Harper locals recount visits and family events in town
The Harper community list includes visits by three boys from San Antonio with Mrs H Allen City and Lydia Bier achwale, plus church services attended by Harold Schmidt family from Fredericksburg. A birth at Keldel Memorial Hospital adds Royce Lynn Lumpkins, with grandparents named. The report notes a Falcon Dam fishing trip, medical emergency in Laredo, and multiple social visits across Kerrville, Smithville, San Antonio, Doss, Del Rio, and El Paso, concluding with a Stradivarius style violin project by Eldane Brown and his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hopf
W. A. Hopf
Otto Dittmar
Robert Dittmar
Falcon Dam
Robert
Laredo
Harper
Dittmar
New Violin Making Emerges in Harper by Brown Family
In Harper, W A Brown and son Eldane pursue a home industry crafting violins inspired by Stradivari, using carved maple, redwood, pine, and walnut. The elder, 76, is a renowned repairman. Eldane began in January and both work with Alfred Edwards to finish two new instruments. Brown’s shop also runs a long-standing leather goods and boot repair business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Brown
Texas
Harper
Brown
W. A
Brownwood
San Angelo
Mr. Brown
New York State
Eldane
Alfred Edwards
Harper's
Edwards
Noxville
William Edwards
Bill Brown
Mooney Aircraft
Kerrville
Roy Rebe Attends WOW Convention In Dallas
Roy Rebe attends WOW Convention in Dallas as 82 Texas members assemble for a March opening. Grover Shannon and James Brown lead state managers with speakers including Ned Price Harold Shank and J R Sims. Scrapbook awards and national convention plans set for San Francisco in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Duna
McKinney
Ned Price
Texas State Board of Insurance
Harold Shank
Dallas
J. R. Sims
The
Woodmen
R. N. Dossman
Tarpley
National Woodmen
Nick T. Newberry
Omaha
Nebraska
Talmadge E. Newton
Grover T. Shannon
Tyler
James E. Brown
Houston
John W. Dimmitt
San Antonio
Emmett A. Bowers
Abilene
Carl D. Thetford
Sims Avenue
National Judiciary Committee
San Francisco
Final Hill Country Memorial Hospital plans approved by trustees
The Hill Country Memorial Hospital board approved final working drawings and specifications at a March 18, 1969 special meeting. Architects Page Southerland Page of Austin presented plans. after health reviews the project may open to bids by mid April.
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital
George Page
Robert Batho
Page
Southerland
Page of
Austin
Fred Mathisen
Texas Department of Health
United States Public Health Service
Dallas
Mathisen
Fredericksburg
Board of Trustees
General Board
Alfred Crenwelge
City Commission
County Commission
Ridney Henke
Barbecue for Sale Starting Sundays in March
Barbecue for sale begins Sunday March 30 at a Har place with weekly sales planned each Sunday at the same location. The notice invites local residents to visit for meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Kathryn Stevens Honored With Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs H L Stevens attended a miscellaneous shower in Austin for her daughter Kathryn bride elect of William Glass at Riverside Baptist Church on March 22. Cake and punch were served as yellow and white decorations complemented the event hosted by Mrs Bob Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Tarr
Harper
van Mund
Doss
Pat Rogers
Cathy Tatsch
Karla Anderegg
Brenda Todd
Smithville
Vickie Honig
Jennifer Gore
Linda Harper
Betty Bell
Uvalde
Jeanette Rogers
San Antonio
James Tarr
Austin
Watkins Tarr
Ted Mund
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
San Saba
H. L. Stevens
Kathryn
William Glass
Riverside Baptist Church
Bob Glass
Feller's Sinclair Station Celebration Draws Harper Crowds
Mr and Mrs Herbert Feller hailed a big turnout for the Sinclair Station and Washateria opening in Harper with hundreds registering for prizes. Winners included Catherine Honig for an aluminum cooker and Linda Parker for a Teflon skillet. Numerous locals and visitors attended gift teas and family visits followed the event as rains hit the Hill Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Feller
Sinclair Station
Washateria
Harper
Linda Parker
Erlich Kroll
Lee Schmidt
Hollan Walker
Richard Roeder
Chris Bernhard
Louis M. Lange
Oren Cottle
Ing A. Tatsch
la von Parker
Walter Markwortt
Roy Roberts
Floyd
Lester Gerloff
San Antonio
Harper FFA Livestock Team Heads to Area Contest
Harper FFA livestock judging team will compete in the Area Contest on April 12 in Stephensville after finishing first in swine judging and placing overall at the Liano Livestock Judging contest. Team members include Chris Bernhard, Mike McDougall, Brad Massey, and Feliy Bernhard with parents listed as Mr and Mrs Bernhard, Mr and Mrs McDougall, Mr and Mrs Massey, and Mrs Bernhard.
