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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1955
Page
6
The Venture for Victory team of American white and Negro Presbyterian college students toured Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand. They won against top teams except a Marine squad in Korea, held evangelistic services, and enrolled many youth in Christian churches. In Bangkok they played Chinese teams and teams from Buddhist schools, spoke in churches, and presented programs in fourteen schools.
Mr and Mrs Robert Kinsey of San Angelo spent the weekend here with relatives. Ann Kirby Bailey and David Moore of Corpus Christi spent the weekend with Mr Bailey s brother Supt and Mrs Edward Bailey and family.
B. F. Hatley of Austin and his niece Mrs. J. B. Reiger hosted guests Joe Reiger and Randal Reiger of Lubbock over the weekend. The Presbyterian Women Assn sponsors a Sweet Sale on Saturday November 19. Remember the date.
Mrs Cora Nabers of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs Alfonso Hopf over the weekend. Mrs Alfonso Wopf returned from a two week visit with her son and Mrs Max Wayne Hopf in San Antonio.
A reflective sermon urges decorating not walls but the heart with Christian faith hope and kindness. It contrasts eye catching wallpaper options with the inner choice to foster a cheerful spiritual climate over jealousy gloom or negativity.
Harper and surrounding district residents plan for winter hay and mineral supplements as native grasses decline. Farmers advised to harvest half of this year’s yield, plant winter legumes, and protect soil with terraces. A range tour of Gillespie County Soil Conservation District is slated for November 3 or 4.
Mrs Lon Whetstone dies Thursday Oct 27 burial at Old Noxville Cemetery Friday large crowd attends Scotty Kinsey from Lubbock visits wife and son James after trip visiting relatives and friends in Noxville and nearby towns community notes express desire for rain and recaps of local visits and church activities
Mrs Alfred Kott of Kerrville spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Glen Hopf and visited Pete Nay and daughters in Brownwood for the Harvest Festival. Dean Hopf and his mother Zelma Hopf of Kerrville visited at the ranch Sunday. Ted Rogers, north of Harper, became a science teacher in Nueces Canyon schools. Pat Rogers ranch crowd includes J J Rogers Mrs Bob McElroy and Charles Allen at luncheon. Bobby Rogers family of Uvalde welcome new daughter Robbie Rae born recently. Forest Green and children of Kerrville visited Ida Kneese.
Church notices invite parishioners to Mass Bible class and Sunday School. In Fredericksburg Father Hug presides at 8:30 and 10 o clock Masses with related religious activities. Methodist plan features services at Harper and London churches plus a Tuesday board meeting on a potential Educational Center.
Arthur Schultze reports his West Pasture in good shape after a 1949 improvement program including cedar chopping and summer deferment. He notes cross fencing of 3100 feet is needed to divide the acre, with long-term payoffs and better livestock control.
First Baptist Church led by Pastor D W Brown invites all to Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m with Training Union at 7 p m. Sunbeams GAs WM S and Brotherhood meet on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings. Visiting families Barrett Roberts Parker and Roberts family are noted with several days in Round Mountain Del Rio and Beverly.
Sunday worship schedule announced for Harper Pentecostal Church led by Pastor Carlos Parker with 10 am Sunday School and 11 am Worship Service. Visitors welcome to join in worship. Local social notes mention Mr and Mrs Dale Cook and daughter Cindy of San Antonio visiting, and Charles Allen and A1C Dewey Booty of Forbes AFB Kansas and New Orleans returning from Sanderson to Harper to visit Roy Deaton and Bill Leas.
The family thanks friends for sympathy in their loss. Gratitude goes to Dr Keyser the nurses Rev Breihan the organist and choir and all who sent food and flowers. May God’s blessing rest with you all.
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