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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
4
Local churches in Harper invite residents to worship with First Baptist First Pentecostal First Presbyterian and Catholic services. Notices list pastors service times and locations with everyone welcome and parish activities upcoming.
Rev. William Patrick announces monthly meetings on the first Tuesday at 7 00 p m with the Official Board and Harper Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service to follow.
The Presbyterian Women Association met Thursday January 23 at the manse with eleven members and two visitors. Mrs. Watkins Tarr gave a devotion titled Learn to Love and led the Bible Study on Matthew chapter three. Mrs. H L Stevens presided. refreshments were served by Mrs. Fred Whitewood and Mrs. Carl Whitworth.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Walker and children of San Antonio spent the weekend here with Bill Bode joining them for a San Antonio trip. Charles Frederick of Port Arthur visited relatives for several days. Mr and Mrs Herbert Feller made a business trip to Fort Worth. Mrs Watkins Tarr and Mary Nell with Mrs Jack Jones and Jennifer visited John Henig’s home Saturday morning. Dr and Mrs Leon Zweiner of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs David Schmidt Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee Russell of Dripping Springs spent the weekend with Archie Lennon and Mrs V C Russell.
Rev Charles A Mehr presides at 2 p m worship with Sunday School at 3 p m at St James Lutheran Church pastor officiating and service details as announced.
The Board of Missions of the United Methodist Church lists broad personnel needs in the United States and 24 other countries for 1960 including teachers pastors doctors and community workers in Watts Los Angeles and Sierra Leone. Lutheran seminaries colleges and high schools report 106 418 students up 5 623 from 1967 68 across the US and Canada. Francis M Hughes of Indianapolis and Dr Carroll H Long of Johnson City Tenn named to the United Methodist Hall of Fame in Philanthropy. inducted at the National Association of Methodist Hospitals and Homes in New Orleans.
The President of Lebanon awarded Miss Ruth Mary Black the Order of the Cedars in recognition of her refugee relief work with the World Council of Churches. Black, a retired senior field representative, has long served displaced persons from Jordan to the Austro-Hungarian frontier and in Lebanon where she aided Assyrian families.
The spo t text outlines a savings association with 1 percent annual earnings payable quarterly, and a 1 percent bonus after three years while balance remains at 1000. It lists current directors Fred Mathisen and Ray Cowan among others, plus multiple branch offices in Fredericksburg Boerne Marble Falls Burnet and the Boerne headquarters in the Dienger building housing Antlers restaurant and a grocery store. Harper locals report weekend visits and community events including a Scout camping trip and church attendance. notes on hospital auxiliary meetings and various residents visiting family and attending weddings.
The narrative describes a Scout trip where a victim survived due to first aid from scouts. On the return leg, scouts handled tracking and pack out cooking. The group spent Saturday on tracking, campfire, fellowship and competitive games, with Sunday showing leisure, a church service at 11, and final return to Harper around 2 pm.
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A weekend visit featured Karla Anderegg staying with a roommate from San Marcos. The brief notes the companionship and location but provides limited context or wider event details.
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