Harper Highlights School Weekly Staff Page
Harper High School weekly issue lists staff roles led by Mrs George Smith sponsor and editors Maxine Lange Viola Marschall with captions for society grammar and home economics editors. Teachers and reporters include Minda Faye Mosel Camille Stevens Robey Dean Goff Walter Win Parker Andrew Kroll Jean Heffington Dennis Parker with grade coverage spanning twelfth tenth and eleventh grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Lange
Viola Marschall
Lora Sageser
Minda Faye Mosel
Camille Stevens
Robey Dean Goff
Walter Win Parker
Andrew Kroll
Jean Heffington
Dennis Parker
Junior Air Corps Club Organized At Harper School
Twelve Harper school youths formed the Junior Air Corps Club under teacher Miss Dorcas Haynes and room mothers Mrs. Bierschwabe and Mrs. Casper. They plan aviation study, model building, and a rank system, meeting with Mr. Box’s permission in his outer office. Walter Win Parker Jr. is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper School
Junior Air Corps Club
Axis
Army Air Corps
Box
Walter Win Parker, Jr
Honor Roll Students List by Grade Level
The school reports students who earned the Honor Roll by maintaining a 90 average in all courses and a 90 in their department. Names are listed by grade from First to Twelfth, including Donald Bode through Dennis Parker across multiple grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Bode
Ida Mac Meier
Marlene Kaiser
Cherry Parker
Lillah M. Klaehney
Wendel Jr
Geo. Parker
Barbara Whitworth
Spanish Added To The Curricula
The subject Conversational Spanish is added to elementary school curricula from second to seventh grade. The note emphasizes learning Spanish to better relate to Mexican and South American neighbors and their customs. The author also hopes high school Spanish may soon join the curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Lange
Scrap Drive Nears Finish With 50000 Pounds Collected
Vocational Agriculture boys report about fifty thousand pounds of scrap gathered. They ask for any remaining metal to be brought in as government urges prompt submission. Robey Dean Goff notes the effort and appeals for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robey Dean Goff
Heating System Approved by Railroad Commission Official
Mr. Smith of the Railroad Commission inspected Butane heaters and installations finding all units acceptable except two gas stoves in the Homemaking Department which will not be used. He noted the vents extend to the ceiling and release fumes outdoors while classroom heaters are deemed safe with no danger of explosion or suffocation.
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Mr. Smith
Railroad Commission
O.K
Picnic Plans Snagged by Rain Near Feller's River
On October 17 the Homemaking I and II girls led by Miss Burmeister tried a river picnic near Feller's despite rain. About twelve girls and riders on six horses faced soaking showers after fires were lit and food prepared, with plans to visit Earnest scrapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I and II
Altho
Miss Burmeister
Feller’s
Camile Stevens
Welcome for Coke Machine Funds Benefit Students
The Coke machine installed last Friday was greeted warmly by students. Ten cases have been sold so far, with profits to buy groceries for the Homemaking Department. Beginning next semester the funds will go toward library books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Honig
Child Not Considered a Dependent In Draft Rules
Hearings before the House military committee on lowering the draft age revealed that marriages after December 7 do not affect status as dependents for draft purposes. General Hershey indicated that dependents acquired after December 7 or when induction is imminent are not counted, though relaxations could apply in individual cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
House Military Committee
General Hershey
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Kilday
Dem
Texas
Hershey
Halloween Decor Brightens Grammar School Rooms
Fourth and fifth graders decorate their rooms with Halloween lanterns and themes and enjoy daily cleanliness rewards. Friday is story hour with parents invited, and writing lessons set to music show progress. Room mothers and Mrs. Kaiser and Mrs. Eathorne were elected for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Room Smothers
Willie Kaiser
Eathorne
Lellene * Smith
Thrall
Ty James Box
Llano
Burnet
Carroll Walker
Three Fredericksburg Boys Promoted at Schreiner Institute
Kerrville Texas October 16 1942 three Fredericksburg cadets received promotions at Schreiner Institute from Major Sam G Fuller U S A Ret d the promotions go to Roy Langerhans promoted to Staff Sergeant assigned to Company B Dan Anderegg promoted to Sergeant assigned to Company B and Tony Knopp promoted to Corporal of Company C all three are members of Schreiner 1942 football team which had defeated three senior college opponents in its first three games of the season.
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Kerrville
Texas
Fredericksburg
Schreiner Institute
Sam G. Fuller
U. S.A
Roy Langerhans
August Langerhans
Dan Andregg
D. L. Andregg
Tony Knopp
Louis Knopp
Langerhans
Anderegg
Knopp
Sugar Stamp No 9 Good For Three Pounds
Sugar stamp coupon No 9 is announced to be good for 3 pounds. It may be redeemed between November 1 and December 15 for a six week period. Sugar coupon No 8 expires October 31 and was good for five pounds for a ten week period.
