Farmer Boys League Opener Set For April Tenth
The Farmer Boys League will start play April 10 with Comfort at Doss and Sisterdale at Stonewall. Harper joins this season while Anderlin’s Albert Bandera and Kerrville do not return. Each team plays four regular season games ending August 21.
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Farmer Boys League
Erhard Treiber
Comfort
Doss
Sisterdale
Stonewall
Harper
Loop
Anderlin’s
Albert
Bandera
Kerrville
Balloon leaflets from West Germany spread freedom behind Iron Curtain
Millions of balloon borne leaflets are launched from West Germany to reach Soviet Bloc citizens. U S backed Crusade for Freedom uses Radio Free Europe to deliver printed words and eight page Bree Europe through three balloon types. Leaflets spread dissent with symbols NEM and 12, sparking Communist protests in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
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Iron Curtain
West Germany
Austria
Crusade For Freedom
Czechoslovakia
Peple
Radio Free Europe
State Department
US Department of State
Hungary
NEM
RFE
Crusade
Bailoon
Bree Europe
Red
Great Freeze Wipes Out Area Peach Crops
A hard freeze across Gillespie County dropped to 16 degrees in spots, wiping out peach crops and pastures. Growers like Emil Stahl report near total loss while Simon Burg cites losses potentially over 1 million dollars across Marble Falls to Gillespie County. Livestock and pastures faced setback, with warnings about toxic cyanide risk from regrown grasses and calls for veterinary help. Farmers and local merchants fear extended hardship until favorable rains arrive.
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Gilles- Pie
Emil Stahl
Double Horn Road
Stahl
Simon Burg
Stonewall
Burg
Marble Falls
Gillespie County
C. A. Stone
Fishermen haul three catfish at Eagle Bluff camp
Larry Meurer and Skip Gamel were photographed last Wednesday at Gamel’s firing camp on Lake Travia holding three catfish including channel, blue, and pellows weighing a total of 74 pounds.
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WAL Firmeng
Lary Meurer
KR. J. Gamel
Gamel
Gamwl
Eagle Bluff
Lake Travia
P. T. A. Meeting Set For April 7 At School House
The Harper P. T. A. schedules a 3:00 p.m. April 7 meeting at the school house. A quartet will provide music, Mrs. Homer Lee Stevens leads the devotional, and Mrs. Edwin Braeutigam with Mrs. Elton Spencer present Home and Family Life topic. A short business session will follow.
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Harper P. T. A
Homer Lee Stevens
Edwin Braeutigam
Home and Family Life
Elton Spencer
Cat catches and weighs multiple fish friendly catch
The largest cat weighed nine pounds. They returned for another picture and caught eight more fish totaling 24 pounds. The heaviest among them was a 16 pound bluecat.
Easter Services Announced for Harper Methodist Church
Rev. Jasper Snow Sr announces Easter Sunday services at Harper Methodist Church at 11 o'clock. The London Easter service will be conducted by Rev. Brelhan of Kerrville.
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Jasper Snow
Harper Methodist Church
London
Brelhan
Kerrville
WMS Of Harper Baptist Church Meets For Easter Egg Drive
The WMS of the Harper Baptist Church met on Wednesday night March 23 with Mrs B J Mayhugh presiding. She urged members to bring eggs on Sunday April 3 to ship to a Children's Home for Easter. Mrs Elton Spencer led the Bible lesson on Gideon. Ten ladies attended and refreshments were served by Mrs Spencer and Mrs Lennon.
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WMS
Harper Baptist Church
B. J. Mayhugh
Elton Spencer
Gideon
Floyd Boatright
G. D. Lennon
G. A
Sunbeams and Brotherhood
Birth of Meliss Agnes Fritz in Harp er and Rt. 2 families
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Francis Fritz named Meliss Agnes weighs 144 ounces and 7 pounds 7 ounces. She is welcomed by sisters Joyce Ann Dennis James Barbara Elaine Jeanette and Genevieve and grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Maurer of Harper and Mr and Mrs Jacob Fritz of Rt 2.
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Francis Fritz
Meliss Agnes
Joyce Ann
Dennis James
Barbara Elaine
Jeanette
Genevieve
Henry Maurer
Harper
Jacob Fritz
Rt. 2
Herald Subscriptions Rate At Nine One Fifty Per Year
Clerk notes subscription price at 91.50 annually for the Herald newspaper. payment options and renewal deadlines are not detailed in the fragment.
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Herald
Friendly Sewing Circle Hosts Meeting at Mrs Kramer Home
The Friendly Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Alfred Kramer’s home with eleven members and one visitor, Mrs. Jimmie Evers. A motion to donate 2.50 to the Red Cross was approved and two more quilts were sold. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Fred Gammen thaler’s home.
