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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1955

Page

6

Take Time to Read and Worship and Laugh

A list of maxims urges daily care in reading worship helping friends loving dreaming and planning. It extols music as inspiration and consolation and notes music has a place for everyone.

Protestant Radio Center and Refugee Sponsorship Calls

In Atlanta the Protestant Center with a 400000 dollar budget broadcasts and records programs for U S stations and Voice of America. It reports livestock shipments for 1955 to multiple regions and urges American churches to sponsor European refugees, noting 1122 of 8920 moved in 1954 through the World Council of Churches Refugees Relief Act.

U. S S. A Turkey Iraq Thailand Lebanon Afghanistan Formosa Puerto Rico Egypt Germany Korea Austria Haiti Cuba France Carbbean Greece Central America Middle East Service To Department of the World Council of Churches Geneva Switzerland Europe United States Edgar H. S. Chandler WSS America World Council of Churches Thurl Metzger Telfer Projects, Inc

Bishop James C Baker Scholarships Established for Teachers

The Methodist Board of Education Nashville announces five annual $1000 Bishop James C Baker Awards for graduate students in state colleges preparing for teaching careers. Scholarships honor Bishop Baker, retired in Los Angeles, who started the Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois.

Methodist Board of Education Nashville

Parker family gathering and assorted social visits noted

The notice lists numerous Parker family members and friends visiting in Harper Kerrville and nearby towns. It mentions travels for military duty, church visits, basketball sponsorships and games, auctions, and several overnight stays with various Parker relatives and other locals during the week.

Widows in Seoul Work to Rebuild Lives Amid War Aftermath

In a lean-to shelter in Seoul widows, wives of martyred Presbyterian pastors, sew old quilts into new garments to survive. Francis Kinsler reports 16 women laboring daily for 90 cents a day, amid crowded quarters and scarce fuel and food. The article notes 300,000 widows sheltered by Christian groups in Korea and recalls 1953 push for 209,000 visas for refugees and nationals by 1957.

Seoul Korea Francis Kinsler

Methodists donate $2.62 million to home and foreign missions

The denomination reports total contributions of 2,619,547 for the last fiscal year. Treasurer H. Conwell Snake of Palade Pa notes 1,084,? goes to U S possessions and 30 overseas countries via the Woman's Division of Christian Service, mainly through the church network.

Methodist Church H. Conwell Snake Pailade United States Uma of Re

Brotherhood of Man and Fatherhood of God Argument

A Washington state essay argues the brotherhood of man rooted in the image of God spans all people and nations. It stresses universal human dignity, divine law lifting individuals to aid others, and fraternity as essential to democracy and social harmony.

God Man Brotherhood OF Man Washington House Senate Eisenhower Formosa Pescadores Islands China Morse Sparkman Humphries Lehman Langer Kefauver

Harper Churches Welcome Attend Services This Sunday

Local notices invite readers to Catholic and Methodist services across Harper. Catholics schedule Masses on Saturday at 8 am and Sunday at 10 am with religious education and a St. Anthony Society meeting, while youth groups meet Monday night. Methodist services run 11 am and 8 pm on alternating Sundays with Sunday School at 10 am and various church activities throughout the week.

School of Religion St. Anthony's Society Youth Sodality

Comfort Hatchery Advertisement in Texas

Comfort Hatchery in Comfort Texas invites orders for baby chicks and pullets for early fall laying. Promises proven performance over 49 years and offers contacts Box 368 or phone 116, with breeding for cage and non cage systems. Also Rogers Used Furniture advertises affordable furniture and live in housekeeper position at 301 Water St Kerrville Texas.

Comfort Hatchery Comfort Texas Rogers Water St Kerrville

Winter grazing notes and Formosa defense resolution recap

Upper Llanos area reports show Buttergrass persisting through drought with green shoots amid frost. Oats survive with little rain while Vetch may be too deep. Producers consider spring grass and field peas as a summer legume. Other pastures display healthy tall dropseed sidecat grama Texas wintergrass and lovegrass. Edwards County pasture updates emphasize sod cover, sideoats grama seed crops, and palatable grasses. A Formosa defense resolution gains bi partisan support in Congress. past actions against Reds cited as effective. Local visitors list included several residents and officials.

Luke Simon Yates Crossing Simon Joe Gardner Roosevelt Texas Marvin Cowsert Edwards County

Louis H Kammlah Jr Dies Suddenly At 52 In City

Louis Henry Kammlah Jr died suddenly of a heart attack at his residence at 3 p.m. Friday. He was 52 years old. Funeral services were held at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church with Very Rev J J Hildebrand officiating. Interment was in St Marys Cemetery. He was born Oct 5 1902 in Kerrville. He married Rosa Fritz Feb 15 1926 in Harper. Surviving are his widow two daughters Rita Braeutigam and Agnes Kammlah a son in law John Braeutigam six brothers Walter Albert Edwin Erwin Felix and Reuben Kammlah Fredericksburg and his mother Mrs Louis Kammlah Sr. One brother Robert Kammlah preceded him in death.

Louis Henry Kammiah, Jr Schaetter St. Mary’s Church J. J. Hildebrand St. Mary's Cemetery Louis Henry Kammlah, Jr Fredericksburg Louis Kammlah Robert Kammlah

Fred Gammenthalers Visit Maurer Family in Fredericksburg

Rev. Richard Gammenthaler and Louie Gammenthaler from Fredericksburg visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maurer and the Fred Gammenthaler family on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gammenthaler spent Wednesday in Fredericksburg visiting their daughter Mrs. Carl Durst and family.

Richard Gammenthaler Louie Gammenthaler Fredericksburg Henry Maurer Fred Gammenthaler Mrs Carl Durst

Calentine Family Sunday Visit in Austin

Que Iral Calentine of Austin spent Sunday with his mother and his children.

Iral Calentine Austin

Community announcements and church events listed

Mrs E B Eckerle and Mrs Faye Burge Delkeman visited Carrie Calentine Saturday. Rev D W Brown attended the Ministerial Association meeting at Fredericksburg Tuesday morning. The Hillcrest Singers will meet at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 2 50 PM. Everyone is invited to attend and bring your friends.

E. B. Eckerle Faye Burge Delkeman Carrie Calentine D. W. Brown Ministerial Association Fredericksburg Hillcrest Singers Presbyterian Church

Missionary Aid Totals Reported Across Nations and States

Figures show more than 2009 parteries and 7.447 million dollars for the Division of World Missions across forty nations on four continents. An additional 3.315 million dollars is allotted to missionary services in every state in the United B. A. and across American possessions.

Division of World Missions Nalons Continents Division of Nat Missions UB. A Americes

Muellen Dort Family Moves to Jagrem Home

Mr and Mrs Henry Muellen dort and their small son have moved from the ranch of Mrs Lewis Levens to Jagrem to establish their home.

Henry Muellendort Lewis Levens Jagrem

Heps Return Home After Visit With Daughter

Mr and Mrs V A Hep have moved back to their home after a period staying with their daughter Mrs Robert Dittmar. The note mentions Mrs Megt but lettering is unclear.

V. A. Hep Robert Dittmar Megt

Adding Machine Service Ad in The Radio Post Herald

An advertisement notes repaired adding machines cleaned oiled and priced reasonably with new ribbons installed at no extra cost. The Radio Post promotes The Herald subscription at 1.50 per year.

Matton Harper Herald Radio Post

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