Easter marks triumph over death and life after faith
Earl L. Douglass reflects on Easter as the dawning of a new era for humanity, stressing that the message is life over death and God’s assurance through Christ. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary witness the resurrection as an earthquake signals Jesus’s emergence, with angels and Jesus urging fearlessness and action. Harper Drug Store notes Grace and Lexie Harper.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Matthew
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Heaven
Mankind
Jesus Christ
Earl L. Douglass
San Antonio
Harper 4-H and FFA Brothers Win At San Angelo Fat Stock Show
Dudley Parker Robert Parker and Wayne Parker of Harper 4 H and FFA appear with their goats at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. Wayne won the Junior Range Angora Goat Show while Dudley and Robert scored highly in singles classes. The event explains range goat judging and prizes, with thanks given to trophy donors Frank and Waldemar Kroll.
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Harper
FFA Brothers
San Angelo
Dudley Parker
Robert Parker
Wayne Parker
Harper 4-H
FFA
Vester Parker
Wayne
Dudley
Robert
Herbie Ochler
W. S. Hall
Frank
Waldemar Kroll
Billy
Gillespie County
Local Harper Notes Healings Visits Confirmations and Gatherings
Harper locals report Johnnie Bierschwale's knee surgery at Keidel Memorial Hospital with wishes for a speedy recovery. Numerous visits and family gatherings follow as residents attend confirmations at St James Lutheran and celebrate birthdays and anniversaries.
Swine Short Course Offered by Harper Youth Farmers
A swine short course for adult farmers runs Monday through Thursday, April 10-13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Harper vocational agriculture building. Sponsored by Harper High School, with Texas A&M swine specialist Joe Tocquigny joining local leaders to tailor the instruction to improving feed efficiency, pig health, housing, and management.
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Vocational Agriculture
Harper
Harper High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Dean Hopf
Clayton Massey
Young Farmers
Bob Brown
Joe Tocquigny
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Education Agency
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&m
Tocquingny
Texas A&l College
Texas A&l
Weslasco
Tocquigny
Massey
Hopf
Brown
Lions Club Fete Honors Harper High School Lettermen
The Harper Lions Club banquet honoring 36 lettermen from Harper High School accompanied its regular bi monthly meeting. Supt E Dean Hopf and coach Ed Bailey led talks on football and girls basketball activities, with reports on other sports and band. The club funded a youth to the Attorney Generals Youth Conference and announced committee appointments and drive results. The group plans a June 6 banquet for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts.
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Harper High School
Harper Lions Club
Harper Lions
E. Dean Hopf
Lions
Ed Bailey
Thoe
Bailey
Harry Sultemeier
Fred Whitewood
John Honig
Lions Club
Harper Boy Scouts
Mrs. Horace King Suffered Hip Injury in Church Fall
Mrs. Horace King wife of Dr. King pastor of Edison Street Methodist Church fell at the church Saturday morning suffering a broken left hip. She was taken to Methodist Memorial Hospital San Antonio and underwent surgery Monday. She is reported to be doing well.
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Johnnie Bierschwale
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Watkins Tarr
Mary Nell
Carl Ernst
Aftenoon
Albert Wendel
Doss
Felix Feuge
Fredericksburg
Ronnie Lumpkins
San Marcos
Ronnie
S.W.T.S
J. M. Stevens
Ruben Bode
Bode
Stevens
San Antonio
P. FF. Jones
Calfornia
Harper
Clark Bierschwab
Jim
Corpus Christi
Arthur Bierschwake
Maxie Baumann
Kerrville
Arthur Baumann
Ray Edwards
V. A. Cottle
Barbara Fria
Francis Fritz
J. ¢. Cook
J. F. Cook
Gene Nabers
Fred Nabers
Logan Stevens
Fredonia
Robert Maurer
Fred Gammnenthaler
Barbara Fritz
Henry Maurer
H. L. Stevens
Kathryn
Austin
Nixon and Clay Business College
Otto Wienecke
James
Steve Harvey
Stephanie
Edwin Strackbein
New Braunfels
John Strackbein
New Braunfels Hospital
St. James Lutheran Church
Connie Honig
Lynette Honig
Kathy Landis
Brent Strackbein
Seguin
Cibolo
Lake Buchanan
Connie C Greeson
J. V. Greeson
Floy Bode
Jorge Notorio
Gene Bode
Brent
Horace King
Dr. King
Edison Street Methodist Church
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Barbed Wire Collectors Gather for Texas Convention
Brownwood hosts the Texas Barbed Wire Association annual convention with J. C. Jenkins leading collectors. Dorotha McGee and John Wood report growing interest with dozens to thousands of varieties cited. A new fire department siren installation near Harper is described as a miles‑range alert.
