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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1951
Page
1
The piece rails against government loyalty and press freedom, demanding firings of suspected Communists and a crackdown on perceived treachery. It recalls a public figure’s stance and attacks on hearings as a form of whitewash while noting a local move involving Mrs. Dan Arnold and her daughter returning to Harpers after a summer at Menard.
The 1932 unification of three Independent Methodist branches into a single Methodist Church in Great Britain led to the closure of about 1500 chapels and churches where service was no longer necessary. Postwar shifts and a policy of “little church follows where the people are” guided further closures.
The Rev Wilfred E M Markham of the British Methodist Mission in Nigeria is named Protestant chaplain and missionary for several denominations on Fernando Poo, an island in the Gulf of Guinea. The island, also Mystery Island, hosts 20 000 workers and seeks 30 000 more. Spanish law limits Protestant missions to one, under Anglican Bishop Cecil J Patterson. British Methodism has served the island for eighty years as SPG celebrates its 250th anniversary in England. The SPG has sent missionaries to 37 nations, including early Anglicans to America, forming the Episcopal Church. The article notes SPG’s global reach and commemorates its founding while reflecting on faith and eternity.
Harper school outlines weekly lunch offerings for September 10 to 14. Monday features smothered liver and butter beans with beets fruit salad doughnuts bread and milk. Tuesday serves chicken fried steak baked potatoes English peas square cake bread and milk.
Mr and Mrs Weslie Kealman of San Angelo spent the weekend at Harper with Mr and Mrs Gene Harper and Mr and Mrs Gordon Harper and other relatives.
Dallas Texas Sept 9 designated as Flood Relief Day in Methodist Churches nationwide. The Council of Bishops and the General Commission appeal for aid to Kansas flood victims aiding Central Kansas and Central West Annual Conferences facing 3000000 in church rebuilds. More than 70 churches at risk and 95 percent of some members lost homes. Relief groups and army engineers work to house the homeless while ministers seek funds from Kansas Nebraska areas already raising over 50000.
Saint Louis special report notes Chaplain Gerecke, now at Menard Penitentiary, described Nazi prisoners at Nuremberg trials in the September issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Gerecke praises the Lutheran Hour Bible Correspondence Course, the world’s largest with nearly 100,000 enrolled. The course aids prisoners, with some men joining the program and others being confirmed. The Lutheran Hour broadcasts on 1,034 stations in 52 countries and 36 languages.
Schreiner University begins football preparations with new Marmon and white uniforms issued to 40 players. Coach Claude Gilstrap plans to rely on newcomers for the backfield and says the line should be stronger, with less platooning and players in for double duty as the 10 game schedule starts September 21 in Kerrville. The Parker family hosts a picnic at Carlos Parker ranch honoring Miss Zane Clell Parker who departs for St John’s College in South Carolina.
Edwards County ranchman J N Whitworth Sr 84 died Wednesday afternoon in a Rocksprings hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at Rocksprings Methodist Church with two pastors officiating. He was born Sept 2 1867 in Bell County son of R W and Mrs Whitworth. Survivors include widow two daughters two sons two brothers four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was prominent in ranching and served as Rocksprings National Farm Loan Association president for 17 years.
Members of the W. O. Brown family and friends gathered for a chicken fry and supper Sunday night at Devil's River. About 50 people attended the event.
Local church notices invite Harper residents to Sunday services and events at St James Lutheran Methodist and Baptist churches. Describes Sept 9 schedules, anniversaries, and congregant visits with brief mentions of other faiths and community gatherings.
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