Herper School Students Stand With Sponsor Ruth Carponier
Written by Herper School students under supervision and sponsorship of Mrs. Ruth Carponier.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1953
Page
2
Written by Herper School students under supervision and sponsorship of Mrs. Ruth Carponier.
Four weeks pass since many school activities began. Canies McDougall returns after a short absence. Mid term tests are under way and many students adjusted to essays and erasers. Freshman boys hope to finish the basketball tournament in February. Bobby Benner placed third with a Southdown lamb at Kerrville district show. 4-H and FIFA members show livestock across Kerrville Junction Harper and Fredericksburg. Janice Parker spoke at a 4-H meeting. Flu illness touched Alvin Lange but he is back for mid terms. Several notes on tests, songs at the inauguration, March of Dimes program on February 6, and Bandera games. Seniors begin play practice while Jo Ann Spaeth attends Texas Lutheran College Sequin. Mrs Russel of Dripping Springs visited.
A quirky Harper High note page recalls varied student moments from 9th grade biology on school steps to basketball double wins and odd anecdotes. It mentions Mrs Bailey, Ula Maertz, and Dorothy Sksyguille amid hallway chatter and music choices.
Local Harper area notes include frequent visits by Gene to an eighth grade girl’s home and Elits Ellebracht aiding classroom comfort by lighting a stove. Reports mention a Drive-In trip to Fredericksburg, a split interest in a Drive-In visit, and various visits from Kerville Fredericksburg Seguin and Seguin residents. The piece highlights a Fredericksburg FFA steer show entrant Wilbert Ransieben and family photos, plus several local social visits and farm show affiliations through late week.
Walter Ottmers was elected president of the Gillespie County Fair Association for 1953 at the new board meeting. New officers include Edg. W. Stroeder as vice president and Edgar Klett as treasurer. Dates for the 65th fair are August 1 2 and 3 with plans to sponsor Easter Fires and a July horse race meet. Fiesta San Jacinto float entry approved. The association posted a 1952 profit around 3500 used for improvements.
Fort Worth Press sponsors an annual conservation essay contest with the theme Save the Soil and Save Texas. Prizes include an all expense paid vacation to Colorado, 250 cash and 100 medals for regional winners. Local submissions accepted via school or Soil Conservation District.
The Gillespie County Ministerial Association invites pastors to a January 29 meeting at the Agricultural Building with Henry E. Hoesmann of the American Lutheran Church to discuss a Religious Survey. Hoesmann will direct the survey training and set dates for activities. He will also preach January 28 at Bethany Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Fred Whetstone and son Tommy travel to Galveston for Mrs Whetstone s medical treatment. Others visit Mt Home couple J O Stevens as Rev Jensin attends. The piece ends with a moral remark about effort and laziness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.