Linda Meier Gold Star Girl Receives County Honors
Linda Meier, daughter of the Rubin Meiers of Kerr Route, Fredericksburg, is named Gold Star Girl after nine years as a 4-H member with projects in clothing leadership foods safety gardening sheep and recreation. The award recognizes leadership, project work, and growth in county 4-H. Rex serves as
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Linda Meier
Rubin Meiers
Kerr Route
Fredericksburg
Linda
J. T. Maner
Pilot Knob
Gillespie County
Rex
Rex Manor Earns State Range and Sheep Awards
Rex Manor has won the Range Management certificate five times and the Texas Sheep and Goat Wool and Mohair Award at the county Achievement Banquet. He assisted his father with sheep feeding demonstrations and is active in 4-H and athletics.
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Rex
Texas Sheep & Goat
Homemaker program urged for modern home duties
The text promotes the Extension Homemakers program led by Ann Thaxton emphasizing the role of homemakers in adapting to rapid technological change. It highlights lessons on childrearing, food preservation, sewing, nutrition, labor saving devices, and new appliances with registration limited to 30 participants.
Boat Operators Must Render Aid Under Texas Act
Austin reports the Texas Water Safety Act requires operators involved in a collision to render aid and file a report if damage exceeds 50 dollars. J. B. Phillips, TPWD coordinator, says operators must assist others affected as far as possible without serious danger to their vessel, crew, or passengers to reduce danger.
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Austin
J. B. Phillips
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Phillips
Local 4-H Honorees Linda Meier Rex Manor Jostle Event
Linda Meier, Gillespie County Farm Bureau Queen and 4-H leader, and Rex Manor, longtime 4-H rifle and livestock participant, are named Gold Star honorees for Senator Word's inauguration as Governor for a Day. The note covers their 4-H projects, community service, and future plans at Texas colleges.
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Linda
Southwest Texas State College
Gillespie County
Rex Manor
Rex
Linda Meier
J. P. Word
Texas
Senator Word
Petsch Appreciation Dinner Ticket Deadline Set
Alfred and Myra Petsch are to be honored at a county dinner in Fair Park Exhibition Hall on September 28. Tickets at 250 each are selling in Fredericksburg and nearby towns. sales end Tuesday, September 23 to give caterers an exact headcount. The Fredericksburg High School Band will provide music and tributes to the Persches are being finalized.
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Alfred
Myra Petsch
Persches
Hill Country
Fair Park
John Dooley
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg National Bank
Security State Bank & Trust
Community Savings and Loan
Chamber of Commerce
Knapp and Metzger
Harper State Bank
Harper
Burg's Corner
Stonewall
Fred Itz
Doss
Petsch
William Petmecky
Felix Stehling
Kimble County ASCS seeks wide turnout for 1970 committee election
The Kimble County ASCS Office mailed 1170 ballots to farmers and ranchers for the 1970 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee election. Eligible voters must return ballots by September 17, 1969. Nominees include K. Gowsett, Edward Dunbar, Boyce Hunger, Ray Jacoby, Aubrey Rothmann, and Archie Lennon. top vote getter earns a three year term.
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Kimble County
ASCS
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County
K. Cowsett
Edward Dunbar
Boyce Hunger
Ray Jacoby
Aubrey Rothmann
Archie Lennon
Local Social Notes and Congressional Critique From Harper
Harper residents visit kin in Kerrville Ingram Seguin and Boerne death reports mark community life. A Dallas style political column argues labor unions should face antitrust rules and cites a Seth Kantor critique as evidence of opposition backlash.
Anita Ellis to Train as Blanco County Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Anita Ellis a Sam Houston State University graduate trains in Gillespie County before taking a Blanco County post November 1 as Home Demonstration Agent. She earned a BA in Home Economics with a History minor and held honors including Dean’s List and Kappa Omicron Phi membership.
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Blanco County
Anita Fillis
Santa Anna
Gillespie County
Ellis
Sam Houston State University
Kappa Omicron Phi
Pennybacker Club
Methodist Church
Kerrville Area Social Notes Include School Bus Breakdown
Kerrville residents visit relatives and observe local events. Harper High School bus broke down near Mountain Home causing a half hour delay as Mitchel Harper discussed his love life. Cathy Honig visits from San Antonio Community College. Band uniforms and typing copies arrive for students.
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Harper High School
Mountain Home
Mitchel Harper
Local social notes from Abernathy and area
Mrs. F T Gobel of Abernathy returns home after visiting sister Mrs Ferdinand Tatsch. Austin couple Mr. and Mrs Calvin Tuckness spent weekend with her. J M Stevens ill in San Antonio hospital after surgery. Carl Ernst birthday honored at Paul Jones home. Watkins Tarr visited H L Stevens in church Sunday. Mrs Edwin Lang and Mrs Oren Cottle shopped in Fredericksburg. Sunday visitors at Eddie Reed home included Messrs Meed Robert Maurer Albert Manor Walter Peterson Edwin Fritz and R F Manske.
