Harper Fat Stock Show Set for Next Thursday at School Barns
The Harper Lions Club sponsored Fat Stock Show for FFA and 4 H members in the Harper School District will be judged Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Harper School barns. A total of 156 animals entered. Judges include Malcolm Fluitt and Jack Groff. Awards include prizes and ribbons, with many winners advancing to county and state shows in Texas cities.
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Harper
Harper Lions Club
Worth Howe
J. R. Peril
Lions Club
Malcolm Fluitt
V. A
Fredericksburg
Jack Groff
Veterans V. A
Kimbie, Kerr
Glespie
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Houston
Harper hunter bags 9 point buck on Mrs Hugo Hopf ranch
Elbert Feller of Harper poses with a large buck shot on Sunday morning December 21 on Mrs Hugo Hopf's ranch near Harper. The deer yielded 18 percent spread and a 14 43 inch height with a 105 pound dressed carcass. This buck is described as among the season's most beautiful sets of horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Feller
Harper
Hugo Hopf
Gillespie Co. FFA 4 H Stock Show Draws Large Entries
The Gillespie County FFA and 4 H Stock Show on Jan 12 13 attracts a large entries list with 573 animals and birds listed for Fat Stock Show at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds. The event covers lambs steers beef cattle goats sheep hogs poultry and dairy animals with judging and the Austion Sale planned for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Lem Jones
Junction
Harper
Mey
FFA
4-H
Harper School Lunch Menu Week
Meal plan lists daily offerings for Harper School. Menu includes meatballs with spaghetti, chicken and dressing, cured ham, fried potatoes, and weekly sides such as peas, beans, greens, salads, and desserts with milk and bread.
Grass fire near Harpers saved home and property
Harper volunteer firefighters responded to a trash fire at a drive in place on the Kerrville road near Frank Thurman place. The blaze spread to grass and brush but was controlled by firefighters and neighbors preventing damage to the Thurman residence and wider area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Frank Thurman
Harper
Kerrville Road
Thurman
Wildcat Captured Near Harper After Weeks of Trapping
Alfred Kirchhoff and his daughter Selma show a large three foot long wildcat weighing about 30 pounds caught Sunday night some half a mile from their Devils River ranch. The animal had killed several lambs and other small animals. Kirchhoff fears a mate remains nearby while drought worries surface from two nearby springs going dry for the first time in 48 years.
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Alfred Kirchhoff
Selma
Devils River
Harper
Kirchhoff
Harper Two Springs
Taxes Paid Promptly as 1950 Year Ends in Gillespie
Over 78 percent of state taxes and about 76 percent of county levy for 1950 were paid by December 31 according to Retiring Tax Assessor-Collector Wm. M. Petmecky. A total of 1,680 poll tax receipts were issued in the quarter. Milton C. Durst succeeds Petmecky January 1 and will collect remaining taxes in January as automobile registration begins February 1. Six new officials took oaths of office, with Judge Victor H. Sagebiel leading the ceremonies in the Commissioners Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Petmecky
Petmecky
Milton C. Durst
Durst
Harper Progress Highlighted In 35 Years Of Growth
The Harper Herald reviews 35 years since 1915, noting US Highway 290 through Harper and paved connections to Kerrville and Junction. It cites new school facilities, a park along Pedernales River, a modern fire station, new churches, improved civic groups, and several businesses including Hopf Locket Plant, Arrowhead Tourist Court, Mutual Lumber, and local service stations.
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The
Herald
Warren Hunter
Harper
Los Angeles
Calif
el Paso
Houston
Florida
Junction
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
W. H. Stevens
Arnold Markwordt
Frank Staudt
Chamber of Conmimerce
Walter Saenger
Schreiner Road Foundation
Gillespie and
Kerr County Commissioners’ Courts
State Highway Department
Harper-London
Dreath
Eivic
Pedernales
Harper Herald
Hopf
Harper Theatre
H. Porter
Herbert Games
Mutual Lumber Company
Alfred Lehne
Herbert Gamel
Gamel
Floy Bode
Bode
Mason, Doss
Max Lange
City Cafe
Cottle’s Cafe
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Otto Rahe
Richard Rueder
Gulf Service Station
Father Gitter
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Breststenan
Atractive
Visitors Dean Hopf and wife in Austin Saturday
Mr Dean Hopf and Mrs Hopf visited Austin on Saturday. They were seen touring city sights and meeting local residents during their stay in the capital.
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Emil Hopf
Temple
Austin
Dean Hopf
No Rain In Fredericksburg December 1950
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County saw no rainfall in December 1950 marking the first such dry month in 31 years for observer Alfred Weffendorf. New Year’s brought clear skies and a norther, with only a sprinkle from Gulf winds on Sunday and Monday nights.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
S.C.R.A
Alfred Weffendorf
Fredericks
Burg
Gulf Coast
Northey
Gillespie County officials sworn in for two-year term
In a cordial ceremony at the commissioners court room on Tuesday morning the outgoing Gillespie County officials greeted their successors who took oaths for the new two year term. Wm Petmecky retired veteran tax collector assessor hands over to Milton Durst alongside Victor Sagebiel who succeeds Henry Hirsch County Judge. Sheriff Bob Loth is replaced by Hugo Kraerner and Emily Dietrich takes precinct No 1 seat from Eugene Kramer.
