Read This War Bond Talk Explains Finances and Demand
A wartime speech explains why buying bonds aids victory and keeps the economy steady. It notes war costs from 1940 to 1943 totaling about 104.4 billion dollars, with daily outlays around 265 million and a 1943 fiscal-year projection near 97 billion. It highlights tax limits, borrowing needs, and the risk of excess purchasing power causing inflation as producers lag consumer goods.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgenthau
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Harper Postal Schedule Roster With Multiple City Departures
Daily mail times listed for Noxville Kerrville Fredericksburg and Reservation routes. Includes Sunday, weekday, and weekend exceptions with afternoon and evening departures. Also notes Londen and Roe der Corner locations with variants and unclear end text.
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Noxville
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Reservation
Roeder Corner
Londen
Army and Navy youths and fathers in Harper photo
Three service youths and their fathers gather in Harper this summer with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kaiser. Sgt. Francis Fritz 22, Seaman 2nd Class Robert Kaiser 20, Corp. Victor J. Fritz 20, with their dads, talk of postings from Fort Bliss El Paso Pyote Duncan Field Kelly Field and a Pacific assignment.
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Navy
Harper
Bill Kaiser
Francis Fritz
Jacob Fritz
Seabees
Robert Kaiser
H. J. Kaiser
Corp
Victor J. Fritz
Sgt
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Victor Fritz
Rattlesnake Bomber
Pyote
Texas
Duncan Field
Kelly Field
U. S. Navy
Pacific
War Bond Drive Opens as Young Boy Purchases First Bond
The Harp Post Office kicked off the 3rd War Loan Drive with Johnnie Vene Cotile Cottle, 3, buying the first $50 bond at $37.50. The event, held with Postmaster Frank Staudt, signals strong local participation asHarper precinct aims to meet its $15,725 quota.
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Johnny Vene Cotile
Johnnie Vene Cottle
Omer Cottle
Harper Post Office
Frank Staudt
Johnnie Vene
Harper
Fredericksburg
38Rd War Loan Drive Committee
Fish Fry in Alfred Ellebracht Home
Visitors joined the Ellebracht family for a weekend fish fry at the Alfred Ellebracht home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Locks and sons, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rupert of Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Redman of Houston, and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Whitewood with children. Mrs. Stella Duderstadt and Miss Edna Behrns visited in the afternoon. Cpl. Howard Cottle of Brookfield spent the weekend with his parents, Roy and (unnamed) Cottle.
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Alf. Ellebracht
Cpl
Howard Cottle
Brookfield
Mrs
Roy Cottle
P T A Holds First Meeting Of School Year
Harp er Parent Teacher Association saw a large turnout for its first meeting of the year at the school building. President Mrs David Schmidt presided as year plans and a newly printed yearbook were distributed. Supt Wm Root spoke on cooperation and blood donor chairwoman Mrs Dean Hopf announced donors will travel to the San Antonio Red Cross headquarters next Monday. Next meeting set for Friday October 1.
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Harper Parent-Teacher Association
David Schmidt
Supt
Wm. Root
P.T.A
Dean Hopf
San Antonio Red Cross
Ooc
Lee Roeder and Miss Estella Kramer United In Marriage
The marriage of Miss Estella Kramer and Lee Roeder took place Wednesday morning at St. Anthony's Church Harper with Father A A Gitter officiating. MusIc by Bill Kaiser accompanied the ceremony. The couple will reside in Fredericksburg after a wedding feast at the bride's parents home.
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Estella Kramer
Ernst Kramer
Lee Roeder
Jacob Roeder
St. Anthony’s Church
Harper
A. A. Gitter
Bill Kaiser
Cotton crop light in Gillespie County this year
Gillespie County reports a light cotton season with about one bale per three acres, though total acreage is limited. Depot Gin started operations this week, delivering five bales Monday and three on Tuesday while Emil Fritz at Tivydale claims the season’s first bale ginned. Raymond Klein owns the bale at 496 pounds.
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Gillespie County
William Borchers
Depot Gin
Emil Fritz
Tivydale
Raymond Klein
Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Victims Of Double Shooting
Funeral services were held in Fredericksburg last Tuesday afternoon for Mr and Mrs Aviin H A Crenwelge two people killed in a Sunday morning double shooting at their home three miles southwest of Fredericksburg on the Kerrville road Justice of the Peace Warr Bruns ruled murder and death by own act in the case The mother, 37, died almost instantly and the father died in a local hospital that afternoon at 4 30 p m
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Fredericksburg
Aviin H. A. Crenwelge
Justice of the Peace
Warr Bruns
Kerrville Road
Crenwelge
Precinct War Bond Quotas Announced At Rally
Gillespie County voters heard precinct quotas for the 3rd War Bond Drive at Fredericksburg stadium. Arthur Stehling announced each precincts target of 351,500 dollars to be raised by local volunteers starting Thursday. Beauford Jester urged patriotic support while a full program honored war heroes and mothers.
