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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1970
Page
2
Local church listings invite worship at Harper's churches and St James Lutheran with multiple services weekly. Catholic Masses note feast days and parish events while Moorman Manufacturing salesman Renny Barker earns trips with Mason County ties.
Lynn Hartmann visited his brother in Waco while Rodney Hartmann works in Lampasas and Anthony Law in Arlington. The Newcomers attended a Golden Wedding in Pipe Creek hosted by Jim Newcomer’s family. Farm Bureau gatherings in Fredericksburg and various local visits incorporate Kerrville, Uvalde, and Fort Worth connections. A recovery update notes Mrs. Alfred Kramer improving at daughter’s home in Louisiana.
The article contrasts Leo Tolstoy and Karl Marx as influential world thinkers born in 1828 and 1818 respectively. It notes Tolstoy’s emancipation of serfs at Yasnaya Polyana and his critique of compulsion, while Marx’s Das Kapital anchors modern socialist theory. It lists the Seven Great World Teachers with brief traits and then dismisses Mohammed as a pervert for advocating force, ending with NJD initials.
Harper events note the annual banquet on Friday August 7 1970 at the Longhorn Cafe with Welcoming address by Garland Black devotion by Duane Bode and a chicken dinner. Mrs Della Grote of Fredericksburg is guest speaker as new Little Sister Jennifer Jones succeeds Nancy Phillips. Officers installed include Johnnie Kay Peril president Darla Barker vice president Sharlene Sukemeter secretary Ernestine Feller treasurer Laurice Rovers reporter Francis Loving parliamentarian.
Reflects a father's plea to society as his son Tad starts school and faces a world of risk and opportunity. The message urges kindness and guidance teaching courage, truth, and independence while honoring books, nature, and personal integrity. It emphasizes resilience over cynicism and the value of leaving a charitable impact.
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