Lights Sought For Harper Park For Night Football And Rodeos
The Harper Community Park board approved erecting eight 60 foot light poles with reflectors and globes to light the rodeo arena and football field at night. Donations from local businesses already come in with further appeals to Fredericksburg Kerrville and Junction merchants led by solicitors in each town. Rollie Peril presides. the Harper six man football team won district and bi district titles last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Community Park
Harper
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Junction
Edmund Fiedler
Omer Cottle
Neal Fox
M. R. Duderstadt
Fred Whitewood
Victor Marshall
Clint Brown
Victor Wendel
Rex Fox
Rollie Peril
Harper High B Team in Comfort Tournament Tonight
Harper High School B team defeated Fredericksburg Junior 28-18 at Fredericksburg gym, while the A squad beat Hillbilly B 23-16. Friday Harper enters an eight team tournament at Comfort, opening at 6 pm vs Bandera. Coach Rex Fox notes upcoming first games on the new gym floor week of Jan 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper High School
Fredericksburg
Harper Basketeers
Medina High School
Medina
Harper
Comfort
Center Point
Bandera
St. Mary
Blanco
Rex Fox
March of Dimes Polio Drive slated January 14 31
Gillespie County sets a county wide March of Dimes drive Jan 14 to Jan 31 with campaign director John Dooley. The effort relies on mail appeals and school participation plus coin collectors at local businesses to raise funds for polio care. Last year the county raised 299.79 per capita 18c target and 2400 funded by other chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dooley
W. B. Spiva
Gillespie County
National Foundation For
Dooley
Texas
New Year Wish Prompts Reflections Across the Nation
A hopeful note greets readers as the new year is welcomed with wishes for personal happiness, cherished loved ones, and pride in the nation. The message emphasizes collective optimism and gratitude, pointing to continued contemplation on page 4.
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United States
Burial Held Here For Mrs. H. Friedrich Wednes
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Smith Funeral Home for Mrs. Hubert Friederick 57 who died Tuesday morning at her Kerrville home. A native of Gillespie County she recently moved from Harper to Kerrville. Rev. W A Richardson officiated and interment was in Harper Cemetery. Surviving are husband Wilburn, a son, two sisters, a brother, and her father Hez Fairchild. Pallbearers included Albert Fritz Charles Fairchild William Friederick Laurence Moritz and others.
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Smith Funeral Home
Hubert Friederich
Robinson St
Kerrville
Gillespie County
Harper Community
W. A. Richardson
First Christian Church
Harper Cemetery
Wilburn
C. C. Wright
Corpus Christi
Minda Moses
Harper
Worden Fairchild
San Antonio
Hez Fairchild
Albert Fritz
Rocksprings
Charles Fairchild
William Friederick
Fredericksburg
Laurence Moritz
Gerald Shirley
Alton Fairchild
Harper District 72 B Spring Meet Plans Completed
District 72 B schools Blanco Dripping Springs Comfort Harper Johnson City Boerne Center Point have organized for the University Interscholastic League Spring Meet set for March 11 and 12 in Johnson City. R J Kidd is director and R C Donaho named Director General. Multiple contest directors named, with Harper represented in athletics and other events. A birth and holiday visit are noted in local society briefs.
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Blanco
Dripping Springs
Comfort
Harper
Johnson City
Boerne
Center Point
R. J. Kidd
R. C. Donaho
Coach Fox
M. G. Kelley
Johson City
Hellum
R. F. Shelton
F. F. Deitsel
Supt
Peterman
Clint Swart
Arthur Bergman
Deitsel
Gillespie County Officials Take Office in 1941 Session
Monday morning marked the first session of 1941 for Gillespie County officials. Eugen Kramer of Fredericksburg will serve Precinct 2, with Henry Hirech as County Judge, Felix Pfiester for Precinct 3, and Felix Herber for Precinct 4 replacing Alfred McDougall who did not seek reelection. A staff photo lists county officers and guards, including Reinhold Tatsch, Wim Bruns, Fella Scheses, and Joe Petsch, among others, with state Highway Patrolmen visible nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugen Kramer
Fredericksburg
Henry Hirech
Felix Pfiester
Loth
William Petmecky
Schmidt
Joe Petsch
Ivan Lawrence
Tom Carey
State High Way
Henry Hirsch
Eug
H. Kramer
Arnold Markwordt
Felix E. Pfiester
Felix Herber
Felix Scherer
E. L. Schmidt
Treas
Reinhold Tatsch
Harper Lions Plan Two Big Events This Month
Harper Lions Club outlines two upcoming events for January at the school building. A banquet and charter night on Jan 19 features pep squad and football players as waiters, with Rex Fox directing the program and Miss Peggye Gould handling the menu. Also planned is the annual F F A and 4 H Fat Stock Show on Jan 20 at the Harper School Show Barns with about 25 boys and twenty classes, sponsored by the Lions Club.
