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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1954
Page
6
The Texas governor and the Austin attorney wage a brisk campaign ahead of the August 28 runoff. Shivers touts fiscal health and warns against turmoil while criticizing Yarborough over labor, pledges, and printing contracts. Yarborough counters with accusations of corruption and urges reform and drought relief funding.
The Texas governor contest between Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough heads to the polls Saturday. A July Democratic primary produced a tight result with both candidates surpassing six hundred thousand votes and separated by roughly twenty thousand.
Tommy Harlan traveled to California on Saturday to visit his mother Mrs. Emma Harlan. He was accompanied by Ted Watkins of Kerrville on the trip.
Visitors included Mr and Mrs Temple Harris and son Robert from Pittsburg Texas Mrs Myrtle Kennedy of Snider Mrs O Buskey of Alvin and Mr and Mrs Frank Butler of Snider stayed with Mrs Stewart in the home noted in the clipping
The Hill Country Angus Association will hold its registered hull and commercial sale Monday at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. The sale begins at 1 pm and will feature straight Angus and cross bred stocker and feeder steers and heifers. Fifteen registered bulls also will be offered. P O privileges are allowed with a 25 cent per head P O fee.
The 83rd Congress closed with a landmark tax revision, social security expansion, and a new wool program guiding incentive prices to boost production toward a 3 billion pound annual target. Mohair incentives were set at 85 percent of wool parity, funded entirely by wool tariff revenue.
Major fall hunting regulations summarized for ready reference. Mourning doves North zone Sept 1 Oct 10 South zone Oct 1 Nov 9 noon to sunset ten doves per day or in possession Waterfowl Nov 5 Jan 3 one half hour before sunrise to sunset except opening day when shooting begins at noon five ducks per day ten in possession five geese per day or in possession in the aggregate Deer Nov 16 Dec 31 under General State Law Nov 20-25 West of Pecos Nov 12-24 Panhandle. Turkey Nov 16 Dec 31 under General State Law November 12-24 Panhandle. Limit three gobblers under General Law two gobblers in Panhandle Special dates govern several counties Quail Dec 1 Jan 16 under General Law month of December for West of the Pecos one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset twelve quail a day not more than thirty six in one week or in possession Panhandle bag limit six per day or twelve in possession special regulations in several counties Squirrels Oct Nov Dec under General Law season open all year in sixty nine counties ten squirrels per day or in possession many counties have special regulations per General Law limit two per season season open at year in nine counties Sant Limited to Dec 45 and December 13 13 four core altogether for amail Panda area limit two cocks aper day four in possession may only with shotguns Important Foregoing ready reference may be supplemented with detailed information from Bunting Law Digest or Water fowl Supplement If in doubt make certain by checking your local game warden Supt Ed Bailey motored over to San Marcos Friday to receive his Masters of Arts Degree One was accompanied by Lee Sch and Phil Rogers
Roy Cottle of Rockspringss is ill with pneumonia in Petersons Hospital Kerrville. Friends and family wish him a speedy recovery. Mr and Mrs Jack Lee of San Antonio visited Mrs John S Morris Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Aug Baethge and daughter of Doss along with Mrs Pete Baethge of Kingsville visited Mrs J F Cook and other friends in Harper Saturday. Mr and Mrs Carlos Parker traveled to Waxahachie earlier in the week for a short trip.
Mr and Mrs W J Huffmann and children of Kaufmann Texas spent several days visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Duderstadt and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Albert Black visited Mr and Mrs Derry Beach at their Kerrville home on Sunday.
Mrs Bill Guilds and her mother from San Antonio visited friends here on Thursday, sharing greetings and family chatter during a social stop in town.
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