Divorce and rainfall news from Gillespie County
Rainfall across Gillespie County last week varied from 0.20 to 2.46 inches with Harper reporting 2.53 inches for the month to date. In district court, Judge Thomas Ferguson granted several divorces including Espinosa and Espinosa and Kaderli and Kaderli, while other cases and real estate for Bonnie Mae Parker were addressed. New homes and local visits are noted in Harper and Fredericksburg communities.
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Gillespie County
Harper
Otto Rahe
Mr. Rahe
Tom Carr
White Oak
Paul Lindenberg
Doss
Levi Deike
Hye
Oswald Khardt
Rheingold
Alfred Neffendorff
Fredericksburg
Crabapple
F. B. Riley
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Sunda
Hugo Weinheilmer
Stowall
C. A. Stone
Thomas Ferguson
Esmeresildo Espinosa
Alberta Espinosa
Willie Kaderli
Maudie Wiley Kaderli
Louise Roder Adamson
Alvie C. Adamson
Mable Beckmann
Elgin H. Beckmann
Ferguson
Bonnie Mae Parker
Clarence C. Ratliff
Trust Williams
City of
Cewt
E. L. Schmidt
Weather Update Signals More Showers Ahead
The report notes added rain to areas with residual water from recent downpours and indicates continued showers likely. A light mist with an east wind was observed shortly after dinner on Wednesday.
Harper Kerr county line farm to market road paving completed
Paving from Harper to the Kerr County line was finished Friday afternoon. The work began April 3 with Bob Bowden of San Marcos contracting asphalt from Dean Skinner Construction Company of Austin. Between fifteen and twenty men laid two asphalt layers on caliche, gravel hauled from San Marcos, and the project spans 14 to 15 miles. Schreiner foundation assisted, and this is the second rural paved road completed in the county under the state program after Doss road.
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Harper
Kerr County Line
Shorty” Markworth
Bob Bowden
San Marcos
Bowden
Dean Skinner Construction Company
Austin
State Highway Commission
Caliche
Tobridge Construction Company
Tobridge
Skinner Construction Company
Kerr County
Kerrville
Schreiner Foundation
Harper-Kerrville
Gillespie County
Crabapple
Harper Places Second In District Track Meet
Harper High School finished second in the district 72B track meet held in Kerrville, with Dripping Springs winning 37 to 34. High point for Harper was Clark Bierschwale with 9% points, and Charles Frederick led Harper in high jump and low hurdles. The junior high meet saw Johnson City take first, with Harper second, Boerne third, and Comfort fourth. The Harper baseball team then lost 4-3 at Stonewall, Eckert earning 15 strikeouts. Local social notes mention visits by Lillie Whitewood and families Gammenthaler and Kinsey.
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Harper High
Kerrville
Dripping Springs
Harper
Boerne
Bertram
Blanco
Johnson City
Comfort
Rex Fox
Clark Bierschwale
Bierschwale
Charles Frederick
Gilbert Strackbein
Carl Neal
Eldane Brown
Chas. Neal
Carl Baker
Harper High School
Stonewall
Eckert
Eathorne
Bierschwabe
Weather Bureau Caller Sparks Lighthearted Domestic Exchange
A husband on the phone says he must check with the weather bureau while a good looking wife asks who called. He replies a sailor asked if the coast was clear. The exchange, playful in tone, highlights a trivial domestic moment.
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Weather Bureau
Fire at Metzger Home Destroys Couch
Harper volunteer firemen were called out early last week about 3 a.m. to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Metzger where a couch burned in the living room. Dense smoke woke the family, Mr Metzger sounded the alarm and extinguished the blaze with no other damage.
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Harper
Lawrence Metzger
Mr. Metzger
Community Park Dance Opens 1950 Season in Harper
The Harper Community Park Association invites all to the first outdoor dance at Harper Park on Saturday night April 29 with Hill Country Boys providing music. Proceeds support the park.
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Harper Community Park
Hill Country Boys
Harper Community Park Association
Team Standing Flog Giants at Camp Stanley
Local standings show Giants and teams from Camp Stanley Boerne Comfort Kerrville with results listed as out. Upcoming games schedule Boerne at Fredericksburg Comfort at Camp Stanley Stonewall at Kerrville indicating next fixtures.
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Giants
Camp Stanley
Stonewall Boerne Comfort
Kerrville
Boerne
Fredericksburg
Comfort
Stonewall
Insect Powder Purchase Sparks Slang Encounter
A dusky woman entered a drug store asking for a penny’s worth of insect powder. The clerk misunderstood and muttered a slang reply about not wrapping it, telling her to simply blow it down her back.
Junior And Senior Classes To Present Negro Minstrel At School Gym
Harper high school junior and senior classes stage a Negro Minstrel in the school gym on Tuesday night April 25 at 8 15. Proceeds fund the annual Prom set for April 28 in the gym. Rex Fox hosts as Mr Interlocutor with endmen including Colin Barrett Clark Bierschiwale Jackie Eathorne and others. Special numbers by Joan Kaiser Suell Roberts Zane Parker Peggy Lou Parker and many more as guests. Rev Jack Minter and Mr and Mrs Floyd Boatright visited in San Antonio. grandson critically ill is improving.
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Harper High School
Rex Fox
Colin Barrett
Clark Bierschiwale
Jackie Eathorne
Charles Frederick
Gilbert St
Jack Minter
Floyd Boatright
Dave Butler
San Antonio
Aunt Silly listed for Harper Fire Dept Show at gym
Harper volunteers present Aunt Silly a gay comedy from Dillsford as Uncle Joe Coonley disguises Aunt Lilly. May 4 and 5 at Harper Gym, featuring music and dancing choruses by local talent and the Businessman's Chorus in a benefit for the Fire Department.
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Harper Vol. Fire Dept
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Harper Gymnasium
America
Dillsford
Joe Coonley
Sam Setlem
Aunt Lilly
Harper
Mata Harry
Lonesome Sal
Teacher
St. Louis
Lilly
Helping Hand Club Receives Two Donations
Members of the Helping Hand Club met at Mrs. Chester Moses's home with ten present. Donations for cemetery work came from C. J. Whitewood and Mrs. August Kirchhof. Weeds and grass growth slowed cemetery work. The club will attend Tejas Study Club's Garden Hobby Show in May. Next meeting at Mrs. Wm. Strackbein's home on May 11. Hostess served sandwiches, smacks, cupcakes, and iced tea.
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Chester Moses
C. J. Whitewood
August Kirchhof
Tejas Study Club
Tejas Club
Wm. Strackbein
Moses
St Anthony's Youth Held Meeting March 27 1950
The regular Sodality meeting of St Anthony's youth was held on March 27. Eighteen members attended. Reports were heard from committees. A Mother's Day breakfast is planned for May 14. Members voted to sell cold drinks at the next Parish Party to raise funds. Thirteen members received communion on Sodality Communion Sunday. Father Gitter spoke on Lent and urged Mass attendance. The meeting closed with a prayer led by Fern Hermes.
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St. Anthony's
Father Gitter
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