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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
1
The Harper Herald appears as a Friday publication in Harper Texas with a 1926 imprint. It lists a subscription price of 1.50 and notes postal service entry as second class matter dated February 25 1926 under the 1876 act.
In Frederick Maryland the flag above Francis Scott Key's grave never lowers. The Stars and Stripes flies from a staff day and night with a new flag every three months, a custom born from a five year controversy and now preserved as a permanent tribute.
The Friday and Saturday program features Scattergood Baines with Guy Kibbee and Helen Parker showing a tale of a wandering storekeeper turned benefactor in a small town and threats from a scheming group. The second feature stars J. J. Rogers ex en Starrett and Frances Inson in a rancher tale of cattle rustling. Bob Ngan and the Sons of the Pioneers headline the cast.
A film bill announces Come Live With Me starring James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr opening Sunday and Monday April 6 7. The plot centers on an Austrian refugee who faces marriage for a quota number or deportation and the bargain with a penniless writer that spirals into comic romance. Other features include Blonde Inspiration and No No Nanette with stars John Shelton Virginia Grey and Ellen Neagle, plus a birth notice for a son born March 28 to Mr and Mrs Alien Pewler of San Antonio.
The U S Department of Agriculture backs a low cost private home plan by Ernest Langford of the Texas State School of Architecture for defense housing. Plans cost $1 with a cardboard model. requests go to the newspaper editor or Ladies' Home Journal, pattern 359.
An original manuscript of the Republic of Texas constitution, dating to 1836, was found among Spanish Archives items in the General Land Office. Land Commissioner Bascom Giles exhibits it on the 105th anniversary of the document's signing, alongside Potter's resolution. The fourteen yellow pages show handwritten edits. Historians identify the hand as H S Kimble for the constitution and Robert Potter for the resolution. The provenance of the manuscript remains a mystery, with theories about its storage during Capitol fires.
Sadie Hatfield of Texas A and M College Extension Service explains trees can grow without irrigation in any Texas county. Success hinges on collecting and storing rain water in soil, using terraces and contours to capture summer and fall moisture for shade, windbreaks, and ornamentals.
Morris Ranch Demonstration Club convened Friday afternoon with Mrs S W Byrd assigned to exhibit, Mrs Chas Weber on finance, and Mrs Otto Grona on membership. Water heater installation discussed and visitors welcomed.
The Winter Garden Substation of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station releases Summerset, a cross of Large Cherry and Bonny Best, designed to set fruit in high heat and low humidity. It is a small, seedless fruit during late summer in southwest Texas with good flavor, suitable for home gardens and potential commercial use.
Texas release shows 28.79 percent of 9 606 draftees rejected for health defects, a rate slightly lower than World War I. Class I B and IV F rejections cited eye, hernia, syphilis, skeletal defects, teeth, nervous system and heart problems. Officials urge citizen health actions to boost national and state health levels.
Three thousand two hundred twelve 4 H Club girls in Texas averaged 16.97 dollars on clothing in a year. Mrs Dora R Barnes notes inventories long term wardrobes and spending records aid value. Similar trends from 1429 home demonstration club women show 22.75 dollars per wardrobe.
A specialist notes the extension clothing program led to 224 401 garments being made at home. This figure highlights substantial home industry participation within the sewing initiative.
The UT Bureau of Business Research reports a new Directory of Texas Manufactures showing more than 9,000 manufacturing concerns. It notes 14 firms process frozen eggs, 72 forest lookout towers protect the East Texas timber belt, and 36 farm and ranch demonstrator families remodeled their homes last year.
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