Harper TS&GRA Auxiliary hosts winter meeting at Longhorn Inn
About 38 members and guests attended the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association Auxiliary meeting at Longhorn Inn in Harper on Thursday January 30. The event featured talks on dues, a mohair drapes project in Kerrville, and reports from a recent style show praised as a record success. Attendees included Mrs. Tom Whetstone and Mrs. Dan Auld with visiting members from Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association
Longhorn Inn
Harper
Tom A. Whetstone
Fredericksburg
Dan Auld
Kerrville
Pat Rogers
Lesley Harper
Doyle Parker
James McMahon
Wayne Rogers
Watkins Tarr
Tom Wallace
Research Department
Texas Tech
Tom Whetstone
Butts- Holdsworth Memorial
Sonora
Johnny Kay Johnson
Mohair
Whetstone
Ross Hodges
Walter Edwards
Mary Crenwelge
Fian Heinen
Harper Lions Club marks 25th anniversary program
The Harper Lions Club observed twenty five years of civic service with a Tuesday night event at the school cafetorium. A capacity crowd attended as FLOY BODE presented a commemorative plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Lions
Supt. E. Dean Hopf
Fred Whitewood
Floy Bode
Clit Brown
Lion
Leon Dunn
R. E. Lipscomb
Lubbock
Harper
Harper Herald
Norman J. Dietel
Lions Club
Harper Lions Club
Lion Ward
Lion Floy Bode
Bode
Lion Norman J Dietel
Grandma Moses stamp planned for American Folklore series
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson announced a 6 cent stamp in the American Folklore series will honor Grandma Moses. The design reproduces a detail from July Fourth, donated to the White House by Properties Inc. Moses painted over 1,000 works from age 76 until her death in 1961, gaining fame and museum display in nine institutions across the United States, Vienna, and Paris.
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W. Marvin Watson
Grandma Moses
White House
Grandma Moses Properties, Inc
New York
United States
Vienna
Paris
Anna Moses
Greenwich
Fagle Bridge
Hoosick Falls
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Europe
Kennedy
Mohair Council Elects Directors At San Angelo Meeting
Clint Brown and Robert Dittmar, both of Harper, were elected to represent Gillespie, Blanco and Kendall Counties at the Mohair Council of America Inc annual membership meeting in San Angelo. Brown was re elected director after three years in the role. The 54 directors for 1969-70 were chosen as about 150 mohair producers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Brown
Robert Dittmar
Harper
Gillespie
Blanco
Kendall
Mohair Council of America Inc
San Angelo
Brown
Mohair
Elroy Pohle
Usda Wool and
Mohar Laboratory
Denver
Harold Schmidt Recognized for Excellence in Grazing Management
Harold B Schmidt was honored at a Harper Young Farmers Chapter meeting for Excellence in Grazing Management presented by Sam H Coleman Archivist Texas Section American Society of Range Management. The award recognized skill in range and forage management. 43 individuals statewide were chosen in the first year. Schmidt serves on the Upper Llanos Soil and Water Conservation District board and has long been active in the Texas Section ASKM.
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Harold B. Schmidt
Harper Young Farmers
Harper School
Sam H. Coleman
Junction
Texas
American Society of Range Management
Schmidt
Upper
Llanos
Larry Jung Named to All West Texas Academic Football Team
Larry Jung son of Mr and Mrs Alois Jung has been selected to the All West Texas Academic Football Team for Class B Schools. Eligibility required senior class, above average grades, and selection to district teams. Nominations from more than 500 high schools in the 132 county West Texas area. Selection based on Academic and Athletic Achievement Character Citizenship and Leadership. Twenty seven area footballers were honored on the All West Texas academic football teams for Classes 4 A through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Jung
Alois Jung
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Offensive linemen named in Fredericksburg unit
A local squad lists offensive linemen including Doug Las Durst son of Mr Woodrow Durst and Mrs Durst of Fredericksburg with a scholastic average of 99 and lineman Jung at 93 0.
