Easter Message and World Faith: Hope Amid Crisis
Presiding Bishop H K Sherrill reflects Easter's enduring significance, urging listeners to grasp its meaning for personal renewal. The piece notes reduced Easter flowers postwar, donations to CARE, and doctrinal concerns about communism. It also reports on Czech Church growth, Polish Lutherans in Czechoslovakia, and Methodists rallying for China, urging daily prayer for Christian solidarity and China’s crisis.
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H. K. Sherrill
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Europe
Inc
Broad Street
New York
N. Y
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
Board of Missions
The
Methodist Church
Asia
Vishinsky
God
Christ
Czechoslovakia
Church of the Czech Brethren
Joseph Krenek
Prague
World Council of Churches
Krenek
Lutheran Church
Baptists
Methodists
America
China
W. L. Chen
National Christian Council of China
National Christian Council
Abolish Electoral College via Direct Vote Plan
The Gossett proposal would abolish the electoral college and keep state vote totals, electing the president by direct popular vote. It would end unit state votes and split each state's electoral votes in proportion to its popular results, altering incentives for blocs and minorities.
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House
Ed Gossett
Wichita Falls
Gossett
Harlem
Texas
Iowa
South
St Peter as Church Head and the Catholic View of the Pope
A Catholic discussion argues that the Pope is the rightful successor of St Peter and thus the visible head of Christ's Church. It cites biblical passages from Matthew, Luke, and John to support the papal authority and the unbroken line from Peter to the present Holy Father.
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Jesus Christ
St. Paul
St. Francis
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter
St. John
Jesus
Our Lord
Simon
Cephas
Peter
Hell
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ’s Church
Christ Jesus
St. Andrew
Holy Father
Christ's Church
San Antonio Garden Pilgrimage Set For April 3 4
The Eleventh Annual San Antonio Garden Pilgrimage, by Christ Episcopal Church, celebrates gardens and interiors of eight homes with a $1.50 ticket. Proceeds aid church social service work tied to Robert B Green Hospital. The tour starts at Municipal Auditorium with a planned route, tickets sold at several outlets, and Gray Line Bus Company offering 2.30 dollar round trips from noon to 2 pm. Gardens listed include Bryant, Rote, Sien, Crook, Musgrave, Parker, and others in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Christ Episcopal Church
Junior League
Robert B. Green
Henry Bryant
West Summit Name
A Weakness of Fat Stock Shows
March 1948 editorial argues fat stock shows divert youth from practical farming education. It warns shows emphasize publicity and top ribbons over training in range management and economical feeding. It urges instructors and parents to prioritize real skills over grand shows and costly, impractical feeds.
Negro Seeks Rehearing To Enter Texas University
H M Sweatt a Houston mail carrier asks a new hearing from the Court of Civil Appeals in his bid to enroll at the University of Texas as a law student. If denied, he plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs Lorenz Wendel and daughters at Hubert Rahe home and social items involving Rev and Mrs Lee Brock and son and others at local addresses.
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H. M. Sweatt
Houston
Court of Civil Appeals
University of Texas
United States Supreme Court
Lorenz Wendel
Hubert Rahe
Gems of Thought and Wit on Work and Fame
A compact page collects quotations from minds like Ruskin Reynolds Schwab and Eddy on work motivation and ambition. It includes a dialogue about generosity and a quip about naming history from a new automobile list, and notes America’s naming origin after Amerigo Vespucci.
Church Announcements Welcome Palm Sunday and Holy Week Services
Harper's Churches extend a cordial welcome with Palm Sunday services at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Week includes confessions, Last Supper mass, adoration, and Easter Masses. Notices praise Catholic devotion and invite all to attend, with revival starting June 13 led by Rev. Jack Minter. A series of visits and gatherings are listed alongside church events and egg hunt planning.
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Harper’s Churches
Jerusalem
Brotherhood
WMV
Jack Minter
Trinity University Trio to Preach at Presbyterian Service
The Presbyterian Church will host a 11 a.m. worship featuring the Trinity University Trio from San Antonio. Charlotte Collier Grizzle Frances Beall and Jeannie Blank compose the trio with Mrs. Anthony Van Tuyl of Trinity Public Relations as accompanist. Easter Sunrise Services are planned on the hill behind the Baptist Church with an Easter egg hunt after service.
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Trinity University Trio
San Antonio
Texas
Charlotte Collier Grizzle
Fort Worth
Frances Beall
Greenville
Jeannie Blank
Anthony van Tuyl
Department of Public Relations of
Trinity
Baptist Church
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Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Worman J. Dietel
B.W
Washington
Catholic Information
Distributors of
Robin Hood
EINE
Lochte Storage and Commission CO
Fredericksburg,Texas
H. M. Phillips
Sheep and Goat Raiser
Negro
Rehearing
Texas University
Lee Brock and Son
Mrs
J. O. Stevens
Paseo Encinas
Edwin M. Jones
Olmog Drive
Home and Garden
Houghton H. Phillips
Devine Road
W. M. Hunt
Hugh Genius
Ruskin
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Ramsay MacDonald
Charles M. Schwab
Mary Baker Eddy
Amerigo Vespucci
ST. James Lutheran Church
M. C. Hoermann
H. J. Dunn
Midland
Belmore Roberts
R. G. Underwood
Brooks General Hospital
G. D
Archie Lennon
Wuh
First Baptist Church
Willie Rischner
Roy Coker
Junction
Allen Gibson
Geo. A. Gibson
Albert Whetstone
John Gibson
Medina
Ey. Markworth
Presbyterian Church
C. Douglas Brewer
Rev. C. Workman
Austin Larger Parish
VOGUE
Vogue Beauty Salon
Kerrville
Kerr County Motor Co
Mercury & Lincoln
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