School Editorial Staff Listing Names and Roles
The page lists staff positions including Editor-in-chief Robert Kensing Junior Editor Viola Marshall Sophomore Ed Robey Dean Goff Freshman Ed.Doris Whitworth Society Editor Janus Harper Assistant Society Editor Minda Faye Moses Elementary School Editor HHS Maxine Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kensing
Viola Marshall
Robey Dean Goff
Doris Whitworth
Janus Harper
Minda Faye Moses
HHS
Student laments Sunday entertainment shortages in Harper
Pear Lee Boatwright of Harper High School complains there is nothing for youth to do Sundays. He notes options require traveling to Fredericksburg or Kerrville and tire rationing now limits cruising the streets, asking why Harper lacks local entertainment for young people.
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Harper
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Pear Lee Boatwright
HHS
Eighth Graders Turn Poets in School Celebration
Eighth grade students spent a day studying poetry then wrote their own verses. Most poems impressed despite inexperience with only two failures, and two pieces titled Spring and What Uncle Sam Said were singled out as best. More student poems will appear in next week's Hi-Lights.
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Uncle Sam
Hi-Lights
HHS What Uncle Sam Said
A verse recounts a December morning in Hawaii during wartime. The speaker recalls church, airplanes, bombs, and gunfire with a hostile tone toward Japanese forces. The poem, credited to Richard Harlan, expresses anger and resolve against the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Huns
Richard Harlan
White Bluff School Bus Chatter Sparks Memories
The page recalls Morris and Charles enjoying a Monday bus ride with hints of Troy girls and familiar juniors. Comments on Betty Jo Smith Pauline Tuttle and "Rat" appear amid chatter about the White Bluff bus arriving late Friday and students wading and singing in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Charles
Troy
June
Harvey D
Betty Jo Smith
Pauline Tuttle
White Bluff
Calvin
Noxville
Dot
Homemaking Department Plans Meals and Fundraiser
The Homemaking girls have organized the new department, planning breakfasts luncheons and suppers while studying equipment and nutrition. They track daily food intake and will host a silver tea on Friday May 8 to raise funds for more equipment magazines and furnishings.
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Fredericksburg
P. T.A
Untitled Notes From a Local Social Page
The excerpt lists questions about plans and people such as Audrey Mae Calvin Lora Madelyn Hawkins Goodman and Walter. It hints at a banquet on Thursday night and visits to Camp Helen while pondering weekend plans and private feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Mae
Calvin
Nola
Lora
Helen
Madelyn
Miss Hawkins
Miss Goodman
Walter
Tommye Belle
W. S
Curley
Minda Faye Mosel
HHS
Miss Reed Portrait Sparks Rumor on School Steps
Musings note Miss Reed posing on school steps and question who took the photo. Virgil stood atop Mrs. Casper's windmill to glimpse Camille's house. Sailors and soldiers loom in dreams as rationing and romance mix with student fantasies at HHS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Reed
Virgil
Blue eyed baby boy born near Harper described in school history
On October 7 1925 a blue eyed brown headed boy born near Harper grew up in Reservation then Harper schools. He joined F F A and 4 H Club, later aims to teach agriculture at A and M College. Wrote by Doris Whitworth and Viola Marschall. The excerpt ends with a humorous dinner exchange between Mrs Smith and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
E. H. Kensing
Reservation
F.F.A
Robert
U. of T
M. College
Doris Whitworth
Viola Marschall
Party for Freshmen Fun Club at Mary Frances Fletcher’s Home
Mary Frances Fletcher hosted a Freshmen Fun Club party on April 24 with sandwiches punch and cookies. A large crowd enjoyed games dancing and a Western story read by Opal June Lennon and a cowboy poem by Charles Boyd Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Fletcher
Miss Hawkins
Miss Davidson
Opal June Lennon
Charles Boyd Schmidt
W. E. Fletcher
Louis Lott Decorated For Meritorious Act
Louis Lott of Harper received the Purple Heart for valor in the initial Pearl Harbor attack. He is the first Gillespie County soldier honored in World War II, while on leave to visit his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lott
Arthur Lott
Harper
Lott
Pearl Harbor
Gillespie County
Junior Senior Banquet Honors Class at Bein's Hall
The annual Junior-Senior Banquet was held at Bein's hall on Thursday night May 7 at 8 30. The patriotic theme featured red white and blue colors with tables arranged in a V for victory. Fifty guests attended and the program included an invocation welcome class prophecy will and guest speaker Rev Gitter with Rev J H Meredith giving benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bein's Hall
Angel
J. H. Meredith
Bonnie Lea Walker
Alene Wendel
Morris Bode
Robert Kensing
E. O. Larkin
Gitter
HHS
Hi Lights Receive Another Exchange Story
The Hi Lights received another exchange story as The Traveler from Giddings stopped for a chat. The monthly bulletin features photos advertisements society items and news and includes a list of Giddings ex students now in service.
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Giddings
Warden Confronts Fisherman Over Closed Bass Season
A dialogue scene shows a warden challenging a man fishing with a large catch as the fall bass season remains closed. The fisherman explains intent and timing, revealing the tension between enforcement and routine fishing.
State Motor Transportation Pays Huge Tax Bill
A Texas report shows motor transportation taxes totaling 34.49 million dollars in 1941, about one sixth of state income, with $5.22 million going to school funds and $14.45 million to highway maintenance, surpassing annual highway upkeep by $5.07 million. The figures derive from the Texas Motor Transportation Association using state Comptroller, Highway Department, and Education data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State of
Texas
Lynn B. Shaw
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Shaw
State Department
Comptroller’s Office
Highway Department
Department of Education
Motor Transportation Taxation Fund
State Highway Department
Fredericksburg notices offer repairs, sales and trades
A compilation of Fredericksburg notices lists typewriter repair services machine shop offerings washer sales used tires scrap junk metal and engine cylinder rebating. It also includes a baby chick order advertisement and a car tire sale with a Beaumont item noting a 1941 convertible deluxe coupe.
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Behrend Wreckingard & Garage
Fredericksburg
Texas
Schneider's
B.W.C
Uncle Sam
Beaumont
Summer Shoe Styles Pair With Light Fabrics
A new Summer Shoe line offers tips and trims in rich brown or black on white nubuck. Designed for street sport and dress, it complements cottons and rayons for warm weather wardrobes.
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Harper Lights
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Costont
Harper Hlnighuts
Miss la Velle Hawkins
Maxine Lange
Ruby Delz
Elna Feller
Belly
Tom
Dorothy Nell
Madge
Evelyn
Cleave
Adele
Janye
Johnny
Janie
Janie Diet
The
Harper Herald
D. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Radio Post
Felix W. Maier
Freedricksburg
Hahn
Mer
Felix Maier
Arthur Reed
Spring Creek
Evers Dairy
Tex
Alace Theatre
Federicksburg
Don Barry
Ad Pi
Pirate Parker
Gore
Amazing
Donald Duck
Allan Jones
Mary Martin
Walter Connolly
McCormick-Deering Hammermill
Betty Hutton
Betty Jane Rhodes
Leif Ericksor
Knopp
Metzger
LABOR
ABC
Mutual ‘Lumber
Alfred Lehne
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