Beards Through History and a Local Family Note
A miscellany of beard lore from ancient Egypt to Elizabethan England, plus a local social item: a Shower honoring Barbara and Ernie Gabriel on August 7 with a bar-b-que for about 50 guests hosted by Jun McMahon and others. Gary Enderlin and family welcome a baby boy Shane Slade born July 23 weighing 12 pounds 7 ounces. grandparents Victor Harper and Reinhard Finderlin with great grandparents Chester Moses and Gordon Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McMahon
Barbara
Ernie Gabriel
Messrs
Jun McMahon
Stormy Maner
Garland Black
Jim Bob Stevens
Michael Young
Jimny Peril
Gary Enderlin
Shane Slade
Victor Harper
Here
Reinhard Finderlin
Fredericksburg
Chester Moses
Gordon Harper
Air Force Captain Metzger on duty in Thailand
US Air Force Captain Lang ford C Metzger, son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence A Metzger of Harper Texas, serves as navigator on a C 130 Hercules with a Pacific Air Forces unit based at Ubon Royal Thai AFB Thailand. He was commissioned in 1964 via the aviation cadet program and previously served at Langley AFB Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Air Force
Langford C Metzger
Lawrence A Metzger
Harper, Tex
Ubon
Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Metzger
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Langley Afb
Harper Industrial High School
Letter of Thanks to Harper Sheriff From Mrs Roberts
Mrs Roberts of Austin Texas thanks Victor Harper Sheriff and the Harper staff for aid after a wreck that hurt Sain Renee Robert's, who was treated at Fredericksburg and Brackenridge hospitals. She underwent cheekbone surgery and is recovering slowly with gratitude for lifesaving help and ambulance drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sain
Renee Robert
Apo
Fredericksburg
Brackenridge Hospital
Therm
Victor Harper
Harper
Texas
Simon James Honig Jr and Janet Marie Allen Wed in San Marcos
Simon James Honig Jr and Janet Marie Allen exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony Sunday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy Allen, wore a satin gown with lace and a pill box veil. Guests from multiple Texas towns attended the reception at Legion Hall, with two hundred people present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon James Honig Jr
Simon Honig Sr
Janet Marie Allen
Leroy Deans
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Jeneane Mueller
Johnny Luckenbach
Billy Allen
San Marcos
FHS
Southwest Texas State University
Brown's School
Aquarena
Carol Snoudgrass
Arlington
Debbie Toole
Port Lavaca
Billy Jo Allen
Bride
Barbara Homy
Jeanne Homy
Sandra Homp
John P. Weidenfeller
Russell T Horner
Austin
Ricky R. Kunz
John Kyle
Lester Ottmers
Kerrville
Mike Snodgrass
Allen
Honig
Minna Hon
Legion Hall
Sandra Heniz
Kramers Esquell Complete Course at Waco Tech Institute
Stanley Kramer and Larry Esquell of Harper earned certificates in heavy truck mechanics at the James Connally Campus of Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. The ceremony marked the August graduation with additional diplomas, as ISTE grants the state’s first Bachelor level technical diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Kramer
Larry Esquell
Waco
Harper
James Connally
Texas State Techical Institute
Advancd
ISTE
Diso
Ansarillo
Harlingen
Sweetwater
Junction Race Meet Postponed By Heavy Rains
Word came Thursday morning that the Junction race meet and billy sale scheduled to begin Thursday had been cancelled due to heavy rains in Junction and surrounding areas. Good rains fell across the hill country Wednesday night with over an inch reported in Harper and Comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sale
Junction
Harper
Chester Schwethelm
Comfort
Fred Bar
Welfare
KNAF
N. J. Dietel
Fredericksburg
Dietel
Gillespie County
Rex Maner
Pilot Knob
Frank Staudt
Dayton Rahe
LCRA
Staudt
Kerrville
Happy Shahan
Bracketville
Rocksprings
Nueces River
Alamo Village
Gulf
Young Homemakers Elect New Officers in 1971 Chapter Meet
The Harper Texas Young Homemakers of Texas met August 7 1971 for a Bring your own Salad luncheon. Dan Crenwelge was elected Kindergarten teacher for the coming year and Jo Beth Peril was named little sister for 1971 72 with an engraved charm awarded. New officers include Darla Barker president Laurice Rogers vice president Irene Masters secretary Karen Crenwelge treasurer Nancy Bode reporter historian and Jonnie Kay Peril parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane Harper
