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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
3
A collage of aphorisms on life time, memory, and learning from Mark Twain to Elbert Hubbard. It riffs on statistics misapplied at a baseball game, patience in sleep, and the value of guiding beliefs, with birds debating better nests as a fable on human effort and responsibility.
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court on August 27 adopted the 1972 budget prepared by County Judge Sagebiel. Taxable property valued at $19,425,285.00 will incur levies of General Purposes 74c per $100, Road and Bridge 1c, Jury 1c, Special Road 15c, Farm-to-Market and flood control 30c, Permanent Improvements 2c, and interest on permanent improvement bonds 2c.
Mrs Laurice Rogers opened the Harper Young Homemakers of Texas session on September 21 1971 in the homemaking room. Mrs Elva Wilson outlined Y H T activities and the group planned an October open meeting with speaker Mr J C Ward from Fredericksburg ASCS to discuss rural ecology and pollution solutions.
Austin visitor Mrs Chris Shagnesta and daughter spend a week with Mr and Mrs Filton Spencer. John F Seiders announces the birth of Stephanie Joy Seiders, eight pounds seven ounces, on September 14 1971 in Fairfax Virginia. County finances show 1970 receipts of 500801.91 with ad valorem taxes and auto licenses leading, and disbursements of 512953.37 including road and bridge fund.
Funeral services for Ruben W. Roeder 48 of Mountain Home were held at St. James Lutheran Church Harper with burial in Harper Cemetery. He died after a brief illness in Hill Country Memorial Hospital Fredericksburg. He was born June 6 1923 in Doss and lived in Mountain Home 11 years. Survived by wife Minnie two sons Roger San Antonio and Daniel Mountain Home one grandchild one sister Lydia Moellemdorf Fredericksburg and his parents Joe and Mrs Roeder Mountain Home.
Medina Bobcats blank Harper Longhorns as Harper cheerleaders and band members are identified in a season photo. The caption lists Meliss Fritz Georgia Batley Jane Foster and others with band director Herbert Cresswell and drum major Jo Beth Peril.
The University of Texas will receive a $755,917 federal allocation for its College Work-Study Program covering Jan 1 1971 to May 30 1972. The grant funds 8 percent of student wages with employers contributing 20 percent. Information is available from the Office of Student Financial Aids at Box 7758, University Station, Austin.
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