10 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1969
Page
1
The Trem Way Pe Pi Sunday School starts at 10:00 a m with a worship service at 11:00 a m. A second worship service occurs at :00 p m. Brotherhood meetings are held the first and third Wednesday nights at 7:30 p m. Everyone is welcome.
Saint Anthony's Catholic Church lists Masses at 8 and 9 30 with religious instruction and a weekend men’s retreat October 17 to 19 The church invites walkers to attend services Sunday School at 9 30 Worship at 10 30 and regular activities including CYO Luther League and Women meetings The United Presbyterian Church lists worship at 11 am Sunday School at 10 am and a Women’s Association meeting 2 30 pm on the third Thursday The parish welcomes all to attend services and events.
First Pentecostal Church Harper Texas Pastor Rev Caries B Parker announces Bible Study Wednesday 7 30 p m Sunday School 10 00 a m Worship 11 00 a m Evangelistic service 7 30 p m Visitors welcome Harper United Methodist Pastor William Parrish Vacation Bible School June 8 9 10 8 30 11 60 a m Each Sunday visitors welcome in all services
The piece notes social visits in San Antonio and Kerrville while detailing a nascent welfare reform debate. It cites NWRO leader Dr. George Wiley, examples of alleged welfare abuses, and a Colorado Springs case showing extensive benefits, housing subsidies, and tax-free income illustrating concerns about the welfare state expansion.
Gillespie County Agent Columns details subcommittees planning shortcourses on sheep and goats beef cattle horticulture and vegetable truck farming for early 1970. Topics include lamb percentage reproduction disease pruning thinning and fertilization plus marketing and crop potential. Also reports on the Hill Country Angus Association bull sale November 1 1969 at Gillespie Livestock Auction Fredericksburg with 94 bulls and lots of pedigree and performance data.
San Antonio Light columnist Hart Stilwell and a Gillespie County reader discuss local creek names including Onion Creek near Doss. They list many creeks in the area draining into the Pedernales Llano and Guadalupe rivers, noting names reflect animals, places, people, or trees and remark on the old Fredericksburg to Comfort railroad tunnel harboring millions of bats.
Mr and Mrs Clemens Maurer of Kerrville visited his mother Mrs Henry Maurer and Gertrude Sunday night. Mrs Edgar Ellebracht spent Monday with her sister in law and brother Mr and Mrs Clayton Kneese. Mrs Ellebracht injured in a car wreck over a year ago now at home. Mrs Clint Brown underwent surgery in Keidel Hospital and is reported doing well. Mr and Mrs Charles Bell of Houston spent the weekend at Whitewood ranch with Mr and Mrs Oleson of Bay City. Local note on a Texas tunnel claim and a Hill Country research remark for Texas Trails.
David Whitworth describes a two acre foot pond on his Stonewall southwest farm with yellow clay for reliable livestock water. The Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District board met September 26 to plan a director election for Subdivision I to be held October 10 at 6 30 p m at Otto Schumann s lake.
The Soil and Water Conservation District holds a meeting at Otto Schumann's lake on Friday Oct 10 at 6 30 pm. Willard Richter discusses pond stocking weed control and catfish raising as part of fish pond management. Subdivision 1 elects a district director before the program with candidates among landowners in Gillespie County areas Nebgen Blumenthal Cain City Grapetown Luckenbach Stonewall and Albert.
The Kerrville Auction Co reports poorer sheep and goat prices due to rain with cattle steady to mixed. Cattle ranges include good to choice steer calves 29.00 to 34.00 dollars per hundredweight, fat calves around 27.00, packer cows 14.00 to 18.9, bulls 20.00 to 24.28. Sheep and goats show weaker lambs at 2.00 to 27.00 per hundredweight and stocker animals 4.00 to 9.00 per head, with other specifics for ewes, wethers, and nannies.
Local reading shows a Fredericksburg Texas radio posting item with brief update and community note. The fragment mentions the station and date or program but lacks full context for specifics.
Local grid results show St Marys 28 Johnson City Eagle Pass 2 percent FHS Bikes 12 Harper 4 Medina we Uvalde 26 Kerrville 1 East Central 21 crea City 14 Clemens 21 De Ri Bandera 13 ee Blanco 7 Hays Consolidated 6 Comfort 12 Boerne 12 Hondo 43 Southwest Junction 5 SA Judson 14 Round Rock 28 Liano 14 Georgetown 90 Marble Falls New Braunfels 15 Pleasanton 2 igin Bryan Alien 4 St Anthony's St Gerard's 70 Southside 12 San Marcos 21 Gonzales San Saba 26 Comanche 8 FHS Freshmen 37 Liano Fresh men FHS Jr Varsity 28 Liano Jr. Varsity 7.
The County Tax Assessor-Collector reports registrations from Sept 21 to Oct 6, 1968 through Oct 1969. Registered vehicles include a 1968 Dodge 2 door H T, a 1969 Ford Fordor Sedan, a 1969 GMC Pickup, a 1970 Ford Pickup, a 1969 Pontiac 2 door, a 1960 Dodge 2 door, a 1970 Buick 4 door Sedan, and a 1970 International Scout 4x4 with listed owners in Texas cities such as San Antonio Austin and Comfort.
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