World of fighting and fighting for truth in a digest
A collage of quotes on conflict and virtue contrasts war and injustice with self discipline and pursuit of good. It notes a European visitor on race and restraint, adds aphorisms on thinking and travel, and references Area VII Young Homemakers closing plans for a July college clinic at Southwest Texas State University with leaders meeting at Carson's in San Marcos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard S. Heyman
E. H. Munn
Area VII of the
Young Homemakers of Texas
Carson’s
San Marcos
Area VII College
Southwest
Texas State University
Ing Education Division
Texas Education Agency
Austin
College Clinic
Fredericksburg Gala 4th of July Race Meet Set
Fredericksburg hosts a three day festival July 3 to 5 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds with 110 horses reserved for daily purses. Youth rodeo events and two derbies are planned alongside live music by Felix Pehl’s Old Time Oompah Band and afternoon racing starting at 2 PM each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Wilbert Seipp
Gillespie
Texas
Felix Pehl
Fair
Wallace Ottmers
Sharon Fires Named Stonewall Peach Queen at JAMboree
The ninth Stonewall Peach JAMboree parade and two night rodeo drew record crowds with an estimated 10 000 for the parade and six to seven thousand for the rodeo. Former President and Mrs Lyndon B Johnson attended with their grandson on the festival stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Fires
Stonewall
Rodeo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas Peach Queen Crowned at San Antonio Rodeo Event
Nancy Blunt of Pittsburg, representing East Texas, was crowned the 1970 Texas Peach Queen at the Friday night pageant with runners up from Karnes City Pleasanton and Atascosa County. Saturday night judges included Farm Directors and TV personnel. MC was Bob Dixon of San Antonio. Escorts included Happy Feiler and rodeo officials led by Otto Schumann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Fikes
L. H. Fikes
Stonewall
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 Schnitzs
Pleasanton
Atascosa County
Cactus Pryor
Austin
Harry Smith
KNOW
Jim Dawson
Woai-Tv
Ray Laube
Earle Deathe
John B. Harris
Presidio
Dallas
Dorothy Holland
Information Center
College Station
James E. Vance
Fort Worth
Peach Jamboree highlights and local fire report
Stonewall Peach Jamboree raises 838.00 at auction with grand and champion peach plates selling to buyers in Fredericksburg and Johnson City. Harper Lions Club and volunteers showcase pageants and parade drawing about 10 000 spectators. Fire crews extinguish a 4 to 5 acre grass fire west of Harper with no major losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Burg
Stonewell
Freddie Tatsch
Fredericksburg Jax
Schutz
Uncle Bob's Fruit Stand
Bob Penick
Johnson City
Penick
Steven Kneese
David Kneese
Harold Stehling
Security State Bank and Trust
Dudley Althaus
Ernst Hodges
Stonewall
Paul Pet
Fredericksburg National Bank
San Anton
George Vogel
Harper
Harper Lions Club
Connie Honig
Miss Flame
Pam Bierschwale
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
H. W. McClelland
Fourth John Alexander Rogers Family Reunion
The John Alexander and Mary Dallas Harlan Rogers Jr family held its fourth annual reunion at Harper Community Park on Sunday June 21 with 122 members and 6 guests. Mary Margaret Whitworth's group had 49 attendees, Joe Rogers 27, and two surviving original members were honored. Officers serving two year terms were Pat Rogers chair man Mattie Rogers McDougall Oma Harlan Ernst treasurer and Tommy Harlan meat chairman. The next reunion will be the third Sunday in June next year. Barbecued beef and goat plus other dishes were shared. Guests attended from many Texas towns including San Antonio Junction Lampasas Houston Midland Spofford San Angelo Austin Hunt Wichita Falls Lubbock Ingram Fort Worth Driftwood Uvalde Carrizo Springs Alpine Cotulla and Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Harilan
San Antonio
Junction
Lampasas
Houston
Midland
Spofford
San Angelo
Austin
Hunt
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Ingram
Ft. Worth
Driftwood
Uvalde
Carrizo Springs
Alpine
Cotulla
Kerrville
Saturday Star Route Mail Service Restored Here
Harper post office resumes Saturday Star Route service as of June 20 restoring mail delivery to all classes on Saturdays. Routes include Fredericksburg Kerrville London Doss and the Reservation Community under postmaster notice confirming service availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Post Office
Star
All Star
Harper Office
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
London
Doss
Pioneer Firm O Kolmeier Co to Continue In Business
Harper Herald reports Otto Kolmeier & Co, founded 1806, will be purchased by Fredericksburg Hardware Inc. and led by Ruben Wahl and Roy Stroeher, yet continue under the Kolmeier name. New owners add welding and heating services, maintain complete line of preware, pottery, guns, ammo, tackle with free estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Herald
Otto Kolmeier & Co
General Hardware
Otto Kolmeier
Fredericksburg Hardware Inc
Ruben L. Wahl
Roy Stroeher
Atlantic-Richfield
Wahl
Prelps Trailer Co
E. L. Nixon & Som
Otto Kolmer & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Celia Grote
Sharlene Lukemeier
Bonnie Moos
Hondo
Penny Taylor
Somerset
Nell Smith
the Homemak
Patrick Lyn Nugent
Sloan Williams
Harper Drug Store
Grace & Leslie
Leslie Harper
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
Simon J. Burg
Peach Auction
Harper Fire Department
McClelland Reach
Harper Volunteer Fire Dept
John Alexander Rogers
O. Kolmeier & Co
Stroeher
Wah
Wendel
Dallas Reiger
Old Mexico
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