Local Visits and Health Notes From Harpers and Kerrville
Mr Emery Mengus of Megar gel is in Harper visiting friends and relatives. Mrs Oswald Feller visited in Fredericksburg last Tuesday. Mrs Ed McDougall is able to be up again after several days illness. Mrs E S Fairchild went to Kerrville last Friday and had some dental work done.
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Emery Mengus
Megargel
Harper
Oswald Feller
Fredericksburg
Ed. McDougall
Pratt
Auto Sales Reports Busy Period With Several Vehicle Sales
Guarantee Auto Sales Co reports multiple sales including a Ford Roadster to Leslie Phillips a Ford Truck to Bertram Sageser and a Ford Touring car to Tom Phillips. The firm highlights salesman J A Sehleyer described as always on the job.
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Guarantee Auto Sales Co
Leslie Phillips
Betram Sageser
Tom Phillips
J. A. Sehleyer
Harper youths attend 4th of July dances in Fredericksburg
Several Harper young people joined the 4th of July dances in Fredericksburg last Sunday night and reported delightful times. Mrs Chas Stapp is recovering well from appendicitis surgery in Kerrville and expects to return home soon.
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Harper
Fredericksburg
Chas. Stapp
Kerrville
Visitors from Mason Visit Harper Last Sunday
Mr. Ben Lang and sister Esther and Miss Olga Strackbein of Mason were visitors in Harper last Sunday.
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Ben Lang
Esther
Olga Strackbein
Mason
Harper
Local Social Notes from Harper Area Visit and Travel
Mr and Mrs C Berschwate return from Menard where Mr Bierschwate was ill but improving. They are joined by daughter Mrs Linvall McDonald. Rev and Mrs J A Foster plan a Mexico trip, touring property there. Local merchants discuss dull business and suggest ads in the Harper section. Mr and Mrs Ben Smith and daughter visit from San Antonio with Mrs Geo Flora and others. several relatives gather at L D Nixon's. Nora Fischer and Paula Laura Fischer visit in San Antonio. Walton Fischer returns home after a San Antonio visit.
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Mrs. C. Berschwate
Menard
Mr. Bierschwate
Linvall McDonald
J. A. Foster
Mexico
Mrs. Foster
Emery Mengus
Laura
Paula Fischer
San Antonio
Nora Fischer
Walton Fischer
Henry Fischer
Lutheran Celebration At Stewart Grove
Last Saturday the Lutherans held a barbecue and amusements at Stewart Grove. A large crowd enjoyed a pleasant day until a shower forced a break in the entertainment, which many found still engaging despite the rain.
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Stewart Grove
Install Electric Lights At Several Local Homes
Mr Hy Fischer assists Felix Maier of Fredericksburg in selling light plants and installing Delco Lights at multiple sites. Tatsch and Peril install lights and irons while Kroll Sr equips his home with lights irons stove and refrigerator.
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Hy. Fischer
Felix Maier
Fredericksburg
Hy. Tatsch
Jim Peril
Carl Kroll
Tatsch
Peril
Mr. Kroll
Crescendo Club Formed By Mrs Stevens Pupils
Mrs Lewis A Stevens hosted a Saturday recital at her home after which the Crescendo Club was organized with officers Blanche Duderstadt president Cecil Floyd vice president Dick Jones secretary and treasurer Watkins Tarr sergeant at arms and a program committee formed by Alice Nichols Alta Lee Duderstadt and Lydia Whitewood The club aims to study history theory and technique of music.
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Lewis A. Stevens
Blanche Duderstadt
Cecil Floyd
Dick Jones
Watkins Tarr
Alice Nichols
Alta Lee Duderstadt
Lydia Whitewood
Harper People Enjoy Dances and Visit Friends
Mrs. W. H. Whitworth and daughter Mrs. Chester Stapp of Noxville visited Harper on Wednesday. Mr. John Heinemann and son Lawrence traveled to Fredericksburg on Thursday. Dances at Farrs and Faulkner Hall last Thursday and Friday drew many attendees. Welcome back to Hy Weiting and family, former Harper residents now returning to settle here. Local talk centers on improving roads to connect Harper with nearby towns.
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W. H. Whitworth
Chester Stapp
Noxville
Harper
John Heinemann
Lawrence
Fredericksburg
Farrs and Faulkner Hall
Hy. Weiting
Weiting
Yoakum
Flood waters recede after Mexican floods
In City of Mexico on July 4 officials report floods easing with few reported deaths and limited material damage mainly to railroads and rural areas. Suburbs still flooded with cellars underwater and adobe shacks deteriorating amid lingering water.
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City of Mexico
Alarm Clock Sends Texan to Jail
Jim Clark from Amarillo Texas was jailed in Kansas City after a pawn shop visit revealed clothing mismatch with a clock he claimed as his. Detective Harry Hirsch triggered the alarm, and Clark confessed to taking the items from a friend.
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Texan
Kansas City
Jim Clark
Amarillo
Tex
Clark
Harry Hirsch
Hirsch
Governor Voids Yeager Pardons in Bank Robbery Case
Austin, July 2 Governor Ferguson revoked a conditional pardon for Otis Yeager, who had been convicted of assault to murder and sentenced to two to six years. The revocation follows Yeager’s March 30 daylight robbery of the San Antonio National Bank, where $19148 was taken. Jack Smith, implicated in the same bank robbery and then serving a Houston highway robbery sentence, had a conditional pardon granted a year ago that remains in place.
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Austin
Tex
Otis Yeager
San Antonio
Ferguson
State Board of Pardons
Yeager
San Antonio National Bank
Jack Smith
Smith
Houston
Condor Suspected in Death of Mendoza Toddler
In Mendoza Argentina a two year old boy died after bones were found in foothills near the city. Clothing remnants identified the child. A condor, a large regional bird of prey, is believed to be responsible.
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Mendoza
Argentina
Boy Hangs Self During Play Near Terre Haute
In Rosedale north of Terre Haute Indiana twelve year old Walter Granstaff died after inadvertently hanging from a rope in a barn rafters. Playmates fled frightened and did not tell adults. Melvin Grandstaff the father later found the body. The incident occurred July 4 with local authorities investigating.
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Terre Haute Ind
Walter Granstaff
Rosedale
Terre Haute
Melvin Grand Staff
Schroeder Bros Ad Sells Baronet Satin and Jars
Local ad from Schroeder Bros promotes Baronette Satin fabrics in assorted colors and urges readers to purchase vinegar jars caps and jar rubbers.
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Baronette
Schrordep Bros
Schroeder Bros
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Helen
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Quick Tire Service Inc
Crescendo Club
Frank M. Floyd
Jersey
Alfred Petri
Morris A. Kahn
Peck Ave
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
FORD
Taylor-Burke Motor
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