O Daniel veto of local bill shocks Texas observers
Facts & Comments criticizes Governor O Daniel for vetoing a local bill affecting a single district without consultation. The column argues such vetoes undermine courtesy and local representation and contrasts it with Roosevelt beef policy and national economics. It also touches on taxation, trade, and imperial criticism involving British royalty and foreign policy. A second note questions capital punishment leniency after a reported assault case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’daniel
Texas
O'Daniel
Ft. Worth
Huntsville
Harper Girl Hurt When Car Skids On Road
Miss Patsy Gamel of Harper suffered scalp and leg lacera tions with multiple stitches after a Chevro let sedan driven by her brother R J Gamel skidded on the Harper road about 11 miles from Fredericksburg. Victor Harper had minor injuries. the car was demolished.
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Patsy Gamel
Harper
Fredericksburg
R. J. Gamel
Harper Road
Victor Harper
Auto Crash endangers Luckenbach closing dance attendees
Hubert Novian overturned his auto on Luckenbach road Sunday night en route to the Luckenbach School Closing dance. he was uninjured. Adela Borchers, daughter of Louis and Mrs Borchers, suffered several cuts on her head in a Comfort road collision last Thursday while returning to Fredericksburg from San Antonio with her brother Werner. Borchers’ car struck the front end of a vehicle driven by David Petsch as he crossed toward Sunnyside Tavern. both cars wrecked but drivers remained uninjured. Borchers’ windshield impact caused forehead cuts.
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Fredericksburg
Gilbert Rech
Honey Creek
Harper Road
Reed
Hubert Novian
Luckenbach
Luckenbach Road
Mr. Novian
Adela Borchers
Louis Borchers
Comfort Road
Miss Borchers
San Antonio
Werner
Borchers
David Petsch
Carter
Petsch
Two Gillespie Co. Boys Get Degree At San Marcos
Walter E. Dittmar and Karl A Hartman of Gillespie County were among the seniors receiving bachelor degrees at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos during its thirty-sixth annual commencement. Honor guest Justice John H. Sharp spoke, with M. E. Sadler delivering the baccalaureate sermon. The celebration included a Little Symphony Orchestra program and vocal selections.
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San Marcos
Tex
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Walter E. Dittmar
Karl A Hartman
Gillespie Co
C. E. Evans
John H. Sharp
Supreme Court of Texas
M. E. Sadler
Central Christian Church of Austin
College Little Symphony Orchestra
Frank L. Meadow
H. E. Speck
Harper Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
The Harper Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. S. S. Stewart’s home on May 22 at 2:30. Mrs. Gordon Harper advised bowls with flowers are better for tables than tall bouquets and discussed arranged décor in the living room dining room and kitchen. A business item covered clothing forms from papers passed by Mrs. F. Bierschwale, plans for Rally Day lunch, with members and several welcome visitors listed.
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Gordon Harper
Harper Home Demonstration Club
S. S. Stewart
Mesdames F. Bierschwale
Floyd Boatright
Joe Lewis
H. M. Jones
Johnnie Bierschwale
Pete Baethge
Mesdames R. E. Alexander
J. J. Cosper
Ruth Harper
Pearl Boatright
Mildred Boatright
Lois Cosper
S. S Stewart
Beona Boatright
Rogers Harper
Lavern Baethge
Lydia Fae Bierschwale
William Joe Lewis
Read This Editorial on WPA Oversight and Waste
The piece notes Congress funded investigations into the WPA after Roosevelt sought 150 million dollars. It reports the theater project spending millions on plays some never staged and asserts some writers are not writers, including suspected communists. It argues the investigation has begun to reveal excess and deceit in congressional framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Roosevelt
WPA
Congress
Federal Theater Project
Soviet Workers To Gain Higher Pay And Privileges
Dispatches from Russia indicate the soviet government has agreed to recognize different classes among workers by granting more pay and greater privileges to selected men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Church Notice at Baptist Church Services Schedule
Sunday School 10 00 a m with H H Fairchild superintendent and Mrs J E Sylvester director Preaching 11 00 a m Baptist Training Union 7 15 p m Preaching 8 00 p m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8 00 p m W M U and W M S meet first Friday monthly Come to the church where everyone welcomes you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Fairchild
J. E. Sylvester
Baptist Training Union
Harper Methodist Church Sunday Services Schedule
Harper Methodist Church invites attendance for Sunday School each Sunday at 2 00 PM and services on the 2nd 8th and 4th Sundays at 3 00 PM Pastor Rev M P Burton presides Everyone invited to attend.
