Longhorns beat La Pryor 2 0 as defense seals win
Harper Longhorns win 2 0 over La Pryor Bulldogs after a late fourth quarter safety. Harper held Bulldogs to three first downs while gaining four, with the defense forcing a key punt and securing the shutout. The booster club announces a fish fry fundraiser for the new field house.
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Longhorns
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Bulldogs
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New Student Betty Kolacek Joins Fourth Grade
Betty Kolacek, age eleven, joins the Harper School fourth grade from Utopia Texas. Her parents are Mrs. Tom Welch and Mr. Clifton Kolacek. She says she likes Harper School as teachers continue social studies, science, and math with maps planets and basic operations.
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Betty Kolacek
Betty
Tom Welch
Clifton Kolacek
Harper
Utopia
Texas
Harper School
Longhorns
Mjk Cah
Leakey, Knippa, Center Point matchups set
Football schedule lists home games for Leakey on Oct 3 and Oct 10 against Knippa and Center Point with Homecoming on Sept 17. La Pryor visits on Oct 24 and Leakey hosts on Nov 7.
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Homecoming
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Lunch Menu and School Notices Week of Sept 29
Weekly lunch plan lists Monday meat macaroni Tuesday hamburgers Wednesday toasted cheese Thursday sloppy joes Friday chicken and rice plus sides. Cedar siding inventory noted. Staff updates include seniors invitations yearbook meeting and journalism staff. Sports results Longhorns 2–0 over La Pryor and Shorthorns 0–10 at Leakey. Booster fish fry Sunday 11 45 at Cafetorium. Band halftime show described. Young Farmer and Young Homemaker Week noted.
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Harper Atheltic Booster Club
Harper School
Longhorn Booster Club
Longhorns
June Kramer
Denise Klein
Margaret Kneupper
Virginia Pruneda
Bryan Ervin
Lester Behrens
Thomas Cauthen
Matt Lang
Steve Raz
James Hagan
Oma Bierschwale
Texas
John Giles
Young Homemakers Week Proclaimed by Gillespie County Judge
Judge CHEX Marshmallow Crispies recipe note accompanies proclamation designating September 21 27 1975 as Young Homemakers Week in Gillespie County. Text highlights goals of the Young Homemakers of Texas and encourages community observance with emphasis on home economics and citizen leadership.
Cedar uses from ancient Pacific Northwest Indians
The passage notes cedar as a versatile material for roofing, siding, paneling, fences, and decks today and recalls its historic use by Pacific Northwest Indians. They crafted long houses, canoes, clothing, baskets, dishes, coffins, and towering poles from cedar bark, earning it the nickname tree of life. Botanists later classify cedar among the arborvitae.
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Lightest Western red cedar ideal heat and cold barrier
The red cedar, lightest among western species, proves an effective barrier to heat and cold passage. Its low density and insulating properties make it valuable for building and protective uses, offering improved thermal performance in structures and enclosures.
Week Observance Proclaimed for Young Farmers in Gillespie County
Gillespie County Judge designates September 22 26 as Young Farmer Week in Texas urging citizens to observe and support the State Association of Young Farmers of Texas. The proclamation notes agriculture as a vital part of the economy and highlights leadership, education, and community service. Signed September 22, 1975.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Young Homemakers Convention Draws 200 Plus Attendees
Over 200 members from Area VII Young Homemakers Association of Texas attended the 13th annual convention at Sunday House Convention Center on Sept 20. The gathering featured two workshops, an Appreciation luncheon for 50 guests, greetings from Supt. Hans E. Bergner, and a talk by Dr. Carl Hall on dollars and work. Officers were elected, new area awards adopted, and Little Sister honors given to each chapter.
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Sunday House Convention Center
University of Texas
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Harper
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Pam Lester
Gonzales
Terri Rutledge
Kerrville
Rose Scholtz
Hondo
Earline Schlortz
D’hanis
Susan Giga
John Jay
John Marshall High School
San Antonio
Betty Roeder
Fredericksburg
Little Sister
Lorna Rahe
Area VII
Texas Broiler Chicks Placed Rise Above 1974 Levels
Texas broiler chick placements for the week ending September 13 reached 3,283,000, a 10 percent rise from a year earlier, with 3,309,000 chicks hatched and incubator eggs at 3,292,000. Agriculture Commissioner White cites better prices and potential red meat price increases boosting poultry demand.
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Austin
Texas
Agriculture
John C. White
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
White
Tina and Ira Lee Exhibit Reserve Grand Champ Bull
Tina and Ira Lee of Willow City exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Polled Hereford bull at the West Texas Fair in Abilene on September 12. Judge Don Richmond selected the Lees' 1900 lb two year old from the class as the heaviest bull shown. the bull OR Vic Aux K74 E155 had prior titles at Gillespie County Fair and other major shows. The bull is slated for the Texas State Polled Hereford Show in Brenham next week. About 150 Polled Herefords were shown at Abilene. the top selling female in the sale carried the Lees' bull service and was signed by Paul Michaelis.
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Gillespie County
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Texas
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