Protestant churches oversee 500 child welfare agencies in U S A
Dr Beverly Boyd of the Federal Council notes more than 500 Protestant child placing and welfare bodies in the United States with thousands of ministers on governing boards. He praises church focus on child personality and community impact over old style orphanages and unrelated Sunday School work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Boyd
Department of Christian Social Relations
Federal Council
USA
Japan
Korea
Daniel A. Poling
Poling
United States
Chenault
Flying Tigers
Widemyer
Clark
Walter Judd
Far East
World Council of Churches
Asia
Christmas Visitors At Louis Feller Home
Visitors during the Christmas holidays in the home of Louis Feller included Mr and Mrs Clayton Fellexy and their children Mr and Mrs Louis Weirich and their children Mr and Mrs Alfonso Novian and baby Mr and Mrs Henry Wender Miss Leila Mae and Junior Mr and Mrs Norbert Fritz and their little daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Feller
Clayton Fellexy
Louis Weirich
Alfonso Novian
Henry Wender
Leila Mae
Norbert Fritz
Clarence Blerschwale
V. C. Russel Jr
Daughter
Near Belton
Christmas Visiting From Across Town Families Gather
Families from Hondo El Paso Corpus Christi San Antonio and nearby towns spent Christmas with relatives across Fredericksburg Harper Kerrville Sonora and Mason. Lodgings included the Lehne Cottle Mahler Waite woods and Brown households with extended family and friends sharing holiday time.
Conference on Church Union Prompts Regional Debates
Eight major Protestant denominations gathered in Greenwich Connecticut for a conference on church union. A committee led by Bishop Ivan Lee Holt will draft a plan to unify while keeping doors open to evangelical bodies and report back in 1951. The plan may explore federal union concepts and a four level church structure. Mrs. Burton Brown and Mrs. Fred Nabers visited Harper, and local families hosted holiday guests in Kerrville and the Thomas home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greenwich
Conn
United Church of Christ
Ivan Lee Holt
Methodist
St. Louis
E. Stanley Jones
Union of Denominations
Federal Union of States
Charles C. Morrison
United Protestant Church
National Federation of Synods
Old-time dances brighten White Bluff schoolhouse nights
Old-time dances drew crowds at the White Bluff schoolhouse on Wednesday and Saturday night with attendees from all ages. Families including Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Massey of Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Otto of Liano joined Mr. and Mrs. S. Forest of Pecos in spending New Year with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Massey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bluff
cuVa
W. W. Massey
Stradford
Herbert Otto
Liano
S. Forest
Pecos
W. R. Massey
Steve Forest of
Pecoss
Holiday Visit Spread Across Town Families
Numerous local couples and families spent the holidays visiting relatives across San Angelo Mason Pecos Loyal Valley and surrounding areas. Notable gatherings included the Eimer Lees the Russel and Holm families the Mahler and Duderstadt households and visits by the Tobins and Lange clan. Local hunting noted with Ellis Elebracht and J H Parker taking large bucks.
Mrs Bessie McDougall Visits Nixon Family at Mason
Mrs. Bessie McDougall and her son Johnnie visited her brother Louis Nixon and his family at Mason on Tuesday. Nixon had been i
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie McDougall
Johnnie
Louis Nixon
Mason
Nixon
Local families share holiday visits across towns
Mr and Mrs Forest silamas and their small son visited Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas at the Heart of the Hills Inn. The Whetstone family held a New Years Eve party at Milton Dyer's home. Lynn Taylor, a New Orleans student, spent the holidays with his sister Mrs Dyer. Christmas dinners were hosted by Elmer Lee Russell and by other relatives including the Bierschwabe, Schmidt, and Kaiser families in Belton Center Point Nherr ville and Fredericksburg areas. Visitors from Doss San Antonio Georgetown Dallas Edna joined the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Waitewood
Robert
Harold Stevens
Edinburg
Fredericksburg
Tommy Jung
Harper
R. W. Smith
Odessa
Ben Thomas
Thomas Home
Calvin Tuckness
Oren Parker
Leeroy Braddon
Forest ‘Silamas
Heart of the Hills
Whetstone
Milton Dyer
Lynn Taylor
New Orleans
Elmer Lee Russell
Clarence Bierschwabe
Belton
David Schmidt
H. Baumann
San Antonio
Maxie Baumann
Nherrville
Arthur Baumann
William Kaiser
Albert Kaiser
Center Point
Louis Bierschwabe
A. Baumann
W. E. Fletcher
H. D. Siveils
Georgetown
R. G. Collins
Dallas
H. M. Gadeke
Edna
Daniel Durst
R. B. Goff
Roby Dean Goff
Corpus Christi
Lee Goff
Mayhugh Family Ends Holiday Visit in New Mexico
Mr and Mrs B J Mayhugh and their children, who have been visiting her mother Mrs Lon Whetstone during the holidays, left for their home in New Mexico Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Mayhugh
Lon Whetstone
New Mexico
St James Lutheran Church News and Holiday Visits
Visitors from Corpus Christi Kerrville and San Antonio gathered at the Goff and Oehler homes for Christmas and New Year celebrations. The church announces Jan 8 services and meetings, notes deaths, Christmas programs, cookie drive for soldiers, and 1950 New Year reflections.
