State Pays $955000 for Wheatley Ranch Pino in Blanco County
Gov. Preston Smith announced a sale contract with Harriet Wheatley of San Antonio to buy Circle Bar Ranch a 4775 acre site on the Pedernales River in Blanco County for a state park at 200 per acre totaling 955000. Federal funds may cover up to 50 percent of acquisition and development costs with development plans tied to a $75 million parks program.
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Jon Ford
San Antonio Express
Austin
Preston Smith
C. A
Harriet)Wheatley
San Antonio
Circle Bar
Blanco County
Wheatley
Texas Technological College
Legislative Budget Board
John Connally
House
Senate
Texas Tech
Connally
Conference Committee
Wheatley Ranch
Texas
Pedernales River
Conference
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
House and
Byron Tunnell
Gus Mutscher
Mark Gosdin
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Gosdin
Rand
Johnson City
Smith
Pearce Johnson
Harry Jersig
Pete Gilvin
Amarillo
Dinosaur Valley
Glen Rose
Somervell County
Longhorns Fall to La Pryor in Regional Showdown
La Pryor Bulldogs defeated Harper Longhorns 66 to 32 in a regional game played Friday night. Key players included Cody Elrod and Jerald Esquell for La Pryor and Gary Rahe and Stanley Kramer for Harper as weather and field conditions influenced scoring throughout the contest.
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Harper Longhorn
Uvalde
Harper Longhorns
la Peyor Bulldogs
Harper
la Peyer
Bulldogs
Atkinson
la Pryor
Longhorns
Harner
Longhorn
Stanley Kramer
Cody Etrod
Felix Bernhard
Jerald Esquell
Gary Rahe
Rahe
la Prvor
Bulldog
Elrod
Pat
Esquell
Bulldog Atkiens
Paydirt
Gonzales
Larry Enquell
Kerry Feller
Brad Massey
Corky Bierschwale
Local Families Visit Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Roger Roeder of San Antonio spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Ruben Roeder and Frances Fritze. Mr and Mrs Alois Lange and daughter of San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Louis Lange.
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Raymond Jones
Jody Lou
San Antonio
Jack Jones
Roger Roeder
Ruben Roeders
Frances Fritzes
Alois Lange
Mrs
Louis Lange
Carlton Wendel
Denton
Victor Wendel
Edwin Strackbein
Deland Nixon
Emporia
Kansas
Messr
Mess
Ruben Nixon
Clinton
Doss
Kermit Strackbein
Clifford Wienecke
Buddy Spaeth
Alpine
Raymond Spaeth
Joe Esquell
Thanksgiving Visits Across Fredericksburg and Vicinity
Sunday and weekend gatherings as families and friends visit Fredericksburg Dripping Springs Kerrville and nearby towns for Thanksgiving. Attendees include Edwin Klein family Calvin Fiedler Raymond Segner Archie Lennon Louis McDonald W C Russell Sr and Jr James Caldwell Heather Floyd various extended kin and guests from Austin Houston Midland and Denton. The social calendar features dinners hunts and a Kerrville supper hosted by John Reddick with Arthur Bierschwabe and Herbert Jones present.
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Edwin Klein
Calvin Fiedler
Fredericksburg
Raymond Segner
Archie Lennon
Louis McDonald
W. C. Russell Sr
Dripping Springs
Elmer Lee Russell
Messr
W. C. Russell Jr
Roger, Texas
James Caldwell and Son
Austin
W. J. Lennon
Mary Lou
Bill Cochran
Midland
Harper and
Kerrville
John Reddick
Arthur Bierschwabe
Herbert Jones
PTA Christmas Program Set for Thursday December 11
The PTA plans an annual Christmas party and program on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the cafetorium with elementary grades presenting. Rev. A A Gitter to give the invocation and refreshments to follow. The notice invites the public. Harper 4-H officers met December 1 to plan future activities and invite members to join. The December 8 meeting is at 7 30 p.m. in the school capitorium with gift requirements for boys and girls.
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PTA
A A. Gitter
Harper 4-H
4-H
First Basketball Game Opens 17th Annual Tourney
Cless Chester reports the boys played Schreiner Reibers Tuesday in the season opener. The 17th Annual Basketball Tournament is scheduled for December 4 5 and 6. Wayne Parker sustained a leg fracture in football practice last week. Other notes mention hunting trips substitutes and illness among staff and students including Mrs Hornbeck and Donna Honig awaiting mail.
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Schreiner Reibers
Wayne Parker
Brad Macsey
West Texas
F.T.A
Hornbeck
Lady Ag
Donna Honig
Linda Parker
17th Annual Basketball Tournament Opens at Harper Gym
Harper High kicks off the 17th annual tournament in Harper gym with boys teams Harper Leakey Center Point Knippa Schreiner Medina Comfort Bandera and girls teams led by Medina Comfort Harper and Liano. Action starts Thursday 3 15 pm with games through Saturday admission 75 cents adults 25 cents children.
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Harper Gym
Harper High
Harper Gymnasium
Harper
Leakey
Center Point
Knippa
Schreiner
Medina
Comfort
Bandera
Bailey
Liano
Dark Horses
Class of 71
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Boyd
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Rip van Winkle
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Sons of the Smiling Tiger - Schumpelt Brothers
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Remington
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Mia
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Merrell Shack
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Hae
BROS
Fostoria
Adico Elect
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Chester Tatsch
Alfred Edwards
Bill Edwards
Clayton Massey
Herbert Gamel
Barry
Lee Feuge
Tarr
James Tarr
Heather
Frances Floyd
A. C. Wendel
F. M. Mouser
Houston
Kathleen Foster
Harper High School
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Felix Bernhard, Jr
Linda Jung
Cless Chester
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