Open House Draws 2500 at E L Nixon Son Firm
A crowd of about 2500 attended the new E L Nixon and Son plant on U S 87 two miles north of Fredericksburg on the Mason road. Guides led tours as the firm showcased sheet metal roofing plumbing electrical air conditioning and more. The event honored founders Mr and Mrs E L Nixon and Mr and Mrs Clarence Jack Nixon amid a large turnout from across the hill country and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Nixon & Son
U. S. 87
Fredericksburg
Mason Road
Hill Country
Big Lone Star State
Texas
E. L. Nixon
Clarence ‘Jack’ Nixon
Mason Highway
Nixon
Anothe Son
Erwin Nixon
San Antonio
June Bride Tradition and Advice on Marrying Well
The piece traces the June wedding custom from ancient Rome to modern times with women naming the date. It extols marrying a partner of fortune but emphasizes that true wealth lies in character kindness intelligence and perseverance. It closes with hopeful lines about love guiding through hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June
Parker Family Arrives in Naples Italy From New York
Mr and Mrs Walter Parker announce their son Walter Parker Jr has arrived in Naples Italy on June 20 after a trip from New York by car and plane. The Parker family expresses thanks for the flowers and good wishes at the open house.xt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Parker Jr
Naples
Italy
Walter Parker
Tsar Walter Parker Jr
New York
Set Parker
Legion Elects Officers and Plans August Meeting
The American Legion Sageser Hass Unit 650 met July 1 in the Legion Hall at 1:00 pm to elect 1966-67 officers led by President Minda Faye Harper and peers including Peggy Brown Stella Whitworth Foy Games Elizabeth McDougall Jane Bailey and Verdie Fletcher. A vacation trip paused church notices and a series of Sunday services at St James Lutheran were announced with guest ministers scheduled July 17 24 and 31. An Austin group joined a Canyon Lake gathering at the Parker ranch before a July barbecue in honor of a special duty assignment in Italy for a local serviceman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sageser Hass
American Legion
Legion Hall
Minda Faye Harper
Peggy Brown
Stella Whitworth
WE Doerr
Fanny
Castell
Charles Knibbe
Lutheran Camp
Young Homemakers Family Nite At Harper Park
Harper Chapter of Young Homemakers of Texas and guests held a June 30 gathering at Harper Community Park with a weiner roast and forty-two games. The next meeting is July 19 with ceramics program and officer elections. Visiting couples included Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dittmar, plus Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nabers visiting Segovia.
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Harper
Texas
Harper Community Park
Oliver Hopf
Robert Dittmar
Fred Nabers
George A. Gibson
Segovia
Jack Eathorne Accepts Post in Saudi Arabia
Jack Eathorne, son of Mrs. Davis Parker and 1951 Harper High graduate, will take a hospital administration post with Arabian American Oil Company in Saudi Arabia. He left July 3. His wife Rosalind Marshall Eathorne, a Southwestern University and East State University alumna, plans to join him in about three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eathorne
Davis Parker
Harper High School
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Arabian American Oil Company
Saudi Arabia
Malhorne
University of Texas
George Washington University
Washington D.C
Rosalind Marshall
Edinburg
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Birthday Party for John Cody Acker Marked by Cowboys
Mrs. John Acker of Beaumont hosted John Cody Acker’s fifth birthday Sunday at his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker’s Harper home. Guests included Teresa Ann Tatsch Georgia Jobes Loretta Parker Chris Parker Edward Parker and the honoree. Party favors games and a cowboys and horses themed cake topped celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Acker
Beaumont
John Cody
Walter Parker
Harper
Teresa Ann Tatsch
Georgia Jobes
Loretta Parker
Chris
Edward Parker
Miss Jean Bierschwale Weds Andrew O Smith Jr at First Baptist
Miss Jean Bierschwale became the bride of Andrew O Smith Jr in a July 2 ceremony at First Baptist Church Harper. Rev Charles Price officiated. The couple will reside in Harper after a wedding trip to Dallas. Attendants included Irene Bierschwale as maid of honor and Al Haag as best man. Out of town guests traveled from Fredericksburg Kerrville and Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Bierschwale
Andrew O. Smith, Jr
Charles Price
Andrew O. Smith Jr
First Baptist Church
Harper
Fred Bierschwale Jr
Harper High School
Floy Bode Co
Helen Smith
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg High School
Dale Manning
Marie Taylor
Irene Bierschwabe
al Haag
Joe Miller
Gregory Parker
Irene Bierschwale
Emma Jane Heinemann
Dallas
Kerrville
Junction
It Happened Here in Harper County
Local Kerrville Mountain Sun item notes an event of interest to Harper residents. Details describe a notable incident that occurred in the area and affected the community. Further specifics are not provided in the available excerpt.