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Harper Lions Club
Lions Club
Harper High
Rex Fox
Peggye Gould
Lions Clubs
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Junction
Mason
Liano
Paul DeLorey
J. R. Peril
Watkins Tarr
Roy Roberts
Arthur Bierschwabe
W. A. Brown
Floy Bode
Aubrey Harper
Lion
Neal Fox
Harper
County Commissioners Court
Harper School
Worth Howe
Christmas Formal Held By Study Clubs Harper event
The Hill Country Club and Tejas Club in Harper hosted a Christmas formal on Saturday night December 18. The library was decorated with lights greenery and Nanadina berries. A red and silver Merry Christmas sign greeted guests as a sparkling Christmas tree, poinsettias, and red candles adorned the room. Guests enjoyed games, square dancing and modern dancing. A white damask tea table featured a snow white tree, hot spiced tea, coffee, Christmas cookies, mints, and nuts. Hostesses were Mesdames G Hopf Watkins Tarr Robert Dittmar Douglas Duderstadt Chas Maines Arthur Bierschwale and Miss Peggye Gould.
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Hill Country Club
the Tejas Club
Harper
Mesdames G. Hopf
Watkins Tarr
Robert Dittmar
Douglas Duderstadt
Chas. Maines
Arthur Bierschwale
Peggye Gould
Gillespie County Officials Take Oath Of Office
Gillespie County officials were sworn in during a county commissioners court session on January 3 1949. Joe Petsch became County Attorney succeeding Victor Sagebiel while Felix Herber was sworn in as Commissioner of Precinct 4. Retiring officials Alfred McDougall and Sagebiel were honored with resolutions. Bonds were posted by county officers including Petsch and others with varied amounts.
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Gillespie County
County Commissioners Court
Joe Petsch
Victor H. Sagebiel
Felix Herber
Alfred McDougall
Texas
Victor Sagebiel
Commissioners’ Court
Presbyterian Women's Association Schedule for 1949
The Presbyterian Women’s Association of Harper released its 1949 program theme Thy Will Be Done with monthly topics led by various leaders. Sessions cover finding God’s will through light, commands, generosity, judgment, teaching, home life, community work, vocation, missions, and Christmas, with hostess details for each meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kensing were in Fredericksburg on business.
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Presbyterian Women's Association of
Harper
Charlies Gammenthaler
Hugo Hopf
Clara Wendel
Mesdames Watkins Tarr
H. L. Stevens
J. R. Peril
Jim Peril
Arthur Blerschwale
Mesdames
Vee McDougall
John
Rk. Derstadt
Wales
J. Mormene Oie
Frances Floyd
Walter Tarr
Pat Rogers
Pape
Paul Jones
DeLorey
David Schmidt
Fred Whitewood
Walter Parker
Charles Maines
Floyd and Yet
Will Stockard
Dennis Parker
G. Anderegg
Harlan
Matthe Arnold
Joneses Host Notable Evening Gathering
Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and a sensated guest hosted a social evening Thursday night, extending a cordial reception to friends and neighbors in a close community gathering.
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Jack Jones
Mas
Christmas Visit Highlights Harper Family in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Gene Harper Mrs Gordon Harper and their son Roger spent Christmas in San Angelo with their aunt Mrs Wessite Kielmann and Mr Kielmann.
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Otho Mangold
Corsicana
Floyd Bierschwab
Segovia
J. C. Mangold
Gene Harper
Gordon Harper
Roger
San Angelo
Wessite Kielmann
Kielmann
Parker and Thurman Enroll at Southwest Texas State
Dorothy Parker and Frankie Thurman of Harper enroll at San Marcos College, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, as enrollment hits a record 1800. Also notes local visits and travel by area residents including Lehne Wendell family, Lange family, Elmer Lee and Gloria Wilson, Jim Peril and family, Kaiser Jacksons, and Bein taking over Bill's Lunch Room.
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Dorothy Parker
Frankie Thurman
San Marcos College
San Marcos
Harper
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Hunting Banter and Big Game Hunters Near Fredericksburg
Gillespie County hunters led by Bruno Hartmann and Edmund Durst returned to Route 2 near Fredericksburg with a large Mexican mountain lion, a 9 point buck, and a large jav elina hog. Hartmann and Durst earned rifle shots to the lion, Hartmann shot the 125 pound buck, Durst the hog. companions included Richard Stehling Herbie Stehling and Carlos Hartmann on a South Texas trip near Zapata City about 60 miles east of Laredo. This was their third trip and first deer or mountain lion. coyotes were also shot, impacting deer populations in the area.
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Bruno Hartmann
William
Gillespie County
Route 2
Fredericksburg
Edmund Durst
William Hartmann
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Durst
Richard Stehling
Herbie
Carlos Hartmann
South Texas
Zapata City
Laredo
South Teaus
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Detroit
Mich
Raymond Olle
Washington
William Manuel
House
H. Friedrich Wednes
Herald
Alvin Feller
Dan Wiley
Clarence Harper
Dallas
Harper Lions
Pacific
Sonoma
Calif
Charles M. Cooke, Jr
United Press
Western Pacific
Cooke
U.S
China
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Felix Kensing
Busness
Alfred Lehne
Lorenz Wendel
Max Lange
Kelton
Elmer Lee
Gloria Wilson
Florida
Miss Wilson
Memphis
Tenn
J. R
Colorado
Albert Kaiser
Willard Jackson
Arthur Baumann
C. E. Bein of
Sonora
Bill
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