Snowstorm Delivers Heavy Early Winter Snow Across Harper Area
A weekend storm dumped 6 to 8 inches of snow on Harper and nearby communities, making roads impassable and delaying school for a day. Snow began Saturday evening and ended around midnight, with sleet and ice noted in some areas. Residents built snowmen including a family group at the Oestereich home, as power and phone outages affected Junction briefly while chains helped travel.
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Harper
Harper Lonrhnis
Nueces Canyon
Junction
Raymond Oestrvich
Beverly Drive
Fredericksburg
Harper Loses Bi-District Title Game In Snow Storm
Harper Longhorns fall to Nueces Canyon Panthers 30 to 20 in a bi district six man title game played amid heavy snow. Pressy Webb scored twice for Nueces Canyon while Johnnie Oehler and Johnnie Cottle led Harper offensively.
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Harper
Nueces Canyon
Harper Longhorns
Nueces Canyon Panthers
Panthers
Pressy Webb
Nueces Canyon Boys
Johnnie Oehler
Wienecke
Johnnie Cottle
Longhorns
Washington-on-the-Brazos Park ties to Texas Declaration site
The Brazos park marks the signing of Texas Declaration of Independence with a replica smithy where signatures were placed and the restored Anson Jones home. Texas Independence Day Organization plans a Freedom Tower as funds allow. The area, once a bustling 1830s town, hosts March Second pilgrimages and features monuments to George Childress and public school efforts.
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Washington State Park
Brazos
Alamo
Goliad
San Jacinto
Anson Jones
Republic of Texas
Brenham
Tido
Andrew Robinson
Brazos River
Navasota River
Noah T. Byars
Hatfield
Texas Congress
Washington- on-the-Brazos
George Childress
Washington County
4 Nation
Navasota
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Snowstorm Thriller Opens With Nueces Canyon Victory
In a snow and sleet soaked Friday night at Harper Community Park, Nueces Canyon Panthers defeated Harper Longhorns 30 to 20. Carlton Wendel, numbered 30, rushes for yards while stars Mickey Luce and Bobby Hutto, numbers 24 and 23, stand out for Nueces Canyon. A staff photo caption notes the flake-like snow in the blizzard conditions.
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Carlton Wendel
Harper Longhorns
Panthers
Nueces Canyon
Panthers Hold Off Nueces Canyon In Late Sprint
Pressy shoveled through for two more touchdowns and a key reception to spark Nueces Canyon, while Longhorns led by Clifford Wienecke with two scores kept the game close. A late Panthers push built a 30-20 lead as Webb added a final TD and conversion, with Mickey Luce scoring once and Webb totaling three TDs.
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Eces Canyon
Longhorns
Panthers
Nueces Canyon
Clifford Wienecke
Harper
Webb
Mickey Luce
Nueces Canyon Panthers win Region 6 title 66 to 32
The Nueces Canyon Panthers capture the Region 6 crown with a 66 32 victory over the Hutto Hippos at Camp Wood. Pressy Webb again stars by passing to Bob Wallace for five touchdowns and guiding the offense, with scoring by Mickey Luce Bobby Hutto Leon Tucker and Charles Sherman.
Harper P T A to Meet December 5
The Harper Parent-Teachers Association will meet Thursday December 5 at 8 p.m. The program includes music by the school band, Inspiration by Roy Roberts, and a Youth Tells Its Story panel discussion by students. A business meeting follows. all parents and friends are urged to attend.
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Harper Parent-Teachers Association
Roy Roberts
Local Residents Visit and Medical Travels
Mr and Mrs C N Taylor travel to Dallas for medical treatment. Mr and Mrs A W Baker from San Antonio visit Mrs John Rogers and relatives over the weekend. Edward Bailey Floy Bode go to Austin Monday for shopping and to see Eugene Bode at business college. Visitors to W R Massey home include W W Massey Al Mueller of Llano Jasper Massey and son Johnnie Peper of Kerrville Steve Forest of Comfort.
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Vauumesd
Edward Bailey
Floy Bode
Austin
Eugene Bode
Business
W. R. Massey
W. W. Massey
al Mueller
Llano
Jasper Massey and Son
Johnnie Peper
Kerrville
Steve Forest
Comfort
Two Bucks Shot In One Day On Albert Kramer Ranch
Rev O Lindenberg is pictured with two large bucks taken on a single hunting trip last Wednesday at the Albert Kramer ranch near Mountain Home. The left buck is a 9 pointer with a 15 to 16 inch spread, the right a four painter. Both animals are described as nice and fat with Lindenberg noted as the first Fredericksburg correspondents to harvest two bucks this season on the same day.
