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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1973

Page

2

Gillespie County weighs ambulance plan to secure emergency service

The Gillespie County Commissioners Court considers plans to maintain ambulance service for Fredericksburg and the county. Judge Victor Sagebiel notes vehicle standards and staff staffing issues, with volunteers seen as cost savers for rare multi‑hour emergencies. The proposal would base the service at Hill Country Memorial Hospital with medical direction from the hospital and a hospital board meeting on October 30, 1973 to decide.

Commissioners Court Gillespie County Fredericksburg Victor Sagebiel Sagebiel County Commission Gillespie County Ambulance Service Board of Trustees Hill Country Memorial Hospital

Beware of contract for sale home purchases amid credit crunch

The Texas Attorney General warns buyers about executory contracts for conveyance of real property. Such agreements may long pay off a modest monthly sum, with taxes and insurance added, risking de facto ownership after decades. Reforms require formal notice before forfeiture and suggest warranties, title insurance, and legal review.

Austin Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division South Texas Savings & Loan Texas Federal Trade Commission Attorney General

Pheedocaena and Uhre Gaa Chaat Identified

A garbled OCR fragment notes a group named Pheedocaena and Uhre Gaa Chaat with unidentified references to a specific person or place. It mentions a Gaiek Weal Heltos term and a potential identification event. Further readable details are not available in the text.

Real Re-Elected President Of Kerrville Federal Land Bank

Aime F. Real was re elected president of the Federal Land Bank Association of Kerrville at the October 20 membership meeting at Gillespie County Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall. 130 members and guests from Bandera Blanco Gillespie Kendall and Kerr counties attended.

Federal Land Bank Association Fredericksburg Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall Max Reinbach Kerrville Jack W. Phillips Archie R. Gallant Amie F. Real Reinbach Cody H. Phillips Chas. Schreiner Bank Frederick Grote Blanco County Bruno M. Ranzall Kendall County E. Dean Hopf Gillespie County Radio Post Aime F. Real Federal Land Bank Association of Gillespie County Fair Grounds Bandera Blanco Gillespie Kendall Kerr Counties Real Max O. Reinbach Kerr County A. C. Schwetheim Comfort Chas. M. Peril Kerr Bandera County Frederick N. Grote Feller Harper

Engagement of Elizabeth Bernice Perrenot to Wayne Heinemann

Elizabeth Bernice Perrenot of San Antonio will wed Wayne Roy Heinemann of Harper in a December 29 ceremony at St Matthew's Catholic Church in San Antonio. Elizabeth, a Robert E Lee High School graduate and Southwest Texas State University senior elementary education major, H E Heinemann, a Harper High School and Texas A&M University animal science graduate, works as a herdsman at Fentress Farms.

Arthur Perrenot San Antonio Elizabeth Bernice Wayne Roy Heinemann Harper Louise Heinemann Joe Heinemann Robert E. Lee High School Southwest Texas State University Harper High School Tarleton State College Texas A&m University Fentress Farms St. Matthew's Catholic Church

Home Cleaning Tips for Chrome and Stains

Home tips describe cleaning chrome with baking soda dry rubs and damp cloths. It covers mildew removal with sun drying and suggests salt with lemon juice for stains. Commercial removers may be used and left to set, followed by washing as usual and petroleum jelly to finish.

Deadline for Bull of the Woods Contest Nears

The Bull of the Woods contest requires a Harper annual membership by midnight Friday November 16. Six cash prizes are awarded with four extra prizes funded by Harper business firms. Members may sign up at Floy Bode’s Warehouse E T Wahrmund Rollie Peril or Frank E Staudt to avoid rush.

Harper Bull of the Woods Merchants Floy

Clock change reminder and UT Welch Hall expansion

Central Standard Time ends Oct 28 1973 with daylight saving time ending. Texas notes ask to set clocks back and enjoy extra sleep while University of Texas improves facilities with a proposed Welch Hall wing expanding by 299000 square feet for undergraduate classrooms and lecture halls.

Austin Texas University of Texas Welch Hall

170 Hogs Sold at Auction at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds

Lee Roy Behrends reports 170 hogs were sold at the Gillespie County Swine Breeders third annual auction at the Fredericksburg Fair Grounds. Average price near $60 per pig, total receipts $9,850. Highest bid $150 for a three month old Duroc boar bought by a North Texas buyer. Buyers came from Texas and as far as Mercedes. Association officers thanked participants. other local notes include youth and veterans affairs events and UT dorm color policy changes and Nordic studies course.

Lee Roy Behrends Gillespie County Swine Breeders Association Fredericksburg Fair Grounds Behrends Dudley Althaus Barrett Klein Clarence F. Klein Texas Herreford FFA Mercedes Association Wayne Geistweidt James Rode

Our Oceans Our Trees Our Deserts Our Lands

A compact statement linking land and water ecosystems to communities and identity. Emphasizes the interconnected health of oceans forests deserts rivers lakes and air with a call to protect and sustain nature locally.

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