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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1950

Page

3

Better Hen Housing For Better Eggs

CAMP DOUGLAS WIS Correct housing is vital for year round hen productivity and farm profit. The Henry School poultry house near here, designed by Masonite engineers, uses 3/16 inch tempered pressed wood on a 2x3 frame and emphasizes ventilation temperature control space per hen and draft protection to cut work and improve egg output.

Camp Douglas Wis Henry School Agricultural Engineers Masonite Corporation

Local Residents Visit Relatives in San Angelo Area

Mrs. Ralph Stockard and sons from Los Angeles visited Harper and Kerrville relatives for three weeks before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Jones and daughter visited San Antonio relatives. Ruth stayed for a visit. Edgar Strackbein had an appendix operation in Fredericksburg. World Day of Prayer observed at the Presbyterian Church. Local notes mention multiple visits among Porter, Klein, and other families in Harper, Round Mountain, and Kerrville.

Ralph Stockard Michael Don Los Angeles Calonia Eddie Klein Harper Kerrville California P. F. Jones Gaughter San Antonio Ruth Creighton Stevens Little Son San Angelo Horace Delevan Styles John Clemenson Mathis H. A. Porter IT. H. Watson and Son Kellam Coffin Edgar Strackbein Fredericksburg Seweny Ulticer John Dellagiacomo Shiran Kay New Jersey Klein Dellagiacomo S. E. Oswalt Lottie Jean Porter Hl. A. Porter Presbyterian Church Clint Brown Roscor Parker Lon Parker Round Mountain Roy Roberts Eagle Pass Teresa Tobin Adelina Wendel Luther League

County Commissioners Allocate Salaries and Tax Rates

The court approved precinct commissioner lists, budgeting for Gillespie County, and raising several official salaries under HB 84 and HB 123. It set county rates to 71 cents, added 10 cents for Airport Bonds, and increased jail meal rates to 1.00 for the first inmate and 0.10 for each additional inmate daily.

Reinhold Tatsch Wm. M. Petmecky Henry H. Holly Bruns Lawrence Burrer Gillespie County Collum. M. Petmecky

Show and Sale and Jaycee Regional Meeting Schedule

Community events at Main Street lead to a lighted field after the ball game followed by the Jaycee dance at Turner Hall with a floor show at 11 p.m. Reservations via Chamber of Commerce Office. Regional meeting begins with a 5:30 p.m. buffet at the Nimitz Hotel, then ball game and dance. Business sessions at 9:30 a.m. in Hotel Nimitz, barbecue lunch, and final session at the fair grounds. Attendees include R Benton Ross and Clint Dunnagan. News notes of local visits and family dinners follow. Subscribe to the Herald.

Main Street Turner Hall Chamber of Commerce Nimitz Fair Grounds R. Benton Ross Jaycee Wichita Falls Clint Dunnagan Midland Laurie Wells Reg Werner Klier Tyrus Cox Fredericksburg Jaycees

Local Home Grateful for Harper Volunteer Fire Dept Aid

Mr and Mrs E R Brown thank the Harper volunteer fire department for their service last week when firefighters were called to their home to battle a grass fire.

Harper Volunteer Fire Department

Stray Hampshire Cow Reunited After Car Load Piano Sale

Stray Hampshire low, black and white with a shoulder stripe, about 150 pounds and no ear marks. Owner Edwin Dittmar of Harper Texas is asked to contact. Also advertised are reconditioned pianos arriving in Fredericksburg with J. O. Ernst Piano Shop promoting this sale and offering best selection.

Hampshire Edwin Dittmar Harper Texas J. O. Ernst Piano Shop Fredericksburg

Durable decorative wall and ceiling treatment

A modern note describes a permanent wall and ceiling finish that blends beauty with insulation. It claims to cover faded rooms by going over old cracked plaster and can be easily applied in new spaces as well.

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