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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
6
The piece notes Tex performs the hit comic songs The Little Red Fox and Mexicali Moon in a light entertainment program. It highlights humor and musical numbers featuring quick wit and catchy tunes.
Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy reunite for the romantic musical New Moon set in 1780 New Orleans with pirate adventure and shipwrecks. Eddy stars as Charles Duc de Villiers and McDonald as Marianne de Beaumanoir as the film plays Sunday and Monday June 30 1.
The speaker invokes Liberty as the core American ideal, contrasting it with repression and dictatorship. Citing Francis Scott Key, the text asserts that Americans will not surrender freedom or democracy for authoritarian rule and pledges to keep the flag gallantly streaming.
Oscar Krauskopf born January 2, 1861 in Fredericksburg died June 21, 1940 at age 79 years 6 months 10 days. He was the son of Engelbert Krauskopf. Local rites held for a longtime Gillespie resident.
The article notes farmers’ purchasing power lagging since 1910-14, with 1939 goods exchange value at 61 percent of 1910-14 parity and 1932 at 17 percent, despite a 25 percent rise from 1932 to 1939. Parity, measuring income by purchasing power rather than prices, is a key focus in farm problem solutions.
Mrs. Mary Ellebracht Feuge born July 9 1873 in Gillespie county died June 21 1940 at 66 years 11 months 12 days She married C W Feuge on December 28 1895 he died April 5 1937 Survived by daughter Edna Faust and son W W Feuge plus four sisters and one brother Funeral services were conducted at Beckmanns funeral home with Zions church choirs and burial in the city cemetery
A June report from Austin notes that the greatest portion of trucks registered in the United States is concentrated in the state region, highlighting the substantial vehicle registration activity and its implications for transportation and commerce.
Report from the Texas Motor Transportation Association notes that one quarter of trucks last year were farm vehicles and 88 percent of trucks were privately owned, with 92 percent of fleets operating privately.
Oscar Krauskopf a longtime Fredericksburg businessman and civic leader is remembered for his drive in founding rail access and highways. The April 1937 obituary notes his German immigrant parents, his work as a gunsmith and implement dealer, his bank rescue efforts, and his active role in Concordia Turnverein and local schools. Surviving are Lawrence and Edward Krauskopf and several daughters and grandchildren. Funeral rites included Judge Herman Usener, Concordia singing, and pallbearers from the local lodge.
Miss Esther Rosenbach Miss Pauline Knopp and Miss Anita Kunz left Monday to enroll in the Santa Rosa School of Nursing in San Antonio. The three year program leads to registered nurse certificates after exams. A separate note mentions soil-depleting crop acreage in 1989 totaling about 28 million acres, including soil building crops.
Albert Schoolhouse hosted a district election last Saturday with 30 votes for 2 against a local maintenance school tax set at 25 percent per hundred dollars. Alfred Novian acted as judge as the district formerly relied on scholastic funds and had no tax.
Mr and Mrs Alex Jung welcomed a premature son on the 17th while visiting his sister in Stonington Ill Rev B Galle officiated and the Jung family plans a quick return home.
The source asserts there are no limits on how long venison may be kept in possession within Texas. It notes no statutory time ceiling or enforcement constraint for storing or owning deer meat.
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