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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
4
The Oakhills Chapter of the Future Teachers of America will send magazines overseas to depict America and its ways. They will assist teachers in preparation for the spring accreditation visit and support public school preparations during the next semester.
Sophomore girls claimed they feared a Biology test in the lunchroom with shrieks of oh no he cant. Authorities said the seating was not as bad as expected and substitutes taught when needed, easing tensions.
Superintendent E Dean Hoff reports the first semester went well with strong cooperation from teachers students and the public The district plans no major building changes until next summer A new band policy places band under school direction and accreditation officials may visit by March 5 1962 The Harper FFA announces livestock shows and judging events through the year includes January shows at Gillespie County Kerrville and San Angelo with district and area contests and a parent son banquet planned
The Round-Up reports Harper High School sophomore Wayne Walker will transfer to Rancho High School in Las Vegas Nevada. Walker started at Harper, spent years in Albuquerque and Grants New Mexico, and returned to Harper for eighth grade before moving on. He participated in Spanish Club Future Teachers and Future Farmers of America and showed fat lambs at local shows.
After midterms Harper High urges students to assess study habits. Those who failed are urged to commit to daily study, avoid late cram sessions, and consider correspondence courses if needed to graduate. Senior failures are not beyond redemption with effort.
Harper Longhorns edge Cencer Faint Piintes to start district race as Johnson City Eagles loom as major obstacle. Blanco Panthers and Medina Bobcats also eye titles with a busy boys and girls basketball schedule set from Jan 9 to Feb 9 featuring Johnson City Blanco Medina Comfort Center Point.
A humorous feature item lists people named Logan Erwin Alice Gale Betty Mary Ellis Joe Fritz Raymond and Hollis sharing loafing ideas. It reflects a light social vignette about idle pastimes and a note that loafing is enjoyable after tests.
A school notices ongoing thefts with a warning to students about taking items that do not belong to them. The message urges students to consider others’ possessions and to stop stealing before it escalates into bigger problems.
The upcoming term will swap courses for many students. Lexus History moves to business law while Civics students take typing 1. Chet Granville shifts to pun ish AI. P E changes place with Mr Rogers teaching fourth period in tidy hall and the Schmidt class eating before gym time doors.
A Texas legislator records a no vote on the sine die motion ending the fourth special session in August 1961. He cites the need to address banking in escheat, loan shark regulation, farm to market road funding, and juvenile parole financing, plus a monument repair emergency.
District Director R L Phinney announced a district wide IRS campaign urging heavy truck and bus owners to file Highway Use Tax returns Form 2290 for use on any public highway. The effort seeks voluntary compliance before enforcement and includes audits to verify correct reporting and class.
Future plans tease a surprise for a student at the Chapter meeting. The writer quotes, hoping the girl will share the excitement. Senior girls will handle refreshments while the F H A chapter operated the Coca Cola machine earlier in the year and will sell from the F F A chapter thereafter.
Mrs. Floyd Bierschwale of Sa govia spent weekend with her father J. C. Mangold. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Whitworth visited with their daughters Mesdames Jim Mabry and Clark Bierschwale and families. In Houston P F Jones dined with Mr. and Mrs. Walter. They, with Mrs. W M Kean, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parker and son in Kerr villa in the afternoon.
Visitors called on ill Allen Bridges in Peters on Hospital Kerrville Sunday. Alfred Kra mer, Paul Staudt, Tommy Skipper families with Lydia Bierschwale spent Saturday in Harper. L. H. Harper home hosted Watkins Tarr and Mary Nell. C P Owens and James Hart families from Kerrville joined dinner at Fred Whitewood home.
A bank officer attests the balance sheet showing common stock and paid in or surplus, certified undivided profits 15000.00, and total liabilities and capital accounts. The affidavit is sworn by I. E. B. Eckerle cashier and countersigned by Belton Tatsch Fred Whitewood C. H. Rogers.
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