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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1944
Page
1
An essay contrasts spiritual hunger with hollow doubt. Catholics defend Church certainty as rock solid, likening faith to beefsteak and mashed potatoes. They argue self confessed sinning honesty surpasses denial, inviting readers to request further Catholic explanations.
The text claims the Baltic-White Sea Canal is the world’s longest at 152 miles. It also notes assorted trivia on animals, metals, and crude oil, then ends with a quip about love in cottages over palaces and a crude joke about baby food.
The Council on Christian Social Progress of the Northern Baptist Convention urges Baptists to back a world organization inviting all nations. The plan envisions cooperation on economic development, migration, finance, sovereignty, and religious liberty plus a broader peace framework.
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America presses Allied governments to provide food for Europe’s children during war years, citing Greece as a successful example. British churches and bodies have raised similar proposals before Parliament.
Ten thousand attend the Easter service at Arlington National Cemetery where General George C. Marshall delivers a prayer for the dead and the wounded. The piece also notes YMCA aid to Italian POWs in India and portraits of hardship in Chengchow Henan Province amid war, flood, and drought.
The article outlines a disease prevention program for brooding chicks. It stresses sanitation from the start, continuous preventive medication, proper equipment, feeding, and management. Steps include cleaning and disinfecting the brooder house, using overshoes, and disinfecting drinking water to curb disease spread.
Lt. Clemens A. Fiedler, 24, of Fredericksburg, Texas, earned the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster for destroying one enemy Focke Wulf 190 during March missions with the Eighth Air Force Mustang group led by Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee. The unit, praised by Brig. Gen. Jesse W. Auton, flew five missions over Europe, shooting down 78 enemy aircraft, damaging 27, and destroying or damaging locomotives and balloons.
Sgt Victor Fritz of Nome Alaska arrived for a two week furlough to stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Fritz near Harper. His brother Sgt Francis Fritz of El Paso arrived Friday morning for a home furlough and to be with his brother for several days. The column ends with a series of humorous exchanges about makeup chalk a spirit world contact and a K P pun and a skating rink joke with 500 seating capacity.
Charles G. Workman announces a Union Sunday School at 2 p.m. on Sunday April 21 at the Methodist Church followed by a Union Worship Service at 3 p.m. with Rev. J. H. Meredith preaching.
In a special meeting of the congregation Dean Hopf and David Schmidt were unanimously elected Elder and Deacon at Harper Presbyterian Church. Ordination and installation will be May 7 after worship. Hopf attended the Austin Presbytery spring meeting in San Antonio on April 14. Other local social notes and small items are included.
Mrs remarks on a hotel clerk’s nicety and asks why with a punchline. The clerk writes Suite Sixteen after her name, turning a compliment into a playful exchange about room numbers.
Sunday services listed with Mass and Bible class times, Sunday School at 10 30 a m and 11 a m worship. Parish meeting and choir rehearsal noted along with a building fund total of 843 00. Local residents mentioned visiting Kerrville and Camp Swift with church affiliations.
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