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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1965
Page
1
A reflective piece honors a late Jerusalem figure, the only contemporary Jewish intellectual to support early Zionism with Christian personalist influence. It urges living by honesty, openness, and love, quoting Carlyle on virtue and urging self restraint to restore integrity in society.
Ralph Harmon is named Arm man of the year amid a jumble of misspelled and fragmented text. The report references various people places and institutions in a garbled layout, mentioning awards and meetings with unclear chronology or clear outcomes.
Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Fried Wedekind of Hunt after she died Friday at a Frederickburg nursing home. A native of Hunt and former Ettie Merritt, she is survived by her husband, a daughter Mrs. Floyd Cosper of Brackettville, a grandson and two great grandchildren, plus several siblings.
Fragmentary notes mention individuals and places with corrupted names and dates. The readable bits reference a stationing, a voyage, and a public location, but specifics are obscured. No clear outcome or event is identified from the legible text.
Ex scout leaders present scouts and the public are invited to a reunion Court of Honor and barbecue at Doss School on Sunday September 5. Proceeds fund the Troop 132 bus fund with past events drawing hundreds of attendees and honors for Eagle and Silver Palm awards planned.
Luci Baines Johnson, youngest daughter of President and Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson, attended St Francis Xavier Church in Stonewall for early Mass with her parents and guests. She presented her father with a bound volume of poems she composed, while other details describe accompanying security and visits with family members at the Johnson ranch.
Labor Day weekend event at Harper Community Park features two nights of rodeo shows, parade, barbecue, and dance. Festival hosted by Lampasas groups with proceeds aiding park improvements. Local riders and families invited for bull riding calf scramble and other events.
Sen Walter Richter warns elderly Texans to beware of offers tied to Medicare before the program begins. He notes no Medicare benefits start before July 1966 and warns that anyone collecting money now is likely a fraud. Dallas reports allege Social Security workers attempted to enroll people then request payment.
A UH graduate Mies Bell Datta with a BFA plans to become an oceanic artist after completing studies at the University of Houston and a later master's degree. She previously attended Southwestern University and was part of the Ranger staff at the University of Texas.
John M. Eathorne, assistant administrator at Robert B. Green Hospital, San Antonio, was admitted to the American College of Hospital Administrators at the 31st convocation in San Francisco. He is married to Arlene Leifeste of Llano and they have two children, Todd and T arthy. The couple resides at 22 Wayside, San Antonio.
Delegates from Texas rural electric systems gathered for the 25th annual Texas Electric Cooperative Membership Meeting in Dallas August 11 13 to affirm a collective goal of aiding Texas growth. Speakers praised rural electrification efforts while noting further expansion requires new capital and sustained low costs to serve growing demand.
The Gillespie County 4 H and FFA Livestock Show Association will hold a general membership meeting on Tuesday September 7 1965 at 7 30 p m in the FHS Ag Building Five directors will be elected for a three year term and other business matters will be discussed Arthur Pressler is president and Wilbert Seipp secretary All interested in 4 H club work and FFA activities in Gillespie County are urged to attend
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