General Convention and Church Aid Plans Across United States
The 1955 General Convention will meet in Honolulu from September 4 to 16 marking the first in a missionary district. Bishop Knox Sherrill says the sessions will boost domestic and overseas missions. A Korea relief appeal faces a target over a million dollars, aided by the Methodist Church. Bishops and church leaders urge peacemaking, inclusiveness, and open community outreach as urban church studies highlight open-door policies and cooperative city ministries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Episcopal Church
Honolulu
Hawaii
Henry Knox Sherrill
Bishops’ Appeal
Korea
Methodism
Council of Bishops
Frederick B. Newel
New York
Board of Missions
Korean Methodist Church
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
U. S
National Council of Churches’ Department
Boston
Milwaukee
Ross W. Sanderson
Boston University School of Theology
Libel Suit Filed Over Statements in Local Press
The article notes Cen Tex News and Fredericksburg Standard repeated libelous statements at Llano and last week. The author contends the signed December retraction was insincere and that only a lawful libel action can protect his good name. Attorney John Peace of San Antonio represents Stehling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen-Tex News
Llano
Fredericksburg
Stehling
John Peace
San Antonio
Refugees Pass Through Hong Kong to New Homelands
World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation record show 1953 migration of over 2,500 European refugees from China via Hong Kong to new homelands including Brazil Australia Turkey Paraguay Canada Ecuador the United States and other European countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Council of Churches’ Service To
China
Hong Kong
World Council of Churches
Lutheran World Federation
Brazil
Australia
Turkey
Paraguay
Canada
Ecuador
U.S.A
WCC
Russia
Manchuria
Ludwig Stumpf
Dedication of Texas Lutheran College Chapel in Seguin
Mr and Mrs Raymond Spaeth and children attended the dedication of the new chapel of Texas Lutheran College in Seguin Sunday. Mrs Bill Dees and daughter Carol of Kerrville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood Saturday. Mr and Mrs Alfonso Hopf spent the weekend visiting his sister Mrs Cora Nabers. Mr and Mrs Chester Deiter of San Antonio spent the weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Carlos Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Spaeth
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Bill Dees
Carol
Kerrville
Fred Whitewood
Alfonso Hopf
Cora, Nabers
Chester Deiter
San Antonio
Carlos Parker
Ruben Bode
Walter Parker
D. Lennon
Archie Lennon
Lonnie Friedrich
Joe Morris
Junction
Albert Hartstack
Fredericksburg
H. O. Walker
A. S. Parker
Frank Lawshe
Patricia Ann
Walter Parkers
Wm. Keen
Harper
Howard Sivels
Austin
Raymond Parker
Ray Bierschwale
Raymond
Bierschwale
Earl Baker
E. J
Jess F. Parker
J. A. Milam
Primitive Baptist Church
Willie Collins
Susie Stapp
Dillard Stapp
W. W. Whitworth
Scotty Kinsey
Little
James Phillips
Bronte
Noxville
Stonewall Ranch
Doylgne Joyce
Mary Ellis Parker
Scotty Kinsey and
Comstock
Scotty
Kirk Reed
Doyle Parker
Httle Son
Bill Whitworth
Spofford
Jett Parker
Cherrie Parker
Draughn's Business College
Oren Parker
Ben Thomas
Floy Bode
Walker-Terrell
Margaret Farmer
David Akers
F. G. Farmer
Noxville Community Hosts Dozens at Visits and Weddings
Local residents and visiting families share social gatherings across Noxville. Names include Parker, Bode, Lennon, Kinsey, Stapp, and J. Parker clan as they attend church events, auctions, and the Bishop Farm wedding in Junction. Multiple trips to Kerrville, Harper, Bronte, and San Antonio tied to familial visits and celebrations.
