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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1939

Page

3

Harper High School Yard Plea Inspires Community Effort

In Harper High School notes, Marjorie Mae Parker urges clean yards with flowers and plants, calling for student effort to keep weeds down and papers picked up. The piece notes wood piles and playhouses as cleanup targets and mentions inauguration attendees Ruth Lennon Elmer Lee Russell Stella Strackbein and Hubert Rahe at Governor W Lee O Daniel's inauguration in Austin on January 17.

Marjorie Mae Parker Harper High School W. Lee O’daniel Austin Ruth Lennon Elmer Lee Russell Stella Strackbein Hubert Rahe

Harper High School Senior Class Officers Elected

Harper High School seniors elected officers for the class of 39 at a recent meeting. Elder Lee Russell became president, Ted Rogers vice president, Ruth Lennon secretary-treasurer, with Mr. Keath as sponsor. Azure blue and gold chosen as class colors. Juniors followed with officers named Kenneth Parker president, Dorothy Hirt vice president, Elizabeth Gammenthaler secretary-treasurer, Mary Belle Bein reporter, and Mr and Mrs Hopf as sponsors. Prof. Hopf is surprised by the bookkeeping class plea.

Harper High School Lee Russell Ted Rogers Ruth Lennon Keath Kenneth Parker Dorothy Hirt Elizabeth Gammenthaler Secretaary Mary Belle Bein Dean Hopf Hopf

White Bluff School Bus Gossip Quiet Amid Frost

A lively note from White Bluff School hints at students riding buses in a week of rain and frost. Mentions of Martha Ray mond Mary Menda Fay and several others appear in curious exchanges about rides reactions and weekend activities.

Johnnie la Bonna Dorothy Mae Willie Raymond Martha White Bluff Gang Mr. Moore

District FFA Meets in Kerrville on January Ninth

The Hill Country District of Future Farmers met at Kerrville January 9. Discussion covered the District Judging contest, planned for Boerne February 22. Medina boys entertained briefly after the meeting.

Kerrville Boerne Medina

Billy music and midterm jokes from Harper High

A humor piece jabs at midterm week with quips on budgeting geometry English and civics. The narrator mocks exam questions and student life, implying moths woes and mock definitions.

Harper High Students Read Book Ahead of Exam

An amused letter from a reader signs as Laff W Scatterbrain praising Harper high students for their readiness and declaring plans to read a philosophy titled Baby Ray while others study. The note blends jokes about war and study with a lighthearted tone.

Harper High Baby Ray Laff W. Scatterbrain

Harper 4-H Club Elects Sponsors and Schedules Meeting

The Harper 4-H club met with Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart. Miss Mattie Rogers and Mrs. Pete Baethge were elected as sponsors. The next meeting is set for January 25 with members listed. A correction states Harper Hall dance moved to Friday February 3.

Harper 4-H Club Cornelia Faye Stewart Mattie Rogers Pete Baethge Lillian Lange Elizabeth Gammenthaler Eula Lee Sylvester Dorothy Birt Johnnie Walker Kathryn Coggeshall Merle Coggeshall Marietta Wedekind Bonnie Jo Harper Ida Mae Kneese Maxine Lang Ruby Kensing Juanita

Nosin Around At Kerrville Shows And Hunting Weekend

In a lively note the writer mentions Marjorie Mac and Merle seen in Kerrville over the weekend. Esther Ina Mae Dora and the senior girls discuss shows at Kerrville and the Power Club. Marjorie and Merle enjoyed dog hunting during test week with playful boasting.

Marjorie Mac Esther Kerrville Merle Ina Power Club Mae Dora Marjorie

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