Harper Area Sees Heavy Rain Across Gil lespie County
Rainfall across Harper and much of Gillespie County ranged from light showers to heavy downpours early Wednesday. Notable totals include Pat Rogers five inches at his location and Edwin Fischer’s Grapetown site with 4.80 inches. City readings in Fredericksburg varied from .61 to .70 inches, with Luckenbach reporting multiple readings around 1.6 to 3.3 inches. The rain contributed to river rises and pushed Oct total to 2.96 inches in the city and 11.81 inches for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Gillespie County
Pat Rogers
Tom Carr
White Oak
Edmund Fiedler
Tivydale
Bear Creek
Otto Rahe
Edwin Fischer
Grapetown
Worther
Fredericksburg
Norman J. Dietel
RNAF
John Dittmar
E. San Antonio Street
E. C. Fiedler
Luckenbach
Norman Fiedler
Warren Petsch
Emil Petsch
Alvin Weinheimer
Stonewall
Hugo Weinheimer
Edgar Maenus
Albert
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Dick Schumann
Double Horn Road
W. N. Lee
Eckert
Lee
E. A. Feuge
Mason Highway
Loyal Valley
Milton Wendel
Doss
Pedernales
Carl Vorauer
Dietel
Citizens urged to vote and engage in public life
A Christopher sponsored appeal urges active citizen participation before elections. It outlines twelve steps encouraging informed voting, prayer for public leaders, promoting capable public service, studying candidates, precinct conventions, and aiding access to voting while stressing faith and moral duty.
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Christophers
Next Tuesday General Election Day in County Races
Next Tuesday November 2 marks a general election with six county offices up for contested votes. The hot race is Precinct 2 sheriff contender list includes Levy Rosenbusch from Doss, Alois Jung of Petersburg, Carl Oehler of Harper, and Arthur Lang of Harper, while incumbent Arnold Markworth retires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Markworth
Levy Rosenbusch
Doss
Markwordt
Alois Jung
Petersburg
Carl Oehler
Harper
Arthur Lang
Pep Squad Sweetheart Alvin Lange Honored at Harper Center Point
Alvin Lange named Pep Squad Sweetheart during the Harper Center Point game last Friday night. Drum Majorettes Val Bterschwale and Bobbie Gibson escorted the veteran Longhorns performer to the field for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Lange
Longhorns
Val Bterschwale
Bobbie Gibson
Harper Local Visitors and Events Highlight Week in Harper
Harper residents welcomed relatives from Doss Atascosa and San Antonio while others traveled to Kerrville Mason and Brady. The Oak Hill Study Club met at the Youth Center and a Sweet Sale to fund club work was planned for Election Day November 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Wendell
Doss
Max Lang
Albert Sagebiel
Atasco
Eleanor Sagebiel
San Antonio
V. A. Hopf
Robert Dittmar
Arthur Baumann, Jr
Blessing
Harper
Alfred Lehne
Santa Rosa Hospital
Rites Held For James L. Bierschwale in Harper
Funeral services were conducted for James L. Bierschwale 69 a Harper resident born April 23 1885 died Oct 23 1954 at Harper Baptist Church with Rev D W Brown and others. Interment was in Harper Cemetery. Survivors include his widow a son Arthur Bierschwale a daughter Mrs J J Casper two grandsons three great grandchildren and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Bierschwale
Harper
Harper Baptist Church
D. W. Brown
Carlos Parker
H. D. Lewis, Jr
First Baptist Church
Kerrville
Harper Cemetery
Kendall County
Mr. Bierschwale
Gertrude Fiedler
Bierschwale
Hill Country
Arthur Bierschwale
J. J. Casper
Fredericksburg
Frk. Webb
Eldorado
Ed. Gibson
San Antonio
Linval McDonald
Menard
R. G. Bierschwale
Garrett Bierschwale
Center Point
Moses Bierschwale
View
Texas
Harper Longhorns Fall At Home To Center Point Pirates
Center Point Pirates defeated the Harper Longhorns 40 to 12 on Friday night at Community Park in the Homecoming game. Harper remains winless as they prepare to host the Hutto Hippos, while Center Point travels as a district favorite. In district 12 six-man action, Comfort hosts Center Point as the Pirates aim for another title. Nearby, Medina edged Comfort last week 30 to 25. Mr and Mrs Lamar Parker and daughter visited Mrs Lulla Roberts on Sunday.
