County 4 H Food Show Participants Submit Recipes
The County 4 H Food Show selected participants in March with each girl planning a day’s menu including breakfast lunch and supper items. Recipes feature raisin bread yeast dough notes and a menu list with tomato juice scrambled eggs fried fish roast beef and more. Yvonne Kammish of Gillespie County is noted in the Fruit and Vegetable Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Coun
Yvonne Kammish
Gillespie County
Fruit and Vegetable Group
Hank Thompson and Brazos Valley Boys at Pat's Hall
Hank Thompson the singer and band leader brings his Brazos Valley Boys to Pat's Hall for a Saturday night show on May 3. Thompson, a Capitol Records veteran, has a long career and wide influence in American western music. Also included is a home style recipe fragment for green bean casserole with instructions and ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Thompson
America
Pat's Hall
Capitol Records
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Joey Bishop
Abc-Tv
Jimmy Dean
Johnny Carson
NBCTV
Woody Woodbury
Donald O'Conner
Melody Branch
Waco
Texas
Lake Tenkiller
Oklahoma
University of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Princeton
Hill Country Scouts Prep For Annual Camporee At Harper
Nearly all Boy Scout troops from Mason Llano Burnet Blanco and Gillespie counties plan to attend the Spring Camporee at E B Roach Ranch Harper Texas. Events include knot tying relay fire building Morse code compass lashings canoeing and a tug of war across the Pedernales River with a Saturday campfire and Sunday service led by Pastor Mohr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Hill Country
Mason, Llano
Burnet
Blanco
Gillespie
E. B. Roach
Harper
Texas
Bil Koch
Bill Kinsey
Pedernales River
District Court of Honor
Charles Mohr
Doss
Cherry Spring Lutheran
Harper and
Capitol Area
LCRA
Lake Lbj
Asia
Harper Cub Scouts Hike and Community News
Harper locals report the Cub Scouts hiked to the C H Bierschwale ranch after school with den mothers Mrs C H Bier schwale and Mrs Garland Black. The group enjoyed sandwiches and cold drinks after. Rev and Mrs Carios Parker visited their daughter Mrs Chester Dieter in San Antonio and Parker went to Alabama on business. Floy Bode has been released from Keitel Memorial Hospital and is at home. Attending the Hill Country Bankers Convention in Fredericksburg were Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr, Mr and Mrs Charlie Rogers, and Mr and Mrs Ebert Feller. Frank Staudt Louis Lange and Arthur Lange visited St Josephs Retreat in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
C. H. Bierschwale Ranch
C. H. Bierschwale
Garland Black
Carios Parker
San Antonio
Chester Dieter
Rev. Parker
Alabama
Mrs. Parker
Floy Bode
Keite! Memorial Hospital
Hill Country Bankers Convention
Fredericksburg
Watkins Tarr
Charlie Rogers
Ebert Feller
Frank Staudt
Louis Lange
Arthur Lange
St. Josephs
Community Births and School Events Highlight Harper News
Fredericksburg and Midland families welcome a baby girl born April 23. Local seniors take a Galveston trip as Harper High plans a May 16 graduation. Inmates from Huntsville Prison visit for lunch and speak to students. Lions Club hosts rodeo activities and district banquets note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
F F.A
Harper Chapter
Inn of the Hills
Austin
Lions Club
Rance Team Places 4th In State Contest
The Harper FFA Rance team placed fourth at the State Contest held last Friday at Tarleton State College in Stephenville. Wayne Parker and Geo Heinemann earned individual honors by placing fourth and tenth. Other teammates were Craig Lange and Brad Massey. The team will not advance to the National Contest in Oklahoma City due to seniors’ commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Ffa
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Wayne Parker
J.eo Heinemann
Craig Lange
Brad Massey
Oklahoma City
Harper Rodeo Nets Wins for Local Students
The Harper Lions Club Rodeo drew a large crowd with a barbecue supper. Students Sheila Maner and Karla Anderegg won multiple events in pole bending and barrel racing while Jo Beth Peril and Larry Jung also earned podium finishes in pole bending and calf roping. The Harper High senior class left for a trip to Gaveston visiting Seahorse Motel and plans trips to the Astrodome and San Jacinto Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Lions Club
Sheila Maner
Jo Beth Peril
Larry Jung
Karla Anderegg
Harper High School
Gaveston
Seahorse
Astrodome
San Jacinto Monument
ACT Test Takers Include Local Seniors at Schreiner Institute
Two seniors Mike McDougall and Ronnie Armstrong took the ACT at Schreiner Institute on Saturday April 26 hoping for strong results. Mike eyes one of three colleges while Ronnie will attend Southwest Texas. Ex student Mary Nell Mund also took the test and considers Sul Ross. Gillespie County Fair Float earns Fiesta Flambeau honors with several local entries placing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike McDougall
Ronnie Armstrong
Schreiner Institute
Mike
Ronnie
Southwest Texas
Mary Nell Mund
Sul Ross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kerrville Times
Kerrville C. C
Harry Schwethelm
Kerr County Chamber of Commerce
Schwethelm
Tom Murray
Pat
Bewick Wren
John Moore
Elgin
Council
Lester Inman
Llano
Hans Hannemann
E. B. Kinsey
Barnet
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Dick Whisenant
Wood Badge Camp
Bill Koch
Aaron Brodbeck
Johnson City
Philmont
Sir Robert Baden Powell
England
Harper Locals
Otto Strackbein of
Edwin Strackbeins
Edmund Jenschke
Hugo Jenschke
Mrs. Corers Schmidt
Midland
Mrs
Lee Schmidt
Bonnie Cook
J. F. Cook
Bennie Hatley
Garland, Texas
J. B. Reiger
Raymond Feller
Walton Smith
Boerne
Lloyd Harper
Harper School
Galveston
A. B. Barker
Lydia Bierschwale
Roy Jones
Marion
Hornbeck
Jennifer Jones
Rance
Monte Statts
Victoria
Morris Delorey
Fritz Sageser
Mack Scarborough
Nolan Cloud
Wimberly
Myrtle Cannon
Tampa
Florida
Gordon Harper
Aubrey Harper
Mr. Cloud
Kerrville
Raymond Segner
Little Son
Edwin Klein
A. A. Leopold
Felix Rischner
Alfons Mauerer
Bob Schacher
Nazareth
Barbara Fritz
Roger Roeder
Clemens Mauerer
Henry Mauerer
Lawrence Metzger Jr
Witchita, Kansas
Lawrence Metzger Sr
Alfred Kramer
C. A. Lang
Paul Staudt
Jan
Dianna
Steve Forest
Clayton Massey
Mrs. Forest
Henry Scalla
Edwin Lang
Chester Moser
ACT
Gillespie County Fair
Kitty
Harper 4-H Horse Club
Mitchel’s Mowing
Horner Young Homemaker
Werner Auto Repair
Cihnet
Glenda Staudt
Pamela Massey
Linda Harper
Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Harper Ffa & Young Farmer
Harper Community Park
Miracle Cata
Vapo Butane CO
Gene Sidlo
Len
Brazos Valley Boys
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