Harper Locals Share Weekend Visits In Fredricksburg
Miss Frances Floyd of Fredericksburg visited the Gilbert Anderegg home on Saturday. She also called on Mrs. A C Wendel. Mr and Mrs Edwin Klein visited Mr and Mrs Milton Ahrens and their daughter Friday night. Major and Mrs Norman Sullivan and Randy Carolyn and David of San Antonio spent the weekend with Mrs Edwin Lang and family. Mesdames Edwin Lang and Oren Cottle shopped in Fredericksburg last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Floyd
Fredericksburg
Gilbert Anderegg
A. C. Wendel
Edwin Klein
Milton Ahrens
Edwin Lang
Oren Cottle
Major
Norman Sullivan
Randy
Carolyn
David
San Antonio
Sheila Witing
Doris Stanard
Levi Kensing
Bexer Heath
Kent
England
Mesdames V. C. Russel Jr
J. M. Scarborouth
Louis McDonald
G. D. Lennon
Brady
B. J. Mayhugh
Wayne Barrett
Olin Walker
Triple-Deck Cattle Truck Overturns Near Fredericksburg
A westbound triple-deck cattle truck hauling 145 calves from Louisiana overturned on U.S. 290 near Fredericksburg around 3 am Tuesday. Approximately half the calves died or were suffocated. Driver Van Fassey, 47, was treated for cuts and bruises. he survived the crash with assistance from ambulances and onlookers. The tractor trailer was destroyed, towed away, and carcasses sent to San Angelo By-Products. Damages were not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
U.S. 290
Fredericksburg
Harper Road
West Texas
Arrown
Radio Post
George Fletcher
Louisiana
Lyn Lueders
van Fassey
Beckmann
Allen Keller Construction Co
Firetag Auto and Wrecking Service
San Angelo
U.E
Gillespie County Adopts 1971 Budget In August Meeting
Four Gillespie County commissioners and County Judge Victor Sagebiel approved the 1971 budget. Assessed valuation set at 19 145 185 with a 125 tax levy per 16000 of assessed value, up 12 cents. Bond debt on Jan 1 1971 projected at 48 000 with 2000 principal and 2702 50 interest to be paid that year. No outstanding registered scrip warrants. Harper Homemakers to paint arena fence Aug 25 at 7 pm for Labor Day Rodeo preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Victor Sagebie
Commissioners Court
Harper Young Homemakers
Harper Community Park
Nancy Bode
Sharlene Sultemeier
Grass Fire Burns Acres In Willow City Area
A large grass and brush fire in the Willow City area burned about 250 acres on the R. T. Laurence ranch and about 50 on the Kirk place plus 300 on the Sagebiel ranch. Fire crews from Fredricksburg Willow City and Stonewall plus neighbors fought the blaze for hours. No buildings burned though flames came within 20 yards of the Kirk home. cause undetermined. A year-old Hereford bull suffered heat prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Willow City
Stonewall Fire Department
R. T. Laurence
Henry Kirck
Victor G. Sagebiel
Laurence Place
Sagebiel
Kirk
Laurence
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Fair Opens With Free Night Shows and Derby
Gillespie County's 82nd annual fair begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday August 21 23. The event features hundreds of exhibits a strong horse racing program daily free night grandstand entertainment band music and a midway by the Gene Ledel Shows. Paraded launches include Fort Sam Houston Lackland Air Force Band and Fredericksburg High School Band with over 100 floats. Colonel William F Kernan will be honorary grand marshal. Seven purse races daily with top horses and match races including local stock saddle rider events. The Gillespie County Derby headlines Sunday's schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Texas
Gene Ledel
Fourth Army Band
Fort Sam Houston
Lackland Air Force Band of the
West
Fredericksburg
Nimitz Boulevard
Nimitz Museum
Kraus Bottling Works
William F. Kernan
Gillespie County Fair
Harper Volunteer Firemen Battle Grass Fires in Town
Harper volunteers responded to a grass fire on Saturday near residences of Earl Walker Ed Bailey George Parker and Mrs Otto Itz burning about 4 acres with fence and shade tree damage. A subsequent Harper ranch blaze burned 12 to 15 acres before containment with no reported losses. A third grass fire near the cafetorium incinerator behind the high school was contained quickly. officials urge caution during dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Harper
Earl Walker
Ed Bailey
George Parker
Otto Itz
L. H. Harper Ranch
Harper High School
Harper area social notes and visitations update
Harper residents share visits to relatives in Sanderson Ak pine and Brady. Local families attend church, note a heart attack death, and announce new hires, homecomings, and arrivals including Linda Harper joining Lone Star Gas Kerrville and the Baethges moving to the Duderstadt property.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park Dedication Program
The August 29 dedication at Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park will feature Lt Governor Ben Barnes as principal speaker and include entertainment from bands, dance troupes, and culture exhibits. Former President and Mrs. Johnson will participate. events run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a 2 p.m. ceremony and a 9 p.m. firework finale. Local civic groups organize the day with tours to LBJ Birth Place and Johnson Family Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Lyndon Barnes Johnson
LBJ
Johnson Family
Barbecue Honors Senior Master Sergeant Charles Diamond Family
A barbecue dinner was hosted Sunday August 16 at the home of Mr and Mrs Felix Klein in Texas to honor Senior Master Sergeant Charles Diamond and his family. Sergeant Diamond serves in the Air Force at Kelly AFB San Antonio after three and a half years in Okinawa. Mrs Diamond is Bonnie Jo Metzger formerly of Harper. Guests included the Metzger and Tatsches families, Darrel Holmes family, Doris Parker and others from Harper, with attendees from San Antonio Kerrville Doas and Morris Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Diamond
Felix Klein
Diamonds
Texas
Okinawa
Sgt. Diamond
Air Force
Kelly Afb
San Antonio
Diamond
Bonnie Jo Metzger
Harper
Lawrence Metzgers
Clayton Fellers
Cecil Tatsches
Douglas Tatsches
Darrel Holmes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper Locals
Ottmar Schnerr
Victor Sagebiel
Harper Park
Eileen Dunn
Gillespie Fair
Roy Deaton
J. J. Rogers
Phil
Dryden
Rogers
Sanderson and
Akpine
Lydia Bierschwale
A. B. Barker
Mr. Barker
Mary Kay Blume
Friends of
Kerrville
Harper Presbyterian Church
Linda Harper
Lone Star Gas Company
Victor Harper
Gene Carter
Corpus Christi
Sam Heniy
Cartera
Celia
Jack Baethge
M. R. Duderstadt Place
Town
Fort Hood
Alabama Caushatta Indian Reservation
Livingston
Fulton Battise
Felix Pehl
Arion
New Braunfels
Roberta
Magda
Queens
Phyllis George
Denton
Mrs
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