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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
3
A 6 percent rise lifts drownings to 7,200 in 1966 as the Red Cross urges water safety. Tips include learning to swim, never swim alone, use a buddy, swim in safe areas with lifeguards, check depth markers, and avoid diving near hazards. Also notes on skin diving, scuba equipment, and general water safety practices.
The Harper P T A planned a work day on June 17 to improve the school playground and asks for tools like hoes rakes shovels and wheelbarrows. Mrs Tommy Skipper and her children visited with Lydia Bierschwale and attended Frontier Rodeo. U S Marine Private First Class Sammy J Vollmar age 19 of Fredericksburg died June 1 in Vietnam from rifle fire near Thua Thien. Official notification arrived June 4 to his mother Mrs Omalee Vollmar and father Alfred Vollmar. He was born September 9 1947 in Fredericksburg and married Janice Cosper on January 1 1967. Survivors include his mother father three sisters two brothers and many in laws and nieces. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Harper hosts the Lions Club 10th annual junior rodeo with a town parade and strong entry showing from surrounding areas. The rodeo committee led by Lee Schmidt FEB Roach and Albert Mancer thank sponsors, radio and press, law enforcement, Beckmann's Funeral Home, the Harper Hi School Band, FFA and 4H groups, and the orderly crowd for the event's success. parade and entry winners include Harper Drug Store first in the parade and Harper Lions second in civic groups.
The Gene Harper home hosted a Coke party for visiting rodeo queens and attendants as part of the Harper Frontier Days events. The feature also highlights parade riders, calf roping, pole bending, barrel racing, and bull riding youth contests with local youth names and results noted.
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