Senior Class to Sponsor Round-Up This Semester
The Senior Class will sponsor the Round-Up this semester. On Thursday, September 20, the seniors met with Mrs Hopf to elect officers. Officers elected include Editor Doris Oehler, Assistant Editor Jerome Lange, Sports Editor James Tarr, Typist Janice Parker, Miscellaneous Kermit Strack, Lois Lange, and Douglas Tatsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopf
Doris Oehler
Jerome Lange
James Tarr
Janice Parker
Kermit Strackbein
Through the Harper High exes round up
The Round-Up recounts Harper High School graduates from last year now spread across Texas and beyond. It lists where they work or study and notes name changes, with a hint of future 1955 graduate stories and a taste of school life including song dedications and a football score of 83 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Schmidt
Bobbie Gibson
Durango
Colorado
Corus
Cyrus
Green Door
Mister
Clifford Wienerke
Elva D
Gene B
Janice Park
St. Joseph
Weekday Menus and a Correction in Round-Up Staff
The Round-Up lists school meals for October 8 to 12 with daily main dishes and sides including meatballs spaghetti steak and gravy wieners in sauce chicken and dressing fish and catsup. A correction notes James Tarr was mislisted as sports editor. he is social editor while Eugene Bode is sports editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tarr
James
Eugene Bode
Round Up Gossip and Homey Details Mix in Town
Local chatter centers on Doris and Janice’s shorthand rush at band practice and Gingie’s stop at 4 Humble station in Fredericksburg. Edith E Corine S and Tootsie F prepare cake punch for Homemaking Tuesday while questions swirl about class rings and a Kerrville trip. James T plans a formal portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Janice
Gingie
Humble Station
Fredericksburg
Make
Edith E
Corine S
Tootsie F
Kermit
Kerrville
Brown
Elaine
James T
Conservation Plans and Soil Practices Across Upper Llanos District
Luke Hagwood and Fordtram Johnsonton work with the Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District to implement basic soil water and plant conservation plans. Bill Oliver leads root plowing of about 20 acres infested with mesquite, funded by federal cost sharing. R. D. Kothmann’s 12 acres on the South Llano River will be plowed in level rows with 40 inch spacing to improve moisture distribution and reseeded after skips. contour furrows will aid even water distribution while terraces are not feasible due to external water. 5 S. C. S. technicians assist in laying out level contour lines and discussing grass reseeding strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Hagwood
Fordtram Johnsonton
Upper
Llanos
Bill Oliver
Board of Supervisors
Oliver
Kimble County
ACP
Kerrville Family Visit Details Gammenthalers
Charles Gammenthaler and his children Sammie and Bob visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gammenthaler in Kerrville, sharing a family moment during a local gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gammenthaler
Sammie
Bob
Kerrville
Fred Gammenthaler
Noxtville News Social Notes From Mrs Milam
Mr and Mrs Willie Collins visited his sister Mrs Dillard Stapp Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Jess F Parker injured her knee and will use crutches for a while. Doyle Parker plants grain for J H Parker and Hood Phillips. Community notes mention visits from Kerrville Junction and San Antonio, church services, and dry dusty conditions through Noxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Collins
Dillard Stapp
Jess F. Parker
Bailey
Kerrville
Doyle Parker
J. H. Parker
Hood Phillips
James Phillips
Bronte
Noxville
Earl Baker
Jess. F. Parker
Fred Whetstone
Marshall Brown
Junction
J. A. Milam
Harold Cooper
Ingram
San Antonio
Harper
4-H Club Meeting Dates and Members Honored
Gillespie 4H members Neal Pahl and John Henry Holland competed in the District Sears Roebuck Swine Show in San Antonio on Sept 25. Holland placed 4th in boat and Pahl 4th in gilt with Neal earning first in duroc jersey gilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Pahl
John Henry Holland
Gillespie
Sears Roebuck
San Antonio
Neal
Stehling Bros promotes fall garment care offer
As soon as fall weather arrives, send summer suits trousers shirts and dresses to Stehling's for dry cleaning. The service costs little and will preserve garments. Stehling Bros. Phone 290.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stehling’s
Stehling Bros
Mrs J J Dent Visits Harper From Kerrville
Mrs J J Dent of Kerrville was in Harper Saturday visiting friends and renewing acquaintances in the county town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Dent
Kerrville
Harper
Shipping Overnight Cuts Down Shrinkage in Steers
County Agent C A Stone explains that loading steers in the late afternoon and shipping overnight to market the next morning minimizes shrinkage. Data from Texas A M Beeville Station shows 3.83 percent pre market shrinkage for 5:00 p.m. loads, with 360 steers losing 5.4 percent in transit over 1947 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A & M
Beeville
Football Scoreboard from Fredericksburg and Nearby Teams
Scores show Fredericksburg 60 Junction 12 and St Marys 52 Prairie Lea 0 with multiple Texas high school games listed including Kyle 85 Harper 19 and Kerrville 6 Travis 0 plus San Marcos 32 Lockhart 6 and Bandera 19 Boerne 13 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Junction
St. Mary's
Prairie Lea
Kyle
Harper
McCallum
Lanier
Crystal City
Fort Worth Tech
New Braunfels
Kerrville
Travis
San Marcos
Lockahrt
Hamilton
San Saba
Lampasas
la Vega
Mason
Burnet
Brady
Coleman
Devine
Carrizo Springs
Gonzales
Floresville
Bastrop
Luling
Goldthwaite
Granbury
Menard
Eden
Bandera
Boerne
Blanco
Johnson City
Inference Echoes About Spouse In Quiet Exchange
A terse line exchanges imply a rumor about a wife being outspoken. The reply requests attribution by asking who said it.
