Centennial Celebration Highlights Family Winners and Royal Looks
Two day centennial event draws big crowds with a fashion show grand prize won by the Warner and Holekamp families as second and third place in Centennial Families. Notable figures include Mrs Saran Casper Whoas observed her 101st birthday, and Queens on the parade float with duchesses Permetta Taylor and Dug Kuon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Peril
Vibeo
Saran
Joe Casper Whoas
Mis Casper
Caspers
Miata Stecenis
PS Verde
Phato
Lee Stevens
Harper Centennial Style Show Placings Recap
The Harper Centennial fashion show lists winners across categories such as Centennial Ladies and Couples, Gay 90s, Whitewood Sisters, Children, Wedding Dresses, Riding Habits, Colonial Girls, Roaring 20s, Modern College Girls, and Authentic Hats. Top honors include Mrs Sara Casper and daughters in Centennial Ladies, Harold Boyd Schmidt and George Holekamp in Family, and E B Roach and Douglas Bode in Couples, with numerous other winners and participants noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
Sara Casper
Mirs
Carl Kunz
Chester Moses
Louise Boatright
Tarold Boyd Schmidt
George Holekamp
R. E. Peril
E. B. Roach
Douglas Bode
Miar
Lee Schmidt
Bill Dendy
J. Ib. Eckerly
Clayton Massey
Hondo Crouch
Ella Gold
Roy Zesch
Mason
Harper
Calvin Kensing
Herbert Gamel
Thomas Whetstone
Post 50
Roman Stehling
Ueahiotternhall
Harper Centennial Beards Contest Winners Revealed
Local Harper event lists 1st Levi Ellebracht best groomed beard and 1st Lawrence A Metzger heaviest beard. Other top placings include Mr Centennial Beard Elmer Lange and visiting groups such as Gillespie County Fair Association and Community Savings & Loan Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela
Corky Bierschwab
Barbara Peril
Gillespie County Fair Association
Blanco County Fair Association
Junction Chamber of Commerce
Community Savings & Loan Assn
Fredericksburg
Reed’s Garage
Doss
Prade Guest Ranch
Peach JAMboree Rodeo Highlights Stonewall Arena
The 2nd annual PEACH JAMboree rodeo will be held June 22 at the new Stonewall arena with bleachers. The event starts at 1 30 p m featuring calf roping goat roping barrel races and other skill contests with San Antonio announcer Blake McCreless as guest. For details contact Simon Burg Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake McCreless
San Antonio
Simon Burg
Stonewall
Harper centennial parade draws 15000 crowd and beard winner
An estimated crowd of more than 15,000 attended Harper’s two day centennial celebration with 130 parade units. Elmer Lee Lange won the beard and mustache contest earning the title Mr. Centennial while Billy Hogan won the fiddling contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Hogan
Harper
Eddie Rose T
San An
Elmer Lee Lange
Mre
State Highway Patrol
Harper Centennial
Harper Herald
San Antonio
Mason
Sonora
Eldorado
Fredericksburg
Kerryilla
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Warner
Har
Boyd Schmidt
Pep Oeth
Felt
Erted Is
Jan Brown
Carol Hopf
Gay
Shay Friedrich
Whitewood Sisters
Burton Brown
Oliver Hopf Sid
Fred Nabors
Frank Kroll
Bert Hood
Deryl Beach
Carla
Darla Anderegz
Sid
Fred Young
Blam
Reuben Bodegid Mayrs
Beverly Roberts
Jan Dean Bao
Sial Dolores
Pommy Thaita
Rope Harpes
Anderson Kates
Henry Lewis
Mis Gayle Young
Lathlie Wathes
Gay Walikei
Dabs
van Co
W Gi. Brow
van C Brown
Dlaeold Boyt Schimidts
Pho Gand
Phaze
Cae
wWeasth
Hatald Buyseludt Family
Staff Pheota Valley
Mason County
Mia Aul Mis
Anid Pope
Mis
Dlopt
An Bane
Zelma Swatt
Mao Aid Mae Dhay
Levi Ellebracht
Jim McMahon
Kenneth Mane
Lawrence A. Metzger
Roy Ressmann
Centennial Beard
Elmer Lange
Rudi Staudt
Harper Genennial Fiddlers Contest
Tonion), Sid “Buck” Brown
1st—Pentecostal Church
Per. Z
Texaco
Lehne Lumber Co
Metzger'’s
Gulf Station
Pioneer
John Honig
Charlie Friedrich
Gene Jones
Junction
Carla and Karla Andev
Stonewall Rodeo
Harper Centennial Board
Elmer
Lee Lange
Miss Brown
Clint
Btuff
A. B. Barker
Floy Bode
Victor Marschall
Gilbert Anderegg
Texas Hill Country
Reet
Phato Calving Kensing
Lernoon
Dis
Herbert Gammel
Post
Scality Guard
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