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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1940

Page

2

Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo To Perform In San Antonio

The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo comes to the San Antonio Auditorium on Wednesday evening February 21. This fifth Southwest visit follows a successful New York season at the Metropolitan Opera House with Ghost Town Bacchanale Capriccio Espagnol and Carnaval on the program. The company includes seventy principal dancers and a symphony orchestra conducted by Efrem Kurtz.

Southwest Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo San Antonio Auditorium New York Metropolitan Opera House Ghost Town San Antonio Efrem Kurtz Ballet Russe

Ballet Russe Special Brings 25-Star Company to Town

The Ballet Russe Special arrives with 25 dancers, four baggage cars, six sleepers, and a full stock of scenery and costumes. Audiences will hear works by Warner, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky Korsakov as San Antonio hosts a diverse crowd from Mexico and beyond. The event is backed by Friends of Music with Elizabeth A. Devoe as manager.

Warner, Debussy Tschaikovsky Rimsky- Korsakoff Ballet Russe San Antonio Mexico Rio Grande Valley College Towns Big Bend Friends of Music Elizabeth A. Devoe

South Praises Farm Program

Washington reports Congressman Charles L. South defends soil conservation as sound federal investment while opposing farm tenancy cuts. He cites a multi billion armaments budget and argues farm loans at 3 percent interest help progress, urging Senate restoration of tenancy funding and steady pace for reform.

Washington Charles L. South 21St Congressional District Appropriations Committee Agriculture Department House Bankhead Marvin Jones Committee On Agriculture Congressman South Senate House of Representatives Congress United States Department of Agriculture

Cavalcade of Texas and Colorado Sunset at The Palace

A Technicolor program Friday and Saturday February 9 and 10 features Cavalcade of Texas showing Panhandle to Rio Grande Valley scenes and Texas industries plus Trinity River Canalization and an international park plan. The second feature is Colorado Sunset with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette about ranch ownership, a milk truck incident, and a sheriff race aided by the Texas Trouadours.

Texas Panhandle Rio Grande Valley el Paso Big Bend East Texas Trinity River Mexico Colorado Gene Autry Smily Burnette Gene Frog Patsy

Deanne Durbdin Stars in First Love at Local Theatres

Deanne Durbdin presents her fifth film First Love in city cinemas on Sunday and Monday February 1 and 12. This marks her first appearance here in the role of a girl facing romance and social trials on screen.

Deanne Durbdin Deanna Robert Stack Helen Parrish Eugene Pallette Charles Coleman Frank Jenks

4 H Club Trip To San Antonio Stock Show

Fredericksburg 4 H Club members invited to ride by bus to the Southwest Texas Boys Rat Stock Show in San Antonio on February 22. Boys must stay with the group, bring lunch, and be supervised by the County Agent. Parents may join at a cost of 1.25 dollars. notify by February 15.

Fredericksburg Texas Dear Club Municipal Auditorium Alamo Fort Sam Houston Zoo H. F. Grote

Texas Highway Week Proposed by Commission in May

The Texas Highway Commission designates May 21 to 31 as Texas Highway Week to highlight highway service, with Governor O’Daniel asked to proclaim May 26 to 31 as the observance. The item follows a broader note on highway finance and needs, and previews upcoming film listings and medical dramas in local showings.

Austin Texas Highway Commission Texas O’daniel

Rules For 4-H Club Livestock Show And Sale

Rules outline fairground arrival by 9:00 am on February 17 for judging at 9:30 am Calves weighed and classified by 9:30 am with heavy and light classes Pigs lambs and calves judged in order Exhibitors must have animals ready when called Auction begins 1:30 pm with calves lambs pigs and capons sold in order Winners parade at 1 pm Highway policy notes Texas highway funding and impact on rural roads”

Forest Project Begins At Luling Texas

The first community forest in Texas starts in Luling to provide recreation, distribute trees to farms, aid soil conservation, and boost wildlife. Plans call for 10 000 trees with local officials and clubs backing the project. The Texas forest service will assist in planting and care as improvements begin immediately.

Luling Texas R. A Box Tom W. Brown Ish Walcowiek DC White Ernest Wison Community Forest Thomas L. Caylor C. R. Churchwell RK. E Rutherford Texas Forest Service

Rain Drenches County Overnight Totals Near Half Inch

Rain drenched the county from Friday night into Saturday morning, totaling about half an inch. Forecasters expect drier conditions but warn of residual sogginess in low-lying areas. More rain possible in the coming days as systems move through.

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