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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
4
A collection of varied statements on presidents, military pay, GI terms, animals, languages, technology, and natural wonders. It covers John Adams life, colonial wages, GI slang, ketchup about cellophane, aviation and animal speed notes, and musings on civilization and war.
Pvt. Ted Neffendorf son of Mr and Mrs Theo Neffendorf was slightly wounded in action somewhere in Luxem burg on November 20 relatives report from his wife Erna Witt who lives in Riesel Texas with her parents He went overseas earlier this year and has been in front line action for months He is about 35 and married to Miss Witt a former Gillespie County teacher They have a one year old daughter The War Dept has not disclosed exact extent of his injuries but called them slight.
Kerrville area reports the season's first hunting mishap as Mrs. Dudley Miller of Austin suffers a bullet wound to the right hip when a .306 Savage rifle discharged in a pickup on the Dan Anderegg ranch. She received medical care and was later sent home in stable condition. Miller has hunted the Anderegg ranch for about twenty five years with three friends present.
The Harper Parent Teacher Association notes strong December attendance with 42 men and 60 women as members. Plans include a locker plant to handle meat processing and refrigerated storage, lunch room upgrades, and distributing the Parent Teacher Magazine to members. A future Cub Scouts meeting is planned.
Members of the Luther League at Harper's St James Lutheran Church presented a Christmas program after services on December 10. The program featured hymns, a reading of the Christmas story from Luke 2 and Matthew 2, a closing prayer, and musical medleys led by Edna Behrenas Adalena Wendel and Lucille Meier.
Harper Lions Club will meet at the school on Wednesday evening December 20 with Vescal Askew of the Texas State Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn as guest speaker. A union Christmas program at Harper School on December 23 at 8 PM unites six churches for a Yuletide celebration featuring Father James Daly, Lutheran Mixed Choir, Methodist and Presbyterian Church Choirs.
Community committeemen for the AAA from each community will be elected at the county wide meeting to be held in the Agricultural Building in Fredericksburg on Saturday December 16 at 2 00 p m Delegates from each community will also be elected at this time and referenced in the Election on page 4
Verona New Jersey twelve year old Carl J Buehler Jr the boy known as Americas Premier Young War Bond Salesman tours New Jersey with six female boosters. He has sold 373300 in prior drives and seeks to surpass his record during the Sixth War Loan. He earned a commendation from Roosevelt and special honors for his sales efforts.
With more than a week left in the Sixth War Loan drive the treasury reports 14.052 billion dollars in the vault surpassing the goal by 52 million. Corporate investments pushed total over the top while efforts to boost individual and Series E bond sales continue. Individual sales stand at 3.021 billion against a 5 billion quota. Series E sales total 1.166 billion against a 2.5 billion quota. Civilian visitors noted at the home of Mr and Mrs Emil Fritz and daughter and Mr and Mrs George Ki[jum]a at Milton Kramer’s home.
Mrs. Mary Olive Peril died at 8 30 a m at her home between Kerrville and Harper. Funeral services were held Friday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Stanley Haver officiating. Burial was in the Peril family cemetery on Harper Road. Surviving are a son W R Peril of Kerrville two sisters Judith A Locke Kerrville and Elizabeth Horn San Antonio two grandchildren and two great grandchildren and several relatives.
Miss Kathryn Coggeshall daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Coggeshall of Menard wed Pvt Kenneth Parker son of E E Parker of Harper in a candlelight ceremony at Mrs Lemuel Jones home in Junction on Saturday December 8. Rev Hall of First Baptist officiated. The bride wore a powder blue three piece suit with red sweetheart roses corsage. The groom is a Harper High School graduate and a crew chief stationed at Hondo Navigation School. They plan a home in Hondo after a brief wedding trip.
Mr and Mrs Otto Wittkohl of Johnson City received word from Brigadier General Edward F Witsell that their son Cpl Edgar H Wittkohl sustained injuries on June 1 near Vellestri Italy when a military vehicle hit a land mine. He died June 3 1944 from neck injuries and spinal compression after being treated at a hospital.
Paul Revier of Lubbock County won a 1944 National Junior Vegetable Growers contest sectional award earning 100 dollars from the national prize with 25 dollar war bonds going to Lillian Roeder and Charles Krane Jr. He farmed a three acre garden with five crops and market value of 265 dollars while serving as FFA chapter president and state FFA Farnese degree recipient. He also led 4-H activities and acted as agent for Waco emergency survey efforts. The awards were announced at Rochester New York during the association’s tenth annual convention chaired by Prof. Grant B Snyder.
All transport operators who have not returned the completed post card application are urged to do so at once. The local training board mailed out the post cards with a deadline set for January 1 1945 and emphasizes immediate return to allow processing time.
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court, in its December session, set January 2, 1945, as the date when newly elected officials will take the oath of office at 10 a.m. in open court after presenting bonds. The meeting also approved the quarterly report of the Society Bank, the county depository for school funds, noting fund balances.
The Harper Schools will dismiss on Friday December 22 and not reopen until Tuesday January 2 as faculty and students take a holiday break under Supt em Root.
Citizens rallied behind county chairman Gilbert Kaderli and surpassed the $360000 quota, reaching $400,673.75 in bond sales by December 9. Series E lagged by about $70000, but December purchases including Christmas gifts will still count toward Gillespie County totals. Mrs. Floyd Casper visited relatives with Mr. and Mrs. Vene Cottle accompanying.
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