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Harper
Old Peril Ranch legends near Kerrville long story told
The Harper Road area near Kerrville hosts the Old Peril Ranch tale of James Peril born 1823 and family. It recounts migration from Tennessee to Missouri and Texas, a fatal tree accident, burial in a family cemetery, and the matriarch’s strong influence. The piece notes descendants, ranch life, and a July 9 1966 community gathering at Harper with a 1967 reunion plan.
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Harper Road
Harper
Old Peril Ranch
Kerrville
James Peril
Tennessee
Elizabeth Anne Foster
Sedalia
Texas
Barnett Springs
Will
Texas Cavalry
Rufus
Edward
Robert
Olivia
Missouri
James
Peril
Barnett Spring
Presbyterian Church
Billy
Texas Rangers
Presidio del Norte
Fort McKavitt
Castle Mountains
Horsehead
Pecos River
Locke
San Antonio
Olive
Rock Creek
Medina
Guadalupe
Harper's Texas Reading Club launches strong start
The vacation readers program reports over fifty participants with Denise and Sharon Schumpelt leading at eighteen selections, Chela Games and James Hagen close behind with twelve. With two months left, a record may be within reach as members are urged to join. Also noted, Diana Weslie Jr and Yvonne Sageser of Austin visited grandparents in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Denise
Sharon Schumpelt
Chela Games
James Hagen Close Ehind
Restocking Texas Ponds With Fish Traps
Texas game warden Adolph Heep using fish traps to move overpopulated small fish from crowded ponds to nearby water bodies. The practice, done each summer for a decade, aims to balance fish populations rather than provide a personal catch.
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Heep
Texas
Gillespie County
Adolph Heep
Fredericksburg
Texas’ Parks and Wildlife Department
Mary Nell Tarr Wins Prize In Bake Contest
Harper High School student Mary Nell Tarr of Harper Texas earned a consolation prize in the Adams Extract Teenage Bake-Off with her Straw berry Meringue Cake. Finals will be held in Dallas on June 27 and 28. The contest drew entries from over 400 Texas high schools and judges praised student originality and the effort of Home Economics departments statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Tarr
Harper
Dallas
Texas
Adams
Fred Adams
Adams Extract Company
Wathena Temple
Hume Economics
North Texas State University
Barbara Jean Zeches
Food and Nutrition de- College
Larue Allison
Texas Education Agency
Leonora Masterson
Gulf States Utilities Company
Beaumont
Betty Adams
Austin
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Mr. Nixon
Andrew
Jack’ Nixon
Clarence Schroeder
Grace Nixon
Schroder
Victor Nixon
Nixon & Enderle Orchards
Erwin Nixons
H. C. Gallup
the Herald
Am. Legion Met
Doerr
Wisconsin
Arthur Baumann Jr
Post
Arthur Baumann
Canyon Lake
Henry Juenschke
Hubert Baumann
Walter Parker Ranch
Joe Scarborough
Gene White
Merle Yeager
Paul Arnales
Corpus Cheisti
Johnson City
Young Home Maker’s Family
Jack Eathorne
Arabia
Brad Massey
Kerrville Mountain
William Randolph
Dolph
Catriac
S'e
Pat Rogers
Charles Peril
Rueus
Jewett
James A. Peril
James River
Dean Hopf
Rollie F. Peril
James Rufus Peril
Ed. Peril
Sheridan
Wyo
Robert Peril
Frank Haney
Higgins
Cottie-Cosper
Satuday
Zelma Little
G. D. Lennon
Carolan Pape
Rodney
Rob Cottle
Buddy Pape
Perry Cosper
Harper’s Texas Reading Club
Diana, Weslie Jr
Yvonne
Linda Sageser
Hilda Sageser
Richard Roeder
Mrs. Sageser
Tarr
Mayfields Mattress Company
Mr. and
Mrs
J. M. Stevens
Flutt Per, Texas
Plese
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