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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1969
Page
3
The notice invites readers to Harper churches with Sunday School at 9:30 to 10:00 am and worship services at 10:30 or 11:00 am. It lists a Brotherhood meeting on the first and third Wednesday at 7:30 pm and various youth and women’s group activities on set Wednesdays and Thursdays.
First Pentecostal Church Harper Texas invites all to Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 30 p m Sunday School 1000 a m Worship 730 p m Evangelistic service Pastor Rev Carlos B Parker Also United Presbyterian Church Clark Bierschwal leads Sunday Worship at 11 a m Sunday School and Women’s Association meets third Thursday at 230 p m under Pastor Willard Moster All are welcome at any service.
Rev A A Gitter presides as Masses are slated for 8 and 9 30 on Sunday October 19. Mission Sunday and School of Religion for elementary and high school pupils Wednesday at 7 30 with weekly evening Mass. Visitors urged to walk in and attend services.
Waterfowl hunters begin the long season in Texas with the opening set for Saturday October 18. Geographic hotspots include rice fields around Eagle Lake Altair Garwood Hunger ford Jassie Prairie and the Beaumont Port Arthur area. Daily limit remains five geese with one white front Canada allowed. Tom Waddell, retired guardian of Eagle Lake, notes the area’s prominence in goose hunting.
The piece highlights homemaker tips from Leta Ann Thaxton and Dorothy Rusenberger, including a permanent press wrinkle hack to steam over a bathtub for ten minutes. It notes twenty one women enrolled in the Management Correspondence Course with a first lesson on values as guiding stars guiding goals and privacy.
Texas Turkey Industry day set for November 6 at Texas A&M University with speakers from Ohio State and Texas A&M on egg fertility turkey promotion and processing topics. Caladium tuber storage and planting guidelines appear alongside local 4H Club references and the County Achievement Banquet planned for October 22, 1969.
Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Regional Meet brought 118 members to the Junction event with founder Miss Ray King attending. Luncheon honors Miss Austin Durst after 62 years teaching as the group celebrates its 40th year with themes of heritage and service.
Texas Forest Service reports four new native species added to the State Champion Tree Registry and five new champions, including a National Champion Py ram Magnolia in Newton County owned by Newton Lumber Co. The registry lists 91 species with 28 largest in the nation, reflecting ongoing efforts to locate and protect outstanding trees across Texas.
Harper United Methodist invites visitors to Vacation Bible School on June 13 from 8:30 to 11:15 a m. Church School meets Sundays at 9:45 a m. Morning Worship Sunday at 10:45 a m. Visitors welcome at all services.
Hunters are warned that a federal duck stamp is required and can be obtained at the U S Post Office or sub stations as geese on the rice prairies number only 15 and lag expectations for the early year.
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau invites the public to a Sunday benefit barbecue at Gillespie County Fair Grounds with plates at 1.00. Tickets enter prize drawings including mutton and hindquarter beef. Frank Basse Jr. leads the barbecue with Donald Eckhardt overseeing grounds and equipment. Membership meeting follows at 2:30 p.m. with new directors elected and a new president chosen. The bureau plans an Open House soon and lists of state forest offers are available.
An advertisement promoting a yearly subscription to The Herald for three dollars. It highlights a local readership drive and urges readers to enroll for home delivery. It mentions pricing and possible regional coverage.
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