Local family notes and visits in Harper area
Sunday visits and shopping trips share the weekly roundup. Individuals listed include Pvt Paul Reed at Camp Haan and families such as Whitewood Honig Schmidt Walker and Kensing with trips to Mason Junction Fredericksburg and San Antonio. Several members attend stock shows and weekend gatherings with relatives and friends across Harper and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Reed
Camp Haan
California
John S. Whitewood
Milton Cosper
Chilwen
Harper
Willie
Alfred Honig
J. S. Whitewood
John S. Whitewoods
David Schmidt
San Antonio
Hollan Walker
Sam Honig
Douglas Duderstadt
Ida
Evelyn Honig
E. R. Brown
Audrey Mae
Sgt
Marshall Brown
Doris Whitworth
Margie Lennon
Mason
Milton Casper
Bill Strackbein
David Schmidt and
John Honig
Junction
Herbie Oehler
Eddie Rech
Robert Maurer Visted
Alfred Kirchoff
Felix Kensing
Fredericksburg
Thurswy
Ruby Kensing
Bill Bracklein
Madge Whitewood
Wharper
Fred Whitewood
Dorothy Nell
Inez Whitewood
Exaltation and reflection mingle in small town notices
Obscure quotes about ambition and virtue appear alongside brief local notes. The page mentions Otto Duecker of San Antonio dying of heart failure, funeral in San Antonio, and visits from Lt. and Mrs. Howard Ford of Palacios to Harper friends. Also referenced are Mr. and Mrs. Julius Frederick near Kerrville, Garfield Fairchild of San Antonio, Amy McDonald of Douglas Arizona visiting H. W. Fairchild, and Fred Whitewood’s business visit to Frederickeburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orv
Max Lange
Otto Duecker
San Antonio
Howard Ford of
Palacios
Mrs
Haskell Dunn
Julius Frederick
Near
Kerrville
Harper
Amy McDonald
Douglas, Arizona
H. W. Fairchild
Mrs. Fairchild
Power from dams and river fades for LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority warns that the hydropower and river energy available to homes and industry are diminishing and continue to decline, signaling growing concerns about supply and regional impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Local visits and home remodeling in Fredericksburg
Rose Marie Jenschke visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Kaiser and relatives. Stella Duderstadt remodels a recently purchased residence from Mrs L D Nixon. Joe Morosek handles the work including wallpaper painting new windows and French doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Marie Jenschke
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Wm. Kaiser
Stella Duderstadt
L. D. Nixon
Joe Morosek
Arthur Baumann
Fiedler Estate Purchased by Anna Tatsch and Bill Kaiser
Mrs. Anna Tatsch and Bill Kaiser have completed the purchase of the Fied ler estate in Harper, securing the property ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Tatsch
Bill Kaiser
Fiedler
Harper
Property Transfers and Visiting Family in Town
Jim Bell purchases the small dwelling on the C. W. Granville property and the adjoining lot. Alvin Kensing of Junction buys the Jim Bell property in the west end. The home has been occupied by Clayton Parker and family. Mrs. Charles Shiffiett of San Antonio with her daughter Bettie Louis Farris visit Aunt Mrs. William Casper and family for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bell
C. W. Granville
Alvin Kensing
Junction
Clayton Parker and
Charles Shiffiett
San Antonio
Bettie Louis Farris
William Casper
Local families visit relatives in Harper area weekend
Residents and guests from San Antonio Fredericksburg and Austin spent a weekend visiting in Harper and nearby towns. The list includes Mr and Mrs Chester Feller Maxine Lange Mrs E R Brown Doris Whiteworth and Sgt Marshall Brown in Mason and Arkansas and others traveling to Fredericksburg Creighton Stevens Doss and Teauchan for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Feller
Maxine Lange
San Antonio
Harper
E. R. Brown
Doris Whiteworth
Marjorie Lennon
Sgt
Marshall Brown
Mason Sunday
Arkansas
Pacific theater letter from Lt. Sgt. Eli Metzger reports wounds
Mrs. A A Metzger and family report their son Lt. Sgt. Eli Metzger in an invasion hospital after being shot in arm and leg by steel during the Pacific campaign. He wrote a July 15 letter describing his condition. Local families, including the Fritz and Lang households, visited or hosted gatherings, with others traveling to Kerrville to see Rudolf Staudt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Metzger
Eli Metzger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hite Bluff
Ines Whitewood
Tryon Edwards
Anna Jameson
Plato
Emerson
Daniel Webster
Mary Baker Eddy
Bacon
Garfield Fairchild
Sean Helsingsen
LCRA
Thor
Stewart
Texas
Sponsored By
Harper P.T. A
Awray
Imotupiwe
August Kirchhoff
Jack Jones
Creighton Stevens
Haskel Dunn and Son
Belmore Roberts
Belton Tatsch
Wichita Falls
Felix Feuge
Martin Feuge
Jack Lee Jr
John S. Morris
Edna Behrens
Louis Stevens
Mary Virginia
F. M. Floyd
Austin
A. A. Wendel of
Doss
Harper Sunday
Juanita Mueller of
Ingram
Robert Dittmar
Karen Ann
Otto Dittmar
A. J. Kinsey
Ray Jones
Teauchan
McCutcheon
Calvin
Sageser
Pacific
R. J. Fritz
Louis Lang
Edmund Rechard
Robert Maurer
Max Grona
Pete Roeder
Henry Maurer
Wm. Roeder
Rudolf Staudt
Kerr County
Kerrville, Texas
Carl Oehler
Grocery & Market
Harper, Texas
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