Local residents and visitors travel to nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Ed McDougall drove to San Antonio last Thursday. Pw Herbert Jones and daughter Lesa Bell went to Fredericksburg on a business trip Friday. Mr and Mrs Garfield Fairchild shopped in town one day this week. Ed Marshall of the Reservation settlement was in town Wednesday. Mrs J M Scarborough and Mrs Kramer visited Fredericksburg one day this week. Mrs A C Allen and her young daughter from Tierra Alta spent several days with Mr and Mrs J J Rogers. Dick Schumann of Ever Ready Motor Co Fredericksburg visited Harper for a day. Mr and Mrs Frank Staudt and Arthur Baumann left Wednesday for San Antonio to attend the funeral of four year old Ethel Marie Zuereher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billie Zuereher, who died at home in San Antonio from pneumonia. Friends in the community share their grief.
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Dick Schumann
Nash
The
Ever Ready Motor Co
Fredericcksburg
Harper
Frank Staudt
Arthur Baumann
San Antonio
Ethel Marie Zuereher
Billie Zuereher
Students and Teachers Visit Enchanted Rock Outing
A group of high school students and teachers spent a pleasant day at Enchanted Rock. The party included Misses Alta Moss Lois Moss Lesa Bell Jones Marie Cottle Francis Floyd Monterery Me Dougall Mattie Rogers Marvin Tobin Dean Hopf Morris Bean Phil Rogers Watkins Tarr T Jay Mabry Omer Cottle and Mor tis DeLory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enchanted Rock
Misses Alta
Lois Moss
Lesa Bell Jones
Marie Cottle
Francis Floyd
Monterery Me.Dougall
Mattie Rogers
Marvin Tobin
Dean Hopf
Morris Bean
Phil Rogers
Watkins Tarr
T. Jay Mabry
Omer Cottle
Mortis DeLory
Local residents visit Harper and area towns this week
Oscar Stehling of Fredericksburg, Arnold Markwortt, Mrs. Vernon Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hopf and others spent days in Harper this week. Arthur Baumann, Mrs. Hy Tatsch, Mrs. E S Fairchild met in town and visitors from Fredericksburg and Mason joined various social trips. A group of Harper youths motor to Enchanted Rock for a pleasant outing with several named attendees.
How Do You Know That Gin You Bought Is Okay
A humorous Life magazine quip notes a buyer trusting a bootlegger, claiming payment later. The joke centers on the unreliable assurance of illicit liquor during prohibition era context. It satirizes consumer skepticism toward source credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona Electric
Unloaded Gun Accident Leaves Men Facing Death
L G Mackey 26 lies in a Houston hospital as he pleads absolution for his friend R West who fired a gun during a playful room prank at a downtown hotel. West, confined to bed, will give a district attorney statement as investigators collect details of the accidental shooting.
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Houston
L. G. Mackey
R. West
Hamford
Mackey
West
State to test Oil Title Act in Texas river beds case
Assistant Attorney General C W Trueheart said he will move to test Senator Small s bill validating title to land in stream beds. The measure passed despite the governor s veto and a prior constitutional opposition. The state seeks land in Gray and Wheeler Counties in the North Fork Red River bed worth about 50 million dollars, arguing surveys cannot cross the river and the beds belong to the state. The courts will decide if thevalidation is constitutional.
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Austin
Tex
C. W. Trueheart
Small
Trueheart
Bradford Et al
Gray
Wheeler
North Fork
Red River
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Joe McGee nee Schaefer
The family expresses deep appreciation to neighbors and friends for sympathy after the death of Mrs. Joe McGee nee Schaefer. They thank Rev Bracher and Rev Leonhard for condolences, the Albert Church male choir for songs, Dr Barnwell and nurse Cassett for service and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McGee
Nee Schaefer
Bracher
Leonhard
Albert Church
Barnwell
Miss Cassett
Notice of Probate for Thomas Andrada Will
The County Court of Gillespie County Texas will hear an application for probate of the last will of Thomas Andrada Deceased and for Letters Testamentary. May 6 1929 is the first Monday in May when interested parties may appear and contest the filing. Albert E. Klett Clerk.
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Thomas Andrada
Paul C. Jones
Celestino Meza
Gillespie County
A. D
Fredericksburg
Texas
Albert E. Klett
Motorist Seeks Help After Accident on Country Road
A stranded driver limped to a telephone box after a light car overturned on a country road. He asked a garage for assistance, only to be told he had the wrong number and that the zoo could help instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper News
Ed. McDougall
Herbert Jones
Lesa Bell
Mrs. Garfield Fairchild
Ed. Marshall
J. M. Scarborough
Kramer
A. C. Allen
Tierra Alta
Oscar Stehling
Arnold Markwortt
Vernon Rogers
Mrs
Max Hopf
Dallas
Hy Tatsch
E. S. Fairchild
Garfield Fairchild
Mrs. Oliver Hopf
Kermit Striegler
Bill Sechwiening
Peter Bernhardt
Hy. Tatsch
Paul Bode
Albert Lang
Henry Wendel
Mason
Otto Marschall
Chas, Meurer
Harper Wednesday
Junction
Misses Elsie
Bessie Bernhardt
Erma Knoll
Norma Itz
Chester Bernhardt
Victor Marshall
Belton Tatsch
Chester Itz
Purina
Martie Achick Chow
R. M. Lewis
State OF
Gillespie
State of Texas
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Chrysler Motors
Plymouth
Chrysler
America
FredeRicksburg Motor Co
FredeRicksburg, Texas
LiGut
Comprarny
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