Pike's Peak visit inspires America's Beautiful hymn origin
In 1893 a group of Eastern teachers reached Pike's Peak and Katharine Lee Bates penned the opening lines of America the Beautiful after a Colorado Springs trip. The anthem, praised for noble sentiment, sparked Bicentennial designation efforts led by Edward J. Sherry with Norman Rockwell and Senator Edward Brooke. A later image shows longhaired youths signing the Declaration with a note on justice and opportunity, photo by Bob Harper.
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Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Chicago
Massachusetts
Katharine Lee Bates
Wellesley College
Pike's Peak
Miss Bates
America
Edward J. Sherry
Falmouth
Cape Cod
Norman Rockwell
Edward Brooke
Bode Family Reunion Draws 85 Descendants in Harper
Eighty five descendants of Paul and Anna Radetzsky Bode gathered at Harper Community Park on Saturday June 12 for a day of visiting games and meals. Grandsons grilled beef and pork while others prepared beans salads cakes and pies. The farthest attendees included an uncle of Mrs. Carroll Walker from New York and a friend from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Selma McDonald the family elder missed the event in Houston. Next year the reunion will return to the same site and time. Buddy Barker and Bruce Crylin of El Paso visited Reuben Bode’s home during the weekend and also attended.
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Paul and
Anna Radetzsky Bode
Harper Community Park
Carroll Walker
New York
Pennsylvania
Selma McDonald
Houston
Buddy Barker
Bruce Crylin
el Paso
Reuben Bode
Meaning of Liberty and civic duty in a democratic republic
The piece defines liberty as disciplined public reason and collective strength, not mere privilege or riot. It urges citizen involvement, from attending meetings to voting and jury duty, warning that apathy endangers freedom won 200 years ago and must be guarded by ongoing vigilance.
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Horace Bushnell
You
George
Victor Marschall honored on 40th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Victor Marschall celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday June 26 1976 at Harper Community Park hosted by their children Julia Adams and family. The event featured ruby decor a cake with 40 and wedding bells and a program from Malcolm Marschall. The couple wed June 24 1936 at St James Lutheran Harper. Out of town guests attended from San Angelo San Antonio Castell Junction Austin Canyon Lake Fredericksburg Hondo Ingram Kerrville Baytown and Lake Charles Louisiana.
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Victor Marschall
Harper Community Park
Malcolm Marschall
Marcelle
Justin
Mignonne
Harper
Cody Marschall
Brian
Scott
San Angelo
Herbert
Ernestine Feller
Danny Meyer
al Armstrong
Lamar Itz
Marschall
Bessie Itz
Chester Bernhard
Elsie Walker
Gene Broom
Dave Butler
Marcelle Marschall
Donnie Bode
Eldane Brown
Pooch Stevens
San Antonio
Castell
Junction
Austin
Canyon Lake
Fredericksburg
Hondo
Ingram
Kerrville
Baytown
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Harper Lions Club Installs New Officers at Bicentennial Meeting
Harper Lions Club held its regular meeting at the Harper School Cafetorium on Tuesday June 22 to install new officers. Queen Tamra Harper crowned Juba Bode as Lions Queen for the new year, with past deputy district governor Homer Hull present to install officers. Edwin H. Jung of Harper, 82, underwent a heart pace maker replacement at Santa Rosa Hospital and returned home after four days.
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Harper Lions Club
Harper School
Lions
Lions Club
Barbara Gabriel
Gene Bode
Tamra Harper
Lion
Skipper
Juba Bode
Homer Hull
Kerrville
Lignisi
Ion Homer [Hill
Colin Barrett
Richard Braden
Levi Ellebracht
Elbert Schmidt
Ed Bailey
Gene Harper
Lion Tamer
Clint Brown
Tall Twister
Bill Beard
Buz Parker
Albert Maner
Mae Wachhals
Helen Fritz
Leon Dunn
Kina Badhge
Vicky Beard
Janel Bode
Stella Puckett
Joyce Lang
Andrea O'Brien
Laon
Tom Skipper
Edwin H. Jung
Harper
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Clarence Nixon
Leo Blanchard Jr
Fredericksburg
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America the Beautiful
Bob Harper
Hill Country Aviation
Bill Podell
Mgr
Gillespie County Fair & Festivals Association
Fair Grounds
State 16
Kerrville Highway
Tivydale Road
Meusebach
YO Ang Man
Akers
Bode
Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association
Radio Post
Julia Adams
J. B. Adams
Miss Adams
Damiel A. Feller
Herbert W. Feller
Brittan Auction Academy
Bryan
Texas
Harper Local
Virginia Jones Plummer
Houstons
Gene Jones
the Herald
Gillespie County Fair
Prgram
Bob Krueger
New Braunfels
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Chadwick
Market Square
Ministerial Alliance
Bill Brady
American Legion
Louis Jordan Post
Veteras
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frantzen-Ahrens Post
Main Street
Gillespie County
Sheriff's Office
Harper Telephone Exchange
Enterprise
Lion Homer Hill
Colan Barrett
Mary
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