Many Hi School Pupils Enter Essay Contest
O F Armstrong of The Texas Friends of Conservation Inc spoke to Harper high school pupils about an essay contest on conservation. Essays must be 300 to 1000 words, cover six topics, and entrants register with preferred subject. Prizes of 200, 100, and 50 will be awarded. contest aims to improve composition and inform students.
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O. F. Armstrong
Texas Friends of Conservation, Inc
Houston
Texas
Harper High School
Texas Friends of Conservation Inc
Harper School
Hunters Spin Tales Of Trails And Trophies
Boyd Wayne Thurman of Harper School News recalls a hunting season where city slickers boast of travels and kills while he patches, cooks, and trades service for food and shelter. The piece closes with a call to subscribe to The Herald.
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Boyd Wayne Thurman
Harper School News
Eighth Graders Plan Thanksgiving Party
The eighth grade class officers and home room mothers meet after the PTA on November 6 to arrange a Thanksgiving party. Sponsors Mesd. C. W. Mauer and L. M. Lange host the event November 25 at 7 p.m. in the gym with games, dancing, Shooting the Turkey, and snacks.
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PTA
Mesd
C. W. Mauer
L. M. Lange
Bernice Duderstadt
Harper School Fashion Show Highlights Student Creations
Last Tuesday afternoon, November 4, Homemaking girls modeled new garments made in class before Homemaking Classes J and JI, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Rowell. Two Class II girls wore suede toppers with swing backs and pockets in tan and royal blue corduroy. Others wore corduroy skirts, weskits, and dresses in gold, hairy blue, royal blue, and copper-blue. Carolyn P. and Frances D. report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rogers
Miss Rowell
Carolyn P
Frances D
Harper School News
Turkey Shoot Eyed By Local Group For November 15
The American Logic will sponsor a turkey shoot on Saturday November 15 seen as a practical event to test shot outcomes before the hunting season opens on Sunday. Reporters Leroy K. and Boyd T. call it a big bang with little meat and note it doubles as a turkey dinner for the lucky. Mrs A J Kinsey visits sister Mrs Oliver Hopf and Mr Hopf this week.
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The
American Logic
Leroy K
Boyd T
Harper School News
A. J. Kinsey
Oliver Hopf
Mr. Hopf
School gossip and local anecdotes in a yearbook column
The column recounts campus chatter about students and staff with light rumors and playful notes. It mentions Janice Parker, Franklin Tuckness, Hay Ray Bier schwale, Speedy, librarians Helen F. and Joselyn E., James T., Joe Parker, Lonnie Mayhugh, Harper high photographers, M'Liss, Austin, and Longhorns.
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Janice Parker
Franklin Tuckness
Hay Ray Bierschwale
Speedy
Helen F
Joselyn E
James T
Joe Parker
Lonnie Mayhugh
Harper High
M'Liss
Congress Avenue
Austin
St. Mary's
Longhorns
Ton
James W
Orchids And Onions At School Amid Locker Slams And Puns
Ornaments and complaints mix as pupils receive orchids for behavior and disapproval for misdeeds in class. Teachers praised for review questions and corsage work for the Har p er St Marys game. Betheas visit San Antonio relatives over the weekend.
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Harper-St. Mary's
Lunchroom Menu For November Tenth To Fourteenth
Lunch options listed for each weekday include Monday meat with mashed potatoes green beans cinnamon rolls and milk. Tuesday features chicken and dressing gravy cranberries buttered peas cookies bread and milk. Wednesday offers beans sweet rice gumbo peaches bread and milk. Thursday serves hamburgers relish plate ice cream and milk. Friday provides fish loaf mashed potatoes carrot strips hot rolls fruit jello and milk.
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Harper School News
Harper High School Halloween and November Vignettes
A collage of lighthearted school notes from Harper High School covers Halloween mischief, coronation prep, sports, FFA lambs, FHA trips, essay contests, and Turkey Shoot plans. Pupils, teachers, and events feature reflection on daily life and upcoming holidays.
Halloween party and football results at local school
The sixth and seventh grades held a Halloween party with games and refreshments on October 31. On November 4 Blanco defeated Harper 13 to 12 at Blanco. Johnnie Cottle and Tooter Parker scored touchdowns with a later play called back for too many in the backfield. Volleyball thrives for non players as captains Edith Ellebracht and Willmae Kaiser lead reporting by Evelyn Rischner.
