Two Days Celebration at Harper Highlighted by Barbecue
Harper prepares for a two day event September 10 and 11 with goat roping cigar races bronco busting baseball games and platform dancing nightly by Freddie and Ian Smith orchestra Antonio prominent townspeople organize the festivities to welcome thousands of visitors.
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Harper
Freddie
Ian Smith
Antonio
Texas
Freddie Smith
Orchestra of
San Antonio
Junction visitors spend weekend with local residents
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Anderson and their daughters Miss Mary and Mrs. Gene Lightfoot of Junction visited here last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Leona Mabry accompanied them for a few days. Mrs Jeff Coats of Olney, Texas, visited at the home of her father, Mr. John Mengus.
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Mack Anderson
Mary
Gene Lightfoot
Junction
Leona Mabry
Jeff Coats
Olney
Texas
John Mengus
H. B. Roberts
E. F. Parker
Blanco
Hopfs Visit Coleman During Short Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry Hopf were away for a few days visiting Coleman and returned home afterward.
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Henry Hopf
Coleman
Visit of Floyd Casper at Hunt home noted
Mr. Floyd Casper visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Menges of Hunt last Sunday. His sister Miss Nettie, who had been visiting there the past week, returned home with him.
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Floyd Casper
Lewis Menges
Hunt
Iis
Miss Nettie
Brother and sister travel to Fredericksburg amid San Antonio trip
Mr Everett Rober accompanied his sister Miss Angie as far as Fredericksburg last Sunday. She was returning to San Antonio after spending a week with her parents.
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Everett Rober
Angie
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Ed McDougall Store Chooses Fall Dry Goods in Predericksburg
Mr and Mrs Ed McDougall and Miss Lola Cottle visited Predericksburg last Friday and met Mr Jordan a salesman for McKean Bilers and selected fall dry goods for the Ed McDougall store.
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Ed. McDougall
Lola Cottle
Predericksburg
Mr. Jordan
McKean, Bilers
Ladies Auxiliary presents The Womanless Wedding at schoolhouse
The Ladies Auxiliary panel will stage The Womanless Wedding at the schoolhouse Friday night August 28. Attendees gain entertainment and aid the local school as the community benefits. A baseball game will be played in the afternoon and refreshments including ice cream hamburgers cakes and pies will be served. Funds go entirely to the school. Read the Harper section ad.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Harper
Klaerner Schmidt Harp er vs Harper at Rocky Hill ball game
A Harper team members watched Klaerner Schmidt and Harper play at Rocky Hill Sunday. The box score shows K & A.B.R.H. 0 with Moellering Jung and Sehmidt zensky leading hitters. Notable feats include Heimann Jung Sehmidt zensky three-base hits and a Moellering home run. Schmidt zensky and Jung pitched nine and seven strikeouts respectively.
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Harper
Rocky Hill
Klaerner & Sehmidt
A. E
Kuhlmann
Weinheimer
Jenschke
Suhimann, LH
Heimann
Jung
Sehmidtzensky
State banks invited to fund drought relief plan
Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher announced a campaign to finance dry area banks with state deposits. Banks in 95 counties are invited to apply for funds to loan farmers at low interest to prevent forced sales. The plan could channel about 65 million dollars through participating banks with 2 percent to depositors and 4 percent to other funds.
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Drouth
W. Gregory Hatcher
Hatcher
Dallas
Treasury
Local residents noted in brief visits and events
Mr. Chas Lange received a new Ford touring car from Citizens Auto Co. J W Lennon and sons traveled to San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Chas Barrett of London visited relatives. Rev Cumming assists Wim Bierschwale in a revival at Noxville. Harper youths enjoyed a party at M and Mrs Roy Cottle. Oliver Hopf returned from Eden with Fred Nabers. John Koch welcomed a baby girl. Liberty New and Ruth of San Antonio visited L D Nixon family.
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Oor Citizens Auto Co
Chas. Lange
Mrs. Cumming
Noxville
Rev. Cummings
Wim, Bierschwale
Liberty New
Ruth
San Antonio
Local Socials and Moves Highlight Weekly Notices
Mrs. V C Russell hosts guests including Mrs Wiley Mrs Harper and Mrs Earl Sylvester of Avoca visiting relatives. Miss Gladys Bailey of Goldwaite fills teaching vacancy. Families relocate around town while Roy and Raymond Cottle visit Fredericksburg. City Garage advertises cylinder rebore and piping delivery from Fredericksburg Implement Co.
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V. C. Russell
D. A. Wiley
C. F. Harper
Earl Sylvester
Avoca
Doctor R L Fulcher Stricken Again In Blanco
In Blanco Texas on a Friday Dr J F Barnwell of Johnson City was summoned to see Dr R L Fulcher who suffered a sudden serious illness. Dr Fulcher returned to his office Monday morning but then grew worse and was rushed to Seton’s infirmary where he was reported resting fairly well.
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Blanco
Texas
J. F. Barnwell
Johnson City
R. L. Fulcher
Fulcher
Seton’s Infirmary
Floresville Votes Bonds For Waterworks Extension
Floresville Texas voters approved a $4,000 bond issue Tuesday to improve and extend the waterworks system. The Floresville Civic Club sponsored the measure with strong participation from its women members.
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Floresville
Texas
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Wanted to buy 500 White Leghorn hens
Buyer B. W. Camp seeks 500 pure bred White Leghorn hens at the lowest price. Contact 219 Sandoval St, San Antonio, Texas, by mail or respond with price. No further details provided.
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B. W. Camp
Sandoval St
San Antonio
Texas
Optometrist Will Hold Fredericksburg Clinic Saturday
Schroeder Bros announces Wilbur G. Treadwell Optometrist will be in his Fredericksburg office over Keidel and Kallenberg's Drug Store on Saturday August 22 and until noon August 23 Eyes examined and glasses fitted The ad also notes delivery of farm feeds and country produce with phone 93. City Flour & Grain Co Fred J. Hannenmann.
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Wilbur G. Treadwell
Fredericksburg
Keidel and Kallenberg
City Flour & Grain CO
Fred J. Hannenmann
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Inion
Ladies Auxiliary
School House
Faiady
Ender
He Toal
He .H. S
K Furnishass Band
Young and
Citizens Auto CO
Harper, Texas
Schandur & Reichenau
Deyeat Harper
Cottle
Rees
Eggborough
KR. Cottle
Jung P. Schumpelt
Crenwelge
Sageser
Feller
J. W. Lennon and Sons
Dewey and
Willie
Chas. Barrett
London
Ing W
Roy Cottle
Mrs
Oliver Hopf
Eden
Mrs Fred Nabers
John Koch
Viola Hughes
Gladys Bailey
Goldwaite
H. W. Fairchild
Utopia
Mr. Hairchild
Mr. E
Fairchild
Lon Solomon
Albert Sagebiel
E. R. Dabney Place
P. O. Bode
Kerrville Road
Mr. Maddox
Zora
Blanche Whitewood
Rock Springs
Mrs. W. A. Fairchild
Mrs. Fairchild
Mrs. Frederick
Messrs
Roy and
Raymond Cottle
City Garage & Implement Co
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Schroeder Bros
Basse Produce Co
R.m. Floyd General Merchandise
Hamilton Brown
McDougall
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