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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
2
A group of young friends gathered to honor the event as funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at 9:30 from Schaetter Funeral Home and 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Church. Burial followed in the Catholic Cemetery at Fredericksburg.
The district court continued a case on a guilty plea by D D Justice who received a three year suspended sentence. John Henry Walker's bigamy charge was continued for trial on November 3, 1947. Among four indictments last week, three defendants were convicted and one remains at large. Elizabeth Pahl vs Clemens Pahl ended with a verdict for Clemens Pahl on a deed cancellation. Maurine Dietel Harrison vs William Dietel Sr was settled and dismissed. Glen Hopf vs E
Judge Raymond Gray traveled to Johnson City to empanel a jury commission for Blanco County carried over from the previous term due to illness. R Dabney et al were continued to November 12 1947 for trial as a witness illness delayed proceedings. District Clerk E L Schmidt indicated non jury cases remain on the docket and are likely to be disposed of next week.
Harper leads with eight points while Sisterdale has seven in the Hill Country League standings. Weather caused rainouts for Bandera at Camp Stanley and Stonewall at Ingram. Remaining schedule has Camp Stanley at Harper Ingram at Bandera and Seipp's at Stonewall with Sisterdale off Sunday.
Gillespie County reported only 258 ballots with 110 for and 148 against the college building amendment. Despite the county results, state totals showed the amendment narrowly passed with 95,248 in favor and 82,742 against as 229 of 254 counties had reported and 81 counties were complete.
Two young vegetable growers from Madera County California enrolled in the seventh annual National Junior Vegetable Growers Association contest. Professor Grant B Snyder of Massachusetts State College announced the competition includes 44 states vying for a $6,000 scholarship fund with a $500 national championship and several regional and sectional awards. Winners reflect studies in production and marketing and community activities. the Jackson Mississippi convention December 11 to 13 will award prizes. Participants include David J. LaRue and Joseph Wells Jr. Bernice Lange travels to Brownwood. Robert Wolfmueller of Kerrville visits Granville home.
The St James Women’s Missionary Society met Wednesday at 3 p m Aug 20 with 15 members and Rev M C Hoermann present. The program included songs prayers Bible study Genesis 3 15 and reports on sick and bereav ed. plans were made to donate for hospital gifts and to collect presents for soldiers at the next meeting. Local visitors and community notes followed with several family updates and social visits.
A Texas A&M poultry specialist predicted the Chicken of Tomorrow could be Texas bred after Texas birds won four of five first places in the 1947 Texas and Southwestern Chicken of Tomorrow contests held in Fort Worth. The next national selection will pick contestants for 1948 with 7000 in prizes from A&P Food Stores. Dayton Rahe and Creighton Stevens visited Mason, and Mrs. Carlos Parker and two children attended a San Antonio youth convention.
Mr and Mrs Leo Kuentz and Mr and Mrs Berry Wood and baby of San Antonio attended the Fair at Fredericksburg and visited Mr and Mrs Chas Keller and other relatives. Supt and Mrs Neal B Fox moved back to Harper Friday from San Marcos where they had attended school during the summer. Mr and Mrs H W Smith of Texas City visited her parents, Supt and Mrs Neal B Fox over the week end.
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