Harper F F A Boy Wins Blue Ribbon at Houston Show
Ralston Coffey of Harper F F A earns First Place in the Sheep Division with a two year old delaine ram at the Houston Fat Stock Show after previously securing Grand Champion at Harper Fat Stock Show. Aiming to expand his registered flocks, Coffey’s example inspires local F F A members. The article also reports the death of Hugo A Hopf a longtime Harper resident and businessman connected to the Harper Handy Andy venture, with funeral services held in Fredericksburg.
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Delaine
Ralston Coffey
Harper F. F. A
Houston
Texas
Ralston
Harper F. F
Harper High Q
Hugo A. Hopt
Harper
Mr. Hopf
Harper Handy Andy
Oliver
Hopf
Fredericksburg
Tuesay
Presbyterian
Ofjaling
Ater Wolff
Gonzales
Haptf
L Beckmann
Cemery
EL Oc. Hopf
Zelma Swift
Dean
Achor
Harper High
Doris
Peggy Ann Hopf
Ellsworth
Max H
Edwin
A. Lb
Emil
Henry
Chris
Edgar Dabney
Aus
Cora
Robert Na's
Doss Community Easter Visits and Local Sports News
Doss residents welcomed relatives from San Antonio and Mecklenburg over Easter while others visited Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg hospital. Ed Grocs returns home from illness and James Baethge rests after a serious illness in a Fredericksburg hospital. Arnold Dittmar named manager and Theo Mund captain of the Doss softball team which will open Sunday April 7 against Cherry Mountain.
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Karl W. Durst
San Antonio
Willie Kirchner
Ben
Henry Friedrich
Elgin
Pecan Creek
Chas
Friedrich
Ed. Grocs
Kurt Solbrig
Mecklenburg
Doss
Alvin Gerloff
Fredericksburg
James Baethge
Alf. Schrader
Melvin
Bernhard Crenwege
Hans Bergner
Seguin
Texas Lutheran College
Willie Rosenbusch
Arthur Dittmar
Texas Univesity
Austin
Arnold Dittmar
Theo Mund
Cherry Mountain
Gillespie Leads West Texas Counties in Poll Taxes
Gillespie County shows the highest poll tax payments in West Texas with 3,830, surpassing Kerr 2,928 and Kimble 1,700 while Mason lists 1,815. The 52 counties total 134,955 polls, up 6,899 from 1938, with Texas overall at 1,259,878 polls, a new record.
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Gillespie County
San Angelo
West Texas
Willow City News Briefs Include Easter Egg Hunt Postponement
Mr Nolan Althaus improves. Methodist Sunday school enjoyed an Easter egg hunt postponed by rain. Funeral for Mrs Henry Grote attended by Mr and Mrs Lawrence, Mrs Robinson, and Mr and Mrs Gold. Chas A Sagebiel made a business trip to Kerrville. Theo Crenwelge of Helotes visited the Max T Henke family. Johnny Schandua, long in U S Army at Fort Sam Houston, transferred to St Augustine to help with an Army electrical project and is in electrical training school.
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Nolan Althaus
Methodist Sunday School
Richard Laurence
H. J. Robinson
Edgar Gold
Henry Grote
Chas A. Sagebiel
Kerrville
Johnny Schandua
U.S. Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
St. Augustine
Johnny
Army
Herbert Has
Cora Hahn
Emilie Nielsen
Marvin Schaefer
Fredericksburg
Seipp
Clarence Nielsen
New Braunfels
Dodd Blondell
Oklahoma
Benno Eckert
Stonewall
Walter
Lydia Behrens
San Antonio
Clifteen Behrens
Albert Lutheran
Evelyn Weinheimer
Austin
Theo Leonard
Texas University
Arthur Schmidt
Herbert Hoffman
Felix Weinheimer
H. F. Grote
Bazaar Attracts Strong Attendance In Harper Home Demonstration
The Harper Home Demonstration Club event drew a large audience on Saturday. A notable feature was the display of homemade articles sold at a lunch hour. The Stevens Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. S Wart and opened with prayers led by Mrs. J T Glass. Roy Stevens shared remarks and a program of recitations and songs followed by readings from Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. Stewart.
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Harper Home
Saturid
Stevens
Harper
Demonstra Club
S. Wart
J. T. Glass
Roy Stevens
Fritz
Schwab
Stewart
Stonewall Auxiliary Club Trip To Longhorn Cavern
Stonewall Auxiliary Club sponsored a March 31 excursion to Longhorn Cavern and Buchanan Dam with 34 participants. The group visited Longhorn Tavern, Buchanan and Roy Inks Dam, enjoyed a basket lunch, and returned via Llano and Fredericksburg.
