Three toddlers saved from drowning spotlight water safety
Three near-tragedies show how quickly a child can drown in any water and the need for close supervision. Kevin Bozard Cameron Johnson and Shelley Hibbetts survived water incidents with rescues by trained bystanders and first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Bozard
Ridgeland
S. C
Cameron Johnson
Bloomington, Minn
Shelley Hibbetts
League City
Texas
Water Safety of
The
Red Cross
Luci Johnson Wedding Draws Global Attention in D C
The August six wedding of Luci B. Johnson and Patrick J. Nugent at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception drew world focus. Guests, media, and citizens witnessed a White House ceremony marking a presidential daughter’s nuptials with royal reception in the executive mansion grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
Luci B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Gerard P. Nugent Jr
Waukegan
Illinois
White House
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
National Church of
Baltimore
South Lawn
Buddy Spaeth to Play in All Stars Basketball Game Today
Buddy Spaeth a 1966 Harper High School graduate will represent his district in the All Stars basketball game at McMurry College Abilene today August 11. He left August 7 for Abilene and will play for the East team coached by David Montgomery of Alba-Golden High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Spaeth
Harper High School
McMurry College
Abilene
Ing
Buddy
David Montgomery
Alba-Golden High School
Alba
Louis Feller Reunion and Harper Lions Activities
The Louis Feller family reunion drew thirty-one attendees on Sunday August 7, 1966 at Harper Community Park with card games and dominoes. The Harper Lions Club held a meeting August 2 presenting perfect attendance pins for five members and discussing a transfer of Carl Oehler from Killeen Lions. The club promoted a Youth Peace Essay Contest with a $50,000 total award and a $25,000 first prize to be decided in July 1967 at Chicago Illinois, with regional and district rounds to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Rieger
Leon Dunn
Dean Hopf
Gene Harper
Cliff Fowler
Alfred Spaeth
Carl Oehler
Killeen Lions Club
Harper Club
Lion Oehler
Lions
Ward
Jay Ward
Tony Knowpn
Harper Lions
Harper
Lions Club
Harper Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Chicago
Ilineis
Lions International
Edward M. Lindsey
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Association
New York
Louis Feller
Harper School
Football Schedule Shift Postpones All Friday Games
Dean Hopf reports the football schedule was wrong last week. All games will move back one day from Friday to Saturday due to the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Hopf
Radarman Roeder Joins Sixth Fleet Mediterranean Mission
Radarman Third Class Roger D. Roeder USN son of Mr and Mrs Ruben W Roeder of Harper Texas has joined the U S Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean aboard the guided missile frigate USS William V Pratt. The Pratt is to operate with the Sixth Fleet for several months as a crewmember on patrol and during related activities. A reunion planning meeting was held with officers and descendants from Fredericksburg Spring Branch Seguin Ingleside Corpus Christi and Buda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Pratt
Roger D. Roeder
USN
Ruben W. Roeder
Harper, Tex
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Pratt
Sixth Fleet
Clayton Feller
Emil Lange
Peggy Feller
Fredericksburg
Spring Branch
Seguin
Ingleside
Corpus Christi
Buda
Lions International essay contest opens for Harper youth
The Harper Lions Club invites youths aged 14 to 21 to enter an essay on world peace. Entries due December 10 1966 with one entry per applicant. Winners advance to Lions District 2A-2 then state and world finals with a $1000 prize and an expense paid trip to Chicago if advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lions International
Dallas Rieger
Harper Lions
Angora Goat Sale Tops at 47th TAGRA Event
Barnet’s Pete Ebeling paid 800 for the fifth selection Angora buck as the 47th annual TAGRA sale at the Fair Grounds drew 131 bucks for 10400 dollars with top honors to C. L. Boren of Leakey for the champion billy. The event faced a three inch rain and a power failure halting the sale briefly. New TAGRA officers include S. K. Lackey and Albert Jenkins with Dr. R. E. Patterson named lifetime board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Ebeling
