Social visit notes from Junction and San Antonio
Mr and Mrs O C Wright of Junction visited his aunt Mrs Wm Keen on Saturday. Mrs Walter Parker and her mother visited Mrs Keen s brother L E Miller and Mrs Miller and other relatives in Junction on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Kensing of San Antonio spent the weekend with relatives.
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O. C. Wright
Junction
Wm. Keen
Walter Parker
Ovo
Robert Kensing
San Antonio
Rain, travels, and obituaries from Noxville
Noxville saw five inches of rain Friday night keeping residents indoors. Mrs. Dillard Stapp arrived in New York late after a Birmingham stopover and missed her niece Lucille Wareing’s wedding but attended the reception. Mrs. Tom Parker passed away after 50 years in the community, and was buried at the old Noxville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noxville
Dillard Stapp
New York
Birmingham
Alabama
Lucille Wareing
A. S. Parker
W. W. Whitworth
Stonewall
J. H. Parker
Pentecostal
Harper
Tom Parker
J. A. Milam
Weston Fischer
Stonewall Ranch
Willie Collins
Marvin Ernst
Rocksprings
Garland
Leave For Tennessee Construction Job
Ed Walker and his son Edward and Buddy Friedrich depart Friday for Knoxville Tennessee where Mr Walker will supervise a telephone construction line Buddy and Edward will head cutting crews They expect to be away about six months for the job Patronize Herald Advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Walker
Edward
Buddy Friedrich
Knoxville
Tennessee
Mr. Walker
Buddy
Johnson to Address Texas Farmers After Health Setback
Lyndon B. Johnson plans his first statewide radio speech since his July heart attack. The 109-station Farm Bureau Roundup network will air the address, focusing on Texas farmers and ranchers. Eisenhower was to contribute a message but is hospitalized after a heart attack. The Farm Bureau launches a statewide membership drive next week.
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Waco
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Farm Bureau
Texas
Walter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau
Eisenhower
TFB
J. Walter Hammond
Tever
White House
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Denver
Johnson
Hammond
Dean Moorhead to Address Hill Country Bar Meeting
Hon Dean Moorhead of Austin will address the Hill Country Bar Association at its meeting Saturday October 1 at the LCRA Employees Club near Inks Dam His talk Substantive Changes in the Texas Probate Code will cover recent changes. Burnet County Bar hosts and the wives attend.
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Dean Moorhead
Austin
Hill Country Bar Association
Lcra Employees Club
Inks Dam
Moorhead
Texas
Burnet County
Burnet Bar
F. H. Hammond
Thomas O. Ferguson
E. B. Kinsey
Harold Kennedy
D. Clyde Gardner Burleson
33Rd Judicial District
Wilburn Oatman Jr
Liano
Hill Country Bar
E. R. Need
Menard
Annie Justice Swain
Eden
Kennedy
Marble Falls
Darrell G. Lechte
Kerrville
Kurtz Family Heartily Recalls South America Trip
Mrs. Wil lard Kurtz writes from Caracas detailing a return journey via Mexico City and Costa Rica. She describes hotel penthouse stays, visits with friends, sight seeing, a healing spring tale, Panama flight, neighbor hospitality in Caracas, milk deliveries, and new home appliances.
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Hy. Bierschwale
Willard Kurtz
Kurtz
Caracas
Venezuela
Mexico City
Hugo Jordan
San Antonio
Rickey
Hugo
Costa Rica
Panama
Houston
Bessie
Mamie
William Knox
Barcelona
St Marys Parish Bazaar Set For This Weekend
St Marys Parish hosts a two day bazaar with turkey dinner Sunday at 11 15 a m in St Joseph Hall and the school basement if needed Tickets are 1 00 for adults 50 for students Meals can be taken home Booths offer cake sewing candy games and prizes valued at 700 00 plus a Belair sewing machine and other gifts Donations sold in certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
St. Joseph's’ Hall
St. Mary's
St. Joseph's Hall
Belair
Dormeyer
Wizzard
Freeman
US Royal Alr
Knapp Insurance Agency
Franklin Life Insurance
New Directors Named at Central Texas Electric Coop Meeting
Two new directors were appointed at the Central Texas Electric Cooperative general membership meeting held Thursday at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Baze Draper takes over Mason County seat from Ryland Rothmann, while Robin Meier replaces Fitzhugh Lee in Gillespie County.
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Baze Draper
Ryland Rothmann
Mason County
Robin Meier
Fitzhugh Lee
Gillespie County
Anniversary observance marks Lutheran merger milestone
In St Paul Church Toledo Dr Henry F Schuh head of the American Lutheran Church preaches at the 25th anniversary service. Schuh also speaks on CBS Church of the Air. ALC, with 850000 members at end of 1954, grew from about 500000 at merger in 1930. Negotiations continue to merge with three other Lutheran synods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Toledo
Ohio
Henry F. Schuh
Schuh
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Lutheran Church
America
ALC
Harper locals observe Day of Prayer for State Missions
The WMS met at Harper Baptist Church on Thursday for the Day of Prayer. Good rains fell in Harper and vicinity with reports of 4 to 4% inches. No losses of goats or sheep were reported. Families and visitors, including the Pape family from Prade ranch, the Lennons relocating to San Antonio, and Green relatives visiting Houston and Kerrville, are noted in local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMS
Harper Baptist Church
Harper
Gillie Pape
Buddy
Prade Ranch
Virgil Lennon
San Antonio
Marlene
Bobbie Green
Houston
Sadie Green
Kerrville
Ida Kneese
Rocksprings Paper Reports Big Race Wager Wins
Report from Rocksprings notes locals who had just quit in the area bought a two dollar horse race ticket and won a prize totaling twenty eight thousand dollars. The incident highlights unusual betting outcomes and community reactions.
Hill Crest Singers to Meet at Pentecostal Church Sunday
The Hill Crest Singers will gather at the Pentecostal Church Sunday at 2 30 p.m. and invite the public to attend. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Hugo Klein of Fredericksburg and Mr and Mrs Willie Meier and daughters of a gram. The Harlands and Lennon family host relatives from New Braunfels and Lackland Air Base. Robin Klein from Lackland is on a 10 day fur lough with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Crest
Pentecostal
Hugo Klein
Fredericksburg
Willie Meier
Daughters
Agram
Edwin Klein
Robin Klein
Lackland Air Base
Mrs
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Chas. W. Barrett
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Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Noxville News
Patronize Herald Advertisers
Mark A. Thompson
J. F. Cook
W. San Antonio
S. Fredericksburg, Texas
Lyndon
Hill Country
Bernice Lang
Paul Lang
Edwin Lang
South America
St. Mary's Parish
Gulf Service
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Ouls
Harper, Texas Tires Batteries
H. Wielge Lewis
Harper Locals
THE
Harper Herald
Richard Harlan
Small Son
New Braunfels
Tommy Harlan
G. D. Lennon
St. Mary’s Parish
St. Mary’s School
St. Joseph’s Hall
Silver
John Liverman
Water Street
Kerrville, Texa
Brewster Boot Shop
Hubert Brewster
Junction, Texas
Chester Tatsch
Crosley and
Bendix
Magnon
Joba
Nharone Aermotor Sro
Alta
Peaieecka
Krauskopf Bros
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