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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
4
Church notices outline Christmas schedule at Harper's Parish with Masses on Christmas Eve and Day, Holy Day references, and a visiting seminary priest. Union services at Presbyterian Church, CYF picnic, and general communion planned. Local residents Porter Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Kneese, and visitors noted with social items.
Harper Lions Club held a bi monthly meeting at the school last Wednesday with Harper Boy Scout Troop and Rev M C Hoermann as honor guests. Thirty Lions attended as the Scout Charter was presented by Rev Hoermann who gave the principal address. Committee chairs planned the 1947 program after the business session led by Lion President Dean Hopf.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Tobin of San Antonio visited Mr and Mrs R Roberts and Mrs Theresa Tobin. Miss Dolly Hopf and Johnnie Foster of Odessa spent the weekend in Menard with friends. Douglas Wells of Corpus Christi visited his aunt Mrs O Ruskey and family. Miss Inez Whitewood and Mrs Thomas J Jung attended the wedding of Miss Audrey Mae Brown and Paul Barr in San Marcos. 900 Charles Schmidt from A M College returned home for holidays. Mrs Pendergrass of Paris Arkansas arrived in Harper for holidays with her daughter Mrs W W Massey. The UT Bureau of Economics Geology released a new four sheet structural map of Texas showing oil fields, faults, salts domes and stratigraphic horizons at 500 foot intervals. Emil Hopf and family of Bandera spent a few days here then will visit her father near Rock Springs.
Catholics worldwide will attend Mass on New Year’s Day as one of six holy days requiring church attendance. The piece describes a personal contract with the Church made at baptism, the belief in the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, and the duty to participate in Mass unless truly impossible. It closes with New Year greetings to readers and a prompt to ask a Catholic if something Catholic is needed.
Mrs T C McDougal enjoyed a Christmas tree and supper with part of her family at her home Sunday evening in a warm family gathering.
Dan the Furman ads urge trying him first for payments at Kerrville Hatchery. Listings include poultry feeds and supplies at Furman’s Kerr County Hatchery 961 Water Street Kerrville. Shoe repair by E O Longren Junction Texas. Baby chicks from Furman’s and Circle Arrow Show on WEAI WOAI. Wanted helper for Comfort Hatchery with living quarters. apply in person.
Kerrville bakery Adrian Russel family and Elmer Lee Russel visited Archie Russel in San Antonio on Sunday. Pete Badhge and daughter from Quemada came Friday night with Kenneth to Harper High School. Ollie Scarborough from Houston arrived Friday to visit his father J M Scarbrough and other relatives.
Miss Doris Whitworth, a student at Texas Tech in Lubbock, returns to her parents Mr and Mrs Pete Whitworth for Christmas. Phil Rogers leaves Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs J Rogers. He is accompanied by his brother Ted who has spent the past week visiting here.
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