Ingenious Will Envelopes and Long Range Fortunes
A collection of quirky historical anecdotes spans quirky wills and long horizons. It notes a multi envelope will delaying distribution by a century, Lucretia Borgia’s lavish trousseau transport, Amherst wealth in 1772, William Henry Harrison’s brief presidency, a hollow earth expedition, and a rifle misfire joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucretia Borgia
Alfonso
Ferrara
Rome
William Henry Harrison
London Texas private club project revives old schoolhouse
Houston supervisor William Dickerson plans a private club in a 50 year old former London schoolhouse. He has spent $9,000 and months of work to weatherproof and furnish the two story building and aims to finish in about two years to retire there and attract hunters and fishers from Junction Mason and Menard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abcs
Daquiris
William Dickerson
Houston
London
Dickerson
West Texas
Junction
Mason
Menard
Lavern D. Harris
Kerrville
216Th Judicial District
Texas
United States of America
Harris
University of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Claims
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Hill Country Bar Association
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Texas Bar Foundation
Kerrville, Texas
Faye
Susan
Jane
Landon School
Harper Talent and Amateur Program at School Cafetorium
The Harper Lone Horn Booster Club sponsors the Harper Talent and Amateur Program at the Harper School Cafetorium on Saturday night January 31, 1976, starting at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Longhorn Booster Club and the school, with a cake auction and concession stands offering cakes cookies sandwiches and refreshments. Community members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Harper Lonehorn Booster Club
Harper School
Longhorn Booster Club
International marketing specialist to speak at TS&GRA meeting
Fred M. Lege of the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service will headline the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association winter meeting in Sonora on February 7. Registration opens at 9 a.m. at Sonora High School with the general session at 1 30 p.m. Association officers include Percy Turner Bill Pfluger and Bill Schneemann. All sheep goat and cattle producers and their wives are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Lege
USDA
Foreign Agriculture Service
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers' Association
Sonora
Sonora High School
Sage
Percy R. Turner
Water Valley
Bill Pfluger
San Angelo
Bill Schneemann
Big Lake
Fred Lege
Diamond L Ranch
Fort Worth
University of Virginia
Texa Beef Council
FAS
U.S
Argentina
Australia
New Guinea
Fred M
Harper locals relatives visit as residents recover
Mrs. Lloyd Carter and granddaughter Randy of Dallas visit Harper while Lloyd Harper returns to Stevenville. Boyd and Roscoe Parker visit, Aubrey Parker improves in San Antonio hospitals. Church invites for Brotherhood Services January 23 to 25 featuring Jake Gravley from San Antonio. area families share health news and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Carter
Randy
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Harper
Jake Gravley
Bro
Graviey
San Ar Tonio
Mrs. Arthur Baumann's 85th Birthday Celebration
Mrs. Arthur Baumann celebrated her 85th birthday at home on January 14 with a turkey dinner and cake. Attending were her children Rev. Hubert Baumann, Maxie Baumann, Martha Rose Baumann, sister Helen Jenschke, and others, with calls from sons and grandchildren in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Baumann
Hubert Bauman
Converse
Maxie Baumann
Kerrville
Martha Rose Baumann
Helen Jenschke
Canyon Lake
Katie Enina Vadlanick
Milton Kramer
Warren McDougall
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Amherst
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Dickenson
Harvard
Texas Morning Writer
Rick Smith
London, Texas
Ronald L. Sutton
Gillespie County
Kimble County
Junction High School
Baylor University
St. Mary’s University School of Law
San Antonio
Law
Supreme Court of Texas
Austin
U. S. District
5Th Circuit
Kumble County
Junction Jaycees
Junction Rodeo Association
Hill Country Fair Association
Hill Country Fair Association. “Il
The
Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Judy Mahler
Robert
Randi
Fred E. Dietel
Radio Post
Spencer Whitewood Brown
Harper Herald
Bandera
Gillespie
Kendall
Kerr
Kimble
Sutton
Kerr County
Brown
W. B
Red) Brown
Linda Jones
Suzanne
Spencer
Jackson Rd
Tivy High School
DeMar Junior College
Corpus Christi
Dolph Briscoe
John E. Hutchison
Ronald Sutton
Lee Holland
Edgar James Moss
Bell Mountain
Willow City
Holland
Brett Lee Oestreich
Dwight and
Karen Oestreich
Ts&gra
Fed
Ertmay Cour
Harper Locals
Lloyd Harper
Stevenville
Mrs
Victor Harper
R. E. Boyd
Robert Maurer
Boyd Harper
Roscoe Parker
Round Mountain
Walter Parker Jr
Clayton Kneese
V. A. Hospital
Aubrey Parker
Audie Murphy Hospital
Willimae Kaiser
Mrs. Morris Bein
Olivia Parker of
Driftwood
Walter Parker Sr
Jim Parker
Gary Enderlin
Bill Dees
Mery
Harper, Texas
R. E
Meta) Reasunann
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