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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1940

Page

2

Christmas Cheer and Fair Play Highlight Fredericksburg News

Fredericksburg High School notes mark Christmas gift giving and sportsmanship. After praising courteous conduct, the paper recaps the Hillbillies bi district victory over the Taylor Ducks 7 6 and look ahead to the regional clash with the San Marcos Rattlers in San Marcos on December 18.

Hillbillies Fredericksburg Taylor Quater Taylor Ducks Ducks Anderegg Wieser San Marcos San Marcos Rattlers

High School Play Opens Season With Charity Benefit

The high school presents its first production of the year on Wednesday evening December 18 at 8 o clock. Cast includes Roy Bierschwald Vera Anderegg James Weir Annie Heep Smudge Beverly Willis Annabel Bernhard Lily Jack Bierschwald Professor Trescott Roland Bonn Weston Luckenbach Dan Miltop Klaerner White Hawk with dancing singing and skating numbers. Proceeds go to the Senior class. Read it in The Herald.

Roy Bierschwald Kelly Vera Anderegg James Weir Annie Heep Smudge Beverly Willis Beverly Annabel Bernhard Lily Jack Bierschwald Professor Trescott Roland Bonn Bill Weston Luckenbach Dan Miltop Klaerner White Hawk Virginia Harrison Naomi Davis

High School Assembly Announces Play and Schedule Changes

Mr Enderle led the Study Hall assembly to announce a next Wednesday 8 p.m. performance titled Headline Kelley directed by Miss Davis and a Dec 20 4 p.m. Christmas break with reopening Jan 2. A Friday football game at San Marcos and 9 a.m start for all classes Monday were noted.

Enderle Kelley Miss Davis United States Nix

Taylor Recalls Game Turning TD and Winning Point

The speaker described an interesting account of the game explaining exactly how the touchdown and the winning point were made.

Taylor

First Grade Classes Learn Christmas Songs and Decorations

Miss Mueller and Miss Atcheson teach the first grades as they practice Christmas songs. In 2A Miss Lapham’s class creates Christmas posters and decorations. Miss Morris’ class studies Christmas in other lands and makes decorations. Miss Kelly’s 8B class prepares Christmas decorations and activities.

Miss Mueller Miss Atcheson Miss Lapham Morris Miss Kelly

Home Economics Girls Plan Christmas Tree and Exchanges

The home economics class outlines a Christmas tree display in their room to foster holiday spirit. They will exchange small gifts by drawing names in each class and plan to study and prepare holiday desserts before taking them home to sample.

Spanish Class Receives Upson Board and Maps

This week the Spanish class received its Upson Board and began work on maps of Spain, Mexico, South America, and Central America. Reports on Spanish customs are in progress, including a talk titled Bull Fighting and other sports in Mexico.

Upson Spain Mexico South America Central America

Human Biology Class Begins Intensive Structure Study

The biology class starts an in depth study of the human body focusing on structure and function. Health topics will be emphasized as part of the curriculum.

Petersen Gives A Week Of Tests In Review Classes

Mr. Petersen administers multiple tests this week while the geometry class reviews the chapter and the algebra 2 class practices methods to solve for an unknown in simple equations.

Petersen

English IV Studies Dramas From Past and Present

English IV classes study mystery miracle morality and religious plays from early days to now. They focus on The Passion Play of Oberammergau and Latin American Los Pastores and Las Pastoras during Christmas. The unit ends with Macbeth.

Oberammergau Los Pastores

Navy radio man third class joins U S S Richmond

Marvin Durst a seventeen month Navy radio student has been made radio man third class aboard the U S S Richmond. He recently visited home to see relatives and friends among alumni at a Taylor game.

Marvin Durst U. S. Navy U. S. S. Richmond Taylor Friday Chester Langerahns Fritz Dietel Francis Haag Elmer Luckenbach Maxie Ahrens Vincent Ransleben Wesley Seymour Silgin Dietz Robert Lehne Josephine Stahl Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio Robert Keidel Kansas City Western College of Dental Surgery Udo Basse Fort Sill Arkansas

Hunters Doing Well In Texas Deer Season

Despite poor weather Texas hunters report thousands of deer taken this season. Hill Country storages fill with bucks as the Game Department restocks areas for future hunting. A South Texas trapping crew has moved 211 deer, including 129 bucks, using a single-catch trap. Farmers use cottonseed cake and apples as bait.

Texas Game Department South

Home grinding cuts farm feed costs and saves money

Authorities note feed costs dominate livestock production, and grinding at home with electricity can cut costs by about 4 cents per 100 pounds vs 10 to 15 cents at commercial mills. Benefits include reduced waste, easier mixing, better digestion, and a reliable supply, with portable grinders suited to any farm size.

First Ford horseless buggy at World’s Fair arrives in Dearborn

Henry Ford’s 1896 vehicle, the first Ford, is prepared for display at Greenfield Village and the Edison Institute Museum in Dearborn Michigan. The seven acre Ford Exhibit pavilion will house and install the display in new rooms costing 250000 dollars. Public viewing is free.

Omeward New York Henry Ford Greenfield Village Edison Institute Museum Dearborn Michigan Ford Motor Pavilion

Pecan varieties and school lunch funds in frontier notes

Extension specialist notes West Texas pecan trees yield two crops shade and nuts with Western Schley Burkett best for the region while Success Moore suit Gulf and eastern areas. A surplus marketing talk cites affordable child nutrition funds, and a Round Mountain visit with Ida Kneese is noted.

Sadie Hatfield West Texas Schley Milo Perkins Surplus Marketing Administration

Indian Korn Kako Corn Bread Delights With Spry Shortening

Indian Korn Kako is praised as a simple, light and tender corn bread recipe. It uses Spry triple creamed shortening and is described as delicately flavored and easy to digest, ideal for cold mornings with fruit juice or coffee, and suitable for lunch or Sunday supper.

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