Christmas parcels for soldiers must be mailed by November 1 1942
Frank W. Staudt notes Post Office rules for sending Christmas parcels to overseas soldiers. Do not mail perishable items. mail between October 1 and November 1 1942 with proper addressing, weight and size limits, censorship, and full postage. Include sender and recipient details, rank, serial number, and APO. Insurance and money orders advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Staudt
U. S. Post Office Dept
Washington
Post Office Department
Army Postal Service
War Department
United States
A.P.O
Apples Featured in Victory Food Special Drive
Fresh apples will be featured as a Victory Food Special from October 22 to 31 at local outlets. Dennis M. Poe of the A M A said stores reported increased apple sales during September’s Victory Food Special drive. Victory Food Specials are designated by the Agricultural Marketing Administration and mark temporary abundance.
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Dennis M. Poe
Victory
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Large Sweet Potatoes Shown From White Oak Area
Edgar Ahrens of White Oak brought several large yellow yam specimens to town last week. Two weighed over ten pounds each and were grown on his farm without special care. The note adds mention of a 62 million head spring pig crop record being marketed orderly.
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Edgar Ahrens
White Oak
Julia Feller Birthday Party At Tivydale
A Tivydale gathering for Miss Julia Feller on Thursday marked her seventeenth birthday with dinner and an afternoon of dancing. Prizes awarded to Miss Theresa Grona and Mrs. Alfred Grona, booby prize to Mrs. Richard Grona. Lunch followed and gifts were given. Several local residents visited homes in Fredericksburg and San Antonio over the weekend as rain harmed crops and roads. The column ends with light humorous exchanges about a spring hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Feller
Theresa Grona
Alfred Grona
Richard Grona
Miss Feller
Julia
Alfons Klein
Clayton
Alfons Feller
San Antonio
Herman Juenke
Fredericksburg
Edward Klein
Werner Klein
Jake Roeder
James Fritz
Jimmy
Emil Fritz
Johnny Klein
Helen
Edgar Klein
Gloria Gene
Raymond Juenke
Patricia Ann
For Sale and Wanted Ads From Local Shops
Teuschner raw edged Belts for all widths offered by Felix Maier Machine Shop in Fredericksburg. American Pure Milk Co seeks sweet and sour cream with highest market prices. Kerrville phone 285. Cash for fresh eggs hides and poultry by Christian Hahn manager, Fredericksburg 182. Herald subscription offers 150 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Maier
Fredericksburg
American Pure Milk CO
Kerrville
Texas
Hahn
Mgr
Last Minute Rush For License Renewals
In a last minute rush, 20 000 Texans a day apply for drivers licenses. Old style licenses with two detachable segments expire after Nov 1, and renewal must be mailed by midnight that day or an examination is required. The Division expects 10 000 renewals a day and notes it may take weeks for late applicants to receive new licenses.
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Austin
Homer Garrison
J. B. Draper
Isue
Local Notices From Fredericksburg and Kerrville TX
Cash Produce offers special prices for sheep skins with contact in Fredericksburg Texas. Typewriter repair service with parts and overhaul available at The Radio Post in Fredericksburg Texas. Veterinary supplies from Rock Drug Store Kerrville Texas announced for customer requirements.
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Rock Drug Store
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Tex
THE
Radio Post
Texas
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Harper Hi-Lights
Harper High School
Harper
George Smith
Stewart's Grove
Dorcas Mae Haynes
Clarence Bierschwabe
Floyd Casper
Minda Faye Moses
Kelton Lange Cleo Belle Goff
Kenneth Maner Jo Ann Spaeth
Eng. Strackbein
Carrie Thurman LaVerne Baethge
Mary Bush
Josephine Walker
Bonnie Jean Bernhard
Peggy Jean Coggeshall
Joe Ed Cherry
Jerry Bush
Bonnie Joe Metzger
Janine Lou Box
Joan Kaiser
Mae Belle Bierschwale
Selene Smith
Laura Honig
Shirley Ray Heath
Nila Mae Maner
Waldemar Wendel
Durward Sylvester
Dorothy Mae Parker
Harold Boyd Schmidt
Elna Feller
Opal June Lennon
Mary Frances Fletcher
Oleane Walker
Eldon Marschall
Ruth Mae Kensing
Bonnie Lea Walker
Pat
Grammar School News
Schreiner
Red Cross
W. C. White
Fred Mai
Bry As
Floy Bode Station & Warehouse
Magnolia Mobilgas
Mobiles
Harper, Texas
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Amary G
Woerner Warehouse
Tivydale
Helen Virginia Rischner
Herald
Rastus
Atlantic Express
Rahe
Savenger Lumber Company
E. E. Saenger Lumber CO
Kerrville, Texas
Gilleaple County
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Cooper
Martin
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