Plane Crash Near LBJ Ranch Kills Two Pilots
Highway Patrolman Bill Howry and Sheriff John Stevenson inspect the wreckage of a Convair that crashed on a hill near the Emil Hartmann area Sunday night. Pilot Harold Teague and co-pilot Charles E. Williams were killed, with Hartmann and ranch workers among the first responders. Officials say fog and off course navigation likely caused the tragedy. the plane carried a radar or altimeter system that may have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Howry
John Stevenson
Johnson City
Laurence Klein
LBJ
James Davis
Harold Teague
Charles E. Williams
Lbj Ranch
Johnson Ranch
Austin
Felix Lindig
Oswald Weirich
Lindig
Radio Post
Johnson
Hartmann
Uecker
Weirich
Highway Patrol
Alamo Aviation, Inc
San Antonio
Houston Chronicle
Space piggy-back rocket marks Soviet Venus bid
The Russians fired a rocket from a satellite toward Venus. Mid May will reveal if it hits or encircles the planet. The achievement hints at military implications, while the West claims strength in other space areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
London Daily Sketch
Earth
United States
Russia
U U. S
Soviet Union
San Antonio
Mayfield Mattress Co. ad seeks orders in Kerrville
Mr and Mrs P B Maddock spent the week end in San Antonio. Innerspring specialists offer felting and guaranteed work. Leave orders at Harper Locker Plant. Mayfield's Mattress Company Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Maddock
San Antono
Harper Locker
Mayfield’s Mattress Company
Kerrville
Itt
LBJ Plane Crash Kills Pilot Harold Teague and Co-Pilot
Harold Teague 37 and Charles E Williams 37 were killed when the Convair 240 crashed into a hill on the Emil Hartmann ranch near Pleasant Hill amid dense fog after leaving Austin for the LBJ Ranch. Johnson and others witnessed the wreckage as search parties scoured the foggy night.
Hill Country Women's Auxiliary Meets in Harper
The Hill Country Chapter of the Women's Auxiliary of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association held its regular quarterly meeting in Harper School Cafetorium on Feb. 15 with Mrs. Gilbert Anderegg presiding. Officers for 1961 were elected and reports on district and state wool and mohair contests were given. next meeting slated for Kerrville on April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country
Women's Auxiliary
The
Texas Sheep and Goat Ratsers Association
Harper School
Gilbert Anderegg
Ferdinand Tatsch
Goodall Rothmann
Junction
Denton
Bill Womack
Kerrville
Felix Fisher
Paula Woodward
Vicki Honig
Kathy Tatsch
Harper
Jack Groff
Ross
Snodgrass
Brooks Sweeten
Rocksprings
Rankin Linn
Home
Cecil
Woodward
Marie Schmidt
Clint Brown
Charles Peril
Weekend visit by Eckerles with Kerrville friend
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Eckerle spent the weekend with Mrs. Faye Dikemaan in Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
E. B. Eckerle
Faye Dikemaan
Kerrville
McDonald Couple Buy Lennon House in Harper
Mr and Mrs Louis McDonald of Segovia have purchased the G D Lennon house in Harper and moved in. Mr and Mrs Richard Bateman of Pettus visited over the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis McDonald
Segovia
G. D. Lennon
Harper
Richard Bateman of
Pettus
Dean Hopf
Local Families Visit Spanning Brownwood and nearby
Mr and Mrs Clark Bierschwale and children from Brownwood spent Saturday night and Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs A L Bierschwate and Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth Schreiner Jobes of the Bierschwale ranch stayed a few days with his mother Mrs William Keen Theo Oehler visited Mrs Adolph Staudt in the Frank Staudt home Tuesday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Bierschiwale
Brownwood
A. L. Bierschwate
Pete Whitworth
Schreiner Jobes
Bierschwale Ranch
Wiliam Keen
Theo Oehler
Adolph Staudt
Frank Staudt
Rus Sell Family Weekend Visit Reported in Dripping Springs
Mr and Mrs Elmer Ice Rus sell of Dripping Springs spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Archie Lennon and Mrs C Russell Sr in a family visit noted in local society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer I.ce Russell
Dripping Springs
Archie Lennon
C. Russell Sr
Kerrville Couples Visit Nabers Saturday Evening
Mr and Mrs Ramsey Gunter and Mr and Mrs Arthur Saenger of Kerrville visited Mr and Mrs Fred Nabers Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Gunter
Arthur Saenger
Kerrville
Fred Nabers
Harper School Board trustees election filing opens
School patrons will vote for two trustees in the Harper School Board election on April 1. Spaeth seeks re election and Kensing has filed as candidate. Final filing is Wednesday March 1 at 3 p.m. in the high school office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper School Board of Trustees
Raymond Spaeth
Levi Kensing
Art Brenner
Spaeth
Kensing
Edward Bailey
Scholarship Awarded to Rev. C. H. Rose at Town and Country Conference
The Sub-Committee for Church in Town and Country of the Southern District Mission Committee of The American Lutheran Church awarded Rev. C. H. Rose of St. James Lutheran Church Harper Texas a scholarship. He was one of seven recipients at the Town and Country Conference at Texas A and M College in June representing the West Central Conference. The conference addresses rural ministry issues and encouraged lay participation. Rose attended a similar conference at A and M last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern District Mission Committee
American Lutheran Church
Rev
C. H. Rose
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Texas
