Red Cross Founding Sparked by Solferino Tragedy
The article marks the Red Cross centennial and recounts Henri Dunant's role after the 1859 Solferino battle. It covers his vision for volunteer care, the Geneva Conference leading to the Geneva Treaty, the emblem adoption, and Dunant's later ruin and Nobel Peace Prize amid his lifelong humility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Want
Lincoln
Prug Sian
Berlin
Bismark
Europe
Henri Dunant
Dunant
Solferino
TSB
Louis Appia
Duanant
Ruptcy
Pleiden
Diumant
Io Dunant
Heiden
Kathryn Stevens Installed as Worthy Advisor of Junction 286 Rainbow Girls
Miss Kathryn Ann Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Stevens was installed as Worthy Advisor of Junction Assembly No 286 Order of the Rainbow for Girls September 21 1963 at Junction Masonic Hall The term theme is Friendship and Service with lavender flowers and colors The song He and scriptures Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends John 15 13 and For brethren by love serve one another Galatians 3 13 The list of officers includes Barbara Creech Mary Ruth Blackburn Marilyn Powell Hope Darla Andereye Faiths Karla Anderega Chaplain Ann Coleman Drul Leader Barbara May Love Mary Beth Rucker-Immortality Falcon Hopf Faculty Dolores Duderstalt Patriotism Leta Kay Meades Confidental Observer Edith Powell Musician Kathryn Anderege Mother Advisor Wanda Parrott Recorder Janet Fields Treasurer The installing officers were Martha Stevens Janet Fields Wanda Parrott Carol Hopf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Ann Stevens
H. L. Stevens
Junction Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Junction Masonic Hall
Barbara Creech
Mary Ruth Blackburn
Marilyn Powell
Hope
Darla Andereye
Karla Anderega
Ann Coleman
Barbara May Love
Mary Beth Rucker
Falcon Hopf
Dolores Duderstalt
Leta Kay Meades
Edith Powell
Kathryn Anderege
Wanda Parrott
Janet Fields
Presbyterian Women Association Meeting Notes and Plans
The Presbyterian Women met on Thursday morning with 13 members present. They were invited to a Presbyterian meeting in Ingram on Sept 23 and the district meeting in Ingram on Oct 16. The next regular meeting was moved to Oct 24 at 7 30 p m. Mr Fred Whitewood and Mrs R E Peril led the program Social Power for The Future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Ingram
Fred Whitewood
R. E. Peril
South
4 H Models All Set For National Fashion Show
4 H models from across Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and other states prepare for the 42nd National Club Congress in Chicago the first week of December. The 1963 state dress revue winner earns an all expense trip to Chicago and a national revue spot in the Conrad Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom. Scoring covers finished garment 25 construction 25 attire value for money 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ol Gils
All OU Siates
Puerto Rico
All Eampense
Chicapo
Conrad Tlilton Hotel
4 H Clubs Promote Fun and Leadership in 1903
4 H clubs emphasize leadership and useful hobbies through recreation, safety campaigns, and community projects. The top recreational leader gains a trip to the 1903 National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago and eligibility for six national scholarships worth 500 dollars each. Local society news mentions visits and gatherings across Kerrville Fredericksburg Junction Dallas Llano and other communities with numerous families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State and County Tax Collections Opening October 1
The 1963 tax collection period runs through January 1, 1964 with discounts for prompt payment. No tax increases were approved in state or county levies. few district changes noted. The Assessor Collector announces office hours during the news hour starting Tuesday October 1 for taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millllonm
Guillespie County Water Control and Iimprovement District
Lee Discount
Harper and
Fredericksburg
Luckenbachk
Doss
Stonewall
Rocky Hill
Durst
Fredericksburg Civic Leader Ben Kneese Dies at 75
Ben H Kneese longtime Fredericksburg banker and school board secretary died suddenly at home Monday night aged 75 years 9 months. He chaired church boards and served civic groups including Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, and the Federal Land Bank of Kerrville. Survived by wife two sons and two grandchildren, funeral held at Beckmann Funeral Home and First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Kneese
Fredericksburg
Kneese
Gillespie County
Church
Federal Land Bank of
Kerrville
Secetary
Gillespie County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Stein Lumber Co
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Llano Highway
Tie
Raymond Kneese
Harold Kneese
U. S
Ottiliie
R. J. Koenig
San Antonio
Dorothy Lee
Emil Kneese
Emma
Ed. C. Leifeste
Beckmann
First Methodist Church
Mulford Zirkel
Upper Llanos election set at Henry East Ranch
The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District will hold a Supervisor election on Tuesday Oct 1 at 3:30 PM at the Henry East Ranch 17 miles northeast of Rock Springs on the Junction highway. Texas Parks and Wildlife official Rod Marburger will discuss deer trends and range management. Sam H. Coleman will show native forage plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Llanos
