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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1970
Page
1
The Harper Herald lists activity at Harper churches including Jetrodist Church services led by Rev Henry Marshall and Rev Carlos B Parker with Luther League Women and Sunday School schedules. Catholic Mass times, School of Religion, and parish greetings are noted. Local visitors from Fredericksburg and California share meals and attendations with area families.
Mr and Mrs Fred Jones host visitors from Nicaragua and Houston while Mrs Hollan Waller suffers illness and is moved to Peterson Memorial Hospital. The Harper area endures a deep cold spell with temperatures as low as 9 to 16 degrees. Local families visit relatives, attend church events, and host Thanksgiving plans as updates note hospital discharge and social gatherings.
Robert Kensing of San Angelo emphasizes modern farming as big business and urges farmers to start complete farm and ranch records in January 1971. He outlines simple essentials a desk, a basic record book, and daily or monthly updates, plus the value of inventories, budgets, and production cost data for sound decisions and tax readiness.
USDA SCS district reports a 1300 foot field terrace addition near Pilot Knob to curb erosion. Meusebach Creek area contemplates coastal bermuda grass on steep cropland for erosion protection with seedbed prep in late winter. Honey Creek area farmer favors Madrid clover small grain mix for soil building grazing and hay.
The December draft call for Texas is 489, part of a 7,000-man national quota for the army. Local boards will use random sequence numbers 1 through 160 as possible, with higher numbers assigned to Extended or Second Priority groups. Inductions run December 1 to 17, 1970, with preinduction exams limited to specific sequence numbers from prior drawings.
N J D notes a hunting opening day in Gillespie County with Francis J Walch of KNAF recording in Fredericksburg. He describes deer and turkey prospects, changing antler sizes, brush and age effects, and praises the scenery and hospitality of locals and visitors drawn to Fredericksburg for hunting and tourism.
On November 10, twenty one Pecan Creek 4-H members attended a gathering hosted by the Pilot Knob Home Demonstration Club at Pilot Knob Club House. Tom Kirchoff of the Department of Public Safety gave a progress report on defensive driving as refreshments were served by the hosts.
Buzz Bierschwale, son of Mr and Mrs C H Bierschwale, was killed Saturday night at the Bierschwale ranch. He marked his tenth birthday on Sunday. He is the grandson of Mrs Lydia Bierschwale and Mr and Mrs Phil Maddox of Melvin and attends Harper School.
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