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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1947
Page
2
County Judge Henry Hirsch ordered an election for April 5 1947 in all Gillespie County Common School Districts to elect one County School Trustee. Also in Commissioner Precincts 1 and 3 voters will elect one County School Trustee for each precinct. Polls open 8 am close 7 pm. The order was signed March 6 by Judge Hirsch.
An advertisement argues that men in the town enjoy companionship with their wives. It cites the Cuppers as an example where Dee prefers evenings at home with Jane, sharing beer, cribbage, and conversation. Jane accompanies him on fishing trips and visits to Garden Tavern, illustrating everyday respect and partnership in marriage.
Helping Hand Club gathered on Thursday March 13 with Mrs Boatright hosting. Nineteen members and visitors attended including five new members on both sides of the meeting, a letter from Adams Extract Co. offered carton refunds, plans were made for a quilt block project to raise funds for the Community Park, and the club discussed roles for Harper organizations in the park project along with purchasing an electric pump.
The annual meeting of Farm Ownership families of the Farmers Home Administration, formerly Farm Security Administra tion, was held in the county courthouse on Tuesday, March 11, led by FHA supervisor Thomas M. Redwell for Mason and Gillespie Counties. Records show 378 acres purchased for 11 families in Gillespie County at $88,207 total, with $23.67 per acre, plus average $1511 per family for improvements. Each family averaged $3471 gross income in 1946 and $834.63 applied to land payments, well above the scheduled $398 per family, totaling gains since 1940 of $1469.70 ahead of repayments. Lena W. Taylor demonstrated farm home landscaping. Attendees included Mrs. Laura Lee Boussch, August Kott, Harvey Stevens, and spouses. The group thanked Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and Sidney Henke for using its lunch room for a noon basket lunch.
A Harper High School tea marked St Patrick s Day with senior girls serving. Guests included members from Bear Creek La Junta Highland and Fredericksburg study clubs and Delta Kappa Gamma leaders. Notables from Tejas Study Club PTA Harper faculty and local families attended.
Mrs Norbert Fritz and her young daughter returned to her parents home Sunday evening. Miss Maxine Lange of San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Max Lange. Leslie Phillips Jr of San Antonio visited friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs L H Harper were visitors in the Watkins Tarr home Sunday night. Mr and Mrs A A Wendel of Doss visited relatives here last week. Mrs Tommie Jung and her small son spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs John Ss Whitewood.
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