Desperate Ambrose Comedy by Harper High Seniors
Harper High School senior class presents Desperate Ambrose a three act comedy at the school auditorium gym on May 11 and 12 at 8 15 p m Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents children Cast includes Elbert Schmidt Carroll Walker C D Jung Denis Neal Wesley Sageser Dallas Rieger Merle Parker Opal Eckhardt Laura Honig Colleen Parker Selma Kirchoff Wanda Klaehn Davene Schmidt Rex Fox who directs The new auditorium seats 300 to 400 with 204 steel folding chairs Curtains recently installed The tale follows Ambrose and Bert mistaken for famed cowpunchers in a wild west spoof full of mishaps and laughs.
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Harper High School
Desperate Ambrose
Elbert Schmidt
Carroll Walker
C. D. Jung
Denis Neal
Wesley Sageser
Dallas Rieger
Merle Parker
Opal Eckhardt
Laura Honig
Colleen Parker
Selma Kirchoff
Wanda Klaehn
Davene Schmidt
Rex Fox
Ambrose
Ambrose Groves
Bert Miller
Desert
Californy
Dead Man's Gulch
Homer the Kid
Gun Smoke Carter
Bert
West
Homer
Hero Ambrose
Hoot Owl
Pete
Stinkweed
Nancy
Mary Fletcher to Graduate At Southwestern May 30
Mary Frances Fletcher Harper a senior at Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas is set to graduate May 30 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Commencement includes a Baccalaureate sermon May 29 delivered by Rev William Harrison Baker pastor of Oak Cliff Methodist Church Dallas.
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Georgetown
Texas
Mary Frances Fletcher
Harper
Southwestern University
William Harrison Baker
Oak Cuft Methodist Church
Dallas
Read This If You Insist on Smoking in Bed
A reader warns of fire dangers from smoking in bed and cites a New York hotel poster urging guests to notify management and be aware of exits. The piece contrasts home risk with hotel safety and stresses prudent behavior to prevent fires. It then reports on the potato racket, where government buying limits market supplies, driving artificial scarcity and high prices, harming consumers and prompting calls for less government tinkering.
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New York
Washington Post
Department of Agriculture
District Meeting of Catholic Action Groups Draws Delegates
About 200 delegates and guests attended the semi annual district meeting of the Catholic Action Councils of Men Women and Youth from Fredericksburg Kerrville Boerne Bandera and the local parish Executive meetings occurred at 2 30 pm with officers elected After the general session talks by Dr Troilo Mrs T Bartlett and Rev Thomas Drury of San Antonio centered on the motive power of love and the love of God Christ’s attraction The day closed with sectional meetings and lunch Miss Dorothy McDavid spent the week end with her parents in Brady Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf of Edinburg welcomed a baby daughter born there Wednesday morning
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Catholic Action Councils of
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Boerne
Bandera
Troilo
T. Bartlett
Thomas Drury
San Antonio
Bartlett
Father Drury
John
Desperate Ambrose at Harper High drama this May
Ambrose played by Wesley Sageser pleads for his life as Nancy Martin portrayed by Miss Opal Eckhardt begs the sheriff to save him in Desperate Ambrose a thrill packed comedy drama at Harper High School’s new gymnasium auditorium May 11 and 12 at 8 15 p m. Cast includes Merle Parker Dennis Neal Elbert Schmidt and more photo shows Opal Eckhardt kneeling with staff photographer credit included.
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Ambrose
Wesley Sageser
Nancy Martin
Harper High School
Opal Eckhardt
Yeading
Merle Parker
Beth Malone
Dennis Neal
Hoot Owl
Pete
Wesley Sagescor
Elbert Schmidt
Funeral Services To Be Held Here Saturday for Mrs. Charles Schmidt
Mrs. Charles Schmidt nee Christine Anderegg dies at 82 in Fredericksburg after illness. Funeral at Beckmanns Funeral Home Fredericksburg and 3 pm at St James Lutheran Harper with Rev. W. J. Goerner officiating. Interment in White Bluff family cemetery. Survived by four children, two sons Elgin and David Schmidt and two daughters Adela and Nettie. Also siblings and many relatives listed.
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Charles Schmidt
Christine Anderegg
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Schmidt
White Bluff
August Jost
Fredericksburg
Mason County
John Anderegg
Margaretha Fritze Anderegg
Chas Schmidt
Rosa
Elgin
David Schmidt
Adela
Sacramento
California
Nettie
Hollan
John Eckert
Louise
Chas. Siefert
Verena
Wm. Honig
Minna
Lorenz Wendel
Anna
Henry Sauer
Beckmann
W. J. Goerner
Hill Country Baseball League Standings and Schedule
Hill Country Baseball League results from last Sunday show Harper 6 over Sisterdale 0, Frig Giants 2 over Comfort 3, Boerne 13 over Stonewall 7. Next Sunday’s matchups: Comfort at Harper, Sisterdale at Boerne, Camp Stanley at Fredericksburg Stonewall off. Social notes mention visits by Barker and Staudt families and Tejas Study Club picnic on Devils River at Carlos Parker ranch.
