17 May 1946
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1946
Page
1
A columnist argues that labor disputes harm both workers and investors, noting workers can quit and return to work while investors move slowly, risking long stoppages. The piece compares employee and stockholder roles, citing General Motors data and two independent groups essential to industry.
The Home Missions Council appeals to senators and representatives for increased funds for American Indian education, teachers, equipment, and transportation. Dr. M A Dawber and Miss Edith E Lowry head the council. The report also notes Hungary's Protestant plight after Nazi destruction, with Russian relations and postwar recovery cited by church leaders.
Victoria couple Mr and Mrs Marshall Stevens visit J M Stevens in Harper with Mrs Stevens. San Antonio pair Mr and Mrs Elbert Stevens and Miss Mamie Dell Stevens join. Brackettville couple Mr and Mrs Fred Wedekind were visitors in Harper last week.
Wartime Navy demand for wooden ships spurred a cold setting creserinol resin glue named Cascophon among others. It promised strong waterproof bonds without high heat, enabling many ship frames and keels to be “welded” with glue brushes. Many new adhesives emerged in labs during the war era.
The National Interfaith Committee of Russian Relief includes fifty six leaders from seventeen religious bodies in the United States. Dr Ralph W Sockman chairs the group with Bishop Charles K Gilbert and Dr Israel Goldstein as vice chairmen, guiding relief supplies from churches to Russia.
A Sunday Mass at 10 with Sunday School and Youth meeting drew about 60 youths last week in Fredericksburg. Beginning June first Mass times shift to 9 30 when one Mass and 8 and 9 30 when two. campus fund drive May 17 19 led by Dean Hopf and Mrs L A Stevens.
A philosophical reflection contrasts body and soul, arguing thought cannot be seen or measured like blood or bones. It uses the metaphor of a lemon tree producing rice puddings to illustrate inner life beyond flesh and blood and ends by asking what if anything true Catholic doctrine says about the soul.
The Methodist and First Baptist churches list service times led by Pastor B E Breihan and Rev A R Allen with Sunday School at 10:15 and worship at 11:15 respectively. St James Lutheran outlines May 19 activities and a May 24 junior mission event, plus a German service at 10:30. Local residents are reported visiting relatives and traveling to San Antonio, New York, and Laredo for family and medical reasons.
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