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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1961
Page
3
The 1962 Dodge Motor Home will be shown on Thursday November 23 at 11 a.m. It comes in 23 and 26 foot sizes, sleeps six, and includes stove, refrigerator, bathroom, running water, dining table, swivel seats, and is mounted on a Dodge chassis with a 200 horsepower V-8 engine and pushbutton automatic transmission.
The typing room gained three re conditioned typewriters bringing the total to seventeen. A new electric water cooler replaces the old fountain and was donated by the Harper Lions Club. A television set was added to the science room and will be used for science programs, furnished and set up by Mr. Dunn.
The hunting season nears with eagerness questions about guns deer tags and first day success. Interviews say many does will be shot in Gillespie County this year and hunters expect good season with average size deer and antlers.
Mrs Inona Cottle transfers from Mason High joining Harper High School in October taking English American history math typing and journalism. She plays clarinet in the band and has been active in FTA Spanish Club and Speech Club plus Queen coronation events. Mrs Carol Cochran enrolls November ninth 1961 from Center Point High School where she served as senior class reporter band treasurer and FHA vice president. She letters in basketball volleyball and band and now takes English journalism math American history and band as the twentieth member of the senior class.
Martha Stevens appointed editor of the Longhorn by journalism teacher Mr. Rogers. She serves as vice president of the band and Future Teachers of America and president of the Future Homemakers of America. Interviewed by John Sandidge of Star Engraving Company about six teen pages of copy due December first.
Harper School was awarded three boys on the All-District team. First team selections: David Hopf Cody Marschall Logan Stevens. Lucke Mavis earned a second team spot while Bobby Wienecke and Lloyd Wendel joined other Harper players on the first team. Marschall and Hopf to represent the district at the All Star game.
A school pep rally concluded after the Legionnaires performed and sang the school song. Yells included Team Fight If You Want to Beat D Hanish and We Want Bi-District amid the crowd.
The class reports from the senior class of ’62 will count half the mid term grade. Each student is assigned a chapter and must present about 30 minutes on the topic with information beyond the textbook. Mimographed sheets of main facts will be handed to the class before the lecture.
Social visits and attendance at a funeral are recorded. Max Lange and August Kirchoff with Helen were guests on Saturday. Bierschwales, Barker, and Miss Gibson attended Mrs. Frank Webb’s funeral in Eldorado. Kerrville residents Gammenthaler and Juenke visited Fred Gammenthaler’s family, with Maurers also dropping by. Oliver Hopf and J Cowper families visited. Cochran family and Twinkles Lennon stayed over weekend in Midland, with Mrs. Jones joining from Harp er.
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