New Uniforms Received for Majorette Dittmar Dutler-Stadt Parker
Gayle Dittmar Dolores Dutler Stadt and Joycé Parker received new majorette uniforms Monday October 23 1961. The white suits with gold trim feature white braid around the skirts and gold braided lining. White fur hats and gold plumes complete the look as Gayle the drum majorette wears a gold plume hat. The outfits were bought by the Band Boosters Club. Wilt Wall
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Gayle Dittmar
Dolores Dutler- Stadt
Joycé Parker
Gayle
Band Boosters
Wilt Wall
Harper Longhorns crush Canyon 62 to 12 on Friday
The Harper Longhorns sharpened their district record to 3 0 with a decisive 62 12 win over Canyon on Friday night. They next face Wall Hawks in a anticipated tough matchup at Wall then play Center Point Pirates on November 3.
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Harper Longhorns
Canyon
Wall Hawks
Wall
Longhorns
Center Point Pirates
J. R
Schmidt Strikes Out In School Baseball Unit
On October 24 the boys PE class organized a baseball team led by Mr Harold Schmidt with equipment borrowed from Mr Charles Mains. The class alternates batting and lifts weights on off days. Only gloves available are a Catcher's mitt and four bats four balls and a chest protector were borrowed. An interesting sidelight is that Mr Schmidt struck out on his first at bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E
Harold Schmidt
Charles Mains
Schmidt
Harper Shorthorns Lose Homecoming Game 37 to 6
In the October 17 Homecoming game Harper Shorthorns fell to Medina Bobcats 37 to 6. halftime crowned Miss Berhara Fritz Homecoming Queen, Barbara Fritz an eighth grade band member. Matthew Jung named pinup boy and eighth grader with two years of football.
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Harper Shorthorns
Medina Bobcats
Shorthorns
Berhara Fritz
Francis Fritz
Barbara
Harper Longhorn Band
Morris Ranch
Harper
Matthew Jung
Alois Jung
Matthew
Wilt Wall
Fish Pond Booth Promises Fun at Fall Festival
The first to third graders host a Fish Pond at the Fall Festival. Children bring toys for prizes and decorate the booth. Fishing costs 5 or 10 cents. Everyone is invited to attend Saturday night and try their luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilt Wall
Spirit Beeded By Decorations At Nueces Canyon Game
After a pep rally Friday for Nueces Canyon, a stuffed dummy football was hanged in the office for team spirit. Signs and banners covered the walls while players, teachers, and Coach Dunn energized the crowd with yells, stomps, and a band performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nueces Canyon
Dunn
H. W
Wilt Wall
Weekly school cafeteria menu notes changes
Menu outlines daily meals from Monday to Friday with items such as sausage patties, spaghetti, lettuce salad, and cake on Monday, roast with potatoes and peas on Tuesday, chicken and rice on Wednesday, pork chops and sauerkraut on Thursday, and fish sticks with corn on Friday. A note says subject to change without notice and is signed by E. J.
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E. J
Four Freshman Boys Late to English Class Scene
Vague notes describe four Freshman boys delayed for English class with remarks about a gray hand, conversations with a teacher, and interactions involving Delores D and an inspector named Morgan. Mentions of H B S striking out and senior boys charming ladies appear as brief, fragmented items from the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warren McDougall
Delores D
Inspector Morgan
Mrs Peril Visits Kin in Kerrville Over Weekend
Mrs Ola Peril visited her brother Roger Colbath and wife Sunday night in Kerrville. She stayed Monday night with her aunt Mrs George McElroy and Tuesday morning called on Mr and Mrs Max McElroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Peril
Roger Colbath
Kerrville
Gibbs Family Visits Austin. Gibbs Preaches at Presbyterian Church
Mr and Mrs Charles D Gibbs and their daughters from Austin visited Sunday. Mr Gibbs, a student minister, preached at the morning services at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Gibbs
Austin
Gibbs
Presbyterian Church
Men head to Colorado hunt with Brown family
Clint Brown E R Brown Bob Brown and Gene Bode leave Thursday for a hunt in Colorado. Van C Brown Ben Cobb and Mrs Van C Brown's two Gonzales uncles join. Steve Oehler of Killeen and Donnie Bode of Lampasas also depart for Chrome Colorado hunt.
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Colorado
Clint Brown
E. R. Brown
Bob Brown
Gene Bode
van C. Brown
Ben Cobb
Gonzales
Chrome
Steve Oehler
Killeen
Donnie Bode
Lampasas
Nabers Family Weekend Visit Ties to San Antonio
Mrs God- Mrs Fred Nabers spent Saturday through Sunday in San Antonio with her son Gene Nabers and family. While there she saw Mrs John S Whitewood who was visiting there. Mrs Whitewood returned to Edinburg Monday.
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Fred Nabers
San Antonio
Gene Nabers
John S. Whitewood
State Capitol Jumps On Water, Tax Rules News
Texas officials face urgent water project plans for 1980 with half of current reservoirs undersized and a $1 billion budget. State Comptroller Calvert pushes sales tax reform on motor oil. vending firms seek court rulings over tax thresholds. Veterans Land Board bond sale concludes borrowing, while Gov Daniel pushes updated loan rules and escheat enforcement. First runner for lieutenant governor emerges as Sen Preston Smith. Highway progress shows faster federal aid, and Berlin sends Carla victims aid via a check to Johnson.
