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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
A baby boy weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and a baby girl 6 pounds 4 ounces born to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Parker. Both twins are healthy. A baby girl arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Duder on Saturday the 16th in San Angelo. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Durst of Doss attended the play here Tuesday.
Paul Keller of Austin drew an 11.5 by 18 inch scale map of part of Gillespie Llano Burnet Blanco Hays and Williamson counties. The map marks highways lakes rivers streams and prominent hills for the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Copies available by writing to the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lange, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Lott, and Mrs. Adolf Lott, and Mrs. Anton Lott were in Harper Monday.
Our Mrs Adolf Meckel Miss Adela Meckel and R S Klett of Fredericksburg were visitors in Harper Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Whitewood and children were shopping in Har per Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers were Kerrville visitors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Feuge and sons of near Fredericksburg visited Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Wendel, Sr. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Delevan of San Antonio attended the play Where's Grandma at Bein's hall Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Brown and their small son of Kerrville visited J. S. Whitewood Monday night. Mrs. J. S. Whitewood went to Temple Tuesday for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins Tarr and baby son returned to their ranch home Sunday.
Gillespie County’s Enchanted Rock gains notice after the Dallas Morning News runs its Rotogravure feature with a photo tied to the Texas Almanac ad. The caption describes the rock near Fredericksburg as a historic scenic site and mentions a sacrificial altar stone.
The fortieth Gillespie County Saengerfest will be held at Peter's hall on Saturday, April 29. Echo from Palo Alto with R. S. Klett in charge will run the festivity with an 11 a.m. business session and a 2 p.m. Main Street parade. Evening concert starts 7 45 p.m. featuring massed male and mixed choirs, Pehl's band, and a dance afterwards. Choirs include Echo Frohsinn Eintracht Columbia Albert Gesangverein Concordia Arion Liedkranz Hermannssohn Gemischter Chor. Echo committee says the event aims for grand success and enjoyable entertainment.
Mrs W K Campbell Mrs G E Pape and Mrs Don Christopher visited Fredericksburg on Wednesday. R L Schaffer walks with a crutch and hopes to discard it soon. Mrs Ella Hodges and Mr Mrs Clemens Staudt from Fredericksburg visited Mrs A E Sageser Sunday.
A state survey with the U S Bureau of Public Roads found 42863 danger spots on 20000 miles of highways, including 9255 excessive curves 3303 steep grades 2357 intersections with poor view and 27948 spots with limited clear sight. State Highway Engineer Julian Montgomery calls for higher highway spending to remove hazards.
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