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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1969
Page
5
The Texas State Department of Health notes that high blood pressure signals underlying issues and risks heart or kidney damage. Factors include aging 30 to 50 heredity and stress. with doctor care and simple lifestyle changes, hypertensive people can live long and active lives. annual physicals are advised for all.
Aug. 28 birth to Mr and Mrs David Hallenbeck of Harper. Daughter weighs six pounds four ounces and is named Jackoline Christine.
P J Mims manager of the VA regional office in Houston says education checks for veterans are on track for timely arrival this fall. He urges veterans and schools to complete required paperwork now and notes steps for those with lost or unreturned Certification of Attendance. Payment for September and October is usually combined in the first November check.
Mr and Mrs Chester Dieter and two children of San Antonio spent the weekend with Rev and Mrs Carlos Parker. Mr and Mrs Robert Maurer visited Fredericksburg with her mother Mrs Otto Segner. Warren McDougall and Nobel Jobes joined other relatives in Yorktown for the funeral of their uncle Paul Seidel. Paul Jones Jack Jones and Arthur Bierschwab attended Herman Schnabels funeral in Boerne. Schnabel was Paul Joness brother in law.
The article urges Mrs. Homemaker to balance rapid technological change with meaningful family life. It promotes an Extension program offering home study courses on budgeting, shopping, childrearing, food preservation, and using new appliances. The five lessons culminate in Be A Good Shopper.
Gillespie County Red Cross appeals for donations to aid hurricane victims via local banks and savings associations. Treasurer Leola Mathisen reports $150 sent to the relief office, with churches urged to contribute through KNAF broadcasts as the county unites to cover emergency needs beyond the Red Cross budget.
The Harper Herald reports weekly prep sports notes for Harper Texas. Seventh and eighth graders are expected to join the Shorthorns with twenty boys on the two grades. Girls begin basketball practice while the Longhorns host St Marys in a Friday scrimmage at 7 38 p.m. Freshman football and cheerleader pictures are planned in the rain.
Harper High notes community unity and sportsmanship while reporting weekend visits by families in Midland Kerrville and Giddings. The Longhorns host Fredericksburg St Mary’s in a Friday night scrimmage as coach Sultemeier highlights readiness and fan support. Kunzite rings distributed to seniors on August 5 by sponsor Bailey.
The Harper Independent School welcomes a new front sign built last summer with rock work by Mr. Massey and Mr. Arlitt. Purchased by the Harper P T A, funded by the senior classes from 1962 to 1968, the sign will announce school and community events.
Mr and Mrs Victor Marshha returned Tuesday of last week from a week in the Sacramento Mountains New Mexico. Night temperatures ranged 45 to 50 degrees and daytime highs up to 75. They traveled from Big Springs and were joined by Mr and Mrs Cody Marshall and son Brian of San Angelo.
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