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Douglas Durst
Woodrow Durst
Frederiksburg
Jung
Albert Moellendorf Hosts Barba Dinner
Albert Moellendorf entertained with a barbecue dinner Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Wanner and son Fredericksburg Mr and Mrs Perry Wanner of Fredericksburg, Mr and Mrs Joe Moellendorf and children, Mr and Mrs Raymond Segner and son, Mr and Mrs Billy Martin and Tamme of London, Mr and Mrs Marion Ahrens and daughter, Mr and Mrs Henry Muellendorf and Connie, and Mr and Mrs Edwin Klein. The occasion marked Mr Moellendorf's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Moellendorf
Charles Wanner
Perry Wanner
Fredericksburg
Joe Moellendof
Raymond Segner
Billy Martin
Tamme
London
Marion Ahrens
Henry Muellendorf
Connie
Edwin Klein
Moellendorf
Rabid Fox Shot Near Se Govia Ranch
A rabid fox was killed near Se Govia at the Louis Ransom Ranch. Officials warn to watch animals for abnormal behavior this season. Mr and Mrs Elmo Lumpkins were dinner guests of Mesdames Raymond and Roy Cottle Sunday.
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Segovia
Louis Ransom
Elmo Lumpkins
Mesdames Raymond
Roy Cottle
Harper Area March of Dimes Benefit Draws Big Crowd
Harper residents packed the school cafetorium for the annual March of Dimes amateur talent show raising funds for polio victims arthritis birth defects and other diseases. Master of Ceremonies Billy Hogan the Rev A A Gitter and Red Cross official Harry Hartmann highlighted the program with performances by Nancy Feller Boyd Harper Brad Massey and Glenda Staudt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Gitter
St Anthony Catholic Church
Harper
Harry Hartmann
Gillespie County
Red Cross Blood Donor Committee
Harper Area
National March of Dimes Foundation
Harper School
Jonas Saulk
Billy Hogan
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Red Cross
Nancy Feller
Boyd Harper
Brad Massey
Glenda Staudt
Harper 4-H Club Meeting Set for February 10
The Harper 4-H club invites all Doss 4-H members interested in joining the Harper 4-H Horse Club. Members must be active and join the main club to participate as plans form for the horse club to become active for pleasure and educational reasons.
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Harper 4
Friendly Sewing Circle Meets at Kramer Home
The Friendly Sewing Circle met at Mrs Alfred Kramer home with seven members and two visitors. A quilt was completed and a short business meeting was held with Mrs Kramer presiding. The next meeting is February 2 at the Kramer home with Mrs Lee Schmidt as hostess. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Kramer
Kramer
Lee Schmidt
Light Rain Delays Expected Drench for Harper Area
Harper community saw about half an inch of rain last week with reports of 0.25 inch from Frank Kroll and a light sprinkle around Clint Brown’s Blue Mountain London Road area. Surrounding areas had only drizzle and fog as threatening skies failed to deliver. More moisture was sought as forecasts faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Frank Kroll
Clint Brown
Blue Mountain
London Road
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A. C. Schwethelm
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Comfort
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Radio Post
Mayfifid Mattress CO
R. A. Tipscomb
Harper Club
Iion Wm. Petmecky
Fredericksburg Club
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Bud Smathers
Lions Zone 4-B
LDS
Elmer Jange
Harper Boy Scouts
Harper Scouts
Dallas Rieger
Harper Troop
Arthur Kowert
Kowert
Fbg Lions Chamber
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Bill Petmecky
E. Dean Hopf
W. R. Root
Monarch Awards
A. C Schwethelm
Schwethelm
Lion Jim Ward
Ward
Herbie Oehler
Alfred Spaeth
Clayton Massey
R. E. Peril
Edward Bailey
Charter Monarch
CL Brown
Dean Hopf
R. A
Dolph Brisco
Uvalde
Gail Dudley
Comanche
Walter Pfluger
Secretary of Agriculture
Mohair Council of America
Harold Schmidt
West Texas
Barba
Harper Drug Store
Grace & Leslie
Friendly
Floyd Bode
RE Pertl
Herbie Uehlur
San Antomo
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