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Gillespie County
Arthur Stehling
Fredericksburg
Beauford Jester
Jester
U. S
Lester Keyser
American Legion Jr
Adolph Hopf
American Legion
God Bless America
Henry H. Holly
Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. L. Keyser
Alfred Neffendorf
Louis Jordan Post
Italy Surrenders Unconditional Capitulation End of Axis Hope
General Eisenhower announced Italy’s unconditional surrender after Allied invasion of Sicily and Mussolini’s ouster on July 25. The armistice ends weeks of Italian collapse as General Marshall released details from Washington.
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Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Eisenhower
Benito Mussolini
George C. Marshall
U. S
Washington
Rubin Pickett Navy Seaman Returns After World Tour
Rubin Pickett age 24 son of Mr and Mrs Jack Pickett has a 16 day furlough after two years eight months with the Navy. He wears a Purple Heart and four campaign ribbons for service in the Asiatic Pacific European African American and Defense theatres. He manned a gun on the USS Gregory when it was sunk near Guadalcanal in 1942 and was later rescued. He has seen Sicily the Solomon Islands ports in the Mediterranean and several theaters of war before returning to the States.
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Rubin Pickett
Jack Pickett
Sam
Navy
Pickett
Mason
Fredericksburg
Harper
U.S. S. Gregory
Guadalcanal
U. S. Army
New Hebrides Islands
States
Solomon Islands
Sicily
Mediterranean
Malta
Tunis
Algiers
Casa Blanca
Bizerte
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Rubin
U.E.S. Gregory
Harper School Opens With 185 Pupils In Enrolment
Harper Independent Consolidated School System opened the 1943-44 term with 185 pupils enrolled, including 13 high school seniors. Changes in teaching staff include J. H. Peril taking 5th and 6th grades, replacing Mrs. Kerschner who left for Blanco. A school lunch program starts next Monday for about 100 students at 29 cents per lunch with federal support.
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Harper Independent Consolidated School System
W. R. Root
Virginia Kerschner
Blanco School
J. H. Peril
Kerschner
Harper
Federal Food Administration
Emil Hopf
W. A. Hogan
W. Maddox
J F Cook Dies In Kerrville
J F Cook died in a Kerrville hospital on Tuesday after a period of failing health. He had recently traveled to Chicago for medical consultation. An obituary will follow in next week's Herald.
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J. F. Cook
Kerrville
Mr. Cook
Chicago
the Herald
Furlough for Navy Pfc Wiley Boatright after overseas duty
Pfc Wiley Boatright age 24 is on a two week furlough with his parents in Harper. He has served since 1941 and sailed the South Pacific including Sydney and Munda. He earned Asiatic Pacific and Pearl Harbor ribbons and witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack. He enjoys Navy life, abundant food, and visits Australia and other Pacific islands.
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Pfc
Wiley Boatright
Floyd Boatright
Harper
Wiley
Navy
Sydney
Australia
Munda
South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
South Pacific Islands
Sgt Bike Cramviie C ops 'Mr end Mw. CW, Gree
Police report details unclear due to fragmented OCR text. The readable words suggest a sergeant, bike, and green something, but no coherent event, date, location, or names emerge for a reliable summary.
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Bike Cramviie
Mr End Mw. CW
Gree
Nine Gillespie County youths registered during August
Nine Gillespie County boys reached registration age in August and registered with the local draft board, per secretary Walter Jenschke. Names listed include Rudi Schuch, Wm. Esensee, Herbert Ahrens, Reuben Gold, Armo L. Badhge, and Leroy Fuhrmann, with several already in the army having volunteered prior to reaching eligible age.
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Gillespie County
Walter Jenschke
Clemens Oscar Klein
Rubin Alfons Koenig
Rudi Schuch
Wm. H. Esensee
Herbert Ahrens
Reuben Gold
Armo L. Badhge
Leroy Fuhrmann
Pvt Alvin Moldenhauer Writes From Jap Prison Camp
Pvt Alvin W. Moldenhauer, a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines, wrote a card to his parents Mr and Mrs William Moldenhauer in Cain City stating he is well and not under treatment. The card was received Tuesday. He has been a prisoner for over a year. The note confirms his health and contact with family.
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Alvin W. Moldenhauer
Phillipine Islands
William Moldenhauer
Moldenhauer
Cain City
Phillip Military
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Wen
Ogg By
Opegabh. Nde
Army
Margaret Maurer
Alfons Maurer
Felix Lange
Miss Maurer
Our Lady of the Lake Convent
San Antonio
St. John’s Seminary
Irwin Lang and Sons
Louis Feller
Marvin Ernst
Charlie Taylor
Oswald Feller
Alfred Ellebracht
Pater Semaar
Breconee
Bay Areas
Othe
P.T. A
Harper Boy
Edmund Moellendorf
Henry Moellendorf
War Department
Moellendorf
S. W. Pacific
Fiji Islands
Pvt
Richard Walker
Randolph Field
Fred Gammenthaler
Herald
Beauford Diesel
Ike Eisenhower
Charles Kettner
Kettner
Ruby Kettner
W. E. Fletcher
Ed. Fisk
Kerrvilel
C. W. Granville
Walter Markworth
R. J. Gamel
W. E. Fietcher
Charlie Kettner
Nix
Hannah Welsh
Mother
Santa Anna
Arsompanis
Gillespie
Alvin Moldenhauer
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