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Stonewall
Longhorn Cavern
Buchanan Dam
Longhorn Tavern
Buchanan and
Roy Inks Dam
Llano
Fredericksburg
Why weddings keep old customs alive across ages
A survey of wedding traditions explains ring symbolism from historic property notions to modern pledges and bridal showers rooted in dowry practices. It notes shoe and rice toss trace back to transferring rights and prosperity beliefs, while advertising news announces Pearl Beer returns with local distributor Erwin Kraus and a first new Pearl ad in the section.
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Erwin Kraus
Erwin
Pearl Beer
Standard
Sandy School Closes Amid Rainy Day Activities
Blanco News notes Sandy school closed Friday March 29 with a children's program and afternoon ball games followed by barbecue supper. Local talent presented the play Red Headed Step Child at night. District Court meets this week as residents from Johnson City and nearby towns visit.
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Sandy
District Court
Johnson City
Ed. Hyatt
Llano
Joe Glover
Earl Johnson
Austin
Bernhard Fuchs
Baby
Rocky
Drayton Smith
Oscar Coleman
Fred Currens
Mason
John Mourland
Howard Adair
Kermit Shelley
Stella Luxton
J. R. Johnson
J. Flowers
San Antonio
Henry Weirich
Carl ¢c. Smith
Round Mountain
Mabel Shelley
Mae Clark
Sofie Hyatt
Clinton Kroll
Edgar Gourley
Gillespie County Ranks Low in 1939 Cotton Bales
Gillespie County lands at the bottom of West Texas cotton producers in 1939 with 388 bales, 59 fewer than Mason county. Howard County tops 22 counties with 155,636 bales, up 6,656 from last year, while Gillespie improved by 106 bales over 1938.
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Gillespie County
Texas
San Angelo
Gillespie
Mason County
Howard County
Hail Finishes Fruit Harvest in Luckenbach Region
Heavy hail with wind and rain damaged gardens and fruit in the Luckenbach area. Onions were washed from farms and scattered from their plots as the community recovered from a recent freeze.
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Luckenbach
Castell News Miss Pearl Dalhau
A meeting of Church School workers from Mason Art Bethel Llano Hilda and Castell was held at the Methodist Church here on last Tuesday night. Visiting speakers were Rev H M King of San Antonio Dr H G Cook of Llano Rev Theo Cox of Burnet Rev George Stein man of San Saba and Miss Bell of Austin.
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Mason, Art
Bethel
Llano
Hilda
Castell
Methodist Church
H. M King
San Antonio
H. G. Cook
Theo Cox
Burnet
George Steinman
San Saba
Miss Bell
Austin
No Funds For Answering Letters In State Welfare Office
Limited postal and supply funds plus a flood of correspondence force the State Department of Public Welfare to cut back on letter writing. The department acknowledges receipt, handles complaints quickly when possible, and must manage thousands of letters from applicants recipients and officials on behalf of others.
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State Office
State Department of Public Welfare
Albert Suffers 7 Minute Cloudburst Hail Storm
On Friday morning March 29 Albert experienced a brief cloudburst with heavy rain and hail hitting the southwest area. The seven minute storm dumped four inches of rain washing away fruit and destroying plantings. Mrs Helmuth Klein reported 75 cabbage and kohlrabi plants ruined overnight. The piece notes visitors and a church opening elsewhere.
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Albert
Helmuth Klein
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H. A. Hopf
Mrs. Gillert Pape Harper
Doss News
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Willow City News
Chas. A. Sagebiel
Theo Crenwelge
Helotes
Max T. Henke
Stonewall Auxiliary Club
Cavern Lake
Kurt Weinheimer
Blanco News
Viva Ruth Gipson
Nocona
Alex W. Maier
Remington and Savage
Mrs
Peter Weber Luckenbach
Corresponden
Miss Jenschke
Victor Pahl
Rita Jenschke
Arno Behrends
Engel's Hall
Agnes Jenschke
Werner Pehl
Alice Jenschke
Olivia Frantzen
Rolf
Rocky Hill
Castell News
Miss Pearl Dalhau
Taining Institute
Vernon Radetzky
Charles Henry Dye
John Harold Schuessler
F. Ww. Radetzky
Llano River Y. Pp. Union
Mildred Pehl Albert
Emil Wilke
Francis Merz
Blanco
Henry Beck
St. Ferdinand Church
Reliance Feed & Seed Co
RK. C. Marshall
Mer
Conoco
Continental Oil Company SS
Oswald L. Crenwelge
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