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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1941
Page
1
Mrs A C Wendell is cited as the authorized advertising solicitor and collector for the Harper Herald, acting in capacity as representative for subscriptions and sales.
The Palace presents A Dangerous Game starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine as detectives and Jeanne Kelly on Friday and Saturday July 18 19, with Law of the Range featuring Johnny Mack Brown Harris and the Texas Rangers on the same program. Lucille Walker and Fuzzy Knight provide musical interludes as the wild range saga unfolds with a sheepmen versus cattlemen feud. Also shown Love Crazy starring William Powell and Myrna Loy Sunday and Monday July 20 21 with a zany wedding anniversary plot and a supporting cast led by Gail Patrick and Jack Carson.
Ida Lupino and John Garfield star in a simple yet universal story. A fogbound bay community gathers around a shy telephone operator a petty gangster a cook and an aging tailor. The film unfolds drama that tests the gentle against the ruthless in a powerful screen thriller.
County Judge Henry Hirsch leads a national defense aluminum collection from July 21 to 29. Fredericksburg residents are urged to donate unused aluminumware, with values credited to the county. Palace Theatre hosts a free Gene Autry ride, tenderfoot ride program to begin Saturday at 9 30 a m.
Sgt Ernest B Long head of the Army Recruiting Station in Austin reports Keep Em Flying as a new Army Air Corps slogan gaining popularity nationwide, likened to the thumbs up motto of the Royal Air Force.
The nation launches a campaign to adopt Keep Em Flying as a morale boosting toast akin to Thumbs Up. The slogan symbolizes progress in defense and aviation effort. Mrs Janice Harper visits home with her aunt Mrs Severnston of Corsicana.
The 1840 Council House bloodshed in San Antonio pitted Comanche envoys against Texas commissioners. After a peace conference, a massacre left 37 Comanche dead and 27 women and children captive, while 7 Texans died and 8 were wounded, shaping ongoing Indian resistance and Texas history.
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo adds San Antonio dates at Sunken Garden Theatre for July 24 and 28. Les Sylphides features Tamara Toumanova Natal ie Krassovska and Igor Youskevitch. Vienna 1814 stars Freden Franklin. Polestian Dances from Borudin's Price Igor closes opening program. Swan Lake The New Yorker and Le Beau Danube headline the second night with Alexandra Danilova praised by the Times. Tickets via Mrs James E Devoe at the St Anthony Hotel San Antonio.
A small shift in pipe smoking is under way as war shortages cut brier supply. American woods like mountain laurel root and apple show smoking quality on par with brier and may supplant imported wood amid new seasoning methods.
Mr and Mrs Earl Sylvester have moved to the L H Harper area this week marking a new residence change in the community.
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