Trio of beauties aid at Harper wool show
A Harper Lions Club wool and mohair show featured Peggy Hopf Olae Maertz and Davene Schmidt posing with a plastic bag of wool as they accepted estimates on its weight. County Agent Chas Stone Jr. and family observed, while a child displayed mini wool bags and a sign inviting guesses for a skirt length prize. Estimates ranged from pounds to about nine pounds, with correct weight reported between 8 and 9 pounds.
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Harper Lions Club
Harper
Peggy Hopf
Olae Maertz
Davene Schmidt
Little Charlie Stone, Jr
Chas, Stone
Seventh Harper Wool and Mohair Show Highlights 4-H Winners
The Seventh Annual Harper Wool and Mohair Show showcased top wool and mohair products with about 300 attendees. Ten year old Bobby Brown led the ranchman’s flock to win the new circulating trophy after scoring 95 points while boasting Rambouillet sheep under the Sears Foundation Program. Stanley Sauer, a Doss 4H Club member, was named top wool and mohair judge in the 4H and FFA judging contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Wool & Mohair
Bobby Brown
Owe
Young Brown
Bobby
Sear’s
Stanley Sauer
Harper Noses Out Enderlin In Baseball Thriller
Harper edged Enderlin 4 to 3 in a late eighth inning comeback at home. Hal Ray Bierschwale and Oren Cottle sparked the winning rally, while Diamond Cosper and Becker matched strong mound work on a sunlit Sunday. Next Sunday Harper visits Storewall as Enderlin travels to Listerdale.
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Harper
Enderlin
Hal Ray Bierschwale
Oren Cottle
Storewall
Listerdale
Abrhpore
Grona
Behrends
Schneider
Becker
Ceccesnee
J. Bierschwale
Icospci
F. Tatsch
H. Rahe
H. Bierschwale
Ransleben
DuMenil
Hohmann
Dittmar
J. Bierschwab
H. Bierschwab
Casper
Diamond
Cosper
Metzger
Kott
Kerrville FFA dominates Hill Country wool show results
Scoring 458 of 570 points, Tim Whitewood of Harper FFA placed second with Neal Meares of Kerrville FFA third. Kerrville FFA won team honors, while Harper FFA and Dass 4-H Club followed. The Hill Country Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary showcased wool and mohair displays and a spinning wheel exhibit as judges from Kerr County and Texas A&M evaluated fleeces.
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Tim Whitewood
Harper Ffa
Neal Meares
Kerrville Ffa
Dass
M. L. Bennett
Junction
Carlton Wendel
Harper
van C. Brown
Bob Brown
Kerrville
FFA
W. C. Klein Jr
Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association
Guy Powell
Kerr Co
Jim Gray
Texas A&m Extension Service
Clint Brown
Paul Suffel
Morris Voorhies
Park festival celebrates opening with games boats and crowds
Oakcrest park hosts a Sunday festival with humor and song by Hondo Crouch, a concert by the band, boat rides funded by the operators, and fishermen showing catches. Volunteers from Fredericksburg Garden Club run food stands while a sprinkling wagon curbs dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Fritz
Betty Stroeher
Marilyn Schmidt
Shirlene Borchers
Hondo Crouch
Vernon Gold
Paul Pfiester
Gerald Schneider
Mike Simon
Alex Mittendorf
Fredericksburg
Park Board
Commissioners’ Court
Fredericksburg Girls Edged 6 5 by Bandera in Tight Match
The Fredericksburg girls softball team lost to Bandera 6 to 5 Tuesday night. Pitcher Mrs Merle Ransleben and catcher Betty Houy led Fredericksburg, with a roster including Annabel Houy Betsy Seipp Barbara Klein Dorothy Schmidt and others. Schedule lists June 3 Bandera here and July 24 Center Point here among summer games.
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Fredericksburg
Bandera
Merle Ransleben
Betty Houy
Frederickburg
Annabel Houy
Betsy Seipp
Barbara Klein
Dorothy Schmidt
Vernell Ditetrich
Viola Houy
Lorine Crenwelge
Irene Beckman
Hunt
Kerrville Jets
Center Point
Temple Lumber Co. Buys Gillespie County Yard in Fredericksburg
Temple Lumber Company has purchased the Gillespie County Lumber Company of Fredericksburg from Mrs. R E Rawls of Austin. The Fredericksburg yard becomes the 32nd Temple yard in Texas with all existing staff retained. Key personnel include Lorenz F Bading as manager, Clinton Priess as draftsman and salesman, Gus DuMenil as book keeper, Woodrow Durst as yard foreman, Beatrice Crenwelge secretary-typist, and David Knopp driver. The firm pledges continued high quality lumber and service and urges readers to view the advertisement for savings.
