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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1946
Page
3
A November 3 flash flood swept the Pedernales River over the Kerrville Fredericksburg highway bridge. Water surged for steps, tearing driftwood and debris, and rose several feet above the bridge deck before subsiding by 7 p.m. No injuries reported.
The October 29 General Assembly session featured Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov resisting veto reform and atomic energy control proposals. He offered a world armaments reduction plan while rebuffing small nations and opposing international atomic energy oversight. Austin countered, urging flexible UN interpretation and warning against crediting Molotov for arming limits.
Last Friday Harper P T A met at the Harper School House with reports on fund chapters and upcoming events. The Pax Supper and Rummage Sale raised 306 dollars and the J T A fund stood at 394 12. Mrs Dean Hopf reported on preschool outreach and eight reports were given. Mrs Arnold unveiled a library plan to guide parents on book purchases for different ages and display books next meeting. Mrs Fred Whitewood announced a December six lecture by Mrs Sharborough, plus a citywide Home and Family Life program December 7 with lectures all day. New family news included Kerrville visitors and Fredericksburg hospital birth of two baby sons born November 1.
Lincoln Park police and juvenile authorities face a case of seven teenage boys who broke into the rookery and killed seven birds and maimed ten others. The director holds a Manchurian crane victim valued at $400, reportedly driven by meat shortages at home.
Seven foot Arnold Shorty Markwordt was elected commissioner of Precinct No in Gillespie County after last week’s general election. A lifelong resident familiar with local roads, he has worked in county road projects for many years and will be inaugurated when the Commissioners Court opens its January 1947 session.
State Health Officer Geo W Cox warns hunters and others in wooded areas to use precautions against relapsing fever spread by ticks or body lice. Remove ticks promptly with tweezers, wash hands after handling, and wear protective clothing. Mrs M R Duderstadt and her children visited her parents at San Angelo last week.
Fredericksburg report on the biggest land deal in Gillespie County history. Carl Kroll Jr sold 2,645 acres near Harper to W. L. McKinley of Dallas for 105000 dollars, the third sale in six years to the McKinleys, part of the old Kroll ranch with cattle sheep goats and rich hunting grounds.
Zone No 1 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Harper Methodist Church on Tuesday with 65 members and visitors. Represented towns included Boerne, Center Point, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Comfort, and more as program items and reports on children’s work and charity were presented.
Hunters prepare for the opening sunrise Saturday as the annual deer and turkey season draws a record crowds from across the region. Local landowners and others guiding hunts are reminded to hold state shooting preserve licenses and observe safety rules. The gathering includes reports of plentiful game in Gilespie County and nearby areas, with cautions to avoid violations on roads and public lands.
Harper Lions Club members and spouses attended the Kerrville Terrville Lions Club Charter Night Banquet at the Blue Bonnet Hotel Tuesday. Toastmaster Paul Gathings led the program and Neal B. Fox directed the prebanquet meeting. Notables from Harper included Neal B. Fon, Charlie Barrett, Clint Brown, Arthur Bierschwale, Floy Bode, Clarence St. Clair, Dean Hopf, Lee Goff, Roby Dean, Frank Staudt, Vene Cottle, Ray Jones, Carl Oehler, Willie Strackbein, with E. Dean Hopf delivering best wishes from the Harper club.
The 1946 Sister Elizabeth Kenny Infantile Paralysis Foundation Campaign starts in Texas on November 18 after a November 16 radio launch hosted by Kate Smith. National and regional chairs, including Bing Crosby and Rosalind Russell, announce state and county quotas totaling 150000 dollars, with volunteers urged to contact State Headquarters at the Driskill Hotel in Austin.
Game Warden Heep reports two Harper men Pete Kramer and Egon Tatsch fined 274 dollars for shooting a doe and a Llane man Hubert Offer fined 213 dollars for killing a doe in the Willow City area. Additional minor violations include night hunting.
Harper High School fell 27 to 0 to a Buda squad on Friday in a rough game that saw Harper struggle on both offense and defense until late. The visitors broke through in the second half to score four times as the pace picked up. Harper heads to San Antonio Friday for a three o’clock matchup with Sam Houston Senior High School in six man football.
The special election on the Veterans Land Purchase Amendment failed in Gillespie County with 325 votes against and 157 for while the amendment carried statewide. Other notes mention residents visiting Harper Kerrville and family updates for the Wendel and Hart households.
Piano students Buzzy Parker Davene Schmidt JoQua Mae Fritz Janice Spaeth Frances Jo Ann Dittmar Bobbie Jeanette Dibson Marlene Kaiser Frances Rischiner played at the P T A Rummage Sale and Box Supper on November 1 at the school. Rev Charles Workman explained Hallowe en for the children. Visitors to the Lennon home included V C Russell Sr and Elmer Lee, P C Russell Jr, G D Lennon and family, and Margie Lennon. Others visited the Harp er home: Captain Harold Porter and family H D Jn Mrs Falbn Rieden Mrs S B E Oswalt Jr and Cynthia Tone and Minnie Porter of Mathis.
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