Mystery and romance bill at The Palace cinema
At The Palace Friday and Saturday July 25 26 the double feature includes Who Killed Aunt Maggie with Weddie Barrie and Edgar Kennedy and Back in the Saddle with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Sunday and Monday July 27 28 brings Penny Serenade starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in a romantic drama about courtship honeymoon and family life.
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Nylon Rose
Maggie
Weddie Barrie
Edgar Kennedy
Glen Hopf
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Gene
E. G. Blaine
Tom
Tally
Blaine
Smiley
Max Baumann
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Bierschwale
Two Paramount Air and Comedy Films At Local Theater
The second film Forced Landing with Richard Arlen opens Tuesday July 26 featuring a dramatic plane crash and a hijacked pilot. Wednesday and Thursday July 30 and 31 offer Road to Zanzibar a satirical comedy with Crosby Hope Lamour and a sunburnt Africa setting in a riotous 90 minutes.
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Paramount
Richard Arlen
hLva Gabor
Hungary
Hubert Maurer
Zanzabar
Balkans
Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Africa
Miss Lamour
Hope
J. M. Stevens
How The Commanches Get Their Revenge
In August 1840 the Comanche swept from the northwestern plains exacting vengeance after the San Antonio Council House peace conference. The episode followed months of preparation and led to the deaths of several high ranking chiefs as white settlers faced a dramatic retaliation.
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Texas
San Antonio
Council House
Texas Queen Crowned Queen of Queens at Texas State Fair
Miss Jerry Jenkins of Greenville won the Queen of Queens title at the 1940 State Fair of Texas Coronation pageant part of Queens Night. She met MGM stars in Hollywood and earned a screen test after beating queens from across the state. Ann Sothern and Frank Morgan offered tips in accompanying photos as plans began for next year’s coronation in the Cotton Bowl before a crowd exceeding 40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Jenkins
Greenville
Texas
M-G-M
Hollywood
Miss Jenkins
Ann
Prayer for Unity and Texas History Echoes
A 1941 column poem prays for unity and democratic values amid IXX era conflicts. The text blends a civic prayer with a note on liberty, anti autocracy, and universal American identity. It sits alongside 19th century Texas history recounting Comanche battles and frontier threats. The piece references letters from Victoria, prison of Mexicans, and commissioners to Arista. A station in College Station notes shade belts boosting 90 degree days to 70 under trees with cottonwoods and elms.
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Texas
Republic
Judge Burnet
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Phil. Dimit
Sutherland
Graham
Matamoros
Aubrey
Kinney
Arista
C. van Ness
J. D. Morris
The
Telegraph
Texas Register
Houston
College Station
W. E. Webb
Prairie States Forestry Project
Texas wildlife laws show record 141 bills in 47th Legislature
The 171 day session introduced 141 wildlife related bills with 106 enacted, a Texas record. Local laws dominated, shaping game rules and protecting species such as muskrats and prairie chickens. New powers grant the Game Fish and Oyster Commission open seasons and bag limits for Possum Kingdom Lake.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Leake
Palo Pinto
Stephens
Young Counties
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District
Washington
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Comanche Invasion Sweeps South Texas in 1840
In 1840 a thousand Comanche warriors struck Victoria Linnville and other towns, burning Linnville and looting three to four thousand horses and merchandise. The terror spread northward until February 12, a last stand at Plum Creek near Austin saw Texans clash with the invaders in a savage, daring battle.
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Linnville
Texas
University of Texas Library
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Republic
South Texas
San Antonio
Gonzales
Victoria
Felix Houston
Ed Burleson
Ben McCulloch
Plum Creek
Austin
Whitewood Boy Undergoes Tonsil Removal at General Hospital
Robert Whitewood, son of Mr and Mrs John S Whitewood, had his tonsils removed at General Hospital by Dr Knapp on Monday morning. He is reported to be doing very nicely at this writing.