Texas Climate To Be Studied For Long Range Drought Relief
University of Texas meteorologists will lead a one year study of Texas climate to explore drought relief prospects. The UT Board of Regents allocated 10 800 for the year and will seek foundations support. Dr Vance E Moyer will direct the project with faculty and graduate students examining weather elements and past records to gauge feasibility of weather modification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
University of Texas
University Board of Regents
Texas Foundations
Vance E. Moyer
Texas Democrats Campaign For Ike in Texas
Weldon Hart of Austin announced a statewide Texas Eisenhower campaign with regional and county offices to bolster Ike in 1956. He cited Texas support, land returns, repatriation of troops, and integrity restored, urging Texans to back Eisenhower over Stevenson. Hart becomes acting director and a leading Democrat committee will guide the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Eisenhower
Weldon Hart
Hart
Bolm
15Th Street
Ike
Korea
Washington
White House
Stevenson
Family guests visit area relatives this week
Mrs. Wilber Dickey of Center visited her mother Mrs. Carrie Calentine and will travel to New Braunfels for a stay. Mrs. Mitch Thomas and her son Jimmie from Jourdanton spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Duderstadt. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bode of Kerrville were among other visitors on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Dickey
Center
Carrie Calentine
New Braunfell
Mitch Thomas
Jimmie
Jourdanton
George Duderstadt
Fred Bode
Kerrville
1956 State Fair of Texas Opens October 6 to 21
The State Fair promises entertainment, fashion shows, football games, livestock exhibits, and special events across 16 days. Headliners include Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Victor Borge, and many others with rides, international exhibits, and free concerts at the fair’s Million Dollar Midway and International Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Joie Chitwood
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Elvis Presley
Louis Armstrong
the Sportsmen
Roger Williams
Victor Borge
Fiesta Mexicana
PAN
International Center
Planetar
Hereford
Essir
Harper Herald- Page Three Highlights and Notices
Page three of the Harper Herald for Friday October 5 1956 presents local briefs, notices, and community items from Harper Texas. It includes short items on residents, events, and public notices typical of a small town paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Harper Herald
Harper
Texas
Ike Better Democrat Than Adlai, Says Supporter
A Texas town discussion shows a Democrat voter declaring Ike Eisenhower a better Democrat than Adlai Stevenson. He cites promises kept on tidelands, Korea, and a trustworthy Washington government, arguing Texans should back Ike to avoid future war and honor past support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Adlai
Texas
Eisenhower
Tidelands
Mr. Truman
Korea
Washington
Brother Stevenson
Kefauver
Mink Coats
Washi
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenehower
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lois Lange
Douglas Tatsch
Exes
Harper High School
Alfred Edwards
Warren McDougall
Darline Mrosek
Darline
Frank Lange
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
Wilmar Klaehn
Temple Lumber Co
J. W. Bietschwale
Hay
Muleshoe
Alfr
Donnie Phillips
A. C. Ernst
Joe Parker
Bobby Benner
Joe
Bobby
Amarillo
Donnie
Wichita Falls
A. C
Lackland
Wyoming
Ralph Harris
Ola Mae Itz
Nixon Clay Business College
Ola Mae
Lonnie Mayhugh
Eugene Parker
Corpus Christi
Schreiner Institute
Jennifea Wienecke
Jerome Gold
Janice P
June Braccaligam
Howard W
Kelly P
Willimac K
Carolyn Lennon
Leslie Harpers
Conoco
Autée
D. A. Milam
Dem. Council
Grand Jury Room
Pilot Knob H.D.C
Alfons Lange
Crabapple
Town & Country
H.D.C
Alfred Hennig
St. Mary’s
C. A. Stone
Chicago
Ed Marschall
August Ahrens
Eddie Jordan
Ernest Zenner
Otto Usener
Theo Oechler
American Red Cross
Democrats
Tate Fatee x AS
Aml
Ike Eisenhower
Pol
Rieenhower
Weldon Hatt
Rocky Inn
Mrs
Herbert Feller
Quality Grocery
Gene Harper
Harper, Texas
Sinclair Power-X
Sinclair
Corry
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