Harper Hi Lights 1944 Harper High School Page
Page from Harper Hi Lights weekly dated January 14 1944 covers editor names student council elections and a column on publicity for individuals. It includes excerpts on fashion manners and personal presentation plus a class meeting report naming elected Student Council members and a note on a family visit to Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper High School
Harper, Texas
Virgil Lennon
Dorothy Nell Whitewood
Camille Stevens
Elmer Lee Lange
Dorman Bush
Donnie Lennon
Dorothy Nell
Resolutions for a Strong Semester From a Student
A teacherly note urges students to avoid cramming and stay current with lessons. It emphasizes reviewing briefly for mastery and starting the term with clear goals. Placed as practical guidance from Mary Frances Fletcher for steady study habits.
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Mary Frances Fletcher
Senior Biographies Highlight Minda Faye Mosel
Minda Faye Mosel daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mosel born February 16 1926. She has black hair brown eyes and enjoys reading books tennis dancing and movies. Her favorite stars are Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable. She moved from Kerrville in the fifth grade and held student council and junior class offices while serving as staff editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Mosel
Booth Tarkington
Barbara Stanwyck
Clark Gable
Minda Faye
Kerrville
Doris Whitworth
First Grade Art Projects and New Students at School
The First Grade builds Indian boy crafts for the bulletin board and welcomes Barbara Lennon to the first day. Douglass Carter returns to class after a long absence and Eilis Ellebracht moves to Harper School District joining the Third Grade. Ray Carter also returns after a lengthy absence as teachers discuss island questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Lennon
Douglass Carter
Eilis Ellebracht
Pilot Knob
Harper
Parker
Ray Carter
Mason Soldier Melvin Eckert Killed Over Germany
Mason man Set. Melvin Eckert was killed in action over Germany on June 25, 1943, after being missing since then. He was to receive the Air Medal with the second oak leaf cluster, to be sent to his mother. Eckert was the first Mason County serviceman killed in World War II. Memorial services will be held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church when details arrive.
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Mason
Alfred Kuhlmann
Set
Melvin Eckert
Germany
Eckert
War Department
Mason County
St. Paul’s’ Lutheran Church
Reappointed Chairman Cayton Leads Texas Roosevelt Birthday Drive
W B Cayton of Houston and Washington will again head Texas celebrations for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The 1944 campaign runs January 34 to 31 to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cayton
Houston
Texas
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Tengi Sa
Richerafin Tree
Old Time Thrift Address by Mrs A T Whetstone
Mrs A T Whetstone of Harper delivers a Harp er P T A meeting address on frugality and old fashioned economy. The talk emphasizes thrift values and practical tips for家庭 budgeting and daily living.
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Harper P.T. A
A. T. Whetstone
Harper
Old Time Thrift and Modern Prosperity Across The Nation
A speaker reflects on thrift from early pioneers to modern society. He traces progress from primitive living to electricity, industry, and global travel, noting how past hardship built foundations for today’s prosperity and technological wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryears
Museums of Arts
Unusual Deer Hunt Ends With Near Drowning In Pa
A deer hunting party from Clearfield County Pa led by Howard Palmer Harry Lauginier and Baldy Zebley recounts a wild chase on the Susquehanna headwaters. Howard shoots misses sinks after leaping to an empty rock and is rescued after a chilly thaw. The buck is described as having three legs prior to the incident.
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Howard Palmer
Harry Lauginier
Baldy Zebley
Clearfield County
Susquehanna
Howard
Baldy
Big Buck
Buck
John Randolph
Mexia
Texas
Pure Oil Co
Mr. Randolph
G. F. Henke
Chiropractor Seeks Continued Kerrville Practice and Price Change
A Kerrville chiropractor thanks supporters after deciding to stay in practice for 30 years while raising prices due to added expenses. The notice notes a move from 1613 Broadway to 840 Earl Garrett and urges patients to verify information themselves.
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Kerrville
Broadway
Earl Garrett
Cream and dairy product buyers seek cream and eggs
Public notices show American Pure Milk Co in Kerrville Texas offering top prices for sweet cream sour cream and payment for eggs hides and poultry. Fredericksburgs Cash Produce led by manager Chr Hahn offers cash for produce at high market rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Pure “Milk CO
Phone
Kerrville
Texas
Hahn
Fredericksburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper Hi-Lights
Hi- Lights
Minda Faye Moses
Walter Winn Parker
Opal June Lennon
Grammar School
Evelyn Honig
Dorothy Whitewood
Dorothy Mae Parker
Raymond Pape
Mildred Boatright
Joyce Whetstone
Oleane Walker
Juno Bode
Inez Whitewood
Joe
Billy
Lana Turner
Bing Crosby
White Bluff Way
California
Madge
Doris
Audrey Mae
John
Mildred
Johnnye
Evelyn
Virgil
Opal
Elmer Lee L
Alfred
June
Mary Frances
la Bonnie
Joan
Aubrey C
Camille
Morris
Joyce
Harold B
Inez
Andrew
Lorenz Wendel
Wendel
Jacob Heimann
Set. Eckert
Walter Eckert
Fort Worth
Fritz Eckert
Midland
Marvin Eckert
Mason, S. A
Evening News
Faye
Minda Faye Mosel
Teacher
Beight Boy
AIBC
Hell’s Fire
Ame D
Nextdore
Willie Meier
Theo. Moellendorf
America
AAA
Dorman D. Sell
A.C.A
War Food Administration
Lon Whetstone
Jean Heffington
Pete Kramer
Hazel Safarick
Junction
Clint Brown
Mrs. Gray
Mrs. White
The
Harper Herald
Louis’ Place
San Antonio Highway
Nyal Iron
Rock Drug Store
Kere Ville
Rhode Island
H. J. Lott
Wolf
Mueller's Bakery
A. E. Self
Optometrist
Water Street
F. G Batley
Earl Garrett St
Kerrville, Texas
V. C. Russell
Gillespie County
Burman L. Faris
Minerva E. Faris
P.O. Harper
Delco
Felix W. Maier
Tex
Walter Reifert
Opposit
Cc. T. Holekamp
Manager Junction, Texas
Leon F. Zwiener
E. C. Lowgren Junction, Texas
Bills Shoe Shop
W. M. Knotts
Texas Boot & Shoe Repairing
Wiens Fe
Vane A
Asters
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