Prayer and warning on peace after V J Day in 1945
Bishop Manning writes a Sunday prayer praising victory and global unity in peace efforts. The Pilot condemns atomic bomb use as mass destruction. Bernard Bell urges three powers United States Great Britain and Russia to renounce war and disarm. Japanese Methodist missions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki noted as affected. Oxnam and Dulles urge Truman to suspend atomic bombing to set a moral example.
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William T. Manning
New York City
Arcadi Piece
Boston
Pilot
Bernard’iddings Bell
Providence
R. I
United States
Great Britain
Russia
America
Britain
Hiro
Shima
Nagasaki
Board of Missions
Church Extension
Methodist Church
Japan
Hiroshima
Melton Young Home
Akunoura
Truman
G. Bromley Oxnam
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
John Foster Dulles
Council
Peace Commission
Fredericksburg Staudts Visit Fredericksburg Staudts
Mr and Mrs Adolf Staudt of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs Frank Staudt last week in a courtesy call highlighting family ties and local social links.
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Adolf Staudt
Fredericksburg
Frank Staudt
Three day race meet draws huge crowds in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg’s first postwar horse racing meet at Fair Grounds drew record crowds with Sunday attendance described as a peak. 116 horses competed over three days with top finishers including Gillespie County Derby winner Pod owned by J Leck of Carlsbad New Mexico. Alfred Schaefer’s San Antonio band and Alfred Pehl’s band supplied entertainment as races ranged from 300 yards to a mile. no major mishaps reported.
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Fredericksburg
Bill Nettle
Fair Grounds
Pod
J. Leck
Carlsbad
N. Mex
H. Kiefer
Claude Arnett
San Antonio
Alfred Pehl
No Music and No Cat Race Card Notes
Gillespie County field lists horses Smoky Mrs Guy Owen Poncho and riders Jim Davis Gold Dollar Smiling Jack Snip Circle Mill stream Stop Scout Biff Baby Leather Breeches in seventh race Black Bottom Dip of Snuff Pod.
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Jim Davis
Gold Dollar
Smiling Jack
Catholic Information Notes On Faith And Friends
A mix of local notices and religious commentary recounts Catholic signs and a priestly blessing gesture in history. Social items mention Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne visiting, Roeder's coast guard discharge, and family visits to Harper, Fredricksburg, and San Antonio. Rev James Daly leaves for California to visit relatives.
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Alfred Lehne
Alt. Roeder
Mr. Roeder
The
Coast Guard
Sunday Services And School Start At Local Parish
The article notes Masses at 8:30 and 10:00 AM on Sunday September 9 with the St Ann's Society monthly meeting to follow. Sunday School begins September 16 at 10 AM with a sermon at 11:15 titled Why Preach Against Sin and an 9 PM service on The Seventh Seal. Father Daly on vacation with a substitute from St Edward's University. A past Sunday party drew a large crowd. Several locals and guests visited relatives over Labor Day. Andrew Kroll leaves Monday for Draughon's Business College in San Antonio.
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St. Ann's Society
Father Daly
St. Edward’s University
Evangelistic Meetings Unite Two Churches This Week
Evangelistic work fills the weekend with events at the Har p er Methodist Church and a Presbyterian union meeting. Sept 7 to 21 features union Sunday School services, daily worships, youth sessions, and nightly preaching by Dr. Sam L. Terry with special music. Locals Mr. and Mrs. A J Kinsey visited Mason.
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Harper Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
Union
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Harper
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Ginger
Gillespie County
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Jeepers Creepers
E. Herbert
Katie
Charles Leutbecher
Prissy
White Sox
Ripple
Red J
Emily J
Nancy Hanks
Christ
Tony Ruler
Snip
Parrot
No Cat
Corkie
Patsy Lee
Black Bottom
Uplander
Vestry Royal
Duke's Pal
Charlie Babe
Circle
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Predericksburg, Texas
A. O. Boening
No Music
Smoky
Guy Owen
Wagner
Millstream
August Kirchoff
Hubert Rahe
Helen Kirchoff
Keidel Hospital
Beatrice Sagebiel
Albert Sagebiel
A. E. Sageser
Catholic Information
Our
Jesus
Bethlehem
Calvary
St. Paul
Jesus Christ
Belmore Roberts
Creighton Stevens
Pfc
Kenneth Parker
Hondo
Illinois
Mary Icke
Esther Metzger
A. A. Metzger
Icke
Bonnie
Stella Duderstadt
Nixon
James Daly
California
Harper’s Churches
First Baptist Church
R. A. Allen
Full Gospel Tabernacle
B. E. Bueche
Tabernacle Building
Henry Jenschke
Wm. Kaiser
Arthur Baumann
Rose Marie Jenschke
H. A. Porter
Labor Day
Lon Smith
Phil Rush
Abe Rush
Lawrence Henders
Lottie Jean Porter
S. E. Oswalt Jr
Avanel Hansard
Robstown
Tommie Jung
Mrs
Edwin Jung
Andrew Kroll
Orville Gammenthaler
Draughon
Business College
A. J. Kinsey
Scotty
Joe Ann
Mason
Harper, Texas
U. S
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Kerrville, Texas
Norio Chia
Ae Choco
Srchorchord
Sceorchoe
Junction
Bzer Pe Junction
Gables
Edith Liverman
Mar
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