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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1943
Page
1
Miss Esther Feller celebrated her birthday with friends and relatives last Sunday. A dinner followed by a mid afternoon lunch of cake pie cookies and coffee was served. Esther received many beautiful and useful gifts and guests wished her many more happy birthdays.
Spring arrives with recent rains boosting farmers busy planting corn potatoes and pinto beans. local residents Mr and Mrs Edward Klein visited with the Klein family Mr and Mrs Jake Roeder visited the Juenke family Henry Helmers traveled to Fredericksburg with Adolf Usener of Morris Ranch. Bruno Fritz and family of Spring Creek spent time with Alfons Klein family. Edgar Klein and daughter Gloria Jean made a Fredericksburg business trip with Mrs Klein. Johnny Klein and daughter Helen Virginia Darlene Klein and Otto Staudt of White Oak spent Sunday together.
Kerrville visitors Mr and Mrs Douglas Duder stadt and Mrs John S White wood called Tuesday afternoon. The Brown, Lange, Kirchoff, and Oehler families plus Sgt Chester Brown and Audrey Mae Brown were seen in Fredericksburg and Junction. Red Cross drive ends with Ida Celata Honig reporting contributions total 144.90 for the community.
Mrs. Alfons Feller hosts a Sunday gathering with daughters Julia and Esther. Theresa Grona visits Harper. Alfred Klein and family of White Oak socialize with Alfons Stehling. Arthur Feller visits Johnny Klein for dinner as Esther Klein stays with Verdie Mae Kunz. Alfred Grona family spends Tuesday in Fredericksburg. Boerne visitors Lillian Wahrmund and Johnny Meurer call on Johnny Klein home. Alfons Feller and daughters travel to Kerrville for a business trip. Francis Klein of San Antonio visits his sister. Norbert Fritz visits from San Antonio. Family spends Sunday evening at Alfred Klein's White Oak home. Alfons Feller and daughters travel to Fredericksburg for a Saturday trip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Stevens and Mrs. Oren Cottle and daughters visited the Reuben Bode home Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elton Spencer a daughter on March 28 at a Fredericksburg hospital.
St Anthony's Discussion Club in Harper Texas discusses Time magazine notes on Catholic medals. The group cautions that reliance on good luck charms should not replace God's grace and responsible living.
A cablegram from the China Advisory Committee to the Church Committee for China Relief asks for 100000 dollars for soup kitchens bedding clothing and shelters after an air raid at Kukong China. In Alaska funds are being raised for a Diocesan House chapel and church edifices in memory of Bishop Rowe. multiple Protestant bodies in the United States aid orphanage in Greenland and urge India troop outreach while Christian policy and neighborly aid are urged by Vice President Henry A Wallace. Major US Protestant boards seek dozens of new missionaries for Asia Africa Latin America and the Near East with postwar training and assignments for men and women in pastoral medical teaching nursing social work and more.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne Mr and Mrs Arthur Baumann and son and Mr and Mrs Richard Roeder and children attended the birthday anniversary of Willie Roeder at White Oak Sunday evening. A barbecue supper and all the trimmings were served to a large crowd of relatives and friends. Joe Fiedler Jr home from a defense school at Quiero visits his parents for several days.
Mrs. B. L. Cook of Kansas visits her in laws Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cook and their son, staying with the family.
Mrs. Mary Icke has returned Monday to be with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Metzger after a visit in San Antonio.
Visitors from San Antonio and Fredericksburg appear at local homes, with numerous Mr. and Mrs. couples attending gatherings. Alton Spencer and family welcomed a baby girl. Several Maurer and Kramer family members are noted visiting, plus hospital recovery for Gertrude Maurer. Regular business visits occur in Harper and Fredericksburg.
An elderly man leaves his club in a limousine and tells the chauffeur to drive off a cliff, declaring death by his own action. A traffic officer questions the gesture while a bystander jokes about knowledge of hand signals.
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