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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
2
Public School Week will be observed March 6 through 10 with Monday designated visitation day. Parents are asked to limit visits to one hour due to ongoing review and testing during the week and to arrange lunchroom meals with Mrs. Myrtle Feller.
A speaker cites that small daily minutes boost production and personal growth. He contrasts time as a thief with money as a robber, urges earnest action, and muses on titles. He questions class divisions yet notes the enduring ideal of the gentleman and the elusive feminine equivalent.
Mark Twain recounted asking a Mississippi river pilot how he reached his hundredth birthday. The pilot credited longevity to persistence rather than mere habits, noting a friend who followed the same regimen failed because he did not keep it up long enough.
Teddy Holekamp's Columbia Breeding sheep led Kimble County 4-H entries at the San Antonio Livestock Show with top honors in Pen of Fire, ram lambs, and ewe lambs. Other placings included Stapp siblings and Dutton, Rowe, Kothmann, and Walker in various lightweight to heavy wool and crossbred categories. Social visits noted with the Bier schwales and Barker home gatherings described.
The PTA will meet in the school cafeteria Thursday March 2 at 7 p.m. Pat Radlen of San Angelo will discuss narcotics. Schreiner College reports 58 students named to honor lists or with honors first semester including 24 A or better and 58 with at least B average. 16 dean’s honor roll entries among college students, four more than prior quarter. 42 with honorable mention, total 58. In prep school eight on honor roll and 16 with honorable mention, down from last quarter. Nancy Jane Phillips of Harper among scholars with at least B work.
Riata Study Club of Mason seeks organizations to join in launching Preschool Vision Screening Programs in their areas. A Texas Society for the Prevention of Blindness consultant will conduct an eight hour training in Mason on March 10 to teach volunteers to perform simple eye tests for preschoolers. The program aims to detect amblyopia and other vision problems early for better outcomes.
Mr and Mrs Paul Staudt and Mrs Alfred Kramer visited in Fredericksburg with Mrs Moellendorf and cousin Mrs Hartmann. Several Harper residents visited relatives in San Antonio Weatherford Port Neches Fredericksburg and Pleasanton. Attendees at Robert Loth funeral included Edgar Fiedler Clarence Ernst and Virgil Lennon.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rich ard Bierschwale nee Debbie Barker 8 were held Monday February 21 at 3 p m at First Baptist Church Harper Rev David Bill eter officiating She died February 19 in Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital She was born January 1 1683 in Blanco County daughter of D D Barker She married Richard Bierschwale December 19 1908 and lived in Harper area Survivors include her husband and many nieces and nephews Pallbearers from Harper Interment followed in Harper cemetery Kerrville Funeral Home directed.
On Sunday February 20 Mrs Willie Klein was honored at her home 415 W San Antonio St for her 89th birthday. Seventy plus relatives and friends attended with prepared dishes and gifts. The Klein family includes Linda Chester Klein Edmund Hilda Tatsch Victor Gertrude and many other relatives and stepchildren.
Harp er Young Homemakers met February 15 in the school homemaking room with Mr and Mrs Dittmar sharing travel films from Germany. Mrs Barker led the business meeting and a fashion show for March 21 was announced with plans to source clothing from Kerrville Fredericksburg and Mason.
In Harper Texas the call grows for a public water and sewer system. The Harper Herald notes the RC&D program approval but no action yet. The piece cites a rich local history, a six-church town, schools, parks, and a strong civic spirit backing growth.
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