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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
2
Mrs A O Wendel, authorized reporter, announces Harper Herald subscription costs one dollar fifty cents per year. HarvIer, Texas contact via phone number 1612 for new and renewing subscribers.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Bode and their young son from Camp Verde visited relatives here over the weekend. Mrs Lon Whetstone left for Houston to visit her daughter and family for a few days. Mr and Mrs T D Funder from Garden City are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W O Copple. Mr and Mrs Henry Jenschke and children from Fredericksburg were in Harper Saturday to visit her mother Mrs Wm Kaiser.
Chaplain Martin C. Poch reports from Tokyo that after heavy bombings many Japanese Christians opened chapels to refugees. They laid mats on floors and cooked with charcoal burners, aiding thousands while Buddhists and Shintoists watched initially puzzled by the aid.
Article notes Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick urging UN support to avoid atomic war and Christian responsibility. Elder W H Anderson promotes Africa missions. China’s Hsieh ren Wei leads US backed science efforts. John Jackson, now a veteran, recalls aiding Japanese children and fostering cross cultural ties through a Newbury Methodist Church project ending with a Japanese tea gift for Mrs Gutherie.
Nearly 1000 delegates from major denominations attended the Des Moines convocation. Leaders from agriculture and religion urged lay participation and community rooted church work. Writings include U S Department of Agriculture remarks and Presbyterian, United Brethren, and Catholic rural life insights.
On Sunday December 15 union services include a Sunday School topic Christian Love Builds Brotherhood at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. A 6:30 p.m. CYF presentation on Christian fellowship and outreach, with films and carols. December 22 offers a 7 p.m. Christmas program at the Presbyterian Church led by Mrs. Paul Jones and Mrs. A C Wendel. Also noted are local visits by Miss Esther Metzger of San Antonio and Mrs. Wilburn Ogle of Junction.
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