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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
2
The Harper Herald provides publisher and editor names, reporting authorization, and postal details. It lists address, date February 1926, and notices of insitutions, with association memberships and subscription information.
The Baptist Church Extension Society of Brooklyn and Queens uses two 100 seat prefab chapels built for WWII to launch new congregations in Nassau County. One chapel now serves Commack after funding a foundation, another prio rily houses Seaford and Elmont projects as communities grow toward permanent churches. The move aims to reduce costs and accelerate church establishment in suburban New York.
The article argues work is a divine and natural vocation essential to happiness and salvation. It asserts humans gain meaning through labor, citing Christ and apostles as examples and urging focus on right motives and doing work well.
The Agert column urges better eating habits with advice from Extension foods and nutrition specialists. It covers planning meals, consuming protective foods like vegetables fruits and proteins, avoiding overeating of non essentials, and proper food preparation to preserve nutrition. It promotes The Texas Food Standard and recommends tuna stock, enriched bread, quick breads from Extension, salads with greens, and creative garnishes to boost flavor and nutrition.
The Sion of National Missions and Women’s Division seek about 15 home mission pastors for Methodist churches in Alaska and Hawaii. They also seek 50 deaconesses and home missionaries for career service and 50 U.S.2s for special-term service to work in hospitals children homes and women’s residence halls across the United States Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Mrs Henry Moellendorf enjoyed a turkey and chicken dinner with all the trimmings at the Otto Wienecke home Saturday night for her birthday. She turned seven on Sunday. The gathering included nine children, 29 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, with one daughter absent.
Ahrens hosted Thanksgiving guests including Mr. Ed win Klein and daughters Mrs. Willie Meter and family Mrs. Annie Meter Mr. Eddie Boy Meter Roger Dreau from Ingram and the Behrns family plus Roger and Dannie Roeder Also present were Mr and Mrs Richard Herring ton and children from Salado Miss Elenore Sagebiel Harold Georges and family from San Antonio Alvin and Robert Strackbein of Seguin with hunting visits Strackbein family later visited in San Antonio Jack Smith of Seguin and his mother Mrs Ida Smith returned to Harper
The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District approved two plans for the H. H. Farmer and Rufus Coney Ranches at the December meeting. Cy Cavaness resumes duties as district bookkeeper. A December 17 called meeting at 130 p.m. will finalize the yearly soil and water conservation report. Netwire diversions added to 1958 Kimble County ACP. federal cost share offered for installation, replacing northern dams and terraces with water slowing structures to promote ground soaking and uniform grass cover. Contact the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office for details. Applications for net wire diversions under the 1958 ACP may be made after January 1.
Grass serves as a protective layer for topsoil and aids water retention and filtration. The district urges planting perennial grasses like King Ranch bluestem to create stable waterways and soils, with fall rains boosting spring legume crops and plans for 1958 expansion in soil and water conservation efforts.
Harper and Harper Presbyterian and Methodist churches announce Sunday Masses and worship services. St Anthony's adds cornerston e laying for a new church on December 15 with Bishop Leven and youth activities in Kerrville. December 9 includes worship in Junction and confirmation instruction. Friday devotions and a congregational meeting follow the December 15 service.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent Thanksgiving with their son Erato and family in Austin. Their granddaughter joined them for the rest of the week. 2001 Mr and Mrs Calvin Hammill of Sacramento California visited the W C Russell home. Mrs Hammill is a cousin of Mrs Russell.
The notice lists service times for First Baptist Church with Pastor J Bennett and Harper Pentecostal Church led by Carlos B Parker. It notes Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. Worship at 7:30 p.m. Harper services include Bible Study Wednesday, morning worship Sunday, evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. The Christmas program is set for December 22 at 7:30 p.m. The item also mentions local families visiting over Thanksgiving.
Mr and Mrs Morris DeLorey and their two children of Victoria visited his parents Mr and Mrs Raul DeLorey and friends during the latter part of the week.
Saturday report notes hunter Dr Phil Schwab bagged a four point buck on the David Schmidt ranch. The piece also mentions Rev E L Moore from Port Arthur hunting the Carlos Parker ranch and a marketing blurb for Motor Overhaul products claiming extended battery life and fuel savings.
Mr and Mrs Sam Parker Pat Rogers of Dallas and Mr and Mrs Duboig Parker of Kerrville were guests of Mr and Mrs Raymond Oestreich in Fredericksburg for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Dale Cook and children of San Antonio visited relatives in Marper Sunday.
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