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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1954

Page

3

Diplomatic Immunity Ties Red Coast to Hostage Cases

The speaker denounces what he calls a Red pressuring of the United States through embassies and consulates, citing cases of Hungarian and Czech actions, American fliers seized, and mass overstays by Iron Curtain visitors. He recalls broadcasts noting exchange deals and hostages, highlighting drift toward immunity abuse and alien arrivals.

Reds United Nation Red Countries Iron Curtain Russia Red China North Korea Poland Czechoslovakia Red Hungary Robert Vogeler Vogeler Associated Press William Otis Otis Prague Pankiac

Shivers Wins Texas Governor Nomination in Runoff Vote

Governor Allan Shivers solidified re election in Texas with a 95 000 vote lead over Ralph Yarborough amid a record 1 45 million primary turnout Gillespie County heavily backed Shivers with 1576 votes to 166 for Yarborough. Brewster and Davidson also won in county totals and only 20 absentee ballots were cast.

Allan Shivers Texas Gillespians Shivers Ralph Yarborough Gillespie County Yarborough Pedernales Nebgen Few Brewster Supreme Court Alfred Scott Gillespie Brewster Scott Lloyd W. Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals Tom Schmidt

Harper Scouts Visit Enchanted Rock Adventure and Achievements

Harper Boy Scout Troop led by Scoutmaster Dennis Parker spent a full day at Enchanted Rock exploring caves and discovering a non poisonous snake about 15 inches long with a black head and orange stripes. Four scouts Jimmie Peril Malcolm Marshall Lamar Itz and John Tarr earned second class requirements. Meetings shift to twice monthly in school year. next District Roundtable set for Moss Ranch on Sept 9.

Harper Boy Scout Dennis Parker Enchanted Rock the Rock Jimmie Peril Malcolm Marschall Lamar Itz John Tarr

Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs R B Goff

Mrs R B Goff was joined by friends and family for a Saturday night birthday surprise. Attendees included Ella Thomas J F Cook Henry Markworth Catulla Riley Felix Ken sing Alfred Lehne E H Kensing Robin Nixon M Kramer Edd McDougall Nell Riley Blerschwale Arnold Markwortt Arthur Baumann Warren McDougall Iris Riley D W Brown Harvey Goff Kathy Durst John Warren McDougall Keith Kensing Milton Nixon Marilyn Nixon and others. Punch cake and cookies were served and gifts and flowers were given.

R. B. Goff Ella Thomas J. F. Cook Henry Markworth Catulla Riley Felix Kensing Alfred Lehne E. H. Kensing Robin Nixon M. Kramer Edd McDougall Nell Riley Mrs. Goff

Return From Tour of Eight States by Charles W. Barrett Party

Mr and Mrs Charles W Barrett along with Ann and Olive Parker returned Thursday from an eight state tour that included the Great Smoky Mountains Cherokee Reservation Rock City Lookout Mountain Memphis Hot Springs and Texoma Lake area They traveled by car visiting multiple cities and endured rain on the trip.

Charles W. Barrett Pollce Ann Olive Parker Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina Tennessee Austin Steveport Jackson Vicksburg Mississippi Birmingham Alabama Atlanta Georgia Great Smokies Gatlinsburg Tenn Rock City Lookout Mountain Lookout Point Memphis Little Rock Arkansas Hot Springs Oklahoma Durant Texas Texoma Lake

Harper Longhorns Football Schedule Card

The Harper Longhorns release their football slate with games at Pflugerville Lohn here open October 15 and at La Pryor Mullin Center Point Hutto Comfort Medina St Marys on various dates.

Pflugerville Lohn la Pryor Mullin Center Point Hutto Comfort Medina St. Mary’s

Harper Lions Hold Regular Meeting at School House

Harper Lions Club met at the school house with Pres. Hollan Walker presiding. A state Lions International letter noted a $3 per member assessment for the Kerrville Crippled Children's Camp. A restoration plaque for the park well was received and restoration work will start. A damp grounds fund group agreed to take over grounds operation, electing Gene Harper, Chester Tatsch and Floy Bode to a new committee to plan use of the grounds.

Harper Lions Club Pres. Hollan Walker Marlon C. Fisher Lions International Kerrville W. A. Brown Harper Lions Gene Harper Chester Tatsch Floy Bode

Wool and Mohair Style Show at Blue Bonnet Hotel

The Wool and Mohair Style Show themed Nothing measures up to Wool and Mohair drew attendees Sunday night at the Blue Bonnet Hotel. Local organizers and stores supplied models, with Miss Wool Katherine Gromatsky and a pink woolen finale dress highlighting the event. An international Turkish delegation studied the show to promote wool and mohair for better wear.

Blue Bonnet Hotel Celia Charles M. Peril Felix Real, Jr Dale Priour Cade Schwethelm America Turkey Hill Country

Barrett Family Weekend at Lake Victor

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barrett and their daughter accompanied by Misses Key and Paula Farkher went to Lake Victor for the week end while Miss Pauwa stayed behind.

Charlie Barrett Misses Key Paula Farkher Lake Victor Miss Pauwa

District Court Rules CTEC Member Can Sue Officers

In Fredericksburg the 38th District Court ruled that Central Texas Electric Cooperative member R. C. Hagee may sue coop officers for alleged misappropriation linked to materials sold and funds diverted. The judge rejected the defense that only directors can sue and ordered the cooperative joined as a necessary party. Attorneys: Edward Penshorn for Hagee. Bobbitt, Brite & Bobbitt for Swanson and McWilliams.

