Drug Abuse Prevention Week Marks National Issue
President Nixon proclaims the week of Oct 3 to 9 as Drug Abuse Prevention week. A Dallas first day issue stamp features a lonely youth image and the word Prevent Drug Abuse. A San Antonio psychiatrist lists six reasons youths use drugs, with two teens citing parental inattention as key.
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Nixon
US Post Office Department
Dallas
Texas
United States
San Antonio
Jim Price
Albert Gallo
The
Texas Medical School
Harper's Bull of the Woods Contest Opens Eighteenth Year
Harper area residents are invited to sign up by midnight Friday November 12 for the Bull of the Woods contest now in its 18th year. Two main prizes are based on horn measurements and dressed weight, with four extra cash prizes for heaviest buck most points widest horn spread and wild turkey beard weight. Local merchants fund the additional prizes and winners must not be first or second prize holders.
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Bull of the Woods
Harper Area Nimrods
Harper
Mitchell Harper Injured in Motorbike Pickup Crash
Mitchell Harper 16, son of Mr and Mrs Gene Harper, was rushed to Hill Country Memorial Hospital Fredericksburg after a motorbike pickup collision on Harper Main Street near First State Bank. Harper's right leg was fractured in two places with surgery planned. the pickup driver Lee Holland was uninjured.
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Mitchell Harper
Gene Harper
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg
Harper
Charles Stephenson
Young Harper
Lee Holland
U. S. 290
First State Bank
Werner
Enco
Stephenson
Mitchell
Harper High School
Harper Longhorn
Werner Schumpelt
Sta
Herbert Gamel
Duane Holmes
Holmes
Herald
San Antonio
Reed couple marks 32nd anniversary on Spring Creek
Mr and Mrs Edmund Reed celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary at home on Sunday September 26. They were married September 26 1939 in St Anthony Catholic Church Harper officiated by Rev A A Gitter. The couple and their family and friends shared a barbecue with children Julia Ann Lillian and Sgt Larry Reed among others.
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Edmund Reed
Spring Creek
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Harper
A. A. Gitter
Julia Ann
Chas. Lang
Lillian
Reinhard Wehmeyer Jr
Larry Reed
Bergstrom Afb
Diane Gold
Austin
Leo Klein
Fredericksburg
Rev
Gitter
Grace
Local residents visit Harper area for weekend
Dr. Douglas Brackenridge spoke at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. multiple families from Castell Bryan Ingram Austin Mason Stephenville and Fredericksburg visited relatives or attended events in Harper over the weekend. A birth was noted for Justin Ross Oehler born September 21 in Killeen.
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Douglas Brackenridge of
San Antonio
Presbyterian Church
Steve Oehler
Killeen
Justin Ross
Carl Oehler
Ingram
Local visits and civic notices in Gillespie County
Brady and Kerrville residents visit relatives as families gather for birthdays and holidays. County offices close for Veterans Day and Columbus Day. Hill District 4 H elects officers. 4 H Club members share their experiences in sewing, livestock, food shows, demonstrations, and leadership roles during National 4 H Week.
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Victor Sagebiel
Gillespie County
4-H beef hog and garden projects outline by youth
Michael McMahon, age 94, Harper 4-H Club member, describes raising hogs for shows with guidance from county agent Duery Menzies and Tommy Brandenberger. He details feed, training, fencing, lambs, horse club activities, garden tasks, and a fire safety program at Harper School with venue changes and demonstrations.
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Duery Menzies
Gillespie County
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Michael McMahon
Harper
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