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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
1
The Harper Herald lists C W Granville and Mrs C W Granville as advertising solicitors collectors and subscription lectern. Entry notes second class matter status at Harper Texas post office dated February 25 1926 under the act of March 3 1876.
At the Palace Theatre Fredericksburg on Friday and Saturday August 10 the western double bill features Two Fisted Rangers with Charles Starrett returning after a year. Iris Meredith plays his romantic foil in a cowtown plot where villains Kenneth MacDonald Dick Curtis and Hal Taliaferro murder Starrett’s brother and his father is killed.
A critic describes the double feature with The Crusade theme and a second half titled One Million B. C. The film depicts cliff dwellers split into rock and shell clans and includes prehistoric animals and a volcanic eruption. Victor Mature and Lon Chaney lead a tale of division, exile, and eventual unity.
On Sunday and Monday August 11 12 the Weaver Bros and Elroy star in Grand Ole Opry a hillbilly comedy with radio notables Uncle Dave Macon Roy Acuff George Dewey Hay and more. Tuesday August 13 Mexican Spitfire features Lupe Velez and Leon Errol with Linda Hayes and Donald Woods in a comic plot about a honeymoon misadventure and a bungling uncle.
Edward G Robinson returns as a bullet proof gangster in Brother Orchid screen adaptation based on Richard Connell story from Collier's Magazine. A retired hustler attempts to reform his crew while they resist and plot to trap him during a Wednesday and Thursday showing on August 14 15.
College Station Texas August 5 Texas A and M students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps prepare to become Coast Artillery Corps officers. The 155 mm Big Bertha will fire a 100 pound shell to deter ships or repel planes. Last year 611 of 6395 students in military science pursued the course while others studied infantry field artillery engineers cavalry chemical warfare or signal corps. Over 60 A and M graduates served at Fort Crockett Galveston in June maneuvers with ranks up to colonel.
The piece praises Edward G. Robinson as Brother Orchid in a culture chasing caper aided by the funniest mob in screen history. Ann Sothern Ralph Bellamy Humphrey Bogart and Allen Jenkins co star as the refined gangster who won t even talk to himself without an introduction and teaches his mob to say excuse me after a knockout setting off hysterical homicide and riotous mirth.
President C. E. Evans of Southwest Texas State Teachers College led development from horse drawn rides to air training as SWTSTC adopted a Civil Aeronautics Authority unit. Since last year the program serves 45 graduates with six planes and four instructors, aiming to bolster defense and peaceful progress in education.
Former Boys League standings show Stonewall atop with 9 wins and 1 loss. Willow City trails 3 10 with 0.280 batting. Carter's and Comfort follow, while Harper and Willow City had mixed results. Last Sunday results list Stonewall 9 Willow City 0 and Carter's 12 Comfort 10 with Harper next at Stonewall.
The Harper team lost a Farm er Boys League return game to Ingram last Sunday by 12 to 4. McDougall led Harper with two for four while Switzer went three for four for Ingram. Stated box scores show Ingram wide advantage in hits and pitchers. Next Sunday Harper travels to Stonewall for a late-season series.
Carter's defeated Comfort 12 10 after trailing 8 7 in the fifth. Rausch hit a homer, Bird collected five hits in five trips, and Wuest pitched all nine innings with eight strikeouts. Carter's had seven errors to Comfort's three in a tense Sunday battle. Next Sunday Carter's rest. Comfort hosts another game.
An opportunity for young players to join a summer baseball tryout school hosted by the St Louis Cardinals and Houston Buffs at Cuero Municipal Park. Fred N Anker man and Wid C Matthews lead drills with scouts Bob Dowie and Stanley Cobard. Eligible players 17 to 23 may enter free. expenses are only for travel. Selected amateurs under contract to Houston Buffs next spring, expenses refunded. Players must provide own equipment.
The State Highway Department in Austin operates on a cash budget. Over ten years it secures lower prices via credit rating and competitive bids. Maintenance materials and large contracts are bid, with prompt payments and discounted savings kept for the state. Labor is paid within 10 days and warrants are not discounted. Funds target several million dollars, about 3 million monthly, to cover ongoing construction and obligations. The money circulates through contractors, labor, maintenance, and local businesses constituting the state economy.
Advise by Dr Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer urges workers at heat risk to add salt to each drink as heat hits 90 degrees and above. Salt losses occur with sweating and may cause cramps and nausea. Milk helps, alcoholic drinks should be avoided.
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