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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1975
Page
2
A church notices page lists service times for First Baptist Church St James Lutheran United Methodist and United Presbyterian with pastor names and contact details. Also included are rental ads mobile home for rent and local sales of Polled Hereford cattle with contact numbers.
The Herald lists subscription prices: locally three dollars fifteen cents per year incl tax and outside area five dollars twenty-five cents per year incl tax. The notice emphasizes tax included pricing.
Community bulletin from Shirley Lange covers weather turning cool after a Sept norther, hunting news, hospital visits, and local church and society events. It lists residents visiting relatives, a barbecu e fundraiser for Doss Firemen, scouts events, October birthdays, and a proverb.
Richard Burton bought a 69.42 carat flawless diamond ring for Elizabeth Taylor in October 1969, paying 1.2 million dollars the highest price at auction. The piece notes platinum as a preferred engagement metal for its rarity hardness and security. It mentions a platinum sugar bowl from 1786 by Marc Etienne Janety in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A theater's green room is defined as the off stage space painted green to ease eye strain. For rent an one bedroom country home with utilities is available for a reliable couple.
Extension specialist Lillian Chenoweth explains a bottom-to-top shelf method for cabinet cleaning. The piece covers organizing storage, discarding unused items, placing frequently used foods near the prep area, and using color and room design to create a friendlier kitchen atmosphere.
A Mississippi farm memory details sweet potato harvests and family cooking over a Dutch oven. The column covers local social updates from Fredericksburg, Austin visitors, hospital recoveries, a Fall Trail Ride, a pickup fire loss, and graduations. Also includes a harvest thought and an ad for rubber stamps and name plates.
The article argues against early cow’s milk in the first year and promotes infant formulas like Batamil. It notes cow’s milk can cause poor digestion, colic, and imbalanced nutrition, advocating consultation with a doctor to continue formula feeding throughout the first year for optimal growth and development.
Miss Danielle Frazer of Amarillo will represent Texas as official Queen of the 1975 German Oktoberfest in Munich. She travels with her father to seek Hess’s release, meets German officials, and will extend Texas bicentennial greetings to Berlin and Paris. They depart September 27 on Braniff flight 16.
Mrs Marcy McFarland of Fredericksburg is named a new instructor in Schreiner College Licensed Vocational Nursing Program announced by academic dean Dr Charles Grose. She joins LVN Instructor Bessie Smith, replacing the late Melba Joy who led the program until her death September 20. A new LVN director has not been named.
A 1969 Texas Woman's University graduate in nursing with psychology and sociology minors taught at Angelo State University and conducted in service training at Peterson Hospital Kerrville. She formerly worked at St Mary of the Plains Hospital Lubbock. her husband is a federal employee in Fredericksburg and they have one child.
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