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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1950

Page

2

Winners Named In Make It Yourself With Wood or Mohair

Emily Crenwelge of Fredericksburg Nila Mae Maner of Harper and Merdic Mae Barth of Fredericksburg earned prizes Monday night for outfits they wore Miss Maner took first in senior suit while Miss Crenwelge and Miss Barth won second in original design and senior dress respectively

Emily Crenwelge Emil Crenwelge Fredericsburg Nila Mae Maner Albert Maner Harper Merdic Mae Barth Max Barth Fredericksburg Miss Crenwelve Miss Maner Miss Barth

Local Wool Contest Winners Advance to State Show

Judy Holland 14 of Fredericksburg Dot Snyder 18 of San Marcos and Lucille Dallahite 16 of Blanco won top prizes in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest at Fredericksburg School Auditorium. Holland’s two piece dress cost 11.87, Snyder’s cinnamon gabardine suit cost 23.00, Dallahite’s royal blue skirt and jacket cost 3.53. Their designs advance to Ft Worth on Nov 21 to compete with nine West Texas area winners for State Champion honors and a trip to the 1950 National Fashion Show in Casper Wyoming.

Fredericksburg Judy Holland James Holland Dot Snyder San Marcos Lucille Dallahite Blanco Miss Holland Victoria Mill Miss Snyder Kilmangerine Dallahite Ft. Worth West Texas Casper Wyoming Woman's Auxiliary Ts&gra National Wool Growers The Wool Bureau Ina Te Fredericksburg Texas Sheep and Goat Pipe Creek Arlene Culver Lampasas Louise King Jo Ann Tatum Gypsy Smith Doris Brown Center Point Elda Marie Jordan Hunt Betty Klein Mountain Home Merdié Mae Barth Nila Mae Mauer Harper Ruthy Gripon Ester Lea Caperton Ada Mae Montel Kerrville Emily Crenwelge Judy Hol

Make It Yourself With Wool Style Show Highlights Local Talent

The Fredericksburg school auditorium hosted a Make It Yourself With Wool style show with 67 girls aged 14 to 22 showcasing dresses suits coats and original designs all using virgin wool. Winners in junior dress and suit divisions were named with prizes and entries from 9 counties, and grand prizes of 50 dollars qualified three entrants for a state contest in Fort Worth. The event, directed by Mrs. Lorene Cowden with the auxiliary and local sponsors, featured judges from TS&GRA and a broadcast by KNAF.

Knopp & Metzger Judy Holland Kendall Hodges Merdie Mae Barth KNAF Fredericksburg National Bank Woerner Charles C. Stone David Hargis

Poultry Clinic Slated For Fredericksburg and Harper

A Poultry Clinic will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Harper American Legion Hall with W. J. Moore of Texas A&M Extension Service and James C. Williams. A second session is planned for Fredericksburg at 7 30 p.m. in the Agriculture Building. Moore will discuss housing and equipment for Broiler Egg Production with hatchery and lumber representatives to answer questions after the talks. Future clinics will be scheduled as chicks grow and grower issues arise.

Harper American Legion Hall Fredericksburg W. J. Moore Extension Service of Texas A&m College James C. Williams Moore

The Case of the One Per Cent ers booklet analysis

A fragment referencing a booklet titled The Case of the One Per Cent ers about Texans seeking better highways. The readable text hints at advocacy for infrastructure improvements and public interest, but lacks concrete events, dates, or names to specify further details.

Weekend visits connect families across Texas and Pennsylvania

Mr and Mrs Frank Staudt spent the weekend at Ozona with Mr and Mrs C N Taylor and their little daughter. Mr and Mrs Dave Butler and son and Miss Mildred Boatright of San Antonio visited their parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Boatright. Also Mr and Mrs Jack Hughes and daughter of San Antonio stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Lange en route to visit his parents in Pennsylvania.

Allen Gibson Roy Coker Fort Stockton Big Bend National Park Marathon Alpine Frank Staudt Ozona C. N. Taylor Dave Butler Mildred Boatright San Antonio Floyd Boatright Jack Hughes Edwin Lange Pennsylvania

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