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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
1
Local church listings show Harper United Methodist and First Pentecostal inviting worship with service times and Sundays school. Catholic mass schedule appears and Lions club notes include a talk on water conservation and planned swim instruction with future funding plans for the fire department and school gymnastics set.
Locals Boyce Lynn Grona made the Dean's List at San Marcos last term with a 3.25 average. Luther League sponsors took 10 youths from Harper to Prairie Mountain Home Community Hall for a square dance hosted by Cherry Springs and Doss Luther League. Over 100 Luther League guests from Fredericksburg reported a good time. Mary Pauline Updegrove of Aransas Pass visited 10 days with Mr. and Mrs. August Ebert and attended St. James V B S. They accompanied her to the San Antonio bus station and visited Ewald Hansens there. Mr. and Mrs. Rudi Franke of Fredericksburg and Mrs. Erwin Simon and daughter of Huntsville Ala visited Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lennon on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Marshall and children of San Antonio visited over the weekend. Marcell attended Bible School. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Skipper and family last Friday were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Parish and children and Mr. and Mrs. Loris Stell of Fort Worth. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Griffin and children from Ala and Lillian of Mass visited their mother Mrs. Oliver Fairchild in Harper last week. Mrs. LeRoy Bradon of Kerrville visited her mother Mrs. Ben Thomas Monday.
A 1973 Celler Bill would require all gun owners to obtain a federal or state permit and would gradually ban private handgun ownership. It would prohibit handgun importation manufacture transfer and transport except for law enforcement and licensed entities. Handgun licenses would go to approved recreational clubs with storage at the club.
Richard Bierschwale fell ill Sunday night and was rushed to Peterson Hospital in Kerrville. John Whitewood, previously ill, was flown to Houston to consult a dietician. The Crenwelges of Fredericksburg visited Harper relatives. Harold Birt vacationing on the Llano River. Marshall Brown and Clint Brown relatives visited. Bob Brown visited from San Angelo. the Purse family of Dallas spent days at the McGinley Ranch. Joe Mack Scarborough of Austin visited relatives. Creighton Stevens underwent surgery at Hill Country Memorial Hospital.
The Moody Foundation of Galveston awarded 36 grants totaling over 868000 to educational, health, and humanities projects in 12 Texas communities. The largest 150000 went to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin at Odessa for mobile classrooms and labs. Other sizable awards supported curriculum revisions, planning coordination, and hospital expansion with a broad mix of recipients including St Johns School Houston and Loretto Academy El Paso.
June guidance covers powdery mildew sights on crepe myrtle and roses and other plants with recommended controls. It urges supplemental irrigation during hot dry winds, frequent watering for hanging baskets, and fertilizing notes for bearded iris and petunias. Also advised are pruning steps, cutting tips for rooting, azalea bark damage, late seed planting for zinnia and portulaca, mower height adjustments, vacation yard care, and screwworm alerts for livestock with sample submission to the Screwworm Lab in Mission Texas.
Boerne plans Berges Fest on June 17 18 featuring Kendall County Fair Horse Races Saturday and Sunday an art show at Memorial Plaza on Sunday and a Ballet Folklorico Mexico Espana performance.
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