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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1963
Page
5
The State Health Department warns DIY dry cleaning is risky, citing Texans killed or poisoned by gasoline and naphtha in home use. It urges using non flammable agents, avoiding naphtha or gasoline, cleaning outdoors, and using a dip stick to protect skin and lungs.
St James Lutheran Church of Harper marks its 20th anniversary with a week of preaching services from Sunday March 10 through Thursday March 14. The church was organized on March 9, 1913 with ten charter families and has had eleven pastors.
Miss Linda Wehmeyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Werner Wehmeyer of Ingram married George Mains son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Mains of Harper in a double ring ceremony at the Presbyterian Church. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in Harper. Out of town guests came from Fredericksburg Coleman Austin Kerrville Ingram San Antonio Menard Listerdale Gonzales Bandera and Hunt. The week of services features past and present pastors and a guest preacher Rev Waldemar Wendell with the congregation numbering over 90 families.
The Harper Band Booster Club met Monday February 18 at 3 30 p m with 21 members present. Mrs Belton Watech acted as president in Mrs Tarrs absence and the group voted to requisition music and discussed band jackets with a policy of junior year jackets or patches for basketball recipients.
The Hill Country Association of Soil Conservation Districts meets in Fredericksburg with a 10 a.m. business session at the Agricultural Building. Officers will be elected, and reports from state and national conventions will be reviewed. A 2 p.m. tour of Troy Foster ranch includes land use changes and grass and pond work. Desmond Sagebiel leads the program. Baze Draper chairs the meeting.
Morris Netherly of Junction with family escaped as car rear wheel burst into flames on a Sunday night return from the Army Reserve meeting in Austin. A passerby asked Elmer Ellebrandt to contact Harper volunteer fire department, which arrived about 11:00 PM. Netherly removed his belongings. the car interior burned, but the engine and body were saved.
In Harper Texas a column recalls visiting the town ahead of its Centennial. The piece notes a new history book titled Here's Harper and a forthcoming pageant with beard contests and a parade. Residents prepare to host visitors and celebrate a hundred years with bands floats and expectant pride.
Square dancers will perform at the Legion Hall on Saturday March 2. Everyone is cordially invited to attend and enjoy the evening of square dancing.
Harper Centennial committee reports solid progress for the big event. Leaders say plans stay on schedule as chairmen provide updates on parade and other centennial activities at the Feb 18 meeting.
Soaking rains Sunday night and Monday brought relief to Gillespie County farms. It marked the first substantial rainfall in months and was the heaviest since December 2, 1962, with Fredericksburg receiving about eleven inches over roughly 12 hours, according to official observer N. J. Dietel.
Red Cross Bloodmobile from Waco will station at First Methodist Church Fredericksburg on Tuesday February 26 from 1 to 7 p.m. General chair Mrs. Robert Gandre. blood program chair Barry Hartmann. A quota of 88 pints set, aim is 95 with new volunteers sought to boost donor turnout.
The Harper 4H Club gathered February 1 in the Harper School Homemaking room for a brief meeting and a cooking lesson. Participants included Francis Jung and several others who prepared French toast and cake while Miss Darlene Mieseh spoke on national importance. Rainfall reports from KNAF noted widespread precipitation across central Texas with varied amounts from Hugo Weinheimer in Stonewall to Austin and San Antonio, and farmers’ conditions improving after the rain.
Geneva A Jung of Harper High School wins the 1933 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow. She competes for one of 102 scholarships totaling 110000 dollars and will pursue further statewide honors.
Fred Bierschwale Jr retired from the U S Air Force after 20 years serving in Europe the Far East and Pacific theaters. He now works at First State Bank in Harper with his wife Dorothy Pallant of England and their two daughters Jeanette and Irene both pupils at Harper High School. The Harper Centennial Sign project involved local businesspeople and workers from Money Aircraft and Central Teas Medle Coop. signs were erected across Main Street with help from St James Lutheran Church members and local committees.
Harper rainfall notes from LCRA observer show no precipitation for January in Harper. February 11 12 brought some snow and sleet totaling 0.00 inches. Sunday and Monday mornings brought light rain across the area, with reports from less than an inch to over an inch. American Legion and Auxiliary set regular meeting for Friday March 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Legion Hut. Mr and Mrs Clayton Massey and children visited San Antonio for the stock show.
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