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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Page
2
A wounded soldier reflects on faith as he dies in a foxhole. He talks with a fellow soldier about war and hunger, then proclaims belief in Jesus and being taken to heaven. The piece ends with the refrain of faith and salvation.
A representative group from Gillespie and nearby counties attended the Fredricksburg National Farm Loan Association annual meeting at the Longhorn Theater Fredericksburg. Henry Mogford led the session, directors were re elected, and talks covered legumes cattle grub soil conservation and the plan to form soil conservation districts in Gillespie and surrounding counties.
Mrs. Hilda Sageser visited friends in Austin during the week. She was accompanied by relatives and spent time touring local sites and enjoying the city ambiance.
The Fredericksburg Jaycees host a two day Registered Ram and Buck Show and Sale with 375 entries from across Texas. Nelson Johnson leads the auction aided by Jersey and Delaine sections, with Jersey calf prize draws and a post sale parade. Governor Coke Stevenson plans to attend Friday afternoon as crowds gather for auctions, judging, and a community dance.
Validation of Sugar Stamp No 33 in War Ration Book 4 was announced. The stamp will be valid for five pounds of sugar after September 1 and remains valid indefinitely like stamps 30 31 and 32. Stamp 40 covers five pounds for canning sugar and expires February 28 1945.
In the San Antonio OPA district sixO counties plus 44 others may apply for penalties and tires. Recent checks show a gratifying picture of price control with more grocery items now in line with ceiling prices. The War Price and Rationing Board chair announces improved surveys by trained staff who can conduct monthly checks, a change from prior weekly or daily workloads.
Applications for renewing the A gas ration book may be secured at service stations or the War Price and Rationing Board. Fill out the form completely and mail or deliver it. Include the old book cover and your current speedometer reading. Incomplete forms will be returned. No in person visit required.
A wedding at St. Anthony's Church in Harper united Miss Mary Jeannette Heffington and William Kramer with Father Francis Ledwig performing the ceremony. The couple, both Harper High School graduates, will reside near Harper where Kramer assists in farming and ranching.
War Department reports Sgt Edgar Leonard 24 of Albert Texas missing in action over Austria as of July 25 1944. He served as radio operator gunner on a B 17 with missions over Italy and Russia shuttle flights, awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart. He married Betty Buchalter in 1943 and had training at Scott Field and Kingman Army Air Field before deployment.
Mrs Chester Carnes entertained for her small son's first birthday with ice cream and cake. Guests at the Gordon Harper home included Mr and Mrs Herman Harper Bandera Mr and Mrs Herbert Games and son Mrs Chester Oehler and children of San Antonio Mrs Walter Harper and Mrs Chester Carnes and son attended the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Bob Ned Tolbert and their son traveled through Harper on Sunday en route to Fredericksburg to see a sick grandmother. Mr and Mrs Tommie Harlen and their two sons from Quemado are visiting relatives nearby.
Harper Public Schools will reopen for the 1944 45 term on Tuesday September 5 per a notice from Sept William R Root. Attendance is expected to be larger than last season as Frank Thurman begins as full time janitor cleaning up repairs and improvements around the building and grounds.
Congress member O C Fisher thanks voters for renomination and pledges continued focus on wartime production and postwar reconversion. He stresses defeating nonessential government growth and rebuilding peacetime economy while aiding veterans. Attending notes from San Angelo Texas dated August 3 1944. Local visits by lumber company managers and families in Harper Kerrville and Fredericksburg areas are mentioned.
Wee Mrs. A. P. Austin of Waco and Mrs. Eiva West of San Angelo arrived Saturday for a visit with their sister, Mrs. J. B. White.
The Farm Work Shop and Mechanical School led by Max Lange and the Home Canning School at Harper School will close on Saturday August 26 per Supt. Wm. Root. The Canning School, sponsored by the vocational agriculture department under Dean Hopf, has yielded many homegrown fruits vegetables and meats canned over the past two and a half months.
A group of friends hosted a five to six house warming for Mrs. Chester Carnes on Saturday evening. About 30 guests attended and she received several useful gifts. She is often remembered as Miss Marjorie 000.
Harper Lions Club hears about a proposed locker plant for Harper with projected cost 15000 to 20000 dollars half funded by local capital and half by the Federal Government. The program also includes a Trades Day on August 26 at the Agricultural Barns and a Boy Scouts barbecue plan.
San Diego reports private Wallie C. Whitworth of Harper Texas has graduated from the U S Marine Corps Sea School at the Miramar base and awaits assignment aboard a U S Fleet ship after naval gunnery training. Also notes St James Lutheran Church family night service barbecue and local visits, plus Dennis Parker visiting on leave from Camp Wallace.
On August 6 the Luther League held a farewell party for John Henig. The group visited Roger's Falls at J. J. Roger's ranch then travelled to Henry Wendel's home for a barbecue buffet. Bunco followed supper, with the next meeting planned for September 20 for new confirmands. Pete Casper sold 200 goat kids at 4.00 each to I. D. Ferguson near Junction, via Claud Gurns of Harper, including shipments from Tom Whitworth and others.
The notice mentions Mr and Mrs Jee Foom and Mee Ma Kerrville indicating a marriage announcement or related civil notice in the Kerrville area.
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