Mason's One Day Fair Draws Capacity Crowd
The Mason one day fair on Thursday July 27 drew a capacity crowd the largest in association history. Gate receipts reached 1900 dollars and the event featured a calf auction, horse events, rodeo contests, and a cutting horse contest with proceeds to Mason County American Legion rehabilitation fund. Miss Merlyn Gail Kethmann reigning fort worth stock show grand champion served as queen of Mason County Industry and attended Fredericksburg High School. Local residents attended and a military band from Concho Field provided music.
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Mason
Association
Mason News
Merlyn Gail Kethmann
Fort Worth
Mason County
Kethmann
Fredericksburg High School
Harry Priess
Concho Field
San Angelo
Mason Jaycees
Mason County American Legion
The Power to Forgive Sins in Catholic Belief
A discussion note explains the Catholic Church’s authority to forgive sins, tracing back to apostolic command and the bishop to priest laying on of hands. It asserts the priestly power is guarded by the Church and urges contact with the Discussion Club at Anthonie Church in Harper, Texas.
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Beri
Christ
Mary
Anthonie Church
Harper, Texas
Lutheran Boys and Girls of America organized nationwide
The American Lutheran Church forms The Lutheran Boys and Girls of America to curb juvenile delinquency and promote Bible study. Headquarters at Lutheran Center Cleveland. An upcoming $1,000 race-relations award by the Federal Council of Churches will honor outstanding work in reducing racial tensions.
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American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Boys and Girls of America
Lutheran Center
Franklin Boulevard
Cleveland
Ohio
Department of Race Relations
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Edward L. Bernays
George E. Hayes
Fredericksburg Farm Loan Assn Holds Stockholders Meeting
The Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association announces its first annual meeting since consolidation with Blanco, to be held at 2 00 p m August 12 in the Longhorn Theatre Fredericksburg. D T Mann district conservationist O L Patterson county agent Blanco County Leo Reynolds secretary treasurer and reports from officers will be included. The association reports prosperous borrower numbers with few new loans but reduced outstanding loans and a 5 percent dividend paid on stock.
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Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association
Longhorn Theatre
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg and
Blanco National Farm Loan Association
D. T
Gillespie
Blanco
Hy. Mogford
J. J. Stewart
Missionary heads Bengal famine relief committee
The Rev. Walter G. Griffiths of Berkeley California leads the Bengal Christian Council relief committee to administer missionary and other funds for famine victims in India. Griffiths, UC graduate, has served in India since 1920 and led the Lee Memorial Mission in Calcutta.
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Walter G. Griffiths
Berkeley
Cal
Methodist Church
Calcutta
India
Bengal (India
Mr. Griffiths
Missionary
University of California
Lee Memorial
Community church notices and weekend events
A page of church notices lists services and welcomes across Catholic Presbyterian St James Lutheran and Methodist churches. It includes a Sunday vesper in English with barbecue, revival meetings at First Baptist through August 13, and social visits from local families and attendees.
Biggest Drive Planned For Waste Paper
Austin announces an intensive one month drive to collect all outstanding waste paper in Texas and across the nation. Aug 20 to Sept 20 marks the period with support from the Texas Newspaper Publishers’ Assn and the Texas Press Assn. Local salvage chairs were notified of the effort.
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Austin
Texas
Patrick Flood
Assn
Texas Press Assn
Thoughts on success and character quotes card
A collection of quotes on success character and purpose from Bennett Rockefeller Carnegie Beecher Eddy and Bulwer Lytton. Each emphasizes internal strength self mastery and will to labor as path to achievement. The collection presents concise maxims linking reputation personal power and honest effort to lasting success.
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Bulwer- Lytton
Churches to Lead Postwar Renewal Says Relief Leader
Dr. Leslie B. Moss of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ argues Nazism targeted churches and Jews. He urges churches to become centers of revival, aid displaced people, train leaders, and help return refugees to work, rebuilding worship spaces as community hubs.
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Leslie B. Moss
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
Grosenbacher Visits Grandmother and Relatives in Coro na NM
Clifford Grosenbacher of Coro na New Mexico is visiting his grandmother Mrs Louis Grosenbacher and other relatives here this week.
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Clifford Grosenbacher
Corona
New Mexico
Louis Grosenbacher
Hopf Family Reaches Home After New York Visit
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf return home Thursday night after a four week visit with their son Lt E R Hopf and wife in New York City.
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Oliver Hopf
E. R. Hopf
New York
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Prays for China During Air Raid
A Canadian missionary recalls an evening meal in Chung king interrupted by an air raid. Chiang Kai-shek stayed afterward for devotion, offering thanks for safety and courage, asking for strength for soldiers and for Japan’s Christians and the suffering in China amid the war.
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Chung King
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Japan
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Harper Herald
National Editorial Association
Ete
Norman J. Dietel
Harper
A. C. Wendel
National Advertising Representative
Advertising Service
ENC
America
W. Randolph
Chicago
Feices
Sictional Editorial Association
State Bank
Federal Deposit
Cs . Daly
Chas
J. Whitewood
P. Gartrell
John 8S. Morris
Chas. E. Bein
Helen Doris Brown
Chas. J. Whitewood
H. P. Gartrell
John van Harper
Fred Whitewood
Jno
Roy Coker
Little Daughter
Junction
Mrs
Allan, Gibson
Ogu
John Gipson
B. Markworth
Charles ‘Workman
Workman
Ovu Mountaineer
Catholic Information
W.w.reid
Hitler
Germany
Channing H. Tobias
National Council of the Y. M. C. A
Dr. Tobias
ED Crane
George Wiltse
Walter Anh
Hae
Nick Altrock
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Harper’s Churches
ST. Anthony’s Church
Francis Ledwig
H. F. Fuchs
Felix Fuhrmann
Fitzhugh Lee
Fred Mathisen
Freda E. Peters
ST. James Lutheran Church
Walter C. Probst
Methodist
B. E. Breihan
Homer Lee Stevens
Fredericksburg Hospital
Edgar Coggeshall
Menard
First Baptist Church
KR. A. Allen
J. B. Dolan
Odessa
L. G. Bierschwabe
R. A. Allen
Eleanor Sagebiel
San Antonio
Albert Sagebiel
Olfers
Carl Kroll Sr
Charles A. Bennett
John D. Rockefeller
H. W. Beecher
Andrew Carnegie
Mary Baker Eddy
Junction, Texas
Edith Liverman
Mer
Kaiser
Texaco
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Kerrville, Texas
Oade
Woolranch
C. T. Holek
AMP
E. E. Saenger Lumber CO
Kerrville
Gulf, Gas
Gulf Pride
Gulflube
Gulf Richard
Roeder
Bill
Bill Kaiser
Pasmers
Gillespie County
Lechie Storage & Commission Co
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