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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1956
Page
11
The Senior Class met with Mrs Hopf on Thursday September 20 to elect officers. Doris Ochler serves as Editor Jerome Lange as Assistant Editor James Tarr is Sports Editor Janice Parker is Typist and Kermit Strack serves in Miscellaneous duties.
Lois Lange and Douglas Tatsch discuss a busy weekend with roaming crowds and events. The column recalls Friday football, a blue car wait, Sunday record playing, Mister among clowns, a busy homemaking room, fresh men initiation with raw eggs and peaches, dancing, and a note about fish outfits before signing off for next week.
Harper rallied to beat Center Point 34 to 26 in a seesaw game last Friday. Halftime crowned Elva Dittmar Football Queen and Jerome Lange Pin-up-Boy. Friday night featured Home Coming Dance with music, punch, cookies, and several guests.
Mrs J A Milam and family entertain with a riverbank barbecue near Harper in a bustling visit spanning Junction Kerrville and Fredericksburg. Attendees include Jess F Parker Doyle Parker Milton Ragsdale and others while Westion Fisher from San Angelo visits grandparents Walton Whitworth. Big Whitworth returns from Wyoming work and navy duties are noted.
Mrs Scotty Kinsey and James Dale of Little Field visited her mother Mrs Dillard Stapp and returned home after the weekend. Mr and Mrs Leon Becker and children from San Saba were guests of Mrs Stapp. Mr and Mrs J A Milam spent the week with their children.
Sgt Harold B. Birt and his daughters from San Antonio spent the week with his parents Dr and Mrs J B Birt. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent Saturday night and Sunday in Austin with their son Erato and family. Mr and Mrs Leo Lang of Kerrville visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Lang over the weekend.
The Allen Keller Company was the low bidder on three October highway projects. One 18.768 mile Farm-To-Market Road 140 section in Uvalde and Zavala Counties bid $193,718.03. A 10.08 mile segment in Menard and Schleicher Counties bid $188,966.35. A third 8 743 mile stretch in Uvalde and Zavala Counties bid $188,927.41. Total value $571,611.79.
Mrs. Marvin Ernst and Mrs. Willie Collins hosted a Thursday bridge party in Rocksprings. Several families shared Sunday visits, church services, and weekend hosting with guests from Kerrville Fredericksburg San Antonio and Austin. The community note ends noting the week’s blessed section.
Texas wheat farmers signed 12 116 agreements covering 919 985 acres under the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve through October 5. State official A B Wooten notes potential payments up to 14 067 075 dollars if requirements are met. National goal for 1957 is 15 000 100 acres for winter and spring wheat. Final signing date was October 5.
SCS technicians assisted landowners Louis Bruns Clara Anderegg Roy Weinheimer Werner Crenwelge Edgar Burrier Ewald Rode Joe Maurer Anton Lange W B Ransom W J Sebera and Edwin Beyer Jr after rains in Stonewall area. Tests showed deep wetness in well-covered pasture and shallow soggy soil where overuse caused erosion.
The Hill Country Telephone Cooperative filed an answer and cross claim against Alpha Construction Company in Federal District Court in San Antonio on October 8, 1956. The suit seeks more than 120000 dollars. The cooperative admits 38981.57 dollars held as retainage and contests most items besides three totaling 6749.43. The cross action seeks 12400 dollars for alleged contract delay and 3925.01 dollars for extra engineering costs due to inspections. The cooperative cites hundreds of bent anchors and other defective work. Mike M. Bennett says trial is expected soon and REA officials support the cooperative.
Results list shows Fredericksburg 32 over San Saba 6 and St Marys 73 over St Josephs 12. Other scores include Gonzales 32 over New Braunfels 13 and San Marcos 20 over Austin 6 with multiple district results across Llano, Mason, Pearsall and more.
The Old Noxville area received about one inch of rain and 30 points noted in local weather. Social notes mention Mr and Mrs Chester Dieter and daughter visiting her parents the Car los Parker. Other items report trips to Corpus Christi Kerrville and dinner visits with Aubrey and the Milams.
Gilbert Kaderli, County Savings Bonds Chairman, reports Series E sales in Texas rose 9 percent in September from 1955, totaling $12,853,819 while Series H reached $1,811,000. Gillespie County sold $17,731 in September and $221,690 for nine months, reaching 98.8 percent of the county quota.
Twenty families along the Loudon Ranch Road area gain front door service after the Harper Star Route extension from Fredericksburg went into effect last Saturday. Adolph Merz operates the extended route, adding a few miles to reach homes previously several miles from mail boxes. Residents had requested the change, with some previously served by Rural Route No. 2 or Mason route.
Texas voters face Amendment 3 on November 6 to authorize building funds for state colleges and universities for 20 years without new taxes or legislative appropriations. Backed by state boards and legislators, it aims to expand facilities amid rising enrollments while supporting research and national defense projects.
In a Texas town, Dr. Brown blasts Adlai Stevenson’s socialized medicine while Ike supporters and Stevenson backers debate. The doctor notes outsides push for change and warns of a political shock after the election as Eisenhower’s outlook improves.
Fred Mahler of near Houston visited his mother Mrs. C. F. Mahler here Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Miller of Lubbock visited her aunt Mrs. J. C. Casper for several days last week. In 1926 Gertrude Ederle of New York City became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
The article notes that New Zealand was discovered in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator, marking an early exploration achievement.
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