Local High School News Highlights Festive Activities and Games
Bernice D invites a senior to the Freshman party and students pose for yearbook pictures as Christmas events loom. December 7 draw names for the party set for December 23. Basketball schedules loom with A and B teams playing Mason next Tuesday and the Tiny High boys at Harper on December 8. Dayton Rahe's Service Station donates 1954 calendars to each classroom. Harper School subscribe to the Herald.
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Bernice D
Eugene B
Linda M
Delton S
Elva Mae D
Liano
Janice S
Mason
Bobbie
Cotton
Harper
Dayton Rahe
Bloodmobile collects 130 pints in Gillespie County drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile gathered 130 pints last Friday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Gillespie County. Fred Mathisen, Blood Program chairman, thanked volunteers and donors, noted twenty new pledges, and urged others to sign cards at Justice of the Peace Wieser’s office to ensure a ready blood supply for emergencies.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Blood Program
Fred Mathisen
Mathisen
Justice of the Peace
Can You Imagine Annual Picture Night
A reminiscence of school life with students in classes and games. Mentions girls at basketball games and various students like M Liss Peggy Delton S Bobby B Jerome L Kenneth O Frances ID and Harper Schanl in a light, social tone.
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M'Liss
Peggy
Delton S
Bobby B
Jerome L
Kenneth O
Fredericksburg
Frances ID
Harper Schanl
Basketball trip to Barksdale tournament results
A group of boys with Alvin Lange Kenneth Ochler Eugene Parker Joe Parker Ellis Etlebracht and Jerome Lange traveled to Barksdale on Saturday December 5. They lost to Barksdale in the opening game which Barksdale won the tourney. They beat London in the next game and then fell to Knippa in the consolation round.
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Barksdale
Alvin Lange
Kenneth Ochler
Eugene Parker
Joe Parker
Ellis Ellebracht
Jerome Lange
London
Knippa
Ellis Etlebracht
Local visits span multiple Texas towns this weekend
Mrs A J Arnold spent Saturday and Sunday at Menard and Fort McCavett with her children. Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and two children of Midland visited relatives at Harper. Mr and Mrs Dale Cook and daughter of San Antonio visited relatives at Harper. Mr and Mrs Harvey Schlueter of Pleasanton were visitors in the Roy Roberts home. Mrs Jack Lee of San Antonio spent the first of the week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John S Morris. Mr and Mrs Otho Morris of Kerrville visited in the J S Morris home one day last week.
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A. J. Arnold
Menard
Fort McCavett
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Harper
Dale Cook
San Antonio
Harvey Schlueter
Pleasanton
Roy Roberts
Jack Lee
John S. Morris
Otho Morris
Kerrville
J. S. Morris
Historic Naval Records Highlight Early Aerial Feats
A compilation notes Lt Cmdr T G W Settle and Maj C L Fordney setting an altitude record at 61236 feet in Akron to Bridgeton New Jersey on November 20 1933. It also recalls 1923 speed record by Lt H J Brown at Mitchel Field 259.47 mph and 1918 NC-1 flight from Rockaway Beach carrying 51 aboard.
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T.G.W. Settle
the Bight Naval District
C. L. Fordney
Akron
Ohio
Bridgeton
New Jersey
H. J. Brown
Mitchel Field
Long Island
N. Y
Rockaway Beach
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