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Austin
Texas
John Vandertulip
State Board of Engineers
Vandertulip
Board of Water Engineers
U. S. Study Commission
Robert S. Calvert
Calvert
James A. Turman
Texas Merchandise Vending Association
Veterans Land Board
L. H. Page
Carthage
Price Daniel
Legislative Council
Daniel
House
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Ted Springer
Amarillo
Richard C. Slack
Pecos
Paul Haring
Gollad
Reed Quilliam
Lubbock
Kimble County Agent's Column
In Kimble County advice covers sleeping sickness in a Roy Spiller Ranch horse, frost dates around November 10, and cow management. It discusses vaccination timing, dry cows, pregnancy testing, and winter feed strategies including feeding cottonseed cake less often. It cites Balmorhea and Nebraska tests, tax deductibility of screwworm eradication contributions, and urges continued fly survey participation. It also notes lamb prices remain low despite rising production.
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Roy Spiller
Balmorhea
Nebraska
Texas public school accident deaths 1960 61 report
A Texas Education Agency safety report by Lewis Spears shows 81 school age deaths in 1960 61, 49 out of school and 32 in school or en route. The in school injuries were about 0.00156 percent of over 2 million students, with broader disability totals and calls for better playground rules, safe equipment, and directed play in early grades.
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Texas
Durin
Lewis Spears
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Spears
Spetars
State Fair Junior Livestock Show Winners
Winners at the State Fair of Texas Junior Lamb and Junior Steer show include lamb classes won by Samuel Sagebiel Gordon Sagebiel and Obert Sagebiel in various cross and purebred categories. Junior steers feature Angus winner Charles Stone Jr and Hereford winner Jim Foster with several other entrants noted from Doss and Wahrmund in heavyweight categories.
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State Fair of Texas
Corriedale
Columbia
Panama
Samuel Sagebiel
Suffolk
Gordon Sagebiel
Hampshire
Obert Sagebiel
Shropshire
Southdown
Angus
Charles Stone Jr
Hereford
Jim Foster
James Wahrmund
Wayne Geistweidt
Doss
Lyndon Wahrmund
Gary Gestweidt
Loaded Guns in Automobiles Warn Hunters in Austin
Austin hunters were told to avoid carrying loaded guns in cars by J. B. Phillips of the Game and Fish Commission. He warned that many accidents involve loaded firearms in vehicles and urged guns be unloaded until in the field with safety on, plus precautions like not climbing fences with loaded guns.
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Austin
Texa
J. B. Phillips
Game and Fish Commission
Parsons
Barrett Family Week End Visit With Walker and Riegers
Mr and Mrs Wayne Barrett and children of Sa Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Olin Walker Other guests were Mr and Mrs Dallas Rieger and children for dinner Sunday
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Wayne Barrett
Sa Antonio
Olin Walker
Dallas Rieger
Fall Is Rat Control Season on the Farm
County and farm experts urge sanitation as the first step in rat control and recommend anticoagulant poison baits placed in likely rodent areas. Regular checking ensures baits stay in place, and coordinated county programs with farmers and the local agent can reduce reinfestation and benefit the whole neighborhood.
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College Station
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fist and Wildlife Service
Midland visitors stay with local families this weekend
Mrs W J Lennon and daughters Miss Mary Lou Lennon and Miss Twin kles, and friend Miss Teri Rose of Midland, spent the weekend with Mrs Herbert Jones and the Arthur Bierschwaies. Mrs Jones accompanied them home Sunday for a week’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Lennon
Mary Lou
Twinkles
Teri Rose
Midland
Herbert Jones
Arthur Bierschwaies
Jones
Entertaining Tips From a Demonstration Agent Column
A column urges easy entertaining with planning and prep, offering a bulletin Food And Fun With Friends from the Extension Service covering invitations guest introductions recipes and party plates. It notes upcoming training sessions for Home Demonstration Club women on smocked pillows and 44 Favorite Foods leaders with sessions at churches and homes, plus November 1 Clothing Consumer Information Day at the Palace Theater featuring Miss Tarpley and a Fredericksburg merchants style show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foods and Nutrition Specialiss
Proderickhsburg
First Methodist Church
Doss
Fredericksburg
Cherry Springs
Luemenbach
St. Mary's
Stonewall
Harold Rusenberger
Palace Theater
Miss Tarpley
Women attend Brady district meeting of United Presbyterian
Attendees at the Brady district meeting of the United Presbyterian Church included Mesdames Pete Whitworth Fred Whitewood Charlie Rogers A J Kinsey David Schraidt Rollie Peril Arthur Bierschwale and Watkins Tarr Mrs Tarr and Mrs Bierschwale later stayed in Brownwood with the Clark Bierschwales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Women
Brady
Pete Whitworth
Fred Whitewood
Charlie Rogers
A. J. Kinsey
David Schraidt
Rollie Peril
Arthur Bierschwale
Watkins Tarr
Massey Family Attends Presbyterian Church Service
Mr and Mrs Carlton Massey and their son attended Sunday morning services at the Presbyterian Church in Javiction.
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Carlton Massey
Sons of
Javiction
Servicg
Presbyterian Church
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