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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1940
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood traveled to San Antonio on Monday to consult a doctor about Mr Whitewood s ear and head trouble that has persisted for some time.
The Clarion reports on Fredericksburg High School activities with editors Eddie Lindig Norma Badhge Julie Grote and Marvin Crenwelge. English 111 students study lyric poetry and author lives while English IV prepares lines for guiding speeches and speeches.
The piece notes Halloween on October 31 as the eve of All Saints Day and mentions beliefs in spirits and supernatural influences. It describes Nutcrack Night in northern England, historic superstitions in Scotland, and modern rural pranks by youths across the country.
Fredericksburg High School students announce a Halloween Carnival next Thursday with queen and duchesses selected from senior and lower classes. Three senior candidates are Lillian Kott Antionette Herbert and Nellie Habenicht. Invites go to neighboring towns to send a duchess and escort for the parade and coronation.
The piece explains Halloween origins from Druids in Ireland and Roman Pomona rites noted before Jesus birth. It links bonfires and guardian spirits to modern practices like pumpkin lanterns and paper witches, transforming a night of fear into a night of fun.
The library acquires a volume by Prescott, Chester on school bands. Read lists seniors and sophomores with high grades including Annabel Bernhardt Louis Braeu tigam Evelyn Feuge Louise Just Frances Kattner Lillian Kott Leo la Rusenberger Irene Neffen dorf Vera Anderegg Lucille Heimann Marjorie Henke Vernell Proch Tosca Reichenau Edward Stein Dorothy Hahn and Harry Stiehl as examples of achievement.
Music classes study patriotic tunes and composers and aim to sing many marches from memory. Art classes work on Acorn project and border design. Boys craft acorn animals while girls fashion acorn costume jewelry. Fourth grade studies How Andy Helped his Team. English classes cheer weekly readers.
The first grades are busy making colorful Halloween ornaments and rooms worth seeing. The second grades also create Halloween decorations and health booklets. Miss Morris 8A reports two straight A students Robin Bernhard and Julia Hartmann. They continue studying Arabian life. Miss Kelly's class makes health posters and prepares for the Halloween Carnival.
English I classes focus on reading comprehension and note taking. English II studies gerunds infinitives and participles detailing their use and forms.
The first algebra class learns subtraction is addition. The second class studies a key theorem once called the bridge of fools. Mr. Petersen gears up a Halloween program at the public school auditorium on October 31 at 8 o’clock.
The home economics girls organized the Future Home Makers Club to sell hot dogs coughnuts coffee cold drinks and peanuts at football games. The funds will send a representative to the Home Makers rally in spring to raise money for the club.
Spanish students practice counting and learn days months and seasons. They study verb conjugations. German class focuses on transitive verbs.
Betty McEwen, training in Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, spent the week with her parents. Texas Lutheran College alumni Elmer Luckenbach, Maxie Ahrens, and Victor Dittmar were home for the weekend. Fay Stein of the University of Texas visited family, Walter Schaefer returned from a year at a California steel company, Walter Loudon Jr. of John Tarleton hosted a weekend at home, Freddie Saenger of St Mary’s University was home from San Antonio.
Over the past week the typing class has worked on a weekly assignment. Students prefer these tasks to speed tests because they can take their time to complete them.
In a practical exercise, the assesmanship class emphasizes a salesman’s need to know the history, manufacture, packing, and transport of goods as well as style and uses. Each pupil selects an item to sell to a hypothetical customer and studies to "know his goods."
Football roster summaries list Harold Keese Calvin Herbert Daniel Neffendorf Arthur Reichenau and others with positions and ambitions. In a high school match the Hillbillies lead Lampasas 12 to 7 after Dan Anderegg scores two first half touchdowns and Lampasas adds a late second touchdown with a successful extra point.
The Palace presents Bumstead family comedy as part of a Friday Saturday double feature starting Friday October 26. The Columbia series recent installment continues the light hearted misadventures of Blondi Bumstead in a family friendly stage play.
Ernst Truex stars as a laid‑back husband in a comedy about a dictator’s wife and daily challenges. The play notes an offstage hint of mounting tensions with a pantry‑stock image suggesting looming shortages during uncertain European days.
The program features Wleton and Arthur Lake in Blondie followed by Charles Starrett in Blazing Six Shooters a Western adventure with Meredith leading lady and the Sons of the Pioneers performing several tunes. Also notes Vienna era film Spring Parade with Deanna Durkin and ensemble.
The Knopp 4-H Club met with agent Miss E. Martin on Oct 21 to plan a Christmas party for Dec 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the agriculture building. New yearbooks were distributed. Linda Kuhlmann was named recreational leader, Ottilie Kuhlmann parliamentarian, and Ruth Grobe clothing demonstrator. Attendees included Louise Kramer Elsie Lorene Dora Leola Dietrich Ruth Grobe Cecelia Celeta Kunz Linda Kuhlmann Ottilie Kuhlmann Miss Martin and sponsor Mrs. Klett.
The 1896 Democratic platform asserts it is unwritten law that no person should be eligible for a third presidential term. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Emil Hopf teaching at Marion Texas and Mrs Fred Nabers and son Jean Donald of Kerrville. Local harvest items noted include various quarts of apple beets tomatoes gumbo squash peach jelly and wild plum jelly.
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