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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1953
Page
4
The poinsettia enters a rest period after flowering lasting two months or more. Provide a dark frost-free resting place and water sparingly until spring when you cut back and place in sun. Watch for pests like mealy bugs and root aphids and treat accordingly. Avoid mold with light and ventilation and keep soil good and dry conditions to resist diseases.
Recipe Of The Week presents Scalloped Cabbage and Apples using shredded cabbage tart apples and buttered crumbs. Directions bake 375 degrees for 45 minutes until tender and golden. Includes meal plan and health notes along with a home visit listing visitors to the Watkins Tarr home.
A column notes that federal law guidance is informational only and urges readers to consult an attorney trained in the facts, as legal applications can vary with specifics and may change. It emphasizes avoiding self importation of legal conclusions.
Article explains intestate succession and how property is distributed by law when no will exists. It notes complexities across real and personal property, community and separate property, and homestead rules, then begins sample scenarios and local social notes from Harper area.
Twenty four registrants report for induction on January 12 1953 through Texas Local Board No 50 Selective Service System. From Gillespie County Herbert Feller Royce N Brown Marcus J Maurer Keith A Althaus Clinton G Ersch Henry E Fischer Thomas L Robertson. From Kendall County Jared P Halls Virgil L Habericht Howard W Moreau Don W Owen Adolph P Jung Gordon K Norris William G Davis III. From Kerr County James E Hilliard Elijah Clark Jr Jack C Baker George E Meitzen Wilburn C Reed. From Llano County Nathan T Smith. From Blanco County James F Gliddon William F Kromer J W Wells.
The surviving spouse gets all property if no issue. If there are surviving children or descendants, they divide one half while the spouse gets the other half. Grandchildren only share if their parent would have inherited. When descendants of deceased children inherit, they take the portion their parent would have. The spouse already owns half the community estate. With only children and descendants, the entire community estate is divided. Later columns will explain more on distributions and wills.
Twenty-one 4-F registrants from Texas Local Board No. 50 Selective Service System are scheduled for re-examination on January 30, 1953. Names include Sylvano Gutierrez, Jesse C Sanchez, Trinidad Carrion, Barney Sanchez, Benno W Degel, Edison L Schaefer, William L Wilkerson, Laurence Daughtery Jr, John F Ayala Jr, Riley Smith, Wilton C Wilson, Lee A Adams, Fernanda Vargas, Worth Haggerston, Vicente S Aguilar, Juan Sanchez, Pablo Trevino, John R Fass, John B Bible, Richard L Watts.
Registrants from Gillie County Gillespie Kerr Kendall and Lozano areas are ordered to report for armed forces physical examinations on January 14 1953. Names listed include Rubin Wunderlich Maurice Kolmeier Moritz Saledingo Menchaca W. Doebbler Kneese Jenschke Walker Klein Stehling Castaneda Ottmers Estanislado Ramiro Madrid Johnson Spurgin Harthcock Spenrath Stokes Kasten Kaderli Buchanan Shelley Morales Zoeller Fabra and others.
Mrs Jessie Hatcher of Lampas visited in the home of Mr and Mrs John S Morris. she is an aunt of Linden Johnson and a longtime friend. Other visits included Ingram with the Charlie Morris family and Nazareth where Henry Maurer and Miss Gertrude Maurer attended Alfonso Maurer and Misa Leona Schacker’s wedding on January 7. Livvy Hopf of Austin joined Erato Hopf’s family. several Stevens and Rothmann relatives gathered for a family dinner near Castell.
County Agent Charles A. Stone notes now is the time to prune peach orchards to improve profits. He highlights Simon J. Burg's Denman method pruning as an exemplar and discusses flood and drought risks and trial varieties Hiland and Cardinal with notes on readiness, flavor, and climate suitability.
The upcoming legislature will tackle the motor vehicle inspection repeal, highway funding needs, school building costs, teacher pay, and urban street programs, with talk of lifting old age pension ceilings and raises for state workers. Tax changes loom, including gas tax, cigarette levy, and a potential new revenue source tied to Texas industries. A state research league will study government operations to guide reforms.
The Air Force invites men aged 17 to 34 to enlist as musicians for Air Force Bands after qualifying under a new Army directive. Interested individuals should contact Sgt. King at the Local Draft Office in Fredericksburg on Monday mornings or Wednesday afternoons. Other items note holiday visits among families in Waco Harper George West Kilgore Fredericksburg San Antonio and Floyd West.
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