Harper scores 6 5 victory over Stonewall in 10 innings
Harper wins 6 to 5 over Stonewall in a ten inning thriller at Gillespie County Fair on Saturday. Hill Country League results note Seipp's forfeited to Blanco, Ingram blanked Sisterdale 7 1. Next week Sisterdale at Stonewall Blanco at Ingram Harper at Camp Stanley Seipp's off day with Goldthwaite night game Wednesday. Labor Day features Seipp's vs Boerne White Sox.
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Harper
Stonewall
Gillespie County Fair
Seipp
Blanco
Ingram
Sisterdale
Camp Stanley
Goldthwaite
Seipp’s
Boerne White Sox
Dayton
Rahe
Jake Heep
Fredericksburg Fair Park
Louis (Schramm) Schneider
Fair Park
Carter
J. Thurman
Ruebsahm
Heep
R&b Axle Co
San Antonio
Giants
Thurman
Hee
DeLorey
Miller
Oren Cottle Tatsen
D. Rahe
Schneider
Keller
Petsch
J.thurman
Dor. Deau
Burg
Durst
Jung
Notable US Life and Aging Insights in 1947 Trends
A Brook lyn Tablet reprint summarizes optimistic Bureau of Statistics notes on 1948 marriages and divorce rates, travel safety, presidential futures, and juvenile delinquency. It also covers postwar eating patterns, age honesty in polls, and remarks from Dorothy Dia about aging gracefully. Fort Worth mentions include Mrs. Barton’s visit and staff changes at a local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistical Bureau
Brooklyn Tablet
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Dorothy Dia
Kinsey Joins Edinburg Team With Whitewood and Hopf
Scotty Kinsey has moved to Edinburg to collaborate with John S. Whitewood and Dean Hopf on upcoming projects. The trio plans joint efforts across coaching and administrative roles, aiming to boost local athletic programs.
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Scotty Kinsey
Edinburg
John S. Whitewood
Dean Hopf
PTA Holds First Regular Meeting at School
The PTA will hold its first regular meeting Thursday September 2 at 2 30 p m at the school with the public invited. Miss Frances Floyd returned home Saturday night from a visit in Dallas with relatives and later traveled to Virginia to visit Mrs Brewer's mother. Misses Magdalene and Adalene Wendel attended the Bible Campment at Hunt Tuesday.
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PTA
Frances Floyd
Dallas
Mr. Brewer
Ben Wheeley
Virginia
Mrs. Brewer
Misses Magdalene
Adalene Wendel
Hunt
Harper Rodeo to Feature Calf Roping and Dance
Harper Roping Club plans a community rodeo on September 11 at Harper Community Park starting 2:30 pm with calf roping bare back bronc bull riding girls barrel race and other events. A barbecue will serve supper around 6 pm followed by an open air dance with music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Roping Club
Harper
Bill Brown
Wallace Brown
Creighton Stevens
Rollie Peril
Clint Brown
Tom Whitworth
Harper Community Park
M. R. Duderstadt
Kenneth Parker
Clayton Parker
Paul Jones
Gilbert Anderegg
Carlos Parker
Hoot Phillips
Archie K. Lennon
Junior Whitewood
Glenn Hopf
R. E. Bode
W. C. Whitworth
Chester Brown
Creighton
Kerr County Agent Notes state CROP plans and Falfurias fertilization trial
Kerr County reports the final state organization of Christian Rural Overseas Program with J. D. Precit as state chairman and Dan Russell as vice chair. CROP aims to involve rural residents in overseas relief, notably for children. Fertilizer experiments on King Ranch near Falfurias show superphosphate solves phosphorus deficiency, boosting grazing by about 50 percent and beef yield per acre, with cattle stocking rates noted and a two year continuation referenced.
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Organization of Christian Rural Overseas Program
CARE
College Station
J. D. Precit
Texas A&m College Extension Service
Dan Russell
Texas A&m
CROP
Church World Services
Prewit
Texas
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Council of Church Women
King Ranch
Falfurias
Bertram guest of Mr and Mrs Maines over weekend
Carol Allen of Bertram spent the week end as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maines.
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Carol Allen
Bertram
Mrs
Charles Maines
Mr and Mrs Gaines Huckaby Visited Local Friends
Mr and Mrs Gaines Huckaby, longtime friends of Mr and Mrs R Pankey and Mrs S S Stewart, were visiting here Monday.
