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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1972
Page
1
The Harper Church lists morning worship at 8 30 on the first Sunday and 10 30 on all other Sundays. Regular Sunday service at 11 with a supply minister. Women meet on the third Thursday at 2 30. Everyone is welcome.
A faded column offers tips on public relations and personal image, listing ten suggestions from friendliness to hosting basics. It includes church notices from First Pentecostal Church Harper Texas with service times and a Catholic church invitation, plus a note about Mrs. Richard Batemann visiting from Luling.
An offer to mail for a booklet titled Who Am I prompts a note on wartime POW fate. The piece argues U S withdrawal from Vietnam increases pressure to secure prisoner releases and endorses renewed use of bombers and naval guns to compel Hanoi.
St Marys Catholic Church will celebrate its 126th founding anniversary with a Gemeinde Fest on Sunday June 25. Activities run 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. including a high school cafeteria barbecue 4:30 to 7:00, German Beer Garden with Singing Waiters, a country store and sundry attractions. A 1972 Plymouth Golden Duster will be given away with hourly surprises and attendance awards entertainment. God Ole Da leads the event honoring fathers.
County Agent highlights proper shrub planting steps from pot to ground including hole size soil mix depth and mulching. He also details summer grub control in lawns with timing methods insecticide watering and contact for bulletin L-199 Texas Guide for Controlling Insects on Ornamentals.
The Cen tral Texas Electric Cooperative board honored W C McWilliams on June 1 for 20 years as office manager and then manager. Since 1962 the cooperative grew from 5121 to over 11000 members with miles of line rising from 2580 to 3680 while costs per mile increased. McWilliams led modernization and a 4 H FFA youth program, and steered research into airplane surveillance of lines. He predicts doubling sales by 1980 to 230 million KWhrs and continued no rate increases since 1962. A public auction of 193 vehicles is set for June 17 at the Austin Coliseum with inspection starting 7:30 a.m.
The article tours Sidon and Tyre from Beirut, noting Sidon as a growing port with crusader castle remains and Tyre as the Phoenician metropolis. Recent excavations uncover a Greco Roman hippodrome and mosaics, with restoration plans to revive chariot races and heritage tourism.
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