Harper Longhorns Meet St Marys In Annual Six Man Grudge Game
The Round-Up reports the Harper Longhorns and St Marys Indians square off yearly in a six man football clash. History shows St Marys leading the series seven to three with a rotating trophy first awarded in 1954. The 1955 game ended St Marys 26 Harper 8 after a close first half.
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Harper Longhorns
St. Mary’s Indians
Harper
Fredericksburg
St. Mary's
Hlarper
St. Mary’s
Clifford Wienecke
Eugene Parker
Clifford Wieneche
Joe Kaiser
A Boy in the Round-Up Portrait of a Child’s World
A vivid reflection on boys from infancy to manhood, celebrating their boundless energy and mischief. The piece portrays a boy as both joyous and challenging, a magnetic force in family life, capable of mending a parent’s shattered hopes with a simple declaration of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bunyan
Tullis B
Austin
Tex
Corsicana Couple Visits Kerrville Relatives
Mr and Mrs C A Livingston of Corsicana spent a few days visiting sisters Mrs Bessie McDougall and Mrs B B Ramsey in Kerrville. Mr Livingston enjoyed hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Livingston
Corsicana
Bessie McDougall
B. B. Ramsey
Kerrville
Livingston
Junior High Football Party Crowns Queen and Pin-Up Boy
Last Tuesday November 15 the Junior High held its annual football party. Doris Friedrich was elected queen and Johnnie Spencer the pin-up boy. Coach Green and Miss Floyd received gifts for extracurricular backing. Referees Chas Mains and Elmo Lumpkins were thanked for their Harper-Hunt games. Refreshments followed and all enjoyed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Friedrich
Johnnie Spencer
Coach Green
Miss Floyd
Chas
Mains
Elmo Lumpkins
Harper High Junior Pep Rally Honors Senior Football Team
The Juniors hosted a Friday November pep rally and assembly featuring multiple musical numbers and yells led by the pep squad and Mrs Stevens students. Gene Bode spoke praising the senior team and coach Salcher and urged winning the upcoming game against St. Marys with the trophy kept at Harper School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wallendorf
America
Harper High Band
Gene Bode
Salcher
St. Mary’s
Round-Up: St Mary's Triumphs Over Harper 26 8
In the final game of the season St Mary's defeated Harper 26 to 8 after a strong second half. The showdown marked Harper's last game for the seniors and the departure of Coach Sal cher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Harper
Harper
Kaiser
St. Mary’s
Salcher
Seniors Awarded Sweaters After Pep Rally
The Round-Up reports Harper teams beat Stonewall Tuesday night with girls 54 to 27 and boys 61 to 15. Senior girls received sweaters for pep squad work at a Friday pep rally with Ola Maertz Jennila Wienecke and Darlene Mrosek noted for long service and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Harper
Rockstrings
Lang Family Thanksgiving Visit Yields 7 Point Buck
Edwin Lang Jr and family visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Jones for Thanksgiving. Raymond Jones's seven year old son bagged a seven point buck on Hawkins Ranch Friday afternoon after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lang Jr
Austin
Raymond Jones
Jack Jones
Hawkins Ranch
Thanksgiving on Test Papers Among Seventh and Eighth Graders
Seventh and eighth graders wrote postscripts on their English test papers to say what they were thankful for. They mostly named Mother and Father, home, plenty of food, shelter, school and friends, health and peace. A few praised recent rains and the grass it brought.
Agnes Weinheimer at Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Miss Agnes Clara Weinheimer daughter of Mr and Mrs Hilmar Weinheimer of Fredericksburg Texas is undergoing treatment at Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for Crippled Children to overcome polio suffered September 12 1955. The facility funded by Texas citizens offers physical medicine and rehabilitation for handicapped Texans and now serves 140 to 150 patients.
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Gillespie County
Agnes Clara Weinheimer
Hilmar Weinheimer
Fredericksburg
Texas
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Citizens of
Noted Soil Conservation Winners Return From Arizona Trip
Adolph Kneese and Raymond Spaeth, area supervisors in two districts, returned Sunday from Litchfield Park Arizona where they joined 98 other winners on the Good year Tire and Rubber Company eighth annual National Soil Conservation Awards trip. The party toured Wigwam resort and observed irrigation practices while enjoying rodeos and desert excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Kneese
Raymond Spaeth
Litchfield Park
Ariz
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Spaeth
Kneese
Temple
Santa Fe
Arizona
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Wigwam
Goodyear Farms
Phoenix
Valley of the Sun
John M. Jacobs
Deer Valley
Russia
Goodyear
Keller Named Emergency Loan Supervisor in Fredericksburg
Melton A. Keller of Fredericksburg Texas was appointed Emergency Loan Supervisor USDA Farmers Home Administration effective November 2 1955. He served in the Navy 1943 46 and has farmed locally since 1940. He succeeds A Douglas Dittmar who resigned to return to farming. The Fredericksburg unit serves Blanco Gillespie Kimble Mason and Menard Counties.
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Melton A. Keller
Fredericksburg
Texas
USDA
Farmers Home Administration
Wesley H. Grote
Keller
Navy
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Chase Air Field
Beeville
Blanco
Gillespie
Kimble
Mason
Menard
A. Douglas Dittmar
Dittmar
Liano County
FHA
James E. Burleson
Agnes O. Itz
Leroy Koepp
Farmers Home
Secretary of Agriculture
Schroeder
Johnoon City
Llano
Junction
Dietel Admitted to Gonzales Warm Springs for Polio Recovery
Fred Eby Dietel of Gillespie County has been admitted to Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for Crippled Children for polio recovery first treated September 9 1955. He is son of Editor William Dietel and publisher of the Fredericksburg Radio Post, and his wife Lucille Bierschwale. The family has two daughters Debra and Denise.