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Gaines Huckaby
R. Pankey
S. S. Stewart
Tobin and Roberts attend veteran grandson funeral in San Antonio
Mrs. Teresita Tobin and Mrs. Roy Roberts and her child visited San Antonio last week for the funeral of the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Darrough. The World War II veteran died overseas at the Salerno Beachhead in Italy and was laid to rest in the National Cemetery in San Antonio. He was a grandson of Mrs Tobin.
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Teresita Tobin
Roy Roberts
San Antonio
B. S. Darrough
Salerno
Italy
National Cemetery
Tobin
Mr and Mrs Bode and Walker Family Take Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs Reuben Bode and son Morris Edd of Laredy and Mr and Mrs Olin Walker left Friday for a trip to Colorado and various points of interest.
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Reuben Bode
Morris Edd
Laredy
Olin Walker
Colorado
Gillespie County Fair sets attendance records in 60th event
The Gillespie County Fair drew record crowds over three days with an estimated twenty thousand attendees and a final day turnout near ten thousand. Directors reported no major incidents aside from a jockey injury and highlighted expanded commercial exhibits and tents for farm implements and autos.
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Texas Hill Country
Texas
Australia
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie County Fair Association
Sail
The
Fair Association
Fredericksburg
Hughes visit with Lange family ends weekend stay
Mr and Mrs Or Hughes of San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Lange. Their young daughter accompanied them home after a visit with the grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or. Hughes
San Antonio
Edwin Lange
Alfonso Hopf returns from week with family in Edinburg
Alfonso Hopf came back to Edinburg Sunday evening after a weeklong visit with his family. Mr and Mrs H O Jones of Gatesville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin J Ange.
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Alfonso Hopf
Edinburg
H. O. Jones
Gatesville
Edwin J.ange
Lions Club Hearing Powell On Wool Breeding Sheep
Harper Lions Club heard Kerr County agent Guy Powell discuss selecting fine wool breeding sheep at a Wednesday meeting in the school building. Powell cited Wyoming methods and the Marcus Auld ranch on Rocksprings road, noting a $30,000 increase in wool growers' returns from proper wool cup separation before shearing. He warned on foreign marked wool and urged Texas ranchers to improve breeding stock to face competition. Norman Pape and Eldane Brown provided guitar entertainment, and Mesdames A C Wendel and Gordon Harper served a roast beef dinner.
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Harper Lions Club
Guy Powell
Kerr County
Arthur Biersch
Powell
Marcus Auld
Rocksprings
Dean Hill
University of Wyomings
Wyoming
Texas
Norman Pape
Eldane Brown
Mesdames A. C. Wendel
Gordon Harper
Hopf Locker Plant Leased for New Management
The Hopf Locker Plant in Harper will be leased by J. Pointer and Thurman J. Chatmann effective September 1. W. H. Talbot of Texas A&M College will arrive soon to stay two weeks and introduce new meat curing and processing methods.
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the Herald
Harper
Messrs. J. Pointer
Thurman J. Chatmann
W. H. Talbot
Texas A&m College
Mr. Talbot
Visit Recap of Montana Trip by Hopf Dittmar and Rahe
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hopf and Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Dittmar with daughter and Mrs. Oulo Rahe returned from a three weeks Western tour. They visited Corona New Mexico and Salt Lake City Temple Square, noted the Mor mon guide, saw Great Salt Lake, toured Glacier National Park and several Idaho and Wyoming sites, and passed through Helena Yellowstone Thermopolis and Cheyenne en route home.
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W. A. Hopf
Robert O. Dittmar
Oulo Rahe
Montana
Othe
W. O. Grosenbacher
Corona, N Mex
Alberquerque
Navajo Indian Reservation
Gallup
Cortez
Colorado
Temple Square
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tabernacle
Assembly Hall
Temple
Great Salt Lake
Idaho
Joe Lachman
Henry Fichen
Ed. Schirmer
Somers
John Maas
Whitefish
Maas
Wyo
Denver
Colorado Springs
Shoshone Canyon
Winde River Canyon
MacDonald Pass
Coty Pass
Rotan Pass
Soldier's Summit
Shoshone Pass
Buffalo Bill Dam
Visiting Hopf Family and Guests From Edinburgh
Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf and their children host Miss Lies White wood of Edinburgh and Pelatines and frlemda visiting this week in a quaint community note.
