12 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1971
Page
1
A compilation of weekly service times and church activities across Harper and nearby areas. Listings include Pentecostal and Catholic denominations with varied service schedules, Sunday school timings, midweek study groups, youth and women’s groups, and special masses.
Pastor W G Hill reflects on Jesus lifting people to him like a magnet drawing paper clips. He explains Jesus said I if I be lifted up will draw all men unto me, in a sermon at St James Lutheran Church Harper Texas.
Albert and Barbara Usener of Adkins announce the birth of son Kevin Cory on October 21 at Guadalupe Valley Hospital Seguin weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Grandparents Harry Seelig Sr Edward Usener Sr and Alfred Reed or Albert Leyendecker of Fredericksburg celebrate with other relatives.
A county agent offers end of season advice to prepare lawn and garden tools for spring. Tune up mowers by replacing plugs and cleaning carburetors, drain fuel, and run engines. Winter tasks include oiling metal parts, sharpening tools, coating handles, cleaning sprayers, and coil hoses for easy use next season.
Herbert Reed, a Spring Creek rancher between Fredericksburg and Harper, is an expert bow hunter who felled a spike buck at about 25 yards last Friday. He has killed foxes, a doe, a turkey, and other wildlife using a Red Wing Hunter bow and aluminum arrows, often preferring bow over rifle. Reed, who once made his own hickory bows, emphasizes a nature‑driven outdoor life and notes a Gillespie County Pecan Show set for December 10 and 11.
Focus on homemakers guidance for garden tasks including planting pansies calendulas and sweet peas maintaining a moist compost heap checking evergreen soil moisture protecting dahlia roots after frost storing them dry for spring and preparing beds for December rose planting while planning replacements and tool care for a productive winter into spring
The Hill Country Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons was formed at a Kerrville meeting on Monday November 1 with Horace M Newell as president Andrew P Paris was elected president Charter memberships will be accepted until the February meeting The Medicare basic monthly premium rose from 530 to 960 on July 1 1971 to cover rising medical costs and greater service use Ed Bowers Social Security District Manager in Austin provided the figures Medicare insurance helps pay doctor bills for about 95 percent of people 65 and over nationwide The program is funded by premiums matched by the Federal Government Most seniors also have Medicare hospital insurance financed by payroll contributions Call 479-9771 or Hoby od Barton Springs Road in Austin for more information.
Fredericksburg welcomes Schwettmann’s Taxidermy owner Earl Ray Schwettmann announces the new business at 107 No Milain behind his home where he has five years of practice. He offers shoulder mounts, deer heads, bass and ducks, fish and birds, tanning and novelty pieces while advising proper field care and legal wildlife rules.
Mr and Mrs Charles Jung of Douglas Arizona celebrate the birth of a baby boy named John Robert born November 4 weighing seven pounds Parents report a sister Kathryn and brother Trenton. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Jung.
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