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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1970
Page
2
The Harper Herald lists church activities inviting the public to weekly services. Harper churches hold Sunday School at 9:30 or 10:00, worship at 10:30 or 11:00, and varied midweek meetings. Clergy and lay leaders note continued community outreach and universal hospitality.
In Harper Texas Rev. Carlos B. Parker lists weekly Catholic services including Sunday 11:00 a.m. worship and 7:30 p.m. evangelistic service. Mass times on Sept 27 are 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. Children’s School of Religion. First Friday and Saturday masses noted. Public invited. special services at First Methodist Church in HarperSunday at 7:30 p.m. with Kerrville choir.
Herbert Harmon 68 died Friday morning at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital after an illness. Services were held at 2 p m at Plummer Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Harper Cemetery. Born October 11 1900 in Welch West Virginia he lived in Kerrville two years a retired coal miner and Church of Christ member. Survivors include wife Marie Harmon three daughters Barbara Ann Harmon Emma Jean Parker and Geneva Mayle plus two stepsons George L Blair and Dallas Sloane and 13 grandchildren.
The Gillespie County Swine Shortcourse closed after six weeks with an average attendance of 58 per session. Emphasis was on why rather than how, with plans to add helpful hints from other swine producers next year. Also notes a low cost Behrends family swine housing concept and a debate on reducing breeding herds to boost prices. Practical composting and leaf disposal tips for fall gardening conclude the piece.
Range and field notes report scattered rains across Gillespie County near Harper Bear Creek Meusebach Creek and Albert with totals from 0.7 to 4.4 inches as locals hope for a broader soaking. Blanco RC&D panel announces three additional dams on the Blanco River and discusses the Great Plains Conservation Plan to conserve soil and water while FC&D expands toward four-county inclusion.
Farmers and ranchers in Kimble County elected Awbrey Kothmann to a three year term on the Kimble ASC County Committee. The group oversees an $800000 program including the Agricultural Conservation, Feed Grain, Wheat and Cotton, and Wool and Mohair Incentive programs. Other officers named include Edward Dunbar and Boyce Hunger as First and Second Alternates, with holdovers Tommie Marr and Ray Jacoby. The note also covers the Kimble County 4 H Lamb Sale and local social visits.
Swiss psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Kubler Ross argues dying patients belong at home not hospitals and that funds should support home deaths. After 400 interviews at Billings Hospital she says families provide needed comfort and many patients seek peace with loved ones. Her findings center on family presence rather than extended life.
The Legion Auxiliary held a brief meeting after a membership barbeque last week and elected officers: President Mary Ann Parker, Vice President Esther Jones, Secretary Jane Bailey, Treasurer Rickie Tatsch, Chaplain Anna Fay Bode, Sgt. at Arms Mae Brown, Historian Stella Whitworth.
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