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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1970
Page
2
The item lists remarkable records such as 94 901 pounds of cheddar and a 2000 foot long sausage with 926 weighed 040 Rts. It notes Bavarian beer output, India's Hirekud Dam length, and a Buddha statue in Afghanistan. It also includes a quip about a ROTC instructor and a punchline about a secretary handling a boss during a liquid lunch. It closes with travel center figures in Texas and a San Antonio family visit.
Rancher Otto Schumann of Gillespie County will be honored at the Region II Conservation Awards Program and Banquet in Big Spring Texas on Friday evening May 8 He is a SHCD No 220 member and chairman and active in rural groups Also honored in the district are Joe E Nickel of Boerne and region awards will be presented across multiple regions with a statewide dinner May 2 at TCU Fort Worth Tickets are $5 and due by April 30.
A new comet discovered December 28, 1960 by John Bennett of Pretoria has been sighted in the northeastern skies for weeks. Local observers including Robert Herbst and Crockett Riley report dawn sightings, with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory noting the tail always points away from the sun. The Bennett Comet, visible to the naked eye since March 26, is named for its discoverer and is the last major comet of the decade.
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