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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1960
Page
4
An Easter educator derides the belief that a high school must have a 100 in the graduating class to be viable. He argues small schools share specialists and provide personal attention, noting farmers and rural districts benefit from multi-school cooperation and flexible staffing.
In Kerrville readers are offered mattress refurbishment by Innerspring specialists. The ad promises guaranteed felled work and invites readers to leave orders at Harper Lever Plant and Mayfield’s Maiuesa Co in Mayfield.
Mobil Oil Company stations in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County run Welcome Week from May 21 to 28 inviting motorists to receive a Golden Mobil Key with a fill up of Mobil Special or Mobilgas. Participating stations include Market Square Service Station Weltdenfeller Brothers Service Station Eckhardt and Son Play Love and provide new car care methods and equipment.
The Langbein Moellendorf wedding party enjoyed a rehearsal supper at the Albert Jost home Friday evening. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Theo Moellendorf. About 30 guests attended.
A May 14 tea at Mrs. Leon Zwiener’s home celebrated bride-select Davene Schmidt, UT graduate, with hosts Mrs. Zwiener and Mrs. Adam Gruber. Guests wore pink and green, decorations featured two-tone pink, and gifts included a Betty Crocker cookbook.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Rogers and daughter Miss Jeanette and J R Bierschwater visited Miss Mary Defreest and Mr and Mrs Jack Valentine in Austin Sunday.
Elgin Lange of Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Lange and Harper FFA member, won the Area VII Forney Foundation Scholarship at the Area VII convention in San Marcos. The award includes $250 cash for college or a choice of a new electric welder if declined, based on welding ability and school and community activities.
Harper Scout Troop No 139 held a May 10 meeting at the Legion Hut electing new leaders for the year. Eagle Scout Malcolm Marschall remains Senior Patrol Leader with Cody Marschall as Assistant. Eagle Scout David Hopf becomes Scribe. Jim Tatsch is Patrol Leader and Wayne Walker assistant. Explorer Patrol picks John Warren McDougall as Patrol Leader. Langford Metzger as assistant. Other attendees include Lyle Spaeth Lynn Parker Jim Bob Stevens Hardin Rahe Benny Barker and visitor John Mulder with committeemen Belton Tatsch Dennis Parker and Victor Marschall. They planned June and July activities and a May 14 advancement day featuring hiking and cooking at the Victor Marshall ranch. Next meeting May 25 at 8 pm with an Order of the Arrow election and summer camping talks.
A black squirrel triggered a circuit breaker at a Kerrville Road substation near Fredericksburg, halting city and rural power for about 45 minutes. Fire crews cooled the scene as utilities estimated $2,000 to $3,000 in damage plus lost appliances. No witnesses. officials say the death was instantaneous.
Fourteen graduates will receive diplomas at Harper High School in a ceremony at 8 p.m. John Honig presides over the diploma presentations. Valedictorian is June Bracutigam and salutatorian is James Wienecke.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Kramer visited his mother Mrs Ernest Kramer and their son Andrew in Fredericksburg Sunday. The American Legion Auxiliary urged people to wear a Poppy in memory of someone dear.
A Keville highway electrical substation near Fredericksburg sustained two separate fires this week. The first fire caused 2000 to 3000 dollars in damage after a black squirrel triggered a circuit breaker. The second fire destroyed a new circuit breaker with about 5000 dollars in damage. cause undetermined. Power shifted to West Texas Utility for about 40 minutes during repairs.
Kerrville area bookmobile announces new schedules with same communities but visits every three weeks instead of two. Starting May 24 the route includes Vanderpool Tarpley Pipe Creek Camp Verda and other stops through June with repeating cycles every three weeks.
The Texas Official Highway Travel Map of 1960 is now available free from the Texas Highway Department. Copies may be requested by writing to Austin 14 or picked up at district offices and travel bureaus. The map shows 1,933 miles of multilane-divided highways, completed Interstate sections, Farm-to-Market roads, state and U S highways, and new lakes and water attractions. It includes 26,378 total miles of state and U S highways, 1,826 cities and towns, and city route maps for Texas’s twelve largest cities.
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