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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1944
Page
2
Miss Margaret Kramer reports in Klein Branch News that advertising regularly enough to keep a business visible yields the biggest returns on investment. The feature urges steady, repeated ads as a key growth strategy for local commerce.
Local social notes list Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goff and Mrs. G C Duderstadt on a business trip to Fredericksburg. Visitors include Ed Marschall’s party, I E Petermann and families, and numerous local residents visiting relatives in Kerrville and San Antonio. Birthday of Mrs. Henry Maurer celebrated by friends and relatives. Easter dance draws many youths in Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg and nearby towns host numerous Klein and Juenke family gatherings. Visitors include Emil Juenke, Emil Ressmann, Bertha, Esther Klein, Helen Rischner, Wanda Fiedler, Felix Bernhard, and others. Easter was shared with Willie Klein’s household as local Tivydale school ends term May 23.
An airplane that landed near Alfonso Hopf place by Harper struck high power lines and was partly demolished but the young pilot and passenger were unharmed. Kerrville airport wrecking crew dismantled the plane and returned it to the airport. Gov. Coke Stevenson faced car trouble in Harper on Sunday while en route to Austin, with Bill Kaiser driving him to Fredericksburg before continuing to Austin with friends. Miss Alice Kroll of San Antonio and Mrs. Carl Kroll Sr. of Fredericksburg were visitors at the Kroll home Sunday.
Admiral Nimitz rose from quiet beginnings in Texas to command the Pacific Fleet. He led decisive chapters at Midway and Coral Sea, rebuilt ships and crews, and earned the Distinguished Service Medal after risking his life in San Francisco. His calm leadership and search for strategic advantage defined America’s 1942 victory strategy.
The Lower Colorado River Authority filed a formal answer in Austin countering a legislative charge for tighter control. The agency cites undisputed achievements including flood control above Mansfield Dam, erosion prevention below Austin, rice irrigation water in the lower valley, and low cost energy saving residents over one million dollars in three years.
The document cites idle power to war industries in South and Central Texas and notes objections to a committee report. It records two protest grounds including A J Wirtz, former LCRA counsel and GBRA agent, accusing the report of partial facts and conclusions.
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