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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1949
Page
3
A reflective piece on Thanksgiving traditions stressing religious significance family bonds and national heritage. Includes excerpts from Henry Ward Spofford and Shakespeare and ends with local social notes about visits from residents of San Antonio Garland Menard and Kerrville plus a Glen Hopf ranch pointer capture.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne of Harper celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a Sunday reception and barbecue dinner at Hotel Nimitz in Fredericksburg. About 80 friends and relatives attended. speakers included Rev F A Bracher and Rev W J Goerner.
Mr and Mrs Ernst Ellebracht celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday November 13 with a church service at St Peters Lutheran in Doss a noon barbecue dinner and an afternoon program. The couple married November 9 1899 in Lange’s Mill. They have two sons five grandchildren and one deceased son. The celebration included reading musical pieces and a mock wedding performed by grandchildren.
Sgt and Mrs Harold B Birt and their daughters from San Antonio spent the weekend visiting relatives in the area, staying with family and catching up with kin.
Mr and Mrs Bob Rogers and children of Uvalde spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives in Harper. Mr and Mrs Thomas J Jung and son Spencer of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and Mrs A C Wendel Sunday. Dr and Mrs J B Birt announce the marriage of their son J B Jr to Miss Mary Frances Moore of Luling. The wedding took place at Luling Oct. 23. They are making their home in San Antonio.
A goodly number of Harper women attended the Kerrville Wool and Mohair Style Show last week. Three Harper girls won prizes with titles Misses Duana Beth Whitworth Joann Spaeth and Lorene Ochler earning places.
The Harper public school system observes a four day holiday. Supt. Neal Fox states students and teachers will dismiss after Wednesday classes and not return until Monday morning.
Rev H F Ander a noted Lutheran Church leader of the American Lutheran Church died in Seguin on Friday morning November 18 1949 after a lingering illness Funeral services were held in Seguin on Monday at 2 30 p m Attending pastors from Fredericksburg included Rev F A Bracher Rev Paul Leonhard and Rev O Lindenberg He was a former professor and Dean at Texas Lutheran College known as Pop to students He had been Dean of a Bible Institute in Montgomery Alabama He was 63 and survived by his widow one daughter two sons his aged father and a sister.
Winners of the Make It Yourself with Wool Style Show at Kerrville’s Tivy High include Patsy Tuttle Comfort Nancy Jordan and Charlotte Moritz with Merdie Barth. Grand prize went to Nancy Jordan. State winners advance to Denver Colorado on December 7 for the National Wool Growers Association event.
Dripping Springs High School’s six man Tigers, undefeated before Friday’s bi-district showdown with Comfort, held two practice sessions on Wednesday at House Park Austin. Key players like J F Glosson R C Toungate and Buddy White starred in scrimmage while Walter Rusch led Comfort’s offense. Admission is 73 cents and 35 cents.
Coach Rex Fox announces Harper high school basketball opens the season next Tuesday at 7 30 p m against Stonewall in the new Stonewall school gymnasium. This marks the first competitive game in Stonewall’s gym with Harper as the inaugural visiting team.
A district committee of five school superintendents in District 12B awarded the 1949 six man football championship to Comfort after a Kerrville meeting. Coach Hans Bergner said Comfort would face Dripping Springs for the bi district title with the game set for Friday night at House Park in Austin at 8 p m.
Capt Chris Lehne, brother of Alfred Lehne, killed a 140 pound dressed buck with 20 points on the Chas Klaehn ranch near Harper. He delivered the deer to Hopf Locker Plant and plans to return to El Paso with the Army. Alfred Lehne also reported a buck and gobbler on the hunting lease.
Victor Dittmar of the Uvalde Leader News interviews former vice president Garner on his 81st birthday at his Uvalde home. Garner recalls Roosevelt era pecan shelling profits and hopes to live to 93 while enjoying private life. He notes selling pecans locally at 75 cents a pound and shells them if guests are scarce.
Kerrville hosts the Make It Yourself with Mohair style show with Ada Mae Montel of Kerrville winning grand prize in the Mohair division. Betty Jean Kutzer and Nise Rose Marie Crenwelge also placed first, while Jo Ann Herring and Duane Beth Whitworth earned second in their mohair outfits. The event precedes state contests at the Seth annual convention in San Antonio November 28 to 30.
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