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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
9
School notes recount bus delay near Earper, Coach Dunn rescuing students en route to Horner. Parker Lumpkin and Joyce are named All-Tournament at Junction last Saturday. Christmas holidays near, Dec 20 2 30. Dance in park building with Knights band. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The school plans Christmas celebrations December 19 and 20 with class parties in each room. First and second graders share Mrs Fowler and third in Mrs McDougall rooms. gifts and refreshments follow. Fourth and fifth and sixth grades also party. seventh and eighth graders play Frederickshups and Harper boss H team then UAT girls vs boys, ending with a school cafetorium party.
A boy hunts alone after his father lets him go unaccompanied. A deer is shot and killed with a SKS rifle. The scene shows the dangers of unsupervised hunting and the lapse between instruction and action. Details include a father guiding a novice, a shoot, and a fatal consequence for the deer.
Readable fragments describe a basketball game and practice schedule. The text appears garbled with partial names, venues, and notes on sessions and timing, lacking clear teams, scores, or dates.
Santa Claus and helpers in costumes oversee an annual high school gift distribution. Superintendent Hopt orders 2:00 p.m. dismissal for an assembly where students draw names and place their gifts on the study hall table. Senior Student Council member Wall organizes the handoffs.
Harper Longhorns edged Mason 40 38 in openers while Tivy B defeated Harper 53 51. Junction A&B beat Tivy B in Saturday finals to win. Mozelle claimed Consolation. Ronnie Lumpkins of Harper named to All Tournament team.
At 2 30 p m students will be dismissed for the Christmas and New Year holidays and classes resume January 6 1964.
Mr and Mrs Jack McCowan and daughters of Austin visit her parents Mr and Mrs Herman Ochler and Marie to exchange gifts. Randall Reiger of Lubbock visits Dallas Reiger family. Gene England and kin dine with Archie Aten family. Mrs Robert Wolfmueller of Sisterdale spends weekend with sister Mrs Edwin Dittmar and husband. Theo Holm family of San Antonio and Dayton Rahe group dine with Otto Rahe family. Max Lange, VA Hospital Legion patient, returns home Monday.
Miss Mary Ann McDougall of Austin spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Clar ence McDougall. Jerome Lange of Dallas visited his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Lange and his sister Miss Anne Frances. Mr and Mrs Howard Sivells of Austin visited her parents Mr and Mrs W E Fletcher. Mr and Mrs Archie Aten were visitors in the Theo Oehler home Sunday afternoon.
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