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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1955

Page

8

Junior Play Draws Capacity Crowd

A capacity crowd attended the Junior Play titled The Campbells Are Coming on Thursday night. Cast included Mildred Wright Kathryn Lang Ola Mae liz Lonnie Mayhugh Alfred Edwards Corus Schmidt Eugene Parker Jennielea Wienecke James Wallendorf and Darlene Mrosek. Donnie Phillips was master of ceremonies and Mrs Lewis Stevens and W M Harris provided coaching. Proceeds go to defray Junior-Senior banquet expenses. Mrs Bob McElfroy visited Mrs John S Morris in Fredericksburg.

the Campbells Mildred Wright Kathryn Lang Ola Maeliz Lonnie Mayhugh Alfred Edwards Corus Schmidt Eugene Parker Jennielea Wienecke James Wallendorf Darlene Mrosek Donnie Phillips Lewis Stevens W. M. Harris Bob McElfroy John S. Morris Fredericksburg

Joyce Pape Student Highlight at Harper High

Joyce Pape, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Pape, joined Harper High mid term in her junior year. She transferred from Fred dericksburg High, is five five with blond hair and blue eyes, and was a member of the Longhorn Pep Squad. Born July 10, 1936, her interests include chocolate pie blue and tennis, with Doris Day and Eddie Fischer as favorites. The Round-Up notes Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lee of Kerrville visiting in the Mack Scarborough home last week.

Joyce Pape W. O. Pape Joyce Harper High Freddericksburg High Longhorn Mrs. Louis Lee Kerrville Mack Scarborough

Harper FFA Tour of Union Stockyards San Antonio

Harper FFA Chapter from Harper High School visited the Union Stockyards and packing plant in San Antonio on Tuesday. Guided by R Beal Pumphrey the group toured the Livestock Exchange Building, viewed a film about stockyards, and observed stock classes, pens, weights, and federal inspections as commission men sold stock to packers and buyers.

Harper Ffa W. M. Harris Harper High School Union San Antonio R. Beal Pumphrey Union Stockyards Livestock Exchange Chisholm’s Commission

Crusade for Freedom boosts leaflets against Soviet rule

Reports from escapees and smuggled leaflets show the two pronged assault on tyranny sustains hope in Central and Eastern Europe. The leaflets expose Czech and Hungarian grievances and are dropped into Red mailbox sites as a defiance symbol to Communism.

Iron Curtain RFE Crusade For Freedom Europe Red American Legion The Veterans of Foreign Wars the Eagles Lions and Kiwanis Radio Free Europe Kremlin

Packers buy stock for slaughter at local plants tour

The group toured the Mission Provision Packing Company a Federally Inspected Plant from slaughter to grinding curing and packaging. Adult sponsors included Harris Lee Schmidt Victor Wendel and others. FA members named include Benner Bernhard Bude Cottle Edwards Eppler Ernst Klahn Lang Lang Moellendorf Ochler Parker Tarr Tatsch Schmidt Wendel Whitewood Wiennecke and Pvt Milton Ahrens of Fort Ord on furlough with family.

Mission Provision Packing Company Harris Lee Schmidt Harper School Board Victor Wendel Harper Bobby Benner Dennis Bernhard Eugene Bude Johnnie

Irrigation progress in Upper Llanos Soil District grows

The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District reports rising irrigation via a Level Border System on the Stella Whaley Ranch nearing completion. About 25 acres of borders leveled for watering use siphons from main ditches, with new drop structures to reduce erosion. A cropping plan includes legume cover crops ahead of alfalfa. A conservation film titled The People Together was shown to local groups to promote district support.

Llanos Soil Conservation District Stella Whaley Ranch London Junction

Local visitors and family celebrations in Kerrville area

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kramer and Mrs. Louis Bierschwale visited Kerrville and Ingram last Wednesday. The week-end saw Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Parker and their young daughter from San Antonio visiting relatives. Mrs. W F Dees and daughter Carol and Mrs. Fred Whitewood Sr. spent the weekend in San Angelo with relatives, Bubba Whitewood joining them after visiting grandparents. Gus Mahler and daughters from Junction visited his mother C T Mahler. Dorothy Oehler James Tarr and Eugene Bode held a joint birthday party with James Tarr’s parents, 24 youths and 9 parents attended. Mr. and Mrs. Al Poeske of Kerrville welcomed a daughter born March 9. Mrs. Poeske is Ola Kott.

Alfred Kramer Louis Bierschwale Kerrville Ingram Lamar Parker San Antonio W. F. Dees Carol Fred Whitewood San Angelo Bubba Whitewood Gus Mahler Junction C. T. Mahler Dorothy Oehler James Tarr Eugene Bode James Watkins Tarr al Poeske Poeske Ola Kott

Round Mountain Residents Gather for Weekend Visits

NOXVILLE NEWS reports Parker family members and friends visiting from Round Mountain Harper Pontotoc San Antonio Junction Roosevelt Kerrville Segovia and Junction across a busy weekend The community endured a harsh winter freeze damaging fruit and stock while several church and school events were noted The obituary of W A Browning was reported and services held in Junction Cemetery

Lon Parker Round Mountain Harper and Noxville A. S. Parker Junction Walter Parker Joe Wm. Keen A. W. Browning Harper Janice Parker Supt Edward Bailey J. A. Milam S. S. Stuart Jett Parker J. H. Parker Carolyn A. C. Farmer Noxville Hood Phillips Pentecostal Willie Collins Dillard Stapp Jerry Kingsbury Kerrville Doyle Parker Jess F. Parker W. A. Browning Segovia

Preparation Of Wool And Mohair Program At Menard

Menard County Farm Bureau hosts a wool and mohair prep program on April 7 at 9 a.m. in Menard at the A. H. Murchinson Memorial Livestock Barn. Billy Kidd and James A. Gray lead, with Fred T. Earwood. lunch at noon costs 50 cents per plate. Sessions cover sheep selection, shearing, fleece care, wool and mohair grades, and a wool buyers viewpoint.

Menard Billy Kidd James A. Gray Fred T. Earwood

Farm Bureau Panel Promotes Wool Mohair Industry Program

President Volkmann invited all interested persons to attend the special program. He said Farm Bureau is working for the wool and mohair industry and expects the program to aid many in the industry. Also noted are weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Robert Lehne and family and other relatives in Harper.

Fred T. Earwood Volkmann Specialrogram Farm Bureau

Spare Time Job Offers $10 Daily Sign Sales

Advertises a no experience required opportunity to sell Scotch lite illuminated rural mailbox signs earning $10 per day. Targets retirees and fundraisers with a free sample kit from Illuminated Sign Co at 3004 1st Ave S, Minneapolis. Dated 3-15.

Illuminated Sign Co 1St Ave. S Minneapolis Minn

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