Knowing the Enemy in Cold War Debate
The piece argues that Soviet communism is Asiatic in mentality, not Western, and accuses Kremlin leaders of crime and betrayal. It cites Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Peter the Great, and Henry A. Wallace to frame Russia as a Eurasian power pressing toward Europe and Asia.
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Kremlin
America
Stalin
Russia
Germany
Asia
Europe
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Turkey
Lenin
Khrushchev
China
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Magadan
Far West
Former Harper resident and son die in San Antonio crash
Mrs. Albert Perchard 38 and her son Albert Perchard Jr. 15 were killed when their car struck a steamroller on San Pedro Avenue in San Antonio. The driver husband 43 and two daughters 13 and 8 were injured. funeral plans set for Highland Park Lutheran Church.
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San Antonio
Harper Resident
Son
Harper
San Pedro Avenue
Albert Perchard
Helen Kroll
Frank Kroll
Albert Perchard Jr
Husband
Carrie
Debra
Santa Rosa Hospital
Perchard
And
Frank Krol
Waldemar
Luella Stephany
el Paso
Otto Lang
Fredericksburg
Carroll Sr
Heavy rainfall drenches Harper area with wide spread totals
A northeast Texas area recorded heavy rains on Tuesday evening with totals from .10 inch to over five inches. Harper saw up to an inch while Salt Branch north of town reported five inches and nearby ranches logged four to over five inches. The Pedernales River rose as Doss and Doss-Harper areas reported 2 inches or more.
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Harper
Salt Branch
Victor Marshall
Gartrell
Bill Dittmar
Petersburg
Pedernales
Doss
Adolph Evers Jr
Ruben Geistweidt
Emil Sauer
August Baethge
Edwards Creek
Doss-Harper Farm - to-Market
Otto Spaeth
Clarence Strachbein
Elgin Dittmar
Hilda
Fredericksburg
Norman J. Dietel
Llano
Granite Shoals Lake
Llano River
Farmers Urged to Visit FHA Office for Hay Aid
Farmers who applied for hay and roughage assistance before September 4 should visit the FHA Office in the Schroeder Building for additional information. Mrs. John S. Morris, staying in Fredericksburg, is spending time at her Harper home. Victor Harper has been hospitalized at Legion Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood visited their son Kenneth at Fort Bliss. Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Tate of Dallas attended the Stamps Quartet concert in Harper.
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FHA
Schroeder
John S. Morris
Fredericksburg
Harper
Victor Harper
Legion Hospital
Fred Whitewood
Kenneth
Ft. Bliss
Sonny Tate
Dallas
Stamps Quartet
Ola Mae Itz Bride Elect Showered With Fete
Miss Ola Mae Itz of San Marcos was feted with a miscellaneous bridal shower at the Lutheran Parish Hall on Sunday afternoon August 26. Hosts included Mesd. Victor Marschall David Schmidt Stanley Phelps Raymond Spaeth and Misses Davene Schmidt Elsie Walker. Corsages of bronze asters were given to honoree mothers and grandmothers as bronze mums and asters decor lit the tables. Davene Schmidt M Liss Spaeth and Emma Ruth Durst of Austin managed the brides book. About sixty guests enjoyed cake served by Mrs Stan Phelps and Davene Schmidt ladled punch.
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Ola Mae Itz
Ralph W. Harris
Lutheran Parish Hall
Mesd
Victor Marschall
David Schmidt
Stanley Phelps
San Marcos
Raymond Spaeth
Davene Schmidt
Elsie Walker
M'Liss Spaeth
Emma Ruth Durst
Austin
Stan Phelps
Fish Poisoning At Stonewall In Pedernales River
Thousands of fish died after a farmer washed out Cooper Tox spray into the Pedernales River at Stonewall. Clarence Nielsen cleaned a 500 gallon sprayer on the bridge, releasing residue that killed nearly all fish below the bridge. Warden Adolph Heep said yellow catfish up to 15 pounds were among the dead and charges of poisoning fish may be filed. Mr and Mrs Hobson Hopf visited relatives in San Antonio.
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Pedernales
Stonewall
Adolph Heep
Clarence Nielson
Heep
Nielsen
Harper Schools Opened With 194 Students
Harper Schools opened Tuesday with 194 students. high school enrollment among them. Supt Ed Bailey reports Mrs Van C Brown fills the homemaking vacancy. Eighteen boys reported for football practice under new coach Dean Hopf, fourteen from August 27. Next week menu includes hamburgers, meat loaf, roast, fish with daily milk.
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Harper
Ed Bailey
van C. Brown
Dean Hopf
Turkey Marketing Day Set at Gillespie County Fair Grounds
The Turkey Committee will sponsor a Turkey Marketing Day on Thursday September 13 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds starting 8 30 a m with registration led by C A Stone. The program features F Z Beanblossom Extension Service Poultry Marketing Specialist B J Griffin Assistant Poultry Husbandman K F Schlamb Poultry Marketing Specialist Extension Service Dr H H Quisenberry Head of Department of Poultry Husbandry A&M College H H Weatherbee President Texas Turkey Federation and J A Bybee Federal State Supervisor USDA. The District Sears Roebuck Sheep Show also took place at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday September 1 with placings listed for Eve Lambs and Ram Lambs.
