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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1952
Page
2
A brief note credits Harper School students for their work under the supervision and sponsorship of Mrs Ruth Carpenter, indicating an organized student project or presentation.
On Friday evening the Harper Longhorns crown their football queen Marlene Kaiser during the Harper Center Point game. Attendants include Carolyn Parker Val Biler schwabe Kelton Lange Ken neth Maner Duglass Carter. A gym reception follows the homecoming game with a downtown pep squad parade and dance invited by Harper High School ex-students.
Harper Shorthorns edged London Hoboes 19 to 6 at Community Park on Oct 24. Lineup included Alvin Lange Donnie Bote Joe Parker Billy Hogan Kenneth Oehler Boyd Thurman and Jerry Wahrmund. Donnie Bode scored the first touchdown and later Donnie added a second. Jerry Wahrmund added a TD and a point on a pass. London scored once and missed the extra point. No scoring in the second half.
A High School reporter urges better attitudes among students and staff. Cooperation replaces strife and gossip, minimizing faults while highlighting good traits. The note emphasizes quietness, appreciation, and mutual respect to foster a happier, more productive school year.
The class conducted soil testing with dirt from gardens judged by minerals and moisture. Betty Lee Kramer’s soil retained water best and had most minerals while clay mixed with dirt packed more. They planted corn kernels in each jar and await growth results as reporters Delphine and Betty Lee note observations at Harper School Nervs.
At the Blanco-Harper game on Oct. 28, Janice Parker was crowned Junior Football Queen wearing pink taffeta and pink netting with silver slippers. Mr. Black escorted her to midfield as John Wolf Pin-up Boy received the football, crown, and flower during a pep squad ceremony.
The document lists Bernice Lange a senior with blue eyes brown hair 5 ft 6 in 124 lb favorite subjects typing football and song You Belong To Me with ambitions to be a housewife and pet peeve show offs. Roger Harper a junior 5 ft 9 in blond 135 lb agriculture football meat spinach dislikes black gossiping running and dreams of ranching.
Harper B team defeats London 19 to 6. Sophomore class hosts soda pop stand at PTA festival. Sophomore English reads Silas Marner. Valdean Bierschwabe and Carolyn Parker named duchesses to football queen. Bonnie and Stan host barn dance after wedding. Pep squad party planned after Friday game. Wear Beat St Marys pins. Supt Bailey and others travel to Austin for equipment. Homemaking girls model coats and dresses Oct 30. Longhorns face Center Point Pirates on Halloween night. M Liss Spaeth plays piano at wedding. Shorthorns elect Janice Parker sweetheart. John Wolf Pin-Up Boy.
On Friday October 24 Supt Bai ley J R Mayhugh and Rubin Klein traveled to Austin to buy extra football gear for the Longhorns They visited the C S Store and purchased shoes practice jerseys pants shoulder hip thigh and knee pads and ducking to make duffel bags Bailey bought a marking pen to label the equipment They returned home at 9 30 p m Rubyin Klein J R Mayhugh and reporters
Miss Far Hughes, Houston and Mrs. Robt Salkeld of San Francisco visit their brother and sister in law at the James' River ranch.
A Kerrville grass judging contest is set for Saturday November 1 with Harper School entering a 50 member team to be selected this week. Local coverage notes events at St Anthony Church and school reports from Harper include Halloween activities and student antics.
Fragments depict a local performance and community quirks. Doris Oehler as a traditional mother figure appears in The Family Album at the PTA Carnival on Saturday October 25. Bernice Duderstadt misplaces a notebook in a neighbor’s locker.
Voters face eight ballot columns including Democratic Republican and Write-In with rules on pairing presidential and vice presidential names. Gillespie County sees a record poll tax receipts and multiple county offices up for election with several incumbents facing opposition. The article lists contested seats from sheriff to district clerk and notes statewide ballot amendments and farm hog sale income in 1950.
Tommy Jung, a WWII airman and POW liber at Augsburg, earned the Air Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Distinguished Unit Award, and Purple Heart. After returning home to Fredericksburg he owned Vapo Butane Co and married Dorothy Whitewood on November 11, 1945. Funeral services were held at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church.
The Herald invites families to bring children on Monday Nov. 10 to Lehne's Hardware for a photo session with a studio representative. Parents may select poses and print details. More pictures means better content for publication and lasting memories for Junior.
Joe Cherry and Colan C Bar rett of Harper are among 1 550 students registered at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. The college continues a postwar trend with boys outnumbering girls after a period when females outnumbered males two to one. Approximately 85 percent of students are mentioned.
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