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Rev. O. Lindenberg
Albert Kramer
Mountain Home
Rey
Lindenberg
Fredericksburg
Harper Band Boosters Meet December 2 At School
All members of the Harper Band Boosters Club are urged to attend the Monday afternoon December 2 meeting at 2 30 p m at the school house. The Pancake Supper sponsored by the Boosters was well attended and proceeds were good despite bad roads snow and rain.
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Harper Band Boosters Club
Band Boosters
Legion and Auxiliary News Turkey Shoot and upcoming events
Belton Tatsch thanks participants for the successful Legion Turkey Shoot. The next meeting is Friday night Dec. 6. Work day at the Gift Shop in Legion Hospital is Wednesday Dec. 4. contact Edna Cosper or Rickie Tatsch to join.
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Belton Tatsch
Legion
Legion Hospital
Edna Cosper
Rickie Tatsch
Tyler Man Shoots Self In Leg While Hunting
Jack Allen Dickey of Tyler was wounded Monday afternoon on the Clemens Gold place at Willow City when his .45 pistol fired as he drew it from a holster. The bullet lodged in the upper thigh and no bone was hit. he was treated at Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic and described the injury as painful but not serious.
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Jack Allen Dickey
Tyler
Willow City
Fredericksburg
Dickey
Area Men Named To San Antonio Expo Posts
Several area men have been named as officials in the annual San Antonio Stock Show. T. D. Tanksley, former assistant county agent here and now Associate Animal Husbandman, Extension Service, College Station, was named superintendent of records. Roy Henke of Wolf Creek was named assistant arena director, Milroy Powell, Kerrville, horse show superintendent, and Bill Oliver, Kerrville, vocational agriculture instructor, fat lamb show assistant. Mrs. John L. Weaver and three children of Robstown visited her mother, Mia Nath Walker over the weekend.
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San Antonio
T. D. Tanksley
Extension Service
College Station
Roy Henke
Wolf Creek
Milroy Powell
Kerrville
Bill Oliver
Local visits span Kerrville San Antonio and Kerrville relatives
Mrs Gillie Pape and son Raymond visited relatives here for a few days last week. Mrs Alf Kott of Kerrville visited her daughter Mrs Glen Hopf. Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Tatsch of San Antonio visited her parents Mr and Mrs Tatsch and Mrs Anita Kramer over the weekend.
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Gillie Pape
Raymond
Alf. Kott
Kerrville
Glen Hopf
Lee Roy Tatsch
San Antonio
Mrs. Tatsch
Anita Kramer
Presbyterian Women Plan Christmas Gifts for Kerrville State Home
The Presbyterian Women Association met November 21 to organize Christmas gifts for Kerrville State Home patients. Members will bring unwrapped gifts to the next meeting and place them under the church Christmas tree. Mrs. J. R. Peril presided. Mrs. Clara Wendel read a note urging attendance at the Presbyterial in San Antonio on December 3.
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Presbyterian Women's Association
Kerrville State Home
J. R. Peril
Clara Wendel
Morrow
University Presbyterian Church
San Antonio
Arthur Bierschwale
H. L. Stevens
Watkins Tarr
Pat Rogers
R. £. Peril
Jack Jones
Charlie Rogers
John Tarr
Massey Baby Born in Kerrville with Proud Parents
Mr and Mrs Clayton Massey announce the birth of a daughter on November 26 at Kerrville hospital. A four year old brother Brad greets the arrival as grandparents Mrs Vera Parker of Kerrville and Mr and Mrs W R Massey of Harper share in the joy.
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Clayton Massey
Kerrville Hospital
Brad
Vera Parker
Kerrville
W. R. Massey
Harper
Sixth Annual Hill Country Aberdeen Angus Sale set for Dec 9
Catalogues are ready for the Gillespie County Fair Grounds sale featuring 23 bulls and 21 females. Judging by Joe Tatum at 10 am, sale by Don Estes at 1 pm with bids likely from Roland Blackwell and Milt Miller. Fredericksburg officers include Clinton Grena and C A Stone. Anticipated event details at Gillespie County Courthouse office.
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Gillespie County Fair Grounds
C. A. Stone
Gillespie Co. Court House
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg High School
Don Estes
San Angelo
Fredericksburg Lions Club hears views of Rep Fisher
Congressman C. C. Fisher of Texas 21st District told Fredericksburg Lions Club and visitors of national issues for the upcoming session. He praised local leader Joe Stein, cited budget trimming under President, and urged stronger education and a robust missile program amid Cold War tensions.
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C. Fisher
QO. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Texas
Washington
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Congress
Hotel
Nimitz
Fisher
Gillespie County
Joe Stein
Stein
United States
Yugoslavia
India
Egypt
McClellan Committee
C. C. Fischer
Harper Teams Fall to Rocksprings in Tuesday Games
The Harper boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Rocksprings Tuesday and both were defeated. Rocksprings girls won 35 19 while Harper boys lost 43 41 in a close contest.
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Harper
Rocksprings
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