Christmas Day Visit in Austin Among Hopf Family
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf and Mrs Cora Nabers spent Christmas Day in Austin with Mr and Mrs Erato Hopf and daughter, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hopf
Cora Nabers
Austin
Erato Hopf
Harper's Churches Extend A Cordial Welcome
Harper's churches invite all to services on Sunday January 8 with Church School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. Scripture Isaiah 33 Romans 12 19. Sermon titled The Free Offer of Mercy to All. Family Night set for Wednesday January 11. The New Year should awaken living faith and new life in Christ through repentance, peace with neighbors, and devotion to Him as Bread of Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Methodist Church Services and Sunday Schedule
The notice outlines regular church activities led by Pastor B. E. Breihan. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. every Sunday, public worship follows at 11 a.m. with lunch and fellowship at noon. Welcome to all attendees.
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule
Rev. Jack Minter, Pastor presides over 10 a m Sunday School and 11 a m Morning Worship. BTU meets Sundays at 7 30 p m. WMS and Brotherhood gather 2nd and 4th Fridays at 8 p m. The RA and GA meet 2nd and 4th Fridays at 8 p m. A welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BTU
WMS
Brotherhood
Ra's
Ga's
Primitive Baptist Church Elder E V Gibson Harper
Mr and Mrs Roy Coker and daughter of Fort Stockton spent part of the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Allen Gib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primitive Baptist Church
E. V. Gibson
Harper
Roy Coker
Fort Stockton
Allen Gibson
Hood Family Time Over Holidays in Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs B D Hood and their baby visited the parents Mrs Theo Oehler and another relative in Jacksonville Texas during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Parker
Cherry
LaVon Parker
Mickey McDougall
Theo. Oehler
Mrs. B. D. Hood
Baby
Jacksonville
Texas
Theo, Oehler
First Friday to Sunday Catholic services and Union rally
Friday 8 am First Friday services, Saturday 8 am First Saturday services, Sunday masses at 8:30 and 10, Feast of the Holy Family, Holy Name Feast observances, St Ann's Society meeting after second Mass. Archdiocesan Holy Name Union to meet in San Antonio at 9:30 am with March of Faith rally. Calendars available from Knopp Metzger Store ushers. Visitors welcome. parishioners invited. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bier schwab and son with Mrs Herbert Jones in Uvalde for Christmas. also visiting were Mr and Mrs Bill Lennon and daughter and Mr and Mrs Gene Jones and sons from Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family
Holy Name
St. Ann’s Society
Archdiocesan Union of Holy Name Societies
San Antonio
March of Faith
Knopp & Metzger
Arthur Bierschwab
Uvaide
Herbert Jones
Bill Lennon
Gene Jones
Junction
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THE
Harper Herald
Norman J Dietel
ARE. A. O. Wendel
Richard
W.w.rcid
H. N. Holmes
New York City
British Isles
Dr. Holmes
Rockwell C. Smith
Garrett Biblical Institute
Chicago
Lincoln
Nebraska
Earl Sylvester
Hondo
Dan Wiley
C. A. Lehne
el Paso
Alf. Lehne
Gillie Pape
Rocksprings
Clarence Taylor
Ozona
John Cottle
Theo, Holm
Otto Rahe
T. A. Mahler
San Angelo
M. R. Dutler- Stadt
J. H. Page
Joe
Corpus Christ
J. O. Stevens
Felix Feuge
Wendel Feuge
Martin Feuge
Lorenz Wendel
Kerrville
Jacob Jelmann
Fred Nichols
Sonora
E. R. Brown
W. A. Brown
Eldane
B. Brown
Edd Waker
John Flemings
Paw Barr
Jillie
Prof. Smith
Farm Bureau
CIO
Masonic Lodge
Burton Brown
Fred Nabers
Theo. Holm
T. C. Mahler
of San Angelo
M. R. Duderstadt
J. & Stevens
Vernon Rogers
Dale Cook
Arthur Lange
Marvin Tobin
Hardin Tobin
T. Tobin
Ellis Elebracht
J. H. Parker
Harvey Stevens
Lewis Stevens
Mary Virginia Stevens
Gideon Kothmann
Loyal Valley
Alfred Lehne
Louis Lehne
Emil Lehne
Helena
Gilbert Crenwelge
Marvin Ottmers
Robert Lehne
Clair Beach
E. C. Beach
Marjorie Ledbetter
Missouri
Derry Beach
Clint Brown
Carlos Parker
Roy Roberts
Lem Jones
Charlie Barrett
Joe Moore
Ollie Peril
Dora Wilson
Bierschwab
Quemado
Oliver Roberts
Round Mountain
ALL Coats & Suits
Going
Emma Filter
A. A. Wendel of
Doss
Max Lange
Adolf Staudt
Frank Staudt
Mrs. Staudt
Otto Dittmar
Mrs
Robert Dittmar
Mrs. Williams
Margaret Cooper
Ingram
J. F. Cook
Floyd Boatright
Dave Butler
Mildred Boatright
Ray Jones
Charlie Rogers
B. D. Hood
Barbara
Ben Hood
O. C. Albert
Felix Thiele
Ry. Thiele
Theo
Oehler
Lester Land
R. W. Rothmann
Mountain Home
Herbie Oehler
T. J. and
Lorene Oehler
Fred Garland
Kingsville
Will Stockard
Stockard
Robert Blum
Fred Rahe
Mrs. Geo. Duderstadt
Witch ‘Thomas
Jourdanton
Harper’s
Johan Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopfe Bros
Felix T. Tybor
Byers
Palace Theatre
First Baptist Church
Jack Minter
Comfort Hatchery
Comfort, Texas
Swan Laundry & Dry
Cleaners of
Harper Drug Store
Elmo Baethge
Floy Bode
Mobil Gas
Mobil O&l
Mim Welge Lewis
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