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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
5
Public School Week observed March 6 to 10 with Monday designated as visitation day. Parents are asked to limit visits to one hour due to third nine weeks testing and reviewing. Lunch arrangements should be made with Mrs Myrtle Feller for meal planning.
A collection of reflections on time value and character, noting that five extra minutes daily could boost production at munitions and truck plants. It discusses gentleness as a key masculine trait and lists Schreiner College students earning honor roll or honorable mention.
Riata Study Club of Mason seeks organizations to join in forming Preschool Vision Screening Programs. A Program Consultant from the Texas Society for the Prevention of Blindness will lead an eight hour training in Mason on March 10 to train volunteers to perform simple eye tests for preschoolers. The program aims to detect amblyopia and other vision issues early to prevent irreversible vision loss.
Harper residents hosted and visited relatives across several towns. Frederickburg arrivals included Mrs. Paul Staudt and Mrs. Alfred Kramer plus extended family lines, while San Antonio visitors joined Mrs. Floyd Boatright and Charlie Rogers. Encounters continued with Weatherford and Round Mountain guests, and funeral attendance for Robert Loth drew Edgar Fiedler Clarence Ernst and Virgil Lennon.
Funeral services for Mrs Richard Bierschwale nee Debbie Barker age 8 were held Monday February 21 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church Harper with Rev David Billieter officiating. She died February 19 in Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. Interment followed in Harper cemetery Kerrville Funeral Home directed.
Family and friends gathered at 415 W San Antonio St to honor Mrs Willie Klein on her 89th birthday. Seventy plus relatives shared a meal, gifts and birthday cake as the clhorse of the event included singing and games with attendees from Fredericksburg Center Point Harper Kerrville Mason and California.
The Harper Herald chronicles Harper Texas history from Tom Lee to Norman J. Dietel and argues for a public water and sewer plant. It notes Harper as a high altitude community with fine water and soil, a strong economy, schools, churches, parks, and civic groups, urging RC&D program action and reader input on financing and initiation.
Mark Twain recalls an elderly Mississippi river pilot who lived to one hundred. When asked for longevity secrets the pilot cites persistence over habits, explaining that steady effort beats merely long life.
Teddy Holekamp's Columbia Breeding sheep led Kimble County 4-H at the San Antonio Livestock Show with top get of fire pen and supreme ram and ewe placements. Other Kimble entries earned several rosettes in market and fine wool categories. Local visitors and families shared in Sunday gatherings and weekend visits.
The PTA will hold a meeting in the school cafeteria on Thursday March 2 at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Pat Radlen of San Angelo will present the narcotics program.
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