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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1960
Page
4
The Round VY issue notes girls basketball and lunchroom meals, quiet junior book keeping, gentlemanly junior boys, band practice, Macbeth rehearsal, and seniors enjoying theater. Entries mention Mr. Bailey, Malcolm, Joyce, and Mr. not snoopy, plus pep rally noise and Eagles cheer.
Eleven first graders and nine new students from grades two through twelve join the school this year. Readouts list full names and parentages for newcomers, including transfers from California England Oregon Jefferson Tex and Morris Ranch School attendance. Senior class reveals some middle names and full forms of several students.
The Harper Longhorns meet the Lohn Eagles on Friday in Harper. Last year Harper beat Lohn 52 to 12. Harper is undefeated this season and opens district play October 7 against Leakey at 2 30 p m in the afternoon.
On September 24 the Sophomores and their dates rode to Clayton Kneese ranch after plans for a hayride were spoiled by weather. They held a wiener roast and a barn dance, with several boards broken during dancing. Elgin Esquell spilled cake in his lap, as hosts Kermit Klaehn and Leslie Esquell organized the event.
After the football game Friday night a high school dance was held on the park open-air platform. Sponsors were J. D. Perils Charles Rogers and Jack Jones. Records provided the music and attendees reported a fun event.
The Harper Longhorn Band made its first public appearance at a Friday night football game. Schreiner Institute Band members joined the ensemble. At half time they performed Dance With Me Henry while majorettes Kathy Duderstadt Karen and Gayle Dittmar twirled. The band debuted three new marches Our Hobby Lees Lucky and Zacaticas.
Invitations were mailed for the 8th Harper Long horn Basketball Tournament set for December 1 2 and 3. Student Council has aided the event for seven years inviting Fredericksburg Johnson City Center Point Nueces Canyon Comfort Medina and Bandera to participate. The organizers hope for a big success.
Harper Longhorns beat La Pryor Bulldogs 53 to 12 on Friday night. Harper played 26 players, seven scorers, with strong fundamentals and team spirit guiding the win despite a smaller roster than the visitors.
Fourth graders share progress in writing sentences with exclamation and question marks. They start a Science Table to study animals that hibernate and recent science work in the classroom.
A fragmenting collection of high school style items mentions Wayne W buying four cokes and drinking two in a tower setting. Names Daniel Lamar Joyce K. are tied to a Journalism class moment on Monday and a curious incident is hinted. Bonnie is linked to a Cabaret Club encounter with Ferlin Huskey on Saturday. School pictures are scheduled for Sept 30.
Mr and Mrs Dean Hopf and sons David attended Wahlang Nueces Canyon game in San Angelo Saturday night. OC Mr and Mrs Arthur Bierschwale and Mrs Herbert Jones visited Gene Joneses in Junction Sunday. 000- Mr and Mrs Joe Parker were visitors in Pete Whitworth home Sunday afternoon. ooo Mr and Mrs Charlie Klaehn visited Alfred Lehne’s home Sunday night. A pink and blue shower honored Mrs Elton Spencer and Mrs Sue Foy Saturday evening at the parsonage with 15 ladies enjoying cookies punch and coffee. Frank Obenchain and daughter Mrs Clovis Frinch of Balmaria visited Mrs Fred Whetsione and son Tommy this week. Visiting Mr and Mrs Harvey Stevens Sunday were Mr and Mrs Milton Ahrens and little daughter, as0 Mr and Mrs Roy Cottle of Rocksprings visited relatives in Harper Sunday. Miss Minnie Hill accompanied them to Rock Springs for a month’s visit. 10 Mr and Mrs Fred Hartman of San Antonio were to visit her mother Mrs Karl Keller Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Hartman remained to be with her mother who is very 11, ye Mr and Mrs A J Kinsey Mr and Mrs Treg Whitewiod and Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth visited Mr and Mrs Ken Whitewood and Jade San at Medina Sundays.
Gillespie County 4 H and FFA Livestock Show Association has set January 21 1961 for the annual show. Board members were to solicit advertising donations on Tuesday Sept 27 for the upcoming catalogue, a 16 to 18 page booklet listing premiums rules donors and contact details.
CBS TV’s Presidential Countdown aired Monday night with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson interviewed by Walter Cronkite on the LBJ ranch near Stonewall. The unrehearsed session covered Johnson’s early life, family, and political rise as two trucks and CBS technicians recorded the program ahead of the final interview in the series.
Voters in Gillespie County Zone 2 will elect a supervisor October 4 at Klein's Hall Spring Creek at 7 00 p m. Subdivision 2 covers Harper Klein Branch Pilot Knob Petersburg Tivydale Whiteoak Hayden Morris Ranch. Eligible voters are landowners over 21 in the subdivision including spouses. The elected official joins five supervisors directing conservation effort ACP and cooperative technical assistance follow up and post election color slides. A barbecue supper follows the vote at 7 00 p m.
Texas residents ages 13 through 22 enter 100 percent wool outfits for a state wide Homemaking contest. Winners advance from County to District in Junction, then State in Denton, with National finals in Denver. top seniors and juniors receive a two week Designer Tour to New York London Paris and Rome plus scholarships and sewing gear. Local contacts Myra Clint Brown Harper Texas.
A/LO and Mrs. Robert Spruill of San Antonio visited over the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lang, sharing time and hospitality during the informal family gathering.
The Bookmobile from the Texas State Library, guided by Librarian Shirley Smith, will visit Harper at the Presbyterian Church Friday morning October 7 from 10 30 to 11 45 and Doss Reed s Store that day from 1 00 to 1 40. Edwin Klein and family visited Spring Creek, and other local residents attended Holy Ghost Lutheran Church family night in Fredericksburg.
Rev. and Mrs. O F Kattner of Fredericksburg attended as Reverend Kattner filled the pulpit at the Methodist Church Sunday morning in Rev Lambert's absence. Subscriptions to the Herald are noted.
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