Tomato Farming Gains Ground in Texas and South
Texas Extension Service reports tomatoes hold major agricultural value with four Texas crops harvested yearly. Greenhouse cooling advances may boost southern greenhouse tomato production, with acreage 36,500 to 76,000 and values up to 12.8 million dollars. The piece traces tomato history from Peru to Jefferson in 1781 and notes breeding improved size and yield.
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Texas
Texas A&m College
Turr
Texas Extension Service
United States
South
Extension Service
U. S
U. S. Supreme Court
Andes
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
North America
France
Mexico
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
San Antonio
Miss Martha Stevens Honored After Harper High Commencement
Miss Martha Stevens graduate of Harper High School was honored with an open house after commencement at her grandmother Mrs. A C Wendel home. Aunts helped with refreshments as about 70 guests signed a gold inscribed guest book. Out of town attendees came from Junction Kerrville Fredericksburg Austin, Hunt and Ingram.
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Martha Stevens
Harper High School
A. C. Wendel
Watkins Tarr
Jack Jones
Mary Nell Tarr
Max Lange
Martha
Junction
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Austin
Hunt and
Ingram
Death Claims Harper's Oldest Citizen
Funeral services for Mrs. Theresa Tobin were held on Friday at 3 p m at the First Pentecostal Church in Harper. At 92 years, three months and one day, she was one of Harper’s oldest residents. The service included favorite selections by the church quartet. Surviving are five children, seven grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and two sisters. Pallbearers and honors reflected her community roles and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Tobin
First Pentecostal Church
Harper
Blanco Co
Robert Tobin
Blanca County
Gillespie County
Tobin
Harper’s
Mother Tobin
Irene
Ray Roberts
Georgia
B.S. Dorough
Cotulla
Grace
Ira Scarborough
Valentine
Hardin Tobin
Rocksprings
Marvin Tobin
San Antonio
Minnie Hunnicutt
Johnson City
Leona Kinnamenn
Porter
Washington
Richard
Nolan Tobin
Cory Childress
Colan Barrett
Albert Black
Gerald Daniels
Corey Dorough
Pickett Dorough
The
Legion Auxiliary
Stick Club
I Company
141St. Infantry
The Watcher
A poem recalling a devoted watcher who waited at home for loved ones. The speaker reflects on a mother’s anxious care and steady gaze from heaven, insisting the watcher remains vigilant, watching and waiting until her family returns.
Community Family Attendance Noted at St James Lutheran
Attending services at St James Lutheran Church on Sunday were Mr and Mrs Larry Goenm amann and children of Austin Mr and Mrs Ralph Harris and so of Austin and Mr and Mrs Stanley Phelps and children of San Marcos.
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St. James Lutheran Church
Larry Goenmann
Austin
Ralph Harris
Stanley Phelps
San Marcos
Harper Legionnaires Passing In Review
Reuben Edward Rode, twelfth legionnaire to pass in review, enlisted in the U S Marine Corps on November 6 1918 in San Antonio and was sworn in at Houston. He trained at Paris Island and joined Company B 455th Battalion. After World War I Armistice basic training extended, he served on the rifle range and as a police worker becoming an expert marksman with the battalion second highest score. He recovered from malaria at Paris Island and was honorably discharged. He is the son of Mr and Mrs P O Bode of Harper and will be 65 on September 14. He married Ann Fay Stevens on September 26 1926. they have three children Morris, June and Donnie with two grandchildren Terry Parker and Dixie Bode. The family lives on a 1300 acre ranch in Kimble County, raises cattle sheep and goats, and Bode is active in the American Legion and Veterans of WWI Kerrville posts.
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Reuben Edward Rode
U. S. Marine Corps
San Antonio
Houston
Rode
Paris Island
Bode
P. 0
Harper
Ann Fay Stevens
Morris
San
Noxville
Kimble County
Sageser-Haas
American Legion
Kerrville
Harper Post
Mrs. Peter Bernhard Riles Dies at 96 in Harper
Funeral services were held May 18 at Schaetter Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaretha Knopp Bernhard 79 with Rev. C. R. Rose officiating. She died May 16 after eight days in Fredericksburg Hospital. Survivors include three daughters Elsie Walker Bessie Julia and Chester Bernhard a son six grandchildren and two sisters and four brothers.