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Temple Lumber Company
Gillespie County Lumber Company
Fredericksburg
R. E. Rawls
Austin
Texas
D. G. McNair
Lorenz F. Bading
Clinton Priess
Gus DuMenil
Woodrow Durst
Temple Lumber
Beatrice Crenwelge
David Knopp
Whch
Alvin J. Wirtz Monument Dedication Set for June 15
A granite monument to the late Alvin J. Wirtz will be unveiled at the Granite Shoals site near Marble Falls during dedicatory ceremonies June 15 at 4 30 p m. Lower Colorado River Authority General Manager Max Starcke will preside. Speakers include Senator Lyndon Johnson Governor Allen Shivers Congressman Homer Thornberry and former Austin Mayor Tom Miller. Mrs Wirtz and the family will attend. A barbecue for Central Texas residents will follow.
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Senator Wirtz
Colorado River
Lyndon Johnson
Allen Shivers
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Tom Miller
Starcke
Wirtz
Central Texas
Marble Falls
Mrs A C Wendel Visits Sister In Town
Mrs A C Wendel spent a few days visiting her sister Mrs ei Tarr and family last week in town.
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A. C. Wendel
Ei Tarr
Harper Area Visitors Attend Open House and Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Joe Rodgers visited Uvalde Sunday to see son Ted and his wife at the ranch. Mr and Mrs Carl Kroll and Mrs Ted Holtz of Seguin joined Open House for Fred Gammenthaler. Eddie Rech and children and Henry Maurer with Clemens Maurer also visited Harper on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Heinemann
Kerrville
Lorenz Wendel
Joe Roger
Uvalde
Ted
Carl Kroll
Ted Holtz
Seguin
Harper
Eddie Rech
Henry Maurer
Clemens Maurer
Manske Family Relocated From San Angelo Farmstead
Mr and Mrs Richard F Manske of San Angelo relocated to the former Bill Strackbein farm near Harper. The Strackebins and their family moved to Arkansas yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Manske
San Angelo
Bill Strackbein
Harper
Strackbein
Arkansas
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Stonewall
Comfort
Boerne
Sisterdale
Doss
Gillespie County Lumber CO
Lorenz F
Bading
Cron Wee
Cvsg
Ellis Etlebracht
Buzzy Parker
Ellis Eliebracht
M. T. Bennett
George Parker
Ola Maertz
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James Tarr
Jimmie Peril
E.R. Brown
Theo. Oehler
Carlos Parker
Hugo Sattler
Chester Brown
W. C. Brown
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E. B. Meeker
Way’s
Ken Whitewood
David Hopf
Brown Whitewood
Delbert Oehler
Floyd Wendel
Carl Oehler
C. L. Brown
Victory Wendel
Oakcrest
Fritzie Baumann
Arthur Baumann
Max Baumann
Temple Lumber Co
Alvin J. Wirtz
Roy Roberts
Beverly
Marvin Tobin
San Antonio
Hardin Tobin
Rocksprings
Richard Harlan
Small Son
New Braunfels
G. D. Lennon
Tommy Harlan
Louise Randolph
Kentucky
Bob Chaffe
Wayne Popnoe
Little Son
Presbyterian Manse
Chaffe
Wil
Presbyterian Church
Harper Home Demonstration Club
J. G. Mezger
Gordon Harper
W. A. Brown
Carrie Calentine
Harrington
Johnny
Carrie May Calentine
Ray Buckner
Staxney Stevens
Oakcrest Park
Miss Twinkles Lennon
Midland
Herbert Jones
Eber Parker
Fred Gammenthalers
Klein's
Harper Highway
Klein
OLD Timers
New Jersey Lilly
Kerrville Road
Harper, Texas
Music By
Henry Wiennecke
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Westerners
Dr. Legear
Otto Rahe
Minnesota Paints
WM. Cameron & CO
Home OF
Complete Building Service
Gillespie County
Red Cross
American National Red Cross
M. J. Schwarz
Edith Sagebiel
A. Ae
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