Sunflower Poem by James Dillet Freeman
Poem speaks of the sunflower as humble and ordinary yet noble. It celebrates simple, steady service to God and contentment with one’s nature. The speaker asks for the art to grace the casual and commonplace.
08 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1976
Page
1
Poem speaks of the sunflower as humble and ordinary yet noble. It celebrates simple, steady service to God and contentment with one’s nature. The speaker asks for the art to grace the casual and commonplace.
A collage of aphorisms and reflections on virtue, effort, providence, and social priorities. It cites quotes about praising others, individual impact, machines vs exceptional people, faith, fences, happiness, and a church publication on bumper stickers with religious themes.
The Gillespie County Swine Breeders Show and Pig Sale set for October 16 begins at 9 a.m. with auctioneering by Dudley Althaus and pre-sale lifting at 8 p.m. Friday by Marcus Phillips. About 200 top bloodline pigs from various breeds will be offered, with several breeders listed as consignors.
Frank Staudt surveys expectations for the 1976 hunting season comparing it to 1975. He notes deer population concerns, upcoming Ranch Conference at Texas Tech Junction, brush control research, and the value of hunting to the Hill Country economy with a 132 million dollar statewide impact cited from 1975-76.
M R Duderstadt and his wife return to Harper from Kerrville and remodel the old Harper Drug Store Building on Main Street adjacent to the post office. The frame structure built between 1900 and 1905 once housed A C Wendel’s drug business and remains unoccupied since 1939. Duderstadt, a 25 year licensed broker, plans a realty office with Hank Huser joining. opening announcement forthcoming.
Prizes at the St Anthony Catholic Church Fall Festival in Harper on October 3 included a Bicentennial quilt won by Anthony Lange six weeks old, son of Patrick and Mrs. Lange of Arlington and grandson of the Langes of Harper. Other prizes listed were a men's watch to Jason Whitehead a 38 sockets prize to Leo Heinemann a $50 savings bond to Frank Staudt and ladies luggage.
The National Park Service outlines a 61.1 million Texas allotment under President Ford’s Bicentennial Land Heritage Act. Big Thicket National Preserve receives 37.3 million for 49,534 acres. Guadalupe Mountains National Park gets 13.9 million. Other Texas sites include Big Bend 4.5 million and Padre Island among funds for construction, rehab, and staffing.
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