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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1952
Page
2
The Harper School News notes summer plans abandoned as school begins. Boys shift from farm work to football practice while girls swap house chores for pep squad drills and yells. Variety is praised as life’s spice.
Harper Independent School District opens 1952-53 with Supt Bailey addressing patrons. New staff include Albert G Black from Floresville as grade principal, Richard Suffel and Janice Rowell joining science and home economics, plus Roy Garret and others as coaches and teachers.
Rev Charles Workman of Mesquite and formerly of Harper visited Harper Monday morning. He and Mrs Workman plan to move to College Station where he becomes Director of Presbyterian Young People's Work.
The Home Demonstration Club will meet at Mrs A C Wendel's house on September 11 at 2 30 p m. Hostesses will be Mrs Lorenz Wendel and her daughter Miss Magdalene.
Summer trips and visits are listed for residents and families. Activities include 4-H Club Round at ACM College June 9-11, vacations in the Davis Mountains and at Corpus Christi, Gulf of Mexico, Brazoria fishing trips, and camps in M Home Archies Cavern Port Arthur and Pontotoc Texas with relatives and friends.
September 5 1952 Harper Texas brief roundup notes freshmen football players and team readiness. Mentions Alma Edwards and boots and pep squad outfits. Reports lunchtime attendance and new teacher Mr Black. Also recalls players Worth Duderstadt Eugene Strackbein and upcoming game at Manor September 13.
A new 700 foot two way radio tower was erected on Lehne's Hill for the Central Texas Electric Coop Inc. The photograph captures two workers attaching the final 20 foot section as seen from worm's eye view.
The J J Phillips and Son Co of San Antonio completed a 300 foot steel tower on Lehne Hill for Central Texas Electric Coop. Photo shows crew and key figures including Ralph Swanson and Werner Burrer as the transmitter and antenna were installed. The tower enables two way radio across the 10 county service area.
Mrs Arnold Steitle and son of San Antonio spent Saturday night with Roy Steitle family. Miss Francis Floyd and mother visited San Antonio then vacationed at New Braunfels. Mr and Mrs P E Biles and daughter of Corpus Christi and Mrs Fay Walker of San Antonio spent the weekend with J M Stevens. The Lennons and Roy Garrett moved to new homes. Attendees at the McDonald Reunion at Spring Creek included multiple Cottle and Cosper families and relatives.
Billie Gayle Sageser will attend school at Harper and will make her home with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Raymond Cottle.
Doss school welcomed 43 students including five beginners as teachers and children celebrated a fresh paint job completed this summer. Mr and Mrs Alvie Casper of Big Springs visited relatives in Harper and attended the McDonald Reunion at Spring Creek Sunday. Results of 4746 range demonstrations show Texas ranch operators balancing range forage with livestock numbers. county agents supervised the demonstrations.
County Farm Bureau leaders will gather in Mason on Tuesday September 9 for a sub district meeting. Texas Farm Bureau President J Walter Hammond and State Field Representative Leon Lane will attend with B J Gist presiding. The all day session begins at 10:00 a m in the Methodist Church Annex.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lang and children of San Antonio spent the week end at Harper with relatives. Mr and Mrs Lothar Dabney and his mother of Austin spent Labor Day week end at their ranch at Harper. Clifton Hopf and two children of San Antonio spent the week end with his parents in Harper. Willie Meier of Killeen visiting family in Harper. Mrs Bill Lee of Sanderson and Mrs Bob McElroy of Pecos visited their son Chelas Games in San Antonio for about 15 minutes. Mr and Mrs Dave Butler and son and Miss Mildred Boatright of San Antonio spent Sunday and Monday in Harper visiting relatives. Mrs Ruth Carpenter and Mrs J T Hudgins and daughter shopped in San Antonio Thursday.
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