District Court CTEC Hagee Board of Directors Coop Edward Penshorn San Antonio Swanson and McWill Hams Bobbitt Brite & Bobbitt

Harper Meeting Slated for September Seventh

Frank Schmidt R C Hagee and Herman Kunz announce a Harper High School gathering Tuesday night September 7 at 8 o'clock. Hagee says Co op office data show operating costs now exceed 8000 dollars per month above pre Swanson McWilliams management. Construction costs and director payments and expenses will be presented.

Frank Schmidt R. C. Hagee Herman Kunz Harper Hagee Co-op Swanson-McWilliams

Home Demonstration Club Plans Sept 9 Meeting

The Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday September 9 at Mrs Floyd Boat’s home with Mrs Darwin Brown co hostess. The program will cover Accessories and Mrs Marshall Brown will report on the THDA meeting in Dallas.

Home Demonstration Club Floyd Boat Darwin Brown Marshall Brown THDA Dallas

Air Force Recruiting Station Opens in Fredericksburg

The Air Force sets up its first Fredericksburg recruiting office in the old Courthouse room shared with the Veterans School. Recruiter Robert Jung will cover Fredericksburg and nearby towns and will be in the office Tuesday mornings, Thursdays, and Saturdays as he moves with his wife and three children to Goehmann Lane.

Air Force Fredericksburg Veterans School Robert Jung Kerrville Llano Junction Bandera Boerne Blanco Jung Edwin Jung Harper Cinthia Russell Jack San Antonio Goehmann Lane

Seguin visitors spend Sunday with Ida Smith

Mr and Mrs Jack Smith and their daughter Miss Eda Lee and Richard Hartenstine of Seguin visited Mrs Ida Smith on Sunday. Mrs Smith then accompanied the group home for a two week visit.

Jack Smith Eda Lee Richard Hartenstine Seguin Ida Smith

Seven Electric Coops Protest Swanson Election In Texas

Seven electric cooperatives in Texas protest the election of Ralph Swanson as director of the Texas Electric Cooperative Inc. E Babe Smith, president of Pedernales Electric Cooperative, cites Swanson’s REA report and lack of REA approval as grounds. Smith says Pedernales and Lower Colorado River Electric may withdraw from the organization.

Seven Electric Coops Swanson Austin Texas Ralph Swanson Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc E. Babe Smith Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc REA Johnson City LCRA Central Texas Electric Cooperative Inc

Texas Electric Coop Elects Swanson To State Board In Austin

Ralph Swanson, manager of the Central Texas Electric Cooperative based in Fredericksburg, was elected director of Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. at the Austin annual meeting. He defeated Robert Brown of Lockhart to succeed W. W. Cardwell of Bandera. The two day session drew about four hundred rural system representatives and heard from NRECA officials Clyde Ellis and Ancher Nelson.

Ralph Swanson Central Texas Electric Cooperative Fredericksburg Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc Austin Swanson Robert Brown Lockhart W. W. Cardwell Bandera State Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives Congress Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson Price Daniels Clyde Ellis National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Ancher Nelson Rural Electrification Administration NRECA REA Oste Cauble Corsicana Fain MacDougall Cuero Ben Templeton Stephenville Earl Waide Perryton J. L. Johns Gilmer Maurice Kaderli Muenster R. A. Yarborough Childress T. E. Craddock Seymour

Kathy Duderstadt Returns From Vacation

Kathy Duderstadt came back this week from a two week trip to Colorado Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Thomas and their son Jimmie of Jourdanton. They toured Royal Gorge Garden of the Gods Seven Falls and rode the Pike Peak train. The journey included Denver Boulder Estes Park and crossings through Wyoming Nebraska Kansas New Mexico and Oklahoma visiting state capitals and notable sites.

Kathy Duderstadt Colorado Springs Colo Mitch Thomas Jimmie of Jourdanton Royal Gorge Seven Falls Ghost Town Pikes Peak Denver Boulder Estes Rocky Mountain National Park Wyoming Nebraska Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma

Rocksprings Native Buddie Pape Returns From Korea

S F C Norman M Buddie Pape son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert E Pape of Rocksprings formerly of Harper returned to his home Aug 19 after 16 months in Korea. A 1948 Harper High School graduate he trained in Anti Aircraft Artillery at Fort Bliss Texas. Before joining the armed forces in 1952 he ranched with his father and brother Raymond near Rocksprings. Buddie says it is wonderful to get back to Gods Country.

S.F.C Norman M Buddie) Pape Gilbert E. Pape Rocksprings Harper Korea Buddie Harper High School Fort Bliss Texas Armed Forces Raymond

I Corps Soldier Arrives in Korea for Duty

Harold E. Hill arrives in Korea with I Corps after post war training for UN units. He is son of Mrs. Aura Perryman of Houston and serves as operations sergeant in Headquarters Battery of the 159th Field Artillery Battalion.

I Corps Korea Harold E. Hill Lydia Earl Garrett Kerrville Eighth Army Aura Perryman Chenevert St Houston Texas 159Th Field Artillery Battalion

CTEC Director Nominee Names Announced

Nominees for the Cen tral Texas Electric Cooperative directors were released by the nominating committee. Robert Dittmar W A Burnam Fitzhugh Lee Troy Foster George Elliott Carl Schmidt A Lee Whitt Roy Willmann Ryland Rothmann named for the September 26 membership meeting.

Central Texas Electric Cooperative Robert Dittmar W. A. Burnam Fitzhugh Lee Troy Foster George Elliott Carl Schmidt A. Lee Whitt Roy Wilmann Ryland Rothmann Warren Randolph C. B. Renick Alfred Lehne Richard Laurence Joe C. Carlson Max R. Pluennecke Hoppy McMillan Randolph Letfeste Edgar Scheele

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