Pape Brothers Win Top Award at Hill Country Show
Thomas Pape holds the Southdown lamb bred by Robert and Thomas Pape as he stands with the top animal of Kerrville’s Hill Country District Show. The lamb won first in Southdown, received a top fat lamb plaque, and wore a banner as the leading sheep while competing against swine poultry beef cattle dairy animals and goats for overall champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pape
W. O. Pape
Kerrville
Pape
Robert
Thomas
Poll Tax and Property Tax Deadlines Set for Jan 31
Gillespie County residents face January 31 cutoff for 1950 property taxes and poll taxes required for voting. Durst notes low poll tax payments so far and extends evening hours Jan 30 and 31. The First Baptist shower honors Ruth Jones soon, with a 50-gift tally. The San Antonio area public schools plan the second annual music festival on May 4 at Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Durst
Gillespie County
Greater
San Antonio
T* Municipal Auditorium
Hopfs Visit Hopfs in Oklahoma Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Erato Hopf and their young daughter from Austin spent Saturday night and part of Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Oilver Hopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erato Hopf
Austin
Oilver Hopf
Visitors Must Obtain Permits To See Colorado River Dams
The Lower Colorado River Authority imposes wartime style restrictions on its dams and plants. A permit is now required for visiting any facility and a restricted zone extends 600 feet from each dam. Officials say the measure, ordered after a National Emergency, aims to enhance security across facilities including Mansfield Buchanan and Austin dams. Applicants must visit the LCRA General Offices in Austin for entry permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Max Starcke
LCRA
Starcke
Board of Directors
Mansfield Dam
Buchanan Dam
Austin Dam
The
L.C.R.A
Lake Austin Blvd
Carrizo Springs Girl Engaged to Ted Rogers
Marilyn Cartwright of Carrizo Springs is engaged to Ted Aubrey Rogers of Uvalde formerly of Harper. She is a Carrizo Springs High School and Draughon’s graduate and works as cashier for Central Power & Light in several towns. Rogers, a Harper High School graduate, earned a B S in Animal Husbandry from Sul Ross and served in World War II. he now ranches near Uvalde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrizo Springs
E. B. Cartwright
Marilyn
Ted Aubrey Rogers
Uvalde
Harper
Miss Cartwright
Draughon’s
Business College
Central Power & Light Company
Devine
Rogers
Harper High School
Sul Ross State College
5Th Army Air Force
St James Women Missionary Society Met January 17
The St James Women Missionary Society met at the church on Wednesday January 17 at 2 p m with 17 members and the pastor present A short program followed the meeting honoring Mrs Goesner on her birthday and presenting a gift
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Women Missionary Society
Goesner
Mrs Carrie Calentine Returns Home from Seguin Visit
Mrs Carrie Calentine came home Saturday after visiting her daughters in Seguin and Center Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Calentine
Seguin
Center Point
Walker Family Visit During San Antonio Trip
Mr and Mrs Olin Walker and their children visited their daughter and sister Mrs Wayne Barrett and family in San Antonio Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Walker
Wayne Barrett
San Antonio
Harlen Family Visit Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Richard Harlen of San Antonio spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Tommie Harlen and Mr Mrs G D Lennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harlen
San Antonio
Tommie Harlen
G. D. Lennon
PTA Meeting Next Thursday at Harper School
PTA members are reminded of the meeting on Thursday night February 1 at 7 30 p m in the Harper school building. Guest speaker M C Blackburn of Junction will discuss Where do Teens Get Their Standards and Does Religion Make a Difference A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Harper School
M. C. Blackburn
Junction
Blackburn
Legion Meeting Friday February 2 At Harper Hall
All members of the Sageser Haas Post No. 650 American Legion are urged to attend the next meeting on Friday night Feb 2 at the Legion hall in Harper. Members must renew memberships by Feb 1 to avoid delinquent status. dues are 3.60 dollars annually and mailed to Leonard Lott Adjutant Harper Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sageser Haas Post No
American Legion
Legion Hall
Harper
Leonard Lott
Adjutant
Texas
Cancer lecture to highlight American Legion Auxiliary meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 650 invites members to a meeting featuring a lecture on cancer by a current member offering an insightful analysis. Members are urged to arrive early for committee reports before the program. Dues are due by Oct 20 and delinquent by Feb 1. eligible readers are welcome to join.
M C Reese Funeral Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Martin Cole Reese 83 of near London were held Tuesday Jan 16 at London Cemetery with Larry Colvin of Ely Lake Church of Christ officiating. Hodges Funeral Home directed. Reese born Oct 5 1866 in Lamar County ranched in Kimble County 56 years and remembered for Reese watermelons. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers named. The Emmanuel Gosyvel Choir attended Pentecostal Church services Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel
Azilee Heese
M Revs
Miss Reese
W. K. Fisher
Junction
Junnie Simon
Fredericksburg
London
Bert
San Saba
Frank C. Hodges
Murray Jarvis
Duck Wootan
Otto Fisher
Bob McKinney
J. N. Jordan
Awbrey Iiothmann
Clarence Kinkel
Retail Yards Readiness for Emergency War Effort Declared
A government survey of US retail yards shows broad readiness to support wartime needs. The report notes decades of service, extensive storage capacity, and equipment to handle lumber, metals, rails, and other materials, with strategic locations and warehousing capacity across states.
