Rockets linked to Cape Canaveral test range and ancient origins
The article describes a Florida control base tracking a Cape Canaveral launched rocket carrying 750 pounds of instruments and fruit flies seeking cosmic radiation effects. It notes emergency safeguards, historic rocket use since 1200 A D, and early Chinese experiments with gunpowder in rockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Cape Canaveral
Bahama Islands
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Florida Control Base
America
Albert I
Air Force
White Sands
New Mexico
Savannah River
South Carolina
Kaifeng
Henan Province
China
Hill Country Coop Buys Comfort Center Point Systems
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative Inc announces the acquisition of the Comfort and Center Point telephone properties. Deed and bill of sale were delivered May 15 after title clearance. Green will operate the properties until at least January 1 while the cooperative builds a modern dial system for Comfort Center Point Listerdale and nearby rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc
Z. A. Green
Comfort and
Center Point
Mike M. Bennett
Bennett
Comfort
Listerdale
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative Inc
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative
REA
Telephone Subscribers Committee
E. C. Weitzell
Hill Country Cooperative
Hill Country
J. M. Durden
Hill Country Telephone Cooperative
Mike Bennett
Telephone Coop
Arthur Stehling
Hill Country Telephone Coop
Gillespie
Mason, Kerr
Kimble
Central Texas Electric Co op nets 398000 REA loan
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative received a 398000 REA loan to build 84 miles of distribution lines serving 347 new customers across 11 counties including Gillespie Kendall Kerr Kimble Llano Mason Menard McCulloch Real San Saba and Blanco. Funds will also upgrade transformers wires and lines and may finance a new central office in Comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Lyndon Johnson
Gillespie
Kendall
Kerr
Kimble
Llano
Mason
Menard
McCulloch
Real
San Saba
Blanco
W. C. McWilliams
Concert Draws Large Crowd at Harper High
The Harper School bands and the St. Mary’s Glee Club performed before a near capacity audience Saturday night at Harper High School gym. Directed by Joseph Paulsen, the concert raised a nice sum of money and uniforms are being ordered for the band for the new school year starting September.
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Harper School
St. Mary’s Glee Club
Harper High School
Joseph Paulsen
Weekend visit highlights in local families
Kenneth Whitewood and a Sanderson friend spent Saturday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood. Misses JoAnn M Liss and Janice Spaeth, students at Texas Lutheran College, visited their parents Mr and Mrs Charles Neil who recently moved from Arrow Courts to San Antonio due to a Schwope Construction Co transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Whitewood
Sanderson
Mrs
Fred Whitewood
JoAnn, M’liss
Janice Spaeth
Texas Lutheran College
Charles Neil
The
Arrow Courts
San Antonio
Schwope Construction Co
Miss Wertheim Receives Teaching Award in San Antonio
English teacher Flora Wertheim of Harper High School was honored at a Delta Kappa Gamma meeting in San Antonio. She received the annual community service award and a Sterling silver bonbon dish, cited for compiling the society’s state directory published in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Wertheim
Harper High School
Delta Kappa Gamma
San Antonio
Miss Wertheim
Photogrammetric firm to open plant at Gillespie County Airport
Jack Ammann and Pliny Gale of Jack Ammann Photogrammetric Engineers Inc visited Fredericksburg to seal a 50 year lease for 40 acres at Gillespie County Airport. Construction budget is 30 000 to 40 000 dollars for a 5 000 to 10 000 square foot building. The firm plans immediate operations and seeks local workers. The company, founded in 1932, now operates worldwide with offices including New York Seattle Fresno Atlanta Chicago Denver Houston San Antonio and Kansas City. A Mexican subsidiary serves northern Mexico with 270 000 square miles of aerial photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ammann
Pliny Gale
Ledlow-Adams Mercury Company
United States
New York
Seattle
Fresno
Calif
Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Houston
San Antonio
Kansas City
Ingenieria Fotogramatrica Y Exploracionas de CV
Rosita
Mexico
North Africa
Libylan
Sripoll
Australia
Cal-Tex
Philippine Islands
Luzon
Uni States
Ammann
London
Gee New Industry
Harper High Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans
Harper High will host baccalaureate services in the school gym Thursday at 8:00 p.m. and commencement Friday at 8:00 p.m. Rev. A. A. Git ter and Rev. Jesse Long will speak, with music by Miss Evelyn Rischner. Ola Mae Itz, salutatorian and standout student, features a 92.43 average and multiple leadership honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper High
Harper High School
A. A. Gitter
Jesse Long
Carlos Parker
Tannhaeuser
Evelyn Rischner
Aida
Ola Maertz
Darline Mrosek
Donnie Phillips
Doyle Parker
Coke Stevenson
State of
Texas
Bob Green
Ed, Bailey
Earl Benner
Miss Rischner
Harper Valedictorian Donnie Phillips Named for 93.50 Average
Donnie Phillips son of Dix and Mrs C C Phillips of Harper is Harper High School valedictorian with a 93.50 grade average. He has been an outstanding student in social science 1954 and English 1956 and served as class favorite sophomore year. He was runner up for Mr HHS senior year and vice president of Future Farmers. He played football two years and track two years and directed the One Act play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Mae Itz
Chester Itz
Harper
Harper High School
Ola Mae
F.F.A
Future Homemakers
Longhorn
Donnie Phillips
Dix
C. C. Phillips
Harper School
Donnie
Wright Zissette engagement announced in Harper
Miss Jim mie Mae Wright of Harper announces engagement to Bobby Lee Zissette of Barnwell South Carolina. Miss Wright attended Harper High School. Zissette is an Orangeburg High graduate and served two years in the U S Armed Forces. He now works in retail groceries. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Mae Wright
Harper
Bobby Lee Zissette
D. E. Zissette
Barnwell
South Carolina
Hobson Hopf
James D. Wright
Aransas Pass
Miss Wright
Harper High
Zissette
Orange Burg
U. S. Armed Forces
Kramer Family Visit Brilliantly Spans Texas Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kramer visited their son Pete Kramer and family in New Braunfels during the weekend. Mrs. J. F. Cook spent several days with her son Dale and family in San Antonio this week and met her new grandson.
