Secret meetings under Texas governor draw sharp rebuke
Geo W Winningham denounces Gov O Daniel for closed door sessions by the Automatic Tax Board, warning that secrecy breeds dictatorship like Huey Long. He cites press exclusion, demands open public business, and appeals to Texas Democrats to demand transparency and accountability.
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O’daniel
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Texas
Automatic Tax Board
Austin
Texas House of Representatives
Louisiana
Huey Long
Pelican Empire
Kingfish
Huey
Patileas
Politix
Harpers Seek Paved Kerrville Harper Road Petition
Harper citizens ask Kerr County Commissioners Court to pave the Kerrville Harper road using Schreiner road funds. IL M Schreiner offers $10,000 to pave the Gillespie County portion and WPA funds may be available. A 257-signature petition urges action citing long term maintenance savings and self financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Kerrville
Kerr County
Schreiner
IL. M. Schreiner
Gilles Rie
Commissioners’ Court
Kerrville-Harper Road
Harper and
Baptist Church Notice Schedule for Sunday Services
H H Fairchild serves as Sunday School Superintendent and Mrs J E Sylvester directs Baptist Training Union. Sunday School 10:00 a m, Preaching 11:00 a m, BTU 7:15 p m, Preaching 8:60 p m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8:00 p m. W M U and W M S meet first Friday monthly. Everyone welcome at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Fairchild
J. E. Sylvester
Baptist Training Union
Harper Methodist Church Services and Sunday Schedule
Rev. M. P. Burton presides at Harper Methodist Church with services on the second third and fourth Sundays at 8 30 in the morning through November 1st Sunday School Sundays at 9 30 Singing every Sunday night All are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Methodist Church
M. P. Burton
Revival Meeting Announcement by Rev M P Burton
Special notice for revival services led by Pastor Rev M P Burton. The revival starts July 9 at 8 30 AM with daily preaching at 8 30 PM through the week. Sunday July 16 features Sunday school at 10 AM, preaching at 11, dinner on the grounds and an 8 30 PM service.
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M. P. Burton
No Lutheran Church Services Next Sunday
Due to the illness of our pastor there will be no services at the Lutheran Church next Sunday. Services will resume on August 27 at the regular time with Rev. Hannemann officiating, according to information from Fredericksburg. Otto Rahe
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Lutheran Church
Hannemann
Fredericksburg
Otto Rahe
Catholic Church Mass Schedule and Activities
Mass on Sunday at 9 30 a m on the third Sunday of the month and on all Holy Days of Obligation and great feasts at 8 and 9 30 a m Sunday school follows the 9 30 mass Parish societies meet after the 9 30 mass
Stehling’s Bros Promote Best Workwear Savings
Customers report strong value in Stehling's Bros work pants shirts and shoes. The ad-style notice touts money savings and better performance from wearing Stehling's branded apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stehling’s
Stehling ‘Bros
Stamp Out Secrecy in Public Affairs Urges Honesty
A call condemns secret meetings in public life as breeding graft and crime, citing Louisiana Kansas City and Tammany Hall. The author argues publicity would have prevented betrayals and urges immediate action to end secrecy in public business. Honest men cannot sustain secrecy. What say ye?
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Louisiana
Kansas City
Pendergast
New York City
Tammany Hall
Is Golf On A Sunday Unholy
A Catholic view on keeping Sunday holy emphasizes worship at Mass and rest from unnecessary work. Recreation like golf or cards is not unholy if it does not foment anger, blasphemy, envy, cheating, or ruinous loss. Catholics invite respectful understanding from all creeds and offer information on Catholic subjects. For sale: Grade Year Billies, see Felix Rischner.
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Holy Catholic Church
St. Anthony’s Church
Peach Borer Control Shifts to Ethylene Dichloride Emulsion
Entomologist R R Reppert at Texas A and M Extension Service reports many farmers seek peach borer guidance and a new USDA developed emulsion using ethylene dichloride replaces paradichloro benzene. Benefits include safety for young trees, less soil prep, no mound, lower cost. dilution depends on tree age, with 25 percent for large trees, 12 percent for one year old trees, and intermediates. Information available from county agents. treatment targets borer at root collar and not branch borers.
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College Station
R. R. Reppert
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Reppert
Miles Messenger Editor Helps Miss Tyler On Way To San Antonio
Miss Crucie J. Tyler and Mrs. Bill Scurlock of Miles called at the office Thursday morning while en route to San Antonio. Tyler stayed to visit the print shop to assist her mother, owner of the Miles Messenger, near Mt. Home visitor Mac Henderson in Harper.
