Laymen and leaders named in religious honors and relief efforts
Five hundred and thirty West Virginia Methodist laymen elect Clyde O. Law of Wheeling as Layman of the Year. Walter W. Weismann named Man of the Year for Reform Judaism. Rev James Joshua Thomas installed as minister of Mott Haven Reform Church in the Bronx, first Negro pastor of a Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. Exhibition in Washington touring Europe on combatting communist propaganda. A Methodist mobile clinic for Pakistan’s villages en route to Lahore. Seventh Day Adventist Church ads stress global giving. North American Adventists gave $47,782,827 for 1953. Church World Service reports 16,139,871 pounds of relief shipped in nine months of 1955, valued at $8,187,540.
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West Virginia
Clyde O. Law
Wheeling W. Va
Mr. Law
Methodist Church
Law
Ritchie County
Fourth St. Methodist Church
Wheeling
James Joshua Thomas
Presbyterian Church
Jamaica
British West Indies
Mott Haven
Bronx
New York City
The
Communion
United States
New
Pakistan
Lahore
United Christian Hospital
Edmond L. Rice
Albertville
Alabama
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
India
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
San Francisco
North America
Christ
Wynn C. Fairfield
Church World Service
National Council of Churches
U. S
CWS
CWS Christian Rural Overseas Program
Christmas Is More Than Mistletoe and Gift of Self
Paulist Feature Service director Williem J Sullivan urges keeping Christ as the focus of Christmas. He notes the day’s true meaning lies in God becoming man and calls for giving of oneself to others as the ultimate Christmas gift.
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Williem J. Sullivan
Santa Claus
Jesus Christ
Uncle Ed
Aunt Louise
God
Bethlehem
Siberia
New England
Scrooge
Santa
Christ Child
North Pole
Christ
East
Earth
Pape Couple Visit as PTA Postpones Meeting to Dec 20
Mr and Mrs Gillie Pape of near Rocksprings visited relatives here Wednesday. The regular PTA meeting was postponed until December 20 with a Christmas party planned at the night meeting.
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Mrs. Gillie Pape
PTA
Reverend Schmidtzinsky Receives 4-H Spurclip Honor
Victor G. Schmidtzinsky of St Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bandera was named man who did the most for 4-H Clubs in San Antonio District No 10. He has won multiple rural life awards including soil conservation honors and a 4-H Spurclip District 10 prize announced at St Joseph’s School.
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Victor G. Schmidtzinsky
Bandera
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
San Antonio
Schmidtzinsky
Dale Frieberger
St. Joseph’s
Frieberger
Atascosa County
Jack Groff
Wandera
Schmidizinsky
Catholic Rural Life
Archdiocese of San Antonio
Texas
Lone Star Farmer
Catholic State League of Texas
Father Schmidtzinsky
Soil and Water Conservation Magazine
National
State of
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Emory University of Atlanta
Georgia
Victor
Watkins Tarr Family Visit Reported at Stevens Home
Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr and their children were visitors in the H L Stevens home Sunday.
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Mrs. Watkins Tarr
H. L. Stevens
The American Drive Toward Progress and Cooperation
A speech extols continuous pursuit of progress across industry education legislation and spiritual life. It emphasizes that advancement comes from individual initiative and collective effort within a cooperative commonwealth where science engineering education production capital labor and government work together. The message praises interdependence and the ongoing effort behind America's founding and growth.
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America
Republic
General Motors
Harover Churches Welcome Parishioners This Season
St Anthony's Church invites all to Masses at 8 30 and 10 00 with School of Religion after. Youth Christmas gathering set for Dec 18. no Masses next Tue Wed Thu. services continue with 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 Worship and 2 pm Junior Missions Christmas Party. Women's Missionary meeting Dec 15 at 2 pm. Pastor Dr Paul J Schwab extends cordial invitation to attend services and choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Religion
Church Services and Activities Notices
First Baptist and Methodist churches list pastors D W Brown and Jasper Snow. Harper Sunday School at 10 a m. Services 11 a m and 8 p m on first and third Sundays. WSCS meets after the first and third Sundays. WMS Sunbeams GAs RA s and Brotherhood meet second and fourth Thursday nights. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oehler
WSCS
WMS
Sunbeams
Ga’s
Ra's
Brotherhood
Pasture Grazing Rules and 1954 ACP Deadline Notice
Gilgespie County conservation report urges proper stocking to leave half grass standing and rest period for pasture health. Winter feed advised. native forages low in phosphorus and protein. December 31 marks ACP completion. locals urged to finish and notify Soil Conservation Service. District plans include annual report and Texas association meeting January 18 20 1955 in San Antonio.
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Soil Conservation Service
Texas Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
San Antonio
Local families visit relatives across Texas towns
Kerrville residents Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Brandon visited Mrs Brandon’s parents Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas at the week start. Mr and Mrs George Salcher and their small son spent the weekend in Austin. Carlos Parker, who had been in Indiana, returned to Harper with his companion remaining for a longer visit. Eugene Strackbein, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Strackbein of Arkansas, joined the Air Force and is stationed at Lackland Air Base San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Otto Itz moved from Fredericksburg to the Gillie Pape residence in Harper, replacing the McDougalls.
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Lee Roy Brandon
Kerrville
Ben Thomas
George Salcher
Small Son
Austin
Carlos Parker
Indiana
Harper
Mrs. Parker
Eugene Strackbein
Wm. Strackbein
Arkansas
Air Force
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Otto Itz
Fredericksburg
Gillie Pape
Eddie McDougall
Jack Jones
Near Rocksprings
Mitch Thomas
Jourdanton
George Duderstadt
Fred Bode
Lumpkins Family Weekend Visit in Mason
Mr and Mrs Elmo Lumpkins and sons Ronnie spent the weekend in Mason with his parents, sharing time with relatives and catching up on family news.
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Elmo Lumpkins
Ronnie
Mason
Weekend Visitors Report from Local Area Families
Local residents hosted relatives over the weekend with visits spanning Rocksprings Jourdanton Kerrville and Austin. Families from Kerrville Bandera Fredericksburg and Boerne stopped by Harpers to see extended kin including the Hopf Duderstadt Massey and Lott households over Saturday and Sunday.
For Sale A Good Used Plane See or Call
A brief classified note advertises a good used plane for sale. Contact E. M. Batley, Harper, Texas, for details or to arrange a viewing.
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E. M. Batley
Harper, Texas
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Paul J. Schwab
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Stonewall
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