Trinity and Corpus Christi Observances Announced
The parish lists Sunday Mass at 9 30 with additional 8 00 and 9 30 on the eighth Sunday and Holy Days. Sunday School and all Society meetings follow the 9 30 Mass. Trinity Sunday on June 4 marks the Easter Season close. Corpus Christi observed June 11 following June 8 feast.
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Corpus Christi
Lutheran Church Sermons and Services Schedule
Rev. G. Wolf serves as supply minister. Sunday school at 9 A M. Worship at 10. English services on the second and third Sundays. German services on the first and fourth Sundays.
One Mold and Varying Talents Shape Rewards
The quote argues against staying on one level and urges leveraging each person’s talents. It cites the Bible’s parable of one, two, and five talents to show rewards differ with effort and gifts. It emphasizes striving to our endowment and accepting varied outcomes.
The Chains of Bureacracy A New Deal Reorganization Plan
The first Roose velts reorganization plan to streamline the executive government faces a major flaw that dwarfs its projected 15 million dollars in annual savings. Agencies created as emergency measures during hard times are to be kept as permanent fixtures despite original temporary intent.
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Roosevelt
Executive Department
Senate
Those Worn Out Dogmas Debate Across Pulpit Platform And Press
A discussion at St Anthony's Church through the discussion club critiques modern calls to discard dogma. The speaker defends the Bible and Catholic dogmas as essential, arguing that only Christ and his doctrinal teachings meet humanity's needs today.portunity for readers to seek Catholic information.
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Jesus Christ
God
Catholic Church
St. Anthony’s Church
Senate urged to scrutinize Roosevelt reorganization plan
The article argues the President is sealing permanent bureaucratic power by tying emergency agencies to regular departments. It urges the Senate to examine the Roosevelt reorganization proposal despite its passage in the lower house, calling it a shrewd political move that expands government by embedding emergency agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manent
Senate
Great Place for Cotton and the Rise of Substitutes
Hodding Carter for the National Cotton Council spoke in San Antonio noting substitutes have risen to six times the former volume in ten years. He warned that laboratory techniques turning unlikely materials into thread threaten traditional cotton markets and could have required millions of bales of cotton to meet demand.
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Hodding Carter
National Cotton Council
San Antonio
County checks farm program compliance across county
Eight supervisors are deployed in Gillespie County to audit compliance with the 1939 A A A farm program. Aerial photography speeds crop acreage measurement for fair allotments and future subsidies. Total subsidy payments from prior programs exceed 72 thousand dollars, with 1939 payments expected to push past six figures.
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Gillespie County A.C.A
A.C.A
Duderstadt to Move to San Angelo Schools Post
M. J. Duderstadt will move to San Angelo this week to take a position in the San Angelo schools. He has taught at the Klein Branch school for two terms and was elected to fill the coming term. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs Duderstadt in their new home.
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M. J. Duderstadt
San Angelo
Duderstadt
Klein Branch
Successful Fishing Trip on the Llano River
Max Lange and family and Alf red Kramer and family spent several days on the Llano river this week. They report the big ones got away. However enough smaller fish supplied their appetites.
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Max Lange
Alfred Kramer
Llano River
Picnic Attended by Faris Couples in New Braunfels
Mr and Mrs J L Faris and Mr and Mrs B L Faris attended a barbecue and picnic in Landa Park New Braunfels last Sunday. The event honored the Red and White merchants of the South west district and organizers reported a fine day.
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J. L. Faris
B. L. Faris
Landa Park
New Braunfels
Model Tailoring Co. Vacuum Cleaning and Pressing Route
The Sanstone Way Kerrville Tex promises cleaning and pressing service every Tuesday morning with delivery on Friday. Mrs Myrtle Criswell and husband from Corpus Christi were at the bedside of their mother Mrs Hez Fairchild.
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Model Tailoring Co
The
Sanstone Way
Kerrville
Tex
Myrtle Criswell
Corpus Christi
Hez Fairchild
Chemurgic Crops Brew New Textile From soy and pulp
The Evening News notes experiments at Dearborn Laboratories shown at the New York World's Fair spinning textiles from soy bean protein and plant pulp. The fabric resembles silk and wool with strong tensile force, signaling shift for cotton growers as chemists push new materials.
