Texas Weather Brings Heavy Rains Across South Texas
South Texas fields endure up to 14 inches of rain breaking a two year dry spell. Palo Alto Creek rises near Fredericksburg while other creeks show significant high water. Cooler days and clearing skies follow the weekend deluge, with peanut crops expected to benefit and farmers hopeful for more rainfall.
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Liano
Kerrville
South Texas
Allis
Palo Alto
Fredericksburg
Burnet Road
Barrons Creek
Live Oak Creeks
Pedernales
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Junction
What’s in a Name The tale of Brilliant and Beautiful
A satirical tale warns how names shape perception. The Smith family changes to Genius and their children become Brilliant and Beautiful, illustrating how labels mislead the town into believing the traits they imply. The narrator argues advertising and “progressive” tags distort meaning.
Glass rods evolve from Shakespeare era to modern sales
A brief note recalls the first glass rod linked to Shakespeare, pricing shifts from about $40 to as low as $3 today. It mentions DIY blanks for rod making and lists where blanks can be bought, plus a $100 prize in a charity fishing contest tied to a 33 pound catfish.
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Shakespeare
Elroy Schnetle
Grand Prise
Lutheran Hour Signs Contracts With Japanese Stations
Dr. Eugene R. Bertermann reports the Lutheran Hour will broadcast in Japan beginning with FOAR Nagoya on 1080 kilocycles and plans for Osaka JOOn. The 120 station Japanese network will air the program on Nov. 4 marking a new era in Christian broadcasting and global expansion.
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St. Louis
Japan
Eugene R. Bertérmann
Direeia
Bertermann
Orient
Lutheran Hour
Far East
Lutheran Center
Tokyo
Gen. Ridgeway
FOAR
Nagoya
Joon
Osaka
Paul Friedrich
Lutheran Laymen’s League
Bettermann
State game management areas expand under Texas plan
An article in Texas Outlook outlines designations of multi county zones for direct Game and Fish oversight west of the Pecos Panhandle and additional six county blocks. The scheme inventories species, links range data with hunter harvest and weather to guide yearly hunting seasons and bag limits. Dr. and Mrs Burns of Marfa visited. Fred Whitewood Jr. serves at Lackland Field San Antonio.
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Texas
The
Game & Fish Commission
Texas Outlook
Texas State Teachers Association
Pecos
Panhandle
Raymond C. Burns
Marfa
Fred Whitewood Jr
Fred Jr
Lackland Field
San Antonio
Church Announcements Extend A Cordial Welcome
Harper's Churches invite attendance this Sunday September 23 1956 at St James Lutheran and the Methodist Church Services listed include 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Divine Worship and 11 am preaching with evening bands at 8 pm. Rev W J Goerner and Rev J D Farmer lead.
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Ity
Harper Kimble County 4-H Club meets in 1951 first session
The Harper Kimble County 4-H Club held its first meeting September 13 1951 at Harper School gym with 13 members present and County Agent J W Jennings presiding Officers elected Donnie Bode president George Parker vice president Ola Mae Itz secretary treasurer and reporter The group planned feed for stock shows and Jennings gave each member a record book for their muttons.
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Harper Kimble County 4-H Club
Harper School
J. W. Jennings
Donnie Bode
George Parker
Ola Mae Itz
US Air Force Recruiting Ad Seeks Young Men Now
Unlimited opportunities for specialization in interesting career fields with promotion and travel. Thirty days vacation with pay and a generous retirement fund. See T/Sgt. Woerner at the US Army and Air Force Recruiting Station 808 Water Street Kerrville. Phone 34. 9-14.
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America
US Air Force
Uncle Sam
Woerner
US Army & Air Force
Water Street
Kerrville
St Anthony’s Church schedules fall Mass changes
Rev A A Gitter announces Masses at 8 and 9 30 am on Sunday September 23 with the Confraternity School of Religion after the second Mass. Winter schedule begins the second Sunday in October with Mass one half hour later. Visitors welcomed.
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Confraternity School of Religion
Harper Texas Classifieds New and Used Goods Listing
FOR SALE 5 disk plan mount ed on rubber in good condition Inquire at the First State Bank Harper Texas 1f FOR SALE 10 Registered De laine Bucks Priced right See Carl Oehler Harper Texas FOR SALE Registered or non registered Suffolk rams Also a few good yearling Debouillet rams Victor Marshhall Harper Texas 9 21 PIANO BARGAINS Large selection of new and used pianos Baby Grands Spinets and Uprights Practice pianos for beginners priced from 95 00 up For greater values in new or used pianos come to J O Ernst Piano Shop Phone 512W Fredericksburg Texas If WE SPECIALIZE In fine cakes pastries and bread KERR VILLE BAKERY Kerrville NOTICE for prompt reason able and guaranteed radio television and appliance repairs see or call ELBERT C HAHNE Liano Highway Phone 1622 Fredericksburg Texas
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First State Bank
Harper, Texas
Victor Marshhall
Harper
Texas
J. O
Ernst Piano Shop
Fredericksburg
Elbert C. Hahne
Liano Highway
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National Editorial Association
ATIVE
Harper Herald
Texas Phone
Norman J Dietel
Mrs. A. 0
Wendel
Claus Mattes
Harpe
Harry Ulli
Vrector
Gaines Dog Research Center
Hungary
Henry Wallace
Yuma, Ariz
Washington
Howe
Clint Brown
Jan
Paul J Bierschwale
Iapge
Catholic Information
Smith
Smiths
Mr. Smith
Genius
Mrs. Genius
Brilliant
Beautiful
BY Andy Anderson
Joe Doaks
Mr. Little
London
H.r.el
Prince Albert
Game Project
Harper’s Churches
Trin
Harper Kimble County
4-H News
Women's Association
George Harvey
Christ
Adolph Staudt
Frank Staudt
Morris Voorhies
Taylor
Benno A. Helmcamp
New Braunfels
Lumber Co
Louis Ferguson
J. Poyner
T. C. Poyner
Mason
Edd Herring
Lave
Pheonie
East
San Antonio Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
Ars
Marshall Stevens
Victoria
Mrs
J. M. Stevens
Gloria Jean
Virginia Roeder
Peggy Lou Scarborough
Pvt
Hoover Casper
Tatsch
Indiana
Uvalde and
Carl Oehler
Kerr,ville Bakery
Felix T. Tybor
Palace Theatre
Sekasseserizes
Conrad Holekamp, Mgr
Junction, Texas
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