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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
3
The article traces Faster or Easter as a festival of revival with pagan roots and Christian adoption. It notes symbols like the egg rabbit and lily, ancient customs such as egg rolling and gift exchanges, and beliefs about fertility and luck tied to new garments and fires on Faster morning.
Jo Beth Peril and Craig Lange from Harper have been chosen to represent Harper at Boys State and Girls State in Austin. Peril, active in student government and FHA, hails from Harper Presbyterian Church and has athletic and club credentials. Lange, son of Elmer Lange, is a junior leader in FFA and the Church league, with extensive scouting, school, and community involvement.
Saturday night neighbors and relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderegg for an informal party and shower in honor of the newlywed couple James J Chism and Pamela Bierschwale Mrs Chism is the former Pamela Bierschwale daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Bierschwale The hosts Donnie Bode Howard Smill Benny Barker Karla Andereg? and about 25 guests attended refreshments were served
Local social notes list visitors and extended family events across Harper. Mrs Weslie Sager is ill, Tammy Lyn Whitewood from Fredericksburg visited grandparents Fred and Mrs Whitewood, and Kerrville guests Mr and Mrs Hart with their son Bill Hart called on. Additional visits include Pete Casper and wife with brothers Roy and Raymond Cottle and W A Cottle, Elmo Lumpkins, Clayton Massey family, and Erato Hopf with his parents in Kerrville.
A one night only screening of the documentary No Substitute for Victory narrated by John Wayne plays Monday at 8 p m in Kerrville Municipal Auditorium Texas. The feature invites viewers to question the Vietnam War and compare bomb tonnage with World War II.
The St James Lutheran Bible School runs June 1 to June 10 with a closing program on June 10. Children ages three to thirteen from the community are invited amid notes of cold windy weather and hopes for rain by Easter.
The Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District hosted the Area VII FFA Land Pasture and Range contest on April 1 at Carriage Halls No 2 Llano Road. About 130 teams competed with Pflugerville, Dripping Springs, San Saba, Fredericksburg and Floresville leading in land pasture scores while Harper, Hondo, San Saba and Dripping Springs topped the range results. Harper swept top two range individual scores with Tommy Brandenberger at 282 and Bob Dittmar at 280 of 380.
The Harper FFA Livestock Judging Team won first place at the Llano contest on April 3 with a team score of 166 out of 1830. Members were Tommy Brandenberger Corky Bierschwale Bob Dittmar and Brad Massey, competing among about 75 teams and 300 individuals. The team topped in beef cattle and placed second in swine judging. Massey was second high individual and Brandenberger fourth.
The report lists numerous Kerr County residents and relatives visiting and hosting including the Hopf Wilke Lange Bier schwale Chisin and Lehne families. Activities span a fish supper at the Hopf home a trip to LBJ Lake visits in Austin Fredericksburg Kerrville San Antonio and Cross Lutheran Church confirmations and weekend church services.
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