Will to be better through action and grace
A 1954 essay argues true improvement requires decisive will aligned with God’s grace. It stresses self analysis to root out reservations, ego and hypocrisy, likening progress to breaking a stubborn ship from its anchors and noting heroes like St Augustine and Pilate as cautions.
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Austin American
St.Augustine
Leon Bloy
Hell
Richard III
Pilate
St. Augustine
Theo
Stehling Named Defendant In CT EC Directors Suit
Arthur Stehling, former attorney for Pedernales and Central Texas Electric Cooperatives, is named in a suit by CT Electric Cooperative seeking return of records and funds, plus damages and property rights. Stehling criticizes current board, accuses misuse of Coop funds and libel actions, urging members to review sworn testimony and petition filings.
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Arthur Stehling
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc
Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Radio Post
Stehling
Board of Directors
Coop
Cooperative
Swanson and
MeWilliams
Swanson
McWilliams
Baptist WMS Met Friday
The WMS of the Harper Baptist Church met Friday night July 9 with Mrs. Darwin Brown as vice president presiding. They decided to send boxes of clothing to Latin Americans in the Valley this week and heard the program Seedtime in the Philippines. Seven ladies attended and refreshments were served by Mesd. G. C. Stevens and Dayton Rahe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMS
Harper Baptist Church
Darwin Brown
J. A. Lennon
Philippines
G. C. Stevens
Dayton Rahe
Brotherhood
Correction in cemetery donations update
The report corrects Weldon Walker as the donor instead of Parker. It notes the Sewing Circle donated $5.00 and includes thanks. It also records that Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barr and their son of Rocksprings visited her parents recently.
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Weldon Walker
Parker
Sewing Circle
Paul Barr
Mrs. C D Jung Killed in Kerrville Motorcycle Crash
Mrs. C D Jung former Bertha Nell Arbelger of Fredericksburg died in Kerrville when her motorcycle struck a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive on Main Street. She was 17 years old at death, married in 1953, and survived by husband C D Jung, parents Alfred and Bertha Arbelger, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral held at Beckmann with Rev. Ricker officiating and burial in City Cemetery.
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C. D. Jung
Bertha Nell Arbelger
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Southern Pacific
Main Street
F. Walker
San Antonio
Alfred
Bertha Koenig Arbelger
Mexico
Beckmann
George Ricker
Alfred Arhelger
Here
Clifton Arhelger
San Angelo
Lester Arhelger
Lamesa
Vernon Arhelger
Korea
Merlee Childress
John S. Brown
Bellingham
Wash
Dorothy Arhelger
D. C
Henry Arhelger
Alberto Arhelger
Harper Scouts Receive Troop Charter
The Men s Brotherhood of the Baptist Church of Harper received the charter of Boy Scouts Troop 139 at the American Legion Hut on Tuesday July 13 1954. District Scout Executive Roy Rutherford presented the charter and spoke on scouting history while Rev Darwin Brown accepted the charter for the sponsoring church. Committeemen Harper Victor Marshall Hollan Walker Rev Brown Watkins Tarr F B Bode and Carlos B Parker served on the committee with E B Spencer as Institutional Representative. Dennis Parker and Clark Bierschwale were named scoutmaster and assistant scoutmaster. First aid demonstrations were given by the scouts and the ceremony closed with a Scout Benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Brotherhood of the Baptist Church of
Harper
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion Hut
Roy Rutherford
Darwin Brown
First Baptist Church
Brotherhood
Entry Deadline Extended for Gillespie Hereford Sale
The Gillespie County Registered Breeders Hereford Sale entry deadline is extended to August 6. Bulls must be under 16 months with a $15 per head fee. Entries go to County Agent C A Stone. limited to members of the Gillespie County RBA. Sale at Gillespie County Fair Grounds September 28 with a female sale and range bull sale. Walter S Britton of Texas A&M College as auctioneer.
