Alabama stamp marks sesquicentennial in 1969 design
Postmaster General Winton Blount unveiled Alabama’s 6 cent postage stamp commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary in Montgomery. The design by Bernice Kochan features the camellia and yellowhammer with colors printed by offset and Giori presses. The stamp will be issued August 2 in Huntsville, Alabama’s early capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton M. Blount
Alabama
Montgomery
Huntsville
Bernice Kochan
Miss Kochan
Cleveland
Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc
W. C. Handy
U. S
Giori
United States
Junction Race Meet and Billy Sale Event Preview
The 33rd Hill Country Fair Association Race Meet and Billy Sale runs Aug 7–9 at Hill Country Fair Grounds Junction. Seven races daily including Junction Derby at 3 30 p m. A mammoth street parade is Aug 7 at 10 a m. Johnny Bush and the Bandoleros perform nightly 9 30 p m to 1 30 a m. Twenty stud Billies selected Aug 7, sold Aug 8. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair Association
Billy Sale
Hill Country Fair
Junction
Johnny Bush
Bandoleros
Major Powell Stamp Set for August First Issuance
Blount announces a 6 cent postage stamp honoring John Wesley Powell to be issued August 1 with first day ceremonies at Page Arizona near Powell Lake. Deputy Postmaster General E T Klassen unveiled the design May 24 in Green River Wyoming where the Powell voyage began. The four color offset stamp depicts Powell guiding boats on the Colorado River with his right arm extended to signal danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Powell
Winton M. Blount
John Wesley Powell
Colorado River
Page
Arizona
E. T. Klassen
Green River
Wyoming
Powell
Green
Colorado Rivers
U. S. Geological Survey
Reclamation Service
Interior Department
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Shi'ah
Rudolph Wendelin
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Graphics Arts Industry
Wendelin
Giori Press
John Vesey Powell
U. S
Harper locals recount weekends and family visits
Harper notices show Robert Harlan visiting grandparents in McAllen and Lawrence Metzger Jr. from Wichita staying with relatives. Many local families host relatives from Seguin New Iberia Kerrville Fredericksburg and Austin. A birth is noted in Kerrville with Grandmother Mrs. Forest Strench and great grandmother Mrs. Roy Cottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harlan of
McAllen
Mrs
Tommy Harlan
Buddy Henderson
Peterson Hospital
Kerrville
Forest Strench
Roy Cottle
West Texas Chamber backs tax reform by ending exemptions
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce urges the Texas Legislature in a July 18 1969 resolution to raise state taxes via eliminating sales tax exemptions or increasing rates. WTCC leaders argue business bears 50.5 percent of state taxes and would face higher costs, impacting prices and inflation. The resolution targets the Governor Lieutenant Governor and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Wtcc State Affairs Committee
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
J. Fike Godfrey
Spur
West Texas
Senterfitt
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Godfrey
Texas Business
Final Rites for Mrs Bertha Juenke
Funeral services for Bertha Amelia Juenke 88 of 1121 North Street were held at Notre Dame Church with Rev Joseph Deane presiding and burial in Harper Cemetery. Rosary was said the prior evening at Plummer Fair Chapel. Juenke born October 18 1880 in Petersburg Texas lived in Kerrville 25 years. Survived by daughter Mrs Guy McKee Kerrville sons Ervy and Harvey Kerrville three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Clemens Maurer Belton Tatsch Raymond Feler Elbert Feller Maxw Baumann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Amelia Juenke
North St
Notre Dame Catholic Church
Joseph Deane
Harper Cemetery
Plummer Fair Funeral Home
Plummer Fair Chapel
Kerriile
Juenke
Fredericksburg
Petersburg
Texas
Juen
Skipper Family Visits Local Weekend Gathering
Mr and Mrs Tommy Skipper and daughter of San Antonio spent the weekend here with her mother Mrs Lydia Bierschwale. The sons Steven and David, who have been visiting here for some time, accompanied their parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Skipper
San Antonio
Lydia Bierschwale
Steven
David
UT Offers Options For Top Grid Seats
