03 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1971
Page
1
The piece advises on voice quality focusing on resonance and breathing. It warns about harsh voices from throat tension and nasal misuse. Emphasizing diaphragmatic support, it suggests exercises to project with the nose and full breath for stronger, clearer speech.
The 7th annual two day Frontier Days Rodeo barbecues and dance run Sept 4 5 at Harper Community Park chaired by Clark Bierschwabe. Features include Bull Riding Calf Roping Girls Barrel Race Old Fiddler Contest prize money and a gala parade on Main Street U S 290 with proceeds for park improvements. Rain reported around Harper with showers in nearby areas.
The annual Old Teamsters Reunion will be held Monday September 6 at Klein's Hall Spring Creek with a 230 PM business meeting and Pehl's Old-Time German Band providing music. A barbecue starts at 6 PM and many officers and directors are listed.
Mrs Mary L L Stevens a longtime Harper resident and co author of the 1963 Harper Centennial book Here Harper died August 31 at Sid Peterson Hospital Kerrville aged 74 She taught in Harper and Ingram and was active in Delta Kappa Gamma Trinity University Alumni and the Harper Presbyterian Church She is survived by her daughter Mary Virginia Holekamp and five grandchildren Funeral services were held September 2 at 2 00 p m in the Harper Presbyterian Church with interment in Harper Cemetery.
Mike McDougall and Lloyd Harper left for San Marcos on Sunday to attend school related to community service efforts.
The Harper Volunteer Fire Department asks for public donations as expenditures exceed income for the year. They report 194.00 in donations so far, including 1400.00 county assistance, with costs of 1666.03 for maintenance, insurance, and utilities and 759.32 for ambulance building materials, creating a 478.35 shortfall. They urge local residents to contribute by mail or through any Harper firefighter to keep emergency services available. The contact number 4- SUOU HANDY 4 3050 is provided.
A Deer Seminar for Gillespie County landowners begins Wednesday September 8 1971 at 7 30 p m in Milam Hall with a second session Monday September 13 1971 at 7 30 p m in the same venue. The program asks if rangeland is yielding maximum deer populations and wildlife returns.
Mrs Belton Tatsch of Harper announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Catherine Cathy to David M Briggs son of Mr and Mrs Frank Briggs of San Antonio The June wedding will be at St Anthony Catholic Church Cathy a Harper High School 1968 Schreiner Institute alumna and UT Austin home economics major We expect Briggs a Kerrville Twy High School and Schreiner alum to graduate August 71 from San Antonio Commercial College in business administration The Friendly Sewing Circle meets at Mrs Paul Staudts Sept 9 All members urged to attend for planning and meetings The Deer Seminar co sponsored by Extension Service Soil Conservation Service Fm Association and ASCS invites residents to learn deer management nutrition and grazing topics with experts from university and extension staff
Texas DPS director Speir estimates 52 deaths over the Labor Day weekend and launches Operation Motorcide with media cooperation. Uniformed officers will patrol highways using radar and breath testing to enforce laws, with three daily fatal accident briefings from DPS headquarters during the 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday period.
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