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Robert Whitewood
John S. Whitewood
General Hospital
Knapp
Hopf Family Trip to Fredericksburg Wedne sday
V A Hopf and daughter Miss Irene Hopf and Max Hopf visited Fredericksburg on Wednesday.
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V. A. Hopf
Irene Hopf
Max Hopf
Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs R J Game Attend Harper Event
Mr and Mrs R J Game were in Harper on Wednesday evening, attending the local gathering and appearing in public.
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Mrs. R. J. Game
Harper
Texas All-Risk Wheat Insurance Claims Approved
All-risk wheat insurance claims for 801 Texas wheat growers have been approved, totaling 396,905 bushels on 75 733 acres. E R Duke states many more indemnties will follow for 1941 crop losses due to floods rust diseases and heavy weeds at harvest. Farmers may choose immediate cash or deferred settlement, with certificates convertible later. 11 040 Texas growers insured 4 943 435 bushels.
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College Station
Texas
E. R. Duke
Duke
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Mrs Wilber Seiders Visitor Adds To Floyd Family Visit
Mrs Wilber Seiders and her young son John and his sister in law from Austin visited Mr and Mrs F M Floyd. Miss Frances Floyd returned home with them for a visit.
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Wilber Seiders
John
Austin
F. M. Floyd
Frances Floyd
Texas drivers license examinations to test thousands in August
About 6 000 young Texans will take exams for Highway Patrol and Drivers License Examiner jobs in mid August. State Police Director Homer Garrison Jr said 3 000 applications already arrived and 2 000 more expected by July 20.
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Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Camp Mabry
Miss Mildred Reed and Henry Ransleben Wed at St Marys
The couple wed Thursday morning July 17 at St Marys church with Rev F X Wolf officiating. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Reed and groom son of Mrs Max Ransleben. A maid of honor, bridesmaids and groomsmen are named along with flower girls and ring bearer. The couple reside in Fredericksburg where the groom owns the Downtown Cafe. A separate note details a flying school with 2400 personnel and extensive facilities including barracks and mess halls.
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Mildred Reed
Henry Ransleben
St. Mary’s Church
F. X. Wolf
Alfred Reed
Max Ransleben
Eleanor Reed
Johnny Weidenfeller
Harry Seelig
Vincent Ransleben
Mission Texas Advanced Flying School Selected
Governor W. Tee O'Daniel was advised by the War Department that Mission Texas has been chosen for an Air Corps advanced flying school. The project would cost about 4 million dollars, pending satisfactory real estate negotiations.
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Austin
W. Tee O'Daniel
War Department
Mission
Exas
Air Corps
Three New Texas Sites Chosen For Army Camps
The War Department announced Bastrop Paris and Waco as potential army camp sites to aid planning for possible future expansion. No funds are available now for purchase or construction. Governor O'Daniel received the formal communication as head of Texas defense planning. County agent J M Hatton notes Tenmarq wheat yields best in Hansford County.
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Austin
Bastrop
Paris
Waco
W. Lee O’daniel
National Defense Committe
Texas
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Fruits Dry Easier Than Vegetables
The text notes fruits dry more readily than vegetables due to higher sugar content which aids preservation and draws out water more quickly.
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Harper Herald
Harold Diesel
A. C. Wendel
Leon F. Zwiener
Optometrist
Commanches
Charles C. Hucker
America
Glory Beck Weller
Atascaders
California
Zee
Ng Eorwe
Croydon
London
Mary Martin
Detroit
Forest Hakers
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
EF Pong
Maillo Brothers
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Central American
North
South Americas
Iceland
Patronize Herald Advertisers
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches Experiment Station
Jacobi
Gkier
Ransleben
Advanced Flying
J. M. Hatton
Hansford County
OUR Democracy
U.S
Aii
H. Welge Lewis
Rey
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Fredericksburg, Texas
John Deere
Aermotor Mills
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
A. Jenschke
Mgr
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