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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
2
Local notices invite attendance at multiple churches in Harper and MARPER Texas. First Baptist and First Pentecostal list service times and pastors, with Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11, plus midweek meetings. Catholic parish invites walkers to mass and parish events with CCD and Women’s Association details.
December 6 marks Doss Second Year Confirmation at 4 30. Mr and Mrs W A Griffin of Bandera visited Mrs Wm Keen. Griffin is Keen cousin. Walter Parker Sr and Jr visited Mrs Hazel Gillette at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio. Parker family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner with Keen and her mother. Corkey Bierschwale bagged an eight point at his grandparent's ranch.
Fire wood sale advertised by Aubrey Parkers in Harper Texas. Call or visit UN-43078 for details.
Sunday night guests at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones included Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Harlan Mr. and Mrs. Carl Earnst and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rogers. Mrs. W. J. Lennon and Miss Mary Lou with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cochran visited Harper relatives. Major and Mrs. Sullivan and David of San Antonio spent Thanksgiving with her parents.
Mrs Henry Mauer and Gertrude and Sister Melissa of San Antonio joined her mother for dinner with Mr and Mrs Eddie Reed on Thanksgiving Day. Arthur Mauer of Jacksonville and Mary Roeder of Fredericksburg visited Mrs Henry Mauer and Gertrude Saturday. Paul Jones hosted supper with guests including Jack Jones Raymond and Jenni fer and Marion Jones. Frank Jones of Kerrville also attended. John Tarr of Dallas spent the weekend with the Watkins Tarrs.
A 12 state Appalachian region initiative, CORA, unites 17 churches, Catholic and Protestant bodies, to coordinate church work through research, education and projects. Other notes cover Crusade Scholarship recipients, Evangelical Theological Faculty enrollments, interracial marriage policy, and the Presbyterian Guidance Program aiding career counseling since 1951.
In Range and Field, a turkey gobbler reportedly swallowed a 15 inch snake, with a water moccasin swallowing another similar snake noted near Doss. Rainfall totals for November reach 3.94 inches. October was dry at 0.34 inches. The piece also recounts Thanksgiving Day visits and a family photo with a vintage baby buggy used for President Johnson’s family portraits.
A regional newspaper advertises subscription deals with a yearly rate of 3 dollars and a 3 year bundle offering. The promo highlights affordability to attract long term readers.
Weegie Cottle of Rocksprings spent days visiting her grandmother Mrs Roy Cottle and was accompanied to Rocksprings for a week. Bob Dabney of San Antonio visited his aunt and husband. Mr and Mrs Vernon Fontain and family enjoyed a hunt. Dr J B Birt Thanksgiving Day visit noted with the Dabney place near Harper featuring Arthur Langs Clark Lang of San Antonio and Harold Burt of San Antonio visiting the Langs.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Price thank everyone for gifts and good wishes on their December 1 anniversary at the Community Hall. The event was a wonderful day with friends and family in attendance.
Dr Carroll Walker and Dallas Reiger traveled to Corpus Christi from Thursday to Friday returning with travel notes and routine updates on their visit.
A patient expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for prayers, flowers, cards, calls, and visits during extended illness. Special acknowledgment goes to doctors Feller, Roland, Block, Hartmann, and to ICU staff at Santa Rosa Hospital and Nix Hospital in San Antonio, Fredericksburg Hospital & Clinic staff, and to Mrs Knopp, Mrs Luckenbach, and Knopp Nursing Home staff. Gratitude also shared for pastors in San Antonio and Fredericksburg.
The family of Raymond R. Wendel thanks everyone for sympathy shown through flowers, meals, cards, and support. Special thanks to Beckmann Funeral Home pallbearers and Rev. Parrish for their kindness during this mourning period. May God bless you all. Mrs. Raymond R. Wendel and family.
The account notes relatives gathering for Thanksgiving meals and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones hosted guests, Jeff Elam and family visited Ray Bierachwale, and other relatives traveled to Uvalde to be with Larkin Smallwood and others, including Lydia Bierschwale’s kin.
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