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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1964
Page
4
An editorial argues about rising teen alcoholism estimates of six percent and explores causes such as conformity, rebellion, home attitudes, and school frustration. It calls for united action by parents ministers teachers and youth to teach effects, set examples, and reduce future problems.
The Young Homemakers of Terxdas honored the Future Home Makers of Amelia on Friday September 25 at 630 pm in the atetormum with Mrs Haris Sultemeie presiding. Gene race secretary Mia Crete Pheauyat Treastian Mis V Wateotm NMarsc tietll Repeater Historian Me ieurtipe Pende presented awards and emblems. A reception followed with pine and cookies.
A spirited pep rally at Harper begins with shouts and chants as students cheer the team to face Leakey Eagles. Students, cheerleaders, and the band lead surrounding fans in school songs and spirited roars to boost morale before kickoff.
Jim Tatsch, a senior class member, was chosen Monday night as the FHA Beau for 1964 65 at the FEHIA meeting in the cafetorium. He was selected from floor nominations and is active in the senior class Harper Longhorn Band and was last year’s Mr H H S. Other business covered Chapter Mothers officers and freshman initiation plans. Jan Brown reported on the National FHA meeting in Chicago and presented a rose paperweight to honor the Chicago trip.
Unclear OCR fragment lists names and dates including Oct 2 Oct 23 and Nov 6 with scattered terms La Piva Nuves Canyon Medina Nueces Denotes home clues. No coherent event or outcome discerned beyond scattered place names and dates.
Leakey Eagles overpower Harper Longhorns 20 to 0 on the local gridiron. Danny Rimkus scores twice with a third TD set by a Twilliger pass and a crucial fumble recovery helps seal the win.
After dropping the first two district games at home the Harpe Longhorns head to Medina for the third district contest Friday night. Coach Sultemeier says the team is in good shape and expects to win by at least one touchdown. The Harpe players have been the top contenders in previous meetings with Medina.
Clouds gather as a wealthy man notices an unusually large envelope addressed to his daughter. After hours of suspense, she opens it slowly revealing a cryptic card with odd phrases and unreadable scrawl, prompting confusion and speculation about its meaning.
Miiet Longhorns arrive in Kerrville for a school event with a display of white and red horns. The group, chaperoned by Mis Hopf, included students such as Mars Nel Tarr Barrata Pads Battee Linitta Pharpea Viel and others. The party returned to Harper due to precipitation after the Kerrville stop.
John Honig of Harper was elected president of the 10th annual John Philp Kirchhoff reunion held Sunday at Grapetown Hall. Behind him Barbara Priess won the candy guessing game and a lively cake walk entertained attendees. About 1000 members have joined the reunion since its start ten years ago amid a barbecue dinner and program directed by Mrs Myr dle Kirchhoff.
Floods swelled Canyon Lake to 74 feet and Medina Lake up 31 feet as heavy rains hit the Guadalupe Medina and San Antonio river basins. A 15 year old, Donald Walker, drowned when a small boat capsized on the Medina River near English Crossing Bandera. Search for his body continued as of Monday.
The Texas Senate defeated a bill aimed at curb the Supreme Court and sided with liberals on preserving state legislative apportionment factors beyond population. The vote followed concerns over judicial power and the balance of representation between rural areas and big cities amid national discussions on governing authority. Alfred Lehne celebrated his birthday with family, and Alan Waa was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones in Austin, with grandparents listed.
Descendants of Texas Trail Drivers and Pioneer Texas Families plan their fourth annual convention October 12 3 at the Gunter Hotel San Antonio. The Old Trail Drivers Assn of Texas will open at 10 00 a m with Robert Lee Bobbitt as master of ceremonies and Ray Murtishaw as president. Registration all day October 1 costs 2 00 and covers all activities including dances and the Trail Drivers Hall events. Hostesses are daughters and wives with related associations. The gathering features old time dancing prizes a barbecue and a final dance at Pioneer Hall Breckenridge Park.
The Longhorn Band entertained the Harper-Leakey crowd at halftime on Friday night September 25. They formed a rolling pin for National Young Homemakers Week and performed Hello Dolly and He's Got the Whole World on the globe. The band also formed an H for Harper and played Harper High School tunes then Washington and Lee. Players shouted You Longhorne at the end.
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