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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
4
The Round On features 18 year old Anthony Lang son of Mr and Mrs Louis Lang the Harper senior highlighted this week. Lang known as Tony attended Harper 12 years and engaged in F F A hog production project plus grass and livestock judging teams. He played center in football for three years earning letters in two seasons.
The Harper Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America will hold a public installation of the 62 63 officers on May 8 1962 at 800 pm in the Cafetorium. The candlelight service invites parents teachers and the general public. The eighth grade girls are invited to learn about FHA and past members are welcome. The Girl Of The Year will be presented to members. candidates for the honor include Daylene Parker January Joyce Fritz February and Jan Brown March with April to be selected this week.
Two Harper High School seniors are featured. Carol Cochran, daughter of Billie Adams of Center Point, joined Harper from Center Point last November and excelled in band FHA sports and student leadership while forming a social circle. Chester Granville, son of Ellis Granville of San Antonio, has lived in Harper since junior year and played basketball football and track with roles on staff and Round-Up.
The elementary boys finished second in the district track meet in Center Point. Buddy Spaeth won the pole vault at 6 feet 9 inches, Lynn Parker placed second in high jump at 4 feet 10 inches and second in broad jump with 13 feet 10 inches. The team also earned seconds in low hurdles and 50 yard dash, with others placing in 100 and 440 relay. They head to Little Olympics in Kerrville tonight.
Two accreditation board members Joe B. Neely and Earl Cantrell inspected classes at Harper High Friday morning. They focused on the library and praised student behavior, with English teacher Mrs. Hopf noting most times are well behaved. An official report is pending.
The senior class departs at 2 30 Wednesday for Galveston Texas on a school trip led by sponsor Harold Schmidt and his wife along with Mr and Mrs Charlie Mains. They stay at Corondo Court Hotel Wednesday night through Sunday and may visit Houston and the Battleship Texas and the San Jacinto Monument. They return Sunday evening.
Betty Jane Bailey and Mrs. Leon Dunn head the group at the Texas Association of Future Homemakers of America state meeting in Dallas April 27 28. The event featured a State Degree ceremony likened to a rose growth and the Miss America program with finalists and a Miss Texas chosen.
Harper junior high girls share first place at Center Point in the district track meet held Friday April 27. Annie Lange set a new record in the byaoittiump event with 13 feet as her relay team also won and set a record. Other results list Jo Ann Esquell Barbara Peru Helen Esquell Rochelle Grona and Marlene Jung with top finishes across sprints relays and field events.
The Harper Longhorn Band marched in San Antonio on April 28 playing Bells Across The Grid Iron and Wings of Army. The trip included several chaperones and family members as part of the celebration and club camaraderie.
Phil Willis 43 of Kaufman and Dallas emerges as the top candidate for Texas Congressmen-at-Large after wide endorsements from El Paso supporters. He holds 16 Pacific combat decorations, a strong Texas Legislature record, and promotes liberal humanity with conservative spending while urging open doors on election day.
Leon Dunn was elected treasurer of the Gillespie County unit of the Texas State Teachers Association at a Fredericksburg banquet on April 30 1962. Dr Ralph Houston spoke on Three Modest Proposals for the teaching profession. Ninety one teachers and guests attended. Leslie Phillips and Elbert Schmidt former Harper high school students and current Fredericksburg high school teachers were elected President and Vice President.
Mr and Mrs Larry Goehmann and their children from Austin visited his mother Mrs Elsie Walker over the weekend. Miss Lavern Klein has accepted a bookkeeping position in the Kerr County Courthouse in Kerrville. Lavern is a Harper High School graduate and also a graduate in bookkeeping from Kerrville Business College.
Rev. O F Kattner of Fredericksburg filled the pulpit at Harper and Mountain Home Methodist Churches Sunday in the absence of Rev. Mark Lett who attended a conference at Mt Wesley.
Mrs. Ernest Klein and son Marvin visited Edwin Klein and family in Spring Creek. Al Mueller and companion visited Mrs. W. R. Massey. W E Fletcher called on Clarence Rothmann in Mason. Bill Haines of Lakewood California visits his sister Mrs. Sam Honig. Mrs. Liverston and husband of Corsicana visited Mrs. Bessie McDougall last week.
Misses Saundra Cottle and Gail Robinson and Ray Edwards and Henry Imken, all of San Antonio, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Saundra's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Cottle.
Mr and Mrs Max Lange accompanied their daughter Mrs Gene Prestidge to Seguin on Friday where her husband met her and she returned with him to Houston.
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