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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1941
Page
4
The Fredericksburg Farmers League petitions to stay out of conflict. Church notices detail Mass times every Sunday and holy days, with an 8:30 a.m. early Mass on the third Sunday monthly and all holy days. Weekday Mass at 7:45 a.m. The Discussion Club meets on the second and fourth Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Beginning May 11 services shift half an hour earlier to 8 and 9:30.
The Friendly Church led by Rev. T. H. Alcorn lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning service at 11 a.m. The evening service starts at 7:15 p.m. W. M. A. meets Mondays at 3 p.m. Prayer and teachers' meeting Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. G. A. and R. A. meet Fridays at 7:15 p.m.
Rev. H Ellis Thomas, pastor. First Sunday each month: Sunday school 2 p m, services 3 p m. Third Sunday: services 11 a m, Sunday school 2 p m, services 3 p m and 8 p m.
English services held 1st Sunday 11 and m. 2nd 4th 5th Sundays 3:00 p.m. German service 3rd Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday school 1st and 3rd Sundays 10:00 a.m. other Sundays 3:45 p.m. Luther League 2nd Sunday 7:30 p.m. Women’s Missionary Society 3rd Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Church Workers Training Course 3rd Sunday 3:00 p.m. A cordial welcome to all.
Ray "Crash" Corrigan and his Western stars appear at the Palace Theatre on Saturday May 3 offering dramatic action suspense and thrills to prove what makes western heroes in movies.
Ray Crash Corrigan headlines a western stage show packed with tricks music and comedy for both young and old. Also listed is a 1941 Ford Tumi pa with radio heater and good tires for sale from Boening Motor Sales. Mr and Mrs Theo Holm visited in Dallas and planned travel to California for aviation training. Abilene visitors stayed with the Ochier family.
Robert C. Walter reports the Merrie Ranch school will close on Theseday May 2, with a brief closure notice for the community.
The Fredericksburg Farmers League in Gillespie County requests Congressman Charles L. South and Texas Senators Tom Connally and Morris Sheppard to keep the United States out of European conflict. The document cites 1939 petitions and cites fears of entanglement, recalling World War I lessons and aims to remain neutral and independent.
An editorial questions the drift from antiwar promises to all-out aid for Great Britain. It notes mass draft mobilization, gearing for war production, and the risk of entangling the United States in global conflicts while probing government trust and democracy.
S A Light argues this administration’s domestic policy hinges on taxes and extravagance. The 1940 census shows total tax collections across all governments at 14.3 billion dollars, 109 per capita with 38 to the federal, 27 to states, 43 to local levels, or 410 per family.
Nature shakes Colina and Tuxpan in Mexico causing ruins and forests to burn as volcanic activity explodes. The article laments the toll on human life and thousands of homes and businesses, noting nature’s cataclysmic mood and human frailty.
The regular meeting of the Parent Teacher Association will be held next week Thursday May 1st at the high school building. The program includes a devotional by Mrs David Schmidt a general business meeting a summary of the year's work by the president and installation of officers by Mrs Fred Mathisen of Fredericksburg.
Gov. O Daniel names Andrew Jackson Houston 87 son of Gen Sam Houston to fill the Sheppard vacancy. Houston, West Point graduate and former Texas national guard colonel, reacts with honor from Galveston home as oath may occur in Washington or Houston. His appointment avoids Texas Senate confirmation and lasts until a successor is elected and qualified.
Colonel H. R. Harmon announces retroactive promotions for three Gillespie county youths. Clarence E Kneese and Casper C Kneese advance from corporal and air mechanic first class to staff sergeant, while Harvey F Mechier rises from corporal to staff sergeant. Promotions honor duty and soldierly qualities in the Air Corps.
A 1937 Chevrolet Tudor sedan with new paint is offered for sale. Edgar Friesenhahn and his accordion band from New Braunfels will provide music for a dance at the White Oak cement platform on Sunday night May 4.
A reflective, somewhat fragmented meditation contrasts natural disasters with human-caused suffering. The author asserts that man’s deliberate actions inflict greater and more widespread damage than nature, suggesting eventual consequences for humanity. The text includes convoluted phrases and ends with philosophical musings on moral responsibility.
