Do Flying Saucers Exist? A Texas Find Sparks Debate
In a Dallas broadcast, Mr. Taylor recounts a ground find in Texas three years ago. He argues saucers are real, not from Russia, and originated in the USA. He describes varied sizes and shapes, mostly round, some stationary yet capable of rapid movement, and emphasizes they pose no danger while warning against sensational reports.
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Taylor
Dallas
Texas
Russia
USA
Galveston Bay
Wildwood
N. J
Miami News
Investiture Service For Harper Girl Scouts
Investiture services for the fourteen Harper Girl Scouts were held last Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the Harper school gym. Parents and friends attended as the girls became full pledged members after passing their tender foot scout test. The scouts include Janice Spaeth Janice Parker Ola Maertz Frances Dittmar Carolyn Parker Valdene Bierschwale Marlene Kaiser Peggy Ann Hopf Betty Lee Kramer Davene Schmidt Lydia Bierschwale Bobbie Jeanette Gibson and Clare Jo Baker.
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Girl Scouts of
Harper
Harper School
Janice Spaeth
Janice Parker
Ola Maertz
Frances Dittmar
Carolyn Parker
Valdene Bierschwale
Marlene Kaiser
Peggy Ann Hopf
Betty Lee Kramer
Davene Schmidt
Lydia Bierschwale
Bobbie Jeanette Gibson
Clare Jo Baker
Harper PTA Hosts Game Party for Girls' Athletic Fund
Harper PTA Association held a Friday game party April 21 to raise funds for the Girls' Athletic Fund. Mrs. Fred Whitewood led plans, with 42 attendees enjoying Canasta, cake, and coffee. Tickets at 50 cents raised about $40, and local businesses donated prizes.
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Harper Pta Association
Girls’ Athletic Fund
Fred Whitewood
Social Service
Association
PTA
Soc
Rode's Store & Market
Lange's Auto Service
Bode
Red
Harper Drug Store
Flog Bode
Station & Warehouse
Mutual Lumber Co
Tejas Study Club Meets on Saturday at Harper School
The Tejas Study Club gathered Saturday April 22 at Harper school with 13 members. Mrs Charles Mains presided in president’s absence, reports were given, and a ram leader led the session. Members shared roll call with pot plants as favors and heard talks on growing blueberries and Texas wildflowers.
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Tejas Study Club
Harper School
Charles Mains
Neal Fox
J. R. Peril
Lampasas
Ram
Will Stockard
Carl Oehier
Kerrville Builds Park In One Day
Kerrville citizens in Kerr County completed a million dollar Louise Hays Park project in a single day. One thousand volunteers including 200 students worked in relays to clear ground install benches and picnic areas under a donated 35 acre site. The last pontoon footbridge link was set by 2 pm and the park lights came on by 7 pm as crowds toured the new facility named after Hay’s wife.
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Kerrville
Kerrville and
Kerr Co
Louise Hays Park
Kerr County
Sam Braswell
Guadalupe River
Robert S. Hays
Hay
Schreiner Institute Engineering
Howard Murphy
San Antonio
Jess Kutzer
Texas Hills
Guadalupe
Farm Road 783 Completed Harper to Kerr line
The new Farm Road No 783 from Harper to Kerr County line is finished with final asphalt topping due Friday Apr 14. Commissioner Arnold Markworth inspects new signs by US 290 linking Harper to Fredericksburg, praising the 18 foot pavement in an 80 foot right of way and noting the road will draw tourists and serve residents. Funding came from a Schrenier Road Fund of about 13 thousand, with original state allocation 97 thousand. Skinner Construction of Austin built it for 73,400, Tobridge San Antonio subcontracted, Bowden paving in San Marcos. A future project will fund a new Harper firehouse. Aunt Lilly play and parade events follow.
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Harper
Kerr County
Arnold Markworth
Precinct No. 2
Fredericksburg
Florida
Houston
el Paso
Los Angeles
California
Markworth
Stevens Creek
Kerrville
W. H.harvey Stevens
Stevens
Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
State Highway Department
Tom Martin
Frank Staudt
Markwortt
Louis Schreiner
Schreiner
Skinner Construction Company
Austin
Tobridge Construction Company
San Antonio
Bob Bowden
San Marcos
Chas. Schreiner
Goads
Kerr Co
Otion
Negro Minstrel Held At School Tuesday Night
On Tuesday night April 25 Harper high school junior and senior classes staged a lively minstrel in the school gym. The program featured scenes of negro night life and drew about $114 in proceeds to fund this week’s junior senior prom.
