Local and Personal News from Harper and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Wm Kramer of Fredericksburg visited Harper on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs W A Brown welcomed a ten pound baby boy. Oscar Bauman suffers from a bone felon finger. Rogerses attended the Fredericksburg show Sunday night. Wedekinds and Stevens visited Fredericksburg last Sunday. Willie Lennon Jr and Dewey Lennon of Eldorado passed through Harper. Fairchilds move to a new home this week. Douglas Duderstadt left for Schreiner Institute in Kerrville. Parker party from James River Community shopped in town Wednesday. Clyde Floyd and Temple Duderstadt left for Austin to attend the University. Frank M Floyd visited Austin earlier in the week. Lewis Nixon of Morris Ranch visited his parents in town Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willlie Lennon Jr
Dewey Lennon
Eldorado
Harper
Messrs
Clyde Floyd
Temple Duderstadt
Austin
University
Frank M. Floyd
Ladies visit Fredericksburg for family medical trip
Mrs. C. F. Harper and her mother Mrs. L. D. Nixon and Mrs. J. A. Schleyer traveled to Fredericksburg early in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grosenbacher joined Mrs. A. C. Adams to Fredericksburg Tuesday where her little son Howard underwent an operation. They returned home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Harper
L. D. Nixon
J. A. Schleyer
Fredericksburg
Louis Grosenbacher
A. C. Adams
Howard
Tatseh Visit and Serious Throat Operation Report
Mr Hy Tatseh and son Belton visit Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Tatseh. Mrs Ferdinand Tatsch has returned from Kerrville after a very serious throat operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy. Tatseh
Belton
Ferdinand Tatseh
Ferdinand Tatsch
Kerrville
Miss Marguerite Bein Visits Home Folks
Miss Marguerite Bein studying in Fredericks burg spent last weekend with her family. Mr and Mrs Bein and Miss Edna B Taylor accompanied her back to Fredericks burg Sunday and attended the movie. Ladies of Har per enjoyed a quilting party at Mrs Robert Tobin’s home last Saturday and reported a pleasant afternoon.
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Marguerite Bein
Fredericksburg
Bein
Edna B. Taylor
Harper
Robert Tobin
Boy Rider Breaks Leg After Wild Horse Accident
James Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Tom Phillips suffered a broken leg when a wild horse began to jump and fell stepping on his limb. Dr Birt attended the wound in town and the patient is recovering as well as could be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Phillips
Tom Phillips
Birt
Sunday School Picnic at Stewart Park Delights Crowd
Presbyterian Sunday school classes held a moonlight picnic supper at Stewart Park Tuesday evening. A large crowd attended and report plenty of good eats and a pleasant time.
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Presbyterian
Stewart Park
Change of venue in Milliken murder case to Lockhart
New Braunfels Sept. 21 Change of venue was ordered for A V Milliken indicted for the slaying of Mrs Virginia Petty. Trial will be in Lockhart Caldwell county on Nov 3. Only seven jurors selected after examining fifty. two accepted from a second venue. Milliken silent in court and remains without friends or visitors since arrest. The body of Mrs Petty was found May 25 near the Comal river.
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New Braunfels
A. V. Milliken
Virginia Petty
M. C. Jeffrey
Comal County
Lockhart
Caldwell County
Jeffrey
Cormal County
Jeffry
Caldwell
Fred Blandell
Milliken
Death notice for Peter Tatseh longtime Live Oak resident
The community notes the death of Mr. Peter Tatseh husband of Mrs Hy Tatsch and father of Belton. He lived in Live Oak for over fifty years and funeral services were held in Fredericksburg on Wednesday with family in attendance. The notice extends condolences to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy. Tatsch
Peter Tatseh
Live Oak
Belton
Fredericksburg
Light and Dark Colored Garment Priced at 19c
A brief classified item notes an article described as 36 in very good quality outerwear available in light and dark colors priced at 19 cents. It lists no brand or seller details.
