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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
2
The owners announce the Sunnyside Tavern is purchased effective October 23 1947 and will continue serving Southern Fried Chicken T Bones sandwiches hamburgers and other fare. They will maintain a full stock of ice cold bottled beer and cold drinks.
The Harper P T A hosted a successful Hallowe en Carnival and supper with a large crowd. A chicken supper was served as part of the evening.
Sam Abernathy jokes a marriage needs open minds and fewer mouths. He notes his wife’s hats and watercress salad while he enjoys a chair by the fire, beer, and a pipe. The piece argues open-mindedness eases most relationships.
Public notice quotes a carpenter admitting cheaper work due to bachelor status and announcing prices will rise once married. The item precedes local social notes detailing weekend visits, family gatherings, and funeral attendance across Fredericksburg and San Antonio area, with names including Jungmann Lange Gammenthaler and Gammen thaler family.
Mr and Mrs Walter Parke visited College Station for a weekend rodeo. Miss Antonette represented John Tarlton as Cowgirl. Mr and Mrs David Schmidt, daughter and Miss Inez Whitewood stayed at A M College with Charles and Harold Boyd Schmidt. Mrs B Morris attended the Eastern Star Grand Chapter Meeting in San Antonio. Fred Gammenthaler spent early week in Fredericksburg with Mrs Gammenthaler. V A Hopf Otto Rahe and Albert Sagebie were in Fredericksburg Sunday to hear Herman Ochs speak. Gene Harper and wife from Frankfort Germany arrived to visit his parents Mr and Mrs G Harper.
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