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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1968
Page
2
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau Queen Contest will be held Friday July 26 at 8 p m in the Sunday House convention hall. Eligible entrants include daughters or sisters of Farm Bureau members aged 16 to 22 as of September 1 1968. The Talent Find is open to men and women ages 17 to 30 through December 1 1968.
The Sheep and Goat Raisers Association invites Farm Bureau members to its 53rd annual convention July 22 to 24 at the Baker Hotel Dallas with pre-registration July 21. Special speakers include W E Overton Alvin Hay and Dr Zerle Carpenter plus district meetings, a dance, banquet, and a Six Flags day for youngsters. TS&GRA president Worth B Durham urges attendance and notes a penny scale at the corner drugstore as the joke line.
Leta Ann Thoxton outlines methods for freezing baked goods and prepared foods. She covers which items freeze best, storage durations from months to a year, proper cooling and packaging, and tips to maintain flavor and safety with instructions on doughs, pies, frostings, and reheating procedures.
Beverly Holmes 15 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Holmes died instantly in a Sunday dawn car wreck on the way to work at a camp. Injured were Kathy Landis Mary Heinemann and Mrs Edgar Ellebracht. Local names and places noted in nearby social updates and family visits.
The report notes several gatherings: Alfonso Lange and family from Pasadena stayed at the Louis Lange home over the weekend. Elmer Lee Russell and wife spent the Fourth with V C Russell and Archie Lennon's families. J W Lennon and daughter Mary visited Mae Jones and Lesa Bell Bierschwale. Fred Whitewood had surgery midweek and returned home Saturday, progressing well. H L Stevens and W H Stevens visited Amber Davis in Junction Saturday afternoon.
The Austin social security office advises new workers to show their social security card to employers when asked. If a card is lost, report it promptly to recover the same number. Do not carry more than one Social Security number. For details contact the office at 531 Barton Springs Road.
In 1968 a Social Security beneficiary may earn up to 1680 annually without losing benefits. Beyond that, one dollar per two dollars over 1680 to 2800 is withheld, and one dollar per dollar over 2800. Earnings under 140 in a month avoid deductions. only wages and self employment income count. For questions contact 531 Barton Springs Road.
The World of Sport photography collection, featuring 639 images by top photographers including Robert Riger and George Silk, opens June 22 in the HemisFair Theme Gallery with $50 million in Spanish art. It runs through October 6 and travels after to the Art Institute of Chicago then Baltimore.
Mr and Mrs Burt Hood of Jacksonville Texas visited her brother Dr Carrol Walker and family in Corpus Christi. Ron Reed and spouse returned from their honeymoon and stayed with Edwin and Jeavine Dittmar then plan a Midland trip. Dayton Rahe hosted a barbecue with 25 guests including out of town visitors from Fredericksburg and Monterrey Mexico.
A cinema page notes Bandolero set post Civil War with James Stewart and Dean Martin in a Texas tale of brothers facing murder and frontier violence. Neville Brand appears as a Texas Ranger. Also listed are Ban ning explosive romance drama and Where Angels Go for a group of girls under a Mother Superior played by Rosalind Russell.
Southern Pacific Lines filed with the State Railroad Commission to close Kerrville depot. If approved after a public hearing, schedules won’t change and trucks or carload traffic would be routed from San Antonio. depot buildings may be leased to a local firm.
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