Fredericksburg Benevolent Assn to Hold Annual Meeting
Members of the Fredericksburg Benevolent Association are to meet for the annual session at the courthouse at two o clock on Saturday September 13. President Pete Roeder and Secretary Wm Dietel call for attendance and note this year’s financials including cash on hand 4432.38 with 3700 in savings and recent donations and expenses.
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Fredericksburg Benevolent Association
Court House
Pete Roeder
Wm, Dietel
Fredericksburg National Bank
First State Bank
Harper
Theo. Langerhans
Fredericksburg
Gre
Obituary: Robert H Tobin of Harper Dies at 81
Robert Houston Tobin born Columbus Texas November 9 1859 died September 4 1941 at 81 years 9 months 25 days. Survived by his wife Tracy Withers and seven children including Mrs Irene Roberts and daughters Mrs B E Dorough and Mrs I S Scarborough and sons Hardin Tobin and Marvin Tobin. Eight grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral at Harper cemetery with services by T H Alcorn First Baptist Church Rocksprings Undertaking Co.
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Robert Houston Tobin
Columbus
Tex
Tracy Withers
Irene Roberts
Harp
Texas
B. E. Dorough
Cotulla
I. S. Scarborough
Brackettville
Harper
Hardin Tobin
Rocksprings
Marvin Tobin
San Antonio
Methodist Church
Joe Rogers
J. F. Wedekind
Fred Whitewood
J. M. Scarborough
F. M. Floyd
Obituary of William Mund Passes at 71 in Harper County
William Leonard Mund born April 4 1870 in Gillespie County died September 9 1941 at his home aged 71 years 5 months 5 days He married Gibson then Henrietta Ellebracht on November 23 1905 He leaves two daughters Mathilda and Lillie a son Herman five grandchildren three sisters and one brother Funeral services were held September 10 at Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev J M Bergner officiating and burial in City Cemetery
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William Leonard Mund
Gillespie County
Mund
Squaw Creek
Gibson
Henrietta Ellebracht
Kiehe
Mason
Mathilda
Alvin Ransleben
Lillie
Sylvester Crenwelge
Herman
Berthold Markwarnd
Harper
L. D. Nixon
Alfred Sauer
Doss
Conrad
Schaetter
J. M. Bergner
Death of Annie M Schaetter at 32
Annie M Schaetter daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Schaetter died September 2 1941 at 11 30 am aged 32 years 1 month 18 days She is survived by her father four brothers Hilmar Edwin Arthur and Henry Schaetter and one sister Margaret One brother Alex preceded her in death Funeral services were held September 4 at St Marys Church with Rev F X Wolf officiating Interment in Catholic Cemetery from Schaetter Funeral Home
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Annie M. Schaetter
Joe Schaetter
Hilmar
Edwin
Arthur
Henry Schaetter
Margaret
Alex
St. Mary’s Church
Schaetter Funeral Home
F. X. Wolf
Mrs Felix Kensing Injures Arm At White Bluff Home
Mrs Felix Kensing fell at her home near White Bluff and dislocated her arm. She was transported to Fredericksburg for medical attention.
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Felix Kensing
White Bluff
Fredericksburg
Mrs Parker Hosts Visitors From Roosevelt Sunday
Mra J M Weldon Mrs Hilda Sageser and Mrs Lennon and Mrs Temple McDonald visited Mr and Mrs James Parker at Roosevelt Sunday.
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Mra
J. M. Weldon
Hilda Sageser
Lennon
Temple McDonald
James Parker
Roosevelt
Mies Colbath and Kerrville Mrs Visit San Angelo Hosts
Mies Louise Colbath of San Angelo and Mrs. John Colbath of Kerrville visited Mr and Mrs Jim Peril on Saturday.
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Mies
Louise Colbath
San Angelo
John Colbath
Kerrville
Jim Peril
Dietel Asks Memo On Betting Practices
A fragment references William Dietel as secretary treasurer seeking guidance on betting rules and practices. The note hints at governance or compliance concerns within the organization. Further details are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
Harper School Sets Vocational Defense Shop Opening
The Harper School District gains approval to run a Vocational Education Shop for defense workers, serving boys 17 to 18 from Gillespie Kerr and Kimble counties. Courses in auto truck and tractor repair run three hours daily five days weekly for ten weeks, free with federal support, opening September 15 1941 at nine o clock in Harper Baptist Church. A teacher is hired and tools equipment purchased. diplomas grant Defense Worker Helpers certificates upon course completion. The event includes a school term opening program and a Harper Parent Teachers Association meeting at ten am with a special address by Superintendent R.B.Q. Larkin.
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Harper
Harper School
Gillespie
Kerr
Kimble
Gillespie County
BE. O. Larkin
Texas
Baptist Church
Cimocewhers
Funeral Attends W J Taylor of Eden
Mr. W J Taylor 78 died Friday night. He and partner Mr. Whitewood came to Texas in 1886 from England and ranched in Kerr County. Survived by wife three daughters and two sons all married. He married Eugenia Bacon of Kerrville.
