Telegraph workers union vows no strike in war effort
The American Communications association pledges unity and nonstrike support for the war, asserting it will not strike despite wage and working condition disputes with Western Union and Postal Telegraph. President Joseph P. Selly cites loyalty to President Roosevelt and calls for compulsory arbitration to avoid strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Communications Association
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Workers
United States
Postal Telegraph
Joseph P. Selly
Roosevelt
Selly
WAR Labor Board
Telegraph Workers
Solomons
Europe
China
Telegraph Union of America
Telegraph Workers Union
Back to the Old Remedies in Wartime Homes
Henry McLemore notes that many parents may rely on traditional remedies as doctors leave the country to join the army. He recalls kerosene and sugar, turpentine for wounds, paregoric for infants, and the harsh, lingering effects on children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Sherman
FBI
Pecos Kid Reports From New Caledonia Island
Private Calvin Sageser known as Pecos Kid, 30, writes from New Caledonia Island in the Pacific that he arrived safely after being drafted June 26 1942 and volunteering for foreign service. He cites a language handicap speaking French and notes his rodeo fame across Texas 33 states and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Sageser
Fritz Sageser
New Caledonia Island
Pacific
Calvin
San Francisco
California
Sageser
Harper High School
Texas
Ted States
Canada
Local Residents Share News of Visitors and Health
Mr and Mrs Frank Thurman and family and Mr and Mrs N A Thurman hosted Sunday gatherings. Elsie and Minnie Honig from San Antonio visited relatives in town. Audrey Mae Brown, daughter of E R Brown, was a Fredericksburg Friday visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thurman
N. A. Thurman
Elsie
Minnie Honig
San Antonio
Dan Honig
E. R. Brown
Audrey Mae
Fredericksburg
Herbie Oehler
Theo. Oehler
Hubert Rahe
Sam Honig
Alfred Kirchhoff
Forest Thurman
Carl O. Whitworth
Douglas Duderstadt
Worth
Comfort
Marshall Brown
U. S
Selma
Dan Hong
Ruben Schmidt
P T A Meeting Scheduled For September 14
The P T A announces a meeting on Monday September 14 to discuss a forthcoming issue featuring a large catfish photo. Readers are urged to order extra copies in advance in case the image attracts interest from fisherman friends.
Service price ceiling pamphlets issued in Gillespie County
Gillespie County War Price and Rationing Board chairman Eng. C Schmidt announced new pamphlets explaining the service price ceiling and filing requirements. Businesses must prepare a report by September 10 and maintain records of March prices, with statements for public view and filed copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Eng. C. Schmidt
Schmidt
War Price and Rationing Board
Gillespie County Selectees Enter U S Army at Ft Sam Houston
A list of Gillespie County youths reported for induction into the U S Army at Ft Sam Houston on Tuesday September 8 includes Edmund Klein Jose Calderon Cristobal Lopez Henry Schmidt Henry Kammlah Jr Bruno Foerster Jr Felix Hahne Jr Donald Offer Monroe Durst Ted Rogers Benaclau Cantu Bernard Stehling Walter Loudon Jr Eugene Spangenberg Wm Seehnerr Jr Werner Klein Wm Ricketts Cipriano Cancino James Henke Gilbert Durst Johnny Langerhans Ad Otto Strackbein Alex Schmidt Ford Tatsch Roy Cottle Monroe Kensing Arthur Lott Ed Marschall Eldon Lott family visitors and Kerrville guests among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Name
Edmund John Klein
Jose Calderon
Cristobal Lopez
Henry P. Schmidt
Henry D. Kammlah, Jr
Bruno P. Foerster, Jr
Felix Walter Hahne, Jr
Donald August Offer
Monroe H. Hy. Durst
Ted Aubrey Rogers
Benaclau Cantu
Bernard Alfons Stehling
Walter Edwin Loudon, Jr
Eugene Spangenberg
Wm. F. Seehnerr, Jr
Werner Walter Klein
Wm. Bristow Ricketts
Cipriano Cancino
James Louis Henke
Gilbert Edgar Durst
Ford Tatsch
Ed Kensing
Levi and
Monroe Kensing
Edmund Tatsch
Ed Marschall
Eldon
Romilda Petermann
Otto Wienecke
Dora
Henry Milton Wienecke
Daniel Arnold
Jane
Andra George
Kerrville
Daniel Durst
Kenneth Wayne
Goff
Albert Kaiser
Harper
Musical Recreation Program for Catholic Youth at Folby
The St Mary's parish Catholic Youth Organization and the Council of Catholic Men sponsor an 8 p.m. Sunday musical games and folk dances in Peters hall Folby directed by Miss Isabelle Weynand of San Antonio. Open to Fredericksburg deanery youth with invites to Kerrville and Harper clubs. 14 and older may participate. Miss Myrtle Reed of Corsicana visited before heading to Three Rivers for a new teaching position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Catholic Men
Peter’s Hall
Folby
Isabelle Weynand
San Antonio
C.Y.O
Catholic State League
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Harper
Harper Schools Open With Large Attendance On Monday
