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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
3
Gillespie County draft board announces a July 1 registration for all men who have turned 21 since October 16 1940. About 8 percent of the previous October count are expected to register, with about 90 or so youths in Gillespie County likely to appear pending local movements to cities for work or study.
U S senators like Wheeler Taft Johnson and Vandenberg criticize President Roosevelt's wartime address arguing for constitutional authority and a formal declaration of war while Cox urges strong support for England to keep Hitlerism from American shores.
Stonewall 9 Harper 3 as Kent earns win over Jung in a 2 hour 35 minute contest. RBI leaders include Schumann, Deike, Herbert and Cottle with multiple players contributing in a high scoring matchup. Several players stole bases and powered the offense with home runs and extra base hits.
Sunday Mass at 9 30 a m with 8 am Mass on the third Sunday and major feasts. Weekday bell rings 7 30. Mass follows. Parish Societies meet after the 9 30 Mass on Sundays. Sunday School also after 9 30. Discussion Club at 1 30 on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from September to June.
900 First Baptist Church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. W. M. A. meets Mondays at 3 p.m. Prayer and teachers meetings Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. GA and RA Fridays at 7:15 p.m. Harper Methodist Church notes Rev. H Ellis Thomas pastor with monthly services and Sunday school at 2 p.m. and services at 3 p.m. on first and third Sundays plus an 8 p.m. service.
English services on the first Sunday at 11 a.m. and fourth Sunday at 8:30 a.m. German service on the 3rd Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday school on the first and eighth Sundays at 10 a.m. and the fourth Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Luther League gathers on the second Sunday at 8 p.m. Women’s Missionary Society meets on the third Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Church Workers Training Course on the eighth Sunday at 3 p.m. A cordial welcome to all.
Miss Rita Schmidtzensky daughter of Mr and Mrs Reinhold Schmidtzensky married Clifford Jordan son of Mr and Mrs D A Jordan of Mason in a 2 30 pm ceremony at St Marys rectory The Rev Father Coleman officiated Immediate family and a few friends attended The couple left for a wedding trip to East Texas and Galveston and will reside on their ranch near Art in Magon county
For sale a 1927 Ford pickup from Eoening Motor Sales Stude baker Pontiac Sales & Service located in Fredericksburg Texas.
Lord Halifax speaks at a symposium concluding that Britain will continue the fight and that US aid shortens the war. He argues help is not charity but a means to break Hitler and preserve peace, urging citizens to choose how to help between peace and security or risking war.
Farmers urged to file Farm Security loans to buy their own farms with 3 percent interest and 40 year terms. Wheat marketing quotas set at 85 percent parity with cards required to avoid penalties. overplanting taxed. American Farm Bureau hailed 85 percent parity for cotton and wheat with major Congress support and a projected boost to Texas farm income.
The Friday Home Nursing class moves to 9:00 a.m. during the week of June 13 at the usual site to allow attendance at afternoon cooking school. Doss Home Nursing meets Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. at Doss. Sunflower Girl Scout Troop 1 led by Esther Mueller Louise Kott and Flora Kneese will start a Home Nursing class on Wednesday June 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the jury dormitory classroom in the courthouse.
John Carlton Eckert, a 13 year old 4 H member, continues collecting premiums from Popeye the 1939 San Antonio grand champion steer. He recently sold a six month old bull calf for 350 dollars, sired by Randolph, same bull as Popeye, and plans include another calf this fall. Popeye weighed 1000 pounds and sold to the St Anthony Hotel for 1.21 a pound, plus premiums totaling 1 210 dollars and 26 dollars in premium money, yielding 1 585 dollars to date. Eckert will have a second calf from the registered Randolph heifer this fall, and four more years of high school remain before potential college endowment level income. The 350 dollar calf was purchased by A M Harkey of Mason County.
Texas Extension Service workers report support for a large scale food drying program to concentrate national supplies. Mildred Horton and Jennie Camp attended the White House Nutrition Conference and emphasized preservation to save grain from rodents and spoilage of fruit and vegetables by low prices.
Sale notice for a 1940 Ford 60 HP double dater coupe with 26 000 miles. Features include radio and tires listed as fair condition. Eoening Motor Sales specializing in Studebaker and Pontiac sales and service is the listing contact.
The piece urges financial support for equipment at military training camps to aid social moral and spiritual welfare of about 1.5 million trainees. It notes a Texas quota of 400 000 with E S Mayer named district chairman to raise 12 000 and cites Roosevelt praising U S O contributions as a patriotic service.
Mrs Henry Ruff nee Alvina Knoche born June 16 1869 Fredericksburg died June 9 1941 at 71 years 11 months 23 days. Survived by husband Henry Ruff and children Meta Alton Roberts Harry Ruff. sister Mrs Louis Arhelger. two grandchildren. Funeral held at Schaetters funeral home with interment city cemetery. Also notes shower for Miss Hattie Henderson near Mountain Home and forthcoming wedding to Den Sagerbill.
The Gillespie County Funeral Benefit Association met at the courthouse Saturday night, June 7, with President Klein presiding. Secretary treasurer A A Fiedler reported 2381.13 in bank funds. four $150 death claims were paid for Joe Besier Eugen Kramer Mrs Valtin Novian and Ad Mergenthaler. Directors G L Teague Elgin Crenwelge and Elgin Itz continued. Geo Klein and A A Fiedler term offices expired. Louis Durst and A A Fiedler were elected directors for two years. A proposal for universal assessments to build a reserve fund was discussed and rejected in a special meeting. Louis Orst named president.
Miss Bernice Hahn and Arthur Dittmar were married by Rev J M Bergner at Doss Lutheran Church on June 7 with attendants Hilmar Dittmar and Alice Kott. The couple, both of Doss, will live in Dallas after a banquet at Ot Row Hotel in Fredericksburg.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kensing home with members and visitors. Birth day celebrations plus a program followed by refreshments. A June 18 meeting is planned at Mrs. Geo. R. Pape’s. Young and Miss Marie Reese married in Junction on Saturday May 31 at 4:30 pm with Rev. Geo. B. McCasty officiating. The bride, daughter of Sterling Reese, is a Harper High School salutatorian. The groom is son of Mrs. Chris Young of Harper.
A leader warns that a small cotton price rise and a bread price uptick could ripple through Texas households. He notes a $23 per bale cotton increase and a 33 cent rise per bushel of wheat affect half a million farm families and all who rely on agriculture.
Producers with cotton under government loans retain their equity if they do not liquidate before the government gains title at loan end. If title passes, they receive the difference between current value and the original advance after interest and storage charges are deducted.
J. S. Whitewood of Harpoer recalls a rattlesnake bite remedy learned years ago. He treated a horse with baking powder and vinegar after a snake bite, achieving a full recovery. the same method saved a dog in a head bite and is said to help spider bites and stings.
In the Cherry Spring community a second artesian well was installed last week at the Eli Rode place drilled by Milton Water. The well reaches 218 feet and flows seven gallons per minute. The first well was drilled two years ago on the Ad Kobe place by Mr. Water. Patronize Herald Advertisers.
The piece surveys incunabula Bibles from 1438 to centuries later, noting counts by language Latin Italian French Spanish Bohemian German and other vernacular editions. It mentions Notre Dame holdings and historic figures like Bede and Foxe in context of translation and Catholic history.
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