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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1967
Page
4
The note lists daily meals for next week. Monday features beans and chili with cole slaw, cornbread, and jello. Tuesday offers ham with scalloped potatoes, salad, hot rolls, and cookies. Wednesday presents turkey and dressing with peas, biscuits, and peaches. Thursday includes roast with creamed potatoes, carrots, and cake. Friday serves tuna salad, fried potatoes, black eyed peas, and fried pies.
Readable names include Raymond Jones Hardin Rahe Don Breautizgam and Bobbie Harper from Stephenville and Mr and Mrs Bennie Barker Jim Bob Steven Lynn Parker and Buddy Spaeth of Uvalde over the weekend roster style.
The calendar lists events from Medina on November 3, Texas Conference on Teacher Education in San Antonio November 5 6 and 7 Rocksprings November 10 Nuces Canyon November 17 Junior Plus November 21 22 and Thanksgiving holiday November 23 24.
The Harper Longhorn band performed at halftime last Friday. They saluted with Anchors Away and a Fan Fare to Abe Lincoln, then formed a house for My Old Kentucky Home, a top hat for Nobody Knows the Troubles Ive Seen, and Dixie. They formed a U S and played Battle Hymn of the Republic, then a block H before ending with a Victory yell.
A bonfire at the grade school after a game featured a burned effigy of a pirate. Larry Jung lit the fire as the Harper Longhorn Fight Song and other school cheers echoed. Captains Renard Fritz and Jerome Esquell led chants as Coach Sultemeier inspired the crowd.
A hurried pep rally on the school lawn featured cheerleaders and majorettes performing to Dixie. Nancy Phillips received the Spirit Stick for outstanding spirit this week as students sang the school song and hoped for a victory over the Pirates.
Barbara Peril and Shirlene Rahe were elected captains of the Longhornettes girls basketball team last week. Barbie is a three year letterman and Squirrel a two year letterman. They bring leadership under Coach Bailey with confidence for the season. Congratulations to these seniors on an honor well deserved.
Mr and Mrs Pete Kramer of New Braunfels visited his mother Mrs Alf Kramer Saturday. Other visitors were Mr and Mrs Milton Kramer and children of Tivydale. Rain fell Sunday night across Harper and the Hill Country with amounts up to 1 inch and 30 points. Oliver Hoots reported 1 inch and 0 points, Milton Wendel 1 inch and 70 points.
Center Point Pirates overwhelmed Harper Longhorns 70 to 26 on Friday night. Allen Kaiser and Jerry Welty connected for seven Tyson passes, Kaiser to Lackey for eighteen points, while Tammy Lackey and Raymond Holloway added two extra points each. Benard Fritz scored twice for Harper, and Ronne Armstrong caught a Mains pass for a third quarter TD. Center Point led 28 to 7 at halftime and pulled away with a 42 point third quarter burst.
At halftime, the grade school pep squad formed blocks and crowns while the Shorthorn football team lined up. Glenda Sue Rahe was named most cooperative, Jo Beth Peril was chosen as sweetheart, and Craig Lange as pin-up boy. The crowd roared as the squad cheered victory.
Medina Bobcats defeated the Harper Shorthorns 24 to 16 in the season finale on Thursday night October 26. Corky Bretschwaie scored the first Harper TD with a successful extra point, and Mitchell Harpe added another for Harper with Bretschwaie kicking the extra point.
Local residents from Fredericksburg and surrounding towns gathered for social visits and family time. Several families, including Kirchoffs, Loneshares, and Ramblings, hosted relatives from San Antonio, Kerrville, and Austin. Attendees joined the Fall Festival supper hosted by the Harper Poo T group and spent time with grandparents and children over the weekend.
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