Community Notices from Harper and Surrounding Towns
A roundup of local social visits and trips shows Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas and son Forest visiting Fredericksburg, Mrs. Andrew Stevens hosting guests, and Kerrville visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wedekind. Several guests stay with relatives, dances at Keller hall entertain Johnson and Morris Ranch visitors, and Ferdinand Tatsch improves at Secor sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Thomas
Son Forest
Fredericksburg
Florence Thomas
John Gibson
Kerrville
Gilbert Pape
Henry Tatsch
Son Belton
Ferdinand Tatsch
Secor Hospital
Drive in Station Nears Completion Under McDougall
The Drive in Station begun days ago under Ed McDougall’s management shows wonderful progress and is nearly finished. It has improved the Citizens Auto Company and stands as one of the most modern buildings in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. McDougall
Citizen’s Auto Company
School Stage Receives New Curtains
Messrs. KE L Conner and S N Graham of the West Texas Scenic Company Coleman have been working on three drop curtains and other stage equipment. The curtains will cost the school nothing as the company earns profit from advertisements on the curtains. The curtains are described as very beautiful and advantageous to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
KE. L. Conner
N Grohan
West Texas Scenic Company
Coleman
Conner and
Graham
Edmund Tatsch and Children Shop in Town
Edmund Tatsch and his children were seen shopping in town on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora Grona
Rose
Edmund Tatsch
Livestock Facts on Feed, Hog Comfort and Alfalfa Use
The notes describe profitable waste feed use for sheep and emphasize alfalfa hay for breeding ewes. It warns shade improves hog gains in heat and links hog crop size to prices. It also urges proper mothering in pig rearing, lists minerals commonly lacking, and promotes alfalfa and oilmeal with corn tankage to boost hog ration efficiency.
Kangaroo Rats Devastate Texas Crops Threaten Health
Austin report cites J M Del Curto of the Texas Department of Agriculture warning of a record numbers of kangaroo rats in North and Central Texas. He observed up to 50 rats crossing a Central Texas road in a day and warns disease risk from field rats. He calls for joint eradication efforts with health authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Tex
Texas
J. M. del Curto
Texas Department of Agriculture
del Corto
del Curto
State Health Department
Father Bound Over In Death Of His Son
Hempstead Texas August 12 John B Mikeska charged with killing his son at the family home after an examining trial before Judge J D Day released on 1500 bond to await next grand jury action. No eyewitnesses and defendant pleads self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Tex
John B. Mikeska
J. D. Day
Snow Died in Chair at State Penitentiary
F M Snow convicted of slaying his step son Bertie Connaly was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at 12 01 am in a death cell routine they said he showed little emotion during confinement Captain Tom Hickman of Texas Rangers visited Snow but offered no statin from him and Snow replied panic when asked how he felt after breakfast Floods hit Salina area with dike breaks on Dry Creek and rising Smoky Hill and Neosho River causing train delays and evacuation fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
F. M. Snow
Bertie Connaly
State Penitentiary
Snow
E. L. Schramm
Speer Snow
Tom Hickman
Austin
Texas Rangers
Hickman
Earli
Salina
Smoky Hill
Mantor
Neosho
Iola
Anthrax Deaths Prompt Beaumont Health Investigation
Beaumont Texas August 12 an investigation is underway after the death of Mrs H. E. Jones from anthrax. The case is the second reported in recent weeks as Dr. D. S. Wier acting city health officer works to identify the disease source. Mrs Jones had been visiting in Dassetta the past week and returned ill, dying soon after hospital admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
E. Jones
D. S. Wier
Flood Menace Persists Across Kansas as Rivers Rise
Floods linger in Central and Eastern Kansas with more rain forecast. The Smoky Hill River continues to rise, inundating farmland south of Salina, while Marquette, almost surrounded by water, remains protected by sandbag dikes built by volunteers as the crest nears the 1903 high mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Smoky Hill
Salina
Marquette
Oliver Curwood Dead Author and Conservationist Dies
Owosso Michigan reports the death of James Oliver Curwood a noted author and conservationist who died at his home Saturday night from a throat infection. He had traveled widely and physicians fought to halt the illness. His body will be laid beside his parents in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso, Mich
James Oliver Curwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper News
Marie Cottle
Andrew Stevens
L. B. Stockard
Fred Wedekind
Jim Taylor
Stella Bode
Near Mason
Harve Fairchild
J. S. Whitewood
Grace Whitworth
Herbert Jones
Keller Hall
Burman Faris
Myrtle McDougall
Monterey
Walter McDougall
Morris Ranch
Secor Sanitarium
Mrs
J.J. Thurman
Noxville
Charley Coffee
Dripping Springs
Harper
Chas. Nixon
Mission
Chas
Keller
Theresa
San Antonio
Oscar Fiedler
L. D. Nixon
Spencer Whitewood, Jr
Fred Neighbors
Gene Donald
Charlie Bierschwale
Harper Wednesday
Paul DeLorey
Fred, Morris
Houston Scarborough
Junction
Harper Sunday
Gene Beeman
Doss
L. Jacobs
W. Gramercy Place
Woodlawn
Oliver Curwood
Flog. Publ. Co
Nathan Kaufman
W. Woodlawn Ave
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Highway Department
AD. Weinheimer
Fredericksburg Creamery
Chevrolet
Touring
Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
General Moors Research Laboratories
General Motors Proving Ground
General Motors
Standard Motor Co. Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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