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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1943
Page
1
A cosmopolitan Christian church stands in the Egyptian desert near the pyramids, built by Royal Air Force members with materials from packing cases and a ship's bell from a wrecked vessel. Interdenominational services symbolize a new world guiding faith amid wartime ideals.
Cpl. Elgin R. Eckhardt son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Eckhardt with the Military Police Escort Guard unit recently returned to the U S from North Africa escorting German prisoners home. He wears the American Theatre and European African Middle Eastern Theatre campaign medals and is stationed in Oklahoma. He expresses pride in returning and hopes for more soldiers to come home soon.
Former Harper Parker, Mrs. Gilbert Steitle, writes from Trenton about travel from Dallas to St Louis and New York. She describes Radio City, the Empire State, a blackout near the coast, a ruined suitcase claim, and impressions of Trenton’s old homes and rivers with vivid city views and brief personal details.
Speaker Rayburn outlines eight points praising U S war mobilization including manpower overseas, reduced U boat losses, increased artillery and small arms production, navy and air force expansion, anti submarine success, and expanded transport and air cover to sustain the allied war effort.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Tatsch receive letters from their son Marvin Tatsch overseas with the U S Air Corps noting his lack of mail from home but praising his conduct and patriotism A second letter announces a special citation stating he is well and performing his duties for the country The family recalls Marvin worked at Duncan Field and later went abroad while continuing to send updates and share stage show memories.
The All Star selection includes Elgin Jost Levy Rosenbusch Carl Friedrich Harvey Rausch Rudi Schuch Erwin Friedrich Norman Thiele James Langehennig Wallace Lively Armo Lee Badhge Elroy Geistweidt Erwin Badhge and Harry Wahrmund. Pvt Albert C Friedrich is ill in Chicao California hospital for two weeks and expects release within a week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fletcher visited the Max Lange home Sunday evening. Robert Wolfmueller of Kerrville visited in the C. W. Granville home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nabers of Kerrville visited in the J. S. Whitewood home Sunday evening. Miss Mary Belle Bein stayed with her father, C. E. Bein, Saturday night and Sunday.
County Agent H F Grote urges Texas poultry keepers to cull 20 percent or more hens now to save about 72 million pounds of feed in the next two months. He advises confinement at night and quietly removing hens with weak or sick traits and roosters, claiming benefits of saved feed and meat for year round use.
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