Barnet
Fair Grounds
Billy
C. L. Boren
Leakey
B. J. Barhard
Blanco
W. R. Arledge
Pecos
Arledge
Buck
Albert Jenkins
Rocksprings
Arthur Davis
Sabinal
John Dittmar
Fredericksburg
F. Lackey
Junction
Robert Love
Edward and
Preston Joy
Roosevelt
R. L. Ebeling
Doe
Mark Ivy
Mountain Home
Pember & Son
Bandera
J. J. Wiesner
San Antonio
Wiesner BW Ranch
Eleven CTEC Directors to Be Elected at Mason Meeting
Central Texas Electric Cooperative will hold its annual membership meeting at the Mason County Fair Grounds on Tuesday night August 16. Eleven directors will be elected with Gillespie Llano Mason San Saba Kerr and Kendall counties represented. Entertainment opens at 7 p.m. featuring Cayce Moore and the State Champion FFA talent winners from Mason Future Farmers and reports from youth tour participants. Attendance prizes including a 12 cu ft food freezer will be distributed after the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CTEC
Mason
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Mason Co
Chapion Ffa
Future Farmers Association
Mike Lange
Kelsey Behrens
Ronnie Schulze
Lange
Behrens
FFA
Austin
Rebecca Hopson
Llano
Steve Mutschink
Government In Action
Washington D.C
Lou Gass
Comfort
Rural Electrification
Jan Brown
Harper
Gillespie
San Saba
Kerr
Kendall
Roscoe Basse
Victor (. Sagebiel
Kenneth Maner
Llaneans
Walter Franklin
Elmer R Smith
Russell Osbourn
Moore
Cody Marschall Enrolls at Sul Ross State College
Cody Marschall, a Harper High School graduate, is enrolled at Sul Ross State College for the second session in Alpine Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody Marschall
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Texas
Harper High School
Frontier Festival Plans Rodeo and Parade Weekend
The rodeo committee from the Harper Lions Club Park Association and Roping Club met to plan Labor Day Weekend events. A 4 p.m. Saturday western parade starts the festivities with entries invited from surrounding towns, assembled at the school grounds at 3 p.m. A barbecue at 9 30 serves at $1 10 per plate. Rodeo events run two nights with a Wild West show featuring Bo Bland and his Bucking Ford act and Karen Bland trick riding. An Old-Time Fiddlers Contest Sunday at 4 p.m. pays prizes and a Kerrville Guadalupe Quadrille team performs Sunday night. Social activities include a long list of rodeo events and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Lions Club
The
Park Ass’n
Roping Club
Bo Bland
Karen Bland
Meo Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Woodley iv
Cathy Boos Shower Honors Bride Elect in Harper
Cathy Boos, bride elect of LaMar, was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Sunday at St. James Lutheran Church Parish Hall in Harper. Attendees included Mrs Chester Itz, Mrs Hugo Boos, and Mrs Alfred Boos, with 40 guests signing the bridesbook as Cathy wore white and blue corsages were given to the honoree and mothers. The couple plans to marry Saturday at 1 30 in the Ghost Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Boos
Lamar
St. James Lutheran Church Parish Hall
Harper
Mesd
Baril Benner
Chester Bernshard
Dennis Bernhard
Clifford Bode
Larry Goehmann
Cody Miatrschall
Victor Marschall
Raymond Spaeth
Fran Wachals
Victor Wendel
Malcolm Marschall
Darlene Mrosek
Wits
Chester Itz
Hugo Boos
Alfred Boos
Sharon Boos
Donna Kay Goehmann
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Kevin
Cameron
Fritz Erickson
William Lynley
Howard Kylle
Shelley
Alfred Bobe
Phil Hoyland
the Herald
Mayfields Mattress
Kerrville
Luci
United States
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Lynda
LBJ Ranch
Dale Malechek
Stonewall
Jessie Hunter
LBJ Boyhoad
Johnson City
A. W. Mourland
Ava Cox
Melvin Winters
John Connally
Sharon
John
Judson Neff
F. B. Strickland
Waco
Frank Harrison
Homer Thornbury
Rieger
Free World
Roger Roeder
Mediterranean
Lindsey
Tor Boat
Arthur Moczygemba
San Antonio Express
VC Whitworth
Kinsey
Whitworth Ranch
A. J. Kinsey
Lions Crippled Childrens Camp
Messrs
Roy Roberts
C. W. Barrett
Polly
Mason’s
Annual Report
Wilbur Durst
McWilliams
Raymond
Cayce Moore
Hearne
Frontier Festival
Archie Lennon
James Cildwell
Steve Forest
Jasper Massey
W. R. Massey
Bill Dendy
San Angelo
Edwin Dittmar
J. F. Cook
Doss Primitive Baptist Church
Ory
Truly Ghost Lutheran Church
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