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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1953
Page
1
Representatives from twelve denominations in Chicago approve a prospectus for a Christian Center of Religion and Health to study religion health links alongside cancer and heart disease research. The plan aims to match medical research with religious health questions.
Actor Pat O'Brien extols faith as lifeline for marriage and family. He credits shared beliefs with Eloise for unity, resilience, and spiritual joy, recounting a daughter’s illness healed by faith and a family image centered in church.
Jowell Wright harvests about 60 ponds of Blue Panic seed from 1.3 acres and will plant an acre to Coastal Bermuda with nitrogen boost. Ed Hunger clears 6 or 7 acres for winter grasses, with fencing and irrigation planned. Jack Turner plans pasture pitting and grass planting, deferment until establishment, and uses fertilizer. Turner and W C Oliver plan an experimental grass plot with 21 varieties. The district will convert Turner’s disc barrow and buy a new pitting machine to aid planting. Fletcher will seed two rows of Side Oats Grama with two rows of Hegari on the contour to allow later reseeding. Social notes mention guests and a student from SWSIC in San Marcos visiting family.
Miss Joyce Spaeth and her friend from Seguin Lutheran College spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Spaeth.
Mr and Mrs Mac Scarborough visited Mr and Mrs Rex Fox in Austin Saturday night. Mrs Scarborough then traveled to Kilgore to see Mr and Mrs Harold Habenicht for several days. Ray Carter, recently stationed in Germany, returned home to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Carter and other relatives.
The 1953 Stock Show crowned Clayton Jung steer from Essar Ranch as top Angus, with Alvin Leitz Reserve Champion Angus and Robert Walter Dry Lot Champion. Roland Crenwelge earned Reserve Dry Lot Hereford, while C H Bonn & Sons led the Breeder's Special class. Jimmie Miller’s Jersey heifer claimed Grand Champion, with Florine Hagel Reserve. Victor Meier scored both Fine Wool and Medium Wool lambs, and Thomas Pape bred the Southdown Grand and Rambouillet Reserve ram and ewe entry winners.
The Gillespie County Soil Conservation District met January 19 with businessmen and 4-H members in attendance to hear the annual report and discuss grass seeding cover crops and range improvement. Prizes were awarded for grand and reserve champions in hogs, poultry, sheep, rabbits, and turkeys, including top hogs to Alton Moellering and Kenneth Lochte, grand poultry honors to Calvin Kuhlmann, and a high capon bid from Sagebiel Bros. plus generous sales across multiple farm stock categories.
St Anthony's Church invites the community to Mass at 8:30 and 10 a.m. on Sunday with a Day of Adoration to 8 p.m. and candle blessing Monday morning. A Youth Sodality meeting Monday 7:30 p.m. and adult study Thursday 7:30 p.m. First Friday Mass 8 a.m. and First Saturday Mass 8 a.m. Bring cookies and prizes for service members Sunday Feb 8.
Rev W J Goerner leads worship at St James Lutheran Church with Sunday School Bible Class at 9 30 a m and Divine Worship at 10 30 a m on Septuagesimae Sunday February 1 Church Council meets February 2 at 7 p m A cordial invitation to worship with us.
A religious inscription invites readers to worship with joy, urging service to God with gladness and praise through singing.
Rev Armin C Olden led a Lutheran Hour discussion on the fifth petition of the Lord s Prayer stressing forgiving and forgetting wrongs. He argued that true Christian forgiveness comes from Christ and should transform how believers treat others and themselves.
Invitation to all to attend services at First Baptist Church led by Rev. Darwin W. Brown with the quoted biblical line.
At 10 a.m. Sunday a Sunday School session precedes worship at 11 a.m. Bob Chaffee will preach the sermon.
Rahe's Service Station in Harper Texas showcases the 1953 International Harvester Home Freezers now on display. This locally advertised item emphasizes compact efficiency and reliability for rural households.
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