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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
9
A letter condemns Roosevelt for proposing women’s camps be 25 miles from men. The writer calls the remark insulting to self respecting girls and warns of compulsory training if enacted. She asserts many girls would resist camps yet could defend the nation if led by a respectful president.
Mr and Mrs Felix Spencer of Carthage New Mexico spent the past week visiting Mr and Mrs Allen Gibson and other relatives. They returned to their home Monday.
Mrs Chas Nixon and her children Francis and Bobbie from Ada Oklahoma visit Rev Chas Nixon and his parents Mr and Mrs L D Nixon this week. Deer are ruminants and chew cud like cows.
Masses on Sundays at 9 30 with 8 o clock and 9 30 masses on the third Sunday and feast days. Weekday bells ring at 7 30 followed by Mass. The Discussion Club meets next Sunday after 1 30 services with an entertainment program to follow. Attendance open to all.
The Friendly Church invites worshippers to Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Services at 11 a m and Evening worship at 7 p m led by Pastor Frank Nixon.
Harper Methodist Church announces morning service at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. on the second, third and fourth Sundays of each month.
Walter C Leonard presides as the Lutheran Church holds Divine Service on the third Sunday at 9 20 a m and 10 30 a m at the Walter C Church location.
The article notes Brady Jubilee marks its fifteenth year with events on July 3 and 4. It quotes Roe Fulkerson praising daily kind deeds and urges adults to pledge one kind word about others each day to uncover good traits and foster happiness.
The debate over Harry Bridges continues as the House approved his deportation order 330 to 42 and the measure awaits Senate action. Bridges would receive full court access and lengthy hearings before any removal, with officials insisting the action targets an harmful alien rather than a persecution of Bridges.
Albert Petermann reports statewide transfer activity for the next term. Last year 178 students moved within the district with 5 colored and 10 white transfers in independent districts. Most moved to Fredericksburg High School. 13 transferred out of county to Llano Kerrville and Mason. Fifteen white students went to Harper. Parents should apply in July at the County Judge's office to allow processing time.
Mrs Louis Merritt is spending several days in San Antonio visiting her son Marcos Merritt.
Fragment discusses unwanted presence and public disturbance attributed to Harry Bridges, noting millions of Americans view him as troublesome. The text also references a disputed charge of communism but suggests omitting that detail.
The $15,000 bond issue for a new school building in the Harper Consolidated Independent School District, aided by W P A funds, was approved by 149 of 172 votes on June 22, 1940. Construction will start after final project approval.
Applications for cotton mattress materials pass 100000 with 11979 filed in 203 Texas counties. Gillespie county has 261 certified as eligible for cotton and ticking. Five community centers will organize volunteers at Stonewall Willow City Morris Ranch Harper and Fredericksburg with chairmen named and 60 volunteers offering free labor.
Captain J D O Leary announces a new United States Marine Corps Recruiting Station in the Austin Post Office Building open daily 8 30 am to 4 pm except Saturdays and Sundays Sergeant Marvin D Free in charge The Corps plans to enlist 9000 more men with unlimited Austin quota Now recruiting emphasizes travel adventure free education and the Marine Corps Institute offering 150 courses Applicants must be 18 to 30 years old 64 to 74 inches tall white single with no dependents grammar school completion physically sound and of good character.
Summer school at the University of Texas reports 4,962 students enrolled in the first six weeks of the term from June 4 to July 15, down 145 from the previous year.
Mrs Carol Cottle, a recent bride, was feted at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mesdames Floyd Cosper and Jacob Cosper and Misses Marjorie and Ruth Lennon. The Wedekind store hosted the 2:30 to 6:00 p m event with flowers and ferns, a large gift basket, cake and punch served to seventy two guests.
Mrs J M Stevens honored Mrs Oran Cottle with a miscellaneous shower at the Stevens ranch home Friday from 4 to 6 pm. Hostesses were Mrs Ruebin Bode and Mrs Creighton Stevens. A beautiful array of gifts was received and refreshments were served.
Miss Mildred Byrd of San Antonio and Charles Milton Jenkins of Montgomery Alabama married June 14 at First Baptist Kerrville in a double ring ceremony. Rev A J Carson officiated. Bridesmaid Virginia Useer. Best man Guthrie. The couple plans to reside in San Antonio.
The term bridal derives from old English bridal ales where brides served ale at wedding day festivities and received gifts. Variants included give ales for charity bid ales with sales and cuckoo ales marking spring arrival. Over time bride ale shortened to bridal and became the wedding ceremony term.
The McDougal annual reunion was held Sunday at Klaerer Park with several attendees from Harper and Kerrville. The gathering brought together longtime friends and relatives for shared memories and community reconnect.
The Harper Annual Rodeo and Barbecue sponsored by the W O W camp drew about one thousand attendees. A parade led by the Fredericksburg High School Band opened the day, with a morning Harper Ingram baseball game and a 2 PM rodeo featuring brahma calf roping, double mugging, calf tie down, steer riding, and a ribbon-chasing team event. Beef and goat barbecue totaled 800 pounds and 300 goats.
Harper won 20 to 8 against Ingram in a seven inning game that featured a late Harper surge in the sixth. Cottle and Rahe led Harper with three hits apiece, while Ingram managed six hits off Cottle. Next Sunday Harper visits Ingram for a return clash in the Farmer Boys League.
Kerrville June 26 Kerrville Jaycees sponsor the Sixth Annual Hill Country Championship Rodeo and Celebration July 3 4 at Tivy High School stadium under floodlights. Fort Clark Monkey Drill Team and Army Band join featured riders and displays. Parade day events, queen coronation, rodeo dance, and affordable advance tickets via Kerrville Jaycees.
Texas trucking interests expect a half cent per gallon fuel tax increase to raise funds for the U S armament drive. The plan would lift the federal gas tax to one and a half cents per gallon, projected to bring about 112 million dollars in new revenue. Ada Birt visits son Dr J B Birt in Morton during the period.
A tale of Yuan Mary born into a literary family, who at sixteen vowed virginity and prayer, joined a Buddhist monastery in Huai Jen, China, for over two decades. She later left to bring a cousin back to Catholicism, but then embraced the Church of the Lord of Heaven, receiving baptism and renouncing former worship.
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