Gillespie County Fair Night Entertainment Promises Shows
The 82nd Gillespie County Fair August 21 to 23 will feature major night entertainment booked by Creative Management Associates of Chicago. Dick Albers promises top acts including a trampoline artist, Les Blue and Yvette, with further acts to be announced. Grandstand seats are available at the fair office.
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Gillespie Fair
Gillespie County Fair
Creative Management Associates of
Chicago
Dick Albers
Les Blue
Yvette
Bo Stacy
CMA
Albers
Bob Hope Christas
CTEC Plans Llano Membership Meeting and Board Elections
Central Texas Electric Cooperative schedules its annual membership meeting at the Llano Community Center Rodeo Arena on Tuesday evening August 18 at 7 45 p m Local manager W C Moe Williams says entertainment by Melvin Scott and his son Stephen of Austin will start at 7 15 p m Scotties Beer Hounds perform as the business meeting to follow will name eleven directors Three current directors Victor Sagebiel and Kenneth Maner of Gillespie County will not seek re election
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc
Llano Community Center
Rodeo Arena
W. C. Moe- Williams
C.T.E.C
Melvin Scott
Stephen
Austin
Scotties Beer Hounds
Victor Sagebiel
Kenneth Maner
Gillespie County
Harper School to Open August 17 With Expanded Term
Harper School announces a full day opening on Monday August 17 with the same schedule and bus routes except Petersburg. The staff includes three new members led by Principal and math teacher Elbert Schmidt, first grade teacher Elbert Schmidt, and band director O Nowotny. The term extends 178 to 190 days with 180 student days and 10 in service days.
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Harper
Petersburg
Pump Station
Farm Market Road
Elbert Schmidt
O Nowotny
Dedication of LBJ State Park Slated This Saturday
Committees from Gillespie County push to stage a grand LBJ Park Dedication on Saturday August 29 with events starting nine in the morning at the Visitors Center. A 2 PM dedication marks the highlight, followed by a full slate of concerts shows and a beauty pageant. The day includes bus tours film screenings and multiple cultural entertainments at the park and nearby facilities.
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LBJ State Park
Gillespie County
Lbj Park
St. Thomas Hall
BJ Ranch
White House’ Grounds
Junction School House
Harold Stehling
Herbert Merz
Harper Locals and Area Weekend Travels
Harper residents Mrs Charlie Barrett and Mrs Harry Davidson traveled to California while Mrs Floyd Boatright and grandson David Wayne Butler visited San Antonio for several days. The group enjoyed Canyon Lake fishing and shared family visits with relatives including Mrs Herbert Jones and Mrs A L Bierschwabe. Charlie Rogers suffered an eye injury requiring surgery at Peterson Hospital last week while Gene Jones and family from Junction spent time with Mrs Jones and daughter. Levi Kensing and Keith Kensing hosted a weekend gathering with Jim Bob Stevens and family, joined by Sheila Witing.
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Floyd Boatright
David Wayne Butler
San Antonio
Canyon Lake
Levi Kensing
Jim Bob Stevens
Kensing
Sheila Witing
Lorenz Wendel
Joe Karr
el Paso
Milton J. Wendel
Marion
Harper
Kindergarten Qualifications For Harper 1. $. D. 1870 71
To be eligible a child must be born between Sept 2 1964 and Apr 1 1965 and qualify under educationally handicapped unable to speak read or comprehend English or from a family with income 3000 or less. Parents should contact the school Aug 10 11 for attendance prize drawing. Humorous address by Leon Hill of Amarillo to open the meeting.
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Leon Hill
Amarillo
McWilliams
John Honig Installed New President Harper Lions Club
The Harper Lions Club installed officers including John Honig as president and Clark Bierschwab as 1st vice president. Other roles filled were Rev. Bill Hill, Douglas Tatsch, E. Dean Hopf, Floy Bode, Werner Schumpelt, Lion Tanner, Clint Brown, Albert Maner, and Fred Whitewood with Carl Oehler and Harry Sultemeter as holdover directors. A swimming class report noted 51 enrolled, 49 completed at the Games Motel pool with Bobby Harper as instructor and Gammel family thanked for pool use.
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John Honig
Clark Bierschwab
Rev
Bill Hill
Douglas Tatsch
E. Dean Hopf
Floy Bode
Werner Schumpelt
Lion Tanner
Clint Brown
Albert Maner
Fred Whitewood
Carl Oehler
Harry Sultemeter
Games Motel
The
Lions Club
Bobby Harper
Connie Homyg
Dehlia Gamel
Harper Lions Club
Gammel
Harper School Board Adopts Budget and Calendar
The Harper School Board with Supt Hopf met August 3 noting approval of July minutes and bills. They adopted the 1970 71 budget, amended 1969 70, approved gas butane and milk contracts, and set the 2nd Semester start for January 4 with Easter workdays and a closing date in May. They established a kindergarten policy and elected staff including Oliver Nowotny as teacher band director and bus driver, with Elbert Schoudt named high school principal and first grade teacher.
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Harper
Harper School Board
Supt
Hopf
Oliver Nowotny
Efbert Schoudt
Elbert Schudt
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Lindy Bierschwale Farm Bureau
Queen
Radio Post
Lindy Bierschwalf
Mro
Elmer Bierschwale
Mit
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Arlene Crenwelge
Betty Harvey
Lindy
Linda Meier
Farm Bureau
Gilbert Crenwelge
Orval Harvey
Rubin Meier Lindy
FHS
San Angelo State College
Walter Fr. Bierschwale
Harry Langerhans
Mason
Variety
Magazine of Show Business
Les
Vernon Schwarz & Combe
Vustoalo
Vernon Schwate Combe
St Mary's High Schoool
Gene
Watt
Phis
Bexas
Gadlespie
Farros Psec
Voub Eho Taut
Timient
Attracton
Uoud
Fredericksboro
Pehl
W.A. Gus McDonald
Gas
Louana
CTEC
Llano
Harper Youths
Tsti Graduates
James Connally
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Rodney F Hartmann
Anthony P. Lange
Dr. M. Baker
TST
Mid- Continent
Sweetwater
Harlingen
Stehling and
Merz
H. Cowden
Kerr County
Sagebiel
W. R. Garner
Charlie Barrett
Harry Davidson
California
Charlie Rogers
Peterson Hospital
Gene Jones
Junction
Herbert Jones
A. L. Bierschwabe
Keith Kensing
Fluvanna
Mrs
Harper Locals
Doris Standard
H. E. Barkers
Mike Cottle
Oren Cottle
V. A. Cottle
Worth Howe
Annie McDonald
Richard Bierschwale
Howe
Glen Howe
Mesdames Chester Moses
Clara Wendel
J. B. Reiger
Cowboy
Terry Whitworth
Jack Kinsey
A. J. Kinsey
Terry
V. C. Whitworth
Jack
San Angelo
Lubbock
Harperites
Cowboy Camp Meeting
Mesdames
Max Lange
Diana Rahe
Herman Oehler
Delton Wilson
Wayne Rogers
Vernon Craig
Kerrville
First Baptist Church
Fred Nabers
Presbyterian Church
L. H. Harper
J. R. Hart
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