Orthodox clergy shifts as war limits religious activity
War Department figures show one chaplain per 1 200 service members and over 600 chapels built at posts. religious periodicals suspended due to paper shortages and conventions restricted if travel depends on rail transport. John Ono, once a secular priest, becomes archimandrite Nichol as Ono and bishop, pledging allegiance to the Far East primate overseeing dioceses across Manchukuo China Korea Mongolia and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Srevice
John Ono
Manchukuo
Harbin
Nicholas Ono
John
Far East
China
Korea
Mongolia
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Education chief calls to arm for peace and aid
Dr. J. W. Studebaker, U S Commissioner of Education, urges building armaments while preparing to help bind up the world's wounds. He says Americans can support Christian colleges now to help form an army of peace righteousness and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Studebaker
U. S
America
Missionaries in New Guinea Evacuations Refused by Most Clergy
Canon Needham reports that the National Missionary Council of Australia gave missionaries in the Pacific the choice to stay at posts or return home during the war. He notes only one married woman with a child accepted evacuation, while most chose to stay, matching his expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Australia
National Missionary Council of Australia
Canon Needham
New Guinea
Islands
Nurse Miss Helma Fernstrom Takes New Medical Role
Miss Helma J. Fernstrom of Ogalalla Nebraska has elected to join active medicine under the Christian Medical Association of India Burma and Ceylon. She will serve in this capacity from 1943 to 2046 while on furlough in the United States. A University of Cincinnati graduate she went to India in 1925 and has worked as a tuberculosis nurse and sanitation teacher in Bareilly area and Tijuania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helma J. Fernstrom
R.N
Ogalalla
Nebraska
Methodist Church In
India
Christian Medical Association of
Mary Wilson Sanitarium
Tijuania
Bareilly
The Very Rev Dean of Tokyo John Ono Dies at 70
The Very Rev the Dean of Tokyo and Protopriest John Ono aged 70 passed away. He was the son in law of Japan s first Russian Orthodox priest in Japan and served the church for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
John Ono
Japan
World ethics in international relations urged by church official
Secretary Luman J. Shafer of the Reformed Church in America argues that nations must be governed by an ethical code and that a world organization is needed. He notes self-preservation as a higher law, and that only a suitable political body can replace nation-states to place interstate relations under ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luman J. Shafer
Board of Missions of the Reformed Church In America
Four H Club Picture At Palace This Week
The Four H Cubs of America audience will see Jane Withers in Young America at the Palace this Friday and Saturday. The film follows a city girl turned to Four H ideals through interactions with rural youths and experiences on the road to education and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four-H Cubs of America
Jane Withers
Young America
Palace
Samuel Enge
Four-H
Tivy Dale Local Visitors and Birthday Celebrations
Tivy Dale residents host and visit over weekends with many Klein family members and friends from Fredericksburg and Camp Verde. Darlene Klein celebrated her seventh birthday with peers and treats as neighbors joined in. The community lines up for the new school year with teacher Eugene Petsch set to begin duties on September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Klein
Hilmar Klein
Camp Verde
Alfred Bernhard
Fredericksburg
Emil Fritz
Esther Feller
Raymond Juenke
Edgar Klein and
Familly
Jacob Roeder
Joe Maimer
Gold
Frank Holdforth
Clara Peter
Alfons
Pat) Maimer
Idaho
Willie Klein
Jack Roeder
Johnny Klein
Helen Virginia
Sophie Staudt
Chas. Roeder
Jake Roeder
F Mond
Darlene Olinda Klein
Minnie
Doris Fritz
Bernice Juenke
Jane Wahrmund
Jocelyn Roeder
Juliet
Evelyn Klein
Helen Kischner
Darlene
Chas. Klein
Edgar Klein, Jr
Emelie Klein
Pvt
Alois Klein
San Antonio
Emil Ressmann
Browns host chicken fry and picnic for Marshall
Mr and Mrs E R Brown entertained with a chicken fry and picnic Saturday evening honoring their son Marshall. Guests included many local families and friends, with reports of travels and a hospital visit for Kenneth Lee in Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Brown
Marshall
W. O. Brown
Bill
Helen Doris
Fred Whitewood
Carl O. Whitworth
Wallace Brown
Ed. Walker
Vv. C. Russel, Jr
Margie Lee Lennon
Ruby Mae Kensing
Ida Celeta