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Harper
Sisterdale
Frig. Giants
Comfort
Boerne
Stonewall
Camp Stanley
Fredericksburg
Tejas
Devils River
Carlos Parker Ranch
GPWL
Comfort Flig
Giants
Stanley Seeerens
Harper Listerdale
Carl Klaehns Honor Daughter With Barbecue Birthday
Mr and Mrs Carl Klaehn hosted a Sunday barbecue dinner honoring daughter Wandaś 17th birthday. Guests included Alfonso Lange Chester Solbrig Milton Ahrens Moellendorf Edmund Henry Lew, Joe Roeder Rubin Roeder and Adalena Wendel.
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Carl Klaehn
Wanda
Alfonso Lange
Chester Solbrig
Milton Ahrens
Edmund
Henry
Lew Moellendorf
Joe Roeder
Rubin Roeder
Small Son
Adalena Wendel
Local Track Team Heads to State Meet at Austin
Four boys Ray Carter C D Jung Elbert Schmidt and Wes ley Sageser with Coach Fox depart Thursday for the State Field and Track Meet at Memorial Stadium Austin. They enter the 440 yard relay after winning at San Marcos Sageser will pole vault seeking the state record 11 ft 3 in Schmidt enters the broad jump and possibly the 440 yard dash Preliminaries Friday finals Saturday afternoon and will be broadcast.
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Ray Carter
C. D. Jung
Elbert Schmidt
Wesley Sageser
Fox
Memorial Stadium
Austin
San Marcos
Sageser
Schmidt
Bandera High School hears Miss Marilyn Hunter address girls
Miss Marilyn Sue Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren Hunter formerly of Harper spoke to Bandera High School junior and senior girls on April 14. She is a student at Texas State College for Women Denton and described TSCW courses departments clubs recreation drama dorms tuition and campus life. Hunter graduated Bandera High School in 1948.
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Marilyn Sue Hunter
Warren Hunter
Harper
Bandera High School
Bandera
Hunter
Harper Herald
Texas State College For Women
Denton
TSCW
April Showers Highlight White Oak Lead in County
April rainfall across the county shows White Oak ahead with 5.10 inches recorded by Tom Carr, while Fredericksburg logged 3.20 inches. Other totals include Doss 3.89, Harper 3.96, Reingold 4.61, Crabapple 4.95, and Handy Stop 5.00 inches. Historical figures compare 1948 and earlier months, noting varied totals and long-term trends in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas.
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White Oak
Tom Carr
Fredericksburg
Alfred Neffendorf
L.C.R.A
Doss
Harper
Reingold
Care
Oswald Eckhardt
Ag Fc
Ofeer
Comfort Cubs Clash With Harper Sunday In Town Game
Harper Cubs visit Comfort to face the undefeated local team in a weekend baseball clash. Comfort has won two league games this season, defeating Sisterdale 4 3 and Fredericksburg 3 2, while Harper lost 15 0 to Boerne. A strong crowd is expected as fans anticipate an exciting contest and students plan to sell cold drinks for uniforms.
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Harper
Harper Cubs
Comfort
Sisterdale
Fredericksburg Giants
Boerne White Sox
Cubs
Boerne
Harper High School
Lions Club Dance at Community Park Friday May 13
The Harper Clan Club sponsors a Dance at Harper Community Park on Friday May 13 to benefit the Community Bear. The Fourth Annual Wool and Mohair Show ends the same day. Music by the Rythm Pals of Kerrylle. Admission one dollar per person.
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Lions Club
Community Park
Harper Community Bath
Harper Clan Club
Kerrylle
Herald
Birthday Celebration in Kerrville Household
Mrs. Lorenz Wendel marked a birthday with a gathering at her Kerrville home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Niehaus and children, Mrs. Jacob Heimann Sr, Miss Nora and Meta Heimann, Mrs. Bill Umash and children, Her shel Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Heimann and daughter, J. Heimann Jr and two daughters, Miss Dora Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wendel and children Judy and Joan Hermann. A barbecue dinner with trimmings followed.
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Lorenz Wendel
Henry Niehaus
Jacob Heimann Sr
Nora
Meta Heimann
Bill Umash
Hershel Walker
Marvin Heimann
J. Heimann Jr
Dora Wilson
Milton Wendel
Judy
Joan Hermann
Kerrville
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Aan
Mary Fletcher
Southwestern
Catholic Action Groups
Dorothy McDavid
Brady
Dean Hopf
Edinburg
Fiigin Kramer
Henry Frantzen
Frantzen
Norma Wendel
A. H. Wendel
Mrs
E. B. Eckerly
Mrs. Otis Abrahams
Ingram
Martin Feuge
Max Lange
Gustav Thiele
Wille Dittmar
Hill Country Baseball League
Arrora Barker
Alton Barker
Millersview
J. F. Wedekind
Ville
Floyd Casper
Frank Staudt
Adolph Staudt
Linda and
Kay Carson
Kennedy, Texas
A. B. Barker
Carl Klaehns
D. L. Diekman
Morris Ranch
Robert Kensing
Gene Jones
Clara Wendel
Watkins ‘Tarr
J Jo Rogers
Ted
Uvalde
Baker
Miami
Harry Stanton
Boston
Comfort “Broncs
Marvin ‘Totan
Che
Mass
Roy Roberts
Tee
Tad Beer
Ina
Julius Blootland
Willow City
W. R. Massey
Martin Bode
Sam Honig
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