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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
1
Dr Ralph W Lockman urges disciplined living over puritanical laws and warns that habit shapes religious life. He argues Protestants must become soldiers of Christ, not impulsive worshippers. Mission agencies plan united entry to Japan postwar.
Dr C Bertram Rappe notes in Chungking that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s youngest son was recently baptized at the Central Methodist Church by Bishop W Y Chen. Chiang gave the youth a copy of Harry Emerson Fosdick’s The Meaning of Faith and urged him to read it.
Our armed forces are described as well clothed thanks to ample wool supplies while civilian woolen needs lag. Simultaneously, Secretary Mickle reports outgoing missionaries totaled 53 to Africa, 68 to China, 26 to India, and seven to the Near East in the past year, with many more to South America.
The bulletin notes Mass times for the upcoming Advent period with 10:00 a.m. services on Sunday November 28 and 8:30 a.m. weekday Masses. It flags no services on Sunday November 28, a Thanksgiving Service on Thursday November 25 at 10:00 a.m., and a Church Council meeting on Monday November 29 at 8:00 p.m. It also announces a cancellation of the Night School of Religion for Friday November 26.
Major General E. B. Gregory reports weekly wool needs this year ending deliveries of 7.5 million pounds greasy wool for the Quartermaster Corps and 5.5 million for the first half of next year. Major General Seth Williams notes the Marine Corps will use about 16 million pounds of scoured wool this year and nearly 8 million pounds in 1944. Gregory adds goat raisers should note the large Mohair demand as well.
The item discusses Catholic views on purgatory with a Boswell style exchange and Johnson quotations. It also reports local news from St. Anthony's Church Harper Texas including Joy Cherry’s return and Oli Scarborough's Houston shipyard work visit.
Mrs. E D Spencer hosts guests including Mrs Murray Stevens and Mrs Rueben Bode along with families from Dallas Kerrville and Commerce. The group spends Sunday afternoon with A C Spencer and others before returning to Dallas.
The notice lists revised weekly services with Sunday School at 2:00 p.m., preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., no night services, and lunch offered after the morning service. Pastor J. H. Meredith invites all to attend, with address 612 Sidney Baker St Kerrville.
The sheepmen supply about 8.6 percent of the Army's fresh meat needs. Lamb and mutton appear on master menus three or four times monthly. For the first nine months of 1943 purchases of lamb and mutton were about 13 percent of fresh beef and 33 percent of fresh pork, per the Quartermaster General.
Rev. E. D. Waddell presides with preaching Friday and Saturday nights at 8 30 p m. Sunday school is on Sunday evenings at 3 p m.
Sunday School meets each Sunday at 2 30 p m followed by grounds recreation Community Choir rehearses for Christmas programs at 4 00 p m Preaching Services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 a m and 745 p m Next Youth Recreation Night is December 31 with a brief worship service at midnight to begin the New Year on the night spirit
Mr and Mrs Clarence Moses and Mrs Ed Moses of San Antonio visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Bierschwale Friday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and son of Goldthwaite visited her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Markwordt Sunday and Monday.
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