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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1975
Page
7
Local church listings show services and groups for First Baptist, Harper United Methodist, United Presbyterian, and a Catholic parish with weekly worship times. Also advertised are rental housing, mobile homes, Avon party opportunities, and Polled Hereford bulls for sale with contact details.
The Herald lists annual rates at 3.15 dollars including tax for local subscribers and 5.25 dollars including tax for regional readers. The notice details pricing and area distinctions.
Brisk cool weather brings colds hay fever and 40s nights with 36 degrees on Sept 23. Deer hunters arrive in the area and report corn being eaten at stands. Local residents attend cancer society meetings and note hospital visits and an organ recital. Firemen’s barbecue set for Oct 11 and troops plan events. October birthdays listed and a one way street wisdom note.
Richard Burton purchased in October 1969 a flawless 69.42 carat diamond ring for Elizabeth Taylor, paying a record price of 1 200 000 dollars. Platinum is noted as the preferred metal for engagement rings due to its rarity strength and security. The Met in New York houses a platinum sugar bowl from 1786 by Marc Etienne Janety, famed for its size and pure platinum composition.
Homemaker guidance outlines a shelf by shelf cleaning method starting from the bottom, then lining and reloading shelves. It advises discarding unused items, grouping related foods near their use points, and storing frequently used items in reachable spots to save time and effort.
A personal reminiscence recalls Mississippi farm harvests of sweet potatoes and family meals. The column notes wedding attendance in Fredericksburg, visits from Austin, illness recoveries, and local travel. a truck fire incident and a hospital graduation plan for a Sammie Gammelthaler son. The page closes with a harvest themed thought and an ad.
The article argues against cow's milk for infants under one year, noting it lacks balanced nutrition and iron. It promotes Batamil formula with heat treated curd to ease digestion and reduce colic, recommending parental consultation with doctors to keep babies on formula through the first year.
Danielle Frazer, 17, of Amarillo will be the official Queen of the 1975 German Oktoberfest in Munich. She will carry Texas flags and greetings from Texas officials, and travel with her father, Merrell Frazer Jr., an international attorney, to Germany. The trip also ties to efforts to obtain the release of Rudolph Hess.
Marcy McFarland of Fredericksburg is appointed as a new instructor in Schreiner College’s Licensed Vocational Nursing program. She replaces the late Melba Joy and joins Bessie Smith on the faculty. McFarland, a 1969 TWU Denton graduate, has taught at Angelo State University and worked at Peterson Hospital Kerrville and St. Mary of the Plains Hospital Lubbock. Her husband works for the federal government in Fredericksburg and they have one child.
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