Government By Proxy What Happens When President's Falls
The piece surveys constitutional rules on presidential disability, tracing how Lincoln Garfield Wilson and Roosevelt faced or avoided vacancy. It notes ambiguity in who decides incapacity, cites Wilson's stroke and FDR's frail health, and suggests lack of machinery risks future crises.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Lincoln
Garfield
Abraham Lincoln
Guiteau
Arthur
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
Admiral Grayson
White House
Robert Lansing
Franklin’ Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Snow blankets Harper area with heavy three to four inch layer
Harpers residents awoke to a mantle of snow covering the landscape. A photo shows the Jack Jones home with heavy oak trees and rose hedging under the white layer while Betty and Pat Bailey, daughters of Supt. Bud Bailey, pose with a snowman. The snowfall brought fun and delight to local youngsters.
New Teacher for Harper School
Ann Dhrer of Franklin Texas has accepted a Home Economics teaching position at Harper School. She will reside with Lulla Roberts. Dinner hosts last Sunday included the Fletchers, Kattners, Sivells, and Harpers families from nearby towns.
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Ann Dhrer
Franklin Texas
Harper School
Lulla Roberts
Deer Season Opens Soon In Harper Area
The Harper area eagerly awaits the opening of deer season on November 16 as hunters descend on Hill Country camps lodges and towns. Bambling stories note long trips, gear checks and festive preparations while families brace for busy weeks with weather watches and with hunters returning home after the season.
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Harper Area
Sam
Bill
Woody
Mrs Fanny Steiber Buried Sunday At Rocksprings
Funeral services for Mrs. Fanny Steiber age 95 former Rocksprings postmistress who died November 5 were held November 6 at the First Baptist Church Rocksprings with Rev David Whittaker officiating. Burial followed in Rocksprings Cemetery. Born October 14 1860 in Fayette Mississippi she moved to Texas as a girl in 1892 and served about 25 years as postmistress. Her nieces and nephews attended including E B Eckerle Mrs Faye Burge Dikeman and Edward.
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Noxville
A. T. Whetstone
Lon
Fanny Steiber
Rocksprings
David Whittaker
First Baptist Church
Legion Auxiliary Chili Dinner At Turkey School
The American Legion Auxiliary of Sageser Haas Post 650 will host a chili dinner at the Turkey School on November 15. At the November 3 meeting, 12 members met at the Legion building with Mrs. Tommy Whetstone presiding. Members were asked to bring cake or pie and to bring a gift for the Kerrville Veterans Hospital Gift Shop in December. Guests Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Feller provided music and refreshments.
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Sageser- Haas Post
American Legion
Turkey School
Legion
Tommy Whetstone
Veterans Hospital
Kerrville
Legion and Auxiliary
Herbert Feller
Albert Moellendorf
Early Snow Delights Harper Residents
A three to four inch snowfall covered Harper County on Tuesday morning marking the first precipitation in over a month and the earliest snow on record. Farmers and ranchers welcomed the moisture as the Hill Country experienced general precipitation across the region.
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Harper Country
Harper
Texas Hill Country
Harper PTA Met Last Thursday Evening
Harper PTA held its regular meeting on Thursday at 3 p m November 3. The group sang several pieces with piano violin and included inspirational Bible readings. R K Williams urged family support for school and discussed home study, budgeting, and encouraging curiosity. The PTA reported a profit around 3386 and approved sponsoring a civil observer corps. third grade won room counting.
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The
Harper Pta
America
Janice Gammenthaler
Hollis Walker
Mary Duderstadt
Bernice Duderstadt
Gayle Dittmar
Clementine
Peggy Feller
Jaydean Peril
Lloyd Harper
Elmo Lumpkins
R. K. Williams
Herman Oehler
Bailey
Civil Observer Corps
PTA
Longhorns face Center Point for district title after big win
Harper Longhorns routed Leakey 28-8 last Friday night at Homecoming and now travel to Center Point to decide the district championship. both teams remain unbeaten in district play with leaky’s Shackelford scoring and Parker adding late TDs as center point eyees the title matchup.
