Local spelling contest ends in tie at Adams School
Adams School pupils and Noxville each fielded fourteen spellers in a tie. Teachers Barrett and Ivy supervised the event and read the words. The piece also surveys local turkey farming, cattle and car sales, and water drilling progress near Live Oak Ranch with notes on market prices and recent trips by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams School
Noxville
Messrs
Chas. Barrett
Aubry Ivy
Scoos
School Notes From Klein Branch and Harper Girls Game
Friday evening December 12 Klein Branch girls defeated Harper High 15 to 6. Absent last week were Laura Fischer Betty Rogers Edna Ellebracht. Nora Laura Fischer and Lenna Jones absent Tuesday. Mildred Solomons went home sick Tuesday noon. Declaming contestants to read Friday at the basket supper. Miss Winnie Whaley at new Reservation home. Mrs Lightfoot weekend in Junction. Lella unable to declaim. Leona urged eggs. Josephine quizzed by father about marks in arithmetic. Hunting trip Saturday night: Losson Ima Fay Ura May Rogers Harold Mildred De Frost. Durst children started school Monday 15 after moving here. Reporters Betty Rogers Edna Ellebracht. Mrs Pierce Gary visited her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein Branch
Harper High School
Laura Fischer
Betty Rogers
Edna Ellebracht
Nora
Lenna Jones
Mildred Solomons
Winnie Whaley
Reservation
Lella
Leona
Josephine
Losson
Ima Fay
Ura May Rogers
Harold and
Mildred de Frost
Hardin Tobin and brother visit San Antonio
Mr. Hardin Tobin and his brother Dick undertook a business trip to San Antonio last week. The Baptist Aid group met at Mrs. A. W. Sellum last Friday and organized a quilting session to benefit Buckner's Orphan Home.
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Mr. Hardin Tobin
San Antonio
Good Ladies of Baptist Aid
A. W. Sellum
Buckners Orphan Home
Mrs V C Russel and family visit in town
Mrs V C Russel and children spent Wednesday with Mrs J L Wiley. Mr J W Adams made a business visit from Cain City. Lutherans are building a new Sunday house on church property. Mr C A Roberts and wife went to Bandera to interview Dr Butler about Mrs Roberts health. report says she is improving. J H W Morris and son Noble with his family were here last week from Arlington Wash. they came to Texas after farming fever. Noble brought a girl back, guests of John Rogers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kramer
Mason
Fredericksburg
J. W. Adams
Cain City
C. A. Roberts
Bandera
Butler
Roberts
J. HW. Morris
Noble
Arlington
Wash
Mr. Morris
Son
Texas
John Rogers
Maggie and Jiggs Contest Shines in Club Meeting
Club notes from December report Maggie leading the Maggie and Jiggs contest as Jiggs overcomes laziness and works harder. Other items include Willie Strackbein joining Guarantee Auto Sales as a mechanic, visits from Klein Branch and Stonewall residents, turkey hunting trips by Foster Wilson and Jolly, census take of farm products assigned to Dr Gordon Harper, and social news of Leonard Smith visiting Mr. J H Moore’s family. The Standard subscription offer and a Christmas gift suggestion of Victor records are noted, with a library fund-raiser box supper on December nineteenth by the ladies auxiliary.
Christmas goods to Millersview visitors
Mr Bryeon and family visited from Millersview at the start of the week, laying in a supply of Christmas goods.
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Mr. Bryeon
Millersview
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Harper, Texas
Harper
Otto Rahe & CO
Harper, ‘Texas
Harper,exas
Smith Bros
Blue Mountain
Citizens Auto Co
H. M. Wendel
Albert Lange
V. A. Russel
Zarnum Faris
Herm Jung
Red Hole
Santa Claus
Tom Philips
Knoxville
Kerrville
Guarantee Auto Sales Co
Wm. Fritz
McCormick-Deering
W. A. Elopf
Burman Faris
Central Meat Market
Mason, Menard
Eden
Brady
Fort McCavitt
Frederiksburg
Frank Kroll
Carl Kroll
Rheingold
Sellers
Scarborough
Live Oak Ranch
Mr. Stockard
Durst
Pierce Gary
V. C. Russel
Maggie
Jiggs
Willie Strackbein
L. A. Stevens
Klein
Foster Wilson
Jolly
Robstown
Gordon Harper
Leonard Smith
Stonewall
J. H. Moore
Robert Speed
Victrola Records
Victor
Loyal Music Sotre Phone 9
ROUS
Citizens’ Auto Co
Harper Tin and Sheet
TIN
Kaiser
J. £. Birt
Kaiper
J. F. Wedekind
City Cafe
Central Meat
Nauwald
Edwin Hopf
HY. Fischer
Citizens Auto Company
FORD
Bryson & Crockett Merc. Co
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