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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1945
Page
4
A mid summer guide to making jam from peaches plums and other fruits using a short ball method. Steps include selecting ripe fruit grinding chopping measuring sugar corn syrup and fruit pectin, boiling to a hard boil, adding pectin and sugar, skimming, pouring into jars and sealing with paraffin. Makes about 10 to 12 jars of 6 fluid ounces each.
Mrs Allan Fowler and sons of Shreveport Louisiana visit her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Gammenthaler while other Austin and Harper visits include Mrs Max Lange Mrs Sam Honig and daughter Mrs Lorenz Wendel and daughter Mr Archie Lennon and little daughter and Mr and Mrs Edgar Strack and relatives. Life is a gift to be used daily, not smothered or stored away as keepsakes, but in service its beauty grows.
ODB officers from Dallas will tour San Antonio August 7 to September 20 to assist dependents with family allowances. They will set a temporary office at the Federal Building Room 401 with Capt Clarence W Howe Jr and Lt H W Henry on duty different periods. bring evidence and appointment numbers.
Mrs Willie Klein Curtis Daretz and Sgt and Mrs Edmund Klein visited Center Point and Kerrville to see Mr and Mrs Hilmar Klein and daughters Dorothy and Bernice. The group also called on Felix Kunz family and others around Fredericksburg and White Oak during a busy travel week. Felix A Klein returned from overseas for a 30 day furlough while Wesley Darett visited from Houston and Curis Darett joined him.
Sgt James L Henke writes from Foggia Italy about a picture show with G I shorts including a Texas segment. He notes Nimitz Hotel shipyard fields and a sheep loading scene counting by Adolf Stieler. He mentions Eddie Henke family and his hunting kill. He hopes for rain and expects moves north possibly into Germany or Austria.
Lt. Brown recalls bailing out at 5 000 feet after bomber crash. He landed near peasants, fled through a forest, sustained a sprained ankle, and found shelter before a road encounter led to capture by police. Taken to Barth Germany, he endured Stalag Luft 1 imprisonment, participated in escape schemes, and was freed as Russians advanced on May 1. He later served as an MP and earned the Air Medal Purple Heart ETO ribbon with two battle stars and a presidential unit citation.
Look here. Sell farm home products through Rawleigh's network. Thousands of dealers already profit from quick sales. For particulars write Rawleigh's Dept. TAF 338-192 Memphis Tenn. FOR SALE Registered Delaine Rams and 60 cross breed Corriedale Delaine Ewes, 3 years old this year. E R Brown Harper. Stpd FOR SALE large galvanized metal tank and stand in good condition. See at J O Ernst residence Fredericksburg.
Advertises several Corriedale bucks for sale with contact J L Bier schwale in Harper Texas.
A wartime note praises Herb Helm for two shifts at a war plant supplying materials for the troops. It also honors his wife Mary who runs the house, cooks, cares for children, and helps with salvage drives and Red Cross bundles, despite weariness from the day.
A E Self, Optometrist, has moved to Water Street Kerrville where he will fit glasses and provide eye care.
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