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Alfred Kramer
Pete Kramer
New Braunfels
J. F. Cook
Dale
San Antonio
Local Notes From Harper and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Gene Carter of Oklahoma visits her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Honig while her husband recovers at Nix Hospital in San Antonio. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Martin Rode of Doss and Mr and Mrs J J Rogers who attended the Uvalde centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Carter
Oklahoma
Nix Hospital
San Antonio
Sam Honig
Martin Rode
Doss
J. J. Rogers
Uvalde
Bob Rogers
Lamily
Fredericksburg visitors spend weekend with Hopf family
Mrs Cora Nabers of Fredericksburg and Olivia Hopf of Austin visited Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf for the weekend. Also visiting Sunday afternoon were Mr and Mrs Erato Hopf of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Nabers
Fredericksburg
Olivia Hopf
Austin
Olilver Hopf
Erato Hopf
Weekend Social Notes Involving Local Families
Mr and Mrs Robert Kensing of San Antonio spent the weekend visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Eddie Kensing Mrs Otto Rahe will accompany her sister Mrs Hulda Sagebiel who has been visiting here the past week to San Antonio where she will visit her daughter and family Clark Lang spent the weekend with relatives in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kensing
San Antonio
Mrs
Eddie Kensing
Otto Rahe
Hulda Sagebiel
Clark Lang
Applicants Wanted for Highway Patrol in Texas District
Captain N R Smith of the San Antonio District announced that applications are being received for the Texas Highway Patrol. Prospective candidates may visit his office at 1414 North Brazos Street in San Antonio. Vacancies will be filled through June 10 as the Legislature authorized an increase of 200 patrolmen. Requirements include ages 21 to 35, high school education or equivalent, minimum height and fitness, and good character. Rookie officers are paid during training. benefits include two weeks vacation yearly, sick leave, state retirement and federal social security.
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N. R. Smith
San Antonio
Texas Highway Patrol
North Brazos Street
Smith
Emergency Feed Program Extended in 74 Counties
Walter T. McKay announces extension of the Emergency Feed Program in 74 counties and adoption of four new counties Armstrong DeWitt Lipscomb and Maverick Farmers Home Administration committees may accept applications through June 8 1956 for feed to support basic livestock herds through June 10 1956 The program now covers Banadera Bexar Comal Gillespie Kendall Kerr Kimbie Medina and Menard through June 30 1956 impact areas and recent drought losses reduce the list to 74 counties from 121
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Walter T. McKay
Farmers Home Administration
National Drought Committee
Armstrong
DeWitt
Lipscomb
Maverick
Farmers Home Administration Co
Bandera
Bexar
Comal
Gillespie
Kendall
Kerr
Kimbie
Medina
Menard
Local Children Named in Tarr and Harper Family Photo
A photo caption lists Harper and Tarr children: James 16, Mary 5, John 12 children of Mr. and Mrs. Watkins Tarr. Mitchell 10 months son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Harper. Janice 8 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C A Gammenthaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Mary
John
Watkins Tarr
Mitchell
Gene Harper
Janice
C. A. Gammenthaler
Mrs Wright Ill in Cotton Belt Hospital
Friends and relatives report Mrs Wright formerly Mrs Frita Bierschwabe is very ill in Cotton Belt Hospital for Texarkana Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Will Wright
Frita Bierschwabe
Cotton Belt Hospital
Texarkena
Arkansaa
Lang Family Plans Overseas Duty Move
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lang Jr and their Kerrville children rest at the home of Edwin Lang Sr and Mrs Lang Sgt Joseph Lang sails for overseas duty Monday Mrs Lang will join him later
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Edwin Lang Jr
Kerrville
Edwin Lang
Sgt
Joseph Lang
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Center
W. RK
Bill) Cammack
Johnson City
Sen. Johnson
Fort Worth
Austin Cammock
Louisiana
Texas Aberden Angus Breeders Association
F. Worth
Sen Johnson
Cammack
Central Texas Electric Coop
Wertheim
Photogrammetic Industry
Fred Gammenthaler
Carl Durst
Jack Lee
John Morrig
Harper Sunday
Orvin Behrens
Edwin Ahrens
Cain City
Chester Dietert
Harper Youngsters
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