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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1958
Page
8
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis launches the 1958 March of Dimes from January 2 to 31 with a goal of 44.9 million dollars. The campaign emphasizes that despite the Salk vaccine, polio remains a threat and the march continues as the major hope for polio patients and rehabilitation.
The Harper Community March of Dimes program is scheduled for Saturday night January 25 at 7 30 pm in the Harper School. Dennis Parker chairs the event with A B Barker and Robert Dittmar on the committee. The program aims to raise funds for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation with no admission charge and donation cans at local businesses and schools.
The Women’s Missionary Society of St. James Lutheran Church met December 18 at 2 p.m. in the parish house with 23 members and the pastor present. An “Each Offered Her Best” program featured gifts symbolizing hospitality, teaching, service and witnessing, led by Mrs. Milton Casper.
The Youth Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood with 10 members and two visitors, sponsors, and several parents present. Additional social notes mention Kerrville visitors the Gammenthalers, extended stays for Bob with grandparents, quilting by the St. Ann Society at Letton Hall, Alsbroek of Houston visiting with wife and daughter, and local visits by Tomy Whitworth, Pete Whitworth, and the Schmidt-Snamat family.
Lamar Itz son of Mr and Mrs Chester Itz holds the trophy awarded to the grand champion Rambouillet ewe after it was named grand champion animal of the show at Harper last Saturday. Floy Bode of Harper warehouse man and grain and feed dealer presents the trophy, given by C L Green Milling and Grain Co of Winters.
A 16 year old Kerrville Tivy High School junior Judith Smith died after falling from a moving car four miles from Fredericksburg on Kerrville Road. Driver Mary Dyer 16 was hospitalized for shock as three other teens survived with injuries. funeral held at St Peters.
Lamar Itz displays the grand champion ram and Malcolm Marshall the grand champion ewe at the Harper Youth Show. The Rambouillet ewe is also the show’s top animal. Dr. and Mrs. Gibson of Austin visited Pete Whitworth. Mr. and Mrs. C N Taylor and Scotty Lee spent the weekend with the Papes at Prade Ranch.
Milton C. Durst, Assessor Collector, reminds Gillespie County residents that January closes the final window for property and poll tax payments. Through December 31 only 75 percent of taxes are collected and 1035 poll taxes have been paid. Exemptions apply to those 60 and older as of January 1, 1957.
A Gillespie County health note calls for residents aged 18 to 60 in good health to donate blood through the Red Cross Blood Mobile to meet hospital needs. Dr Walton H. Springall urges full county participation to reach quotas in 1958, noting a blood supply may be needed soon and blood donation is safe.
The 26th Gillespie Co. 4 H and FFA Livestock Show and Auction at Gillespie County Fair Grounds begins 7 30 a m with 357 entries including 36 fat steers 144 fat lambs 60 turkeys and 20 Angora goats. Judging and sales run through the day culminating in a 7 30 p m auction.
Lamar Itz, son of Mr and Mrs Chester Itz, showed his Rambouillet ewe to Grand Champion honors at the annual Harper Youth Stock Show. Judges Spud Tatum and Jack Groff presided. trophies from Floy Bude of Bode’s Warehouse and Station and the C L Green Milling and Grain Co of Winters were awarded. Texan contestants claimed multiple breed prizes across Rambouillet, Corriedale, Southdown, Angora, and Duroc divisions.
The Kerr County and Hill Country District Livestock Show will be held at the live stock show barns on Center Point Road in Kerrville in January 2021. Judges include James Grote Fatrocks Farm Byerne beef cattle Jim Gray sheep and goat specialist and others. The showmanship judge will be announced after the show. Multiple entrants from Gillespie County have entered animals for the district event.
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