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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1970
Page
2
On Page Two Harper Herald lists services for local churches. The Harper's Church of Christ invites all to Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship at 10:32 a.m. Rev W G Hill presides. Other congregations note Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. with varied Wednesday and Thursday meetings.
The notice outlines weekly activities at First Pentecostal Church including Bible study on Wednesday at 7 30 p m Sunday School at 10 a m Worship at 11 00 a m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m with a Sabbath observance reminder. The October 4 Mass times 8 and 9 30 and School of Religion for children are listed plus meetings of men and ladies societies. A games party is planned for Sunday night October 11 and an invitation to attend is extended.
Mesdames Walter Parker W M Keen and Antoinette Acker attended an open house at the Monticello Rest Home in Junction on Sunday. Mrs Edgar Ellebracht visited her aunt Mrs J B Birt last Wednesday. World Wide Communion will be observed Sunday October 4 at 11 am at the Presbyterian Church with all members urged to attend. Mr and Mrs Marvin Strackbein and boys of Seguin visited Mr and Mrs Clifford Wienecke Saturday.
Funeral services for Ida Jane Schmidt Lawrence Jr., 29, known as Janey, were held Monday at Schaetter Funeral Chapel with Rev. Durkop and Rev. Deans officiating. She died September 26 from an accident injuries. Survived by husband Jack Lawrence Jr., and son Jeffrey Dean, plus parents Henry J. Schmidt and Emily Schmidt of Fredericksburg. Interment Greenwood Cemetery.
A polished granite plaque bearing a deer head was crafted by Joe Muellendorf and Charles Wanner and given to Harry Wahrmund during a Saturday night celebration on September 26 at Klein's Hall Spring Creek. The inscription notes Marry Wahrmund, September 24, 1970, from the Muellendorfs and Wanners.
Doss area reports very beneficial rains on Tuesday night with 1.30 to 1.80 inch totals. Small grain should come up, some green bug on volunteer growth. Local social notes include visits from San Antonio and Fredericksburg, dove hunting, a track meet star Nancy Kaiser, and a fire department grass fire.
Mrs. Juanita Reeves of Kerrville attended church services at the Presbyterian Church Sunday and visited the R. E. Peril family. Other visitors in the Peril home were Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown. Mrs. W. M. Keen of Junction plans to live at the new rest home there after returning home.
Banking Department receives an application for a new Port Neches Mid County Bank. Rep Grant Jones of Abilene leads a Speaker's committee on insurance company problems. Rep Jack Ogg of Houston chairs nursing home study. VA anniversary marks 40 years of veterans services. WWI era home loan benefits ended July 25. others unchanged. August urban building activity up two percent despite a twelve percent drop in residential permits. Cotton stalk plowup deadline extended to October 10 across multiple counties in the pink bollworm program.
Jonny Ohlenburg of the Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District urges landowners to plant cool season crops such as oats and barley in September to protect soil, reduce weed competition, and provide winter grazing. Early sowing aids root development and erosion control, with wintergreen Harding grass highlighted as promising. The district offers technical assistance and invites contact with the Soil Conservation Service.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf visited San Antonio to see their son Erato and his wife. Lloyd Bell and Nancy of Uvalde visited daughter Mrs Raymond Jones and family. Supper guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Maurer included Dr and Mrs Daniel Fritz and Mr and Mrs Robert Fritz. Lynette Baethge of Bishop stayed with her parents. Alfred Baethge of Doss attended the Harper Building and Supply Co opening. Rev Bill Hill and Robert Dittmar joined the fifth Biennial Convention of the American Lutheran Church in New Braunfels.
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