East Ranch
State Soil Conservation
Edwards County
Llanos
Edwards
Kimble County
Henry East
Hardin Tobin
Otto Itz Celebrates 85th Birthday
Otto Itz celebrated his eighty fifth birthday at the home of Mrs. Clifford with a barbecue dinner attended by Mir and Mrs Archie Wienecke of San Antonio Mir and Mrs Douglas Bode of Kerrville Mir and Mrs Cheste Itz and Lamar Mr and Mrs Chester Bernhard and Teen and Al and Mrs Victor Wendel. The Band Booster Club plans a 2 30 p m meeting at the school house on Tuesday October 1 urging all members to attend. ZIP code reform is described as key to a coming postal system modernization with Postmaster General Day predicting savings and automation benefits over the next years. A San Antonio ZIP code 782 is given as example and future optical scanning machines are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Itz
Clifford
Bode
Mir
Archie Wienecke
San Antonio
Douglas Bode
Kerrville
Cheste Itz
Lamar
Chester Bernhard
Teen
Victor Wendel
U.S
Zip
Postoffice Department
J. Edward Day
Day
Post Office
Hutort
Sear
S. A
Reed Lang unions at Harper Church in solemn ceremony
Miss Julia Ann Reed and Charles Edward Lang were married Saturday afternoon September 21 in St. Anthony's Catholic Church Harper officiated by Rev A A Gitter. The couple, both locals with families and jobs in Kerrville San Antonio and Harper, will reside at 207 W San Antonio St. after their brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ann Reed
Charles Edward Lang
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Harper
A. A. Gitter
Elgin Lange
St. Anthony's Choir
Dennis Fritz
Bernard Fritz
Stephen Maurer
Kerrville
Keith Henke
Edmund Reed
Fredericksburg High School
Western Union
The
Radio Post
St. Mary’s High School
Annie Lang
Mooney Aircraft
Wanda Lois Crenwelge
James Lang
Alton Reed
Bride
Clinton Schlueter
Harvey Klein
Larry Reed
San Antonio St
San Angelo
Mason
Llano
San Antonio
Doss
Harper, Comfort
Marfa
Washington, D. C
Reed-Lang
Ben Henke
Young Farmer Week Proclaimed In Texas By Gov Connally
Governor Connally proclaims September 22 to 28 as Young Farmer Week in Texas noting the tenth anniversary of the Young Farmers organization. The drive, under the State Department of Education, supports 161 chapters and promotes education leadership and homemaking programs for farm families.
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Young Farmer
Texas
John Connally
Young Farmer Work
Yo Ag Department
Connally
Aso
Pexas
Mahers
Shlip
Gillespie County Religious Census Set for Sunday 29
The Gillespie County Ministerial Association sponsors a county and city wide religious census to be conducted Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Hundreds of callers from every church will cover assigned areas with a contingency for Monday or Tuesday. Participants are asked to return cards to their churches for sorting. Rev. Henry Preptow chairs Planning and Publicity.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie County Ministerial Association
Miniinterial Association
Henry Preptow
Bethany Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Harper 4-H Club Offers Rabies Shots Drive
The Harper 4-H Club plans a rabies vaccination program for cats and dogs. Interested residents should contact Darlene Mrosek Cathy Tatsch Eileen Hopf Jerome Fisquell or any Harper 4-H member. Date to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper 4-H Club
Darlene Mrosek
Cathy Tatsch
Eileen Hopf
Jerome Fisquell
Harper 4-H
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RED Cross Centenary
Mrs. Worth O Duderstadt
Daughters
Austin
Douglas Duderstadts
Orin Parkers
John Hughes
Dorothy Ann of
Mio
Badwin Lang
Otto Wilenecke
Chhildrien
Stevensonville
Dhe
Otto Wieneckes
Yio
Edwin Iste
Fredercksburg
Brotherhood
Holy Ghost Church
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Martha Stevens
Carol Hopf
Presbyterian Women Association Meeting
Otto Dittmar of
Robert Dittmar
Woo
Kiedji
Pettus
Stalling Marshall
Peaches Blackburn
Ola Peril
B. M. Hexson
Cora Nabers
Alfonso Hopf
Howard Walden
Corpus Christi
Hl. L. Stevens
Kathryn
Rainbow Girls
Junction
A. C. Wendel
W. C. Russell
Harvey Stevens
Lewis Stevens
George Holekamp
Turtle Creek
Watkins Tarr
John
Mary Nell
David Schmidt
Jerome Lange
Dallas
Mrs
Joe Lange
Carl Ernst
California
Tommy Harlan
Bernhard
Herbert Otto
Maxam Otto
W. R. Massey
Ben H. Kreese
Ben Frenzel
Emma Kunkel
Moellenkopf
Miles
Richard Manske
Mesdames
Edwin Dittmar
J. F. Cook
Chester Moses
Primitive Baptist Church
Doss Sunday
Raymond Cottle
Nettie Thoem
J. C. Cosper
Miro
Roy Cottle
Jeanette Rogers
Jimmie Peril
Jack Phillips
SWSTC
San Marcos
Thei
Stanley Schmidt
Randolph Leifeste
Roy Skothmann
Gilbert Leifeste
Monroe Schmidt
Wilburn Rossmann
Ben Henry
Soil Conservati
Mor
Postal
MR. Zip
R.W. Smith
Odessa
Ben Thomiases
Vo Co Whitworth
Terry
Pete Whitworth
Julia Reed
Charles Lang
Harper Church
Steve Forest
Jasper Massey
Clayton Massey
Here
R. W. Smith
Vic
Bea Thomas
Marvin Toxin
Trey Tobin
Keller
Gove
Er Connally
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