Christian Education Week and World Church Events Highlight October
Christian Education Week runs Sept 25 to Oct 2 with Rally Day and Worldwide Communion Sunday on Oct 2. Worldwide and World Order Sundays appear later in October, with Reform Day and World Peace Sunday near month end. Two Brazilian bishops elected, plus Bible Society marks 120 years aiding the blind with Braille scriptures and Talking Books distributed globally.
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Worldwide Communion
World Order
American Bible Society
Brazil
Armen
National Council of Churches
General Board of Education
The
Methodist Church
The Connecticut mother who brought God back to schools
An editorial urges parents to engage with their local schools and protect American education by reinserting God in classrooms. Citing a Stamford example, it appeals for active participation through Parent-Teacher Associations and direct contact with teachers to ensure schools reflect God and country values.
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Wisconsin
St. Louis
America
Connecticut
God
Local notes name visits and travels across Kerrville and Doss
Mrs A S Parker underwent surgery at a Fredericksburg hospital Saturday. Dillard Stapp left by plane for New York to visit sister and family Willie Waring for about two weeks. Gene Royce Ake of Kerrville, a paratrooper trainee in 1954, now at Fort Sill to attend meteorology course. he is son of Earl Baker and grandson of Jess F Parker.
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A. S. Parker
Fredericksburg
Dillard Stapp
New York
Willie Waring
Jess F. Parker
Earl Baker
E. J
Kerrville
J. A. Milam
Primitive Baptist Church
Doss
Robert Pape
F Fredericksburg
Cecil Parker
Doyle Parker
Janice
Doylene
Joyce
Willie Collins
Harper
Mary Ellis
Bruce
Fred Whetstone
Tommy Whetstone
A. T
Whetstone
Carolyn Parker
J. H. Parker
Waxahachie
S.B.1
Tom Parker
Leonard
Pfc
Gene Royce Ake
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
National Guard
Swarthmore
Penn
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Gene Royce
Scouts to Ushers at Texas Football Games Again
The Capitol Area Council Scouts are invited to usher at home games against Texas Tech Tulane Baylor Rice and TCU. Requirements include current registration age 11 Second Class status complete uniform and Gate 7 Memorial Stadium noon for day games six pm for night games. Adults in uniform admitted free. Arm bands sold for one dollar with fifty cent refund. Eagle recognition game vs Rice: five boys to be recognized this year, down from eleven last year.
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The
Texas University
Capitol Area Council
Texas Tech
Tulane
Baylor
Rice
Texas Christian University
Memorial Stadium
Rice University
Kerrville Church Workers Conference Attended by Local Families
Rev and Mrs D W Brown and children along with J C Mangold and Mr and Mrs R G Bierschwale attended a Workers Conference at Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville on Friday. They were in town Monday to plan for the Associational WMU meeting. Mr and Mrs Simon Casper and children of Big Lake visited Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer. George Duderstadt and family visited New Braunfels to see grandson Winston Bode of Houston, with Mrs Fred Bode and Mr Bode from Kerrville. Mrs E B Eckerle and Mrs Carrie Calentine with granddaughter and friends visited Mrs C A Spencer and Mr and Mrs Harvey Stevens.
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D. W. Brown
J. C. Mangold
R. G. Bierschwale
Trinity Baptist Church
Kerrville
Simon Casper
Big Lake
Alfred Kramer
George Duderstadt
New Braunfels
Winston Bode
Houston
Fred Bode
Mr. Bode
E. B. Eckerle
Carrie Calentine
C. A. Spencer
Harvey Stevens
4-H Club Meets Schedule For Sept Training Events
Gillespie County 4-H announces a September calendar with meetings and trainings. Events include Home Demonstration Council on Sept 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the District Courtroom and recreation training Sept 26-28 at 7 p.m. in the Exhibition Hall with Llano Kerr and Gillespie Counties. Lucille Moore leads the sessions.
