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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
1
Local church notices invite all to attend Sunday worship and Sunday School with services in English and German. Various parish groups meet weekly for youth, WM S, and auxiliaries, with reminders to keep the Sabbath and attend Catholic services.
The bulletin lists services at the Methodist Church led by Pastor B. E. Breihan. On Sunday July 31 the fifth Sunday services include Sunday School at 10 a m and Worship at 11 a m. On Sunday August 7 the first Sunday a cordial welcome is extended to all visitors.
In Rome the Episcopal rector lauds CARE for feeding Italy with American relief packages including a $10 food kit and a $5.50 thrift option. The Augustana Lutheran Church rejects women trustees but backs lay preachers and a path for qualified men to serve in vacant churches.
The conference urges its 100 plus boards to support the Judd Bill in Congress 81, arguing removal of racial discrimination in immigration and naturalization laws aligns with Christian principle and national policy. It cites discriminatory laws aiding Japan’s wartime mobilization.
The piece describes the Catholic Church’s partisan restraint in the 1928 presidential race between Alfred E. Smith and Herbert Hoover. It cites bishops delaying meetings and Knights of Columbus rules to avoid endorsing candidates, noting regional Catholic voting patterns and contemporary commentary on the church’s political stance.
The Day of Retreat for ladies at St Anthony's Church last Tuesday began with Mass and Holy Communion. Rev Charles Dress led talks, with confessions, prayer, and Stations of the Cross. The Christian Mothers Society conferred a solemn reception and Father Drees received a gift from attendees.
Despite some product advances, most southwest farm markets posted unchanged to lower prices as demand shifted to hot weather specials. Cattle, hog, and lamb prices fell across Texas terminals and other markets, while beef cuts sold slower and livestock receipts remained light.
Constable E. V. Casper, 68, was found fatally shot on a Llano sidewalk near Fort Street. Sheriff L. B. Turbiville said the gun fired was Casper’s own, with autopsy confirming a right chest wound and investigators awaiting state lab results to determine the shooter.
Weekly price round up shows wheat and oats around four cents, No 1 ordinary wheat at 2.20 per bushel, No 2 yellow milo 2.15 to 2.25 per cwt, rice steady, hay firmer, and cotton losses of 1 to 3.50 per bale with middling at Dallas 30.55 and New Orleans 31.05. Also notes local obituaries and society notices from Llano and Dallas.
Seth H Martin age 60 prominent Mason County rancher died in a San Antonio hospital after a long illness Funeral services were held at 2 pm from his Mason home with burial in Hedwigs Hill Cemetery He was son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles L Martin and survived by his wife two sons a daughter four brothers and a sister
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