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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1942
Page
8
The 1942 licenses must be attached to all motor vehicles for road use after April 1. A 20 percent penalty applies to licenses bought after that date unless an affidavit is provided that the vehicle has not been operated since April 1. Vehicles not planned for use remain unlicensed until placed in service. Office hours extended to evenings on March 28 30 and List to accommodate buyers.
Alonzo Evers and Alfred Neffendorf led a home education session with a tour of a dairy and pasteurization plant a sewage disposal facility and a water well in Fredericksburg The class supported health safeguards for the community March 24 Neffendorf spoke on Safe Water Supplies detailing well construction and sewage disposal to prevent contamination
A Fredericksburg nursing service case study shows positive outcomes from public health nursing. An undernourished four month old improved after nurse guidance on foods and doctor visits. A sixteen year old with suspected tuberculosis was examined, admitted to a sanatorium, and contacts were checked.
Mr and Mrs Emil Hopf of Marion spent the weekend away visiting a nearby city and enjoying local attractions with their friends and relatives.
Henry H. Holly notes House Bill 222 from the 47th legislature requires all candidates for public office to file an affidavit with the Secretary of State in Austin. Prospective candidates should complete the form provided and have it sworn before mailing it to Austin.
A fragment shows an oath or affirmation witnessed by a notary with the date text reading sworn to and subscribed before me at this day. The precise date and signer names are unreadable in the fragment.
The article notes Riverside Church inviting soldiers and sailors to worship and signing the Army and Navy Register, with Fosdick sending greeting notes. It covers Burlingame Baptist’s blackout drills, Chinese wartime religious renewal, and quotes on American unity by Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan. It also outlines Northern Baptist missions in Burma amid Japanese advances and Latourette’s view of a postwar missionary revival.
Washington reports Easter merchandise sales running about a fourth above last year and well ahead of 1929. Stores stocked with abundant fashions. silk stockings scarce due to wartime limits. Florists prepared. candy and holiday sweets plentiful. War work may reduce vacations and travel as people save tires and gasoline. Much of merchandise produced before Pearl Harbor explains the large supply.
Sugar rationing books are delayed to late April or early May. Large quantities of sugar have been returned to grocers and ample stock remains. Dorman Sell reports 39 conservation checks totaling about 2900 dollars for Gillespie county farms, with delays due to staff shortages but expected incoming payments.
The report states Harper has no fire alarm siren currently. It notes progress in firefighting equipment over the past year and suggests possible purchase of a siren and extra water hose for a new truck within the next year.
Officers include Chas Barrett president Rev Aloys Gitter chaplain Frank Staudt secretary treasurer Bill Kaiser fire chief Fred Wedekind assistant fire chief Earl Sylvester captain The annual financial statement is published in this issue through courtesy of Frank Staudt.
Recorded donations collected from fire alarm responses and dances with named donors J F Wedekind Carl Kroll Jr Anton Lange H P Gartrell Alfred Kramer totaling 2522 68 dollars Disbursements cover track costs freight bank note interest and miscellaneous items including advertising Postage and taxes with balance and note details dated from 1941 plus a 300 note at bank and accrued interest.
Church announces Sunday Mass at 10 30 Central War Time with an early 9 o clock Communion Mass on the third Sunday and major feast days. Weekday Masses begin at 8 o'clock, parish societies meet after the 10 30 Mass, Lent Stations of the Cross Friday at 8 15, Palm Sunday and Adoration day with Palm blessing before the 10 30 Mass. Holy Week services list 9 30 Mass on Holy Thursday 8 30 p m sermons, Good Friday services 9 00 and 2 30 Stations plus 8 30 sermon, Easter Sunday Masses at 9 and 10 30. Judith and Henry dialogue follows.
Sunday School on the first and eighth Sunday at 9 30 a m English Service on the second Sunday at 3 00 p m First and fifth Sundays at 11 00 a m German Service on the third Sunday at 11 00 a m Luther League meets on the second Sunday at 7 30 p m Women s Missionary Society gathers on the third Wednesday at 2 00 p m A cordial welcome exists for all attendees.
Rev J H Meredith announces Sunday School at 10 30 a m preaching at 11 30 a m and 8 30 p m Young People at 8 00 All third Sundays are all day meetings with the Woman s Society at 2 30 Official Board meetings at 3 30 Dinner at 1 00 p m
The Friendly Church led by Rev. T. H. Alcorn posts Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7:16 p.m. W. M. A. meets Mondays at 8 p.m. Prayer and teachers' meeting Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. G. A. and R. A. hold Friday sessions at 7:15 p.m.
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