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Gillespie County
Victor H. Sagebiel
Henry Hisch
Sagebiel
Hopo Klaerner
William Schneider
Milton C. Durst
Emil Dietrich
Wm. Kasper
Dist
I. L. Schmidt
Felix Scherer
Reinhold Tatseh
Arnold Markwordt
Felix Piiester
Felix Herber
Justice of the Peace
Wm. Bruns
Commissioners’ Court
Commissioners Court Room
Wm. Petmecky
Milton Durst
Victor Sagebiel
Henry Hirsch
Robert
Bob) Loth
Hugo Kraerner
Emily Dietrich
Precinct No
Eugene Kramer
More Selectees To Report For Draft January 11
The following 24 selectees from Draft Board No. 50 in Gillespie Kerr Kendall Llano and Blanco Counties will report for induction on January 11 1951 From Fredericksburg Donald Kuykendall Clinton Marry Usener Myron Chester Moritz Werner Durst Gilbert G Briseno Robert Lee Ochler William Laurence Hartmann Emil William Esensee From Harper Edmund Belton Tatsch Jr Herbert Hoover Cosper From Johnson City Johnny Lee Jennings Lee Benjamin Casparis Welmuth Russell Uecker Harvey Calvin Roundtree From Llano James Floyd Rhoades Wilburn Gene Kuhn Clinton Earl Henry Jack Evans Chestnut From Mountain Home Robert Louis Menges From Legion William Hensley Loesberg From Kerrville Clyde Qudell Hill From Lone Grove Leroy Frank Birk From Comfort Howard Cleo Lewis From Boerne Howard Raybord Wigigns
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Gillespie
Kerr
Kendall
Llano
Blanco Counties
Fredericksburg
Donald Kuykendall Clinton
Usener Myron Chester Moritz Werner Durst
Gilbert G. Briseno
Robert Lee Ochler
William Laurence Hartmann
Emil William Esensee
Harper
Edmund Belton Tatsch Jr
Herbert Hoover Cosper
Johnson City
Johnny Lee Jennings
Lee Benjamin Casparis Welmuth
Russell Uecker Harvey Calvin Roundtree
James Floyd Rhoades Wilburn
Gene Kuhn Clinton
Earl Henry Jack Evans
Mountain Home
Robert Louis Menges
Legion
William Hensley Loesberg
Kerrville
Clyde Qudell Hill
Lone Grove
Leroy Frank Birk
Comfort
Howard Cleo Lewis
Boerne
Howard Raybord Wigigns
Sixth Graders Enjoy Christmas Party
Room mothers hosted a December 22 party for sixth graders with gifts, games, and refreshments. Names listed include Mrs. Herm Oohler, Mrs. Edwin Strackoein, Mrs. M. R. Duderstadt, and Mrs. Doyle Parker.
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Herm, Oohler
Edwin Strackoein
M. R. Duderstadt
Doyle Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper Boys
Gene Harper
St. Charles
Jim Dowell
Southern Railroad
Dowell
Monarch
Virginia
Hugh Kestner
Jimmie Woodward
Carl Woodward
Jimmie
Olin Walker
A. B. Backer
Millersview
Raymond Feller
C. C. Feller
Kenneth Maner
Bernice du
James Tarr
Alfred Edwards
Cyrus Schmidt
Corus Schmidt
Eugene Parker
Ola Itz
Lamar Itz
Kelly Parker
Tony Mrosek
Kenneth Cosper
Alvin Lange
Ellis Ellebracht
C. W. Minter
Johnnie Blerschwale
Southdown
Fat Lambs
Worth Duderstadt
Joe Parker
Roger Harper
Southdow
Cross Fat Lambs
London Parker
Bobby Benner
Corriedale
Worth Oducerstadt
Thomas Harlan
Alois Lange
Frank Lange
Howard Walker
Donnie Bade
Leroy Tatsch
George Parker
Delaine Ewe
Kenneth Whitewood
Kelton Lang
Walker
Carlton Wendel
Delaine Ram
Edward Walker
Southdown Ram Lambs
Clark Buerschwale
Colon Barrett
Ewe Lambs
Rambouillet
Bobby Brown
Steve Oehler
Donnie Bode
Rambouillet Ram Lambs
Corriedale Ewe Lambs
Peggy Hopf
Jerry Wahrmund
Corriedale Ram Lambs
Nannie
Davine
Clayton Feller
Gordon Harper
Roger
A. Harper
Victor Harper
Herbert Game and
Libert Feller
Harper's
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