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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
3
Fredericksburg High School page notes the Christmas season with a peace message and the spirit of giving. The Hillbillies win the Region Nine football championship over the San Marcos Rattlers, ending their season. TU and A&M attendance and campus flu disruptions are mentioned among student movements and weekend family visits.
Home economics girls draw names for gift exchanges to foster fellowship. The room is festively decorated with mistletoe and cedar and Christmas hangings. Friday each class will receive gifts and enjoy Christmas style refreshments. English classes study Forms and Uses of Verbs and learn news writing. English IV reads Macbeth and writes short themes as the play progresses.
First grades under Miss Mueller and Miss Atcheson decorate rooms with drawings on black boards. Section 2A plans a party and a Christmas tree. Section 2B also makes decorations. Section 3B will have a surprise Friday with Santa Claus visiting that afternoon. Pupils dressed windows with Christmas scenes. Section 3B learns Christmas songs.
Property tax payers face potential use of the equal value clause as Texas weighs delinquent tax collection. The report cites 1769 taxing units, prior-year collections of 104,230,483 dollars, and 18-year delinquencies totaling 887,058,945 dollars. Officials blame enforcement gaps, urging reform to prevent rising delinquencies and to curb improper compensation for nonpayers. The Texas Tax Journal editor notes possible legislative action and urges reader input.
In San Antonio’s Mexican quarter the annual Los Pastores Nativity play unfolds nine nights before and after Christmas with secrecy about the locations. The crude yet sacred production draws crowds as torchlight visits signal the shepherds journey to Bethlehem in Spanish, while homes display lanterns crosses and ash circles to ward off spirits.
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During recent Christmas seasons, Los Pastores performances by a Latin American group at the Witte Museum showcase well rehearsed parts and elaborate costumes. Tourists especially seek the production for local color in San Antonio.
A college news brief notes Cora Brown of the 1931 F.H.S. class was elected secretary treasurer of the graduate nurses association at Robert 3. Green Memorial Hospital. Other Class of 1939 graduates Mary Louise Klingelhoefer and Kathryn Langerhans are pledged to Alpha Xi Delta and Chi Omega respectively. Harold Habenicht of Texas is elected to the National Honor Society in business administration. A national defense expenditure total for 1940 runs to 9 046 300 471 with breakdowns for Army and Navy contracts and defense training programs. Subscriptions and local notices are listed alongside family ads and card offers.
Twenty two students completed the advanced first aid course offered by the American National Red Cross in Fredericksburg. Among the graduates were seniors Francis Kattner Louise Oestreich Marjorie Nagel and Clifton Land and juniors Louis Wilkie Daniel Neffendorf.
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Texas 40 cheese plants produced about 19.5 to 20 million pounds in 1939 while state consumption reached around 40 million pounds. This gap indicates ample demand and no fear of overproduction. Christmas Cards Gifts and seasonal offerings noted.
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