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Turkey Committee
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
C. A. Stone
F. Z. Beanblossom
B. J. Griffin
K. F. Schlamb
H. H. Quisenberry
Poultry Husbandary
A&m College
H. H. Weatherbee
Texas Turkey Federation
J. A. Bybee
USDA
Sears Roebuck
Eve
Johnny Rothmann
Junction
Bob Stewart
Eldorado
John Borden
Lamar Itz
Sth
Sylvia Rusche
Fredericksburg
Ram Lambs
Lamar Iz
Jim Whitten
Bob Neal
Joe Stanford
Tragedy Claims Three in Junction Highway Crash
Staff photo by Victor Dittmar reports a deadly Thursday noon collision above Harper on the Junction highway. James A. Carr of Columbus, Ga., died at the scene with his 12 year old daughter and 4 year old son. Three other Carr members and two others in the other car, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Zurburg of Louisiana, were seriously injured.
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Victor Dittmar
Harper
Junction Highway
James A. Carr
Columbus
Fredericksburg
Carr
Frederick Zurburg
Louisiana
Columbus, Ga
Gillespie County
Kimble County
Kerrville
Walter Werner
Harry Heidemann
Yeary
Junction
Moore
Sonora
Georgia
Bobbie Gene Carr
Barbara Ann Carr
Pauline Carr
James Carr
Sandra Darlene Carr
Lafayette
Bennie Wienecke
Mason
Ford
Wienecke
Dump Grounds Group To Name Officers
Floy Bode announced the regular annual meeting of all participants in the dump grounds program to meet at the school Monday September 10. Two new directors will be elected and other matters necessary in this project will be discussed.
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Floy Bode
Harper Lions Host Zone Meeting
The Harper Lions Club hosted the 11-B zone meeting at the Harper school with Fredericksburg Junction London and Harper represented. London officers Cecil Mansfield and Bin Hight attended with Zone Chairman Pete Laake and others. Laake announced the next zone meeting would be in London on November 8.
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Harper Lions Club
Harper School
Fredericksburg
Junction
London
Harper
Cecil Mansfield
bin Hight
Pete Laake
Gwyn House
Patrick
Fred Kraus
Laake
Local Families and Visitors Attend Labor Day Gatherings
San Antonio residents Mrs. Cetonia Prochnow and daughter spent Labor Day with Mrs. Elbert Feller and family. The Russell and Coggeshall families visited in San Antonio and Floresville. The Brown and Gibson families visited Adolph Bester. Johnny Bester of Houston also visited. N. L. Stevens and daughter plus Mrs. J. Stevens visited J. F. Wedekind near Hunt. Dr. and Mrs. B. Nichols missionaries from Simmang Indonesia are on furlough in Waco. Old Settlers Reunion attendees at Mountain Home included multiple Stevens, Oehler, Benner, and Harvey Stevens clans with a barbecue. George Duderstadt hosted visitors Fred and Winston Bode and Elroy Bode from Kerrville, Austin, and San Antonio. Subscribing to the Herald.
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Cetonia Prochnow
San Antonio
Elbert Feller
Brown
Gibson
Adolph Bester
Johnny Bester
Houston
B. Nichols
Simmang
Indonesia
Waco
Baylor University
Nichols
W. M. Keen
Harper
Old Settlers
Mountain Home
HL. Stevens
J. O. Stevens
Herman Oehler
Earl Benner
Theo Oehler
Harvey Stevens
Fred Bode
Kerrville
Winston Bode
Austin
Elroy Bode
George Duderstadt
Side view of wrecks hits Harper area collision toll
Side view shows two wrecked cars from last Thursday noon collision above Harper. Three people were killed and five seriously injured, all deaths in the car on the left, a 1955 Ford owned by an unnamed owner.
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Harper
Four Die In Hill Country Labor Day Auto Accidents
Four people died and nine were injured during Labor Day weekend traffic in the Hill Country area. In Kimble County three died in a two car crash near Gillespie County line, while another victim perished in a separate collision near Comfort. The Kimble crash involved James A. Carr and his family, with several relatives injured. The victims and injured were identified, with responders aiding at the scene and transporting the injured to area hospitals. A fourth fatality was Thomas Daniel Clark of San Diego, California, in another Friday crash.
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Hill Country Area
Labor Day
Ken
Frederick Zurburg Jr
Fredericksburg Hospital & Clinic
Carr
Sandra Darelen
James
Thomas Daniel Clark
San Diego
California
Dove hunting slows countywide after opening
Game Warden Adolph Heep reports dove shooting slow across the county after three days of season. He cites a lack of feed for birds last year and Friday showers that scattered the remaining birds, making water in place and hunting harder.
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Adolph Heep
Henry Wendal To Head Old Teamsters
Henry Wendal was named president of the Old Teamsters at their annual reunion held Monday at Klein's Hall in Spring Creek. Officers Alfred Klaerner Willie Knopp and Alfred Petmecky were named or re-elected, with Joe Molberg serving as MC. The reunion featured music by the Old Teamsters Band, group singing, and an all-afternoon refreshments and a barbecue supper.
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Henry Wendel
Old Teamsters
Klein's Flall
Spring Creek
Alfred Klaerner
Willie Knopp
Alfred Petmecky
Joe Molberg
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Harper Area
Mrs. Hobson Hopf
Harper Schools
Harper Lions
Louis Russell
V. C. Russell Sr
Harold Coggeshall
Floresville
Creighton Stevens
N. L. Stevens
Stevens
J. F. Wedekind
the Herald
Eros A. Seettenne
Carr-Zurburg
Buick
Art Wynn
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Leroy Kasper
Kasper
Wynn
Carlos Parker
Robin Land
Schachter Ambulance Service
Joe Blesett
Schachter Funeral Home
Keldel Memorial Hospital
Zurburg
Henry Wendal
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