Wisdom and Wit's Mixed in Civic Snippets
Executive officers of Area VII of the Young Homemakers of Texas met at Carson's Restaurant in San Marcos to finalize plans for the Area VII College Clinic at Southwest Texas State University on July 8-9. The discussion covered goals and schedule details amid a collage of quotations and reflections on social issues.
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Area VII of the
Young Homemakers of Texas
Carson’s
San Marcos
Area VII College Clinic
Southwest
Texas State University
Ing Education Division
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Fredericksburg Gala 4th of July Race Meet Draws 110 Entered
Fredericksburg's three day July festival at Gillespie County Fair Grounds features horse racing with 110 horses already reserving stalls. Highlighted by seven purse races daily, Youth Rodeo events, two derbies the Merchant's Derby on July 4 and the Independence Derby on the final day, and music by Felix Pehl's Old Time Oompah Band. First call is 1 30 p m with races starting at 2 p m each day.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Wilbert Seipp
Gillespie
Texas
Felix Pehl
Fair
Wallace Ottmers
Stonewall Peach JAMboree crowns Sharon Fikes Queen
The ninth Stonewall Peach JAMboree drew record crowds for parade and rodeo. Sharon Fikes, daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Fikes, was named Stonewall Peach Queen among eleven entrants. Nancy Blunt won the 1970 Texas Peach Queen title as Saturday night crowd reached six to seven thousand.
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Stonewall
Rodeo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sharon Fikes
L. H. Fikes
Christina Dyer
L. J. Dyer
Corrinne Nielsen
Clarence Nielsen
Linda Schwarz
Vernon Schwarz
Sandy Hulett
B. C. Hulett
Bob Dixon
San Antonio
Nancy Blunt
Pittsburg
East Texas
Shirley Yanta
Karnes City
South Texas
Janie Schnitz
Pleasanton
Atascosa County
Cactus Pryor
Austin
Harry Smith
KNOW
Jim Dawson
Woai-Tv
Ray Laube
Earle Deathe, Jr
Ktbc-Tv
Randy Wood
KITE
George Orsatti
San Antoni0
Bob Dickson
Ksat-Tv
George Roesner
Kprc-Tv
Houston
Bill McReynolds
John B. Harris
Presidio
Dallas
Dorothy Holland
Information Center
College Station
James E. Vance
Fort Worth
Weinheimer
Dale Malecheck
Melvin Sultemeier
Reuben Ruebsahm
Harold Woods
Ann Madison
Hungerford
Kenneth Kunz
Blueford Hancock
Texas Peach and Plum Growers' Association
Texas A & M Extension Service
Tein J. Burg
Stonewal
Stonewall Peach Jamboree boosts sales and civic pride
The Stonewall Peach Jamboree raised 896 dollars at the auction with pieced Keystone peaches selling for 160 dollars, 34 for a batch, and 90 for a single fruit. Local buyers included Freddie Tatsch and Bob Penick of Johnson City. The event drew about 10 000 attendees and featured Queen Connie Honig and a Harper Lions Club entry.
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Clifton Burg
Stonewell
Freddie Tatsch
Fredericksburg Jax
Schutz
Uncle Bob's Fruit Stand
Bob Penick
Johnson City
Penick
Steven Kneese
David Kneese
Larold Stehling
Security State Bank and Trust
Harper
Harper Lions Club
Connie Honig
Miss Flame
Pam Bierschwale
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Saturday Star Route Mail Service Restored Here
Saturday service in and out of the Harper Post office was restored as of June 20. The previous cancellation of Saturday Star Route service is rescinded. Star routes to and from Fredericksburg Kerrville London Dees and the Reservation Community will deliver all mail on Saturdays.
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E. H. Munn
Harper
H. W. McClelland
Auere
John Alexander
Mary Dallas Harlan Rogers Jr
Harper Community Park
Jim Rogers
Claudia Rogers
Whitewood
Mary Margaret Whitworth
Joe Rogers
J. J. Rogers
May Watkins Jones
Ella Watkins Lee
Mary Harlan Rogers
Pat Rogers
Mattie Rogers McDougall
Oma Harlan Ernst
Tommy Harlan
San Antonio
Junction
Lampasas
Houston
Midland
Spofford
San Angelo
Austin
Hunt
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Ingram
Ft. Worth
Driftwood
Uvalde
Carrizo Springs
Alpine
Cotulla
Kerrville
Harper Post Office
Star
All Star
Harper Office
Fredericksburg
London
Dees
Pioneer Firm, O. Kolmeier & Co. to Continue In Business
Harper Herald reports Otto Kolmeier & Co. sold to Fredericksburg Hardware Inc. as new owners Ruben Wahl and Roy Stroeher. The firm continues under Otto Kolmeter & Co name with welding and HVAC services and a full hardware line.
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O. Kolmeier & Co
Harper Herald
Otto Kolmeier & Co
General Hardware
Otto Kolmeier
Fredericksburg Hardware Inc
Ruben L. Wahl
Roy Stroeher
Atlantic-Richfield
Otto Kolmesr & Co
Geasra
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Howard S. Heyman
Celia Grote
Sharlene Sukemeier
Bonnie Moos
Hondo
Penny Taylor
Somerset
Nell Smith
the Homemak
Sharon Fires
Patrick Lyn Nugent
Sloan Williams
Warper Drug Store
Grace & Leslie Harper
Harper, Texas
Harper Drug Store
Leslie Harper
Peach Auction
Dudley Althaus
Ernst Hodges
Paul Pell
Fredericksburg National Bank
George Vogel
Harper Fire Department
McClehiend
Harper Volunteer Fire Dept
John Alexander Rogers
Cet Fretye
Worth Duderstadt
Calvin Tuckhaes
Stroeher and Wahl
Wendel
Dallas Reiger
Old Mexico
Lorenz Wendel
Aldow Comfants
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