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Schaetter
Peter Bernhard
Margaretha Knopp
C. R. Rose
St. Vanes Lutheran Cittrett
Harper
L. J. Durkop
Larry Goehmann
Dennis Bernhard
Lamar Itz
Malcolm Marschall
Cody Marschall
Wayne Walker
City Cemetery
Bernhard
Fredericksburg
Franz
Magdalina Stein Knopp
Elsie Walker
Bessie
Chester Itz
Julia
Victor Marschall
Chester Bernhard
Theresa
Harry Jordan
Bertha Knopp
Elizabeth
Martin Keller
Mary
Richard Pate
Katherine
Willie Klein
Eva
Adam Leyendecker
Barbara
John Weidenfeller
Gertrude
Ernst Schmidt
Appolonia
Ferdinand Tatsch
Veronica Knopp
Christian
Theodore
Willie
Joseph Knopp
Schreiner College names Charles Phillips as 1962 graduate
Charles Phillips of Harper is listed among Schreiner Junior College class of 1962 graduates. A Schreiner student and Harper High School valedictorian, Phillips attended as a day student. Commencement will be held Monday May 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the Robbins Lewis Auditorium.
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Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Charles
Donald Phillips
C. C. Phillipe
Harper
Schreiner
Phillips
Harper High School
Robbins-Lewis Auditorium
Bishop Cottle wedding in Rocksprings First Presbyterian Church
Miss Carol Gene Bishop and Rodney Cottle wed in Rocksprings with Rev. John Albrecht officiating. The ceremony featured organist Eddie Doughett and singer Marie Taylor performing O Perfect Love. The couple plans to live near Rocksprings while the groom works in ranching.
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Carol Gene Bishop
Rodney Cottle
First Presbyterian Church
Rocksprings
John Albrecht
Eddie Doughett
Marie Taylor
Gene Bishop
Scotty Lee Taylor
Harper 4-H Club Plans Parade Entry For Centennial
Harper 4-H Club meets May 10 in the Harper school cafetorium. Members discuss record books and a float for next year’s centennial parade. Girls eye Favorite Foods Show on June 16 and Dress Revue in July. The group attends St James Lutheran Church on Rural Life Sunday May 27.
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Harper 4-H Club
Harper School
St. James Lutheran Church
Shirlene Rahe
Harper High School Confers Diplomas to 20 Graduates
Twenty Harper High School seniors, five girls and fifteen boys, received diplomas at Friday commencement. John Sandidge of Kerrville gave the address before a capacity crowd. Valedictorian Miss Alice Molder and salutatorian David Hopf led a class that included Carol Cochran Gayle Dittmar and fourteen others.
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Harper High School
John Sandidge
Kerrville
Alice Molder
John Molder
David Hopf
Dean Hopf
Molder
Carol, Cochran
Gayle Dittmar
Chester Granville
Erwin Jung
Anthony Lange
Wayne Lennon
Jacke Mains
Cody Marschall
John Warren McDougall
John Wayne Reddick
Joe Spencer
Logan Stevens
Martha Stevens
Sharon Strackbein
Robert Trimble
Hollis Walker
Bobby Wienecke
Lawrence Zenner
Robert Dittmar
Philip Rogers
Eighth Grade Graduation Swim Party Held At Home
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderegg and Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and Mr and Mrs H L Stevens hosted a swimming party at the Andereggs home honoring Darla Anderegg Kathryn Stevens and Raymond Jones and their classmates who graduated into high school May 19 from 3 to 5 p m About 25 guests attended and refreshments of sandwiches cookies and punch were served.
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Gilbert Anderegg
Jack Jones
H. L. Stevens
Andereggs
Darla Anderegg
Kathryn Stevens
Raymond Jones
El Paso Bride-Elect Laurice Solomon Engaged to Otis Rogers
Laurice Marlene Solmon of El Paso is engaged to Otis Wayne Rogers of Kerrville. The couple plans a late July wedding. Solmon is a El Paso High School graduate now employed at KROD and KROD-TV. Rogers, a Texas Western College metallurgical engineering graduate, works for Kaiser Steel in Fontana California and has extensive fraternity and honor society affiliations. The couple plans to reside in Up land California.
