Time Again For DST Talks Sparks Seasonal Debate
Since 1918 Congress has debated Daylight Saving Time with brief experiments in 1973 and now a Senate bill proposing seven months in 1976 77 starting March 14. The House delays action and states may opt out, while supporters cite leisure and crime reductions and opponents warn of hardship for farmers and schoolchildren.
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Congress
Senate
House
Warren G. Magnuson
John Q. Pastore
D-R.i
Republic
Mrs Otto Itz Dies at 92 in Harper Texas
Mrs Otto Itz age 92 nee Ida Oehler died at Knopp Nursing Home on March 20 at noon. Born April 21 1883 in Gillespie County she married Otto Itz in Fredericksburg Nov 5 1903. Survived by 2 sons 4 daughters 12 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral held March 22 at St James Lutheran Harper with Rev Bill Hill and pallbearers listed. Interment Harper City Cemetery.
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Otto Itz
Ida Oehler
Knopp
Itz
Gillespie County
Texas
August
Emelie Beyer Oehler
Fredericksburg
Chester Itz
Harper
Archie Wienecke
Seguin
Norma
Chester Bernhard
Johanna
Victor Wendel
Ruth
Clifford Bode
Lee Roy Itz
Austin
Erna
Emil Hartmann
Alma
Lorenz Wendel
Alvin Oehler
Frieda
Jacob Heimann
Sophie
Charlie Koenig
Ella
Lillie Oehler
Beckmann
St. James Lutheran Church
Bill Hill
Tammie Harper
Lamar Itz
G. P. Day
Dennis Bernhard
Carlton Wendel
Douglas Bode
David Booker
Harper City Cemetery
Brush Fire Threatens Kerrville Area Homes
A fast moving brush fire scorched 200 acres near Kerrville, threatening about 100 houses and Hilltop Village. Firefighters from Kerrville Ingram Hunt Mountain Home Center Point and Fredericksburg battled the flames, with 200 personnel aided by construction equipment and local residents using hoses to defend homes.
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Kerrville
Milton Rogers
Ingram
Hunt
Mountain Home
Center Point
Fredericksburg
Doris Drive
Coro
Nado
Hilltop Village
Kerrvilles
Kerrville Fire Department
Harper School Band Dinner and Concert Planned
A Sunday March 28 barbecue dinner at Harper High Cafetorium will raise funds for new band uniforms and equipment. Adults pay 2.00 and children under 12 pay 1.50, with junior and senior bands performing at 1 p.m. Proceeds support the Harper School Band and Band Boosters as enrollment grows.
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Harper High School
Harper
Earlyn Loiselle
Cafetorium
Palmer's Auto Parts Grand Opening in Harper
Palmer's Auto Parts owners Danny Palmer invite locals to a Saturday grand opening on Kerrville Highway from 9 am to 6 pm with free registrations and prize drawings at 4 pm including four tires four shocks an electric coffee pot and an electric toaster. The event also offers Goodyear tires oil antifreeze specials and refreshments with a note to stock up on supplies.
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London
Danny Palmer
Palmer's Auto Parts
Harper
Kerrville Highway
Goodyear
Hull
Palmers
Dieting: Everyone Is On a Diet, Says Heart Leader
Sherry Welge, president of the Gillespie County Heart Association, argues that dieting is universal. The Gillespie County press notes her secret that everyone is on a diet whether they like it or not.
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Sherry Welge
The
Gillespie County Heart Association
Gillespie County Press
Barrett-Cornelius wedding announced in Harper area
Mrs Colan Barrett and family announce the marriage of Kim Robinet te Barrett to Teddy Hamilton Cornelius son of Mrs Lillian McGee now of Abilene and the late Raymond McGee of Mountain Home The groom is serving in the U S Navy in Pensacola Florida and the bride attends Harper High School The Gillespie County Heart Association offers free nutrition information supported by Heart Fund contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colan Barrett
Kim Robinette
Teddy Hamilton Cornelius
Lillian McGee
Abilene
Raymond McGee
Mountain Home
Cornelius
Harper High School
U. S Navy
Pensacola
Florida
Gillespie County Heart Association
Heart Fund
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DST
Kerr
Harper School
Texas Hill
Harper P.T.A
P.T.A
Harper Locals
G. D. Lennon
Brackenridge Hospital
Loyd Harper
Stephenville
Mrs
Victor Harper
Richard Roeder
Jack Doeing
San Antonio
Victor Marshall
E. J. Miller
Loveland
Colorado
Rio Grande Valley
E. B. Eckerle
L. H. McDonald
A. F. Baumann
Roscoe Parker
Round Mountain
Virgil Lennon
V.C. Russell Jr
Roger
J. A. Lennon
Dennis Fritz
Francis Fritz
Debbie Harper
San Marcos
Aubrey Harper
Robert Dittmar Jr
A&m College
Robert Dittmar
the Herald
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Harold Boyd Schmidt
Werner Keidel Jr
Reginald McDougall
Karl Durst
Doss
Pat Jung
Ft. Worth
Richard Kasper
Harper Baptist Church
C. S. Mincy
Mincy
Jerald Simons
Community Hospital
Indianapolis
Indiana
Clarence Leinweber Jr
Seattle
Washington
Charles Lee Leinweber
Clarence Leinweber
College Station
J. D. Robbins
Harper Road Estates
Grace Mueller
St. Louis, Missouri
Gene Bode
Elm Pass
Goat Creek Road
Bernadine Fritz
San Angelo
Willie Mae Kaiser
Morris
Elmer Lee Russell
Dripping Springs
Frank Staudt Hipps
Longhorn Band
Harper Herald
Kent
Welge
American Heart Association
Mrs Teddy Hamilton Cornelius
Sheriff's Office
Harper Telephone Exchange
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