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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1942
Page
7
The Harper High School weekly news sheet lists Miss LaVelie Hawkins as sponsor with Editor-in-chief Robert Kensing and a full student staff including Viola Marshall Janus Harper Minda Faye Mosel Doris Whitworth and Maxine Lange. The volume is 1 number 4.
A student piece titled In the Spring A Young Man's Fancy is published after censorship pressure from a professor. The poem expresses wishful thoughts and compares visions of flight to distant blue mountains, noting censorship concerns around other reports.
Minda Faye Mosch submits a wartime poem praising America and the armed forces. The verse expresses pride in the red white and blue and a resolve to fight for freedom despite a long, costly war.
A Harper High School Hi-Lights staff member reports on band activities and gossip with humor. The Harper band previews upcoming May concert pieces such as Prancing Along and Red River Valley and mentions a Friday picnic and a forthcoming surprise, all amid light gossip about rehearsals and censor concerns.
May 1926 born son of Dr. and Mrs. J B Birt, known as Doc since childhood. He is a Harper senior, excels in grades, active in football baseball and F F A, and plans Civil Service work after graduation with an interest in public speaking.
Harper students Juanita Parker and peers describe an ideal girl with features drawn from local counties and fame figures, listing hair eyes lips and complexion. For the ideal boy they craft a composite with personality, physique and a Packard limousine, naming several classmates as examples and noting realism limits.
The seventh grade notes all students who have not missed a day, including Ed L. Casper and Opal Mae Strackhein, with Selma Kirchoff in fifth grade also present. Bonnie Mae Bierschwabe was ill and missed Monday. Mrs. Forrest Bode, formerly a Harper teacher, visited.
Our Library is in full use during the first week nearly all reference books and about one third of other books were checked out to students. The first book report is due by March 27 and materials for reports are available from Miss Hawkins. Students asked to cooperate in caring for books and returning them promptly. Doris Whitworth.
Miss Annie Laura Weaver the band instructor announces the arrival of book two of the Victor Method Instruction books for the band. These are the officially adopted state text books for band and orchestra. Although the old books will not be abandoned.
The honor roll requires a 90 average with at most one B and all A grades in departments. Eighth grade pupil Harold Boyd Schmidt is listed along with ninth graders Mary Frances Fletcher and Camille Stevens, tenth grader Eldon Marshall, and eleventh grader Viola Marshall.
The Future Farmers of America held their regular meeting on March 11 at the schoolhouse. They discussed plans for the Annual Father and Son Banquet with date to be announced. Attendees included Dennis Parker Walter Blerschwale Hobson Hopf Harold Rahe Aubrey Parker Carroll Blerschwale John Anderson Junior Sageser Jack Fairchild Elmer Lee Lange Billy Brown Robert Kensing and Mr Smith.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places in garbled form. The readable parts hint at a local item or notice but lack clear events, dates, or actions.
Patricia Allen writes the life of John A. Rogers an early Harper resident born May 14 1817 in Rogersville Tennessee He came to Texas in 1835 served with Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston carried dispatches in 1836 rejoined the Texas army later worked as a scout fought in the Plum Creek battle and joined frontier expeditions before turning to mercantile work in Texana and ranching in Karns County
Students at the Grammar School contribute to the war effort by purchasing bonds and stamp books each week at the post office. Names from first to seventh grade include Edward Jesse Walker Kenneth Whitewood Kelton Lang Donna Bebh Whiteworth Laura Honig Robert Whitewood Shirley Heath Dallas Reiger Ruth Jones Jo Ann Kinsey Dale Kinsey plus others cited for patriotism.
Superintendent Larkin urged all scholars to be listed in the census to secure state aid for ages six to eighteen as of September 1, 1942. He warned that census enrollment could affect staff and urged parents or guardians to enroll eligible children immediately.
Adele Scarborough avoids wearing green Tuesday. Donald Teddlie remains home with infected lymphatic glands. Pat Allen contracts chicken pox in Harper. January 1885 marks the first burial at the Harprm cemetery.
The notice announces C F Fisher of San Angelo as a Democratic primary candidate for Congress in District QO and lists various local sales and services. Advertisements include used tractors tires belts washers typewriters and repair services from Fredericksburg businesses along with Easter item orders and scrap metal buys.
A mosaic of names and phrases appears with quirky characters and aphorisms. References to Juanita B and Miss Maxine Lange appear alongside casual notes about youth in Canada and a self described autobiography. The piece blends social quirks, slang definitions, and personal fragments without a single cohesive event.
Kathryn Coggeshall recovers from mumps and Norma Marie Wilson plans to leave for Kerrville to attend school. The Junior Class disclaims debts not contracted by the group and notes Orville Gammenthaler's recent school connection while a Kerrville destination is mentioned.
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