Joe Football Fan can buy options for top seats in the expanded Memorial Stadium at UT Austin to help finance an 8 000 seat complex. Options run 10 years at 400 300 and 200 dollars per seat depending on location. Purchases count as gifts for tax purposes and inquiries go to the Athletic Business Office UT Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
al Lundstedt
Athletic Business
Austin
Texas
Longhorns
UCLA
California
Final Acreage Mapping Soil Survey Program in Gillespie County
Congressman O C Fisher to speak at final acreage mapping kickoff in Stonewall. The event marks the completion of the Gillespie County Soil Survey program with a 2 p m start, followed by a watershed dedication at 4 p m and a site 3 tour ending with a barbecue. Sponsors include local soil and water districts and regional development committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Fisher
Guillespie County
Willams Creek
Stonewall
Gillespie County
Pedernales
Gillespe County
Eastern
Hill Country Resource Conservation and Development Project
Consignors to Hill Country Fair Association Billy Sale
Consignors to the Hill Country Fair Association Billy Sale August 7 and 8 in Junction feature 165 head from 32 heartland consignors. Judging August 6 by Arthur Davis of Sabinal. Lem Jones will auction with Stanley Lackey and Jack Gardner as goat judges breeders. Top Angora goats offered in this Best of the Nation sale with selections by Lackey and Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair Association
Arthur Davis
Sabinal
Lem Jones
Billy Sale
Stanley Lackey
Jack Gardner
Hadley Wardlaw
Corkey Schweining
Lewis Ferguson
Junction
Herbie Oehler
Harper
John Dittmar
Fredericksburg
Bob Davis Corp
Avade
Robert Ebeling
Marble Falls
Harwell Davis
B.J. Barnhart Ranch
Blanco
Mike
Ben
Will Allison
S. F. Lackey
Roosevelt
Bill Burditt
C. H. Godbold
Louise Shackelford
James L. Trees
Leakey
Charlie Chaney
Utopia
J. W. Winkel
Llano
Charles
Col. V.Z. Cornelius
Goldthwaite
Sam Edmondson
Kendalia
Mike Pember
Middle Verde Ranch
Bandera
Forrest Lux
Comfort
Raymond Pape
Eva Fryar
Legion To Meet Friday Evening
The American Legion plans a meeting Friday night at the Legion Hall. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
Legion Hall
Cosper and Cottle Family Reunion Held Sunday
The fifth annual Cosper and Cottle Reunion gathered at Harper Community Park on Sunday July 27 with about 80 attendees. Rev Maney Fairchild led grace before a basket lunch and prizes were won by Nancy Brown Kathryn Cottle William Sellers Kay Lucas and Ruth Russell. The 170 committee includes Howard and Louise Cotte Buddy and Reba Pape and Gwen Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosper and Cottle
Harper Community Park
Maney Fairchild
Grace
Nancy Brown
Kathryn Cottle
Rocksprings
William Sellers
Bastrop
Kay Lucas
Fredericksburg
Ruth Russell
Rodger
Harper Area Rainfall Ranges Over Two Inches
Beneficial rains fell in the Harper area early Monday morning with Tarr ranch recorders showing more than two inches by Douglas Duderstadt E. R. Brown and A. J. Kinsey. Other amounts collected in and around Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Area
Tarr Ranch
Douglas Duderstadt
E. R. Brown
A. J. Kinsey
Harper
Wienecke Family Celebrates Chris Fifth Birthday
Mr and Mrs Clifford Wienecke honored their son Chris for his fifth birthday with a barbecue dinner. Guests included Kermit Strackbein family from San Antonio Otto Wienecke James Strackbein and others. The Esquell family from San Marcos visited Grand Prairie and Six Flags Over Tex for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Wienecke
Chris
Kermit Strackbein
San Antonio
Otto Wienecke
James
Edwin Strackbein
Joe Esquell
Jerome, Jerald
Jan
James Esquell
San Marcos
Grand Praire
Six Flags
Tex
Terrier launcher joins museum collection and community display
A Terrier missile unit, also called the Raoto Post Proto by Clamence Allen, is set for transfer to the museum. The launcher is already on hand for public exhibit and community education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clamence Allen
West Texas Chamber Approves Five Texas Constitutional Amendments
West Texas Chamber of Commerce committee endorses water bonds increased legislative salaries bond rates death benefits for firemen families and additional funds for the Texas student loan plan. No action on three amendments and amendment No 9 for annual sessions faced opposition. Voters will decide all nine amendments on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
George McCleskey
Lubbock
Wtcc Water Committee
