Churches Expand in War Work for Moral Support
Industrial plants nationwide are organizing religious services for workers to sustain morale amid longer hours. Colt Firearms in Hartford hosts two Catholic masses on Sundays with Protestant and Jewish services in the evenings. Agerstrand Corp in Muskegon begins each workday with a brief service led by the president or guests. Mrs. Janet Roper of the Seamen's Church Institute, long active in locating missing sailors, celebrated her 53rd anniversary of service. Dr. Emory Ross notes race and color adjustment as a global problem needing White attitudes shift for unity in war times. Seventeen Methodist missionaries, recalled from Japan, work with Japanese immigrants in the U.S. and plan to return postwar. India launches adult literacy drives among Christians, relying on the Laubach Method, to raise literacy from 47,000,000 readers.
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Colt Firearms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Muskegon
Mich
Janet) Roper
Seamen's Bureau
Seaman’s Church Institute
South Street
New York City
Institute
Bureau
Merchant Marine
Roper
Methodist Church
Japan
India
National Christian Council of India
Ruth Ure
Laubach
Philippines
Frank C. Laubach
Railroad committee report on Fredericksburg line failure
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce railroad committee reports on efforts to buy Fredericksburg & Northern Railway properties, the failed bid, and the July 25 1942 vote to discontinue. It notes war constraints, rail scarcity, and the anticipated transfer of assets to Army control, with thanks to supporters and local leaders.
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Texas Hill Country
Chamber of Commerce
Pulic
Fredericksburg & Northern Railway Company
Hymen-Michaels Co
Chicago
Ilinois
Hymen-Michaels Company
Minnesota
Tom Connally
WPB
Arthur Stehling
Joe Stein
Arthur H. Rowert
Felix Stehling
A. L. Cameron
Fisher Named Second Congressman From District Twenty One
O C Fisher wins the Republican nomination for the 21st Texas district and vows to work with incumbent South and Knox. He pledges honest service during a trying era, seeks broad support, and recalls his ranching roots near Junction. Fisher’s background includes UT and Baylor law training and a self-made path through agriculture sales.
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O. C. Fisher
Congress
South
Mr. Fisher
Standard Times
del Rio
Mr. Knox
Knox
Thc
Fisher
Rep. South
Carl Runge
Mason
Runge
E. E. Murphy
Culberson
San An
Kimble County
Jobe Fisher
Chisholm Trail
Rhoda Clark
Berry
Rhoda
Independence
Junction High School
Junction State Bank
Junction
University of Texas
Baylor University
Miraculous Jeep Poised to Transform Farm Work
Tests by the U S Department of Agriculture and Willys-Overland Motors show the Jeep as a versatile farm unit. It plowed and harrowed fields, pulled heavy loads with 63 horsepower and four wheel drive, and hauled grain efficiently with exceptional fuel economy in experiments near Auburn Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Johnny
United States Department of Agriculture
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Department
Tillage Machinery Laboratory
Auburn
Ala
R. B. Gray
Farm Equipment Research Bureau
Jeep
Carll Mundy
Willys Motors
Mundy
Come to Church Sunday Church Announcements
Local church notices describe Sunday schedules at several congregations including Methodist and First Baptist. Details cover Sunday school times 9:30 to 10:00 a m and worship services 11:00 a m 9:00 p m with revival plans starting August 9 and German language services monthly. Parish organizations meet after Mass and weekday bell times are listed.
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Methodist Church
Luther League
Women's Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church Services Notice
Charles G. Workman, pastor invites parishioners to Sunday School at 10 a.m. each Sunday and preaching services on the first and third Sundays at 11 a.m. and 8 30 p.m. Attendance is encouraged.
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Harper Herald
Norman J. Dietel
Harper
Texas
Wendel
First State Bank
Federal Deposit
Chas. J. Whitewood
H. P. Gartrell
John S. Morris
Cashier
Herman Harper
Fred Whitewood
Belton Tatsch
W.w.rcie
Africa
America
Emory Ross
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Dr. Ross
Caning
Colorado
Hawaii
Burma
Fukien Province
China
Harold N. Brewster
Wiley General Hospital
Methodist
Kutien
Railroad Committee
D. C
Fredericksburg
C. J. Dooley
Red Cross
Harper Community
Travelers Cafe
Lex Mittendorf
Jenscher
Texaco
Bill’s Lunch Room
Woerner
the Herald
Kimble
Hill Country
Congressional Office
Coke R. Stevenson
United States
John Nance Garner
Uvalde
Ernst Nagel
Walter Meckel
Kendall County
Ernst
A. F. Edge
Boerne
Lutheran Church
Walter C. Probst
First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
Rev
T. H. Alcorn
Presbyterian Church
Charles G. Workman
Herald
Gulf Gas
Gulf Pride
Gulflube
Gulf Station
Harper Tin
H. J. Kaiser
H. Welge Lewis
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Fredericksburg, Texas
Edwin Tatsch
Frederi
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