Visitors from town tour Alabama this week
Mr and Mrs J Wedekind H B Roberts Ed Coggeshall and Misses Marjorie Parker and Mar Coggeshall are visiting in the Alabama city this week.
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1939
Page
2
Fredericksburg locals attend ordination and social gathers
Leo Blanchard attended the ordination and first solemn mass of Father St fubert Baumann last Thursday. J. L. Faris and son B L, Rueben Nixon, and the Mason chamber of commerce met Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Archie Lennon and children were shopping in town Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Blanchard
Fredericksburg
Father St Fubert Baumann
J. L. Faris and Son
B. L
Rueben Nixon
Mason Chamber of Commerce
Archie Lennon
Palace
Rev. H. Baumann
St. Anthony’s Church
Harper
Morris Ranch News Club Meeting and Community Notes
The Morris Ranch Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Otto Grona's home March 24 at 2 1 0. The meeting opened with the club motto and prayer led by President Mrs. S W Byrd. Members discussed beautifying the rural home and a rural electrification meeting drew a large crowd. Attending were Mesdames Byrd Weber Usener Juenke Klein Heimann Rabke Grona and Misses Grona Usener. The group planned a gathering at Mrs A C Heimann’s on April 14. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Hugo Usener Mr and Mrs Louie Mayes and baby Carole Maudene Peyton Johnnigan and Curtis Schnudt of Coleman. Easter Egg Hunt by the P T A set for April 6. Other social notes cite visits to Hunt Medina Kerrville Fredericksburg and a funeral in Kerrville for Max Grona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Ranch Home Demonstration Club
Otto Grona
S. W. Byrd
Oliver Rabke
Otto Weber
Mesdames S. W. Byrd
Hugo Usener
Hilmar Juenke
Alfons Klein
A. C. Heimann
Theresa Grona
Virginia Usener
Peyton Johnnigan
Curtis Schnudt
Coleman
S. H. Bierschwabe
Hunt
F& FE. McHaney
Melvin
Medina
Otho Morris
Jean Bell
Kerrville
Morris
Fredericksburg
Edgar Petty
J. E. Griffin
Alfred Grona
Max Grona
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed Across Texas
Governor W Lee O Daniel designates April 2 to 9 as statewide Clean up and Fire Prevention Week with city and state campaigns. Dr George W Cox notes aims include public health protection, reduced fire losses, litter and waste removal, sanitation education, and proper disposal of debris. Local programs cover street cleaning, malaria control, garbage disposal, and home and business sanitation. Citizens are urged to ensure clean water, milk sources, proper sewer and plumbing, and sanitary municipal services while fostering ongoing cleanliness standards beyond the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. Lee O’daniel
Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Local residents sighted in Harper events
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thurman and Charlie Coffey of White Bluff were in trading town on Monday. Mrs. J. S. Whitewood returned home from San Antonio on Tuesday after several weeks away. Mr. and Mrs. Max Staudt and family of Fredericksburg visited Harper last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Thurman
Charlie Coffey
White Bluff
J. S. Whitewood
San Antonio
City
Max Staudt
Fredericksburg
Harper
Council Accepts Reports On Local Home Demonstration
The county home demonstration council met on Saturday March 26 in the agent's office. Reports from expansion and exhibit committees were accepted. Women’s clubs will assist 4H girls and each club member will help five or more people. Suggestions for fair exhibits include a scrap-book of native plants, yard plans, and a miniature model farm yard. Rally Day is June 7 and nine clubs with nineteen members attended. The next meeting is April 22 at 2 pm. Mrs Otto Dittmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Home Demonstrator
Otto Dittmar
Klein Branch H D Club Met On March Twenty Second
The Klein Branch Home Demonstration Club met March 22 at two o'clock at Mrs. G W Duderstadt's home with Mrs. Douglas Duderstadt assisting as hostess. The finance committee reported on selling chickens and the group approved vanilla sales. Members shared insect control notes for gardens and a poem The Jitterbug was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein Branch
H. D. Club
G. W. Duderstadt
Douglas Duderstadt
J. M. Stevens
Lewis A. Stevens
W .H. Stevens
John Duderstadt
H. L. Stevens
Edwin Dittmar
D. W
W. H. Stevens
L. A. Stevens
J. O. Stevens
W. J Goodson
R. C. Fisch
San Antonio
Fred Rede
Henry Hartmann
Kerrville
Home Loan Volume Rises in Texas as Spring Outlook Grows
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Little Rock reports February loans to Texas homeowners reached a new peak with 1,009 borrowers and 2,041,843 dollars, the highest monthly total since 1932. Half of loans funded new homes, 604,000 for existing dwellings, 402,000 for debt refinancing. Savings rose 1,215,000, up over last year, as insured associations anticipate a bigger spring and summer in home financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Ark
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Little Rock
Fredericksburg Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fred Mathisen
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Texas Insured Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Local shoppers and visitors stop in Harper area
Mrs Bierghhwale and daughter Mrs Jaker Jr were shopping in Kerryillg Tuesday. Mr and Mrs P J Badhge shopped in town Wednesday. Paul DeLorey visited Monday. Clarence MacDougall and baby Charles John from Turtle Creek visit Harper this week. Noble Jobes of Segovia was in town Saturday. Karl Kroll Sr was trading in town Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bierghhwale
Mra. Jaker, Jr
Kerryillg
Clarence MacDougall
Charles John
Turtle Creek
Harper
Noble Jobes of
Segovia
Karl Kroll, Sr
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