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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1970
Page
5
Local religious notices invite readers to attend services at First Baptist Church and Catholic parishes. Sunday worship times are listed with youth and women groups meeting weekly, and special events for Mothers Day on May 10. Mass schedules include 8 and 9:30 sessions.
Pastor Willard Moster leads Sunday worship at 1 a m with Sunday School at 10 a m. Women’s Assn chaired by Mrs A J Kinsey meets every third Thursday at 1 30 p m. All welcome at services and meetings.
A blue Shetland mare and a blue mare were strayed from a Harper home. Contact 864-2970 with any information. The notice is dated 57-70.
Attendees at Norman Whitworth’s funeral in Rocksprings included his uncle the Pete Whitworths and Mr and Mrs Charlie Rogers and Mr and Mrs Pat Rogers. The Pete Whitworths visited Charlie Whitworth in Blanco last Thursday as Whitworth had been recently hospitalized. Keith Earl of Kerrville and Jeff Elam’s spouses visited the Elams Monday.
Rev. Carlos B. Parker leads Harper church with Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m worship and evangelistic services Sunday 11 00 a m Sunday School 10 00 a m and 7 30 p m gospel services all welcomed with Fr end text remaining readable
William E. Parrish, Pastor invites visitors to Sunday morning worship at 8 45 a m and welcomes all to participate in services at Harper United Methodist Church.
A Harper citizen questions local support for civic groups and urges backing of the American Legion Post, stressing its service members from World War I to Vietnam. The letter praises the Legion and calls for recognition of those who fought and those serving now, highlighting the community’s gratitude for freedom of speech.
Governor Smith approves the establishment of a residential manpower center in El Paso to support local employment and training programs. The project aims to provide housing and job services for workers, with state backing and expected community impact.
The Harper Young Homemakers invite the public to a May 13 meeting at 7 30 p m in the school cafetorium featuring Dr Wilbur Crenwelge. He will discuss learning disabilities and children problems with a Q A session. Parents teachers urged to attend. Ruben Roeder is hospitalized in Keidel Memorial Hospital after a heart attack Sunday night.
The pink themed shower for the couple included Miss Brown and family members as hosts. Fifty guests attended with out of town participants from Kerrville Fredericksburg San Antonio and Lubbock. The couple plans to wed June 6 at First Presbyterian Church Kerrville.
Mrs. Dayton Rahe, taking over LCRA rain records after Otto Rahe’s long tenure, notes Harper’s April rainfall at 1.08 inches, compared with 0.37 inches that April, and last year’s April total above six inches. Residents urge rain and a favorable shower ahead.
Locals spent weekends visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns including McQueeney Seguin Kerrville Kerrville area. Services were held at St John Lutheran in Marion with Pastor W E Doerr formerly of Harper. Various families traveled to Harper for church and family visits.
The Lower Colorado River Authority reveals a multi unit gas fired steam electric plant planned beside Lake Lyndon B. Johnson after a Texas Water Quality Board permit allows cooling water use. First unit to start by 1974 with two units over ten years and lake lowering of 31 feet to install canals and stop logs at Wirtz Dam.
George Vogel of Stonewall plans to fence a 14 acre coastal bermuda patch to manage grass separately from native pasture after spraying weeds and fertilizing an older stand. Martin Lindig of Hye reports erosion protection in turkey pens with fall oats and annual rye, shredding lanes in grain for growth. James Moellendorf southeast of Albert aims to improve deer income by clearing brush and reducing goats, sustaining deer with self feeders and oats and peas, promising a kit or no cost to hunters.
Collins of Texas Inc and Medina and Fredericksburg, handbag maker, announce merger with Tandy Corporation of Fort Worth. The consolidation includes an exchange of stock and Collins management will run the wholly owned subsidiary.
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