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Gillespie County
C. A. Stone
Gillespie County Registered Breeds Association
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Walter S. Britton
Texas A&m College
Rogers Family Visit Follows Sunday After Noon
Mr and Mrs Pat Rogers and son Wayne James plus John Arthur Tarr visited in the J R Peril home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Rogers
Wayne James
John Arthur Tarr
J. R. Peril
Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District Offers 4 Steps to Better Yields
The Board of Supervisors highlights a fertilizer shipment stored at the W. C. Oliver Ranch two miles east of Junction and urges farmers to plan for fall needs. The district promotes a four item program including contour staking, sale of hairy vetch and Madrid sweetclover seed, stock of fall fertilizers, and two specialty planters for precise placement. See District Supervisors or S.C.S. technicians at the Junction Courthouse for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
W. C. Oliver Ranch
Junction
Oliver
Soil Conservation District
1. S.C.S
Madrid
Charlie Bishop
C. W. Walker
Upper
Llanos
Ram And Billy Sale At Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Fourteen members of the Gillespie County Registered Breeders Association consign 71 animals to the Annual Ram and Billy Sale at the Fair Grounds Auction Arena starting 9 a m Saturday. Forty nine rams and 22 billies, top quality, will be sifted by Jack Groff. Auctioneer will be W J Poyner of Odessa. Co chairs are E J Fritz and A A Weigehausen with Fritz directing sheep and Weigehausen goats.
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Gillespie County
Erwin Behbrends
Lonnie Itz
A. A. Welgehausen
David Sagebiel
E. J. Fritz
Wilbert Ransieben
Roy Weinheimer
John Dittmar
Calvin Schumann
Otto Schumann
Max Arehiger
Curtin Felter
Frank Basse
Lawrence Hartmann
Harper Area
Mrs Jones and family visit A C Wendel in Rock Springs
Mrs. Jack Jones and her children plus Miss Lana Guthrie of Rock Springs spent a few days at the start of the week visiting Mrs. Jones' mother Mrs. A. C. Wendel. Roy remained to attend the Blute School for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jones
Lana Guthrie
Rock Springs
Jones
A. C. Wendel
Roy
Blute
Mrs Jim Peril Home Burglarized Near Harper
The home of Mrs. Jim Peril near Harper was burglarized last Friday evening while she was away in Kerrville. George Gibson, who looks after the ranch, found the burglary Saturday and notified the sheriff. Fingerprints were taken but no clues found. The burglars robbed silverware and other items, with extent of loss not stated.
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Jim Peril
Harper
Miss Wool Crowned After Wool Fiesta in San Angelo
The 1954 Miss Wool contest selects a winner Sept. 4 in San Angelo as part of the Wool Fiesta. Entrants must be Texas residents 18 to 25, near size 12, at least 5 feet 5 inches tall, photogenic and healthy. Finalists will be chosen by John Robert Powers in New York, with expenses paid to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
San Angelo
Kathryn Gromatsky
S. L. Stumberg
Sanderson
Wool Promotion
Women's Auxiliary
Ts&gra
Stumberg
P. O. Box
John Robert Powers
New York City
America
Feller Family Travels to Nebraska to Visit Kin
Mr and Mrs Alvin Feller and their children and Mr and Mrs Alfred Feller left Thursday for Nebraska to visit their brother Walter Feller and family. Hillmar Wendel of Kerrville attended the Sewing Circle picnic at the Harper Community Park on Sunday evening.
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Alvin Feller
Alfred Feller
Nebraska
Walter Feller
Hillmar Wendel
Kerrville
Harper
Tivydale Road Contract Awarded to Austin Firm
The Tivydale Road project Farm to Market Road 2093 was let this week to the Austin Bridge Company with the low bid of $113,576. Work includes grading structures and surfacing from State Highway 16 Kerrville Highway to 9.9 miles west with no start date announced.
