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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1948

Page

6

Harper Highlights School News May 1945 Events

Volume III No 29 lists staff and reports from Harper High. Seniors finish exams May 13 14 15 1945 with Baccalaureate at Baptist Church May 13. Commencement at Benn’s Hall May 17 1945 8:30 pm and report cards issued May 18. Dr Feller evaluated entrance prospects May 2 1945 and patriotic program held in Study Hall May 1945.

Baptist Church Harper Benn's Hall Feller Harper School Allen

Scouts Collect Over Sixteen Thousand Pounds of Paper

Gillespie county Boy Scout troops gathered more than 16 000 pounds of waste paper in a scrap drive ending April 28. The paper was hauled by Woerner Peanut Co. trucks to San Antonio and sold to a salvage company. A check of just over 127 dollars was divided among the county scout troops.

Gillespie County Benno Weiss Woerner Peanut Co San Antonio

Winter cover crops must be reported for 1945 payments

Acreage devoted to winter cover crops to be paid under the 1945 AAA program must be reported to the County AAA Office by May 15, 1945 to qualify. Applies to fall 1944 seeding of small grain not harvested for grain and to Austrian winter peas or mixes. Seeding eligible for $1.50 per acre, not to exceed farm conservation allowance.

AAA Dorman D. Sell A.C.A

Farmers must register to sell meat under wartime control

The Gil lespie County War Price and Rationing Board requires farm slaughterers to obtain permits before marketing meat. Registration is available at the board office, with a deadline of July 1 though sales after May 14 without a permit are banned. A farm slaughterer is defined by 1944 sales of own-produced meat up to 6,000 pounds. Home consumption slaughter is not affected.

Gillespie County

Seniors Honor Guests At Bier Schwabe Barbecue

Mrs Arthur Bier schwabe hosted a barbecue on Saturday May 5 at Red Hole for about twenty eight guests. Senior Class members June Bo de Mary Fletcher and Perry Casper were named as honor guests. Ida Kneese gave a dinner for her son Pfc Clayton Kneese with all family present. Little John Seiders returned from Austin and Ruby Kensing of Fredericksburg visited Felix and Mrs Kensing.

Arthur Bierschwabe Red Hole June Bode Mary Fletcher Perry Casper Ida Kneese Pfc Clayton Kneese

War Loan Precinct Totals From Willow City to Kerrville

In the 7th War Loan report precincts list raising figures for Willow City Stonewall Nebgen Cherry Mountain Knopp School Pedernales Albert Klein Klein Branch Pilot Knob Palace Rocky Hill Courthouse Evening Motor and other sites. Local officials including chairmen such as Richard T Laurence Benno Eckert and W O Pape head the drives with totals ranging from small precincts to major sums like 31 340 at Palace and 29 759 at Courthouse. The Harper Hi Light notes the 1945 journalism club farewell and funeral attendees as part of the page.

Harper PTA installs new officers and praises leaders

Community notes show widespread visits among Roeder Klein and Stein families in Fredericksburg and Harper. The Harper P T A held an installation led by Mrs. D W Jordan with nine officers and numerous committee chairs named for lunch room publicity and recreation. A summer round up plan and a school health check for beginners were announced, with a circus themed table for first graders. Scholarly remarks honored Mrs Louis Kunz at a Fredericksburg funeral and extended sympathy to the bereaved.

Lee Roeder Janis Lee Fredericksburg Jake Roeder Alfons Stehling Clara Peter Otto Grona Morris Ranch Alfons Klein Allen G. Klein Camp Hood Chas. Klein Emil Tatsch J. Klein Willie Klein Emilie Klein Edgar Klein James Klein San Antonio Chas. Roeder Louis Kunz Fredericks David Schmidt P.T.A A. L. Bierschwabe Harper Pla D. W. Jordan Parent- Teachers’ Assn Parent- Teacher Assn J. R. Peril Fred Whitewood W. E. Fletcher Gilbert Anderegg Clarence St. Clair Clayton Parker Watkins Tarr L. W. Feller Parker Gearnbow Harper P. T. A

Whetstone Family Guests Share Pleasant Evening

Seth Whetstone and son Dean from San Diego along with B. H. Whaley, Charlie Peril and families, Milton Dyer, John Whetstone of Santa Anna, Fred Whetstone and Joyce visited Lou Whetstone on Tuesday evening. A delicious supper followed by a pleasant evening was noted. Pfe and Mrs. Alvin Feller of North Carolina and Mrs. Robert Lehne of Mississippi arrived Sunday to visit their parents, Alfred Kramer and other relatives.

Seth Whetstone Dean Whetstone San Diego Calif B. H. Whaley Charlie Peril Milton Dyer John Whetstone Santa Anna Fred Whetstone Joyce Lou Whetstone Pfe Alvin Feller North Carolina Robert Lehne Mississippi Alfred Kramer

Fire brigade help saves home in Harper area

Mr and Mrs Arthur Bierschwale and Clark thank Harper Volunteer Fire Department and neighbors for assisting in extinguishing a blaze at their residence and helping save the home.