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F. T. Gobel
Abernathy
Ferdinand Tatsch
Calvin Tuckness
Austin
Oren Par
Paul Jones
Carl Ernst
Mrs. Watkins Tarr
H. L. Stevens
Eddie Reed
Messr. & Meed
Robert Maurer
Albert Manor
Walter Peterson
Edwin Fritz
R. F. Manske
Daniel Durst
San Antonio
Calvin Goff
Houston
Lee Gell
Exes toil on Harper Graduates head to college
A Harper High School list shows graduates attending Southwest Texas State University which includes Ronald Armstrong Mike McDougall Jerome Esquell Barbara Peril Eileen Hopf Vickie Honig and Lloyd Harper Other exes pursue degrees at Texas Lutheran College San Angelo State College Tarleton State College Texas University Schreiner Institute Texas A and M University Sul Ross State College Texas Christian University and several community and business colleges The note also mentions others with varied assignments including military postings and jobs across Texas and beyond
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Harper
Southwest Texas State University
Ronald Armstrong
Mike McDougall
Jerome Esquell
Barbara Peril
Eileen Hopf
Vickie Honig
Lloyd Harper
Texas Lutheran College
Nancy Feller
San Angelo State College
Jeanette Fritz
Morris Harper
Mary Mund
Tarleton State College
Larry Jung
Leo Heinemann
Roy Heineman
Joe Mains
Shirlene Rahe
Hardin Ra
Texas A. & M. University
Don Brauetiegam
Pat Bailey Hopf
David Hopf
Sul Ross State College
Buddy Spaeth
Texas Christian University
Homer Master
Community College
San Antonio
Cathy Honig
Texas State Technical School
Waco
Patrick Lange
Rodney Hartmann
Kerrville Business College
Mary Behrends
Durhams Business
Polly Barrett
Nixon Clay Business College
Duane Holmes
Lloyd Kneese
Germany
Wayne Rahe
Viet Nam
Chris Bernhard
Hilmar Klaehn
Seguin
David Moellendorf
Linda Harper
Hill Country Federal Savings and Loan
Kerrville
Lynn Parker
Mooney Aircraft, Inc
Bob Stevens
Weekly School Lunch Menu Outline
Monday features hot dogs with baked potatoes spinach hot rolls and cake. Tuesday offers fried chicken rice salad biscuits and jello. Wednesday serves beans and chili cornbread cole slaw and cobbler. Thursday includes hamburgers chips catsup salad dressing and mustard peaches. Friday presents tuna salad French fries cheese slices and cookies. AWP
Kindergrads of ’69 Entertained Thursday
The Kindergrads of ’69 performed at the Thursday P T A meeting in the school cafeteria at 2 30 pm. The program included the pledge of allegiance and the song America followed by a round table discussion led by Mrs A B Barker and Mrs Oma Bi ersch en to prepare children for first grade.
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A. B. Barker
Oma Bierschen
Harper Longhorn Band Signal Callers Named
Four signal callers for the Harper Longhorn High School Band during 1969 football halftime ceremonies are named. Co drum majors Pam Bierschwabe Nancy Phillips Connie Honig and Jo Beth Peril appear left to right in the caption.
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Harper Band
Harper Longhorn High School
Pam Bierschwabe
Nancy Phillips
Connie Honig
Jo Beth Peril
Harper High School Roundup Names Staff Members
The Roundup from Harper High School lists staff members Felix Bernhard Jr Linda Jung and Kerry Feller as part of the event coverage.
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Harper High School
Felix Bernhard, Jr
Linda Jung
Kerry Feller
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ASC
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Bill Ruff
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James Sunday
Kermit Strackbein
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Boerne
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George Mains
Luke Mains
Stepherville
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Seth Kantor
Fisher
Anita Ellis
Miss Ellis
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Bedlam
Appreciation Bever
Gillespie County Fair Park
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Knopp & Metzger
Forest Strentz
Raymond Cottle
Mrs
Raymond Jones
Jack Jones
Bob McElroy
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Stockton
J. J. Rogers
Kerrville Daily Times
San Angelo
J. M. Stevens
Edwin Lang
Oren Cottle
Kindergrads
PSB
SJK
FHA Assembly
Future
Homemakers of America
Pam Bierschwal
Dian Palmer
Virginia Bailey
Genevieve Fritz
Georgia Bailey
Frances Jung
Erlene Dunn
Felix Bernhard
Alois Jung
John Honig
FHA
NJP
Jane Foster
Harper +H Club
Community Hall
Tommy Branderburger
Gene Rahe
Mark Schumpelt
Cathleen Foster
Hattie Molder
Novella Hornbeck
al Foster
Brown
Tommy Harlan
Kevin
Micheal McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lorenz Wendel
Hattie Mulder
Tommy Brandenburger
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Fredericksburg, Texas
J. J. Patraneila
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