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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1976
Page
5
The piece notes April as the first full month of spring and derives its name from aprilis meaning to open. Longfellow is quoted on the transformative power of spring, imagining a season of extraordinary change if it appeared less or with louder events.
Poem asserts yearly renewal as proof of life and enduring trust in God. It links spring’s return to steadfast faith and the belief that nothing truly dies, offering comfort in renewal and hope.
A seed surveys flowers with disdain and weighs each bloom for favor. It dismisses lilies roses violets and Canterbury bells until a summer hour reveals it has become a weed.
April fool riddles tease with jokes about soldiers biscuits thunderclouds and golfers. The Radio Post advertises Mary assisting with wedding invitations napkins and printed items.
Lem Jones known as The Old Wild Turkey addresses CB radio history and trucking culture in his new paperback What’s Your Handle Good Buddy. The Harper Herald notes 2,000 copies sold, 10,000 more ordered, and recalls his prior work Home Hydroponics And How To Do It.
George Lennon of Harper died Monday at 8 15 a m in an Austin hospital at 77 years 5 months 18 days. Funeral services were planned Wednesday at 3 p m at First Baptist Church Harper with interment in Harper Cemetery. Surviving are his wife three daughters two sons 16 grandchildren four great grandchildren one sister and two brothers. Rev J C Turner to officiate.
Weather notes show a light frost around Harper on Wednesday with readings near 34 degrees. Residents including Robert Fritz and Mrs. Ar thur Usener reported frost on windshields while other areas logged light rain and hail events nearby.
The Harper Band Boosters annual benefit chicken barbecue dinner and concert at the school cafetorium sold over 300 plates, about 260 adults and 60 children, raising roughly $300 for new band uniforms. Supper guests and local families noted and praised the event and the band’s concert selections.
Miss Amy Joy Floyd and Kerry Wade Feller were married March 13 at 4 pm in the First Baptist Church with Rev. J N Coffman officiating. The ceremony featured a double ring, vocal selections by Laurie Petermann and Denise Floyd, and lilies and hurricane lamps in the decor. The bride, a Fredericksburg graduate and Southwest Texas State University senior, wore white organza with Venice lace. the groom is a Harper native and First State Bank assistant cashier. The reception at Pioneer Pavilion, Lady Bird Johnson Park, drew about 400 guests and included a Bible-shaped groom’s cake inscribed with Ruth 1 16.
Voters in Harper Doss and Rocky Hill prepare for Saturday elections with multiple trustee races. In Harper two seats open with three candidates Beard Ellebracht Colwell. Doss and Rocky Hill each elect one or two trustees for three or two year terms. County trustee races include Precinct No. 2 Floy Bode and Precinct No. 4 Benno Eckert Jr. seek reelection.
Kimble County 4-H Club sponsors a rabies vaccination clinic hosted by W C Henderson and Dr Larry Brook DVM. Clinics run at Cross Roads Noxville London Junction Roosevelt April 5 4 6 7 with pet owners urged to vaccinate dogs and cats for rabies.
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