Affais
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
Regional Chamber of Commerce
WTSC
Aso
Social Security Checks To Be Delivered One Day Earlier
Postmaster urges Harper area patrons along star route carriers to pick up Social Security checks on Saturday August 2. Checks stolen from mailboxes rise on weekends, so securing mail that day is advised to prevent loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Post Office
Star Route
Range Camp Graduation at A&M Adjunct Junction
Range Camp graduation Saturday at Texas A&M Adjunct Junction will precede a midsummer directors meeting for the Texas Section American Society of Range Management. Dr. Joe Schuster, Section President, notes plans for the Section annual meeting in Fort Worth December 5 and 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Section
American Society Or
Range Management
Joe Schuster
Th A & M
Fort Worth
Schuster
Texas Tech
Jack Dobson
Harper Herald
Texas
Cy) Richmond
Soil Conservation Service
San Angelo
Richmond
Bobby Joe Ragsdale
Fleet
Texas A & M
George W. Skeets
Water Valley
Leo Merrill
Sonora
Dean Isaacs
SCS
Denton
Joe L. McIntire
Uvalde
J E Cowden
Odessa
Henry W Turney
Dublin
Sam Culeman
Clifford Bodes Entertain With Barbecue Supper
Mr and Mrs Clifford Bode entertained with a barbecue supper at their Harper home Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Dayton Rode, Mr and Mrs Douglas Bode and children, Bull Bode, Mr and Mrs Dallas Reiger and children, and Mr and Mrs Howard Walker and baby daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bode
Harper
Dayton Rode
Douglas Bode
Bull Bode
Dallas Reiger
Howard Walker
Revered Arhelger to Preach at St James Harper
Pastor E L Arhelger, Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Fredericksburg Texas, will preach at St James Lutheran Church Harper this Sunday August 3. Service at 8 30 a m with Sunday School at 9 30 a m while Pastor Bill Hill is away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Arhelger
St. James Lutheran Church
E. L. Arhelger
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Texas
Harper
Bill Hill
Baethge Joins American International Charolais Assn
James V. Baethge of Harper Texas has been accepted for membership in the American International Charolais Assn Houston. The breed, originated in France, shows strong growth with 22 191 registrations up 39 percent and 7 372 members up 38 percent. Junior breeders rise to 380 new members. Association herd book lists 82 091 purebred and 231 004 recorded animals totaling 313 185 nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Baethge
Harper
Texas
Houston
J. Scott Henderson
France
Association
Lang Family Visits Extend San Antonio Ties
SF C and Mrs Joseph B Lang and children of San Antonio visited their parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Lang last week Thursday. Mr and Mrs Edwin Klein visited her mother Mrs Anna Moellendorf Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Kramer
Pete Kramer
John Bohmann
Simon Cosper
New Iberia
Kelton Kramer
New Braunfels
Howard Cottle
Weegie
Elmo Lumpkins
Mesd
Roy
Raymond Cottle
J . Robinson
Mike
Fort Worth
Hilda Sageser
Alfons Maurer
Nazareth
Henry Maurer
Gertrude
Sf.c
Joseph B. Lang
San Antonio
Edwin Lang
Edwin Klein
Anna Moellendorf
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Fehrenbach
FHS
General Bullmoose
Harrison Ewing
Evil Eye Fleagle
Shane Ann Younts
Appassionate
von Climax
David Bozeman
Jack S. Phogbound
Outdoor Point
Hill Country Arts Foundation
Ingram
Paula
Gene Ball
Claudia Parker
John Brannon
Jesse E. Parker
al Capp
the Herald
Ida Smith
Longhorn Cafe
Harper, Texas
Louis Feller
Harper Comunity Park
Harper Locals
Lawrence Metzger Jr
Wichita, Kansas
Lawrence Metzger Sr
John Bohmann of
Seguin
James Tarr
Heather
Watkins Tarr
John
Faye Walker
J. M. Stevens
Mrs. van Mund
Dess
Ted Mund
Jim Bob Stevens
Eddie Kensing
Frank Lange
Louis Lange
Lange
Perry Biles
Corpus Christi
J M. Stevens
Donnie Bode
Dick Howe
Lampasas
Frances Floyd
Wendel
Cherry Springs
Victor Wendel
Lee Schmidt
Lorenz Wendel
Max Lange
Diana Rahe
Alfred Lehne
News Medical
Jack G. Springer
S- J. Fike Godfrey
Bertha Juenke
Cosper and
Cottle
Nimitz Museum
Naval Air Station
Point Mugu
Calif
Red Schneer
Quality Peanut Company
Gratis
West Texas Chamber Committee
YTCC
A&m
Clifford Bodes
James Baethge
Charolais Assn
Mayfield Mattress CO
Innerspring Specialists
Harper Drug Store
Grace & Leslie Harper
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