One Dollar Buys Information From Soil Testing Lab
College Station reports that soil testing offers detailed analysis including organic matter, nitrogen, soil reaction, available phosphoric acid, potash, lime, and soluble salts. Thornton notes results guide crop specific fertilizer and practices. Since 1950, demand grew. 10,497 samples last year with more labs opened statewide to serve farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
M. K. Thornton
Extension
Chemical Laboratory
Thornton
Mhornton
Immortality of the Soul in Catholic Thought
Rev Dr Edmond Benard argues the soul's immortality shapes values and life choices. Drawing on Christ's teaching about after death judgment, he contrasts pagan pursuit of worldly pleasure with Christian living aimed at eternal happiness with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Benard
Catholic University of America
Rev. E. Benard
Heaven
Earth
Christ
God
Vallier-Terrell Vows Exchanged in Santane
Miss Amy Louise Vallier and Robert W. B. Terrell wed Friday in the Chapel of Alamo Heights Church. The couple will live in Galveston. Out of town guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
E. L. Pratt
Houston
Roy Buckworth
Hempstead
Lula Roberts
Floy Bode
Elaine
Eugene Bode
Carlos Parker
Harper
LeeRoy Kelly
Comfort Man Dies In Crash Near Baja Peninsula
Edgar Brinkmann head of Architectural Engineering and Research at National Bulk Carriers Corporation died in a plane crash off the Baja California peninsula. The craft with Brinkmann and two assistants was found Sept 4 after a search by Coast Guard and private planes. Bodies travel to New York for services before burial in Comfort. Survived by widow Edith Travis Brinkmann and siblings Otto, Robert, and Carl. Brinkmann was son of the late Alex and Emmie Brinkmann of Comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido E. Ransleben
Mary Louis Drive
San Antonio
Edgar Brinkmann
Ransleben
Baja
California
Brinkmann
Mexican
U. S. Coast Guard
San Diego
New York
Witch Brinkmann
Comfort
National Bulk Carriers Corporation of
New York City
Unclear text fragment hints at soil testing advice
Fragmentary note quotes Thornton urging soil testing to improve yields and reduce unproductive soil, but the surrounding context is damaged and unreadable.
Houser-Gromatzky Rites Heard In Eden
Kathryn Elaine Gromatzky married Edward Franklin Houser in a candlelight ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church Eden Texas. The couple plans to reside in Dallas. he attends Southwestern Medical School and she works for the Dallas Council on World Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houser-Gromatzky
Eden
Kathryn Elaine Gromatzky
Edward Franklin Houser
Trinity Lutheran Church
Eden Texas
Milon Gromatzky
Connie Carroll
Teague
Nita Dillar
Susan Houser
J. Y. Robb Jr
Tom Ingram
Dick Engles
Ben Bob Keller
Dallas
Southwestern Medical School
Carl Hein
Who's the Best Driver Men or Women
The National Safety Council notes in Accident Facts that 41,700 men and 4,100 women were in fatal crashes last year. It adds men drove more and farther and under more varied conditions, concluding no one can determine a superior driver between genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Safe place to work high explosives plants?
The National Safety Council yearbook Accident Facts reports 1951-53 average accident frequency for high explosives plants under one third of all industries. Powder and fuse plants also below average. The work’s danger fosters greater caution, per the Council. The USS Missouri joined Korean War actions on September 14, 1950, engaging shore batteries near Sameghuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Missouri
Sameghuk
Church Announcements From Harper's Parishes Gather In Welcoming Notes
Local notices list services at St. Anthony's Harper Methodist St. James Lutheran Harper Presbyterian and Pentecostal churches. Times include 9:30 mass 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services with guest speakers and festival plans. St. Ann's Society meetings and women’s groups noted. Special hymn and mission events, family Sunday school, and youth groups highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Religion
St. Ann's Society
Women of Catholic Action
Boerne
Divine Mission
O. Braulick
Taylor
Texas
Social notes from Se guin and Har per plus Texas cotton update
Mr and Mrs Jack Smith and family visited Har per with Miss Eda Lee and Richard Andres returning home with Mrs Ida Schmidt who traveled back after two weeks. Mr and Mrs Richard Herrington of Killeen welcomed a son, adding to their daughter. The M arshall families of Fredericksburg hosted Belton Tatsch and others for dinner. J J Rogers and Ted Rogers spent the weekend in Uvalde. The cattle grub war continues with Rotenone sprays dusts and dips suggested for control. Texas cotton yield in 1954 is estimated at 212 pounds per acre, down from last year's 233 pounds, with drought and heat affecting the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Smith
Eda Lee
Richard Andres
Seguin
Harper
Ida Schmidt
Texas
Association Range Bull and Female Sale Cancelled
Gillespie County Registered Breeders Association announced the range bull and female sale set for September 28 at the Fair Grounds is cancelled due to drought. President Werner Henke and County Agent C. A. Stone cited high feed costs and reduced forage as factors. The sale may be rescheduled next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Registered Breeders Association
Fair
Werner Henke
C. A. Stone
Soil Testing as Basis for Building Farm Soil
The article urges starting with soil testing to build soil health. It compares a soil testing lab to a medical diagnostic lab, asking how to treat a sick soil without knowing the cause.