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Harper Longhorns
Community Park
Center Point
Kendall
Comfort Bobcats
Center Point Pirates
Pirates
Bobcats
Medina
Winters woman visits Harper after Fredericksburg stay
Mrs Roland Elband of Winters spent the past week with her mother Mrs Julia Cook at Fredericksburg and stopped in Harper Monday for a brief visit with Mrs F M Floyd and Miss Frances Floyd.
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Roland Elband of
Winters
Julia Cook
Fredericksburg
Harper Monday
F. M. Floyd
Frances Floyd
Funeral Attendees in Fredericksburg for Albert Petermann
Mr and Mrs W E Fletcher attended the funeral of Albert Petermann in Fredericksburg on Wednesday. Mrs Lewis Stevens hosted the Youth Choir at her home that evening with a sing song and social. Refreshments were served to choir members and some parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Fletcher
Albert Petermann
Fredericksburg
Lewis Stevens
Visitors at Rogers home during weekend
Visitors in the J. J. Rogers home over the weekend included Mrs. Bill Lee, Mrs. Roy Deaton and her Sanderson guest, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rogers and daughter Janette, Ted Rogers of Uvalde, Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Rogers and baby of Camp Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cheek and son of Eldorado, and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rogers and Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gammenthaler
Elsie Rothmann
Mason
Fred Nabers
Kerrville
Clara Wendel
E. P. O’conell and Sons
Austin
Geo. Salcher
W. M. Harris
Ed Bailey
Paul Suffel
M. R. Duderstadt
Oren Webb
Eldorado
Harper
Webb
Louis Bierschwab
Birt Hood
Barbara, Kelton
Janie
J.J. Rogers
Bob Rogers
Janette
Ted Rogers
Uvalde
Bessie McDougall
Clarence
Johnnie
Michael
Brady Sunday
Ruben Thiele
Brady Park
J. J. Rogers
Bill Lee
Roy Deaton
Sanderson
Bobbie Rogers
Camp Wood
Kenneth Cheek
Pat Rogers
Wayne
Harper couple relocate to Cottle house after Arrowhead Courts
Mr and Mrs Aubrey Harper move into the Cottle residence following a year running Arrowhead Courts. The note documents a local property and business transition with emphasis on the tenants and the prior operation.
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Aubrey Harper
Cottle House
Arrowhead Courts
Harper P T A Meeting Set for November Fourth
The Harper P T A schedules its regular monthly gathering Thursday night November 4 at 8 p m in the gym. The program includes Fireman's Quartet music a devotional by Mrs Chester Itz and a talk by W M Harris on We the People Establish Justice. A business meeting follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper P-Ta
Chester Itz
W. M. Harris
Sweetheart and Pep Squad Shine at Throne Game
Throne fans cheered as Vicki Honig and Kathy Tatsch, daughters of local couples, took positions flanking the two mas cots of the Harper Pep Squad. The trio drew big applause from the crowd amid the game’s excitement.
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Throne
Harper Pep Squad
Vicki Honig
John Honig
Kathy Tatsch
Blafp
Belton Tatsch
Staudt and Lange Offer Free Harper Hunting Leases List
Frank Staudt and Elmer Lange will compile and publish a free list of Harper hunting leases for the coming season. They ask landowners to place leases at the post office, mimeograph the list, and send 25 copies to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce. They aim to ease Chamber of Commerce workload and aid last minute hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Staudt
Elmer Lange
Harper Hunting
Harper
Staudt
Chamber of Com
Merce
Fredericksburg
Staudt and
Lange
Harper 4-H Club Finishes Year Of Projects And Progress
The Harper 4-H Club and members thank supporters for a busy year. Youth Center remodeling includes a kitchen, pumps, heating, and new equipment. Donations from families, agents, and local businesses funded furnishings and a wood shop and sewing machine. The club invites other groups to use the center for meetings.
