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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1969

Page

8

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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