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Alfred Kramer
Milton Wendel
Kerrville
Arnold Wendel
Mrs Emma Roe and Mrs Jim Smith Dinner Guests
Miss Emma Roe of Austin and Mrs Jim Smith of Ingram were guests of Mr and Mrs Olin Walker for supper one night last week.
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Emma Roe
Austin
Jim Smith
Ingram
Olin Walker
Harris Family Visits Friends in College Station
Mr and Mrs V M Harris and their sons traveled to Rockdale on Sunday to visit Rev and Mrs Fulmer and their daughter at College Station.
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V. M. Harris and Sons
Rockdale
Mrs. Fulmer
College Station
Harper Residents Take First Aid Course
Over 40 residents in the Harper area enrolled in a first aid course taught by H. C. Hannenmann and Sidney Henke of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department. The course runs this week after nine two hour sessions covering splinting artificial respiration and transporting accident victims in various carries.
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Harper
H. C. Hannemann
Sidney Henke
Fredericksburg
Dr. Lester Keyser Named Head Of Heart Association
Dr. Lester Keyser was named president of the Heart Association at a meeting in Gillespie County Court House Friday night. The organizational meeting is set for 7 30 p m May 6 in the Commissioners Courtroom with a lay chairman and secretary treasurer to be elected by directors.
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Lester Keyser
Heart Association
Gillespie County Court House
Commissioners
Herbert Hall
Jack Staples
Lions Club
J. D. Stein
Dale Hasson
Rotary Club
Felix Tybor
Matth
Pyka
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Vern Spiva
H. C. Hannemann
Parent- Teacher Association
Norman Rech
Harold Crenwelge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ernst Hannemann
Wallace Ottmers
S’ire
Rulan Schmidt
Belton Kliinksiek
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Freda Hammons
Helen Stucke
Zunta
Maxine Peter
Nora Henke
Lugo Gilesbers
Elgin Friedrich
American Legion
C. J. Dooley
M. L. Bogisch
J. Hardin Perry
Community Chest
Austin
Local visitors attend Friendly Sewing Circle in Fredericksburg
Mrs J J Cosper and Mrs Jimmie Ever visited Mrs J L Blerschwale in Fredericksburg Thursday and joined the Friendly Sewing Circle that afternoon. Otto Hawkins Jack Jones and sons Roy and Raymond were visitors in Slarper Sunday afternoon.
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J. J. Cosper
Jimmie Ever
Fredericksburg
Otto Hawkins
Jack Jones
Roy and
Raymond
Slarper
Camp Wood Visit Facts From Harper Week End
Mrs Zelma Little of Camp Wood visited relatives in Harper during the week end. Miss Minnie Hill had been visiting the Raymond Cottle home and accompanied her to Camp Wood to spend the month. Mr and Mrs Clifford Bude and son Douglas were San Antonio visitors Sunday. Mrs Liz remained in San Antonio to consult a specialist and visit her daughter Mrs Archie Whenecke.
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Zelma Little
Camp Wood
Harper
Minnie Hill
Raymond Cottle
Ounu
Clifford Bude
Douglas
San Antonio
Liz
Mra
Archie Whenecke
Itz Couple Hosts Event in Harper Saturday
Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Itz hosted a tea gathering in Harper Saturday with neighbors in attendance and light refreshments noted.
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Lee Roy
Harper Baturday
Harper Hosts District Literary Meet Today
Harper High School hosts the district literary meet with participants Blanco Johnson City Marble Falls Center Point Comfort Bandera Buerne Stonewall and Harper. San Marcos judges will evaluate.
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Harper High
Blanco
Johnson City
Marble Falls
Center Point
Comfort
Bandera
Buerne
Stonewall
Harper
San Marcos
Boerne
Oehler and Benner Vie For School Trustee Seats
Two candidates announce for the two open school trustee posts with Carl Oehler seeking reelection and Earl Benner aiming for the seat vacated by Lee Schmidt. Election on Saturday April 2 at the school building with judges DeLorey, Tatsch, and Lang. County trustees Walter Ottmers Victor Pressler and Alex Frantzen face no opposition.
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Kd Bailey
Carl Oehler
Earl Benner
Lee Schmidt
Paul DeLorey
Belton Tatsch
Louis Lang
Walter Ottmers
Victor Pressler
Alex Frantzen
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Comfort Sisterdale
Doss Sisterdale
Harper Comfort
Sisterdale Comfort
Doss Comfort
Doss Harper
Stonewall Comfort
Comfort Stonewall
Sisterdale Harper
Harper Doss
Harper Listerdale
Clayton Feller
Hubert Rahe
Stone
Bial
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Clifford Bode
Alfred Spaeth
Elmer Lange
Bessie Itz
Elbert Seller
Alttorney
John Semerants
Bac Ma
Oehler
Benner
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