Harper Consolidated Independent School District began the 1942-43 term with many students and parents present. Superintendent James E Box welcomed students, with a new faculty including Mrs Forest Bode and Mrs Carl Ochler. Classes run 9 am to 3 45 pm with a 45 minute lunch break and same bus routes as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Consolidated Independent School District
Jame E. Box
Supt. Box
Harper
Leakey
Texas
Forest Bode
Carl] Ochler
Bode
Ochler
George Smith
Phil Rogers
James Box
Mary Frances Burmeister
Pleasanton
Grace Davidson
Dorcus Mae Hanes
Center Point
Harper Highlights to Be Reorganized for 1942-43
Harper High School staff led by Mrs. George Smith will sponsor the Harper Highlights section in the Herald this year. Plans place the staff under Smith with the first issue possibly within two weeks. The Highlights were reestablished earlier this year by Miss LaVelle Hawkins and received favorable reader response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
James E. Box
George Smith
Harper Highlights
Smith
LaVelle Hawkins
Harper
Jesuit Father Fox Builds Eskimo Nuns In Alaska
Father John Fox, missionary priest in northern Alaska, serves as postmaster, reindeer herder, notary, and founder of a new Eskimo nun community. Two novices received the habit last August with six more postulants to join as catechists aiding isolated Eskimo settlements. The nuns, called Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows, will train in traditional dress and work in small groups across frontier areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fox
Alaska
Father Fox
Eathorne Child Buried at Harper Cemetery
Dale Albert Eathorne, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eathorne, died Sept 9 at age 1 year 9 months from double pneumonia. Funeral services were held Sept 10 at Schaetter Funeral Home Fredericksburg and Harper Methodist Church, with burial in Harper Cemetery. Survivors include parents, sister Nancy Jane, brother John Jr, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A Eathorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Albert Eathorne
J. M. Eathorne
Harper Cemetery
J. H. Meredith
Methodist Church
Harper
Rochester
New York
G. G. Mortimer
Nancy Jane Eathorne
John, Jr
A. Eathorne
Schaetter Funeral Home
Fredericksburg
Drowning at Llano River Ended Guy Moehle Life
Guy Moehle age 23 son of Mrs. Fred Moehle of Kerrville died after being swept by a swift under current at the Llano and Colorado rivers near Kingsland. He went wading with companions, his body recovered next morning. Funeral at Eckert cemetery. Survived by mother and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Mochle
Fred Moehle
Kerrville
Eckert
Llano
Colorado
Kingsland
Mocle
U. S. Army
Davis Mochle
Albert
Vernon Mochle
Calvin Williford
Albert Holland
Gordon Garrett
Evelyn Mochle
Four Grote Brothers in U S Army from Fredericksburg Area
Four Grote brothers from the Tosca area, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Grote, enlist and serve across U S Army units. Carlos Grote, 26, drafted June 18 1942, at Fort Knox after Fort Sam Houston. Richard A Grote, 22, drafted June 10 1942, trained at Fort Riley. Frederick Grote, 24, drafted Feb 2 1942, in Coast Artillery at Camp Hulen. Robert Grote, 22, enlisted Nov 12 1940 in Army Air Corps. All are Fredericksburg High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Boatright
Booth
Hawaian Islands
Boatright
Floyd Boatright
Harper
U. S. Army
Ft. Sam Houston
San Diego
Calif
Angel Island
C. A
Alex Grote
Tosca
Gillespie
Blanco Counties
Carlos Grote
Army
Carlos
16Th Bat
A.F.R.T.C
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Fort Sam Houston
Fredericksburg
Richard Grote, Jr
Richard
Texas A. & M. College
Fort Riley
Kansas
Cavalry
Cavalry School
Ft. Riley
Frederick Grote
Frederick
Camp Wallace
Texas
Camp Hulen
Fredericksburg High School
Coast Artillery Branch
Ee CA
Robert Grote
U. S. Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
Chanute Field
Bolee
Idaho
Alaska
Also Mentioned on This Page
Telegraph Union
Pecos
Calvin “Pecos Kia
White ‘Bluff
Ida Celeta Honig
Allen Fouler
Fouler
Fred Gammenthaler
Parent Teacher Association
Dayton Rahe
Weldon Walker
Johnson Creek
Mrs. Allen Gibson
Alfred Ellebracht
Carl Oechler
Max Lange
Gillespie Co
Johnny Ed. Langerhans
Mission
Otto Strackbein
Runnells Co
Ballinger
Alex Schmidt
Kendall County
Boerne
Myrtle Reed
Corsicanna
Three Rivers
Arthur Bierschwale
Clark
Walton Whitworth
Dillard Stapp
Noxville
Burton Brown
Conoco
Belton Tatsch
Metzger
C. E. Bein
Watkins Tarr
James
Doris Hopf
Jerry and
Lee Bierschwale
Mrs
I*red Bierschwale
William Moses
A. C. Jones
Mr. Jones
Willie Pape
Petersburg
Presbyterian Church
Carl Ochler
Roy Deaton of
Sanderson
J. J. Rogers
Patricia
Charles Allen
Jack Jones
Ray Marion
Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic
James Hart, Jr
General Hospital
Kerylville
Charles
Elizabeth
Aubrey Parker
Jesse Parker
Oliver Roberts
Lon Parker
Round Mountain
Eskimo Nuns
Eathorne
Guy Moehle
Clarence
June Joe
United States Armed Force
Ellen Icke
Robert Grote, Jr
Grote
Richard Alexander Everett
Carlos A. Grote
A. Richard Grote
Cpl
Pvt
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