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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1966
Page
3
A Western guest recalls a Chinese dinner at a plush restaurant. The meal begins with salted melon seeds and tea, then thirteen courses arrive in a shared bow. The host eats first, inviting guests to follow, while chopsticks complicate handling the meat swimming in sauce.
The Harper Young Farmers hold their regular monthly meeting with supper at the Longhorn Cafe at 7 30 pm on Monday March 2. A B Barker and local livestock mineral dealer lead the program on livestock nutrition with L D Cox and Hubert Berry of Moorman Manufacturing Co presenting. The meeting is at the Harper Agriculture Building and will cover digestion in cattle and livestock care. All interested are invited and the chapter business meeting follows.
Owners of motor vehicles must purchase the new 1966 license plates by the end of this month to avoid penalties. Inspection certificates for all vehicles must be obtained from certified stations by April 15.
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association holds spring quarterly meeting at Menard High School on March 26. Luncheon features three lamb dishes and starts with registration at 7:30 AM. TS&GGR President AN Odamb announces committee meetings at 9 AM.
A notice states six year old children who have not been enumerated must attend school starting in September under local authority. Edward Batley oversees the process at Mis.
Mr and Mrs Hugo F Boos of Brownwood announce the engagement of their daughter Cathyleen to C Lamar Itz son of Mr and Mrs Chester Itz of Harper The bride elect is a 1965 Fredericksburg High School and Kerrville Business College graduate and works as secretary at Harold Martin Construction Co in Kerrville The groom is a 1961 Harper High School graduate employed at Mooney Aircraft Kerrville Wedding planned for August 20 at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Fredericksburg
A narrator recalls a dizzying New Year meal with unfamiliar foods and heavy wine, then describes a community protest in Gillespie County opposing eminent domain for the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park. Local residents urge the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to halt boundary expansion and avoid seizing private farms and homes east of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Blanco and Gillespie Counties postpone action on a petition seeking LBJ State Park land between Stonewall and Hye. About 221 citizens signed. speakers questioned land values and state acquisition terms.
The Harper PTA gathered Thursday at 7:30 in the school cafetorium. Supt. Dean Hopf spoke on new teaching equipment while teachers demonstrated new methods. Officers elected for 1966 1967 include Alois Jung president Hubert Rahe first vp Roman Stehl ing second vp Werner Schumpelt third vp and Herbert Feller secretary Roy Ressmann treasurer. Room count went to the second grade.
Harper Young Homemakers featured a fashion show with garments made in class. A film Poison in the Home was shown and plans discussed for bowling night March 26 in Kerrville. A Young Homemakers workshop is set for Fredericksburg March 19 with sack lunches.
A 19 year old parolee from Colorado was caught in the act stealing a 1961 Chevrolet from Pfeil Bros. in Kerrville. He abandoned a second car and was held for Grand Jury action with federal charges expected after local cases resolved.
Mr and Mrs Hane Wachals express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind words, flowers, and cards in memory of their mother Mrs John Wachails.
The Band Boosters met March 8 at 2 30 p m with seven members and officials present. April 1 was set for the Spring Concert a Friday night. They approved a Sweet Sale of pie home made candy doughnuts coffee and punch with Mrs Rahe Mrs Tatsch and Mrs Stehling organizing. The nominating committee will report new officers at the April meeting.
On March 11 Harper High School faculty joined the TSTA Alamo Area II Convention in San Antonio with the theme Education for Peace and World Understanding. Speakers included Dr Charles Allen pastor of First Methodist Houston who spoke on The Importance of One Person. The delegation totaled numerous teachers from across Texas and included Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf and other faculty members.
Houston Hart of San Angelo and State Sen. J. P. Ward of Meridian were added to the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Museum Advisory Board. John Ben Shepperd and Ralph Duncan endorsed the project and visited Fredericksburg as the Burnet meeting approved the museum effort. Delegations plan outreach in Dallas and San Antonio to garner support for the national memorial.
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