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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1956

Page

3

Senior trip plans outlined for Harper High students

The senior class will depart Harper at 11 a.m. Friday May 18 for Clovis New Mexico arriving about 11 p.m. Saturday. They will travel to Colorado Springs for May 19 20 and 21 with stays at McLaughlin Lodges and visits to Pikes Peak Royal Gorge Garden of the Gods and other sights. Accompanying adults include Mr Bailey Mr Salcher and couples Mr and Mrs Beard Benner and Mr and Mrs C C Phillips.

Harper Clovis New Mexico Colorado Springs McLaughlin Lodges Pikes Peak Royal Gorge Garden of Gods Bailey Salcher Beard Benner C. C. Phillips

F H A Girls Picnic for Mothers at Community Park

The F H A girls hosted a picnic for their mothers at Community Park on Thursday April 26. Several games were played and refreshments including sandwiches potato chips pickles cookies ice cream and punch were served. The treats were prepared by the homemaking girls.

F.H.A

Weekend visits and church notices in Harper area

Miss Janice Spaeth spent the weekend with her parents in Seguin. Mr and Mrs James Green and their Goldthwaite relatives visited Mr and Mrs B D Green. Missionary Mabel Hensley spoke at Harper Pentecostal Church. Several families from Uvalde San Angelo Okla homa and San Antonio visited Harper and nearby homes. Layette shower for Mrs A J Holland was hosted at the Pentecostal church. Heavy rains brought showers to Harper and Hill Country with totals from White Bluff to old Noxville, continuing into Wednesday morning.

Janice Spaeth T.L.C Seguin Sweekend Alf. Spaeth Mabel Hensley Hawaii Pentecostal Church Harper Roy Roberts Hill Country White Bluff Walter Parker

Junior Senior Banquet And Prom Planned At School Gym

The annual Junior-Senior banquet and prom will be held Thursday May 10 in the gym. The banquet begins at 6 30 p m and the prom at 8 p m The Royal Combo of Fredericksburg will play for the prom A menu of delicious food has been planned Escorts may be invited by juniors and seniors from outside the school The Round Up

Royal Combo Fredericksburg

Evelyn Rischner Nears Top at San Marcos Regional Music Meet

Evelyn Rischner attended the Regional Meet of Music at San Marcos on April 26 where she presented Two Part In vention Number 12 in A Major by J S Bach. She won third place in the number assisted by R K Williams and Mrs Mattie Arnold.

Evelyn Rischner San Marcos J. S. Bach Evelyn R. K. Williams Mattie Arnold

Longtime Fredericksburg public figure Klingelhoefer retires as postmaster

Klingelhoefer served as Fredericksburg postmaster from 1934 to 1950 and held many local honors. He also led the Gillespie County Fair Association and the State Tax Assessor-Collectors Association, with extensive roles in the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce. He and Emma Maler have two sons, Billy and Freddie. He plans to pursue business interests with bank and publishing ties.

Fredericksburg Lions Club Chamber of Commerce Gillespie County Fredericksburg Publishing Company International Life Insurance Company of Austin The Historical Society Klingelhoefer Julius Klingelhoefer Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos University of Texas Texas Lutheran College Seguin Fredericksburg High School Fredericksburg Standard Mattie Broesche Burton Gene Sidle Here

Centennial Committee Leads Chamber and Church Roles

The report notes involvement of the Chamber of Commerce and Zion Lutheran Church with key leadership on the centennial committee.

Texas Flood Widespread With Beds of Water in Towns

A flood last week killed a 12 year old near Lometa while a father mother and child were lost in the inundation Two other children survived In Hico near Waco Stephenville and Brownwood reported heavy flooding Brownwood dam water stood four feet over the spillway Lake Nasworthy dam gates opened to relieve floodwaters San Antonio had light rain Fredericksburg observer Dietel cited .41 inch then total rainfall near one inch later in the day.

Lometa Hico Waco Stephenville Brownwood Lake Brownwood Lake Nasworthy San Angelo

Austin Girl Visits Grandparents This Weekend

Olivia Hopf of Austin spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf. A note mentions greater susceptibility to infectious atrophic rhinitis in smaller pigs of a litter compared with larger litter mates.

Olivia Hopf Austin Mrs. Oliver Hopf

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