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John Slaughter
San Angelo
Texas Rangers
J. C. Jenkins
Jay
Fort Worth
Dorotha McGee
John Wood
Jenkins
McGee
Wood
Texas
Texas Barbed Wire Association
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
St James Lutheran Ladies Meet in Bible Translation Program
St James Lutheran Church Women met on March 16. The program featured a skit Go Tell it on the Mountain about Bible translations with narrator Miss Max Lange and participants describing translators in Bolivia Mexico and among Eskimos. A lent study by Rev Doerr followed plus reports on missionary magazines and craft needs. Members planned April activities and approved delegates to a West Central Conference.
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St. James Luthera
Christ
W. B. Doerr
Jesus
Max Lange
Chester Itz
Bolivia
Helen Kirchoff
Lawrence Metzer
Raymond Spaeth
Mexico
Fred Gamenthaler
Uolks
Chester Bernhard
W. FE
John
Victor Wendel
Victor Marshhall
ALCW
Missionary
ALC
Glen Hopf
Stewardship
Harper Girl Wins Honorable Mention in Homemaker Contest
Barbara Ann Stehling of Harper High School earned an honorable mention as one of 1967 Texas Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow winners. Candia Lee Young of Bishop Dunne High School led state honorees earning an All American path with a $1,500 scholarship and a chance at further awards.
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Barbara Ann Stehling
Harper High School
Betty Crocker
Texas
Candia Lee Young
Bishop Dunne High School
Dallas
General Mills
District of Columbia
Washington D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Candia Young
Valle de Mesquital
Mexico
Candia
V A Hospital Seeks Volunteers in Kerrville
The Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville seeks volunteers with one Red Cross volunteer from Austin aiding training on April 4 5. Two three hour sessions begin at 1 30 pm. Departments needing help include Nursing Services Social Work Services Library Services Recreation Therapy and Chaplain Service with multiple volunteer slots daily or certain weekdays. Contact Mrs Clarence J Klein at Stonewall for details.
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Briday
Tom
Milton Herbowt
ARC
Thalba
Ots
Vooan
Trustees Election Set For April 1 At Harper ISD Cafetorium
Harper Independent School District schedules a trustee election for Saturday April 1 in the cafetorium. Candidates Dallas Reiger Colon Barrett seek reelect ion while Oma Bierschwabe and Alice Schumpelt run for the other seat. Voters urged to come out and vote.
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Harper Independent School District
Dallas Reiger
Colon Barrett
Oma Bierschwabe
Alice Schumpelt
Presbyterian Women Met Last Thursday
The Presbyterian Women Association met Thursday afternoon March 16 at 2 30 with eleven members present. The Spire Presbyterian will meet April 18 in Temple. Mr and Mrs J R Pi and Dennis Parker plan to range flowers for the church. April's Bible study was presented by Mrs Carl Ernst and focused on Philippians chapter three titled The Joy of Adversity.
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Presbyterian
Temple
Grace Presserian
J. R. Pi
Dennis Parker
Carl Ernst
Philipp
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John S. Whitewood
Edinburg
Robert Lee
Harper Drug Store
Grace & Lexie Harper
Center
Harper Locals
Fete High School
Lettermen
St. James Lutheran
Robert Dittmar
W. E. Doerra
Zion Lutheran Church
Saintonio
Lord
John Hughes
Edwin Lange
Joseph Lang
LeRoy Brandon
Werville
Mis Ben Suuuido
Vik Muu
Harper Girl
Homemaker of Tomorrow
Otomo
Stanford University
Barbara Stehling
V.A. Hospital
Mas
Red Cross
Clarence J Klein
Stonewall
Tik Herald
Per LE
K Ville
Joyce Black
Walter Markwordr
Mayfield Gag
Rivss CO
Harpee
Mew
Radica
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