This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1956
Page
2
The statement shows assets including loans and discounts and cash items totaling $455,572.95 with deposits of $368,541.89 and liabilities plus capital accounts. Bank officials Chas W Barrett Otto R Kriehne William Schroeder certify the condition as true to the best knowledge on July 3, 1956 with formal directors’ signatures.
A petition outlines a proposed water control district to build dams on tributaries of the Pedernales River to reduce erosion, provide livestock and domestic water, irrigation and industrial use, and protect downstream lands. Preliminary cost is estimated at 250000 dollars with a hearing and organization of five directors requested in 1956.
Plans are set for the annual Farm Bureau Queen's Contest with a covered dish supper on Thursday July 19. Supper at 6 30 p m and the Queen's contest at 8 p m open to the public. Contestants must be daughter or sister of a Farm Bureau member be single and 16 to 22. Winners receive cash awards and may advance to the District Farm Bureau Contest in Brady Texas on August 30 1956. Deadline July 14.
Cindy Cook stayed with grandmother Mrs. J F Cook for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Suffel visited Harper on Sunday with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cornett and three children of Houston spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Rieger and Mrs. J B Rieger. Mr. and Mrs. Gillie Pape of Prade Ranch attended the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J A Milam on Sunday afternoon.
Zan and Karlijn McDonald, granddaughters of Mr and Mrs Oscar McDonald, visited their grandparents with their parents Mr and Mrs Clovig McDonald at the Temple home.
A science feature notes Roman soldiers favored cabbage to dress wounds, and modern researchers find raw cabbage juice and other vegetables contain microbe-fighting substances. It highlights jagua fruit and soil bacteria yielding antibiotic compounds, while many plant germicides remain laboratory curiosities.
Recent visitors to the Douglas Duderstadt home include Mr and Mrs Roland Taylor and daughter from San Diego and Mr and Mrs Milton Dyer and daughter with Dr Lyman Taylor of Legion. Others journeyed to New Braunfels to be with Clifton Kneese after surgery. Families from Abilene and Boerne visited nearby towns, attending reunions and events while a funeral occurred in Junction and hunter friends gathered for a barbecue hosted by the Tarrs.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met with eleven members present. Thea Oehler led the devotional and Carl Oehler led the program on meditation concerning goals for 1956 60. The group decided not to hold the next meeting July 19 due to Vacation Bible School.
E C McFadden of Dallas warns vacation motorists to avoid overfar trips and fatigue. He urges starting early, regular rest stops, coffee breaks, and attentive driving while learning state rules and loading carefully to arrive home alive.
W R Woolridge, dean of the University of Texas College of Engineering, travels July 9 to August 11 to review the agreement with Chulalongkorn University. The UT program aids Thailand in meeting engineering education needs with UT professors advising and Thai faculty studying in Austin. The two year educational assistance continues.
Monday brought spotty rainfall across Gillespie County with amounts from trace to 2.40 inches. Measurements cited include Edmund Koennecke at Rheingold with 2.40 inches and Oswald Eckhardt with 1.70 inches, plus hail in spots. Other totals include Stonewall 0.40 to 1.00 inch and Fredericksburg 0.45 to 0.75 inch.
Local items report Mrs. Carrie Calentine recovering after surgery. Visitors include Mrs. Bill Garrett and baby from Shreveport, Mrs. Floyd Boatright with daughters in San Antonio, and relatives of Mrs. Carlos Parker at a Denver Pentecostal convention. A 60th anniversary celebration at Devils River Noxville hosts the Parker family and friends. Presbyterian Society meets July 18 with Esther Mueller showing European cathedrals. Rev. Jesse Lange and Steve Oehler attend Mt. Wesley Assembly.
A homecoming report notes Mrs Alfred Kramer is back home from the hospital. A Sunday dinner at M R Duder Stadt home included Mr and Mrs Douglas Duderstadt and daughters Mr and Mrs Paul Seffel and Rev Jesse Long.
Sammie McDonald of La Feria attended the McDonald reunion at Spring Creek Sunday and is visiting her brother Oscar McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lang of San Antonio were here to spend the weekend with Arthur Lang and Mrs Lang. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cook and two children of San Antonio visited relatives in Harper Saturday night and Sunday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.