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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR note mentions names and dates unclear. reads as a clipped local item with missing context and key details about persons or places. Unable to confirm event, participants, or outcomes from the legible text.
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Frederick and children of Petersburg visited in Harper Saturday. Mrs A C Wendell spent Sunday with her brother Fred Whitewood. The Jack Jones family was in Harper Friday and Saturday. Elmer Real attended the Bode Parker wedding in Harper Monday. Mr and Mrs Bo O W uereher of San Antonio visited Arthur Baumann Tuesday. J R Peril and son shopped in Harper Monday evening.
The report lists several weekend fatalities across Texas from traffic accidents and a flame thrower incident. Names include Olivia Salazar, Mary Whitted, Atilano Mediaca, Macedonia Contraveras, Joe Schaetter, Thomas Lee Butler, Sharon Ann Cherry, and Edwin Yount among others. One obituary notes Joseph Schaetter born 1869 in Germany. A closing anecdote mentions a private joke about bathing beauties on streetcars.
A collection of pithy quotes on merit, purchase of appearance versus reality, and the elusive recognition of right conduct. Notable mentions include Beecher Roche Toueduld and Mary Baker Eddy, reflecting on virtue, fame, and reward.
The Kerrville classified section promotes Furman Kerr County Hatchery at 961 Water St featuring chicken feed mule seed and poultry remedies. It also advertises horse and rabbit feed, custom hatching, and bakery items from Kerrville Bakery. Also notes radio shows and a shoe repair service along with a biscuit style bakery ad.
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