Harper Volunteer Fire Department Arthur Bierschwale and Clark

Help Wanted and Local Notices from Kerrville Area

Classified items include a Rawleigh route ad seeking man or woman for 1500 families and an opening for Texas department E-338-SA. Also offers for a victory garden supplies garden seeds tomato plants and tools, optometry services by A E Self, and herding produce payment for sheep skins. Includes local travel notes and a subscription offer for Harper Herald.

Rawleigh Rawleigh's Dept Memphis Tenn Reiffert’'s Kerrville Postoffice

Saturday Open House For Service Men At Hoskins Home

Saturday night the Hoskins hosted an open house for service men with sliced turkey and chicken, hot breads, cake, cider, and beer. Neighbors worry about potential trouble, but the scene remained calm and homelike with hospitality and good fellowship.

Dad Ma Hoskins Hoskins

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harper High School the Harper Highlights Mary F. Fletcher Bonnie Parker Pauline Greeson Joyce Whetstone Nila Mae Maner Dorothy Mae Parker Harold Schmidt Camille Stevens Doris Whitworth Inez Whitewood Virgil Lennon By Clarence Ruskey Harper, Texas Uck Harolde de Porter John Seiders Austin Ruby Kensing Mrs Felix Kensing Pace One Willow City Richard T. Laurence C. B. Renick Fitzhugh Lee Albert Hohmann Howard Barkier Glen H. Young Nolin Allthaus N. H. Greathouse Milton Eckhardt Clemens C. Gold Arthur Grosenbacher Emil Horlen Stonewall Benno H. Eckert Ernst Hodges Percy Nielson Simon Burg Alvin Weinheimer Erwin Gold Paul Cornell Walter Bang Henry T. Beckmann Herbert Haas Louis M. Klein Wm. Klier, Sr Emil Neffendorf Tivydale W. O. Pape Chas A. Roeder Albert Feller W. B. Smith Lawrence Roeder Chas. Friedrich Arthur Zenner Arthur B. Ahrens Raymond Juenke Alois Jung Edwin Pfiester, Jr Ernst Wahrmund Cherry Springs Erwin Crenwelge Eli Rode Ad. Kothe Walter Deering Werner Crenwelge Oscar H. Schneider Herbert A. Mueller Edgar Feuge Nebgen Walter Kordzik Alonzo Duecker Joe J. Klein Marvin Smith Roy Jacobi J. W. Smith, Jr Cherry Mountain Paul Mann Benno Meyer Ernst J. Weber Elgin Rosenbusch Edmund Friedrich Edmund Fritz Oswald Kirchner Hermann Kramer Guido Weinheimer Precinct de Knopp School Reinhold Oehler Erwin Durst Albert J. Segner Paul Sultemeier Albert Beyer Robert Klett Pedernales Chester Bonn Victor Pressler Bernhard Pehl Hugo Usener Max Kneese Oliver Rabke Harry J. W. Eckert Lawrence J. Heinemann Hilmar Kott Walter Wallendorf Reuben Leyendecker Albert Alfred Novian Ad. Bauer Andrew Lindig Henry Meier J. O. Tanner Reuben E. Hahne Francis J. Merz Chester Moldenhauer Klein Branch Edwin Dittmar Edgar Fiedler Anton Lange Chas. M. Perrill Hubt. Rahe Harvey Stevens, Jr Pilot Knob Lee Schmidt Alex Jenschke Alfons Lange Albert Manor Alvin Oehler Richard Ressmann Arthur Reed Gustave Weinheimer Palace Alex Frantzen W. E. Knoche Hy. A. Lochte Rocky Hill Benno Bang Courthouse Alfred HH. Crenwelge T. O. Schmidt Erwin Kraus Evening Motor Edgar Stroeher Walter L. Hom le Enderle Hi Light Harper Hi Light Iaw Harper Herald H. M. Jones Hugo Hopf J. S. Whitewood I. N. Harless J. O. Stevens Charlie Spencer W. C. Russel Olin Walker George Duderstadt Johnnie Duderstadt Smith Funeral Home Alfred Roeder St. Louis Alfred Lehne Mr. Lehne Ray Walker Peter Bernhard Fred Bierschwale Parker Home Roy Buster Junction J. J. Rogers Garland Miriam Holland Walker California Herald Arkansas San * Antonio Kid Peggy Webster This Man's Navy Harper Community Alex Mittendorf Prop Leon F. Zwiener Optometrist Hill Country Livestock Protective Association Fries TAS Blue Book OF Crime Institute OF Applied Science Sunnyside Ave Joe Fiedler Kerrville Milling Co L. A. Morrow Clay Street Schnelle’s Fredericksburg, Texas Mother Day Yarborough J. I. Case Farm Equipment Monark Batteries Letina Mertz Farm Equipment Co John Morris W. Main &J Texas A. E. Self Water Street Tear J. B. Reiger William Cosper Galveston Glen Casper Glen Mrs. Berger Kerrville Bakery Kerry Comfort Hatchery Comfort E. O. Longrem Junction, Texas Arberican Hahn Mge The Joe Marsia United States Foundasos Rock Drug Store Kerrville, Texas Hugo Kalleberg James Maxwell, Mgr John Deere Fairbanks Morse Rose Ledfeste Myr CAFE H. Welge Lewis Pawnee Alexander the Great Europe Asia Africa Saenger Lumber CO
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