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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1970
Page
2
Local notices list services at First Baptist Church St James Lutheran and St Anthony Catholic Church in Harper and nearby Helper Texas. Full schedules show Sunday School times Worship hours and events with reminders for Father’s Day observance and religious education groups.
Sunday School Superintendent listed while worship is at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Women Association meets on the third Thursday at 1 30 p m Mrs A J Kinsey is president. All welcome at services.
Rev. Carlos B. Parker leads weekly services at First Pentecostal Church in Harper Texas with Bible Study on Wednesday at 7:30 p m Sunday School at 10:00 a m worship service at 11:00 a m and evangelistic service at 7:30 p m. Everyone is welcome.
William E. Parrish, pastor, invites visitors to morning worship at 8 45 a m on Sunday at Harper United Methodist Church with all services welcoming newcomers.
A June 1 Gillespie County hearing by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reviewed proposed changes to state game laws. Key items include deer season dates, outlawing certain ammunition, archery expansion, boat hunting limits, experimental sex deer and turkey seasons, spring turkey openings in multiple counties, and regional regulatory district rules. Public results pending further discussion.
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District reports local efforts improving forage. Jim Faught controls weeds with early spraying and a raw cultivator, establishing a strong Klein grass stand. Roy Biershackle builds a livestock water pond with diversion terraces west of Doss to aid pasture water distribution. Experimental wintergreen Hardinggrass trials aim to substitute small grain for winter grazing. Plantings are at the Otto Schumann Ranch and the Fred Mathisen Ranch. Street Hamilton visits family in the area.
County agents showcased a second place 14.3 and under mare and urged peach farmers to enter fruit in the Stonewall Peach JAMbo ree with five classes. The Gillespie County 4-H Livestock Team, Rodney Kott Rex Maner Gary Lynn Hahn and Tommy Brandenberger, will compete at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo, in October. Special thanks to Gillespie County Livestock Auction Co Gordon Geist Weidt Hereford Cattle and Sheep and numerous supporters. Local residents were visiting family and attending reunions in the area.
Properly watered and fertilized lawns develop a root depth of at least 12 inches. Adequate watering keeps the top inch or two moist while deeper soil stays dry. Roots survive only in moist soil, and with proper watering root depth stays limited to the top one to two inches.
The Harp er community hosts multiple visitors and extended family from Lubbock Kerrville Alabama Florida and Wisconsin. People include Rodney Goebel and family visiting Mrs Goebel in Harpe r and Mrs Zelma Hopt from Dundee Wisconsin visiting Dean Hopt while others visit Austin Fort Worth and Port Arthur.
J Edgar Roover, director, warns against public funds for segregated police forces and unarmed elite units for demonstrations. He denounces “police watchers” and reformers as aiming to undermine the rule of law and urges support for established law enforcement and due process.
Mrs. Roy Roberts and grandchildren Charles and Susan Black return home in Katy after a week with grandparents. Hardin Tobin family from Rocksprings travels to Johnson City for a reunion. Little Miss Joe Allen Kerr of Carrizo Springs visits grandmother Mrs. Bob McElroy and great grandmother Mrs. J. J. Rogers for Rogers reunion. W J Huffman of Houston visits McDougalls over weekend. Goldin Smith of Robert Lee visits sister Mrs. J. B. Reiger for weekend. Friends and relatives regret
Homemakers are advised on seal failures and heat processing to prevent spoilage. Jars filled with cold produce must be heated to create a vacuum seal and processed for the recommended times to avoid fermentation and spoilage from bacteria molds and yeasts.
Texas Water Resources Study Committee chaired by State Rep. John Allen of Longview will hold two public sessions at the Starlight Motel in Abilene on June 18 and 19 starting at 9 a m. Testimony will address state water law water resource development financing and local cost shares with findings guiding future legislation. Marcelle Marschall visits Charlie Rogers home this week.
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