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Crucie J. Tyler
Bill Scurlock
Miles
San Antonio
Miss Tyler
Fredericksburg
Miles Messenger
Mac Henderson
Harper Wednes
New Dealers in Congress Fight Hatch Bill on Relief Voter Protection
Buffalo editorial supports Hatch bill to shield unemployed from political intimidation and discrimination. It would bar threats or coercion of voters, retaliation against relief workers for supporting candidates, and disclosure of relief lists to campaigns. Critics call it a monstrosity, but supporters argue its clarity and necessity to safeguard ballots.
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Buffalo Evening News
Congress
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Texas Poultry Leaders Seek 35000 for Cleveland Exhibit
A. H. Demke of Stephenville, executive secretary to the Texas Poultry Federation, seeks a 35000 fund to finance a credible presence at the Seventh Annual World's Poultry Congress in Cleveland. He cites declines in Texas chicken and turkey output and value since 1980 and urges renewed industry effort, noting advantages like climate and feed. A 40-foot animated mechanical turkey planned for Dallas shows may boost local interest and county fairs.
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Cleveland
Texas
A. H. Demke
Stephenville
Texas Poultry Federation
Demke
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Pacific Northwest
Dallas
S. A
What We All Can Do By Nathan Howard Gist
A two part piece, first discussing crime roots cites Lane on ideas in American life and immigrant dynamics from a 1938 FBI report. It argues youths imitate crime but emphasizes personal responsibility, self-improvement, service, and practical action to lift communities through church, schools, and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop D. Lane
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Lane
Nathan Howard
Gist
Court House Picture Copyright Pending Notice
The article notes a picture of the court house used in last week's issue has copyright pending by Mac Donald's Studio. The publisher apologizes for the oversight and states many images are from staff but the MacDonald image required credit.
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Court House
MacDonald
Inaugural warning on justice and crime factors
Former President Hoover warned that technicalities and delay could thwart ends of justice by those who can pay. A penologist notes emotional disturbances among adolescents and poor environmental adjustment as crime contributors, while Boys Clubs work to improve conditions. FBI data show a 10 percent drop in reported crimes across 73 cities over seven years.
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Hoover
FBI
S. A
School Wear Selections For Back To Classes
For school attire choose sturdy trousers shirts shoes underwear and more built to stand the gaff. Sterling Bros advertises trousers from cents upwards and urges quick selection for the new term.
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Sterling Bros
Gillespie County Fair opens with parade and exhibits
The 64th Gillespie County Fair starts this morning with a Main Street parade led by the Fredericksburg Concert Band. Officials promise splendid livestock and agricultural exhibits, numerous commercial displays, and entries from Doss Harper Stonewall and Nebgen clubs plus individual exhibitors. The event features racing cards, a rodeo managed by Ottmar Schnerr, All-Texas Shows carnival acts, and prize livestock displays expected to set attendance records despite weather.
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Gillespie County
Main Street
Fredericksburg
Fair Assa
Doss
Harper
Stonewall
Nebgen
Chr. Mathisen
Ad. G. Wehmeyer
Reinhard Wehmeyer
Fair Grounds
Ottmar Schnerr
Gillespie Co
Texas
Roads Must Be Expanded to Spread Tourism and Growth
John Michael Carmody, first administrator of the Federal Works Agency, urges vast highway expansion and roadside development. He argues roads are underused and underfunded, hindering travel, tourism, and rural electrification progress, and calls for rights‑of‑way, safety, and beautification to boost mobility nationwide.
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America
John Michael Carmody
Federal Works Agency
Public Roads Administration
Carmody
Rober E. Harper
American Road Builders’ Association
Washington, D. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Tax Rate For Co Is Again Set At 61 Cents
Gillespie County keeps its 61 cent per hundred valuation tax rate for 1939 as used in 1938, apportioned to general, road and bridge, special road, jury, and county jail funds, with a 5 cent road district levy. State rate rises to 77 cents per hundred due to higher school apportionment. Otto Henke named outstanding Gillespie County 4-H boy after a twelve day Western states trip with 30 boys and five county agents splitting the journey across Colorado New Mexico Arizona and Old Mexico.
