St Anthony's Catholic Church Dedication Held Sunday
Monsignor Aloysius Leopold presided at the dedication of St. Anthony's Church in San Antonio. Local clergy assisted and High Mass was followed by open house with organ music and barbecue meals. The new hollow tile and stucco building drew a capacity crowd with Harper and Fredericksburg musicians.
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St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Monsignor
Aloysius Leopold
St. Paul's Church
San Antonio
Patrick Geehan
P.A.V.G
John Robling
Bandera
Joseph J. Hildebrand
Fredericksburg
Armand Weber
Aloysius Gitter
Harper
Hubert Baumann
Kenneth Kothe
James McMahon
Jourdanton
Ben Ellebracht
Curtis Eckert
Franz Pressler
Sunnyside Tavern
Ella Gold
Mike Eckert
Austin
Melvin Scott
Galveston
Shirley Friedrich
Beverly Boening
Mrs. Gold
A. A. Leopold
A. A. Gitter
Interlingua and a Peace Garden Across the Border
The piece explains Interlingua as an international language developed since 1924 by a group led by experts. It also describes the Peace Garden at the North Dakota Manitoba border, dedicated in 1931 to peace, spanning 888 acres in the U S and 1312 in Canada, conceived by Dr. Henry J. Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwe
North America
Canada
United States
Dunseith
North Dakota
Boissevain
Manitoba
Henry J. Moore
Islington
Ontario
Will and Baumer Gandle Co
Harper 4-H Club Meet Notice and Local Visits
The Harper 4-H Club will meet Thursday June 26 at 7 30 p.m. All members should attend. J R Mayhugh son of Mr and Mrs B J Mayhugh of Harper enrolled in summer school at the University of Corpus Christi. The registrar reports total enrollment of 280 students. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Weslie Kielmann of San Angelo and Mr and Mrs Buck Baker and son Jack of Kerrville. Roger Harper now of Ozona spent Friday with his parents. The Rainbow Girls met in Junction with Mary Duderstadt Martha Stevens Daylene Parker and Betty Jane Bailey.
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J. R. Mayhugh
B. J. Mayhugh
Harper
The
University of Corpus Christi
Weslie Kielmann
San Angelo
Gordon Harper
Buck Baker
Jack
Kerrville
Roger Harper
Ozona
Mrs
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Mary Duderstadt
Martha Stevens
Daylene Parker
Betty Jane Bailey
Charley R. Coffey Buried On Harper Ranch
Charley R. Coffey 67 lifelong Harper resident and rancher died in a Kerrville hospital. Funeral held at Smith Funeral Home with Rev. Sid Rees. burial on Coffey Ranch near his home. Pallbearers named. songs sung at grave. Survived by widow Mary Belle Coffey, son Charles R. Coffey, sister Lily Walker, and two grandchildren.
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Charley R. Coffey
Harper
Kerrville
Smith Funeral
Sid Rees
Coffey
Lester Coffe
Lynn Taylor
Hollis Walker
Boyd Thurman
Albert Whetstone
Harry Gann
Pentecostal Church
Mary Belle Coffey
Charles R. Coffey
Lily Walker
Joh Coffey
Sam
Walter Coffey
Fannie
Jessie Walker
Susie
Dee Whetstone
Local families attend Lutheran service and Wendel reunion
Mr and Mrs Hilmar Klaehn and children of Seguin and Mr and Mrs Milton J Wendel and children of Loyal Valley were here Sunday to attend services at the Lutheran Church and attend the Wendel family get together.
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Hilmar Klaehn
Seguin
Milton J. Wendel
Loyal Valley
Lutheran Church
Wendel
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Charlie Coffey
Tivydale Harper Road Nears Full Completion
The Tivydale to Harper Farm to Market highway is now traversable from end to end. A watering truck finished a run and is turning, signaling ongoing construction progress on the completed route.
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Tivydale
Harper Road
Tivydale To
Harper Farm To Market
Rainfall totals in Harper exceed six inches this week
According to Otto Rahe's gauge the official rainfall in Harper reached 6.40 inches on Tuesday. Additional showers continued around Harper with forecasts of more rain likely.
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Otto Rahe
Harper
Ira E Copple Rites Held Tuesday
Ira Edward Copple stock farmer in Beal County for 25 years died last Sunday in Del Rio. Funeral Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev Bettess and Rev Anderser officiating. Burial in Harper Cemetery. Survived by widow Cornelia Copple a daughter Mrs Herman Welch Crockett two sons Edward and William Copple four sisters three brothers and four grandchildren.
