tatsch joined Ed Tatsch and family for a weekend visit. Kerrville saw Lee Goff Freddie Duderstaat and Fred Tatsch in court Monday. Fredericksburg visits included Freddie Duderstadt and Reuben Bode with family. Lone Wolf Oklahoma residents John Stiles and John Ross stayed with the Walker family. Marvin Tatsch of Fredericksburg spent the week with the Ed Marschall home as Edna Behrans and Willie Kiachn relatives were with them Sunday in Fredericksburg. Mrs. Arthur Lott and others visited Kerrville Friday. Ed Marschall home hosted Ed Tatsch family Victor Marschall and Marvin Tatsch of Fredericksburg and Viola Marschall of Austin Sunday. Martha Rose Baumann attends the Summer School of Catholic Action at Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio.

G. C. Duderstadt Edina Behrans Dan Armold San Antonio Viola Marschall Margaret Tatsch Austin Anita Tatsch Ed. Tatsch Ed. Marschall Lee Goff Freddie Duderstaat Fred Tatsch Kerrville Freddie Duderstadt Fredericksburg John Stiles Aon John Ross Lone Wolf Oklahoma O. B. Walker Marvin Tatsch Fredericks Burg Willie Kiachn Edna Behrans Reuben Bode Arthur Lott Kerrville Friay Victor Marschall Marwin Tatsch David Schmidt Davine George Duderstadt W. A. Honig James Ben Honig Castell Ruby Mae Kensing Nora Lange Evelyn Tange August Kirchoff Helen Milton Dyer Sam Henig Herbie Ochlier Kenneth Lee Delbert Alfred Honig Charles Harold Boyd Schmidt Hollan Walker Hollis Wayne Harper Ernest Kneese Worth Douglas Duderstadt Fred Bode Felix Kensing Madge Romell Whitewood J. S. Whitewood Sam Honig

Whit Bluff Local Visits and Weekend Receipts

Whit Bluff residents Mr. and Mrs. David Schmidt and daughter Davine visited in the George Duderstadt home Sunday. Several families including Honigs and Kneeses spent time in Fredericksburg and Kerrville over the weekend with relatives and friends.

Home Canning Hints From Westinghouse Institute

Westinghouse Home Economics Institute urges steam blanching over boiling water to preserve vitamins. Mrs. Julia Kiene advises 5 minutes steam for vegetables, salt jars at filling, and not to use chemical preservatives. Cook all home preserved vegetables at boiling temp for 10 minutes before serving.

Julia Kiene Westinghouse Home Economics Institute Julia Klene Westinghouse

Peanuts Spoiling While Bureaus Remain Silent

The L A Express reports hundreds of thousands of tons of peanuts lie spoiled in Southwest Texas as government authority to harvest is unavailable. C C Leel of the San Antonio Manufacturing Assn notes peanut sellers and crushers are closing, risking edible oil shortages for North Africa and southern Europe. Farmers lack barns and storage authorization blocks movement.

L. A. Express Texas C. C. Leel San Antonio Manufacturing Assn Lees North Africa Sicily Italy Greece France

Mortimer Couple Spend Weekend at San Antonio Ranch

Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Mortimer of San Antonio spent the weekend at their ranch, enjoying a quiet countryside escape and relaxing away from city life.

Mrs G. G. Mortimer San Antonio

Jones Family Visits in W O Pape Home

Mr and Mrs P F Jones and Ruth and Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and their small son were visit ing in the W O Pape home Sunday.

P. F. Jones Ruth Jack Jones Small Son W. O. Pape Sunny

Allied Strategy Outlines War Aims and Key Moves

The article recaps Allied plans to defeat Hitler in Europe while securing Asia and the Pacific. Highlights include reinforcing Pearl Harbor and Alaska, rushing supplies to the Soviet Union and Middle East, and major air and naval campaigns such as the 1000-bomber raids and massive 1942 ship production. It notes pivotal operations like the November 8 1942 North Africa invasion and the aim to curb Hitler through air attrition and European invasion.

Churchill Roosevelt Hitler Pacific Hongkong Philippines Singapore Netherlands East Indies Burma Australia Guadalcanal Solomons Pearl Harbor Alaska Canada India Europe Russia Middle East Madagascar Egypt el Alamein U. S. Army Krupp Essen French North Africa North Cape Norway Rivera Dardanelles Africa France Mediterranean Toulon North Africa New Order Berlin Assembly Line

Community notes from Klemn Branch and surrounding towns

Social visits in Klemn Branch include Mrs Will McKee Miss Velma Barnes and Lella Ann Spencer staying with the Spencers and visiting Harper. Kerrville and San Angelo guests visited the Spencers while Pvt Kenneth Parker of Hondo returned from Columbia South Carolina with his unit. Auction at Fredericksburg and local church services noted as well.

Will Mckee Velma Barnes Lella Ann Spencer Christoval W. A C. A. Spencer Harper Roger Seif Leon Kelly Kerrville L. A. Stevens John Eathorne Self Kelly Harvey Stevens Hubert Frederick Pete Stevens Creighton Stevens Harper Sunday Pvt Kenneth Parker Hondo Pvt. Parker Columbia Ss. C John West Eldorado R. L. Bricker San Angelo Er. D. Spencer Texas John Duderstadt Fredericksburg Edgar Fiedler and Sons Spencer E. D. Spencer Carol Cottle V. C. Russell V. C. Russell, Jr Baptist Meeting

Marketing Texas Potatoes Through Commercial Channels

Texas 1943 potato crop is moving to market mainly via normal commercial channels. E L Upshaw Dallas state representative of the Food Distribution Administration has advised the Texas A and M College Extension Service that through July 3 the FDA only needed to buy one carload of Texas potatoes.

Texas E. L. Upshaw Dallas The Food Distribution Administration Texas A. and M. College Extension Service FDA

Local visitors span the Duderstadt home this week

Mrs. Fred Bode and son visit Mr. and Mrs. George Duderstadt with Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Thomas and their son this week, sharing a warm family gathering and welcoming attendance.

Fred Bode Mitch Thomas George Duderstadt

Texas Potato Movement and FDA Purchases Across Regions

About 75 carloads of Texas potatoes moved on the date. FDA bought 334 carloads in Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana, with 170 carloads sold to the Army. Upshaw notes east Texas meetings to clean up remaining potatoes by direct sale army or commercial outlets and describes efforts to create buying centers and assist farmers in grading and packing for market.

Texas FDA Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Upshaw East

Also Mentioned on This Page

Martha Rose Baumann Catholic Action Our Lady of the Lake Walker Whit Bluff Ida Celeta Honig Fanisee Lower Colorado River Authority State of Juanita Bilerschwab O. Ruskey Edwin Sears Houston C. A. Lehne Peggy Jean Joe Ann Moulton Alf. Lehne Oswald Feller of Blanco Charles Allen Mrs. J. J. Rogers Leon Stovall Willow City Fred Bierschwale Homer Lee Stevens Floyd Casper Jean Heffington Brownwood Leo Kiein Alola Gitter Klemn Branch E. PD. Spencer Harper Fire Department Harper, Texas Harper Vol. Fire Dept DALAC A Paramount Joe E. Brown Judy Canova Ireland Pluto Cartoon National Bureau of Standards U. S. Dept. of Commerce Kerr County Motor Co., Inc Kerrville, Texas Mason & Harper Sinclair Products Best Hamburgers H. E. Store Louis’ Place San Antonio Highway Broadway Edwin Tatsce Varmere
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