Norman Bros New Farm Implements Arrival
A carload of farm implements arrived. Fredericksburg Imp. Co. invites customers to compare prices on single and double disc plows and tooth harrows in all sizes.
Dove season change urged by Texas humane society
The San Antonio Child Protective and Humane Society urges the legislature to open dove season a month or two later and to combine the north and south zones. E A Heil, head of the animal department, says the move would advance dove preservation by protecting brooding birds. The society’s legislative committee plans to request the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Three arrested after whisky raid near Archer City
One man was shot and seriously wounded during a raid on a whisky still 15 miles southeast of Archer City Texas. Eugene Ettle was taken to Olney hospital while two unidentified companions were jailed. State Ranger Bonnie Ikard and Deputy Sheriff Cowboy Mumford recovered a large quantity of whisky and processing gear after the suspect resisted arrest with a shotgun.
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Archer Ciy
Tex
Here
Eugene Ettle
Olney
Bonnie Ikard
Cowboy Mumford
Leahy Murder Trial Opens in George West
San Antonio reports the murder case of Harry J. Leahy against Dr. J. A. Ramsey of Mathis will start Thursday in George West. Judge T. M. Cox presides with Sid Malone as prosecutor. Defense attorneys are James Harley of San Antonio and H. S. Bonham of Beeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Harry J. Leahy
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
George West
T. M. Cox
Sid Malone
James Harley
H. S. Bonham
Beeville
DIES OF SNAKE BITE IN TEXAS FISHING ACCIDENT
Jerry French formerly of Pflugerville died at his Rule home from a rattlesnake bite. He was bitten on the foot while fishing on the Clear Fork river and died about two hours later as serum from San Antonio arrived 289 miles away. He had been bitten three weeks earlier by a spider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pflugerville
Jerry French
Rule
San Antonio
Clear Fork
French
Where the Doctors Are More Successful
A dialogue jokes about lawyers and doctors arguing over who is more virtuous. A girl progresses from slate to tablet to May to Mae as she moves through school and into adulthood, ending as Ma in her own home.
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Mary
Mayme
Mae
Life on the Farm Shaped by Machinery and Modern Markets
The article contrasts urban and rural life, noting a decline in farm populations yet rising or steady production. It highlights machinery replacing labor, forecasts for farm labor savings, and the role of weather and market reports. It also describes automated lighting, feed, water, and the profitability of electrified poultry farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Electricity on the Farm Promises Winter Egg Gain
The article explains using electric lights in poultry houses boosts winter egg production. It notes 50 to 75 percent gains and describes several lighting plans ranging from early morning to evening schedules to suit farmer needs.
Industrial health in states shows steady gain
National business conditions and employment improve across textile lumber steel and boot and shoe sectors. Fall employment looks bright as administration tariff policy is defended by Administration newspapers while Republicans warn of disruption from tariff revision.
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Senate
House
United States
Woman killed at Ringgold crossing in Nacona
Mrs Walter B Grant 45 of Wichita Falls was killed instantly when the truck she rode in was struck by an eastbound Missouri Kansas Texas train at Ringgold crossing. Her husband was injured likely fatally and taken to a hospital. Her body awaits word from relatives.
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Nacona
Tex
Walter B. Grant
Wichita Falls
Ringgold Crossing
Grant
Canary Confusion Drives Household Meal Mix Up
Mrs Smith chides Mary as she discovers the maid feeding bird seed to the cat while insisting the canary is the intended recipient of the seed. The exchange reveals a lighthearted domestic mix up in a bustling home.
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rMs
Wm. Kramer
W. A. Brown
Oscar Baumann
J. J. Rogers
Fred Wedekind
Harvey Stevens
Mrs. L. W. Fairchild
Douglas Duderstadt
Schreiner Institute
D. D. Parker
James River
Lewis Nixon
Morris Ranch
Mr. Nixon
Mrs. L. D. Nixon
Norman Bros
Imp. Co
LEAHY
National News
Walter Duecker
Johnson City
Texas
Rich
Sellmann
Rochelle
Cain City State Bank
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