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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
3
A Harper area ranch home of Mr and Mrs Frank Kroll on the Doss road features a rock veneered exterior using rocks from surrounding counties. The front porch showcases stones from eleven states. Tommie Harlan was the contractor and Gordon Harper installed the wiring.
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court met in regular session hearing tax assessor Wm Petmecky reports and Justice of the Peace Wm Bruns updates on 22 August criminal cases with 17 dispositions. Treasurer Elgin Crenwelge reports balances across funds and the Fredericksburg National Bank reviews school funds. The court approved Edgar Treibs as Public Weigher for Precinct 1 with a $2,500 bond and oath, and noted right of way work on the Fredericksburg north state highway and a new low water Pedernales River bridge on Boos Road.
The Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment rules were changed by Camp Commander Captain Joseph C. Oxley at Longhorn Cavern Camp Burnet Texas. Eligible men age seventeen or older and physically and mentally fit may report directly to the camp rather than via a Selecting Agency. The CCC is expanding instruction aligned with National Defense Work to better prepare youths for defense trades.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Peril and General Bill were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs J B Whitewood on Tuesday evening.
The Lower Colorado River Authority trims TVA based residential rates in six towns Burrnet Lampasas San Marcos San Saba Kerrville and Llano lowering annual bills by about 45750 and cutting residential costs by roughly 13.6 percent since LCRA service began. The board also reduced commercial and industrial rates while asserting power at cost without harming investment recovery.
Jane Pehl born at Crabapple near Fredericksburg Texas on November S 1907 died in a Austin hospital Wednesday September 10 at age 33 10 2. Funeral from Moors funeral home Smithville with a Requiem High Mass at Saint Anthony Harper Cemetery. Surviving relatives include Mab Pehl her stepmother Rosa Pehl and many Harp er residents. Her mother Mrs Ed Pehl preceded her in death April 18 1937. Jane lived most of her life at Harper except four years in Austin and was deeply mourned by a large circle of friends.
Farmers in Gillespie County should plan 1942 acreage as a national wheat marketing referendum will decide quotas. If approved by two thirds, growers within allotments may sell all production with no penalty. excess wheat faces a 50 percent penalty of the national loan rate. If quotas fail, no government loan is issued. Loans are 85 percent of parity this year. The referendum must occur before June 10, 1942.
Mrs Hugo Hopf and Mrs J R Peril and Miss Elizabeth Gammen thaler accompanied Miss Doris Hopf to San Marcos Monday where she will attend S W T S T C. Mr and Mrs Alton Kneese and Mrs Newman and grandson of Round Mountain visit Mrs Ida Kneese and family. Mr and Mrs JM Stevens were visitors in the home of Ed Coggeshall Tuesday. OGA Fred Snakes Jones is in San Antonio in a responsible position.
W. A. Kaiser Service Station advertises a complete line of Gates Valco belts for cars and belts for washing machines and refrigerators. The notice also cites electricity rate reductions from 1939, showing a 51.13 percent rise in residential kwk sales across six cities, a 31.08 percent gain per customer, and a 24.27 percent drop in average monthly bills, underscoring more power at lower cost under public ownership.
St Anthony's Parish at Harper sponsors a biannual dinner and bazaar to benefit the church. The event includes dining, donations, and a program of activities with tickets priced at forty cents for ages 12 and up, twenty cents for younger children, and free for very small children. Mr Alfred Krav is in charge of the kitselsa and Mrs Henry Wicting oversees the dining room.
Guidance on driving safely emphasizes stopping within the assured clear distance, testing brakes in unfamiliar cars, and starting braking early to avoid collisions. It warns against relying on luck and urges preparedness for the worst case ahead.
Mass on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with an 8:00 a.m. early Mass on the third Sunday and major feasts. Weekday bell rings at 7:30 followed by Mass. Parish Societies meet after the 9:30 Mass on Sundays, and Sunday School also follows.
The Friendly Church led by Rev. T H Alcorn offers Sunday school at 10 a m. Morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 15. W M A meets Mondays at 3 p m. Prayer and teachers meeting Wednesdays at 7 15 p m. G A s and R A s Fridays at 7 15 p m.
Rev. H. Ellis Thomas presides with monthly services on the first and third Sundays. Sunday school begins at 2 p.m. and worship at 3 p.m. The third Sunday adds an evening service at 8 p.m.
Walter C. Probst is the pastor. Sunday school meets the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:30 a.m. English services on the 1st Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and the 2nd Sunday at 4:00 p.m. German services are on the 3rd Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Luther League gathers the 2nd Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Women's Missionary Society meets the 3rd Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. A cordial welcome.
Rev. Fred E. Brooks of Austin will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sunday night September 21 at 7 30. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend these services at the church.
The article outlines House Bill No. 20 provisions expediting renewal of Texas operators licenses. It lists renewal deadlines by license serial ranges, with expirations from December 1941 to November 1942. New licenses issued after October 1 1941 expire two years from issue.
Retailers for Defense Week runs September 15 to 20 with retailers selling Defense Savings Stamps at department stores grocery stores and other outlets nationwide. To buy stamps use post offices banks or savings institutions or write to the Treasurer of the United States Washington DC. Also local social notes mention families visiting and travel in Medina Sanderson and Center Point, with garden and nursery ads for apples and pecans.
Tensions rise in the United States Senate as critics condemn the alliance with Communist Russia linked to the aid to democracy program. Senator McCarran of Nevada argued that the original lend lease bill would have faced different outcomes on the senate floor.
V C Whitworth son of Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth of the Blue Mountain section and John Honig son of Mr and Mrs Sam Honig of White Bluff left the first of last week to enter A and M College. Both are graduates of Harper High School class of 1941.
The Harper H D Club met at Mrs Hannah Welsh’s home last Thursday evening where Miss Martin demonstrated an electric oven and baked a nut leaf cake served to members. The next meeting will be with Mrs Fred Wedekind.
The Texas Tumbleweeds formerly Ted Bill and Bob perform on WOAI Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. They debut Gillespie county engagement at Peters Hall Sunday night and will play a dance at Enchanted Rock Sunday night this week. Sponsored by L A Anderson of San Antonio the orchestra has complimented Fredericksburg and the Hill Country on WOAI broadcasts at 12 15 p m. Mr and Mrs Chet Carnes of Duncan Field San Antonio visited Mrs Carnes parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Harper Sunday night.
The Harper Volunteer Fire Department appeals for funds to purchase a new hose and lists generous donors including Woodmen of the World, Carl Kroll Jr, Mutual Lumber Co, Willie Kaiser, and others. Donations range from one to several dollars as part of the community effort to equip the fire unit.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Whitewood hosted a Sunday evening chicken fry and picnic at their home west of Harper. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Overstreet and others from Kerrville, San Antonio, Brady, and San Antiono visitors in the Granville home.
A Catholic informational piece questions life's purpose and existence beyond death, arguing for a divine maker. It uses examples like cakes and trees to illustrate that every effect has a cause and that the universe implies a maker, inviting reflection on faith and God.
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