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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1964
Page
3
A contributed piece praises the Red Cross blood program in Gillespie County as vital to heart-lung pumps and artificial kidneys. It argues for expanding donor recruitment and stresses blood's role as a voluntary non profit service that reduces expense and trouble for patients and society.
The San Antonio Light reflects on civil rights becoming law and urges calm. It credits leaders from both parties and praises St Augustine businessmen for accepting the ruling, while stressing nonviolence and cooperation across races and regions.
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau Queen contest will be held July 30 at 8 p.m. in the Junior High Gym. Helen Hahn will relinquish the crown to the new queen. Mrs. Walter Doebbler is general chairman with Mrs. Richard Van Bibber as contestant chairman. Entertainment, decorating, mailing, refreshments, and gifts are organized by appointed coordinators. The event theme is A Country Fair with contestants in country attire. Master of Ceremonies will be Bill McReynolds. Gayle Ingram of Columbus, Texas, will auction country produce and handmade items.
Gillespie County Farm Bureau will sponsor four volunteer firemen from the county to attend the 35th Texas Firemen's Training School July 19–25 at Texas A&M University. Fire officials from Fredericksburg and Stonewall will join trainees. tuition is partly funded by the Farm Bureau.
Reported preparations for a Fiddlers Contest in Burnet on Saturday August 8 sponsored by the Burnet Chamber of Commerce. The note mentions Wayne Popnoe of Lamesa visiting relatives during hay delivery, plus the Fredericksburg project supervision by Texas Highway Department official BE Pittman and team.
Llano Jaycees host their annual Junior Rodeo Friday August 7 and Saturday August 8 at 8 p.m. in the Llano Rodeo Arena. Friday entries restricted to Llano County. Saturday open. Top four Friday winners advance to Saturday. Two divisions: Senior 19 and under, Junior 3 and under. Events include calf roping goat tying barrel racing and more. Entries at Llano Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds fund the Llano Jaycee Junio Livestock Show.
The Texas Highway Department and Austin Bridge Co announce widening of Live Oak Creek and Spring Creek bridges on US 290 west of Fredericksburg. Work begins about July 13, 1964, with traffic routed over existing bridges and possible one way operations. Motorists urged to heed barricades and warning signs due to active construction.
LCRA reporter Otto Rahe notes 10.26 inches of rain so far this year through June with 0.49 inches in June. 1963 yearly total was 19.44 inches. The piece also covers the annual fiddler contest on the courthouse lawn with registration at 1 pm and contest at 2 pm, prize money for top four and trophies for winners, youngest and oldest fiddler.
Dayton Rahe and his wife Bonnie assume ownership of Rahe's General Store in Harper from Otto Rahe. Dayton, returning from World War II service, will expand stock with groceries dry goods and sporting goods while continuing a family business dating to 1911. A formal reopening is planned for Saturday July 25.
Harper Lions Little League beat London 7 to 2 in a night game. Kevin Klein pitched two innings and Gary Rahe four, with Rahe hitting a second inning homer to tie 1 1. Gary Adams and London’s Raymond Blalock scored for their teams, and Doerr contributed three hits including a fourth inning RBI and stole home.
Mrs J C Cosper and her daughter Mrs Nettie Theums spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J J Cosper. They attended the Mc Donald reunion held at Live Oak in the afternoon.
Three people die in a Saturday two car head on collision on U S 87 about 94 miles south of Fredericksburg. The Hauns of Gillespie County and the Carters of Brownfield Texas were killed. Patrolman Bob Werner led the investigation. Funeral services for Miss Haag and the Carters were held in Brownfield and Gillespie County.
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