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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1962

Page

2

Doss Fair Saturday Opens with Afternoon Program

The Doss Fair begins Saturday August 18 at 3 p.m. with an afternoon program featuring songs from churches solos piano selections teen vocal numbers public speakers a Doss 4-H skit Boy Scouts skit instrumental numbers and a unison God Bless America closing. A post show sing along and kids fish pond plus bands follow.

Doss Fair Pete Crenwelge Archie Gelistwelch Yours Truly Doss 4-H Club Boy Scouts Lizzie Tommy Rech

Death of Joe Young Brother of Mrs Red Engleman

Friends report the death of Joe Young, brother of Mrs Red Engleman, after a period of illness last Wednesday. Funeral services were held on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Carter and their daughters from Garland visited relatives here, including Mr and Mrs Dennis Parker.

Red Engleman Joe Young Lloyd Carter Garland Dennis Parker

Local residents visit and community meeting notes

A long list of weekend visits includes Mrs EF D Cochran and Debbie with Mrs Herbert Jones in Midland, Gene Prestidge visiting San Angelo, the Bierschwales hosting relatives, and S/Sgt Alvin Lange returning from Korea. The article also reports a barbecue at the McDougalls, a fire extinguisher committee formation, and a school hall phone notice. Regular firemen’ s meeting date changed to the first Monday.

EF. D. Cochran Debbie W. J. Lennon Midland Herbert Jones Bill Gene Prestidge Tom Prestidge Houston Alvin Lange Korea Joe Lange Fort Polk Louisiana Tommy Rech Fred Itz Nelson Geistweldt Hugo Sattler Otto Spaeth Robert Kordzik Presley Arhelger Pete Crenwelge

Patio Party Honors Olivia Fritz

A patio shower honoring bride elect Olivia Fritz drew 51 guests Saturday night at Mrs. Robert Fritz’s home. Attendees from Austin, San Antonio, Comfort, Johnson City and Bishop helped with cake, punch, and ice cream as Fritz received a pink carnation corsage among garden decor. The couple, Olivia Fritz and Clayton Klein, are to marry September 8 at St. Anthony’s Church Harper.

Olivia Fritz Robert Fritz Joyce Fritz Mary Jane Meurer Thomas Hall Judy Kammlah Alfred Edwards Julia Reed Harvey Treibs Jackie Schandua Gerald Herbst

Tatchs Welcome Grandson Born in Austin Hospital

Mr and Mrs Edmund Tatsch announce the birth of a grandson to Mr and Mrs Roland Tatsch on August 11 in an Austin hospital. Rita Klein visits Hugo Klein home in Fredericksburg this week. Cowboy Camp Meeting attendees from Harper include H L Stevens and family, Watkins Tarr family, A C Wendel, Lewis Stevens, Ray Bierschwale, Theo Oehler and spouses.

Edmund Tatsch Roland Tatsch Austin Hospital Rita Klein Hugo Klein Fredericksburg Harper H. L. Stevens Martha Kathryn Watkins Tarr John A. C. Wendel Lewis Stevens Ray Bierschwale Theo Oehler

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