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Tivydale Road
Austin Bridge Company
Kerrville Highway
Dittmar Enrolls in Air Force ROTC Camp at Luke AFB
Donald Dittmar son of Mr and Mrs Martin Dittmar of Harper Texas attends a month long Air Force ROTC encampment at Luke Air Force Base Glendue Arizona He majors in animal husbandry at Texas A&M College and serves as Captain of Sqd 15 He is set to graduate in June 1955 and participates in baseball basketball and handball durations include a ride in a two seat T 33 jet trainer Luke AFB is described as a busy fighter bomber base with desert ranges to its south
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Donald D. Dittmar
Martin Dittmar
Harper
Texas A&m College
Luke Air Force Base
Glendue
Arizona
Air Force Base
Dittmar
Luke Afb
C. O
A&m Afrotc
Lutheran Student Association
A&m
Duderstadt Enters American Hereford Association
M R Duderstadt of Harper Texas was named to membership in the American Hereford Association based in Kansas City Missouri. Ninety nine Hereford breeders joined the association in June as the registry reports over 70 000 active accounts. The organization posted a record 560 794 purebred calves registered last year, a 12 376 rise from the previous year. Hereford registrations exceeded combined totals of other major beef breeds.
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Kansas City
M. R. Duderstadt
Harper
Texas
American Hereford Association
Missour
Hereford Association
Harper Home Dome Club Met Thursday in Harper
Harper Home Demonstration Club met Thursday July 10 at the Youth Center in Harper. Bernice and Mary Duderstadt demonstrated glass edging. Contour sheets available for order. prices: 1.98 double bed, 1.80 twin. Also plastic bags priced 3c quart, 2c pint, 4c poultry. Future events include a Comal Cotton Mills tour in July, a Fredericksburg 4-H dress review August 6, cookies required, new agent welcome party after. Next meeting September 11. no August meeting.
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Harper Home Demonstration Club
Harper
Bernice
Mary Duderstadt
Comal Cotton Mills
New Braunfels
Fredericksburg
Wendel
Marshall Brown
Harlan
M. R. Duderstadt
Clara Wendel
Fred Whitewood
Darwin Brown
Floyd Boatright
January Petit Jury List Released
The January session District Court petit jurors announced include Felix Beckmann Otto Schumann Belmuth Behrend Armand Koen necke Paul Weinheimer A B Barker Roy Itz Hugo Ariitt Edwin W Braeutigam Guenther Wunderlich Kurt Kuhlmann Lawrence Weidenfeller Chester Cordes Oscar Krauskopf Alvin Solbrig Robert Reissig Harold Rusenberger Levi Kenning Walter A. Rode Andrew F. Jenschke. BE R. killed a fox near the Milton line last week. foxes remain common in parts of the country, so exercise caution.
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District Court
Felix Beckmann
Otto Schumann
Belmuth Behrend
Armand Koennecke
Paul Weinheimer
A. B. Barker
Roy Itz
Hugo Ariitt
Edwin W. Braeutigam
Guenther Wunderlich
Kurt Kuhlmann
Lawrence Weidenfeller
Chester Cordes
Oscar Krauskopf
Alvin Solbrig
Robert Reissig
Harold
High Tax Collections Mark Gillespie County Report
Gillespie County records show 98.72 percent overall tax payment. State taxes billed 29 924.27 with 40 543.16 collected. county ad valorem 81 255.33 with 80 217.66 collected. farm to market funds 21 980.31 with 21 107.61 collected. Common School Districts paid 90.50 percent, and 3 062 poll taxes were issued.
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Gillespie County
Milton Durst
Durst
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Sheer
C.T.E.C
Baptist Wms
C.D. Jung
Harper Scouts
Hereford
Aignmway Coe
Mobbs
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
Fort Worth
Tezas Safet Jetta
Texas Departant i
Homer Ae
Hobbs
M. J
Dale Bey
Kent Odom
Veice
Wienugeg
Head
Ram
Billy Sale
Wool
Herald
Tivydale
Austin
Air Force
Harry Apikiy
Viecor
Gaines Dog Research Center
Corky
Kermit W.salyer
Franklin
Goines
Harper Home Dome
BE. R
Milton Line
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