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Fred Eby Dietel
Gillespie County
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Dietel
William Dietel
Fredericksburg Radio Post
Lucille Bierschwale
Walter Bierschwale
Debra
Denise
Citizens of
Texas
Noxville News Highlights Local Social Ties and Hunting
Mrs J A Milam spends Friday with her son in law Doyle Parker family. The Parker circle hosts Bill English from Houston and visits from Lee Pape and Harry Newman of San Antonio. Deer hunting counts rise around Noxville while Parker family travels to Kerrville for an auction sale. Weston Fisher of San Angelo has joined the navy after living with grandparents W W Whitworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Milam
Jess F. Parker
Bill English
Houston
Doyle Parker
Cecil Parker
Lee Pape
Harry Newman
San Antonio
Noxville
Raymond Parker
Kerrville
Weston Fisher
San Angelo
W. W. Whitworth
Navy
Harper
Ray Bierschwale
Earl Baker
E. J
Jess Parker
Doss
Judy Sikes
Mike
Fred Whetstone
A. S. Parker
Gilbert Anderegg
Janice Parker
J. W. Bierschwale
Fredericksburg
Local Notes From Reservation And Surrounding Areas
Theo Oehler shot a six point buck Tuesday at his Reservation home. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Campbell of Denison and Mrs. Alfred Kott of Kerrville spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hopf. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eggert on November 11 in Dundeelinois. the mother is Doris Hopf, the grandmother is Mrs. Hopf. Miss Sue Jones of Kerrville visited Wallace Brown's home on Sunday.
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Theo Oehler
Elmer Campbell
Denison
Alfred Kott
Kerrville
Glen Hopf
Walter Eggert
Dundeelinois
Eggert
Doris Hopf
Hopf
Ulu
Sue Jones
Wallace Brown
Austin visitors hail from three families
Mr and Mrs Erato Hopt and daughter Olivia of Austin along with Mrs Cora Naber of Fredericksburg are visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopt.
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Erato Hopt
Olivia
Austin
Cora Naber
Fredericksburg
Oliver Hopt
Nichols Family Vists J O Stevens Home
Mr and Mrs Frederick Nichols and daughter of Eden were visitors in the J O Stevens home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Nichols
Eden
J. O. Stevens
Harper Herald Recaps Friday News On Page Three
The Harper Herald page three dated Friday November 25 1955 presents local briefs and notices from Harper Texas. It highlights community events, upcoming meetings, and short municipal items of interest to residents.
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THE
Harper Herald
Harper
Texas
Football Scoreboard Highlights Local Wins Across Cities
The scoreboard shows Alice 34 Kingsville 0 and St. Marys 26 Harper 8. Other results include Killeen 26 Lampasas 0, Lockhart 32 Gonzales 20, Burnet 39 Bangs 6, Mason 39 Santa Anna 0, Luling 27 Giddings 6, Dilley 41 Bandera 0, Edison 34 Kerrville 0, Brady 27 Comanche 13, Ray 12 Brownsville 7, Central Catholic 26 Laredo 12, Harlandale 44 Alamo Heights 6, Victoria 40 Burbanks 7.
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Alice
Kingsville
St. Mary's
Harper
Killeen
Lampasas
Lockhart
Gonzales
Burnet
Bangs
Mason
Santa Anna
Luling
Giddings
Dilley
Bandera
Edison
Kerrville
Brady
Comanche
Ray
Brownsville
Central Catholic
Laredo
Harlandale
Alamo Heights
Victoria
Burbanks
Keller Firm Wins 6.1 Mile Farm to Market Road Project
The Allen Keller Company of Fredericksburg won the low bid for 6.1 miles of Farm to Market Road 2084 from 8.6 miles southeast of Christoval to near the Schleicher County line at 98 079 dollars. Another low bid award of 499 649 dollars covers Kerr State Highway 16 in Kerrville area, for trading base and two course structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Keller Company
Fredericksburg
Tom Green
Schreicher
Christoval
Schleicher County
Keller
Kerrville
Gillespie County
Hoberts Family Visits in Katy Return to Harper
Mr and Mrs Roy Hoberts and daughter Beverly visited their daughter Mrs Albert Black and family at Katy. Mrs Black and her son returned with them to Harper for a few days.
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Roy Hoberts
Beverly
Albert Black
Katy
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Hill Crest
Edwin Lange
Magnolia Gas & Oils
Water Street
Kerrville, Texas
Hill Country
Texaco
Sunschie
Tki
Agnes Weinheimer
Warm Springs Foundation
Melton Keller
Fred Dietel
Noxville News
San Marcos
Patronize Herald
Carl Ernst
Emma Harlan
Tommy Harlan
Harlan
Herbert Jones
California
L. H. Harper
Albert Galbraith
Ferndale, Washington
Tracy Tobin
Wesley Sageser
Richard Roered
Misses Rileys
Crosley and Bendix
Magnolia
Bode CO. Harper
Rocky
Chester Tatsch
Prop
Kerrville Mattress & Furniture Co
Ray Falls
Broadway
Brewster Boot Shop
ORDF
Hubert Brewster
Junction, Texas
Gels
Welome
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