Library selections and new reference titles for readers
A roundup of recent library shelves features Love With Honor by Emilie Loring and Intrigue and Romance by Roger Charles Webb, along with Seven Seats to the Moon by Charlotte Armstrong. New encyclopedias and reference sets are added, including Dictionary of American Biography and Dictionary of American History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Loring
Miss Loring
Charlotte Armstrong
Roger
Charles Webb
Boston
Thomas E
David L. Babson
Louis Engle
Richard Lucas
Albert C
Family visits follow Beaumont motorcycle crash recovery
Mrs Otto Wienecke and guests traveled to Beaumont to see James Ellis son of Mr and Mrs Jim Ellis recovering in hospital after a motorcycle accident. Chester Deiter and children visited Rev and Mrs Parker in town. Rev Jerry McFarney of Zapata preached at St James Lutheran as Vacation Bible School opened with good attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wienecke
Jerome Gold
Orval Harvey
Beaumont
James Ellis
Jim Ellis
Chester Deiter
San Antonio
Carlos Parker
Jerry McFarney
Zapata
Carlos Parkers
St. James Lutheran Church
Groundwork for better range in Gillespie County
Tommy Reed plans deferred grazing to reduce brush and grow more grass on his ranch north of Harper. The article notes conservation as a shared duty, mentions oat yields around 90 to 125 bushels per acre, and highlights efforts by local growers and the Hill Country Soil and Water Conservation District. It covers storage challenges, grain prices, and ongoing farming tours and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Reed
Harper
Reed
Mil Helmer
Fredericksburg
Jung Lane
Heiner
Gillespie Soil and Water Conservation District
Fort Worth
Otto Schumann
Harold Kneese
Roy Itz
A. C. East
Bud Smathers
Bob Gordon
Hill Country Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Diamond X
Metz
Seguin
New Braunfels
Dayton Crenwelge
Lochte
David Whitworth
Stonewall
Teguines
David
Harper locals note graduations visits and family gatherings
Roy Deaton received an Agriculture Diploma in exerciess at Uvalde Jr College in Uvalde on May 28. Numerous relatives and friends from San Antonio, Spicewood, Austin, Dallas, and other areas visited family members in Harper and attended christening events for Tammy Lyn Whitewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Deaton
Uvalde Jr. College
Uvalde
Fred Whitewood
Fredericksburg Presbyterian Church
Tammy Lyn Whitewood
Fred Whitewood Jr
Cone Out of Darkness Into Oblivion
A driver speeds at night and overdrives headlights until the scene reveals a train crossing. The sudden shock and inability to stop lead to a catastrophic collision described with stark, fear filled imagery. The piece emphasizes sudden peril and the horror of a fatal crash.
Rattlesnake Bite Affects Local Youth As Fishing Trip Continues
Vaughan Roe Usener 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Usener, was bitten by a rattlesnake Saturday night near the Llano River while fishing with friends. He was rushed to Keidel Hospital in Fredericksburg with a reportedly satisfactory condition Monday. Fellow youths, including his brother Gerald, assisted by Van and Larry Mund, acted quickly to treat the wound using Boy Scout techniques, lancing and icing the foot, which may have prevented serious effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan Roe Usener
Raymond Usener
Llano
Wilburn Meier
Usener
Keidel
Fredericksburg
Gerald
van Mund
Larry Mund
Doss
Young Usener
FHS
Miss Karen Lange Crowned Miss Central Texas Electric Coop
Karen Lange 17, Mason High senior, named Miss Central Texas Electric Cooperative 1960 at Fredericksburg pageant. She succeeds Carol Schmidt and will compete for Miss Texas Rural Electrification in San Antonio in August. Other finalists included Gwen Grona and Cherry LaMae Behrends with judges Terry Townsend and Mr and Mrs Robert Kensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Lange
Mason, Center
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Gwen Grona
Mason
Fredericksburg
Carol Jean Schmidt
CTEC
Texas Rural Electrification
San Antonio
Miss Lange
Raymond Lange
Mason High School
Llano
Future Homemakers of America
Future Teachers
Mason Puncher
Electric Coop
Cicso Junior College
Sweet
Kerrville
Clinton Grona
Miss Grona
Fredericksburg High School
Cherry La’Mae Behrends
Alvin R. Behrends
Fredericksburg High
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Brenda Priess
Peggy Nixon
Terry Townsend
Austin
Robert Kensing
San Angelo
Harold Henke
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Br. Canter
Alfred J. Cantor
Whele
Paul Dudley White Rat
Thisk
The
Slender
Leonid Kotkin
Gmlesnic County
Soil & Water Con
D. A. Williams
G. BR. Rothmann
Hill Country Association
I. C. Caswell
Pedernales Soil and Water Conservation District
Lochie
Range & Field
L.A
Norman
Schlueter
Goehmann Lane
Stonewall Coop
N.J.D
Karen Oehler
Kenneth Oehler
Mrs
Herbie Oehler
Anna Moellendorf
Albert Moellendorf
Ida Warner
Billy Martin
Little Daughter
London
Tammy
Scericks Sung
Texas
Johnny Bush
Bandoleras
J. J
G. Franz Stebling
Amandus Stebling
Lady Bird Johnson
Gerald Siebald
C.S
Klein’s Hall
Spring Creek
Hill Country Volunteers
Gillespie County
D.A.V
Fairchild
Harper Locals
Gina Reiger
Wayne Barrett
Roger Parker of
Spicewood
Jeff Elam
Ray Bierschwale
Cecil Slater
Faye Walker
J. M. Stevens
Ray Edwards
Oren Cottle
V. A. Cottle
Johnnie Cottle
Mike Cottle
San Francisco
California
Paul Goranson
Dallas
Victor Harper
Lisa
Max Lange
Kelton
Robert Schaerer
Corpus Christi
S.F.C. Sn
Joseph Lang
Edwin Lang
Paul Lang
Dayton Itz
Katy
David Hopf
Bryan
Ed Bailey
Cen-Tex Newsphoro
Cheryl LaMae Behrends
Western Shop
Maier Saddle Shop
van Lebany
Angus
Union Stock Yards
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Norman J. Dietel
Perous
Walter P. Reouther
Miss Central Texas Electric Coop
Flarper, Texas
YU Ulc
First State Bank
F.C.1. C
Lehne Lumber and Hardware
Sarper, Texas
Alfred Edwards
Moorman’s Quality
Philco Appliances
Zenith
Floy Bode Company
Phone UN