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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1956
Page
5
The Senior Class sponsors the Round-up for this semester. On Thursday September 20 the seniors met with Mrs Hopf to elect officers. Officers include Editor Doris Ochler Assistant editor Jerome Lange Sports editor James Tarr Typist Janice Parker Miscellaneous Kermit Strack listed.
Lois Lange and Douglas Tatsch recount a busy weekend with campus chatter. They mention a Friday night football crowd, a blue car waiting for two students, a cat joining after a record, clowns observed Saturday, and harsh freshman initiation with raw eggs and dried peaches. The piece closes with a tease of next week.
Harper edged Center Point 34 to 26 in a Friday night game. Halftime crowned Elva Dittmar Football Queen and Jerome Lange Pin-up-Boy. Tomorrow the team travels to Leakey for the next district clash.
Mrs J A Milam hosts a barbeque on the river as family and friends gather. Visitors include Jess F Parker Ivy and others from Noxville, with trips to Junction Kerrville and Fredericksburg for a Harper Center Point game and naval furloughs in San Angelo.
Mrs. Scotty Kinsey and James Dale of Little Field stayed with Mrs. Dillard Stapp briefly last week. Scotty Kinsey joined them Sunday and they returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Becker and children from San Saba visited over the weekend, and Mr. and Mrs. J A Milam spent the entire week with their children.
Harold Birt and daughter visited San Antonio relatives the week, staying with Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Birt. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf spent weekend in Austin with son Erato and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lang of Kerrville called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lang over the weekend.
The Allen Keller Company was the lowest bidder on three October highway projects. One Farm-To-Market Road 140 stretch in Uvalde and Zavala Counties covers 18.768 miles at 193 718.03 dollars. A 10.08 mile segment in Menard and Schleicher Counties bids 188 966.35 dollars. A final 8.743 mile section in Uvalde and Zavala Counties bids 188 927.41 dollars. Total value 571 611.79 dollars.
Notes show Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ernst and others visiting Rocksprings, with many guests at the Parker and Collins homes. The column lists bridge parties, church services in Harper, travels to Kerrville, and relatives visiting from San Antonio, Fredericksburg, and Austin.
Texas wheat farmers signed 12,116 Soil Bank Acreage Reserve contracts through October 5, covering 919,985 acres for the 1957 winter wheat program. Potential payments could total $14,067,075 if all signed obligations are met. Nationwide progress and the final signing date of October 5 are noted.
Soil Conservation Service technicians aided landowners including Louis Bruns Clara Anderegg Roy Weinheimer Werner Crenwelge Edgar Barrier Ewald Rode Joe Maurer Anton Lange W B Ransom W J Sebera and Edwin Beyer Jr after recent rains. Tests show erosion risks differ with cover. maintaining 2000 pounds of litter per acre reduces erosion and improves soil moisture. terrace outlets must stay open and weed free to prevent breaks. Werner Crenwelge praised for strong range management and grass cover despite below normal rainfall.
The Hill Country Telephone Cooperative filed an answer in federal court in San Antonio admitting $38981.57 in retainage but denying most other claims by Alpha Construction Company seeking over $120,000. The cooperative also filed a cross action for 12400 for contract completion delay and 3925.01 for additional engineering costs amid alleged defective anchorage work. Manager Mike Bennett said trial is expected soon and REA officials back the cooperative’s stance.
Old Noxville received one inch of rain and 30 points noted in local weather recount. The piece also lists social visits: Chester Dieter and family with Carlos Parker, Gilbert Anderegg and daughters to Corpus Christi, J A Milam and family trip to Kerrville, and Aubrey dining with the Milams.
Fredericksburg 32 San Saba 6 St Marys 73 St Josephs 12 St Marys Apaches 27 Bande ra Mustangs 7 Burnet B 7 Fredericksburg B 2 Harper 32 Centerpoint 26 Gonzales 32 New Braunfels 13 San Marcos 20 Austin 6 Brady 34 Lampasas 7 Burnet 13 Liano 12 Mason 40 Rising Star 0 Cross Plains 18 Guldthwaite 14 Boerne 36 Schartz-Cibolo 26 Blanco 38 Southwest 20 Menard 25 Junction 18 Pearsall 46 Carrizo Springs 13 Lockhart 24 Yoakum 19 Luling 6 Schulenberg 6 Austin 14 Harlandale 0 Corpus Miller 31 McAllen 0 Jefferson 18 San Benito 7
County Savings Bonds Chairman Gilbert Kaderli announced Texas September Series E sales rose 9 percent from 1955 to 12 853 819 dollars while Series H fell to 1 811 000. Gillespie County September sales were 17 731 with nine month total 221 690 98 8 percent of 1956 quota. he stressed the value of the two million Texans with 2 million invested in Savings Bonds.
Twenty rural households along Loudon Ranch Road gained direct mail delivery after the Harper Star Route extension from Fredericksburg took effect last Saturday. The added miles connect routes near Live Oak Creek to Pecan Creek Road, serving residents previously up to six miles from their boxes. The change, approved after an inspection by G. O. Meadows and supported by Acting Postmaster Wm. M. Petmecky, lists recipients including Earl Poole Herbert Cate Dr. Carl Watson and several Crenwelge and Hartmann families with Fredericksburg Harper addresses.
The piece urges Texas voters to approve Amendment 3 on November 6 to provide building funds for all state colleges and universities for the next twenty years without new taxes or legislative appropriations. It argues the plan relieves space pressures from rising enrollments and supports research in agriculture medicine engineering and national defense and notes broad legislative and institutional backing.
A Texas doctor known as Doc Brown voices concern over visiting Eisenhower and Stevenson supporters. He warns that out-of-state senators will shock Texans after the election and urges voters to back Ike, while noting Adlai Stevenson remains unpopular locally. The piece closes with a paid political notice from Texas Democrats for Eisenhower.
Fred Mahler of near Houston visited his mother Mrs. C. F. Mahler here on Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Miller of Lubbock visited her aunt Mrs. J. C. Cosper for several days last week. In 1926 Gertrude Ederle of New York City became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
Dutch navigator Abel Tasman charted and claimed New Zealand during his 1642 voyage, marking the first European contact with the islands. This discovery established early European awareness of the region and influenced subsequent exploration.
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