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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1967
Page
12
Texas local boards prepare to call 1,659 men in January as part of a nationwide increase for the army draft. This marks the largest monthly quota since November 1966 when 2,012 were drafted, with Texas allocated a share of the 34,000 total.
A nearly priceless Dickens manuscript titled The Life of Our Lord sold for 210000 dollars to the London Daily News after being kept private for a century. The work, written for his children, stressed reverence for Jesus and was only released posthumously for public reading.
Seguin Texas Lutheran College announces the establishment of the German community archives and the Gaentya Language House project in conjunction with the University of Boon TEC. The effort supports preservation of German culture and German American ties, with donations welcome for the Memorial Library project planned to begin in 1968.
A sermon-like collage recounts shepherds and wise men encountering the Christ child and Herod's fear, then shifts to Paul Gerhardt's 17th century steadfast faith. It reflects on faith’s impact, German Texas archives, and a hymn urging readers to invite Jesus into their hearts this Christmas season.
Fragmentary notes describe a person overwhelmed by holiday preparations and long to-do list. The speaker mentions finishing roof and carpentry, many jobs left, and fatigue toward Christmas. The tone conveys strain and urgency of the season.
The Treonis Fair 1968 recruitment drive invites Texans ages 15 to 18 to work at Hemis Fair Way. Jobs include accountants ticket takers hosts security and maintenance staff with positions at restaurants concessions and exhibition halls on a 92.6 acre site. Applicants must be able to work summer months March to October and meet schooling requirements. The Texas Employment Commission coordinates statewide intake.
Fragmented text reflects holiday verse and remarks on Christmas prep. It mentions Nazareth, Lutherans choirs, and church hosts. The passage contains garbled lines about good character, bilingual hostess requirements, and lines on giving and memory for the season.
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