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Harper 4-H
Harper 4-H Club
Necchi
W. L. McGinley
Norman J. Dietel
S. S. Stewart
Victor Sagebtel
Do. A. Stone
Contracts Let On Doss-Hilda and Doss-Harper Roads
The Farm-to-Market roads 648 and 743 contracts were awarded to Holland-Page Construction Co of Austin for 119025 dollars. The routes run from Doss to Harper and from three miles north of Doss to the Mason County line, totaling 14.2 miles of paving and structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland-Page Construction Company
Austin
Doss
Harper
Mason Co
New 4 H Club Members Initiated
The Harper 4 H Club initiated members who joined in the past ten months during a Thursday meeting at the Youth Center on October 21. Candidates included Anna Frances Lange Martha Stevens Gail Dittmar Betty Batley Kermit Klaehn Jeannette Rogers M R Duderstadt Jr Lloyd Wendel Johnny Calentine Frank Langford Lorence Metzger and Joe Dean Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper 4-H Club
Anna Frances’ Lange
Martha Stevens
Gail Dittmar
Betty Batley
Kermit Klaehn
Jeannette Rogers
M. R. Dudersadt, Jr
Lloyd Wendel
Johnny Calentine
Frank Langford
Lorence Metzger
Joe Dean Spencer
Richard Suffel
Mary Dude
Constitutional Amendments for 1954 General Election
Eleven amendments are to be voted on November 2 1954 with summaries of each proposal and its potential impact. The Attorney General notes no advocacy and provides an unbiased report on amendments including funding increases and eligibility controls for public assistance programs. Amendment 1 would raise state spending on aid to elderly needy, blind, and children and require recipient lists for inspection.
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Attorney General's Office
Range Field Day to be Held in New Braunfels Texas
The Upper Llanos area hosts a Texas Section American Society of Range Management field day on Friday October 29. Ranchers and leaders will view stocking brush control range reseeding and grazing distribution benefits. Activities begin with 8 30 a m registration at Faust Hotel and a 6 a m county courthouse departure. Local soil conservation staff attended Fredericksburg meeting and 40 more acres showed final grade stakes. The area will be seeded in oats and Madrid Clover for winter grazing.
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New Braunfels
Texas
American Society of Range Management
Faust Hotel
Upper
Llanos
Pete Lnake
Madrid
Brady Fireman Killed In Auto Accident
Curtis L. Gibson a 39 year old Brady fireman was killed when his car overturned on the Mason highway about 25 miles from Fredericksburg at 1 20 a m Sunday Margaret Bolding of Lohn riding with him received minor injuries. He had served as a full time Brady firefighter since 1943. He was born September 26 1915 in Rogers and is survived by his mother three brothers a sister and a half sister. Funeral services were held Monday at the Wilkerson Funeral Home in Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis L. Gibson
Brady
Mason Highway
Fredericksburg
Margaret Bolding
Lohn
Rogers
Jeanie Gibson
Menard
Charles Gibson
Robert Garden Gibson
Marlon Franklin Gibson
California
Bill Stevens
Slater
R. Cy Falsom
Vetoria
Wilkerson
Eldorado Family Attends Harper Funeral
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cheek and their son from Eldorado were in Harper on Sunday and Monday to attend the funeral of Louis Bierschwale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cheek
Eldorado
Harper
Louis Bierschwale
Beathen Visit to San Antonio Relative Noted
Mr and Mrs Dave Beathen of San Antonio visited his wife’s mother Mrs Floyd Buatright during a Gow Gaya jas Week in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Beathen
San Antonio
Floyd Buatright
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Edmund Burke
America
Bobby Benner
Cyrus Schmidt
Olyn Parker
Harper Locals
Lamar Parker
Little Daughter
Lulla Roberts
Wayne Barrett
Olin Walker
KNAF
Harper Home Demonstration Club
Robert Maurer
Mrs
Chester Tatsch
Carolyn Parker
Doss-Hilda
Doss-Harper
John Ben Shepperd
S.J.R
Soil Conservation Service
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