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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1949
Page
2
A partial banking record from Harper Texas shows liabilities and capital accounts with figures for common capital stock surplus undivided profits demand deposits public funds and total totals. The document cites a November 1 1949 close of business under Texas Banking Laws and a commissioner's call.
Hunters report fat deer season with bucks in prime condition. One man at the Otto and Harry Ahrens ranch shot a hornless deer and faced a minor fine after reporting the incident. Horn later found near the buck after a second shot. Reuben Land of Fredericksburg also bagged a large eight point buck on the Harper Junction highway in Kimble County.
The St Mary's Indians, missing key players after injuries and practice cuts, eye a season end clash at Center Point next Friday November 25 at 8 pm. Scans of their results show mixed outcomes with wins over Blanco Comfort and Natalia and losses to Dripping Springs Castroville and others as they close the year. Harper's inconsistent results appear in the standings with a string of close games and a notable tie with Rocksprings.
Chas. W. Barrett, cashier, swears the foregoing statement of condition is true to the best of his knowledge. Signed November 12, 1949. Notary public Otto R. Knidle, Arthur Stehling, William Schroeder Jr., and directors attest. (Seal)
Feuge and Schuch killed a five foot rattlesnake in the Kidd pasture near Mason highway while returning from a Llano River fishing trip. The snake measured five feet long and five inches in diameter with sixteen rattlers. A smaller three footer with seven rattles and a button was found nearby. Feuge recalls his son Chester killed a larger rattler about 6 feet then.
Scarlet fever is a highly disabling infectious disease affecting all ages, with six Texas cases in the week ending September 24 and a yearly total of 911. Dr. Geo W Cox warns of sudden onset, sore throat, vomiting, fever, and a red rash, plus possible complications like sinusitis, ear infections, and organ involvement. He urges prompt medical care and notes children under ten are most susceptible.
Colleen Parker attended SWSTC in San Marcos and spent the weekend at Harper and related activities. The patriotic hymn mentioned does not include the word America.
Miss Peggye Gould and Dorothy M David stayed as visitors in the home of Mrs L A Stevens and Worth Howe on Tuesday night.
Postmaster Frank Staudt urges hill country senders to mail greetings by December 1 for calendars and advertising mail to avoid delays. Out of state items should go by December 10, local cards by December 15. He notes delayed deliveries if sent after December 15 and advises marking parcels do not open until Christmas to reach recipients in time.
A wife found a card Jane Gray Main 421 in her husband pockets and learned the name referred to a horse and a bookmaker street. The couple visited Watkins Tarr home with two children, and the odds four to one.
Eli Kramer Welding Shop in Fredericksburg offers custom build services for pick-up sideboards and trailer hitches. Call 65W for tailored metalwork solutions and local welding expertise.
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