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J. S. Whitewood
John S. Whitewood
Fred Nabers
Mr. Whitewood
W. J. Taylor
Eden
Mr. Taylor
Texas
England
Kerr County
Eugenia Bacon
Kerrville
Winslow Co. Buys 150000 Lbs Mohair at 51 Cents
Clyde Young of Winslow and Co. purchased 150000 pounds of mohair in Lampasas Friday and Saturday. Top price paid was 51 cents per pound for large quantity buys this season, with mohair quality in Lampasas country described as generally good this year.
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Clyde Young
Winslow & Co
Lampasas
Young
San Angelo
Local Visitors Arrive to Enroll in School
Misses Wilma Barnette and Myrtle Davison arrived Monday to board with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bein and begin school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Hopf and Max Hopf visited Temple. Max remained for medical attention. Ong T. L. Hamilton Jr. of Abilene spent Monday and Tuesday with his sister Mrs. Carl Oehler and husband.
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Wilma Barnette
Myrtle Davison
C. E. Bein
V. A. Hopf
Max Hopf
Temple Sunday
Ong T. L. Hamilton, Jr
Abilene
Carl Oehler
A. A. Wendel
Doss
L. Wendel
Max Lange
Earl Calentine
Flora Dickey
Kerrville
Carrie Calentine
Fletcher Family Visit At Charry Spring
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fletcher and their daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kothe at Charry Spring.
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W. E. Fletcher
H. W. Kothe
Charry Spring
Presbyterian Services and Local Meetings Report
Rev Charlie Workman and Dr Brooks from Austin Presbyterian led services at the local church last Friday drawing a large crowd. A special meeting approved using the church for school purposes. Refreshments followed courtesy of Mrs Arthur Bierschwab Mrs Watkins Tarr and Mrs Dean Hopf. Ruth Jones had tonsils removed Saturday at Keidel Memorial Hospital Fredericksburg. Visitors from Cotulla Kerrville San Antonio attended area gatherings and a Fredericksburg Publishing Co barbecue at Klaerner Park Tuesday night. Dawn Whitworth undergoes knee operation and visits grandparents J S Whitewood.
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Charlie Workman
Brooks
Austin Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Harper
Arthur Bierschwab
Watkins Tarr
Dean Hopf
Ruth
P. F. Jones
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg
Gilbert Pape
The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Klaerner’s Park
Parish Mass Times and Meetings Schedule
Sunday Mass at 9 30 with follow on parish activities. On the third Sunday and major feasts an 8 o clock Mass. Weekdays bell rings at 7 30 and Mass follows. Parish Societies meet after the 9 30 Mass each Sunday. Sunday School also follows the 9 30 Mass.
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule Published In Local Church News
The Friendly Church led by Rev. T. H. Alcorn lists events including Sunday school at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Prayer meeting and teachers' meeting on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. G A s and R A s meet Fridays at 7:15 p.m.
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First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
Rev
T. H. Alcorn
Harper Methodist Church Service Schedule
Rev. H. Ellis Thomas, pastor, announces monthly services on the first and third Sundays. Sunday school begins at 2 p.m. with worship at 9 3 p.m. on the first Sunday and 11 p.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m. on the third Sunday.
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Harper Methodist Church
H. Ellis Thomas
Lutheran Church notice and service schedule
Walter C. Probat serves as pastor with Sunday School sessions on the first and third Sundays at 9 30 am English services on Sundays at 11 am and second Sundays at 4 pm German services are on the third Sunday at 11 am Luther League meets on the second Sunday at 7 30 pm and at 3200pm location not specified
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Luther League
Aimetay
Read This AMERICAN COINS EXPLAINED Penny
The article humorously explains coins from penny to silver dollar with playful examples of what each can buy and a note on everyday budgeting. It also mentions a telephone error and a brief aside about a Moon observation and a Liebes traum jukebox line. The second item cites a Democratic federation meeting in New York City endorsing a warning about Communists and Bolshevism in Russia and within the U.S. liberty movement.
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Vetain
Parke Cummings
S. EE. Post
Af Democratic Federation
New York City
America
Soviet Russia
Russia
Spindle Top Started A New Industry
Forty years ago an oil gusher at Spindletop opened Texas petroleum industry and made the state a leading oil producer. Since then nearly 200000 wells have been drilled, over 500 fields. Texas now supplies one third of the nation's oil and holds a large share of reserves. A Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association monument will be dedicated at Beaumont October 9 to 11 commemorating Spindletop.
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Beaumont
Texas
America
Spindletop
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gag Association
A Prayer for Unity in Freedom Anthem
A short devotional verse asks for unity and freedom framed as a plea to God. The poem asks for the will to stand together under shared ideals and liberty, echoing patriotic tones suitable for a community service or school assembly.
