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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1955
Page
2
Local brief highlights from Harper Texas recount community events on Friday November 4 1955 including social notices and town updates with names and places tied to the Harper area.
Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus, nicknamed prince of merchandising, contributes ARROZ CONCARNE to the Texas Beef Council cookbook. The dish serves eight and blends ground beef with onion celery parsley garlic olive oil beef stock and raisins, finished with olives and served over rice. The feature ties to International Week at Neiman Marcus and Marcus’s global shopping ethos.
Mrs J R Peril and Mrs Da vid Schmidt attended the Grand Chapter of OFS in San Antonio last week. Peril served as voting delegate and Schmidt is grand representative to Virginia. Ella Lee Emma Harlan and Herbert Jones joined brother Ted Watkins in Kerrville for a Thursday and Friday visit.
Auslin Texas and possibly the nation see a new Moderates group led by Lyndon Johnson who calls himself neither liberal nor conservative. Governor Shivers tours to push a moderate Democratic candidate for President while liberal Sam Rayburn and Ben Ramsey seek unity. A conservative state committee targets large poll tax turnout as Dallas hosts the May convention.
Public guidance from the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue outlines that farm workers must have a social security number and show it to employers. Employers must maintain records for workers paid $100 or more in cash wages and file Form 943 or 943A, with tax rates of 2 percent for both employee and employer on wages up to $4,200.
A brief exhortation urges readers to purchase a personal copy of the Harper Herald, inviting engagement with the publication.
A naval officer fell overboard and was saved by a deck hand who refused any reward to avoid others knowing he rescued him. Two drunks walking on railroad tracks joked about the so-called long flight of stairs and poor handrails.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf were visitors in the Dean Hopf home Sunday afternoon. Other visitors were James and John Tarr and Jimmie Peril. Those attending the Schmidt funeral Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cottle, Mrs. Max Lang, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Honig, Mr. and Mrs. August Kirchhoff and daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis of Harlingen Texas, Lou Parker and Mrs. Roscoe Parker of Round Mountain, who spent one day last week with Walter Parkers.
Charlie Walker, the hillbilly singer and DJ, will perform at Pat's Hall Sunday night under Young Farmers of America sponsorship with Larry Nolan and the Bandits. Rudy Gray and his Texas Kool Kats were replaced due to scheduling. Walker rose from a Collin County farm boy to a Decca recording artist with hits like Hurry Back Home and Chocolate Song.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lang host their daughter and her husband Norman Sullivan and children from San Antonio for a weekend visit. The family shared time with the Langs Friday through Sunday. The doctor advised avoiding all forms of excitement during the gathering. Bill asked if he could look at them on the street.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Cottle were seen shopping in Fredericksburg on Wednesday afternoon.
Curly Lawson leads in the area by using a roadside vending machine for milk and eggs. He has operated one year, endorses the concept but notes some reservations about reliability and value.
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