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Waco
Marialyce Dittmar
Lucille Moore
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Llano, Kerr
Gillespie
Berlin goods boom fuels inflation fears and rearmament push
The report notes West Germany plans a 500000 man army this year with US gear. German industry would shift to munitions. inflation may rise in autumn as prices for gasoline diesel climb and rents increase under new laws. Installment buying surpasses one billion dollars yearly amid a highly convertible deutschmark.
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West Germany
Germany
Economic Research Institute
French North Africa
Algeria
Tunisia
French Sahara Desert
Algiers
West Berlin
Fisher To Speak At Educational Conference
Congressman Or C Fisher of San Angelo will keynote the 16th Senatorial District Conference on Education in Fredericksburg at Bethany Lutheran Church on Wednesday September 28. The event opens at 10 a m with workshop sessions and ends at 4 p m followed by a summary of findings for the state and national education discussions.
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Or. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Fredericksburg
Bethany Lutheran Church
Fisher
James D. King
Brownwood
Austin
White House
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
King
H. T. Paul
Kerrville
James T. Shahan
Brackettville
Art Rowert
Harper Churches Extend A Cordial Welcome
Local church notices invite parishioners to attend Sunday services and events at Harper churches. Messages include times for Mass and Sunday School, a first Saturday Mass, and an October time change. The notices urge visitors to worship and attend youth and missionary activities led by pastors and church groups.
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Harper’s
State Fair To Award Youths 185000 In Prizes
The 1955 State Fair of Texas plans roughly 185000 in cash premiums and auction proceeds for about 1250 farm youths in junior livestock and poultry shows. Premiums total 17107 for dairy cattle steers lambs pigs and poultry. Auctions expect to top 166055 1954 sales. Junior events run Oct 17 22 with detailed judging dates and premiums.
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Texas
Ray W. Wilson
Social Security Law Opens Benefits For Surviving Families
Austin social security officials remind widows and dependents of workers who died between June 1949 and September 1950 to apply by October 1 to receive monthly benefits dating back to September 1954. The 1954 change allows survivors with as little as a year and a half of covered work to qualify, including widows, eligible children, and aged parents in need of support.
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James B. Marley
Austin
Weekend Visit By Gibson and Bierschwale Family
Misses Bobby Jeanette Gibson and Val Dean Bierschwale of San Antonio spent the weekend with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bierschwale.
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Bobby Jeanette Gibson
Val Dean Bierschwale
San Antonio
Geo. Gibson
Fred Bierschwale
Methodist Church Worship Hours and Invite
Jessie Long, Pastor, invites all to Methodist Church services. Worship Hours on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 a.m. London church also holds 2nd and 4th Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Youth Fellowship at 7 p.m. Evening Worship at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
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Methodist Church
Jessie Long
Livestock Protective Association Names New Directors
The Hill Country Livestock Protective Association named a new slate of directors at its meeting Friday night at the Gillespie County Court House. Directors are Harold Kneese Clarence Ernst Felix Hahn Alex Henke Warren Petsch and Henry J Schmidt. The board will meet October 6 to name officers and set the coming year’s program.
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Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Gillespie County Court House
Harold Kneese
Clarence Ernst
Felix C. Hahn
Alex Henke
Warren Petsch
Henry J. Schmidt
Come thou with us and we will do thee good
Church schedule notes a Sunday School at 10 a.m. and two preaching services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The Training Union meets at 7 p.m. Weekly Sunbeams GAs WMS and Brotherhood gatherings occur on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings. All are invited.
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Num
Sunbeams
Gas
WMS
Brotherhood
For Sale Hereford Bull Eight Months Old
Mixer Domino Line call eight months old Hereford bull for sale. E B Eck erle Harper Texas. Mr and Mrs George Jennings and two children visited in George West with daughter Ed Bailey and family. Mrs Vester Parker recovering well after surgery.
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E. B. Eckerle
Harper, Texas
George Jennings
George West
Ed Bailey
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Junction
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Washington
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Frederickeburg, Texas
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India
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Paul J. Schwab
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London
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Vester Parker
Tappan Ranges
Vapo - Butane CO
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