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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
3
The Harper High School student staff lists editors with Miss La Velle Hawkins as sponsor and names Robert Kensing Viola Marshall Ed Robey Dean Goff Doris Whitworth Janus Harper Minda Faye Moses Maxine Lange as editors and society staff for the Friday, March 29, 1942 issue.
A note urges students and staff to protect the new school by cleaning shoes removing protruding tacks and using mats and scrapers. It cautions against vandalism such as signing walls and stresses collective effort to preserve the building.
Janys Harper, a friendly senior born April 11 1925 at Harper, spent most school years at Harper with a half year at Corsicana. Now in Homemaking her aim is nursing, with a hint of acting talent noted for the senior play.
Freshmen organize a Freshmen Fun Club to practice parliamentary procedure and class lessons. A preliminary meeting discussed objectives and chose a committee to draft a constitution. Elna Feller elected temporary secretary and Bonnie Jo Harper, Kathryn Coggeshall, Perry Casper, and Charles Donald Schmidt named to draft the document.
Freshman opinions on the new Harper High School building reveal mixed excitement and curiosity. Students Bonnie Joe June Miss D Ruby Mae Viola Madge Inez Mister Robert Ira Bell Adele Scarborough share hopes and skepticism about the hallways, lockers, and the overall project.
The piece mixes playful school gossip about pianists and seniors with hints of upcoming tests and assignments. It notes a six weeks test next week, book reports due April 17, and a general mood of relief as rain and dust clear, leaving smiles and chatter.
Tom finally decided which girlfriend to take, and Dot is joyful about the choice.
Kate Mary F seemed happy Monday as Harper Hi moves into a new building. Bonnie W. and the others tease each other about lovers while Ruby K. gains attention from W C Whitworth. Madge had five college boys to choose from on Saturday night.
Students showcase evolving fashion as Doris Joyce Inez and others swap skirts and outfits, some turning dresses inside out or around. The mood shifts to excitement as Minda Faye Moses announces moving into a new building, followed by rain delaying plans and a hopeful exodus inside the church reading room.
Adele and Ruby are mixed with chatter about illnesses and gossip. Mentions Fredericksburg, Paris fashion, Doris parties, and various local names as students and residents comment on romance, school, and social events.
Journal notes show students at White Bluff School enjoying their bus driver. Doris and June smile at mornings near named households such as Harper and Kischners. Olean’s illness and Robey Dean’s mood appear tied to daily bus routines.
Readable school chatter from a grammar and high school page. Mentions Bud dy Pape Waldemar Wendel and students recalling Easter hunts birthdays and classroom anecdotes. Notes on Miss Reed Miss Bevill and jokes about anecdotes plus upcoming building moves and grade behavior.
A fragment from Harper High Ex Student News mentions various classmates with quick queries about Ralston’s bus rides Lenard Lott Elmer Lee Dawn Kerrville Lynn Era to Hopf A and M Marshall and Kathryn. The tone is informal and nostalgic reflecting ongoing campus chatter.
A lightning caused fire heavily damaged the Priess residence near Luckenbach on Monday night. Fredericksburg volunteers battled the blaze as rain blocked roads and power and phone lines were out. Damage was confined to the interior with charred furniture and bedding. a tin roof limited spread.
The 4-H Club emphasizes its motto to make the best better with green and white colors and a four-leaf clover emblem representing head heart hands and health. The pledge commits to clearer thinking greater service loyalty and fine sympathy along with health for efficient living in home community country and God. The Texas 4-H Creed speaks of useful citizenship through club work training of the head and the trinity of community home and achievement and dedication to the country and state.
The 43rd annual Saengerfest in Gillespie County will be Sunday April 19 sponsored by Hermanssohn Gemisch ter Chor. Morning business at Sons of Herman hall at ten, massed chorus rehearsals at Peter's hall from 1 30 with lunch and beer, speeches, master of ceremonies Wm Petmecky, address by Henry H Holly, evening concert at Peters hall followed by Hearts Delight Playboys band dance. Choirs include Arion and others.
A note from Inez Whitewood suggests the pocket bug scene is subdued with no statements issued this period. The writer implies silence prevails and contrasts with expectations that one should travel the Noxville bus to observe.
Sixty five boys aged ten to twenty are enrolled in Gillespie County for 1942. Demonstrations cover dairy calves beef calves sheep goats and poultry and crops. Two bushels of hybrid seed corn distributed to 16 boys by Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce with expected 15 percent yield gain. In 1942 club boys fed 27 calves 42 lambs 15 goats and 25 capons exhibited and sold in February. Grona brothers Sidney Stanley and Floyd won first three prizes in heavy calves. Clinton Grona, an older brother, has five years of calf feeding and is now in an aircraft plant in California.
Fredericksburg roping club members who organized last year and met at Arthur Reed’s Spring Creek dance hall will reorganize and hold their first get together of the year on Sunday, April 12, inviting all interested in the outdoor sport to join.
A collection of classified notices and ads from Fredericksburg Texas including machine shop services, livestock for sale, dairy requests, typewriter repair, junk tire and scrap metal buyers, baby chicks order, and a 220 gallon Vapo Gas Plant for sale with fixtures. Includes Behrend Wreckingard unique listing and contact details.
Felix W. Maier Machine Shop in Freedrichburg Texas announces remaining Speed Queen washers available now with no further stock once sold.
Rates for political notices require advance payment and are set on application. The policy specifies prepayment before publication of any political advertisement.
Gil lespie County Farm Bureau held an April 1 meeting in Fredericksburg to pool orders for No 2 hard winter feed wheat under the Commodity Credit Corporation program. Producers may buy carload lots at or under $1.00 per bushel delivered locally, with notices to Edgar Gold or the Agriculture Building.
Fredericksburg note offers cash for fresh eggs hides and poultry at highest market prices from CHRISTIAN Hahn manager phone 182. Also sale of Teuschner raw edged Belts in all widths from Felix Maier Machine Shop Fredericks.
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