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Shorthorns
Blanco
Harper
Johnnie Cottle
Bobby Benner
Edith Ellebracht
Willmae Kaiser
Evelyn Rischner
Harper St Marys Football Game Cheerleader Change
Freshman boys tease girls at Harper St Marys game as Ola Maertz replaces Frances Dittmar as cheerleader. Alfred Edwards led the freshman magazine subscriptions while Mot pupils study for six week tests and Mrs Carpenter prepares ink for English tests next week.
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Ola Maertz
Frances Dittmar
Harper-St. Mary's
J. R. Hayhugh
Robin Klein
Alfred Edwards
Mot
Carpenter
Anticipation Builds for Opening Hunting Season
Students discuss the approaching hunting season as excitement rises. Many boys are seen with hunting knives at school while rifles are not yet present. They prepare by cleaning and oiling deer rifles and plan to sight them in.
Card of Thanks for Support After Tragic Death
The notice expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy after the death of a husband and father. Thanks are given to Dr J Hardin Perry and nurses Mrs Oscar Behr and Mrs Dora Tietz, Reverends Hildebrand Logan and Gitter, Schaetter Funeral Home, pallbearers, and those who sent Mass offerings and flowers. Special thanks to firefighters Walter Ottmers Marvin Schaefer Chas George and others and Sheriff Hugo Klaerner for help at the accident scene.
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J. Hardin Perry
Oscar Behr
Dora Tietz
J. J. Hildebrand
Robert Logan
A. A. Gitter
Schaetter
Calvin Bierschwale
Elias Klaerner
Roman Mosel
Joe E. Duderstadt
Wm. Schroeder
Fred Nabors
Walter Ottmers
Marvin Schaefer
Chas
George
Hugo Klaerner
Angus Sale to Feature 26 Bulls and 36 Females
On December 9 1952 the Hit Country Angus Association holds its 2nd Annual Registered Sale at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds. Auctioneered by Ray Sims from Belton Missouri, sale of 26 breeding bulls and 36 females aged 10 months to 3 years begins 1 30 pm after a 9 am judging. Lunch served on grounds.
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Hit Country Angus Association
Fair Grounds
Fredericksburg
A. L. Smith
Whitworths Travel Through Harper En Route to Kerrville
Mr and Mrs W C Whitworth and their sons from the Blue Mountain region traveled through Harper on Monday while en route to Kerrville to visit Mrs A J Kinsey, her mother, in Kerrville.
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W. C. Whitworth
John Duderstadt Films Shown for Crabapple Club
John Duderstadt presented two films and a comedy to Crabapple Community Club members and families on Friday night November 7, via Gillespie County Veterans Association. After a short business meeting, Walter Schlaudt Hugo Moellering and Leroy Land were named to the next entertainment committee. FOR SALE oil burning heaters and stove pipes available from The Radio Post.
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Gillespie County Veterans Association
John Duderstadt
Crabapple Community Club
Walter Schlaudt
Hugo Moellering
Leroy Land
Midland visit by Whetstone family over weekend
Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and their two children from Midland spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Markwordt and family.
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Sgt
David Bethea
San Antonio
Mrs
Floyd Boatright
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Henry Markwordt
Sheriff Candidate Thanks Voters For Support
A county candidate expresses sincere thanks to friends and voters for support in the recent Sheriff race. The message notes appreciation for consideration and respect for the electorate.
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Supt
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Coach Garrett
Hallowe
James Wallendorf
A. C. Ernst
Darlene Mrosek
Spring Creek
Donnie Phillips
Curus
Cyrus Schmidt
Mrs. Carpenter
FFA
Alfred Edward
Norther
Janice Rowell
Lee Schmidt
FHA
University of Texas
Harper Shorthorns
Peggy Schmidt
J. W. Bilerschwab
Stormy
Champs-Canteen
Ray Bierschwabe
Rev. Farmer
Ad Methodist Parsonage
Thomas J. Jung
Kenneth O
Alvin L
Angus Sale
Max Wayne Hopf
Alfonso Hopf
Sam Parker
J. A. Parker
Christoval
Eber Parker
Moko
Arkansas
Homer Pugh
Pat
Dallas
Gillie Steitle
Ernest Dunbar
Edward
Roosevelt
Raymond Oestreich
Creighton Stevens
Kenneth Parker
Roscoe Parker
Lou Parker
Round Mountain
Clayton Parker
Kerrville
Quincy Tuckness
Pontotoc
Oren Parker
Parker
G. Brown
Cottonwood
V. C. Russel Sr
Brown
Baptist Church
Radio Post
Robert
Bob” Loth
Klein's Hall
Harper Highway
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Hill Country Boys
Everybody
Raymond Kiein
Prince Sunbeam Breeding
Sunbeam Angus Ranch
Okla
Gillespie Livestock Sales Co
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