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Harper Ffa
Stephensville
Liano
Mason
Georgeam Dee! Cok
Chriss Bernhard
Mike McDougall
Brad Massey
Feliy Bernhard
Mewers
Mesd
Felix Bernhard
Johnny McDougal
Clayton Massey
Felin Bohard
Helf
PFA
Harper
Llano
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Harper Locals
Harold Schmidt
Presbyterian Church
Tsa
Mary Tarr
Mesdames J. R. Hart
Fred Nabers
George Holekamp
Lewis Stevens
Turtle Creek
Ronnie Lumpkins
Keldel Memorial Hospital
Elmo Lumpkins
Reginal McDougall
Sidney Grona
Raymond Cottle
Royce Lynn Lumpkins
Mary Nell’s
Mary Nell
Tarr
Clark Lang
Arthur Lang
Ruben Nixon of
R. B. Golf
Mack Scarborough
Rex Fox
el Paso
Fred Whitewood
del Rio
Pete Kramer
New Braunfels
Alfred Kramer
Erwin Kramer
Robert Mauer
R.F. Manske
Carlton Wendel
Denton
Loyd Wendel
A&m
Victor Wendel
Janice Spaeth
Mrs
Alfred Spaeth
Van
Larry
Watkins Tart
James Tart
Uitle
Keith Kensing
Aville
Levi Kensing
Keith
Boerne
William Brown
Blue Mountains Ranch
Harper-London Road
John Brown
Eldane Brown
Harper Herald Photo
W. A. Brown and Son
Slore
Daniel Durst
Willie Herbert
London
Edwin Lang
Karla Ander Qgy
Eileen Hopf
Mike Armstrong
Ligud Harper
San Marcos
Jan Brown
Lan
Selfridge Air Force Base
Lloyd E. Wendel
Victor A. Wendel
Lackland Afb
Aerospace Defense Command
Selfridge Afb
Mich
Auman Wendel
Harper High School
the Herald
Lloyd & Wendel
Roy Rebe
WOW
Gillespie County
Susie Stobaugh
FHS
Earl Stobaugh
Linda Jung
Alois Jung
Melissa Knopp
St Mary's
Tony Knopp
Kedek
Film & Cameres
Harper Drug Store
Grace & Leslie
Mayfield Mat
Mer
Kathryn Stevens
Feller
Sinclair
Delbert Oehler
Mall
Herbie Oeh
Bob McElroy
Fort Stocton
J. J. Rogers
Phil
Roy Jones
Small Son
Jack Jones
Clarence McDougall
Lemuel Jones
Phoenix
Arizona
Olle Parker
Francis Floyd
Heather
Marguerite Farar
Harvey Stevens
Roy Steitle
Robbie
Walter Markworth
Raymond Jones
Bettie Bell
Raymond
Jennifer
Miss Bell
Mesdames Roy
Roland Tatsch
Killeen
Edmund Tatsch
Lee Roy Rode
Castell
Chester Itz
Charles Warner
Billy Martin
Ruben Roeder
Bobby Wienecke
Mt. Home
Henry Moellendorf
Ida Warner
E. B. Eckerele
Louis McDonald
Presbyterian Womens Association
Paul Jones
Herbert Gamel
Paul Lang
Brand Massey
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