Texas A. and
M. College
Rev. Rose
West Central
Harper PTA Meeting Set For March 2
The Harper Parent-Teacher Association will meet in Harper School Cafetorium on March 2 at 7 30 p m The program Education for Family Living directed by Mrs Raymond Spaeth Rev A A Gitter St Anthony's Catholic Church pastor guest speaker Mrs Milton Casper will give the devotion Music provided by Mrs Arnold's music class Room count will be taken
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Parent-Teacher Association
Harper School
Raymond Spaeth
A. A. Gitter
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Milton Casper
Arnold
Rev Rose Nominated As Rural Minister Of The Year
St. James Lutheran Church in Harper and Junction nominates Pastor Rev C H Rose for The Rural Minister of the Year honors by Progressive Farmer. A scrapbook by Mrs Milton Casper and Mr Victor Marshall supports the nomination for the June banquet at Texas A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Lutheran Congregation
Harper and Junction
C. H. Rose
Milton Casper
Victor Marshall
Texas A. and
M. College
Social Visits Across Colorado and Fredericksburg
Mrs. Nancy Salters of Cortez visits her daughter and family. Albert Moellendorf visits Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Usener at Spring Creek. Mrs. B L Cook of Fredericksburg visits Mrs. Edwin Klein. Ma and Mrs. R F Manske dine with Mr. and Mrs. John Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Lampking visit his parents. In Mason, Mrs. Anna Moellendorff and Mrs. Ida Warner visit Mr. and Mrs. Orval Harvey and family in Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Salters
Cortez, Colo
Tom Tart
Albert Moellendorf
Edgar Usener
Spring Creek
R. F. Manske
John Henry Sunday
Anna Moellendorff
Ida Warner
Orval Harvey
Fredericksburg
Supper Guests Visit San Angelo Hosts
Supper guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Manske last Friday night included Mr V A Hopf, Mr and Mrs Glen Hopf and Mr and Mrs Robert Mauser Mr and Mrs Charlie Barratt and Mrs Ollie Parker. They spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Elmer Roberts in San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Manske
V. A. Hopf
Glen Hopf
Robert Mauser
Charlie Barratt
Ollie Parker
Elmer Roberts
San Angelo
Lions Club to host return Hoop game with Harper Firemen
The Harper Lions Club announces a Saturday night basketball game with the Harper Fire Department at the school gym starting 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Fire Dept. The club reports progress on safety signs near the school and a possible drive to lower the speed limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Ed Roach
Clayton Massey
Harper Firemen
Lion Club
Harper School
Lions Club
Harper Lions Club
Lion
C. H. Rose
Harper 4-H Club
Harper Lions
C. W. Barrett
Floy Bode
Lion Supt
Ed. Bailey
Lion Dallas Rieger
Harper Volunteer Fire Dept
Doug Swayze
Kerrville
E. B. Roach
Harper
A. B. Barker
Harper School Cafetorian
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
The
Strack Family Visits Nixon Relatives in Doss
Mr and Mrs Edwin Strack and their son Brent visited her parents Mr and Mrs Ruben Nixon in Doss on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Strack
Brent
Ruben Nixon
Junction women visit daughter and sister Sunday
Mrs. Cornelia Farmer and Mrs. Margaret Akers of Junction visited their daughter and sister, Mrs. Butty Witting, and her children Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Farmer
Margaret Akers
Junction
Butty Witting
Suggestions From Internal Revenue Service
Suggestions from the Internal Revenue Service offer clearer filing and payment steps. R L Phinney of Austin, district director, advises following return instructions, including enclosures, writing account numbers on checks, and printing names and addresses. He notes the final filing date for 1960 is April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
R. L. Phinney
Austin
Texas
Internal Revenue Office
Visiting Blarschwale hosts Friday afternoon
Mr and Mrs Richard Blarschwale welcomed Mr and Mrs Theo Uehler to their home Friday afternoon A note adds Sunday night plans with Logan Stevens but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Blarschwale
Mrs
Theo Uehler
Chetty Granville
Logan Stevens
Texas Exchanges Quail For Prairie Chickens
Texas will exchange scaled quail for greater prairie chickens from Nebraska with 20 birds released on Flat Top Ranch southwest of Fort Worth. Mae will ship in as they are trapped in Nebraska, and the program aims to establish prairie chickens in Texas Trans Pecos counties. More than 100 Rio Grande wild turkeys from King Ranch have been sent to Hawaii. Striped bass have been planted in Kemp Lake near Wichita Falls, and Big Horn sheep imported from Arizona are thriving in the Black Gap area of the Big Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Texas
H. D. Dogen
Game and Fish Commission
Ft. Worth
Mae
Trans-Pecog County
Rio Grande
King Ranch
Fishermen Repair and Custom Tackle Near Fredericksburg
Local workshop at 133 Main Street Fredericksburg Texas offers repair and custom tackle for fishermen. Sail or sailfish gear not specified. Summer hours and exact services are not listed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sport Center
Fredericksburg
Texas
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Emil Hartmann
Pleasant Hill
Farnsworth & Chambers Construction Company
Pearland
Houston
Cindy
Hill Country Womens
TS & Gra
Marle Schmidt
G. H. Rose
Harper Pta
B. L. Cook
Edwin Klein
Mra
Elmo Lampking
Jim Lampkins
Mason
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