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Dearborn Laboratories
Dearborn
Devil's River Bridge Under Construction Near Harper
Work on the 300 foot cement steel highway bridge over Devil's River advances rapidly on the Harper to Junction route. The photo shows three of the main foundation piers rising from the riverbed as crews push the project forward.
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Devil's River
Harper To Junction
Harper Plans Annual Barbecue And Rodeo Doorstep Event
Preparations are underway for Harper's annual barbecue and rodeo sponsored by the local W. O. W. camp. Klein Branch and all Harper citizens are urged to join in making it a major community event set for June 24.
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Harper
Klein Branch
Harper Territory
Tailoring Firm Visitors From Devils River Area In Harper
Model Tailoring Co. hosts visitors including Mr and Mrs Chas Coffey and son Raston Mrs J T Thurman and Lila Mae and Mrs Mary Gamel from Devils River community during their Harper trip last week.
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Chas. Coffey
Raston
J. T. Thurman
Lila Mae
Mary Gamel
Devils River Community
Harper
Wichita Falls Families Visit Locally Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Scarborough and children of Wichita Falls spent several days here with relatives. He holds a responsible position with Tex as Oil Company of Wichita Falls. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kinsey and children of Roosevelt visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Joe Ann stayed for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. L. H. Harper.
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Ollie Scarborough
Wichita Falls
Scarborough
Texas Oil Company of
A. J. Kinsey
Roosevelt
Joe Ann
L. H. Harper
Mrs Wilbur Campbell Returns From Amhurst Visit
Mrs Wilbur Campbell and her daughter came back Tuesday evening after a two week visit with her parents in Amhurst.
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Wilbur Campbell
Amhurst
Gib son family welcomes daughter from San Antonio
Mr and Mrs George Allen Gib son welcomed their little daughter who arrived Saturday after treatment in San Antonio. The birth marks a family milestone and the child is reported in good health.
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George Allen Gibson
San Antonio
Bierschwales Return to Ranch Home After Harper Stay
Mr and Mrs Ray Bierschwale and daughter Pauline returned to their ranch home last Monday after living in Harper while Pauline attended school.
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Ray Bierschwale
Pauline
Harper
Mrs Al len Smith Visits Thurman Family with Kin
Mrs. Allen Smith and her son Jack and her father S A Ezell spent Saturday with the J T Thurman family in a family gathering noted in the community social column.
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Allen Smith
Jack
S. A. Ezell
J. T. Thurman
Former Editor to Graduate of Harper Herald
Warren Hunter former editor of the Harper Herald will complete his studies at the Art Institute in Chicago in June and be named an honor graduate. The Fred ericksburg to Junction highway under construction near completion merits note as Hunter urged the project and Harper citizens recall his efforts. We extend congratulations to Mr Hunter for the achievement.
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Warren Hunter
Harper Herald
Art Institute In
Chicago
Hunter
Fredericksburg
Harper
Junction
Granville's Variety Store Cleaning Service Ad
For every occasion and gathering your appearance matters. Leave your clothes at Granville's Variety Store for Thursday drop offs and Friday delivery. Lange's Cleaning and Pressing Shop in Fredericksburg.
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Granville’s
Lange’s
Fredericksburg
PET DEER EATS CHICKS NEAR HARPER TEXAS
A pet deer on J Stevens farm near Harper Texas ate chicks causing theft rumors. Biologists say protein deficiency drove the herbivore to seek meat. The fawn was recovered by the State Game Department and keeping deer requires a game breeders license.
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J. Stevens
Harper
Texas
Barn Dance at Patsy Games Ranch Near Harper
Miss Patsy Games hosted a barn dance at her Harper area ranch home Saturday night entertaining friends and classmates. Cake and iced tea were served to a large crowd.
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Patsy Games
Harper
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America
Naval Supply Department
Europe
Facts & Comments
American Beef Brigade
Adam Smith
U. S
Lieved
Mrs.Watkins Tarr
Baby
Hai
Bach
Ursday
First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
R. G. Harthcock
Harper Methodist Church
M. P. Burton
Petronise Morald Advertisers
Devil's River Bridge
MacDonald
Harper Junction
Lune
Kerrville Highway
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