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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1970
Page
5
Local notices list church services across Harper Texas with times for St James Lutheran Church Holy Mass Catholic services and Presbyterian dinner at the manse. Rev Norman Taylor and family honored guests attended.
About 1600 Boy Scouts and leaders from 15 Central Texas counties plan a weekend Camporee October 23 25 at the Bob Johnson Ranch near Austin. The event will feature seven campsite communities, field telephones, medical facilities and a trading post as volunteers mobilize to test scouting skills in a natural setting.
Upper Llanos Soil and Water District reports uneven rainfall across Kimble County with harper area recording three inches while Watson Divide southwest of Junction saw two inches. The Teacup-Red Creek area remained dry with minor totals elsewhere, and winds accompanied much of the weekend rain.
Local residents list weekend visits from San Antonio, Austin, Del Rio, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Midland and Lometa. A son born Sept 7 at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville joins the Baker family, with Buck Baker as grandfather. Elam family returned from Hobbs after a funeral.
Kimble County 4 H Club announces a lamb sale featuring 125 Finewools 200 Crosses 00 Hampshires and 20 Southdowns set for Saturday Sept 26 at 2 pm at Junction Stockyards Junction Texas. Local breeders consign with a promise of improved quality and special needs considered.
Mrs J W Sagebiel nee Eugenie Kuemmel, born in Munich, died September 10 in Fredericksburg Hospital. Survived by two daughters Edith and Agnes, son Victor H Sagebiel, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services held September 12 at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Harper Young Homemakers of Texas held their Sept. 8 meeting with 14 members and 6 guests. They announced Young Homemakers Week from Sept. 21 to 26 featuring activities from flower placement at the Pentecostal Church to posters, rest room painting, library back to school, paper publication and a regional convention.
The list outlines goals for the Young Homemakers of Texas including improving homemaking methods, understanding home influence, organizing activities to better home and community life, promoting wholesome social events, staying informed on trends, recognizing local members, supporting allied groups like Future Homemakers of America, and upholding spiritual values and democratic ideals.
The Young Homemakers of Harper hosted a farewell for Mrs. Johnnie Bierschwale last Thursday at Community Park. The Bierschwale family plans to move to a ranch near Bandera where Mr. Bierschwale will work.
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