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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1942
Page
9
The edition of the Edited Weekly for Warper High School in Harper Texas is dated Friday March 20 1942. Local school news, notices, and student items are featured in this community paper.
Miss La Velle Hawkins is sponsor with Editor in Chief Robert Kensing and Junior Editor Viola Marshall. Other listed roles include Sophomore Ed Robey Dean Goff, Freshman Ed Doris Whitworth, Society Editor Janus Harper, Assistant Society Editor Minda Faye Moses, Elementary School Editor Maxine Lange.
A collage of lines mentions Pearl Lee on dates staring at her companion Ruby D playing marbles with BE J Charlyne singing a lyric about Mickey and an editor’s aside that much is canned leftovers Ellis was home and no fresh material available
Personal items note Bonnie Lea not credited for end article content and Joyce Whetstone’s notes. bus riders and couples are mentioned along with school absences and events. The piece mentions students like Robert V and June, Louise Parker’s return, and towns such as Flat Rock and White Bluff with light social tidbits and a brief magistrate joke about a golf case.
Civil Service Commission sets March 31 closing date for applications for Regional Agent Trade and Industrial Education at 4600 a year and Special Agent at 3800 a year. Applications due to Washington DC. Also includes local anecdotes and local business and farming notices from Fredericksburg Texas.
Kids still prize marbles as baseball season begins. Players dream of many wins and push through lunch to play. Steel marbles crack China marbles. agates shine. Some hit targets forty yards away, showing practice paying off. Anonymous note from Audrey Mac signed Anonymous.
Adele Scarborough cites collective responsibility in wartime effort. A Filipino prisoner of war died driving a truck loaded with Japanese soldiers and equipment to a key objective, a sacrifice underscoring daily hardships faced by servicemen and the need for public support.
Morris Edward Bode was born July 10 1925 near Harper and moved to a ranch area. He attended Reservation School then Harper High School and plans to graduate this year. He is an FFA reporter and intends to enroll at A and M College after graduation to study civil engineering.
The article defends English study as building a working knowledge of grammar and the appreciation of literature. It compares learning parts of speech to breaking a bundle of sticks and argues reading deepens understanding while preparing readers for real life.
A column notes flirtatious behavior and style trends as students discuss front-row seating, affectionate nicknames, kiss-teasing, blue jeans, flower accessories, new haircuts, and airplane film influences. It mentions Veronica Lake, droopy eyelids, and classroom fashion in a playful, gossiping tone.
A playful April Fool theme describes tricks by students and teachers at Harper High School. The piece notes pranks on books and belongings, jokes about weathered figures, and the English Department’s efforts to guide language use through humor and structured lessons.
On Thursday night March 19 the Freshmen and sponsor Miss Davidson held a farewell picnic for Norma Wilson who moved to Kerrville. In Stewart's Grove the group served wieners chips and bread and all enjoyed themselves as they expressed sadness at her departure and hope she would like her new home. Norma had lived here all her life and will be missed by the campus community.
Individuals are urged to pull out soiled and wrinkled suits dresses and garments for thorough dry cleaning and steam pressing at Stehling's.
The Home Making I class focuses on daily foods including potatoes meat eggs butter water milk fruit juice whole wheat bread and two vegetables one raw one cooked. A field trip to Carl's Store had students compare quality quantity and price and learn store selection and marketing.
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