Phantom Submarine and Rocky Mountain Rangers at The Palace
The Palace bills a double feature with The Phantom Submarine starring Anita Louise and Bruce Bennett as a sunken treasure hunt targets a submarine base. It also features Raymond Hatton as a Texas Ranger in Rocky Mountain Rangers with Bob Livingstone and Duncan Renaldo aiding in thwarting outlaws. It runs Friday through Monday with Four Mothers part of a March 2 3 sequence introducing the Lemp family drama and humor amid a Florida real estate bust and a Beethoven festival invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Anita Louise
Bruce Bennett
America
Guenther Heimann
Raymond Hatton
Texas Ranger
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Bob Livingstone
Duncan Renaldo
Hatton
Union
Oklahoma
Rosella Towne
Geo. Sherman
Max Enderlin
Lemp
Princilla
Rosemary
Lola Lane
Gale Page
Jeffrey Lynn
Eddie Albert
Claude Rains
May Robson
Frank McHugh
Dick Foran
Lola
Barbara Ann
Arlene Lane
Priscilla
Beverly Quintanila
Gale
Page
Bharon van
Florida
Father Lemp
Music Foundation
Chicago
Otto Burgdorf
Texas Refines Most of Its Oil and Industry Impact
Nearly 138000 Texans rely on oil refining for livelihoods with 33000 Texas workers in refining and related payrolls of 50 million dollars yearly. The survey notes 38700 total petroleum refining jobs when including carbon black and natural gas plants, with 82 percent of Texas crude refined locally. It calls for more domestic processing to boost Texas manufacturing and worker welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Texas Petroleum Refining Industries
Association
Remedy for Riches in Ri ver's End tale at Hersholt screening
Jean Hersholt stars in Remedy for Riches about a small town doctor challenging a city promoter's bid to bilk riverside citizens in a famous mythical town Ri ver's End. Walter Catlett Edgar Kennedy Dorothy Lovett appear with Miss Louise Kott in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River’s End
Jean Hersholt
Walter Catlett
Edgar Kennedy
Dorothy Lovett
Louise Kott
The Philadelphia Story Plays to Stirring Heights
Wednesday and Thursday March 6 patrons witness a superb blending of upper class domestic life and its dementia in The Philadelphia Story. Katherine Hepburn James Stewart and Cary Grant deliver standout performances as a witty refined love quadrangle with originality humor and substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Story
Katherine Hepburn
James Stewart
Cary Grant
Louis Knopp
Funeral for Willie McDougal Held in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs C W Granville Mrs J B Birt Mrs Ida Kneese and Mrs Johnnie and family attended the funeral of Willie McDougel at Fredericksburg Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Granville
J. B. Birt
Ida Kneese
Johnnie
Willie McDougel
Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone Visit Harper With Baby
Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and their baby visited Harper on Wednesday, staying for a social call and to share news with friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Albert
Whetstone and Baby
Harper
Parker Family Trip To Kerrville
Mr and Mrs Walter Parker and their young son Joe traveled to Kerrville on Tuesday for a brief family outing and sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Parker
Joe
Kerrville
Parrot Speaks Nine Languages Sparks Household Irony
Jones buys a talking parrot from a bird shop and brings it home. His wife orders a chicken for dinner but the cook roasts the wrong bird. The parrot’s multilingual claim ends with the cook’s quip about not speaking up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Electric Ironing Goes From Labor to Convenience at Home
The article argues electric ironing dramatically reduces wash day toil, noting widespread use in electric homes and rapid gains from automatic high wattage irons. It details costs from 30 to 120 dollars for ironing machines, and explains power use averages about one kilowatt hour per person per month, with larger families spending more for this convenience.
Archaic Beer Superstitions From Medieval Craft to Modern Science
An article reviews ancient beliefs around brewing noting hobgoblins and spirits supposedly influencing beer. It cites a thunderstorm superstition of placing a cold iron bar on the barrel to prevent souring, contrasted with modern scientific brewing practices.
Liberty Goes First Poster Displays Nationally
The America First Committee distributes a Liberty Goes First poster across 700 chapters and in shops and public spaces nationwide warning that liberty would suffer if the United States enters European naval actions. The piece accompanies a broader, heated speech-filled debate on Britain aid and neutrality with lawmakers weighing war versus lending aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America First Committee
Knopp 4 H Club Plans Garments from Sacks
The Knopp 4 H Club met with sponsor Mrs R A Kidtt on February 18. Members Ottilie Limda Kuhlmann Ruth Grobe Dora Lorene Leola Dietrich and sponsor Mrs R A Klett attended. They planned three garments for March April May using sugar and flour sacks for dresses smocks and aprons.
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Knopp 4-H Club
R. A. Kidtt
Ottilie
Limda Kuhlmann
Ruth Grobe
Dora
Lorene
Leola Dietrich
R. A. Klett
Land Use Shift Aids Farmstock in Early 20th Century
A 1914 note states 82 million acres fed workstock, but current figures show under 40 million acres needed. The change highlights improved efficiency or altered agricultural practices over time.
Defense needs and farming mobilization in wartime
A 1940 analysis warns defense will shift to feeding Europe and mobilizing farms. It notes Britain faces food scarcity, continental Europe relies on American aid, and industrial output must shift to agrarian needs. It argues manpower, machinery, and training are scarce but rebuilding industry is central to democracy and peacetime recovery.
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House Revenue and Taxation
House
Senate
Senate Highways and
W. H. Rampy
Commissioners’ Court
Runnels County
A. & M. College
W. R. Chambers
Central
Colorado River Authority
Eldorado
Govenor W. Lee O’daniel
E. H. Sweatt
Edwards Plateau
Metcalfe
Winfield
McNeil Wylie
H. C. Varnadore
W. C. McDonald
Coke County
Austin
Europe
Great Britain
America
United States
A Viewpoint on Haircuts and Flour Varieties
A humor piece contrasts barber pricing with hair scarcity and explains how flour types affect bread and pastry textures. The barber jokes about charging extra for sparse hair while the flour remarks detail soft versus hard wheat outcomes for bread and cakes.
Laboratory explosion signals successful experiment joke
A witty exchange between a professor and a freshman notes a laboratory explosion as proof of a successful experiment. The text mentions regional sorghum cultivation from the Gulf of Mexico to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Gulf of Mexico
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Gereld Dietel, Uwaner
Rigtton
Harper, Texas
Pr. Leon F. Zwiener Optometrist
Frederica Burg
Penrose B. Metcalfe
SDE
Texas Efineries
Ira Miller
Farm Electrification Bureau
Liberty
Idaho Solon
Washington
Sen
Clark
Idaho
Britain
Germany
Poland
England
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
Lee
Dem
Brooks
Ilinois
Sen. Green
Rhode Island
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Sen. Chandler
Kentucky
Sen. Walsh
Massachusetts
Faltin Novian
Luckenbach
Henry Schlueter
Oteu
Roger M
National Farm Youth Foundalign
Kyes
H. Welge Lewis
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Fredericksburg, Texas
Aermotor Mills
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Robert Blum
A. Jenschke
Gillespie County
Lochie Storage & Commission Co
Cooper
Martin
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