Young Homemakers of Texas
Jimmy Perry
Dan Crenwelge
Jo Beth Peril
R. E. Peril
Darla Barker
Laurice Rogers
Irene Masters
Karen Crenwelge
Nancy Bode
Jonnie Kay Peril
Erlene Dunn
Y.H.T
Cen Tex Electric Coop to Hold Fredericksburg Meeting
Cen Tex Electric Cooperative schedules an annual membership meeting at Fredericksburg High School Stadium Tuesday at 7 45 PM with pre meeting entertainment at 7 15 PM by Wallace Others Walter Klett Guido Klett and Fred Dietel. Austin based Texas Electric Cooperatives general manager J R Cobb to give principal address. Nine directors to be named including W R Willmann and G R Garner with other nominees from Gillespie Llano Kerr and Comfort. Attendance prizes totaling over 700 to be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen-Tex Electric Coop
FHS Stadium
Fredericksburg
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Frederiksburg High School
Woc McWilliaims
McWilliams
Wallace Others
Walter Klett
Guido Klett
Fred Dietel
J Ro Cobb
Austin
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Cobb
Kurimana Extension Service
Aaw
W. R. Willmann
Mason
GR. Garner
Llano
al Bruns
Comfort
Warren Randolph
Cherokee
Willman
Garner
Otto Schumann
EO Dean Hopf
Elmer Bierschwale
Gillespie County
Dan Savebiel
Fred Osbourn
Edgar Ince
Muson County
C W Haney
Kerr County
Clyde Estep
Ralph Landner
Coreen Gay Friedrich Engaged to Kettut Klaehn
Harper couple Mr and Mrs Lonnie Friedrich announce the engagement of their daughter Coreen Gay to Kettut Klaehn son of Mrs Clayton Kneese both of Harper No wedding date yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Friedrich
Harper
Coreen Gay
Kettut Klaehn
Clayton Kneese
Harper Presbyterian Nuptials Unite Mary Hopf and Thomas Mareth
Mary Hopf and Thomas Mareth wed at Harper Presbyterian Church in a ceremony attended by family and friends. The couple plans a future together in the town and will celebrate with a reception following the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Presbyterian Nuptials United
Mary Hopf
Thomas Mareth
Mareth Hopkins Wedding in Harper Presbyter ian Church
Miss Eile Jopt married Thomas Ray Mareth in a candlelit Hatner Presbyterian ceremony officiated by Dr. Douglas Brackenrice. The bride, daughter of Dean and Mrs. Hopf, wore silk organza with Chantilly lace. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mareth. The reception followed at Harper Community Hall with a chicken barbecue and multiple decorated tables. The couple will reside in Galveston as the groom enters UT Medical School. Notable attendees included Mrs. Peggy Ernst, Mrs. Richard Bateman, and family from Luling, College Station, Huntsville, San Marcos, and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatner Presbyteriat
Mas. Eile Jopt
Thomas Ray Maretr
Douglas Brackenrice
Daugher
Supt
Dean Hopf
Harper
W. J. Mareth
Maxwell
Peggy Ernst
Richard Bateman
Luling
David
Mesdames
Warren McDougall
A. J. Bierschwabe
Carl Borchers
Vic Harper
Carl Dodd
Malcolm Marschall
Michael Young
Ernie Gabriel
Cathy Tatsch
Jo Beth Peril
Bill Mareth
Austin
Jan Figgert
Dundee
Illinois
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Galveston
University of Texas Medical School
Cameron
Lockhart
Houston
Knippa
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
San Marcos
Lexington
Port Dickson
Malaysia
Wr. Mareth
Longhorn Inn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alexander the Great
Spain
Elizabeth
England
Langford
Robert Kensing
San Angelo
Pete Whitworth
Janice Fupert
Zelma Hopf
Hopf- Mareth
Frida
George Boyd
Presbyterian Church
Norman ‘Taylor
Douglas Brackenridge
Famuly
Ingram
Brackenridge
Mrs Roberts
Keller
Diane Houck
Juanita Dixon
Roy Ottmers
Colorado
Hondo
London
Augusta
Heaas Coliseum
Harper School
Dan W. Crenwelge
Crenwelge
Victor Marshall
Harry Sukemeter
Harper Chapter
Harper Community Park
Sultemeiers
Johnson City
J.R. Cobb
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
REA
G. C. Stevens
Murry Hurd
Mississippi
Wie
MecWilliams
Wills
Corfen
Gay Friedrich
the Board of Trustees of
The
Harper Independent School District
Simon Honig Jr
Holy Ghost Church
Mrs
Thomas Ray Mareth
Keller Photo
Alfons Maurer
Nazareth
Henry Maurer
Gertrude Maurer
WC McWilliams
WR Willmann
R Cobb
Tt Ce President
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