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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1944
Page
1
Local residents and guests made numerous visits and trips in Kerrville and nearby towns. Richard Blerschwale traveled on business to Kerrvilleums Saturday afternoon. Families including the Bode and Duderstadt groups visited Morris Ranch and other area homes with lists of friends and relatives.
A fragmented dialogue shows a teacher asking about tact and fortification while a narrator riffs on a blundering exchange. Characters include a captain, sergeant, and a company clerk in a tense but murky classroom or military setting.
Local families including Klein, Roeder, Fritz, Kunz and Staudt shared visits across Kerrville Fredericksburg Harper and Austin. People traveling to Fredericksburg for birthdays and gatherings with Emilie Klein and other relatives, plus multiple calls on home visits and Friday engagements.
Mr and Mrs Hollan Walker and son Hollis Wayne and Johnnie Walker visited Sunday with Mrs Walkers parents Mr and Mrs Chas Schmidt. Several Fredericksburg visitors including Mr and Mrs W A Honig and son James attended events and calls. Many local residents went to Kerrville and Fredericksburg rodeos over the weekend.
Eber Parker and son Lamar stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Stevens on Thursday night. Kerrville rodeo attendance included L. A. Stevens and daughter Mary Virginia. Peggy Jean Coggeshall of Mountain Home visits J. M. Stevens family this week. The Klein Branch ladies canned heavily as Victory Gardens thrived despite dry weather. Marshall Stevens of Victoria visited his parents over the weekend. Pvt. Kenneth Parker, stationed at Hondo, joined Kerrville rodeo with Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Stevens. O Sudduth and Wenonah, with Mrs. Mark Holland of Eldorado, spent days with W. A. Spencer. Elton Spencer returned home with them. John Eathorne and Junior Stevens attended the Kerrville pare on Saturday evening.
Sgt. Paul Herst visits his wife Mrs. Herst and Rev. and Mrs. R A Allen on furlough. Kerrville visitors Mrs. Burton Brown and son Spencer call on J S Whitewood and Mrs. Hilda Sageser and family host Burt Riley’s relatives Sunday. A lighthearted exchange recalls a chased automobile thief and a plumber arriving late while a householder teaches his sons to swim.
E R Eudaly of the A and M College Extension Service says the next 90 days mark peak silage making in Texas. Feed should be in the still dough stage with green leaves, chopped to half inch pieces or less, packed to exclude air, and trenches filled to prevent settling with dirt layers and proper drainage.
A wartime era article warns of the expanding anti liquor movement using military aid bills to push for prohibition or near limits. It notes rationing aiding the drive, recalls bootlegger schemes, and urges patience until home forces return before more liquor controls are enacted. It also mentions trench silo filling with tractors or horses.
Agronomist E A Miller of A and M College Extension Service notes Texas wheat quality has risen over five years and this year's crop should continue progress. Mixed wheat shipments vanished by 1942. smutty wheat dropped from 894 carloads in 1937 to 32 in 1942, with six in 1941 the low. A new variety Comanche, a Tenmarq Oro cross, may gain popularity for baking quality and yield.
A University of Texas statistician reports agricultural products sold in May totaled 74 million dollars, up from 54 million in May 1942, with higher prices cited as the main factor. The item notes Roosevelt’s stance on politics and residency in the White House, and lists visitors Olive Parker and Lemuel Jones with son Johnnia II from Junction.
In a sermon on Proverbs six, verse 17, the text condemns a lying tongue and slander. It laments gossips who expose faults and disrupt society, urging readers to avoid repeating unverified bad stories and to mind their own business. Local notes mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Sparks of Amarillo and trips by George Allen Gibson and John Eathorne to nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Childress and J. D. Blackstock of Corpus Christi visited Mrs. Leslie Phillips this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sylvester with their children and Mrs. Arthur Hines are here for a few days. Mrs. Hines will join her husband in California.
Grona celebrates her birthday anniversary on Thursday last week with Bunco. First prize went to Miss Esther Klein, second to Miss Esther Feller, and booby prize to Miss Julia Mae Feller. A delicious lunch followed in the afternoon. Congratulations to you Theresa and best wishes.
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