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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1954
Page
2
Walter Harper, formerly of Lingleville High, is described as a tall, blue eyed eighteen year old with brown hair who prefers football and vocational agriculture. He is dating a pretty wife and is set to graduate soon, with a hopeful future ahead.
Harper High School girls win three straight games in Comfort to claim the district softball title for the fourth year. Key players include Val Bierschwate Lydia Bier schwab Shirley Ernst Janice Spacth Peggy Schmidt Barbara Lennon and Marlene Kaiser who pitched the final. Barbara receives trophy for most points.
The column surveys school life with chatter about a Fredericksburg gathering, track plans in San Marcos on April 10, a pole vaulter named Frank Lange, a new boyfriend Moose, home runs, visits, class changes, and a seniors play on April 29 and 30. Sentences reference multiple students and teachers with casual, vignette style updates.
A dealer highlights a large selection of used cars from 1940 to 1952 including Plymouth Cranbrook and Club Coupe models, DeSoto sedans, a 1946 Chevrolet four door, and a 1948 Plymouth Special De Luxe. Cars boast full equipment and new paint with color choices available.
Tommy Elledge of Mabank Texas has been named a 1953 sectional winner in the National Soil and Water Conservation program. He earns an all expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago and eligibility for one of eight $300 college scholarships.
Four Harper Chapter members Joyce Selbrig Frances Dittmar Bobbie Gibson and Carolyn Parker joined area FHA in San Antonio on March 27 with Betty Lou Middleton. Frances Dittmar named District Song Leader Bobbie Gibson District Voting Delegate Carolyn Parker District Treasurer. Officers installed after a daylong program at Jefferson High School where attendees wore white dresses and red roses.
Readable notes ponder where Fort Clark is and how Clifford might find it. Evelyn scores poorly on a test while Edith faces unpopularity. The class considers the senior play and the idea of everyone earning a perfect arithmetic score.
Afternoon sessions cover deer problems distribution and management Turkey distribution and management Marine fisheries and quail management with speakers from Texas Game and Fish Commission Gulf States Marine Fisheries and King Ranch The event includes an organized sportsmans program and a summary by Don Maxwell Odessa and an evening banquet at the University with Governor Allan Shivers attending.
The Second Annual Texas Wildlife Conference will be in Wichita Falls on April 12 and 13 with Governor Allan Shivers to address an April 12 banquet. Sponsors include the Texas Wildlife Federation and Wichita Falls groups. registration is $3 and begins at 8 A M in the Kamp Hotel.
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