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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1941
Page
1
The Harper Herald is a weekly Friday paper published in Harper Texas. It lists Mareld Wietel and Bro A C Wendel as authorized advertising and subscription agents with a yearly subscription of 1.50 and post office entry dated February 25 1926 under the 1876 act.
Two Yang players headline a Friday and Saturday show at The Palace with Stranger On The Third Floor a mystery drama starring Peter Lorre. McGuire plays a news reporter who helps convict an innocent man then faces peril. The double feature continues with The Range Busters western.
The Marx Brothers return to the Palace Theatre with Go West a wild mix of jokes songs and burlesque set in 1870 Colorado as John Carroll Jana Lewis and others join the mischief. Also screening Labor's story March of Time explores U S labor history and future challenges.
John Shelton and Ann Rutherford play a young newlywed couple in Keeping Company. Ann's screen father and her sister influence the marriage, but a former girlfriend triggers jealousy prompting a quarrel. Wholesale plotting to mend their rocky road follows.
Texas wheat farmers with government loans may repay or let the Commodity Credit Corporation take delivery within four months. CCC will assume title to unredeemed wheat and barley as loans mature, affecting over 17 million bushels in 1940 storage and 1939 carryover. First maturities start February with April 30 final date.
Eva Jo Allpress of 616 West Magnolia Avenue and Eleanor Steinfeldt of San Antonio win national honorable mention in a National Federation of Music Clubs contest for the song Until the Storm. Both women belong to the local Composers and Authors association. the piece features cello and organ arrangements and is Allpress’s first serious composition.
Two East Texas legislators Lonnie Alsup and Ottos Lock sponsor a bill to cap truck loads using a safety formula, limiting to 16,000 pounds per axle and 45 foot length. They cite Arkansas and Louisiana as models and say current 7000 pound limit harms agriculture and commerce. The Gillespie Co. Draft Board also receives letters explaining occupational deferment and married men classifications under the Selective Service.
Tyrus R Timm, Extension Service economist at Texas A M College, promotes the Texas farm record book as a basic farm tool. It details income and expense breakdowns, farm assets, and a year end financial statement to guide plans and answer key questions about butterfat per cow, tractor fuel, feed costs, and egg sales.
Desca Hale of the Texas A and M College Extension Service warns that both over protection and excess indulgence spoil a child. She adds a lack of affection can be as damaging as too much attention and stresses affection and reassurance for healthy adjustment.
A report argues that lower grade beef prices appear cheaper until allowances for weight loss and trim are accounted for. The analysis suggests consumers may pay similar effective prices once all yield factors are included, challenging simple price comparisons.
The Gillespie County Mutual Aid Insurance Association reports a strong year ending 1940 with new monthly rates effective Jan 1 1940 and a $1003.41 cash balance plus $2100 loans. Despite claims and member dropouts, the organization remained solvent and urges younger residents to join for secure coverage.
Texas boards are urged to assess the marital status of registrants entering or delaying marriages in light of the Selective Service Law. Local Boards should ensure fair, case by case classification between 1-A and deferment, considering the marriage entered for evading service. Induction stations will accept married inductees, and appellate bodies should not overturn reasonable local decisions.
In colonial Texas researchers at the University of Texas Library document alligators as a threat along the Gulf coast. Eyewitness reports describe gators catching dogs at river banks and several observed incidents recorded by locals.
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