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Ira Edward Cupple
Beal County
del Rio
First Baptist
Harper
Edward
William Copple
Harper Community Park to Hold Annual Meeting
The Harper Community Park will hold its annual membership meeting at the Ice Station on Monday June 30 at 8 p m. All residents are urged to attend to discuss current problems. Four directors will be elected to fill expired terms of Clifford Bode Hubert Rahe Raymond Spaeth and Belton Tatsch. Belton Tatsch Sec Treas.
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Harper Community Park
Ice Station
Harper
Clifford Bode
Hubert Rahe
Raymond Spaeth
Belton Tatsch
Sec
Treas
Ram And Billy Sale Set For July 19
The Gillespie County Registered Breeders Association sponsors its annual Ram and Billy Sale at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday July 19 at 1 00 p m Judging begins at 9 00 a m on the same day at the Fairgrounds Contact C A Stone for more information via Box 431 or phone 81.
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Gillespie County
Kaiser in serious condition in Houston clinic
Mrs. Ruth Franke learns from her sister Mrs. Cecilia Fiedler that their brother Bill Kaiser is in serious condition at Anderson Clinic in Houston. Only X rays and tests have been completed so far.
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Ruth Franke
Cecilia Fiedler
Bill Kaiser
Anderson Clinic
Houston
Vacation Bible School Attendance and Staff List
Vacation Bible School had about ten pupils attend with ten achieving perfect attendance over two weeks. Teachers and helpers included Mrs. Milton Casper, Mrs. Gene Harper, Mrs Marvin Honig, Mrs. Glen Hopf, Mrs. Chester Itz, Mrs. Elmer Lange, Mrs. Victor Marschall, Mrs. C. H. Rose, Miss Carrie Strackbein, Mrs. Belton Tatsch, Mrs. Ferdinand Tatsch and Pastor Rose.
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Jame
Vacation Bible School
Milton Casper
Gene Harper
Marvin Honig
Glen Hopf
Chester Itz
Elmer Lange
Victor Marschall
C. H. Rose
Carrie Strackbein
Belton Tatsch
Ferdinand Tatsch
Pastor Rose
Five Gillespie County Officials Seek Re election
Five county officials announced this week their bids for a new four year term as independents. County Judge Victor Sagebiel County Clerk Felix Scherer County Treasurer Reinhold Tatsch County Surveyor B L Enderle and Commissioner Levi Rosenbusch of Doss each listed re election aims based on prior service. Filing deadline September 22 for independents with general election November 4. Ernst L Schmidt not seeking reelection after 26 years in office.
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Victor Sagebiel
Felix Scherer
Reinhold Tatsch
B. L. Enderle
Levi Rosenbusch
Doss
Sagebiel
Scherer
Ernst L. Schmidt
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St. Anthony’s
Radio Post
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Ernest Rech
Felix Rischner
Edgar Fielder
Oscar Fiedler
New Church
Temple Lumber Company
Peace Garden
Harper 4-H
Harper 4-H Club
Jd. KR. Mayiugh
United
Bethany
MR. and
Mrs. Kenneth Manner
Anne.e Gold
Kenneth Maner
Kethany Lutheran Church
Henry Treptow
Clinton Gold
Willow City
FHS
Nixon-Clay Business College
Texas Health Department
Albert Maner
Harper High School
Tarleton State
Stephenville
Henriette Hohmann
Sxitty Smith
Lottie Helen Gold
Swtstc
Colleen Lewis
Nancy Gold
Bride
Buddy Frederick
Kilman
A. A. Land
Colon Barrett
Swtst College
San Marcos
Marlene Kaiser
Morris Bein
Harper Ranch
Herald
Ray
Soo
State Highway Department
Kerrville Road
Roeboting
Bande
Alta
W. R. Massey
al Mueller
Herbert Otto
Liano
Steve Forest
Boerne
Clayton Massey
Here
Carlos Roeder
Pennsylvania
Richard Roeder
Wesley Sageser
Pasadena
Paul Jones
Wm. Keen
Herbert Jones
Twinkles Lennon
Peterson Hospital
Jones
Felix Williams
Jim and
Asa Williams
Carrie Williams
Jane Mack Scarborough
Mrs. Mack Scarborough
Lydia Bierschwale
Mattie Arnold
Menard
Fort McKavett
Tillman Landers
Robert Dittmar
Otto Dittmar
Floyd Cosper
Rocksprings
J. J. Cosper
Mrg
J. C. Casper
Ira E. Connie
ST. James Lutheran Church
Ram and
Billy Sale
Wall
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