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Dean Hopf
Lies Whitewood
Ediiburg
Harper Highway Seal Coat Projects Underway
Work began Monday on a seal coat of asphalt and crushed rock for Harper Highway from Klaerner's Live Oak Park to Harper. Hunter Strain Company of San Angelo handles the job. Afterward, the same contractor will seal coat the Austin Highway from South Heights bridge to the Blanco County line. Other items include a planned 100 foot concrete Town Creek bridge on the Llano Highway by Collings Construction and Rubin Wallendorf Earl Rogers of Austin. Doss Farm-to-Market Road progress continues with caliche hauling for base, and city street paving from Nimitz Hotel to the bridge. The big East Main Street tree near Lewis Wrecking Yard will be removed to allow curb-to-curb grading and improved sightlines.
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Harper Highway
Klaerner
Live Oak Park
Harper
Hunter Strain Company
San Angelo
Harper Road
Austin Highway
South Heights Bridge
Fredericksburg
Blanca County
Stonewall
Town Creek
Llano Highway
Collings Construction Co
Austin
Rubin Wallendorf
Earl Rogers
Doss Farm-to- Market
East Main St
Lewis Wrecking Yard
Highway Department
Nimitz Hotel
State Highway Department
Family visit and weekend fair attendance noted
Rocksprings resident R. F. W. Dietert visited daughter Mrs. Emil Hopf and Mr. Hopf on Sunday. Miss Haroldene Porter, Miss Donnie Lennon, and Miss Mildred Boatright spent the weekend with their parents and attended the fair.
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R. F. W. Dietert
Emil Hopf
Hopf
Haroldene Porter
Donnie Lennon
Misa Mildred Boatright
Births Reported for Fritz and Wen
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Francis Fritz on August 20 and Cynthia Lou Wen del a daughter to Mr and Mrs Milton Wen del on August 18 in a local birth announcement.
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Francis Fritz
Milton Wendel
Cynthia Lou
Weer Sheppards Visit Relatives During Weekend
Mr and Mrs Harry Sheppard spent the weekend with Mrs Sheppards parents Mr and Mrs Fred Bierschwale.
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Harry Sheppard
Mrs. Sheppard
Mra
Fred Bierschwale
Mrs. Ray Bierschwale Family Visit Noted
Mr and Mrs Ray Bierschwale and daughter Pauline Boatright visited with Mr and Mrs Harry Sheppard and Mrs Wm Moses, sharing a friendly call at their home.
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Ray Bierschwale
Pauline Boatright
Harry Sheppard
Wm. Moses
Roy Robers and Daughter Visit in San Antonio
Roy Robers and his daughter Miss Sue Ell were in San Antonio Sunday to bring Mrs Roberts and wife daughter home from a several days visit here.
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Roy Robers
Sue Ell
San Antonio
Mrs. Roberts
Witle
Harper Kerrville Farm to Market road eyed by county judge
County Judge Henry Hirsch on August 17 asked the Texas State Highway Department for progress on the Harper Kerrville Farm to Market highway project. The department had approved the route and designated it Farm to Market with plans for a modern paved road, but work is delayed as surveys and property deeds are prepared and other preliminaries are completed.
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Henry Hirsch
Joaas State Highway Department
Harper Kerrville
State Highway Department
Herald
Jaze Hirsch
Greer
Harper Kerrville farm to market road plan under federal aid
State Highway Department in Austin acknowledges Aug 17 letter from County Judge Henry Hirsch of Gillespie County Fredericksburg Texas. A new two year program of work will be formulated this fall under the Federal Aid Highway Act with District Engineer W D Dockery coordinating county needs before the plan is set. The Highway Commission will consider Harper to Kerrville road improvements in the new program.
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Harper
Kelville
Highway Commission
W. D. Dockery
Austin
Commissioners' Court
Harper-Kerrville
Adolph Klaehn Seeks County Commissioner Precinct 2
Adolph Klaehn born and raised in the Spring Creek community this week announced his candidacy for county commissioner in Precinct No 2. A married man with five children, he has never held public office before and asks for the support and vote of all citizens to conscientiously fulfill the duties if elected.
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Adolph Klaehn
Spring Creek
Klaehn
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SOF
America
God
Harper Public Schools
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Gillespie Co
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E. Schumann
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Oren Cottle
Omer Cottle
V. Thurman
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Lions Club
Hugo Hopf
Harper-Kerrville Road News
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Gillespie County
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