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Harper
Harper High School
Gillespie County 4 H Club Meets at Harper School
The Gillespie County 4 H Club met on April 13 at the Harper school building. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved. County Agent C. M. Stone explained grafting and budding and directed members in grafting bad wood on a tree.
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Gillespie County
4 H Club
Harper School
C. M. Stone
Peggy Hopf
Presbyterian Church Women Meet Last Thursday
The Presbyterian Church Women met last Thursday evening at 2 50 p m with Mrs Warren Mc Dougall as leader. Sixteen members attended. The group voted to have the weeds chopped in the church yard. Mrs McDougall was assisted by Mrs Omer Cottle in serving refreshments.
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Woman's Association of the Presbyterian Church
Warren McDougall
Harper High to Play Two Baseball Games Next Week
Harper High School schedules two home baseball games at Community Park next week coached by Rex Fox. On Tuesday May 2 at 3 p m Harper meets Stonewall High in a return game, followed by a May 5 Friday 2 p m clash with St Mary's Fredericksburg High. Admission is free and fans are invited. Starting lineup for Harper in the last game included Hal Ray Bierschwale catcher Jackie Eathorne pitcher Clark Bierschwale first base Leroy Tatsch second base Delano Nixon third base Junior Baumann shortstop Dugless Carter left field Chas Friedrich center field Dayton Friedrich right field. Harper pitchers also include Eathorne Tatsch and Clark Bierschwale. Substitutes were Chas Neal Eugene Gilbert Strackbein and Kenneth Cosper.
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Aunt Lilly
Harper School
Harper Volunteer
Harper
Boy Scouts
Fin Department
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Lilly
Millstream
Dayton Rahe
June
Kenneth Parker
Elbert Schmidt
Lois Fox
Roy Roberts
Elizabeth Johnson
Frances Rischener
Gertrude Adams
Harper High
Rex Fox
Stonewall High School
St. Mary’s
Hal Ray Bierschwale
Jackie Eathorne
Clark Bierschwale
Leroy Tatsch
Delano Nixon
Junior Baumann
Dugless Carter
Chas Friedrich
Dayton Friedrich
Eathorne
District President To Install PTA Officers June 4
Mrs Homer Shaw of Austin District President will oversee the PTA installation on May 4 at 2 30 pm with Mrs Robert Dittmar in charge of the program and Mrs Neal Fox giving the devotional A short feature by Peggye Gould highlights Home Economics girls A tea follows the program A prior business meeting discussed buying equipment for 167 00 to aid acoustics in the auditorium gymnasium to help audiences hear stage programs better.
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Homer Shaw
Austin
PTA Association
Robert Dittmar
Neal Fox
Peggye Gould
FFA and 4 H Boys and Dads Feted at Barbecue
The Harper F F A and 4 H Club Boys and their Dads were honored with a barbecue supper at the Harper Community Park Monday evening. The event, prepared by Worth Howe and several F F A boys, was hosted by Herald publisher N J Dietel who donated two sheep from the Gill Espie Co fat stock show. Approximately eighty attendees, including Joe Tatum and Charles Stone, enjoyed potato salad baked beans onions pickles bread cold drinks and coffee.
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Harper F.F.A
Harper Community Park
Worth Howe
F.F.A
The
Herald
Gillespie Co
N. J. Dietel
Kenneth Cosper
Tony Mrosek
Becue
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg
Charles Stone
Walter Fuhrmann
Radio Post
Harper
Hill Country League Results and Next Week Schedule
Last Sunday Fbg Giants defeated Boerne 5 to 2 and Stonewall beat Kerrville 15 to 2. Comfort at Camp Stanley was rained out. Next Sunday April 30 Camp Stanley hosts Fredericksby Stonewall visits Comfort and Kerrville plays Boerne.
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Giants
Boerne
Comfort
Camp Stanley
Stonewall
Kerrville
Fredericksby
Giants Stonewall Camp
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Massachume
Mars
Carlton Wendel
Carlton
Victor Wendel
4-H
Sears
Carlton Wen
Del
David Sagebiel
D.co
Stone
Bobby Brown
Charles Schumann
Calvin
Harper Pta
Mia
Fox
Family
Harper Firemen
New Farm
Fire Dept. Building Fund
Erickle
Pfrederickselre
Merrville
Presbyterian Church
Fred Nabers
Wendel
Hopf
Mrs. L. H. Harper
Hill Country League
Albert
Enderlin
Bisterdale
Seipp’s
Sisterdale
Seipz Seipp's
Stonewall Spor Ther
Eodoh Gee Ees Seipp
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