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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1955
Page
4
Mrs Frank Staudt and Mrs C N Tayor and daughter Scotty Lee visited Mr and Mrs Gillie Pape Sunday. Mrs Staudt remained for several days.
Texas health officials say current rabies controls fail to eliminate dog rabies statewide though human cases remain rare. They urge local and county cooperation, expanded use of predator control, and amended law to empower counties to regulate dog numbers during epidemics amidst rising wild animal rabies.
Time for auto inspections is running short with a deadline of April 15 1955. The notice urges Texan drivers to get their vehicles inspected at any licensed and bonded station to reduce deaths from careless driving speed and defective cars.
The House passed a career incentive pay bill to boost reenlistment as training costs soar. Navy Air Force and Army reenlist rates have fallen since 1950, with majors seeing higher monthly raises after three years of service.
The report notes ranchers near Fredericksburg and Harper using contour farming, cross fencing and summer deferment to improve soil and grass. Eddie Ottmers, Adolph Cornehl, Arthur Dietrich, and Leonard Lorth describe methods like deferring pastures, ringed hickory clearing, and sowing deep rooted legumes to reduce runoff and bolster forage.
Miss Janice Spaeth joined the Se guin TLC banquet during the weekend. Mr and Mrs Raymond Feller visited his parents Mr and Mrs O C Feller last Friday with their children.
Miss Gertrude Maurer spent the past Wednesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs Henry Maurer. The visit highlighted family time and local social activity in the community.
Visitors in the W R Massey home Sunday were Mr and Mrs W W Massey and son Jackie of Belton Mr and Mrs Clayton Massey and son of San Marcos Mr and Mrs Jasper Massey and son of Kerrville
Mr and Mrs Edgar Strow of Blower Texas spent several days visiting the M R Duderstadt family The Duderstadts accompanied them home for a weekend visit.
Olin Culberson of the Texas Railroad Commission was named chairman of the 1955 Easter Seal Campaign to aid crippled children. The drive runs March 10 through Easter Sunday April 10 with funds for therapies, wheel chairs, braces, and surgery. Contributions may be sent to Crippled Children in care of the local post office.
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