Evelyn Honig
Emer Lee Russel
Lynne Taylor
Winston Bode
John Honig
Calvin Kensing
David Schmidt
San Antonio
Fred Bode
Kerrville
Douglas Duderstadt
Winston
N. A. Thurman
Charlie Coffey
Ralston
Junction
Milton Kramer
Fredericksburg
August Kirchoff
Sam Henig
Herbie Ochler
Kenneth Lee
Local Residents Report Business and Social Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Arnold and children and Mrs. Andrew Arnold visited Kerrville Friday afternoon. The Goff family returned from San Antonio Friday. Bierschwale and Duderstadt families were Kerrville and Harper visitors over the weekend. Edna Behrens and others attended gatherings at Cobb's and with local residents, with several trips to San Antonio and Fredericksburg noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Arnold
Andrew Arnold
Kerrville
Lee Goff
Cleo
San Antonio
R. G. Bierschwale
Kerrivile
R. E. Bode
Donnie
S. C. Duderstadt
Edna Behrens
Oleane Walker
Cobb's
O. B. Walker
Forrest Bode
Clifford Bode
Douglas Roy
Milton Bode
Camp Barkeley
Roy Cottle
Carroll Cottle
Harper
O .B. Walker
Joe Smith
Levi Maddox
A. B. Barker, Jr
J. O. Stevens
Homer Lee Stevens
Viola Marshall
Margaret
Anita Tatsch
Victor Marshall
G. C. Duderstadt
Clifford Bode and Son
Fredericksburg
Free Tuition War Course Offered at University of Texas
A full time course starting around September 15 1942 and running until December 8 at The University of Texas. Classes meet eight hours daily except Saturday four hours and no Sunday sessions. Students learn surveying tools enginee ring levels and to learn turning lettering and machine shop. Tuition about twenty dollars plus five dollar deposit. Job prospects after completion include Civil Service oil and defense firms offering $130 to $150 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Vere
Sony
An. Lane
Tur Neering
Civil Service
Defense Construction
State Police Advertises Wartime Vacancies in Texas
The Texas State Police seek qualified young men as 40 Drivers License Examiners and 70 Highway Patrol vacancies. Examiners begin Sept 7 at Camp Mabry for two weeks, with top 70 applicants starting seven weeks Nov 1. Eligibility includes ages 23–35, height 5 ft 8 in, HS education, and strict exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Homer Garrison
Highway Patrol
Camp Mabry
Garrison
Department of Public Safety
University of Texas seeks candidates in Fredericksburg
The College of Engineering at The University of Texas invites interested persons to interview. A university representative will visit Fredericksburg Public High School on Thursday September 10 at about 11 am to conduct interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Engineering
University of Texas
Fredericksburg
Have You Paid Your Sub Subscribe to the Herald
A public notice asks readers if they have paid their Herald subscription dues. It emphasizes continuing service and reminds subscribers of possible interruptions if payments remain outstanding.
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the Herald
Feed Wheat Access Expanded for Texas Farmers
Texas farmers can obtain CCC feed wheat this year through CCC or regular trade channels. B F Vance, Texas USDA War Board chair, says wheat can be delivered at the usual shipping point with proper certification for livestock feeding. Outside delivery points require county AAA approval. area designations and a nominal delivery price are set by CCC. Refunds may apply if final delivery price is below cost plus transport. Congress freed 125 million bushels of CCC wheat at 85 percent of parity for corn for feeding purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Commodity Credit Corporation
B. F. Vance
Texas Usda War Board
AAA
War Board
Vance
CCC
Civil Service Job Openings Expanded for War Effort
The Tenth United States Civil Service district announces urgent civilian war jobs across several fields. Positions include nurses, student instructors for Army Air Forces and Navy schools, stenographers, typists, and automotive advisors with salaries from 120 per month to 5600 per year. Expeditors for the Maritime commission are also sought, with pay up to 3800 annually. Full details from the district manager, Customhouse, New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service District
Army
Navy Air Forces
Maritime Commission
Army Air Forces Technical Schools
Navy Aviation Service
Washington, D. C
Tenth
Customhouse
New Orleans
Child Labor Rules and Cotton Prices Raise War Economy Aid
A Texas labor official urges compliance with the under 15 work permit rule, notes farm exemptions, and discusses cotton pricing and government loans. He advocates higher parity pricing and a 22 cent cotton loan to aid farmers amid inflation fears and wartime needs.
