James profile from Fredericksburg senior year 1937
The article lists James from the present senior class as six years with the class four years in FFA. He managed the football team in his sophomore year and was in the junior play last year. He is editor of the Annual this year and plans to join the army in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallendorf
Fredericksburg
Texas
Bud Abbot
Lou Costello
Folson Prison
Tarlton State
James
FFA
Army
Youth Choir to Sing at Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning
A youth choir will perform at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. Local readers are invited to attend the service and enjoy the performance in the church setting. Subscribers can read more in this week's Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
One Act Play Wins First Place at Comfort Meet
Harper High School's one act play This is Heaven placed first over Comfort Stonewall and Center Point at Comfort High School Auditorium. Cast includes Jennielea Wie necke Ola Mae rtz Johnnie Cottle Lonnie Mayburd with directing by J Philip Rogers and McCarty from Trinity University. All star cast named. team to Del Rio for Area Meet on April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper High School
Heaven
Comfort
Stonewall
Center Point
Comfort High School
Jennielea Wienecke
Gram Wilson
Ola Maertz
June Wilson
Johnnie Cottle
Mr. Flannigan
Lonnie Mayburd
Charley Baker
Donnie Phillips
Kermit Strackbein
Douglas Tatsch
Janice Parker
Harper
John Sweeney
Lonnie Mayhugh
del Rio
John Townsley
Grandma
Bonnie Joe Metzger
Ruth Carpenter
Rodney
Janice Rowell
Billy Hogan
Boston
Boyd Thurman
AllStar
Lew Moellendorf
Junior Class Presents Along Came Charlie in Three Acts
The Junior Class stages the comedy drama Along Came Charlie in three acts on April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Cast includes Buck Rainey and Jane Russell with a plot set at Ma Williams’ Wyoming dude ranch and a scheme to buy a valley for twenty five thousand dollars. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 30 cents for children.
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Charley
Wyoming
Ma” Williams
Buck Rainey
Buck
Jane
Suave
Allen Mitchell
Allen
Bard Bartlett
Gail Marshall
Pete
Nibley
Gail
Bard
Charlie
Doris Ochler
Ma Wilson
Janice Parker
Jane Russell
Bernice Duderstadt
Elva Mae Dittmar
Rocky Williams
James Tarr
Pete Williams
Eugene Bode
Douglas Tatsch
Alois Lange
Mr. Nibley
Jerome Lange
Kermit Strackbein
Old Charley
Round-Up Sports: Harper High in Texas Olympic Meet
Harper High School sent athletes to the 8th annual Texas Olympic Track Meet in Somerset on March 24. Tooter Parker won the Class B 880 yard dash in 2:07.7, breaking the 1953 meet record. Lonnie Mayhugh placed in a slow heat with 5:12, noting heavy entry limits.
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Harper High School
Somerset
Texas
Lonnie Mayhugh
Tooter Parker
Tooter
Odem
Pleasanton
Lonnie
FHA Chapter at Harper High School Meets in March
Harper High School FHA held a 11 43 a m meeting on March 21 with 17 members present. Doris Oehler reported $68.20 in the bank and a Father-Daughter banquet was planned. Edith Ellebracht and Janice Parker named as voting delegates. Ola Mae Itz and Damine Mrosek as state delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Harper High School
Doris Oehler
Edith Ellebracht
Janice Parker
Ola Maeitz
Damine Mrosek
Grass Planting Efforts Boost Upper Llano District
Upper Llano Soil Conservation District promotes grass planting to curb erosion. Cooperators like Dillard Motley and J D Sama Baker plan reseeding on fields near Junction. Tips include early seed orders, shallow planting, and using seed planters and packers.
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Dillard Motley
Llano
Junction
Henry Esquell
Harper Area
Upper
J. D
Sama Baker
Cedar Creek
Henry Bossman
L. R. Hodges
Llano Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service Office
Junction Courthouse
C. W. Walker
Texans flood candidates with letters urging runs
Texas candidates report a flood of letters from supporters urging them to run for office in a new fundraising tactic to offset campaign costs. Several lawmakers boast high letter counts while analysts warn about the impact on state politics and campaign finance rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Price Daniel
W. Lee
Pappy) O’daniel
Weekend Visitors Reported in Harper Area
Local families from Midland Boerne Kerrville Fredericksburg San Antonio Dripping Springs and Houston visited Harper and nearby households over the weekend. Numerous relatives spouses and friends gathered at homes of the Baumann Pape Rahe and Massey families with several hospital and dining events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Massey
Boerne
W. R. Massey
Henry Jenschke
Fredericksburg
Lillie Schneider
San Antonio
Arthur Baumann
Will
Emil Dietrich
Emil Gammenthaler
Houston
Harper
President Seeks Over $1 Million For Big Bend Park
President Eisenhower requests 1,090,000 dollars for Big Bend National Park improvements as part of a decade plan to expand the park system. The park, opened to the public in 1944, draws thousands yearly and is projected to exceed 500,000 visitors annually by 1966. Enhanced accommodations and road reconstruction are among the proposed projects in West Texas.
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Big Bend
Chisos T
del Carmen
Texas
Mexico
Douglas McKay
Eisenhower
Congress
National Park System
Big Bend National Park
4-H Encampment Planned for June 12 to 14
The 4-H Club Council met March 13 with Marleen Fritz presiding. Encampment set for June 12 13 14 and clubs with teams include Willow City Harper Doss Stonewall Crabapple and Albert. A rodeo was discussed with Peggy Ann Schumann reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marleen Fritz
Willow City
Harper
Doss
Stonewall
Crabapple
Albert
Peggy Ann Schumann
Four-H Club Meeting Dates Listed for Early April
The schedule lists four H clubs with dates and locations from Monday April 2 to Thursday April 5. Meetings include Wrede H D C Mrs Harry Eckert 2 00 pm Doss 4 H School 7 30 pm Stonewall 4 H School 7 30 pm Crabapple H D C Mrs Benno Eckert Jr 2 00 pm and Harper 4 H Youth Center 7 30 pm. County Agent and Home Demonstration office closes for Easter recess from Thursday March 29 to Tuesday April 3.
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Wrede H.D.C
Harry Eckert
Doss
Stonewall
Crabapple H.D.C
Benno Eckert Jr
Harper
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Harper, Texas
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Texas Press Association
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Bryant
126Th District Court
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Texas Capitol
Allan Shivers
Austin City
Shivers
Marble Falls
Capitol
State Building Commission
Confederate Pension Fund
John Ben Shepperd
Travis County
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison Jr
George Beto
James P. Economos
Americana Bar Association
Arthur
Earle Stanley Gardner
US. Dept. of Agriculture
State School For the Blind
Austin Lions Club
Girl Scouts
Red Cross Water Safety Corps
J. E. Peavy
State Health Department
Railway Express Agency
Railroad Commission
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Henry Markworth
Don Starkweather
Small Son
Kerrville
Ray Blerschwale
Henry Bierschivale
Rocksprings
Archie Lennon
Elmer Lee Russell
Dripping Springs
J. C. Casper
Gene Harper
Big Bend Park
Sunnyside Tavern
the— “Highlanders Orchestra
Larry Meurer
Pat
Music By
John Foerster
THE
South Texas Playboys
J. J. Patranella
Harper Highway
Apel
Hill Country Boys
Fulmer
Reiter
Chrysler
Plymouth
First State Bank
Gillespie County
Chas. Barrett
B. Eckerle
Rocky Inn
Mrs
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H. Welge Lewis
P. O
John Deere
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Krauskope Bros
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