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Longhorns Bop Leakey
Center Point
Tenite
Harper Longhorns
Leakey
Center Point Pirates
Harper
D’hanis
Pirates
St. Mary‘s Indians
Kyre
Corus Schmidt
Eugene Par le
Longhorns
Bobby Benner
Parker
Shackelford
Clifford Wiennecke
Los
Football Sweetheart Edith Ellebracht Crowned at Harper Homecoming
Miss Edith Ellebracht was named Football Sweetheart at Harper High School Homecoming last Friday night. She sits with Pep Squad leaders Ola Maertz and Jennie Wienecke while being presented by the football co-captains.
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Edith Ellebracht
Harper High School
Ola Maertz
Jennie Wienecke
Miss Ellebracht
Gift Presented to Harper Pep Squad Sponsor
Phil Rogers, sponsor of the Harper Pep Squad, received a gift from Bernice Duderstadt. The presentation occurred during the Harper-Leakey game last Friday night as Harper celebrated Homecoming.
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Phil Rogers
Harper
Bernice Duderstadt
Homecoming Speaker Rev Daiwan W Brown Inspires Aquila High
Principal speaker Rev Daiwan W Brown addressed Aquila High School Homecoming on Sunday morning November 6. His message Value Of Wisdom Today drew about three hundred alumni and families, with his wife and children present. He reunited with longtime friends at the event. Mrs Albert Sagebiel of San Antonio visited relatives in the area this week. Harold Rahe suffered a Sunday mishap at the Kerrville Turkey Shoot when he killed an 18 pound gobbler.
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Daiwan W. Brown
Aquila Bligh School
Brown
Harold Rahe
Kerrville
Weekend Visit Highlights from Texas Towns
Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne spent the weekend in Bryan with Mrs Barnhill. Mrs W F Dees and Mrs Avis Walker with children from Kerrville visited Mrs J V Harper last Thursday.
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Alfred Lehne
Bryan
Mrs. Barnhill
W. F. Dees
Avis Walker
Kerrville
J. V. Harper
Trinity Professor Guest Speaker At Harper Presbyterian
Prof. Melvin A. Stuckey of Trinity University Department of Religion and Philosophy served as guest preacher at Harper Presbyterian Church in Dr. Paul J. Schwab’s absence. Stuckey holds degrees from Ashland College, Ashland Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary and has pastored multiple churches and taught in colleges and seminaries. Dr. Schwab attended a religion professors and chaplains meeting in St. Charles Missouri representing Trinity University as department chair and as head of the university committee on religious life and work overseeing weekly chapel services.
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Melvin A. Stuckey
Trinity University
Harper Presbyterian Church
Paul J. Schwab
Stuckey
Ashland College
Ashland Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
M. G. Stuckey
Schwab
Presbyterian Colleges
St. Charles
Lindenwood
Department of Religion
Grand Jury Names For November 14 Call
District Judge Jim Weatherby set the November 14 grand jury. District Clerk E L Schmidt released the jurors, including Mrs Wallace Ottmers Felix Herber Aaron Gold Leo Tomlinson Erwin O Ot mers Elmer L Lange Reubben Gold Mrs Richard Hohmann Marvin Daniel A A Friedrich Fred Mathisen Mrs Otto Zimmermann Walter Schlaudt Richard Kasper.
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E. L. Schmidt
Jim Weatherby
Wallace Ottmers
Felix Herber
Aaron Gold
Leo Tomlinson
Erwin O Otmers
Elmer L. Lange
Reubben Gold
Richard Hohmann
Marvin Daniel
A. A. Friedrich
Fred Mathisen
Otto Zimmermann
Walter Schlaudt
Richard Kasper
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W. H. Kattner
Mason
H. D. Sivells
Austin
J. W. Harper
W. E. Fletcher
E. B. Eckerle
Faye Burge Dikeman
Edward
Fannie Stelber
Whetstone
Thanatopsis
Wilyan Cullen Bryant
Jesus
Legion Auxiliary
Rev. Brown
Aquilla Hi
Albert Sagebiel
San Antonio
V. A. Hopf
Otto Rahe
Melvin Stuckey
Presbyterian Church
the Herald
Lungrorns
Cemter Point
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