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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1969
Page
8
G Anthony's parish invites attendance with Mass times on Friday and Sunday noted. Veterans Day services planned. Also ad includes sausage making and deer venison processing by Alex Tatsch in Fredericksburg. James Lutheranchu offers weekly worship and Bible study times. Everyone welcome.
Nixon of Doss, Texas recalls growing onions from plants first found near Onion Creek and explains Squaw Creek earned its name from an Indian squaw found along its banks. He traces family history to 1856 and notes Walnut Creek as the original name before locals renamed it.
The Harper Herald Harpers, Texas column recalls walnut stamp values, suggests planting walnut seedlings as a distant income source, and shares local creek name origins. It stresses hunting season's economic impact, safety reminders for landowners, and community observations from Gillespie County readers.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Segner and their son from San Antonio visited relatives in Comfort and attended the wedding of Patsy Fifer. The piece discusses hunting tag rules for deer including keeping tags with the carcass and attaching license tags to antlers for transport and processing.
Multiple properties are described including 208 acres with a hunters cabin and good well, 206 acres with permanent spring and highway frontage, and a live oak pecan bottom ranch with springs and dam. Financing options include 5 to 6 percent. Also notes local wildlife and community updates.
The Texas Motor Vehicle Inspection certificate moves to the lower left windshield corner and remains valid for twelve calendar months. Expiration is the last day of the inspection month, with a month tab 1 through 12 indicating the expiry month. DPS urges early inspections to avoid delays and ensure safety before winter.
The Trans-Pecos deer population remains essentially the same as 1968 figures per Tom Hailey Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Marfa. The deer range across Brewster Culberson El Paso Hudspeth Jeff Davis Pecos Reeves Presidio and Terrell totals 14 039 296 acres out of 20 161 280 county acres. The 1908 population was 217 700 while this year’s count is 217 000. Hunters can expect similar harvest potential to last year per Jack Parsons Region 1 wildlife supervisor. A visitor, Miss Frances Floyd of Fredericksburg, called on Mrs. A. C. Wendel Saturday afternoon.
Hunters coming to hunt at the Tate ranch were Meosr and Mead. Alvie Blount of Houston Arch Fergerson of San Antonio and F M Mouser of Houston participate in the event.
Mrs H L Stevens of Kerrville and Mrs Leone Morgan also of Kerrville attended the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star in Ft Worth last week. Stevens is Worthy Matron of the Kerrville Chapter. Subscribe to the Herald nine dollars yearly locally.
Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood attended the ordination and installation of Rev Donald P Owen Jr at Ingram Presbyterian Church. The Alamo Presbytery conducted the service at 4 pm with Mr Whitewood of Harper Presbyterian Church taking part. A dinner for visitors and members followed at 6 o'clock.
I express gratitude to friends and neighbors for flowers cards and well wishes during my hospital stay. I also thank Dr Crane and all hospital staff for making the stay as pleasant as possible.
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