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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1949
Page
1
The notice lists Catholic and Presbyterian services with Mass times changing Oct 2 and a 9:30 Mass on Sept 18. It calls for CROP donations by Sept 26, and mentions the Catholic Hour program with Chaplain Clasby. Also includes church events, welcomes, and local travel notes.
Mr and Mrs Dan Moore of Albuquerque New Mexico and Morris Lee Harper of Temple visited the Gordon Harper home recently. The Harpers are the family of the late Frank Harper.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Harper and their son Rogers visited Mrs E Walker and family for dinner Sunday. The notice appears in a local Herald subscription prompt offering a yearly rate of $1 50.
Mr and Mrs Otto Lange of Santa Anna had been visiting relatives in Corpus Christi and visited the Max Lange family Tuesday. Miss Zane Clel Parker returned from Indiana. Mr and Mrs Adolph Staudt visited Mr and Mrs Frank Staudt Sunday.
Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a m. Divine Service at 10 30 a m. Lecture The Biblical Gospel Ministry. September 21 Women s Missionary Society at 2 p m. Lecture How I saw Germany Continued Dr Goerner. Regular schedule first and third Sundays. 10 a m Sunday School every Sunday. 11 a m Public Worship. Lunch and Fellowship at noon. Welcome
Elder E. V. Gibson of the Primitive Baptist Church will hold services at the Presbyterian Church in Harper Texas on Sunday September 4 at 3 p m Singing begins 30 minutes earlier An invitation is extended to all
Mr and Mrs Roy Steitle and their son visited their son and brother at Robert B Green Hospital San Antonio Mrs Arthur Baumann and Mrs Wm Kaiser attended the funeral of Mrs August Moses at Fredericksburg on Saturday OO Mr and Mrs Dave Ferguson and Mr and Mrs Louis Ferguson and their children Bennie and Bernice Cobb were visitors in the Walter Parker home Sunday
The famous pig Pete, celebrated for turning 36, was owned by a 10 year old Kansas boy in 1913 who sold him and gave proceeds to the American Mission to Lepers in Siam. The mission reports over 200000 Pete reproductions and more than two million dollars raised for leprosy work, urging churches to counter exploitation and preach the full gospel.
Dr. Donald F. Ebright of Kansas City Kansas has been appointed director of Church World Service all Protestant relief and rehabilitation for India. He succeeds Dr. Edward D. Lucas who led relief work through World War II and afterward.
A Methodist missionary reports to the Board of Missions that after years of teaching behind communist lines in North China the university life continues but with a changed atmosphere. The old despair has given way to hope and confidence in the future, though some older conservatives fear the new regime may not deliver the brave new world they seek. The writer notes renewed energy and faith among students and faculty, and the possibility that the new government could curb selfishness and power and greed.
The central committee of the World Council of Churches in Chichester England calls statesmen and all men to seek social justice on foundations of righteousness and proper relations between God and humanity. It asserts the church’s duty to preach and apply God's will across life and appeals to churches to interpret and apply divine will.
A floor plan and wall drawing by Ted Knopp outline a Y by 100 foot building to replace small sheds at Fredericksburg's Gillespie County Fair Grounds. The structure would house all livestock departments and feature a 50 by 60 foot stock show arena with seating for several hundred, plus 232 stock pens and poultry sheds. Plans may extend to 350 by 100 feet. cost is undecided and to be amortized over years while seeking rancher support. The project is part of long-range fairground improvements and awaits fair directors and stockholders review.
Ngelu K Ongenongeno known as the Village of Happiness is a lep rosy colony near Minga in Bel gian Congo Africa. Dr W S Hughlett Methodist missionary from Cocoa Florida directs the project supported by the American Mission to Lepers. The community includes fifteen main buildings a school a church two homes for children and uninfected residents and cottages for families. Residents learn trades and attend a five grade school while orchards and chaulmoogra trees grow nearby. Church life is described as strong and sincere.
The text lists multiple historical figures linked to Catholic faith including Michael Chevreul John Gutenberg Luigi Galvani Andre Marie Ampere Alessandrino Volta Augustine Presnel Pope Gregory XII Evangelista Torricelli Fizeau Copernicus and Lavoisier. It asserts their religious affiliation and claims notable scientific contributions attributed to Catholic origins.
Classified notes advertise Corriedale bucks for breeding at $20 each from Hy Thiele in Harper Texas and Bakeries in Kerrville. A list mentions boot and shoe repair in Junction, Texas and various fruit and nursery offerings. The piece ends with a long polemic arguing Catholics include many historical scientists and leaders, asserting broad church inclusivity.
Mrs Wm Keene visits daughter Mrs Walter Parker and family Willie Strackbein travels to San Antonio to see his ill sister Mrs Selma Bowers Mr and Mrs M R Duderstadt and children spend Sunday in San Angelo with her parents Mr and Mrs T C Mahler Subscribe to the Post plans for sowing small grains for fall and winter grazing for the dairy herd One acre per cow in the herd is advised
A promotional blurb advertises the film What Was The World Like A Million Years Ago? starring Victor Mature Carol Landis and Lon Chaney Jr. It promises thrilling action with two giant dinosaurs a love story and civilization’s development. A note invites churches schools and civic groups to request screen boosts for public events.
Mrs Roy Roberts and Mrs Chas Barrett gave Beverly Ann Roberts a party for her third birthday on September 7 at their home. Guests played games and received balloons. Cake punch fritos and cream cheese on Ritz were served to Janice Gammenthaler Bernice Parker Nadene Parker Cindy Cook and Jan Brown. Von and Mrs Albert Sagebiel planned a move to a small farm outside San Antonio after buying it this week.
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