Political ticket text for county offices appears incomplete
The fragment lists candidates Milton Durst for re election district attorney tax assessor collector Felix Scherer for county clerk and a missing sheriff candidate. The source is an OCR fragment of a political ballot notice with limited readable names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Durst
Felix Scherer
Visitors join family to see Thomas off to Texas Tech
Mr and Mrs Richard Manske hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Shorty Beard of San Angelo, Mr and Mrs Glen Hopf, Mr and Mrs Willie Dittmar, Mr and Mrs Hubert Rahe and children, and Mr and Mrs Tommy Harlan with their son Thomas as he heads to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Manske
Shorty Beard
San Angelo
Glen Hopf
Willie Dittmar
Hubert Rahe
Tommy Harlan
Thomas
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Spaeth and Elle Travel on Western States Tour
Mr and Mrs Alfred Spaeth and Mr and Mrs Arnold Ellebracht of San Antonio left Saturday for a several days tour through the Western States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Spaeth
Arnold Ellebracht
San Antonio
Dr and Mrs Schwab Lunch with Mrs Stevens
Dr and Mrs Paul Schwab were guests of Mrs Lewis Stevens for lunch on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schwab
Lewis Stevens
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W.w.reid
William C. Martin
Ife
Noxville News
UlaCasea
Washington
D.C
Amy Louise Vallier
Robert W. B. Terrell
Alamo Heights
Robert S. Tate
Jessie Wellborn Vallier
Donaldson
Terrell
Constance Ball Terrell
Arcadia
Judge Terrell
Duff Harlin
Norman H. Jacob
LeRoy Vogel
Flossie Justi
LeRoy Kelly
Albert
Comfort Man
MSI
Pyar Any
Cte
le Fe
A. E. Gromatzky
KE. F. Houser Sr
Gainsville, Ga
Ann Gibson Houser
Big Springs
Carl A. Heckman
Kay Frances Mikeska
Love Thee
Harper’s
Carl Oehler
WSCS
London
First Baptist Church
D. W. Brown
the Sunbeams
Ga's
Ra's
WMS
Brotherhood
Harper Presbyterian Church
Paul J. Schwab
Pentecostal Church
Pastor
Richard Herrington
Killeen
Herringtons
Beatrice Sagebiel
Edgar Marschall
Lester Marschall
Baby
Belton Tatsch
J. J. Rogers
Ted Rogers
Uvalde
Tappan Ranges
Vapo - Butane CO
Delaine
M. R. Duderstadt
Harper, Texas
THE
Radio Post
Herald
O. C. Fisher
Jack Miller
San Saba
Arthur Lang
Levy Rosenbusch
Doss
AL Jung
Petersburg
Jarvis Wieser
William “Bill” Schneider
Walter E. Knoche
Reinhold Tatsch
Hugo Klaerner
Royal Standard
the Radio Post
Gry
Hill Country
Alite. Hae
Weedericksburg
Atte
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