Harper Herald Friday February 10 1956
Harper Herald reports local news from Harper Texas with community updates and brief notices for the week.
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Harper, Texas
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Page
2
Valentines Week Activities At Local Grade School
The Round Up notes Valentine preparations in grade school. The first grade hosts a party on February 14 and the second grade decorates for Lions Club event. Fifth and sixth graders plan a self sponsored party with cookies and Cokes. National Boy Scout Week brings out many uniforms.
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Lions Club
Fourth Grade Officers Named in The Round-Up
The Round-Up Fourth Grade officers are announced as part of a school program. Each student is urged to perform at least one Good Turn for someone, following the Boy Scout Law.
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Eileen Bernhard
Ronald Lumpkins
Joyce Parker
Ronald Oehler
Mary Jane Molder
Harper Girls and Boys fall to Comfort teams Tuesday night
The Harper girls lost 47 to 22 to Comfort with Edith Ellebracht scoring 16 for Harper while Arlene Allerkamp led Comfort with 28 and Carrol Zimmermann added 10. In the boys game Harper fell 45 to 39 as Tooter Parker scored 20 for Harper and J W Bierschwale and Comfort’s Meckel added 10 and 19 respectively. A barber incident followed unrelated to the games with a wounded victim asking for water.
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Harper Girls
Comfort Girls
Harper
Edith Ellebracht
Arlene Allerkamp
Comfort
Carrol Zimmermann
Harper Boys
Comfort Boys
Tooter Parker
J. W. Bierschwale
Comfort Meckel
1955 Gillespie County Deaths Skew to Ages 70 80
A Gillespie County study shows the 70 to 80 age group had the most deaths in 1955 with 44 of 127 total. The 60 to 70 bracket followed with 24 deaths, while 50 to 60 and 80 to 90 each had 17. Births remained higher than deaths with 265 births. The list also names local residents who died in 1954 55, including Herman Usener 74 and Elizabeth Moore 97.
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Gillespie County
Herman Usener
Emma Allerkamp
Mabel Zimmermann
Charles Kiemstein
Edward Durst — Oe
George Ehrenberg
Emily Kuenemann
Emmie Pohler
Charles Wehmeyer
Emil Crenwelge. Sr
Ollie Dunn
Alfred A. Ahrens
Eleanor Sargent
M. Roy Schmidt
Benno H. Knopp
Willie Fiedler
Hilmar Qoehler
Sidney H. Tow
Bruno D. Gresser
Etla Saenger
Elizabeth J. Moore
Addie Hale
Bertha Rausch
Louis H. Kammleh., Jr
Rosa Wallendorf
Adolph R. Burg
the Herald
Farm Home Loans Fund 48 Percent Used for Equipment
Walter T. McKay reports Farmers Home Administration Texas loans show about 5.13 million dollars or 48 percent used to buy equipment and livestock. Loans carry 5 percent interest with terms up to seven years for capital investments and up to one year for operating expenses.
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Texas
Farmers Home Administration
Walter T. McKay
Extension Service
McKay
Snowball Viburnum blooms and pollen spread facts
The American Association of Nurserymen notes Viburnum, called snowball, thrives in snow free southern areas with flowers resembling snow balls. Pollen dispersal occurs via winds and pollinators while cold rainy weather hinders fertilization.
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South
American Association of Nurserymen
Ducks Missing From Gulf Coast Wintering Grounds Puzzle Deepens
Texas waterfowl officials report an unusual duck concentration along the Gulf Coast in October but none in the following November to January counts. Experts cite inland tanks and possible shifts in migration routes through Louisiana, with aerial surveys in northern Mexico finding far fewer ducks than expected. Webb County wardens estimate up to 150 000 ducks in stock tanks across the region.
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Austin
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Gulf Coast
Deep South Texas
Central
Louisiana
W. S. Jennings
Wildlife Restoration
The
Commission
Webb County
Farmers must file final 1955 tax return by Feb 15
Farmers who missed the January 15 deadline to file estimated 1955 income must file their final 1955 return by February 15, 1956 to avoid penalty. A farmer is defined as deriving two thirds or more of gross income from farming by Kerrville IRS official E Beach.
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Dery] E. Beach
Kerrville Internal Revenue Office
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