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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1940

Page

4

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo to Perform in San Antonio

The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo returns to the Southwest for a San Antonio Auditorium show on February 21. The company, 26 dancers with a 70 member orchestra, travels 25 000 miles by rail supporting a set rich program including works from Wagner Debussy and Tchaikovsky with new York premieres cited.

Southwest Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo San Antonio Auditorium New York Metropolitan Opera House Ghost Town San Antonio Efrem Kurtz Ballet Russe Mexico Rio Grande Valley College Towns Big Bend Friends of Music Elizabeth A. Devoe

South Praises Farm Program and Soil Conservation

Washington reports Congressman Charles L. South defends soil conservation funding as the soundest government investment and argues farm loan programs are loans, not gifts. He urges Senate restoration of tenancy aid, cites a $500 million soil program and compares small farmer loans to large armament outlays.

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

4 H Club Members Invited To Make Trip To San Antonio

Fredericksburg announces a free bus trip for 4 H Club boys who demonstrated in 1939 to the Southwest Texas Boys Stock Show in San Antonio on February 22. Depart 7 a.m. from Nimitz Hotel. supervision by the County Agent. lunch at Breckenridge Park. hot chocolate provided. Dads may join at $1.25. Notify by February 15. stop includes Alamo Fort Sam Houston Zoo and stock show entertainment 3 to 5 p.m.

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

Cavalcade of Texas and Colorado Sunset at The Palace

A double feature at The Palace presents A Cavalcade of Texas in technicolor showing Texas wonders from Panhandle to Gulf and the St. Grande Valley with industry videos and landmarks. The second half, Colorado Sunset, follows Gene Autry and Smiley Barnette as they face gang trouble while ranching and a sheriff campaign led by the Texas Troubadours.

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

Texas Highway Week Declared for May in Texas

The Texas Highway Commission designates May 21 to 31 as Texas Highway Week to spotlight past highway services and future needs. The governor is urged to proclaim May 26 to 31 as the observance. This note appears amid other film and health-related items.

Austin Texas Highway Commission Texas O’daniel

4 H Club Livestock Show And Sale Rules

Rules specify fair ground arrival by 9 am February 17 for judging at 9:30 am. Calves weighed and classified by 9:30 with two calf classes. Pigs lambs calves judged order. Auction to start 1:30 pm with calf lamb pig capon sales. Winners parade at 1 pm. Highway policy notes Texas highway funding and impact on roads and schools.

Club Lmys

First Community Forest Project Underway in Texas at Luling

The first community forest in Texas began Friday in Luling with plans to plant 10 000 trees. The project aims to provide recreation, support soil conservation and distribute trees to farms, backed by city officials and local clubs. Directors include Thomas J. Taylor and Mrs Ro Churchwell. The Texas Forest Service will assist in planting and care.

Luling Texas Tom W. Brown Cori Thomas J. Taylor Ro Churchwell Krick Rutherford Texas Forest Service Corals

Planting Trees Now for Better Fruit and Forests

The article notes many orchards in decline and urges homeowners to plant new fruit trees each winter. It compares local neglect to a Texas community story about forest planting and predicts a future of systematic tree planting in America. It adds that about one third of Texas oil comes from old stripper wells.

Texas America

Rain Drenches County With Half Inch Overnight

Rain fell overnight from Friday into Saturday totaling about half an inch. Prospects for the spring harvest season remain fair with occasional showers likely. January saw rain with a bright start to February, aiding farmers who expect favorable conditions ahead.

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