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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
1
A review notes a half of a double bill playing Saturday July 6 with an Ozark hillbilly lead, a gripping denouement, and entertainment values including a comedy highlight. The film follows Missouri cropper troubles settled to everyone’s satisfaction and features eight Hollywood lovelies in a lively transformation of a society benefit into a girl show.
A novelty dance act led by Mildred Shay opens the program followed by Jack Randall in Overland Mail with his horse Rusty. The feature touts a thrilling silent era pony express tale where Randall’s rider is drafted in a fight against counterfeiters, rivaling classic Tom Mix and Tony romance.
A Sunday Monday program on July 7 8 features the famous Waterloo Bridge with Robert Tayloo and Vivien Leigh. Also shown is Dave Appellon and the Donald the Duck short Donalds Dog Laundry.
On Tuesday July 9 Wagons Westward the original screenplay by Joseph Moncure March features Chester Morris in dual roles as a government officer and a bandit and terrorist. He is joined by Ona Munson Anita Louise Gabby Hayes Buck Jones and Guinn Williams in the cast.
On July 6 the film Tear Gas Squad showcases the bravest men in the world behind tear gas guns. Dennis Morgan Gloria Dickson and John Payne headline a crime fighting story about modern police chemistry bringing ruthless killers to justice.
Don Ameche Mary Beth Hughes and Allan Curtis star in Four Sons showing Thursday and Friday July 11 12. The drama is praised as stirring with simple keynote and powerful emotional outcry from a cast delivering deep moving performances.
Uncle Jake's Sports Hens of Dallas warns that millions of eggs are destroyed by wading anglers along streams. The group notes spawn torn from beds and surface egg masses, likening it to crushing a nest. They plan to seek Dallas city regulations banning wading on lakes until June 1 each season.
An German Baron and his family emigrate to Texas after selling their Mecklenberg estate. Christian, Erwin, Charlotte, and Axel adapt to farming life, with Christian guiding the group toward self reliance and mutual effort while Charlotte inspires household learning and frontier resilience. Continued next week.
In Llano County a deer doe was freed by train conductor H. M. Hamilton and the Southern Pacific crew after becoming entangled in a fence beside the railroad. The doe suffered only minor injuries. The report notes crews sometimes aid wildlife. similar anecdotes cite tramps sweeping grain cars and a cardinal rule to avoid disturbing a mallard nest near tracks in Montana.
Texas residents urged to avoid gasoline in cleaning to cut home fire risk. Marvin Hall, state fire insurance commissioner, warned gasoline is highly explosive and has a flash point possibly at zero. He urged care and proper knowledge for those who work with it.
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