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Gov
Harper area social notes list local visitors and travels
The Harper area community page lists Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne and others visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs W E Fletcher. Visitors include Miss Louise Colbath from Austin and Mrs Fay Walker with two grandchildren from San Antonio. The piece notes moves to Heathron Oklahoma for engineer work and several weekend visits among Harper residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lehne
W. E. Fletcher
W. C. Russel Sr
W. C. Russel Jr
Belton
Louise Colbath
Austin
Dean Hopf
Harper
van C. Brown
Creighton Stevens
Cecilia
Brown Road
Fay Walker
San Antonio
J. M. Stevens
Kirdwin Sears
Ler Goff
Cecil Carter
Monahans
Sam Honig
Min Carter
Heathron
Oklo
Carter
Fredericksburg FFA Youth Wins Grand Championship at Hill Country Show
Fredericksburg FFA member Thomas Pape won Grand Champion Fat Lamb at Kerrville Hill Country District Livestock Show over all lambs and then claimed Sheep Division Champion. He received a trophy, 100 cash, Schreiner Institute scholarship, and 50 from Sears Roebuck Foundation. Dayton Ransleben also won the Fine Wool Fat Lamb trophy for a second time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg F.F.A
Thomas Pape
Fredericksburg
FFA
W. O. Pape
Petersburg
Kerrville
Pape
Earle Brewton
The
Merr Co
Asvard
Schreiner Wool and Metallc Company
Dayton
Alice Lochte
Fredericksburg Ffa
Guenther Lochto
Atlee
Roy Ressmann
R. B. Ressmann
Harper Lions Club Charter Nite Banquet and Charity Basketball Night
The Harper Lions Club will hold its annual Charter Night Banquet on Wednesday Jan 31 at 7 pm with ladies night noted. Guests from Kerrville Fredericksburg Junction and other towns will attend. A Kerrville Negro choir will perform at 8 30 pm in the school gym. admission 25c 50c with proceeds to the choir and the needy women’s fund. A charity basketball game between the Lions and the Harper Volunteer Fire Department will follow on Feb 8 at 8 pm to aid crippled children and Kerrville hospital. teams include listed players and the public is urged to attend.
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Harper Lions Club
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Juntion
Irons Club
Lions Club
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Richard Reeder
Fire Department
Lions
Clint Brown
The
Dayton Rahe
Crippled Children’s
Fire Dept
Clifford Bode
Dayton Rice
Roy Roberts
Dale Cook
Lawrence Metzger
Richard Roeder
Floy Bode
Edwin Kline
Roy Steitle
Dean Hert
A. L. Blerschwale
Fred Whweed
Carl Oehler
Elbert Feller
J. R. Peril
Navy honormen named from San Diego recruit center group photo
A group photo from the U S Naval Training Center San Diego shows recruit company honormen. In front are J S Schnere Donald A Beals Joe A Foster ER Roeber and Roger D Paul. Rear row includes Thomas O Moffett Don E Sinsel Raymond F E Wilton Frank Ott and Adeth A Kerr with Roeber also receiving the American Spirit Honor Medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Naval Training Center
San D'go
Calif
J. ¥. Schnere
USN
Harper, Texas
Donald A. Beals
Berry St. Salem
Dre
Joe A. Foster
Arcady
Dallas
Texas
ER. E. Roeber
Gonzales
Roger D. Paul
Blairside
Ares Thomas O. Moffett
Gilbert Ave
Corona
Don E. Sinsel
Tieton Dr. Yakima
Wash
U.S. Navy
New prnado star shines at Pulseburg Bake-off event
Ruth Derousseau from Rice Lake Wisconsin won in a senior and junior contest at the Waldorf Astoria Grand National Bake-off II with 24 finalists, announced at a Starlight Roof luncheon attended by Art Linklater and Arthur Godfrey. Judges presented $130,000 in prizes including a top senior prize of 25008 dollars and a complete electric kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruth Derousseau
Art Linklelier
Arthur Godfrey
Pulseburg
Waldorf-Astoria
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
Waldorf's
Starlight
Duchess of Windsor
Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District News
The report outlines 1950 conservation efforts by the Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District, noting increases in contouring, cover crops, and range seeding despite dry weather. It highlights 34,073 acres of brush control spread and explains that multiple practices, including grazing management and water distribution, drive range improvement. mentions visitors Misses Pear Rudy and Jean Jacobs of San Antonio.
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Nll
Upper Liar
Mount Or
Pear Rudy
Jean Jacobs
San Antonio
Suv Roberta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hill Country
Durst
Wesley Sageser
George Washington
Our Republic
Manking
Colorado River
Ted Rogers
St. James W. M.S
John Ben Shepperd
House of Representatives
Reuben Senterfitt
Shepperd
Rapresenceys
Senterfitt
Texas House
Senterfitt, Crump and Jameson
San
P.T.A
Legion Meeting
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
M. C. Reese
Emmanuel Gosyvel
Pentecostal
Nce
the United
Harper Items
Wato
Ilte
Lan Antonie
Ron Mi
Veiner Wauth
Rob
Mrs. Carre
Seehnerr
Firemen
Upper
Llanos
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