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Gillespie County
Otto Henke
G. F. Henke
Otto
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Visit to Ber tram home ends three week stay
Jack Jones and Miss Esther Wendel escorted Misa Sue Brezeal home from Ber tram, where she had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones for three weeks.
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Jack Jones
Esther Wendel
Misa Sue Brezeal
Mrs
Paul Jones
Bertram
Missionary Society Zone Meeting Attended by Local Ladies
Mr and Mrs Theo Ochler and Mrs Frank Staudt and Mrs Gilbert Pape attended the zone meeting of the Methodist Ladies Missionary Society held at Medina Tuesday.
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Theo. Ochler
Frank Staudt
Gilbert Pape
Zone
Methodist Ladies Missionary Society
Medina
Public works plan promises jobs and efficiency in highway program
The note emphasizes public works as a path to employment, arguing highway construction will quickly create jobs, boost demand for labor, and attract outside investment. It pledges collaboration with existing Federal Works Administration agencies, maintaining Bureau of Public Roads standards, and continuing MacDonald era research to improve materials and methods within allocated funds.
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Federal Works Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Thomas H. MacDonald
Harper C of C reorganizes to tackle town’s problems
Harper Chamber of Commerce was reorganized last Friday as citizens gathered to form a more active civic body. Twenty members signed up with hopes to reach 75. C. W. Granville was elected president, J. J. Rogers vice president, Burman Faris secretary treasurer, with directors W. A. Kaiser Harvey Stevens Jim Peril Chas Barrett and H. W. A. Hopf.
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Harper Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Granville
J. J. Rogers
Burman Faris
W. A. Kaiser
Harvey Stevens
Jim Peril
Chas. Barrett
HW. A. Hopf
Admission Prices At Fair
Last week corrections misled readers about fair charges. Prices: Admission to Grounds adults 40 cents, children 20, automobiles 26. Admission to Grandstand adults 25 cents, children 15, box seats 40 cents.
Rock Veneer Home Rising on Noxville Ranch
Dillard Stapp erects a modern rock veneer residence on his Noxville ranch above the James River headwaters. The Creed Taylor place site hosts the project with Saenger Lumber Co of Kerrville supplying architects and materials.
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Dillard Stapp
Noxville
Creed Taylor
James River
Saenger Lumber Co. of
Kerrvilel
Fishermen at Medina Lake Must Obtain 55 Cent License
A new Texas rule requires Medina County fishermen using nonartificial bait to buy a 55 cent universal fishing license valid across 22 counties. Artificial lure anglers already held licenses, and Bandera County’s lake portion is exempt. Residents in affected counties may fish without a county license in their home area.
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Medina Lake
Texas
Medina County
Bandera
Fishermen Bring Back Big Buchanan Lake Catfish
J. T. Faris Burman Faris Tolbert Hoffmann Jr fished Buchanan Lake Sunday and returned Tuesday noon with 48 1 2 pounds of yellow and blue catfish. The two largest weighed 14 1 2 and 10 pounds. Elated by their success, they shared the big catch story.
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J. T. Faris
Burman Faris
Tolbert Hoffmann, Jr
Buchanan Lake
Short Thursday Rain Deluge Hits Fredericksburg
A heavy shower in Fredericksburg Thursday afternoon dumped .70 of an inch as recorded by the Fredericksburg National Bank rain gauge. Thunder squalls were widespread across the county's southern, southwestern, and eastern regions.
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Fredericksburg
Weekend Visit Across Three Families
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Bier echwale and family Mr and Mrs Richard Resamann and family of Spring Creek and Mr and Mrs Hans Wachels of Pilot Knob spent the day with Mr and Mrs Edgar Ellebracht Sunday.
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Johnnie Bierechwale
Richard Resamann
Spring Creek
Hans Wachels
Pilot Knob
Edgar Ellebracht
Mrs J E Koon and Miss Kerrville Visit Harris County
Mrs J E Koon and Miss Margery Kerrville visited Harper on Tuesday with Mrs Harrie of San Antonio.
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J. E. Koon
Enuennee
Margery Ee
Geear Couple Wed in Allen Gilly Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Freeman Geear exchange vows in a small Allen Gilly ceremony. The couple, surrounded by family and friends, celebrated the occasion with a reception following the service.
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Mrs. Freeman Geear
Allen Gilly Me
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Commissioners Court
First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
R. G. Harthcock
Felix Rischner
Texas’ Poultry Industry
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Texas Goon Roses Association
Harper C. of
Erects Rock Home
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