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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1954
Page
1
Dr. Rich E. Lentz of Chicago, head of the National Council of Churches Family Life Department, says marriage preparation is lacking with 95 percent of youths. He urges school and church courses in homemaking and marriage, plus frank discussion and seeking counsel for couples in trouble.
In resolutions adopted by the American Baptist Convention delegates called for releasing non critical atomic information to other nations and private industry to aid peaceful progress in medicine and industry. They urged distribution of surplus American foods and fiber via voluntary agencies without harming other economies and supported restoring full funding for the exchange of persons program. The Baptists also urged separating technical assistance from military policy and opposed universal military training. They praised the Supreme Court’s desegregation ruling and urged action against other segregation. Catholic and Anglican leaders in South Africa attacked the Bantu Education Act.
A Poulint Feature Service message urges the public to act on decency in literature and entertainment. It calls for proactive praise of wholesome works and constructive criticism of harmful content, urging individual choice in what to read watch or buy and prayer for channels to serve all humanity.
Supt Ed Bailey traveled to San Marcos on Wednesday. Paul Suffel and son Richard visited San Marcos and Austin earlier in the week. Edwin Klein and children visited his mother at Spring Creek Sunday. V C Russell visited Earl Sylvester and Dan Wiley at Hondo. Oscar McDonald and daughter Ernestine visited Carrie Calentine and V O Copple Monday. Mrs Jasper Turner visited her mother V O Copple. Weslie Calentine of Rock Springs visited Harper friends. Frank Butler and daughter moving to Snyder after visiting S S Stewart. Alfred Lehne and family spent weekend in Corpus Christi with son Robert. A M Davis of Junction and Wyman Nelson of Houston visited Harvey and J O Stevens and Mrs Lewis Stevens last Friday.
Dr Richard Ambrose Reeves Anglicam bishop of Johannesburg warns the act would destroy the whole structure of missionary education. In Pretoria the Roman Catholic bishops express grave concern as the law shifts Bantus schooling from provincial authorities to the Native Affairs Ministry. Two young Filipino graduates begin Christian work on Mindanao among the 10,000 Bilaans, a pagan tribe with no written language, a project of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
The Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District board met July 22 approving a conservation plan for the Fordtran Johnston Ranch. Walter Tinsley discussed this year’s Street parade on August 12 with a focus on soil and water conservation. National Farm Safety Week was proclaimed by President Eisenhower, urging rural safety by checking equipment, homes, sheds, and paths. Community notices follow about visits and relatives in Harper and Nazareth.
Church notices from Harper list services at St Anne’s St James Harper Presbyterian and First Baptist with schedules for Masses Sunday School and worship. Local visits by families are noted and sales of furniture by a former pastor are mentioned.
Official notices announce candidates in the 21st Texas district race. U. S. Congressman seat goes to C. Fisher of San Angelo on re election. District Attorney candidate is Jack Miller of San Saba. County Commissioner Precinct 2 contenders include Arthur Lang of Harper Levy Rosenbusch of Doss and Al Jung of Petersburg.
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