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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1950
Page
6
Delicate midsummer fruits peaches pears and plums are praised for flavor boosted by summer sun and a short boil jelly method. The guide shows two jam recipes using ripe fruit sugar corn syrup and fruit pectin with simple steps to achieve quick sets and glossy jars.
Mrs Allan Fowler with her two sons from Shreveport Louisiana visits her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Gammenthaler. Mrs Max Lange Mrs Sam Honig and daughter Mrs Lorenz Wendel and daughter were Austin visitors Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Archie Lennon and little daughter were Harper visitors Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Edgar Strack visiting relatives in Fredericksburg Sunday. Life is a gift to be used every day not to be smothered or stored away. It isn’t a thing to be kept in a chest where you gather keepsakes and treasure your best. And promptly put back in a dark place again. Don’t keep it in niches and corners and grooves. You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
Two ODB officers from the Dallas regional office will be in San Antonio August 7 through September 20 to consult dependents and help adjust family benefit claims. They will operate from Room 401 in the Federal Building with duties by Captain Clarence W. Howe Jr. and Lieutenant H. W. Henry.
Local residents including Mrs Willie Klein and family travel to Center Point and Kerrville to visit relatives. Other families such as Klein, Kunz, Roeder, Fritz, Stehling and Bernhard visit in Fredericksburg White Oak and Squaw Creek areas. PFC Felix A Klein returns from overseas for a 30 day furlough. several members host and visit across Kerrville Fredericksburg and Katy venues.
Sgt James L Henke writes from Foggia Italy describing a recent GI shorts film. He notes Texas scenes including Nimitz Hotel and a Texas ranch family including Eddie Henke and his sons. Henke mentions heat longing for rain and rumors of moving north toward Germany or Austria.
Lt. Brown described bailing from a bombers 5000 foot fall after shedding excess weight, landing near peasants, fleeing fighters, and evading capture until Russians advanced. He spent time in Stalag Luft 1, attempted escapes, later released by advancing Allied forces. He earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, ETO Ribbon with two battle stars, and a presidential unit citation.
Wanted readers are invited to join in a business venture with Rawleighs in Memphis Tennessee. The advertisement promises quick sales and large profits via thousands of dealers and asks for inquiries to Dept. TAH 338-192. Also listed is a farm sale note. Registered Delaine Rams and 60 cross breed Corriedale Delaine Ewes, 3 years old, offered by E R Brown in Harper.
The piece lauds Herb Helm for working two shifts at the war plant to aid war materials. It also salutes his wife Mary for managing the home, caring for the children, and supporting salvage drives and Red Cross bundles, noting the hard, tireless labor she performs.
A E Self, optometrist, has moved to Water Street Kerrville and now offers satisfactory glasses fitting and eye care services to local residents from the new location.
A modern note describes La Anterior as a permanent wall and ceiling finish that blends beauty with insulation, designed to cover faded rooms and to apply over old cracked plaster, offering a quick upgrade without major renovation.
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