Texans End Brutal Whippings at Gainesville Girls School
Governor Shivers announced the discontinuation of beatings at the Gainesville state school for girls following a Chronicle expose. The reform comes amid outrage over solitary confinement and harsh punishment, with calls for humane, constructive discipline and proper guidance for troubled youths statewide.
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Houston Chronicle
Gainesville State School
Shivers
Chronicle
Houston
Youth Development Council
Gainesville
Gainesville School
Gatesville School
Army Vehicle Auction at Fort Sam Houston
A sealed bid sale of sedans buses trucks trailers tires and parts is announced by Maj C A Palmer Fort Sam Houston property disposal officer. The offering includes seven trucks six sedans four trailers ten buses two motor scooters and a bicycle with bids due by 9 a m Tuesday April 8 at Building 77-3500 Binz Engleman Road. Inspections run daily 8 a m to 4 p m except holidays.
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Sam Houston
Texas
Maj. C. A. Palmer
Fort Sam Houston
Binz- Engleman Road
Lions Club hears deputy district governor in Harper
Harpers Lions Club met at the school building for a bi monthly luncheon with guest Frank L. Thomas deputy district governor of Region II from Hunt Texas. Thomas urged delegates be sent to the district convention in San Antonio May 2 through 7 and outlined agenda items for the Mexico City international convention in June. Miss Jan McCall, sponsored by the Hunt Club, accompanied the guests. Rain totals over the week exceeded an inch and a half and more showers were noted with optimism for the weather in Harper.
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Harper Lions Club
Frank L. Thomas
Hunt
Texas
Thomas
Jan McCalls
Harper Lions
Region II
Harper Club
San Antonio
Mexico City
Miss McCall
Hunt Club
Lions Clubs
Lions Club
Lange Auto Service leaders in Harper with Elmer
Max Lange and his son Elmer operate the Lange Auto Service garage and Humble Service Station in Harper. Lange started the business 25 years ago in May 1927. Elmer recently returned from four years in the US Naval Aviation Service, including 17 months in the Philippines, and calls Harper one of the best places to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lange
Elmer Lange
Mr. Lange
Lange Auto
Harper
Photo Elmer
US Naval Aviation Service
Philippines
Harper Community Park Quarterly Membership Meeting Slated
All members are urged to attend the next regular quarterly membership meeting on Tuesday evening April 1 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the school building. Three directors will be elected and other park matters discussed.
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Harper Community Park
Bierschwales Host Dinner for Perry Cosper Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. J L Bierschwale honored their grandson Perry Cosper and his wife with a chicken dinner on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs J J Cosper Mr and Mrs Arthur Bierschwale Mr and Mrs Clark Bierschwale Mr and Mrs Paul Staudt Mr and Mrs Alf Kramer Mr and Mrs Alvin Feller and children Mr and Mrs Egon Moellendorf of Fredericksburg and the honorees. Mr and Mrs Alvie Cosper visited from Sigs Visited his mother Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bierschwale
Perry Cosper
Alvie Cosper
J. C. Cosper
Ray Buckner
Harper PTA Meeting Set for April 3 Program
The Harper PTA schedules a 2:30 p.m. business meeting on April 3 with a devotional by Mrs. Watkins Tarr and musical selections by Mrs. Lewis A. Stevens. The program includes Our Resources Our Duty presented by Mrs. Douglas Duderstadt.
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PTA
Watkins Tarr
Lewis A. Stevens
Douglas Duderstadt
Last Day For 1952 Auto Licenses Pirates
Monday March 31 marks the deadline to secure 1952 auto and truck license plates without penalty, according to tax collector Milton Durst. About 275 licenses were issued daily this week as a rush builds toward Tuesday April 1 for plates to be valid on public highways. Vehicles found on the roads Tuesday and after without 1952 licenses face fines. those not in use are exempt.
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Milton Durst
Durst
Temporary injunction halts sale of church by West Texas Conference
Judge Ferguson granted a temporary injunction against K W McMillan and others as trustees of the West Texas Conference Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church and Paul Oestreich. They are barred from taking possession of the Fredericksburg colored congregation church property until the case is resolved. Bond set at 2000 dollars. A Monday session will hear criminal cases including perjury and car theft, with a custody case from Austin transferred to Gillespie County. Jury list No 3 to appear.