State Officer To Lecture at Harper PTA Series
Mrs Virginia W Sharborough state PTA chairman of parent education will conduct four lectures in Harper this month The Harper PTA study group led by Mrs Clarence Harper offers topics on children in family and school life The schedule will be announced at the PTA meeting Monday September 15 at the Baptist church Attendance at all four lectures is required for a course certificate Free lectures invite Harper PTA members and the public to attend
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Virginia W. Sharborough
State
Parent-Teacher Association
Parent Education
Harper
Harper P. T. A
Clarence Harper
PTA
Parent-Teachers Association
Baptist Church
Harper P.T. A
One-Day Parish Retreat Draws Young Members
A one day Parish retreat last Friday drew 24 young parishioners and one non Catholic guest from Kerrville. Participants dedicated 13 hours to prayer and faith reflection. They expressed hope the event becomes an annual affair and focuses on core moral life.
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Kerrville
Let Liberty Stand Against One Man’s Malice
A terse exhortation voice pleads for liberty and unity against a single man’s ill-gotten gain. It calls for strength in men to preserve freedom and teach American values across life’s span, urging resistance to sabotage born from evil minds.
Shower Honors Miss Fay Parker Before Marriage
Mrs Gilbert Anderegg and Mrs Creighton Stevens hosted a miscellaneous shower at Bein's Hall Friday evening for Miss Fay Parker soon to be Mrs Lemuel Jones. Guests included the bride's sisters and friends, with diamond silver and greenery decorations, and a reception featuring sandwiches chips olives and cake for about fifty five attendees.
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Gilbert Anderegg
Creighton Stevens
Bein’s Hall
Lemuel Jones
Fay Parker
Ollie Parker
Harper
Eddie Safarick
Clint Brown
Charlene Barrett
Doris Hopf
Jack Jones
Kroll-Virg ent Waldemar Kroll Marries Miss Virgent in Monterrey
Waldemar Kroll son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kroll Harper and Miss Josephine Virgent daughter of Mr and Mrs T Virgent Monterrey Mexico united in marriage in Monterrey Mexico Aug 23 Waldemar graduated Harper High School then business college in San Antonio and is employed there the couple plan a home in San Antonio Best wishes extended to the newlyweds Rev Frank Nixon of Center Point attended funeral in Fredericksburg and others noted at various local gatherings and visits.
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Waldemar Kroll
Frank Kroll
Harper
Josephine Virgent
T. Virgent
Monterrey
Mexico
Waldemar
Harper High School
Business College
San Antonio
Kroll
Frank Nixon
Center Point
L. D. Nixon
Ben Thomas
Dollie
Fredericksburg
Willie Mund
Squaw Creek
Doss
Crashes In Formation Involving Planes 498 And 491
Information on the September incident shows three planes in formation when a navigation change caused a collision. Plane 491 spun and its tail was damaged. both occupants parachuted to landing sites. Plane 498 landed safely after damage. Fire crews responded. total losses estimated at $41,600 with parts valued separately.
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Pete Badhge
Tommy Harlan’s
Harper-Kerrville
Junior Stevens
I Red Rahe
Charles Whitewood
Dinner and Bazaar At St Anthony’s Parish Sept 28
St Anthony’s Parish plans dinner and bazaar at Bein’s Hall on Sept 28 the last Sunday of the month. Previous bazaars were successful and organizers solicit community attendance and support. An advertisement from Robt Blum Store Fredericksburg notes a closing-out sale starting Sept 12 with merchandise discounted below wholesale.
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St. Anthony’s Parish
Bein's Hall
Atention
Blum
Fredericksburg
Keys and indulgences in Catholic authority
The text explains that God may grant others the power to forgive sin and remit punishment. It cites Christ’s granting of the keys to Peter and the authority to bind and loose, highlighting the Church as the salvation agency and its power to remit sin and loosing indulgences as a temporal punishment. It invites readers to write about Catholic topics.
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Christ
St. Peter
Kingdom of Heaven
Heaven
Church of Christ
Church
Jesus Christ
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Ochler
KBK
Saenger Lumber Co
Tommie Harlan
Jake Cosper
Fbg. Benevolent Assn
Wm. Dietel
Sec
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Harper Parent Teachers Association
RB. QO. Larkin
Alf. Lehne
Max Maurer
Henry Maurer
Ray W. Sherman Esy
Ford Good Drivers League
Presbyterian Church News
David Johnson
Charlie Wolfmueller
C. W. Granville
Erato Hopf
Ellis Granville
Ellis
Randolf Field
Dawn Whitworth
Arthur Bierschwale
H. M. Jones
L. C. Watkins
Herbert Jones
Gotesky
John K. Ackley
College of the City of New York
Communist Party
Dr. Gotesky
United States
Congress
France
S. A. Light
W. Twenty-fifth St
Los Angeles
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Hearst
Glory Beck Weller
Atacadero
American Poetry Magazine
Pecan Belt Nursery
Mrs
Fred Wedekind
Marietta
Floyd Cosper
Ed. L
Rawlings and New
Crider’s
Hunt
Id. L. Cosper
J. C. Cosper
Burton Brown
Harry Anderson
Harper Monday
Frank Staudt
Buddy
Ramon Pape
C . Taylor
Oon
Ida Kneese
Round Mountain
Willie Meier
Jeff Masters
B. Markworth
Ruby Whitworth
Herman Harper
Bandera
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