Freshmen Sponsor Dance Crowns Planned for Valentine Night
The cafetorium will host a Valentine dance at 7 30 p m on the 18th sponsored by the Freshman class. Two candidates per class vie for King and Queen with pennies voting. Freshmen nominees are Kerry Feller and Virginia Bailey. Sophomores Ronnie Armstrong and Cathy Honig. Juniors Barbara Peril and Herschel Esquell. Seniors Bobby Harper and Helen Esquell. Refreshments to follow. all welcome.
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Kerry Feller
Virginia Bailey
Ronnie Armstrong
Cathy Honig
Barbara Peril
Herschel Esquell
Bobby Harper
Helen Esquell
Longhornettes Tie Pirates In District Finale
The Longhornettes win key district title by battling Center Point Pirates to a 33 all draw in Harper gym on February 10. Guards Kensing Andereg, Hopf, Es quell led defense holding Pirates to six points while Harper forwards scored 26. Scorers included Peril 15 Tatsch 7 Rahe 4 Fritz 4 Feller 3, Burney Koennecke Carter for Center Point with 7 4 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longhorns
Center Point Pirates
Harper
Mary Ann Kensing
Karla Anderegg
Eileen Hopf
Helen Esquell
Pirate
Barbara Peril
Cathy Tatsch
Shirlene Rahe
Jeanette Fritz
Nancy Feller
Lynette Burney
Jane Koennecke
Kathy Carter
Washington Biology Survey strips misread by farmer note
Strips once marked Wash Biol Surv were altered after a farmer shot a crow and wrote that he washed boiled and served the bird. The letter described following the inscription’s instructions, and the resulting meal was terrible.
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Washington Biological Survey
Six Seniors To Take ACT Tests At Schrein er Institute
Six seniors Jim Bob Stevens Bobby Harper Lynn Parker Mary Ann Kensine Katherine Lange and Eileen Hopf will take the ACT College Entrance Exam at Schrein er Institute on Saturday February 18. The test runs from 9 30 to 12 30 and covers English mathematics social studies and natural sciences as they seek college admission.
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Schreiner Institute
ACT
Jim Bob Stevens
Bobby Harper
Lynn Parker
Mary Ann Kensine
Katherine Lange
Eileen Hopf
Harper High
Engle
What A Song Really Means
A humorous dial twist listing song titles tied to school life and imagined student reactions. Moments poke at graduation nerves teachers lockers exams and dorm banter with a wink at Harper High anecdotes.
New California Students Enter Fifth and Sixth Grades
Two students, Mike and Barbara Rogers, join the fifth and sixth grades from California. Valentine party prep fills all grade rooms, with the freshman class hosting a party Saturday night February 15 in the cafeteria at 7 30 p m featuring games and dancing.
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California
Mike
Barbara Rogers
Barbara
Visual Aids Topic Set for Alamo District Convention
Mrs Betty Beaumont will address the elementary division on Using Visual Aids In Teaching Primary Mathematics at the Alamo District Texas State Teachers Assn convention in San Antonio. The program starts March 10 at 2 15 p m in Municipal Auditorium East Wing under Mrs Bertye Dake. The elementary division chairman is Mrs Ann Zimmerman with about 7000 teachers in activities planned. General convention head is Billy Joe Wilkinson with over 10000 educators total.
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Betty Beaumont
Alamo
Texas State Teachers Assn
Irs
Beaumont
San Antonio
Municipal Auditorium
Bertye Dake
W. C. Westerfeldt
Judi Copeland
Frances Strait
Ann Zimmerman
Billy Joe Wilkinson
Edgewood
Lucille Rochs
Northside
Watershed project approved by state in Mason County
The Mason County News reports the Commancho Creek watershed project has state approval as practical and feasible. The plan adds drainage area, names Mason River Authority as co sponsor with Mason City, Mason County, and the Mason Soil and Water Conservation District, and foresees three to six dams above Mason. A public hearing will set public interest and guide detailed planning including dam locations and storage for municipal water and recreation.