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Ferguson
Fredericksburg
K. W. McMillan
West Texas Conference
Central Jurisdiction
Methodist Church
Paul Oestreich
District Court
Paul Phillips
W. P. Smith
J. W. King
Harold Fauver
Carolyn Ann Birk
Austin
Gillespie County
Paul Cornell
Eugene Jenschke
Benno Eckert Jr
Lawrence J. Klein
Benno Jenschke
John Koch
Elgin Durst
Frederick Birck
Emil H. A. Hahne
Otto Kott
Ben C. Hagel
Walter Braeutigam
Chester Ottmers
Willie Maurer
Rueben Meier
Harry F. Eckhardt
Edwin Lindig
Bruno Fritz
Bruno Feller
Lorenz Bading
Marvin L. Pahl
Walter Bang
Albert Maner
Edmund Durst
Thomas J. Jung
Albert E Helmers
Alois Jung
Edwin Braeutigam
Victor Pahl
Oswald Priess
Marvin Wilke
Kurt Itz
Hill Country Sheep and Goat Raisers Meet in Harper
The Hill Country Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association held a quarterly meeting at Harper school with a strong turnout. Ada Mae Montel of Kerrville opened the session. Miss Lucille Conrads and officials from several wool and mohair warehouses attended. County Agent Guy Powell spoke on improving wool and mohair production and proper handling, urging separation of black wools for certain uses.
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Hill Country
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers’ Association
Harper School
Ada Mae Montel
Kerrville
Lewis Stephens
Harper
Ross Snodgrass
Mountain Home
Cade Schwethelm
Harper Lions Club
W. H. Cowden
Black
Felix Real Jr
TSGRA
San Saba
W. H. Stevens
Lucille Conrads
Gillespie Ca
C. N. Holekamp
Junction Wool & Mohair
J. W. Priour
Dale Priour
Ingram Warehouse
Ray Wyatt
Bandera County
Bandera
Chester Heinen
Comfort
Clint Brown
Harper Wool Warehouse
Joan Spaeth
Bonnie Bernhard
Ida Maner
Ola Maertz
Sheep and
Guy Powell
Powell
Cec
Pakistan
Texas
Group Portrait of Young Folks From Des Moines Studio
Harper's Young Folks features a two row photo of children from Des Moines Iowa. The top row shows Forrest Glen and Sadie Kath rin Green Beverly Roberts Janice Doylene Joyce Parker and the caption lists their ages and parents. The bottom row includes Logan Jim Bob Stevens Emily Anne Helen Marie and Marcellus Esquell Doris Lonette Shay and Gay Friedrich with ages and parent names.
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Harper's
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
Iowa
Forrest Glen
Sadie Kathrin Green
Forrest Green
Beverly Roberts
Roy Roberts
Janice
Doylene
Joyce Parker
Doyle
Logan
Jim Bob Stevens
George Stevens
Emily Anne
Helen Marie
Marcellus Esquell
Henry Esquell
Doris
Lonette
Shay
Gay Friedrich
Lonnie Friedrich
Big C-47 crash landing in Usener field near Harper
A U S Air Force C-47 made a forced crash landing in the Usener farm field west of Harper after a motor failed en route from Kelly Field to Rapid City. The crew, including Maj Jos. McCourt of Ft Worth, maneuvered the plane to avoid barbed wire and land on the terraced field. Also shown are four generations of the Lehne family from Fredericksburg and Harper with notes on Louis Lehne, Alfred Lehne, and Robert Lehne.
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Jos. McCourt
8Th Afb
Ft. Worth
Louis Lehne
Fredericksburg
Alfred Lehne
Harper
Robert Lehne
San Antonio
Linda Kay
Gillespie County
Lehne
Wrecked C47 Air Force Plane Crash Lands Near Harper
Mr and Mrs Albert Maner pose with Lt A B E DeWitt co pilot of the big C47 US Air Force transport plane which crash landed on the Mrs Alfred Usener farm eight miles east of Harper Wednesday afternoon Mrs Maner a neighbor who resides nearby arrived first after the ship was brought in for a crash landing and served hot coffee to the five crew members while they waited notifying officials at Kelly Field.
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U. S. Airforce
Harper
Kelly Field
Rapid City
S. D
Myra
Alfred Usener
Usener Field
Albert Maner
A. BE. DeWitt
Mra. Maner
Kelly ‘Fhald
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Gatesville
Army
Herald
Frear
Frank Thomas
J. L. Bierschwales
Airforce
Harper P.T.A
K. McMillan
Chapter
Woman’s Auxiliary Sheep & Goat Raisers’ Association
The
Cherry Spring
Luyal Valley
O. E. Knoelke
Cherry Springs
Seation
Harper's Young Folks
Photo
Walts Studios
Parker
Gillespie County Lumber Company
FHI
Funk Tee
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