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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1975
Page
2
A local church schedule lists weekly services for multiple denominations including Harper Churches of Harper St James Lutheran Church Harper United Methodist Church and United Presbyterian First Pentecostal St Anthony’s Catholic with service times prayer meetings women’s groups and parish events Also rental ad for a two bedroom mobile home and classifieds for Santa’s Parties Avon and mobile home sales
A nationwide Amoco See N Save contest invites Americans to describe in 50 words or less a favorite in state vacation spot and why it is the best in-state destination. Entries due Oct 15 1975, with winners notified by Nov 30 1975, open to the public but not to Amoco dealers or Standard Oil Indiana employees.
The Roeder and Mosel families thank community for kindness after their sister's death. Gratitude extends to Rev Gitter Sprigler Cummins Schneider doctors Perry Stein Hill Country Memorial Hospital and Brown's Nursing Home St Anthony's Catholic Church Choir organist Mrs Vernon Heimann pallbearers Schaetter's Funeral Home and all who sent flowers cards memorials and meals.
Alfred J. Reed age ninety formerly of Harper and a longtime Fredericksburg cafe figure died Monday September first at his Holling Lane home. Born January first eighteen eighty five in Gillespie County he married Martha Moritz in Fredericksburg May second nineteen ten. He ran race horses in the Gillespie County Fair and July 4 Races and donated a Log Cabin to the Harper Community Club. Surviving are his widow eight daughters two sons thirty five grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren. Funeral rites were held at Schaetter Funeral Home and St. Marys Church with interment in St. Marys cemetery.
High school seniors may enter the Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living now in its 22nd year. Enrollment closes October 31 1975 with a 50 minute December 2 exam at participating schools.
The Fredericksburg Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons will discuss local property tax and recent revaluation notices at its meeting on Wednesday September 10 at 2 p.m. in Milam Hall. An elevator is available at the side entrance to Court House. Refreshments will be served after the session.
Local column notes black wild cherries at a Comfort area property near Cy press Creek and reports from Kendall County about trees loaded with fruit. Alvin Sultenfuess of Boerne and War ing cites IH10 east of Comfort Kerrville as sources, while frost history and past bumper crops loom in the narrative. Coyotes worsen ranchers’ losses across Kendall and other counties, spurring government trapping efforts by Gillespie County.
Austin reports five West Texas counties Bandera Edwards Real Kerr Kendall will vote on Parks and Wildlife Commission options. Proposed changes include buck deer only with forked antlers for law, turkey bag limits reduced to one in Kendall Real, and Kerr east of Highway 16 closed to turkey hunting. Commissioners meet next week to act. Editor notes Gillespie County votes on buck rules and turkey limits.
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