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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1957
Page
10
The Round-Up announces staff credits with Editor Elaine Bode Associate Editor Elizabeth Esquall Social Reporters Howard Walker and Kelly Parker Sports Steve Ochler and Typist Anna Marie Lange for the issue.
Harper High School boys and girls reached the Medina finals after wins over Utopia Bandera and D Hanis. The girls defeated Utopia 29 26 and Bandera 46 37 before losing to Medina 48 56 for second place, with Elaine Bode and William Kaiser on the all tournament team. The Harper boys beat Bandera and played Utopia and D Hanis before facing Bandera in the final. Howard Walker and Kelley Parker earned all tournament honors.
Report highlights include Patsy spotting Timothy at the Medina tournament and Willie Elaine Kelley and Howard earning tournament awards. Harper schedules a basketball game with Center Point on Tuesday and a town tournament over the weekend.
The fifth and sixth grade will celebrate a Christmas party on December 23. Students drew names for activities and many mothers have generously offered their time to help. Reporting by Paty Bailey. The Rowned-up.
Patsy tells Mrs Bierschwale the apple had four worms and she ate them too. Mrs Bierschwale prescribes water to wash it down as Patsy refuses and suggests letting him walk down.
In a local dialogue fragment Mrs Hopf asks to analyze the sentence about milking time. Logan replies The cow references humor in a segment titled The Round-Up.
The verse compares friendship to the sea with changing moods and urges kindness. It advises not to rush to abandon but to win friends and stay loyal, offering comfort to others as true companionship endures beyond hardship.
The Round-up teases a remedy for uneasy feelings sleep trouble and throat dryness urging to "go with the girl" as a cure. The jingle hints at mood and romantic escape rather than medical advice, reflecting lighthearted entertainment.
Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Hoermann and two children of Knippa visited Mr and Mrs Hubert Rahe on Sunday afternoon. He is the son of Rev and Mrs M C Hoermann who once served the Lutheran Church.
Atty. Gen Will Wilson leads a statewide drive against overcharging small borrowers, filing 217 injunctions in one day and 46 more in recent months. He targets 200000 borrowers with 10 to 300 percent annual interest, aiming to end usury and shift to certificate plans around 1959. Insurance and aging reforms, city labor laws, and Safety Sunday are also noted with multiple agencies proposing changes and state leaders urging action.
The Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn in its 43rd annual Dallas convention passed resolutions on braceros tariffs animal health predatory animals taxes and wool pulled wool auto upholstery and related issues. Officers elected included Lance Sears as president and L M Stephens and Charles Schreiner III as vice presidents.
Mrs. Louis J. Kettner aged 97, possibly Mason Centennial's oldest registrant, celebrated at her daughter Mrs. Damon Kothmann’s ranch. Born Lina Meckel in Fredericksburg on December 8, 1861, she lived much of her life in Mason, widow since 1940, and kept handwork pieces over 80 years old including seed pictures and a hair wreath.
Mrs. Ella Lee and Mr and Mrs Teddie Harlan and Jittie son from San Antonio visiting the Tommy Nar Lan home Saturday and over the weekend. Mrs A C Wendel called in the afternoon. The Herald subscription price is $1.50 per year.
The TS and GRA criticized the new state laws restricting rural electric co operatives and urged the legislature to amend existing statutes to remove inequities detrimental to these cooperatives and their members.
Howard Walden and Jerry Hunt of Corpus Christi hunted at H. L. Stevens ranch over several days. Mr. and Mrs. Jinx Harder and their sons visited Mrs. L. H. Harper Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Kenneth Parker and her son Terry of San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ruben Bode.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cosper of Fort Worth spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Pete Cosper. Kenneth hunted. Attending the funeral of G F Alsbrook at Galveston Friday were Mr and Mrs Y C Whitworth of Doole Pete Whitworth and Mrs R K E Peril.
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