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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1948

Page

3

Texas Salute on Warnow Show Features Autry and Evans

Maestro Mark Warnow salutes Texas on his U S Army sponsored radio program Sound Off With Mark Warnow. Gene Autry from Tioga Texas writes the music for the Texas March with Dale Evans from Uvalde as star vocalist. Capt and Mrs C A Lehne and two daughters of Renton Washington visited Mr and Mrs Alf Lehne after spending a month in Fredericksburg and Moulton before returning home.

Mark Warnow Texas U. S ABC Gene Autry Tioga Dale Evans Uvalde C. A. Lehne Renton Washington Alf. Lehne Fredericksburg Moulton

Patrolman Carey Assigned to Fredericksburg Patrols

The State Department of Public Safety authorized Patrolman Tom Carey of Mineral Wells to station in Fredericksburg for highway patrol duty starting July 1. He will assist Patrolman Ivan Lawrence and cover Gillespie Kerr and part of Bandera counties alongside Officer Spike Zatopek. Carey, a World War II veteran, recently completed training in Austin and moved with his family to 312 East Travis Street.

State Dept.of Public Safety Tom Carey Mineral Wells Fredericksburg Carey Ivan Lawrence East Travis Street State Department Austin Lawrence Gillespie, Kerr Bandera Lawrence Carey Department of Public Safety Spike” Zatopek U. S. Army Europe Germany

Rural Progress Contest Attracts 136 Entries As Districts Expand

The Rural Neighborhood Progress Contest draws 136 entries for this year with a focus on rural improvement. Sponsors are Farmer- Stockman Magazine and A and M College Extension Service. Last year's winner was Uhland near San Marcos. Also noted are Bandera Delaine Sheep Breeders show July 21 and 22 with J M Jones judging and a private treaty sale the next day. Terracing work begins in the Comal Hays Guadalupe Soil Conservation District using GBRA equipment at Cory Seiler's Marion farm. National Farm Safety Week runs July 25 to 31 aiming to cut 30 million farm hazards, urging each family to remove at least one hazard per member.

Farmer- Stockman Magazine A & M College Extension Service Uhland Hays-Caldwell County San Marcos Texas Delaine Sheep Breeders’ Association Bandera J. M. Jones Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Comal-Hays-Guadalupe

Twelfth Annual San Angelo Sheep Show and Sale

San Angelo hosts the Twelfth Annual Sheep Show and Sale on July 27 28 at the fairgrounds. Rambouillet consignor John K Madsen of Mt Pleasant Utah enters 47 head auctioned by Col Walter Britten with show judging by Wallace Cameron Sonora ranch station. prizes total 285 dollars. Local consignors Maddux and Lackey Brack- are also listed among 481 sheep in the sale.

San Angelo Wallace Cameron Sonora San Angelo Fair Grounds Maddux and Lackey Brack

Local Families Visit and Outing News

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bailey and their son Theo, and Mr. Oehler with son T J spent Monday night with the Lands at Junction and went fishing. Mrs. D L Dikemann of Morris Ranch was a business visitor in Harper Monday. Mrs. Arnold Steitle of Fredericksburg is visiting her son Roy Steitle and family this week.

Orville Bailey Theo. Oehler T. J Lester Land Junction D. L. Dikemann Morris Ranch Harper Monday Arnold Steitle Fredericksburg Roy Steitle

Mrs Sheppard Visits South Carolina Family

Mrs Sheppard and her son travel to visit their son and brother Harry Sheppard in South Carolina. The note mentions Mrs Sheppard and the family gathering with relatives during a visit to the area.

Sheppard South Carolina Harry Sheppard

Evans Wins Texas Jaycees Presidency

Melvin B. Evans, a young Wichita Falls businessman, became president of the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce the nation’s largest Jaycee group. He pledges to expand 15 000 members service programs and urges Texas youths to join local chapters or contact him for help forming new ones. Mr and Mrs Emil Tatsch and son Leroy were visitors in Fredericksburg Tuesday.

Texas Jaycees Melvin B. Evans Wichite Falls Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce Evans Texas Emil Tatsch Leroy Fredericksburg

Mountain Home visitors and ranch lease change

Mr and Mrs Clifton Kneese and son and Mr and Mrs Forest Howe and son of Mountain Home were visitors in Harper Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs F D Rothmann of Menard have leased the Edwin Hops ranch and moved there to make their home.

Clifton Kneese Forest Howe Mountain Home Harper F. D. Rothmann Menard Edwin Hops Ranch

Visitor from Rocksprings Calls on Tobins

Miss Su El Roberts visits this week with her uncle and aunt near Rocksprings. Mrs Lionel Walker and Mrs Vernon Walker of San Antonio attend the funeral of Mrs Link Billings in Ingram Saturday.

Miss Su el) Roberts Mrs. Marvin Tobin Rocksprings Lionel Walker Vernon Walker San Antonio Link Billings Ingram

North Carolina Youth Laughs Off Arrest For Speeding

A humorous exchange unfolds as a boy claims he hails from a top North Carolina family while the officer explains the arrest is for speeding, not breeding. The dialogue turns into a quip about bias and finances.

North Carolina

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