Farmer learns cashier’s checks in bank panic
During a financial panic a farmer seeks cash. Bank officials explain cashier’s checks and the farmer, after several attempts, finally grasps the system. The president clarifies by likening it to giving a milk ticket when a baby cries for milk.
Fire safety drive urged by state official on home front
Marvin Hall, State Fire Insurance Commissioner, urges citizens to join the clean-up brigade to cultivate carefulness cleanliness cheerfulness and cooperation for conservation and victory on the home front and to eliminate fire hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Hall
Milk Consumption by Soldiers and Civilians Noted
The report observes soldiers drinking more than a quart of milk daily in some form, while civilians consume less than a quart in two years.
Church Sunday Announcements and Schedules
The notice lists service times for the coming month including Sunday School at 10 o clock, preaching at 11 and 1:30 p.m. with a 30 minute earlier start for evening services. It notes the Women’s Society meeting on September 20 with a dinner on the ground and 3:00 p.m. preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bierschwale
Women's Society of Christian Service
St Anthony's Church Mass Schedule and parish activities
Rev A A Gitter presides at St Anthony's Church with Sunday Mass at 10 oclock and 8 30 on the third Sunday and special dates. Weekday bell rings at 7 30 with Mass at 7 45. Parish organizations meet after the 10 oclock Mass and Sunday School follows.
Four Convicted in Wool Theft Cases
A Boerne District Court jury found Joe Hockman guilty of receiving and selling stolen wool and sentenced him to six years. Alfonso Estrada received five years, Sarah Menchaca three years, and Cecil Menchaca three years in reform school. Mexican residents testified that 18 sacks were stolen from a freight car at Comfort and moved to Kerr Kendall and Bexar counties before sale. Local officials and Southern Pacific special agents aided the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort News
Boerne
Joe Hockman
Kerrville
Alfonso Estrada
Sarah Menchaca
Cecil Menchaca
Reform School
Gatesville
Hackman
Comfort
Kerr
Kendall
Bexar
Gully Consert
S. F. Edge
First Baptist Church service schedule
The Friendly Church under Rev. T. H. Alcorn lists Sunday school at 10 am with H. H Fairchild as superintendent. Morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 15. W M A meets Mondays at 3 pm. Prayer meeting and teachers meeting Wednesdays at 7 15 pm. GAs and RA’s Fridays at 7 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
Rev
T. H. Alcorn
H Fairchild
G. A
R. A
Presbyterian Church Services and Sunday School
Charles G. Workman invites parishioners to Sunday School at 10 a.m. each Sunday and preaching services on the first and third Sundays at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Train Car Quips Reveal Henry Smith and Kin
A chatty club car passenger questions Henry Smith, a 53 year old Washington visitor in the steel widget business. Smith mentions a 22 year old son in Field Artillery and a red haired niece, while noting his golf score and marital status. The other man asks slyly about his tongue oil.
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Pitsburgh
Washington
Henry Smith
Field Artillery
Suitor seeks daughter’s hand on a cautious note
In a witty exchange a suitor asks permission to wed, while the father probes timing of interest. A railway porter notes a wall notice about no smoking, provoking a joke about conflicting rules and a Spirella Corsets sign.
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Norman J. Dietel
Ars. A. OC
Wendel
Btisplay
First State Bank
Ansurg
Harper, Texas
Federal Deposit
Chas. J. Whitewood
H. P. Gartrell
John S. Morris
Cashier
Herman Harper
Belton Tatsch
W.w.reib
Germany
Tivydale
Helen Virginia Rischner
White Bluff
Ida Coleta Honig
Reservation News
John D. Reed
Reed
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tom _ Linder
Georgia
South Georgia
Leon Henderson
OPA
Osnaburg
Office of Price Administration
New York
Congress
Senator Bankhead
Alabama
Wichard
Lutheran Church
Walter C. Probst
Luther League
Women’s Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
Charles G. Workman
Herald
Lion Brand
Thorogood
Wolverine
M. Shoe Store
Ctos Lta
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