Harper Herald Fills Local Need With News and Ads
The Harper Herald issue from January 28 1974 highlights local reporting by Mrs A C Wendel authorized reporter and publisher Norman J Dietel editor in Harper Texas. It carries subscription details and advertising guidance urging readers to boost their business with smart investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Herald
Norman J. Dietel
A. C. Wendel
Harper, Texas
Seconp
Crass Martin
Harper
Texas
Texas Press Assn
Bible Belief Urges Youth Proximity to God Worldwide
F B I Director J Edgar Hoover calls bringing youths to Bible lessons vital. Dr Harry Best wins Migel Medal for blindness history work. Helen Keller presents the award at New York headquarters. The Rev Walter Mason serves Tierra del Fuego churches. Methodist survey of Luzon schools cited. World Council of Churches urges action for justice and aid. Church World Service targets 9.5 million for 1955 relief and reconstruction, with One Great Hour of Sharing on March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
God
Harry Best
Second Presbyterian Church
Lexington
Migel
American Foundation For the Blind, Inc
West 16Th St
New York
Helen Keller
Best
University of Kentucky
United States
Walter Mason
Tierra del Fuego
Chile
Argentina
Strait of Magellan
Cape Flora
el Porvenir
Tierra
Magellanes
Punta Arenas
Sandy Point
Mr. Mason
Puerto Natales
Punta
Mason
Board of Education of
The
Methodist Church
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Myron PF. Wicke
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Board of Missions
Jorge Bocobo
University of the Philippines
Manila
Harper Sibley
Church World Service
U.S
Sibley
Germany
Greece
Austria
Yugoslavia
Korea
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Okinawa
Japan
Hong Kong
Viet Nam
Liberia
Haiti
Near East
Trends In Rural Education In Texas
Rural Texas schools keep pace with urban schools despite a 66 percent drop in number since 1949. Courses broadened and special services such as nurses librarians and counselors are now in rural districts. Attendance in five counties studied was 92.9 percent, a high mark. Dr Skrabanek notes pupil teacher ratios under 25. Consolidation reduced school counts. non transported students showed better attendance and slightly higher grades with no link between bus distance and performance. Full findings are in Rural Education in Transition bulletin 783 from Texas A&M Agricultural Information Office College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Skrabanek
Transition
Agricultural Information Office
College Station
Crenwelge's Grand Champion Hereford Sells For 14000
The San Antonio Livestock Exposition awarded Dan Wade Crenwelge's Grand Champion Hereford steer "Shorty" a $14,000 sale price to Dumas Miliner Chevrolet Company. The young Gillespie County exhibitor, nearly eight, also earned $500 prize money as the second Gillespie County stock to win the show. Other Gillespie 4-H members placed across Hereford and Angus divisions with open and breed classes, while FFA youths contributed in group and lamb events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Wade Crenwelge
Dumas Miliner Chevrolet Company
Young Crenwelge
Gillespie County
Andrew Tatsch J
Public School Curriculum Enrichment Across Texas
The article details how public schools broaden the curriculum to meet diverse needs, offering vocational training, exploratory high school courses, language and driver education, and science and math programs. It notes extensive extracurriculars, from clubs to interscholastic leagues, with about 1,800 participating Texas schools and Fredericksburg joining the state-wide activities. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Felps and their daughter visited Fredericksburg over the weekend to stay with Chester Bernhard’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Fredericksburg
Ite
League of Public Schools
Stanley Felps
Chester Bernhard
Watking Family Spends Weekend in Houston with Hunters
Mr and Mrs Watking Tarr and children spent the week end in Houston with their hunter sh leneds.
Education Bus Service Benefits Fredericksburg Students
Nine school buses serve 380 students from 14 districts with about 670 daily miles. The program costs under 250 per student per day and improves attendance and grades for riders, funded under Gilmer Aiken. Buses also support field trips and student activities.
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Fredericksburg
W. C. Westerfeldt
Karl Hartmann
Living in a House Turns a Structure into a Home
C. W. Smith of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio notes that making a house more liveable takes time. He says living in a home, not just owning it, fosters happiness and that ongoing interest in a dwelling contributes to a sense of home.
