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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1954
Page
3
Radio commentator Henry Taylor explains Indo-Chinas history and U.S. stakes, arguing the conflict is not a repeat of Korea. He notes French forces, Japanese occupation, and growing Vietnamese divisions, with emphasis on policy aims and the distance from Korea.
Alice Jung, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benno Jung, married Werner Schumpelt son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schumpelt of Stonewall in a April 20 double ring ceremony at St Marys Catholic Church. Officiating was the Very Rev J J Hildebrand. The couple will reside in Kerrville.
Mr and Mrs Herman Harper celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary with a Kerrville State Park picnic. The couple’s long life spans Bandera and Kerrville, with extensive family, civic service, and four children. Attendees included multiple generations from Texas towns and nearby cities. A cake by Mrs C L Leinweber capped the gathering.
The St James Woman's Missionary Society met April 21 with nineteen members. After prayer and scripture, they elected delegates to the District meeting in Blanco on May 6: Elmer Lang Chester Bernhard and Victor Wendel. Visitors included Major and Mrs Lehne and grandson, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grosen.
The speaker notes France spends about 1% billion dollars this year on war efforts and urges reliance on specialists. He discusses French law limiting draft transfers and describes recruiting stations in the French Zone of Germany to attract German veterans into the Foreign Legion, aimed at strengthening Indo China operations.
Marschall Klingerhoefer’s Marschall's Place at Cherry Springs burned early Friday. Fire reported at 2 45 a m, Vollunteer firemen could not save the building. Loss includes beer stock, cigarettes, candy, appliances, and a large display of relics and war souvenirs. No official loss estimate yet.
Mr and Mrs Elgin Dittmar of Doss announce the engagement of their daughter Alberta Jane to Kermit Lochte son of Mrs Hugo Lochte and the late Mr Lochte The bride elect is a senior at Fredericksburg High School Lochte recently completed two years in the army and is employed at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio
A Harper area delegation traveled to San Antonio to meet G. O. Meadows, district superintendent of the U S Postal Transportation Service, regarding keeping two mail routes and schedules. The group praised Meadows and indicated 18 additional residents may gain daily rural route service. Members included J J Rogers, Carl Ochler, Raymond Spaeth, Gilbert Anderegg, A L Bierschwabe, and Ed Bailey of the Lions Club.
The Harper PTA will hold its last regular monthly meeting of the year on May 6 at 3 p m at Harper school. Mrs H H Fricke of Fredericksburg will speak on The Common Denominator of All Neighborhood The PTA. There will be the installation of next year’s officers and all members and patrons are invited.
An open meeting of the Community Park directors will be held at the school gym Tuesday May 3 at 7 30 p m for the purpose of electing two new directors. Outgoing directors are Mrs A C Wendel and Carl Ochler. Everyone interested in the park and community is requested to attend.
The Civil Service Commission announces exams for Archives Assistant and Technologist positions in Washington DC and nearby areas. Archives salary ranges from 2,950 to 8,410 dollars yearly, Technologist from 205 to 10,800 dollars yearly. Applicants must meet appropriate education or experience requirements and pass a written test for Archives Assistant.
Competitive exams will be held by the Merit System Council for the Texas State Department of Health on May 15 in multiple centers statewide. Special recruitment targets stenographers secretaries junior sanitarians engineer assistants and graduate nurses. Applications and details available from the Merit System Council 814 Tittlefield Building Austin 15. Rothmann and daughter who had visited San Antonio with relatives returned Sunday night.
Instructions note no written test is required for technologist posts and that applications are available at many post offices and the US Civil Service Commission in Washington. The commission will accept applications until a stated deadline.
Harper 4 H Club meets at the Youth Center with Richard Suffel presiding. The group notes $300 donations from the W O W of Harper and W L McGinley to equip the woodworking shop and plans to install kitchen equipment. George Behrends and others demo sewing and safety projects as students plan for summer camp and a Youth Rodeo.
The Oak Hill Study Club held an installation tea at Mrs. Gus Mahler’s home on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. R. Peril conducted the ceremony appointing Peggy Wahrmund as president, A. J. Arnold as vice president, Lewis Stevens as secretary, Clinton Brown as treasurer, Watkins Tarr as reporter, and J. R. Perit as parliamentarian. The group selected Texas Past and Present as the year’s theme and adjourned after refreshments of sandwiches cookies and iced tea.
The Hillcrest Singers will hold their monthly singing on Sunday May 2 at the Pentecostal Church in Harper. Dr W J Guerner and Ferdinand Jatsach attended the Texas Lutheran Synodical Convention of the American Lutheran Church in Austin last week.
R D Rothmann used district grass seed drill to plant 35 acres of blue panic grass on newly cleared land for permanent summer pasture. Troy Fleming and Marshall Alexander also used district equipment for 11 and additional acres, with seed and fertilizer available locally. District seed prices and fertilizer info are given with pickup details and guidance on application timing.
Mr and Mrs W L Martin of Rochester Minnesota spent several weeks on their ranch and left Tuesday to visit their daughter and family in Tucson Arizona confirming a family trip reported by the Herald.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lang hosted a barbecue at Harper to honor their son Paul Lang who made his confirmation at St Anthony’s Catholic Church Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of relatives joined in the celebration with many Lang relatives and friends from Petersburg Kerrville Fredericksburg Austin and San Antonio. Also Mr and Mrs Albert Mossendorf held a barbecue dinner Sunday night for their daughters Hetty Lee Virginia and son Alfred on their confirmations.
Pvt Charles E Brown 20 son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Brown of Harper is stationed at Anchorage Alaska with the USAF as a jeep driver. A 1950 Harper High School graduate he was inducted Sept 15 1952 at Fort Sam Houston and trained at Forts Bills and Ord before sailing to Alaska. He spent a nine day furlough at home prior to departure last December.
Jo Ann Spaeth of Texas Lutheran College spent Easter with her parents at Harper. She returned to Seguin then joined a student party for Little Rock Arkansas to attend the National Phi Theta Kappa convention meeting from Thursday evening through Saturday.
A partial survey shows heavy grazing during drought killed high producing grasses at Mrs. Little Bull and Clay Holland ranches. Deep soils show mostly dead perennials with scattered buffalo grass. moisture reached only 4 to 5 inches and rain aided little, prompting ranchers to protect remaining grasses and weigh long term stocking decisions.
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