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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
7
The notice states the publication is mailed as second class matter at the Harper Texas post office, dated February 25, 1926, under the act of March 3 1876, indicating official filing and mailing status for the period.
Palace shows a Friday Saturday double bill The Bachelor Daddy with three bachelors who adopt Sandy Ed Horton Donald Woods and Raymond Walburn. The Border Legion stars Roy Rogers Gabby Hayes Carol Hughes Maude Eburne and Joe Sawyer. Sunday Monday features Wanted Wings starring Ray Milland William Holden Wayne Morris and Brian Donlevy with Army Air Corps access. Tuesday brings Shining Victory a psychiatry drama starring James Stephenson and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell star in a breezy comedy romance set in Bombay and the Far East. A soldier of fortune and a chic adventuress plot for a diamonds score, clash over loot, flee with police on their heels, and reveal hidden feelings aboard a rusty freighter amid wartime Asia.
The governor stresses cutting government spending to align with the people's income. He notes government costs have risen sharply while personal incomes have not, warning that unsustainable spending cannot continue and that political popularity should not deter fiscal prudence.
Governor Coke Stevenson warns against bloated state bureaucracy amid costly federal defense programs. He calls for careful planning, avoided expansion, and equal treatment of industry while stressing irrigation, soil conservation, and home-based production to strengthen Texas industry and self-reliance.
Herman E Dietel of New Braunfels died August 4 1941 at 83. He taught in Smithson Valley and Schumansville Guadalupe County and directed choirs in New Braunfels. Survived by wife Katherine Pape and eight children two predeceased, Hulda and Edwin died in service and at age 23 respectively. He was honorary president of the Texas Gebirgs Saengerbund and a lifelong scholar and musician.
Surviving children are William of Fredericksburg Albin G of Austin Bruno of Dallas Herman J of Summit N J Herbert A and Gertrude Mrs Carlo Fischer of New Braunfels Also surviving are 18 grandchildren three great grandchildren and other relatives Funeral services were yesterday Thursday afternoon at the New Braunfels funeral home Interment was made in the Comal cemetery Mrs WM Heinrich Siems died in Fredericksburg at age 84 after two marriages and a long Texas residence Services were held Sunday at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev Theo Haag officiating Interment was in City Cemetery
Alfred L. Beckmann born August 7, 1885 in Fredericksburg Texas died August 3 1941 in Boerne at age 55 years 11 months 2 days. Survived by brother Max H Beekmann of Fredericksburg and three sisters Helena Dietert Stella Fair Ida Gold of San Antonio. two sisters Anna and Clara preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Monday August 4 at 4 pm from Beckmann Funeral Home Rev Theo M Haag officiating. interment in City Cemetery.
Henry Prause age 68 a retired farmer died at his Comfort Texas home after a heart attack following a Saturday night dance at Seipp's pavilion He requested the dance Coming Thru the Rye and collapsed as it began His death on Sunday afternoon followed a prior heart attack He is survived by his estranged wife seven children and many relatives Funeral services were conducted Monday at Schaetter Lindner Funeral Home with the Comfort Musik Vereinigung choir and Interment in Comfort City Cemetery
A double wedding feature reports Miss Helen Schmidtzensky and Howard Fite wed at St Marys Church with 365 guests and a noon feast. later Miss Ruth Regina Carter married Ernest Stehling at Sacred Heart Church on the 86th anniversary of her parents marriage. both couples begin new lives in Texas.
A Panhandle game warden said he killed nine huge rattlesnakes in six weeks. The largest reached 6 feet 2 inches with a twelve inch circumference, and four others exceeded five feet in length.
Fish sanctuaries established by the Texas Game Department protect spawning fish and boost angler sport. They are set by the Game Department and county boards and abandoned when their purpose is served, as seen with areas removed from Roy Inks Lake on the Colorado River above Austin.
Texas Health officials urge parental precautions to cut infant deaths from diarrhea and dysentery. Dr. George W. Cox cites 2,506 infant deaths in 194u and lists eight general measures plus hot weather tips to keep babies cool, clean, and safe, including breastfeeding, boiled water, sanitation, and prompt medical advice.
Otto Hofmann a fine arts student from Kyle near Austin dedicates spare time to finishing a large pump organ for the German Baptist Church at Kyle Texas He dismantled old organs to acquire parts and plans a roughly 800 pipe instrument He studied acoustics for five years under Dr G C Boner at the University.
Administrator Leon Henderson of the Office of Price Administration notes crude cottonseed oil at southern mills has climbed from about 4.4 cents to 11.5 cents since October. A ceiling below current prices is under consideration to curb the increase.
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