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Jesus
God
C. W. Smith
San Antonio
Southwest Research Institute
Not So Little Red School House in Fredericksburg ISD
The Fredericksburg Independent School District features four major buildings, a gymnasium and four smaller structures valued over 600000 dollars. Modern facilities include libraries shops laboratories and auditoriums reflecting enriched courses and growing student demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fredericksburg Independent School District
South Texas Fair Dates Adopted at Annual Meeting
The South Texas Fairs and Stock Shows Association met in San Antonio during the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. Officials adopted dates for celebrations and agreed to monthly bulletins and biannual meetings. Bill Petmecky presided. Jack Stewart was elected president. Lincoln Borglum and W. L. Jones were named vice presidents. Mary Jane Esser named sweetheart. Boerne to hold summer meeting for 50th Kendall County Fair anniversary. Dr Schwab attended a LaFayette meeting.
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Gillespie County
San Antonio
Pene
Jack Stewart
Seguin
Lincoln Borglum
Bee. Ville
W. L. Jones
A. McD. Gilliat
Boerne
Mark Browne
Petmecky
Association
E. L. Walter
Victor Krauskopf
Mary Jane Esser
Kendall County
Langs and Hopfs Visit Parents Over Weekend
Joseph and Ellis Lang of San Antonio visited their parents Mr. and Mrs Edwin Lang Sunday. Mr and Mrs Erato Hopf and daughter Olivia stayed Friday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph and
Ellis Lang
San Antonio
Mrs
Edwin Lang
Erato Hopf
Olivia
Oliver Hopf
Church Announcements Invite Attendance Across Denominations
Local notices encourage worship at St. Anthony and Harper churches with service times across Sunday March 6 and March 7. Lent devotion, youth study, and parish events are listed, along with Methodist schedule including quarterly conference at London and Woman's Society meetings.
Harper Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
Harper Presbyterian Church invites worship with Dr. Paul J. Schwab as pastor. On Sunday March 6 there is Sunday School at 10 a.m. followed by a Worship Service at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oehler
Paul J. Schwab
Students Run School At Big Rapids High
Students operated Big Rapids High School in Michigan for a day, taking over the entire building with an enrollment of 600. No adults remained on site while students ran the regular schedule and even prepared the midday meal. Teachers visited other city schools during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rapids High School
Michigan
First Baptist Church Announces Morning and Evening Services
Rev D W Brown pastor leads Morning preaching at 11 a m and Evening preaching at 8 p m. Training Union at 7 p m. Sun beams GA s WMS and Brotherhood meet on 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights. Everyone invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
D. W. Brown
The
Sunbeams
Ga's
WMS
Brotherhood
Busy Happiness Paradox Noted by Researchers
A study notes that the happiest people often stay the busiest, suggesting a link between engagement and well being. Researchers highlight activity levels, social involvement, and purposeful work as contributing factors.
By Wife and Husband an Amicable Compromise
A man proposed a mutual arrangement to live harmoniously. The plan gave the wife her way in most matters and provided that he would have his say when they disagreed.
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Sportsman Cafe
Edmund Fiedler
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Poratret
Thompson
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Crenwelge
Fulton J. Sheen
Peuket Picture Service
Washington II
Gillespie Co
Hereford
Jimmy Miller
Frederick Burg
Archie Pfeiffer
Charles Schumann
John Henry Holland
Charles Burg
Billy Mund
Roy Jacoby, Jr
Angus
Calvin Kuhlmann
Brahman
J. B. Ruebsahm
Alvin Leitz
Ruebsahm
Bernice Dude
FEA
Wilbert Ransleben
Wilburn Meier
Stanley Feller
Dayton Crenwelge
Samue Baethge
Kermit Ernst
Clinton Herbert
Alton Meyer
Andrew Tatsch
FFA
James Eckh
Rdt
C. Herber
A. Juenke
K. Roeder
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Curtis Cameron
Milton Birch
Willard Dearing
Wayne Zimmermann
Lonnie Davis
Harvey Friedrich
Curtis
Comfort Hatchery
Comfort
Red
South Texas
Dr. Schwab
LaFayette
Indiana
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Ssee Bros
Harper’s Churches
School of Religion
St. Ann’s Society
ST. James Lutheran Church
W. J. Goerner
Lutheran World Action
London
James Johnson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Harper Presbyterian Church
Ug Harper
Pentecostal Church
Carlos Parker
Pastor
Dearborn
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Butane
Propane
Vapo - Butane CO
Remington
R. C. Allen
Victor
Royal & Benington Typewriters
Royal Manual & Kleinck Office Typewriters
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Fredericksburg, Texas
Chas
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