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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1956
Page
2
A brief Harper Herald feature highlights notable students at Harper High School, naming top achievers and recognizing their activities. The column profiles several seniors and juniors, noting academic awards and involvement in clubs.
Editorial urges readers to vote and decide the nation's leadership while weighing issues like segregation and defense. It notes Gillespie County voters delaying poll tax payments and calls citizens to pay taxes now to preserve their rights.
The Harper girls lost 36 to 59 against Medina in a district game marking their third district contest. Edith Ellebracht led Harper with 26 points while Medina’s Whitehead scored 35. Upcoming: January 31 at Center Point and February 3 at home against Comfort.
The Harpe First Grade starts September 6 with eight boys and eight girls. Attendance over three six week periods averages 98, 99, and 94 percent. Daily routine includes singing, phonics, small group reading, writing, drawing, clay, math, stories, rhythm, and periodic recesses ending at 2:30 with outdoor play or transfer to the second grade room in bad weather.
James Esquell represented the third grade at the Kerrville Stock Show and exhibited for the first time this year. He won fourth place and ninth place in the fat lamb division.
The junior class presents the three act comedy Along Came Charlie set in Wyoming at Ma Williams Dude ranch with Buck Rainey as manager. Jane uncovers a scheme by Allen Mitchell Barb Barrett and Gail Marshall to buy Aspen Forks valley with Nibley funding twenty five thousand dollars. Jane notifies Buck and Charlie the prospector helps reveal the plot and Buck wins the valley. The play directed by Junior Class Sponsor will be staged in March with exact date to be announced.
Last Saturday seventh and eighth graders enjoyed a Tacky Party hosted by Mrs Charles Mains and Mrs George A Gibson with two prizes for the funnest costumes won by Carolyn Len non and George Mains. Harper Junior Boys defeated Hunt Junior Boys 33 to 5 on January 20, with top scorers Fietder Bode and Wienecke for Harper and Tresler Benson for Hunt, improving Harper to 5-3 and setting up a Junction trip next week.
Harper beat London 62 to 38 in a district basketball match led by Tooter Parker with 30 points and Bierschwale 16. London’s Haines scored 19, while Harper’s Cattle 10 Whitewood 4 Walker 2 and London’s Fletcher 13 Carpenter 6 added support. The win gives Harper three district wins and two losses with next game set in Center Point on January 31.
J W Bierschwal born June 26 1938 in Flarper Texas is senior class student active in football basketball and other sports. He lettered four years in football and made the Second All District Team this year. He plans for the future remains undecided.
Mrs. Ann Drehr spent the weekend staying with her parents in Franklin, enjoying family time away from home.
The following students had a perfect attendance record for the first semester. They are to be congratulated for their attendance because perfect attendance makes a better school. Seniors Darline Mrosek Juniors Eugene Bode Doris Oehler Douglas Tatsch and Ker mit Strackhein Sophomores Elva Mae Duitt mar Edith Ellebracht Cecilia Fiedler Johnnie Oehler Corine Strackhein Carlton Wendel and Brown Whitewood. Freshman Virginia Kramer Annie Marie Lange Williemae Kaiser Frank Metzger Agnes Rischner and John Wachhals
Mrs Hazel Gillette visits Round Mountain with the Rob erts family this week. Harper WSCS met January 17 with seven members and a study on the American Indian led by Mrs Carl Ochler. The Stamps Quartett from Dallas will perform at First Pentecostal Church February 5 at 8 pm with no admission.
The Beta Zeta Chapter meetings at Harper School on January 14 drew 40 women teachers from seven counties. New members Louise Nixon of Fredricksburg and Florence Weiss of Kerrville were inducted. The program featured a dance by Jan Brown with Mickey McDougall, a harmonica solo by Edward Bailey, and a Buzz Session on raising teaching prestige and ethics. Hostesses were Diana Schmidt, Mary Linton Stevens, Harvey Stevens, Douglas Duderstadt, Paul Sulffel, and Flora Wertheim.
Mrs. Merle Cottle and children Sandra Michael and Donna Sue and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Parker and son of San Antonio spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs Minnie Maines of Menard visited her son Charles Maines and family. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Parker of Round Mountain visited relatives in Harper Monday.
Mesd A L Bi erschwabe J R Peril Gilbert Anderegg Watkins Tarr and A C Wendel attended a Presbyterian Women work school in Ingram on Friday with district president Mrs O B Conner presiding. Mr and Mrs John Goerner of San Antonio visited his parents in Kerrville Sunday afternoon. Mrs Otto Rahe and Mrs Dayton Rahe were shopping in Kerrville last Thursday afternoon.
Southdown fat lambs highlight Kerr’s tenth place as the Kerr show lists 4 H and FFA exhibitors from multiple counties. Winners include Ola Mace Itz and Delaine rams and ewes across several categories with exhibitors such as Carlton Wendel and Richard Suf fel.
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