A band concert will be presented at the Methodist church today April 26 featuring varied pieces. Doris Whitworth Madge Whitewood and Harold Boyd Schmidt perform vocals and solos. ensemble groups and soloists include Charley Schmidt Evelyn Honig and others in a family style program with pieces like The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Red River Valley and The Merry Widow Waltz.
Gillespie County draft board receives orders from Ft. Sam Houston for three men to enter a year of military training on May 5. This twelfth call in Texas enlists 1,000 men from 351 boards. Gillespie will provide three. Order No. 41 Erato Hopf 21, Harper. Order No. 152 Raymond Wahl 22, son of the Wahl family. Order No. 223 Harry Itz 21, son of the Itz family. State director Gen. J Watt Page notes 23,585 inducted since last November with about 8,600 more to be inducted before July 1 to meet the year one quota.
Compact ad notes a 1940 Ford pickup offered for sale in good condition with low mileage and fair tires. No additional details such as price or contact provided.
Peanuts growers may join a three year plan to set a minimum price from 90c to 1.85 per bushel for peanuts on allotment acres 1941 to 1943. Excess peanuts sold at current oil price with no penalty if planted on unused cotton allotment. oil price around 65c per bushel.
Mrs Homer Lee Stevens served as a delegate at the home demonstration convention in Stevensville last Friday. County agent Miss Eleberta Martin and two additional county delegates joined the event.
Senatorial District Our Senatorial District Representative L. L. Bruhl announces Senate Bill No. 800 to divide the state into senatorial districts. If adopted, our county will join District 19 comprising Blanco Hays Caldwell Guadalupe Gonzales Gillespie Kendall Llano Bastrop and Lee counties.
Gillespie County Commissioners Court ended its April session denying a petition to continue the county health nurse services. The nurse’s service had expired March 31 and the court ordered payment through April with termination on April 30 but gave no reason for ending the service.
Last Thursday work started on the Knopp and Metzger 100 by 200 store on S Orange and West Main. A drag-line digs a 9 foot basement as soil from the site is moved to the courthouse square and onto a road planned through the block. Joe Macken Austin Texas handles excavation. Stein Lumber Co. to build. A 1939 Ford sedan is for sale.
High school juniors and seniors will entertain P W A officials and the faculty next week on May 3 with a picnic and barbecue supper.
Roy Deaton of Sanderson spent several days visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers. Mrs. Deaton, who had been visiting here the past week, returned home with her husband.
County peanut growers may vote on the proposed peanut program this Saturday April 26. Polling sites include Knopp School Nielsen's Warehouse Stonewall and the Agriculture Building in Fredericksburg. Voting hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:08 p.m. Eligibility includes anyone who produced threshed peanuts in 1940 as owner tenant or sharecropper. All eligible voters urged to cast ballots.
A benefit forty two party hosted by the Home Demonstration club drew good attendance. Prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Casper Janice Harper and Adele Scarborough. Candy proceeds totaled about 18 dollars with Belmore Roberts as the lucky winner.
The Har per public school grammar class will present a May Teate on Thursday May 1 at the schoolhouse. Everyone is invited to attend this entertaining event.
Boy Scout officials from the Austin Area Council will run a leadership training course for those interested in scouting. Held Monday to Wednesday evening April 28 29 and 130 at the Scout hall in the court house at Fredericksburg. Harper attendees urged to join and obtain start up assistance and formation.
Members of the local Woodmen of the World camp and their spouses attended an oyster supper last Thursday night followed by a business meeting. Plans were made for an event to be held in the near future.
Rev B Galle united Miss Gladys Seelig and Francis Heep in marriage at St Mary’s Church on Tuesday morning. Maid of honor Annie Heep and bridesmaid Vers Weinheimer assisted. John Karl Seelig gave the bride away, Harold Crenwelge was best man. The couple, daughter of Mrs Katy Seelig and son of Mr and Mrs Richard Heep, will live in Fredericksburg after a wedding trip.
The article argues that Jesus declares divine power in Matthew Mark and Luke, presenting Him as Ruler Redeemer and final Judge. It cites His authority to forgive sins and to redefine Mosaic Law, insisting only God could make such claims, with Peter affirming Jesus as the Son of the Living God.
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