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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
5
Rev. A A Gitter presides at Masses 8 30 and 10 on Sunday with sermon Requisites of Faith. Sunday at 4 p m a Deanery meeting of the Catholic Action Council of Men is scheduled.
Kerrville churches list Sunday School at 10 to 10:30 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. with additional 8 p.m. Sunday night option. Various meetings include Women's Missionary Society and Luther League. Pastor J. H. Meredith invites all to attend. First Baptist Church adds sermons on Christian life and a provocative Ezekiel topic for Sunday evening.
Among Gillespie county men serving in the armed forces are Edgar Kneese 1st Lieutenant U S Army and Clarence Kneese Staff Sergeant U S Marines. Sons of Mr. and Mrs A H Kneese of Fredericksburg, Edgar a 1936 F H S graduate promoted in April and married to Marguerite Cooper. Clarence 1940 high school graduate studied radio then joined the Marines after CCC service at Fort Brown Texas.
A 22 year old Army deserter named Harold C. Grobe passed 13 counterfeit checks in Kerrville over the past weeks, using the alias Robert W Hanna Jr. The total amount was 210 dollars, with checks ranging from 10 to 25 dollars. He was arrested in Boerne and jailed, then transported to Kerrville for forgery and passing charges. Military police later brought him to Fort Sam Houston for desertion and forgery court martial. The case will go before a grand jury next week.
Randolph Field May 28. The RAF Gulf Coast Training Center awarded silver wings to its fifth 1943 class of graduates trained at ten advanced flying schools in Texas and Oklahoma. Among the new pilots are Lt. J. Willard Johnson of Llano and Lt. Lewis T. Davis Jr. of Kerrville.
Renewal services begin Friday May 21 with nightly song service at 7 30 p m. Sunday services continue all day with dinner on the church grounds. Everyone is invited to attend.
Charles G. Workman pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Service at 11 a.m. Evening Service at 8 45 p.m. The Bible as Scientific Teacher of Successful Rural Occupations is the evening topic.
The page lists point values for popular rationed items such as jams and dehydrated soups with a correction line for Tomato Catsup. It also records a series of local visits from residents, including Mr. Jesse Miller and family and others traveling to see relatives in Dallas and Fredericksburg.
Texas honors its role in solving the rubber shortage with a June 28 broadcast on 160 Mutual stations originating in Houston. Governor Stevenson leads ceremonies with state officials and industry leaders including William O Neil of General Tire and Rubber, General Latex executives, and Jesse H Jones planning prominent participation. The program spans Baytown Goose Creek Houston and a Texas press association committee coordinates editors and events.
The Lower Colorado River Authority issued 21.653 million dollars in refunding bonds to replace RFC bonds. The 2.87 percent issue attracted strong public demand and was reported substantially oversubscribed with underwriters’ books closed. Alf Lehne and wife visited Fredericksburg Sunday night.
A delegation of society women pressed Marine Corps leadership to honor an Unknown Marine. The general replied there is no unknown marine. Other notices include memorial thanks to Doctor Keyser and nurses, and local ads for household help, shoes, cleaning, baked goods, machine services, and produce purchases from Kerrville and Fredericksburg vendors.
A Chicago resident touts Diamonex as a fast aid for dangerous hypertension with relief in days. The ad claims a 75 percent potential reduction in symptoms within two weeks, offers a two week prepaid trial for $1.50, and guarantees a full refund if not delighted.
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