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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
2
The Round-Up stresses teamwork in sport noting no player can score alone in basketball football or other games. It criticizes solo players who seek all glory and blame fans for cheerleading individual feats, urging appreciation of the entire team's contribution to scoring and winning.
The senior class of Harper High School sponsors a one day Sweet Sale on Wednesday December 21 1955 in front of Quality Grocery and Hopf Locker Plant. The sale runs all day or until sweets are gone with a band concert at 10:00 and 1:00 at Quality Grocery. Proceeds support student activities.
The Round Up reports a two-division girls and boys basketball tournament at Harper gym on December 8 with eight teams each from Bandera Center Point Freslericksburg Dripping Springs Comfort Blanco London Harper and Tropties prizes for top three. The opening game is Thursday at 4 30 p m the Harper girls face Center Point girls. Concessions will be available throughout the event. Proceeds support the junior class.
The Round-Up quips about Kermit visiting Seguin, Ola Mae’s Thanksgiving date, junior homemaking wedding study, Gene Bode on a pink cloud, a six week period ending, Mr Suffel’s view on the Texas A and M game, Buzzy Parker in history test talk, and seniors’ complaints about junior coverage in a playful campus chatter item.
The girls beat Stonewall 56 to 29 and the boys 61 to 15 in season opener. Llano then defeated Harper 34 to 30 for the girls and 41 to 32 for the boys, a close road setback. The teams aim to rebound against Fredericksburg Thursday.
In The Round Up column on Tuesday residents respond to the prompt Do you believe in performing your allusions. Answers range from puzzled and humorous to outright confused with several quoting slang or requesting a dictionary. A punchline suggests allusions mean washing oneself.
A reminiscence titled The Round-Up lists student song dedications and names several seniors. The diary style entry recounts classroom mischief and weather troubles the 29th of November with a 20 degree low as Harper readies for a basketball tournament and freshmen advance in wins.
The Junior Class of 55 56 met November 29 1955 in the typing room to plan a concession stand for the upcoming tournament on December 8 9 and 10. Members will bring cakes or pies and sandwiches will be prepared by junior girls in Home Making. Proceeds fund the Junior Senior Banquet Prom and other class needs.
A collection of rapid fire gags about teachers, students, and everyday mishaps. Lines feature a misprint joke about soup, a gum in wastebasket quip, and classroom misunderstandings with puns on politics and language. The humor centers on wordplay and social quirks.
A San Antonio Light piece from November 24, 1955 muses on Thanksgiving as spiritual nobility. It praises thankful hearts, generosity, and forgiveness, linking gratitude to kindness, empathy, and renewing life through appreciation.
CTES asks the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Court of Civil Appeals San Antonio ruling that Judge Ferguson was correct in transferring the CTEC v Arthur Stehling case to San Antonio The Cooperative claims fraud in Gillespie County a property recovery suit and Stehling residency in Gillespie County The trial record shows Stehling offered to deliver property and was resident of Bexar County The Weinheimer case trial setting remains uncertain with Paul Stehling v Alfred Petsch for 250000.
Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas returned home after two weeks visiting children in Odessa and Leavenworth New Mexico DC. Fredericksburg visitors included Mr and Mrs Orval Harvey and Mr and Mrs Henry Moellendorf with their son. Mason hosted a christening at the Lutheran church for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Maron Hahn with a dinner in his honor. Kerrville saw Mrs L H Harper Mrs Watkins Tarr and John and Mary Nell. Erato Hopf of Austin came back from Ohio with Olivia who had stayed with grandparents Oliver and Hopf.
District Judge Jim W Weatherby set January 5 1956 for the hearing on a motion to change venue in the 500000 dollar libel suit of Arthur Stehling against Alfred P C Petsch et al. The judge earlier slated December 2 for a deposition ruling but moved to hear venue first due to a pending venue motion and delays caused by absence of Dan Moody.
The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District board, led by chairman W. C. Oliver, met December 3 at Junction Courthouse. They approved a conservation plan on C. P. Porter farm near London and discussed Texas district conventions in Lubbock.
Perry L. Cosper of 308 East Travis Street Fredericksburg arrives at Keflavik International Airport Iceland for assignment to the Iceland Air Defense Force. The force handles air defense and maintains air sea rescue and refueling facilities for trans oceanic service and military transport.
Mr and Mrs Alf Lehne and his father Louis Lehne visited Mr and Mrs Robert Lehne and daughter in San Antonio over the weekend.
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