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Russell Solomon
el Paso
Laurice Marlene Solmon
Otis Wayne Rogers
Pat Rogers
Kerrville
Wayne
J. J. Rogers
Phil Rogers
Harpers
el Paso High School
Texas Western College
KROD
Krod-Tv
Tivy High School
Honor Metallurgical Society
Upland
California
Miss Solomon
John Gallaher to Serve as Student Pastor at Harper Church
John Gallaher will serve as student pastor at Harper Presbyterian Church this summer while finishing his first year at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is a Western Canada High School and Whitworth College alumnus with roles in Student Council and track. He worked for Northern Valley Railway in Spokane before seminary. Flo is under Yellowstone Presbytery sponsorship during three years of study. Gallaher and Shirley Cumberland of Calgary have one child and belong to First Presbyterian Church Dear Lodge.
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John Gallaher
Harper Presbyterian Church
John David Gallaher
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Presbyterian Church
Harper
Western Canada High
Calgary
Canada
Whitworth College
Spokane
Warrington
Whitworth
Gallaher
Northeran Vaellic Railway
Washington
Austin Seminary
Flo
Yellowstone
Synod of the
Kothmann Connor Nuptials In Pittsburgh May Fifth
The marriage of Patt Ann Connor and R Edward Kothmann took place Saturday May 5 at 7 30 pm in Trinity United Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh officiated by Dr William R Johnston assisted by Rev Wilbur F Christy The bride wore white imported tafetta with alencon lace and carried roses The wedding party included Miss Mary Jo Connor as attendant The couple plans a reception at the church and a wedding trip to Canada The bride is a nurse and the groom a mechanical engineer with Westinghouse Pittsburgh.
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Patt
Ann Connor
Loulee
Connor
Pittsburgh
R. Edward Kothmann
R. W. Kothmann
Mountain Home
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Wm. R. Johnston
Murrayaville
Wilbur F. Christy
Clarence E. Moyer
Don G. Mason
Joseph E. Shelby
Mary Jo Connor
Michael “Rold
Bill Pierce
Jack Fisch
Westminister
Canada
Rothmann
Uniontown Joint Senior High School
Presbyterian
Kerrville Wedding: Miss Duderstadt Weds Robert Arbaugh
Miss Mary Leegene Duderstadt and Robert Earl Arbaugh united in marriage May 12 at 3 p.m. in First Methodist Church Kerrville officiated by Rev Don Lillejedah. The couple will reside in Austin. Attendants included Mary Frances Badgett of Bryan and Dean Stanley of Houston.
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Mary Leegene Duderstadt
Robert Earl Arbaugh
First Methodist Church
Kerrville
Don Lillejedah
St. Paul's Methodist Church
M. R. Duderstadt
Sidney Baker
Earl M. Arbaugh
Houston
Adele Simpson
Mary Frances Badgett
Bryan
Dean Stanley
Harper School
Ry High School
School of Business Administration
University of Texas
Rice Institute
Cotton Consolidated
Consultant Engineers of
Austin
Parkview Apartments
Apt
West Sixth St
James D. Wilson Jr
Tambra Louse All Houston
Wedding at the Golden Ox in Incheon
A noon wedding at the Golden Ox drew guests including Rev and Mrs Don Lillejadaal and Mrs John Duderstadt grandmother of the bride. The ceremony honored the couple with a preciptial wag noted in the sparse recounting.
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Don Lillejadaal
John Duderstadt
Bride
Messya
Valedictorian Alice Molder Honored at Harper High Reception
Alice Molder the Harper High School valedictorian was honored at a May reception after graduation. The James Lutheran Parish Hall hosted 70 guests with roses and blue des poinium decor. Rachel Mukter registered guests while La Verne Klein and Mary Jane Maider served cake and punch. Out-of-town guests came from Kerrville Junction and Fredericksburg.
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Alice Molder
Harper High School
James Lutheran Parish
Mesd
B. Eckerie
C H. Rose
Belton
Tatsch
H. Rogers
Rachel Mukter
la Verne Klein
Mary Jane Maider
Mayfield's Mattress Plant Work Note
In Mayfield's Mat trees Company at Karrville requests orders left at Marpey Locwer F Plant. Inner spring specialists, Queensland mattresses claim all work meets ELTLD standards.
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Marpey Locwer F
Mayfield
Mattrees Company
Karrville
Caf
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Robert Seaman
Margaret Widdomer
Harper Legionnaires Passing In Review
Reuben Edward Bode
Peter Bernhard Riles
Charles Phillips
Schreiner Junior College
Bishop Cottle
Carol Cottle
Roy Cottle
Howard Cottle
Herald
Harper Hi School
Kothmann-Connor
Mary Daderstadt
Robert Arbaugh
Harper Hi
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