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Mason County News
Commancho Creek
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Mason County River Authority
City of
Mason
Mason County
Mason Soil & Water Conservation District
Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board
State Board
SCS
Gillespie County
Williams Creek
RC & D
Blanco
Gillespie
Stonewall
John Arron
Temple
Gillespie County Soil Survey Nears Completion
Soil Conservation Service scientists near finishing a soil survey of about 690 000 acres in Gillespie County. The project, part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, identifies nearly 40 soil types and maps them into about 100 units to guide land use, erosion control, and farming practices. The report notes uncertain weather with recent cold snaps and little rain.
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Soil Conservation Service
Gillespie County
Glenn Pitttmar
SCS
Dittmar
Jim Hensell
John Allison
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations
Soil Survey
Bint
Controlling Cattle Lice and Pasture Weeds in Gillespie County
County Agent C A Stone outlines economic losses from cattle lice and weed competition. Advice covers lice types, feeding losses, and control methods, plus pasture weed management using 24-D, spraying guidelines, weather considerations, and costs. Also notes upcoming county soil and land resource map and pest prevention strategies. The piece ends with a humorous classroom exchange about conscience and radio channels.
Parallel terrace training for Gillespie County farms set
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District trains technicians from Fredericksburg Burnet Lampasas and Johnson City on Monday February 20 in parallel terrace design spacing and grid mapping for waterways. J C Ward leads with Hugh Lackey assisting. field training to precede future terrace installation. Max Sultemeier reports his Bear Creek Road pasture benefited from a five month rest boosting growth of sidecats grama little bluestem and dropseeds.
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Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Burnet
Lampasas
Johnson City
J. ¢. Ward
Hugh Lackey
Soil Conservation Service
Max Sultemeier
Bear Creek Road
Senior Raymond C. Feller Jr. Honored in Harper Community
Raymond C. Feller Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Feller Jr., born May 17, 1947 in Frederickburg Texas, has lived in Blanco and Harper and is noted for four years in the Harper community. He plans to work at Mooney after finishing school. Favorite foods Mexican, actor John Wayne, books James Bond, color metallic blue, song Pretty Woman, actress Ann Margaret.
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Raymond C. Feller Jr
Raymond Feller, Jr
Raymond
Frederickburg, Texas
Blanco
Harper
Mooney
John Wayne
Ann Margaret Paw
CGK
Harper Longhorns Fall In Final Game At Center Point
The Harper Longhorns lost 73 to 52 at Center Point on Friday February 10. Gary Rahe scored 23 for Harper while Hooker Witt led Center Point with 20. First half 32 26, second half Center Point expands lead with 41 points to Harper 26.
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Harper
Harper Longhorns
Center Point
Longhorns
Gary Rahe
Witt
Mains
Rahe
Heinemann
Jung
Parker
Welty
Baker
Pruitt
Kaiver
Moore
Lackey
Hallaway
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Texas Wighway Department
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Range & Fick
Range & Field
Gillespie County Water Control & Improvement District
E. Dean Hopf
Ad. Kott
Wolf Creek
Troy Foster
Willow City
Richard Kasper
Doss
Otto Schumann
Albert Communty
Schumann
Foster
Hopf
Earl Sweeney
Texas
N. J. di
C. A. Stone
Darling
Raymond Feller JR
Mrs
Henry Pettigrew Junction
W. R. Loveless Company
Cecil Tatsch
Barker's Grocery
Nelson Motors, Inc
4Th & College Streets
Junction
Renaru
A - Serta
Kane
Federal
Bank Ass'n
Mar O
Reimbach
Rob't. O. Brown
Anst. My
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KerrviLle
Central Texas Electric Coop. Inc
W. C. McWilliams
Mgr
Fredericksburg, Texas
Harper Herald
C. T. Holekamp
Ted Holekamp
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First State Bank
Bank
Tatsch
Sinclair
Harper Washateria
Emil A. Tatsch
JSS Deees
IRENE
Irene Masters
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