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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
2
A Warsaw received appeal from Rostov women describing brutal Soviet oppression. They claim wage exploitation, sexual coercion from age 12, factory and field labor, confinement in tenements, and government control, urging worldwide women to resist Communist promises and expose the regime's lies.
The writer explains recent arrangements that relieve farm duties and allow full-time writing for a period. The column will run in several Texas weekly papers, discuss issues facing Texans with no prejudice, and present verified facts for public understanding. The author accepts sole responsibility for comments.
A column criticizes Texas tax structure as burdensome and wasteful, blaming outmoded agencies and nonresident holders of wealth for insufficient tax base. It argues delinquent taxes and liberal policies favor outsiders, calls for reform, and previews next discussion on oil taxation.
Registration for the current year is at the office of Tax Collector and Assessor Wm. M. Petmecky. Vehicle plates adopt color codes by type, with numbers assigned to county vehicles. New plates required by April 1, but may be purchased now. attached plates allowed after March 1. Driver licenses shift to State Highway Patrol. old licenses extended past April 1 pending official guidance.
Willie Cornehl, a well known rancher and farmer on old Harper Road, was thrown from a horse Friday afternoon near his home. He landed in a rocky ditch and sustained a dislocated and fractured right elbow along with minor bruises. He was rushed to Fredericksburg hospital for treatment. Separately, emergency crop and feed loan applications for 1989 are now being received at the Chamber of Commerce, by T. L. Miller, Field Supervisor of the Farm Credit Administration. Loans target small cash needs not met by other lenders, secured by a lien on crops or livestock, with eligibility rules excluding standard rehabilitation clients and those who can obtain credit elsewhere. Checks are mailed from the Dallas Regional Office.
A discussion club at St. Anthony's Church invites readers to learn both sides of Catholic belief. The article cites 60,000 converts yearly, notes 360 million Catholics worldwide under the Pope, and offers brief courteous replies to questions about Catholic teachings. Correspondence address provided.
H H Fairchild Sunday School Superintendent and Claude Sageser Baptist Training Union Director announce services at the church. Sunday school 10am preaching 11am Baptist Training Union 7:15pm preaching 8pm prayer meeting Wednesday 8pm W M U Friday 3pm W M S 3 to 4 pm Come to the church where every one welcomes you. Presbyterian church holds services first and third Sunday 11am and 8pm with Sunday school at 10am Rev David Johnson, Pastor.
Harper Methodist Church invites all to Sunday School each Sunday at 2 00 PM and services on the 2nd 3rd and 4th Sundays at 3 00 PM Reverend M P Burton is the pastor and welcomes attendance.
Masses are held Sundays at 10 o'clock with additional 8 30 and 10 o'clock services on the 38th Sunday of each month and all Holy Days of Obligation and greater feasts. Sunday school follows the 10 o'clock Mass, and all Society meetings occur immediately after the 10 o'clock Mass.
The Harper P T A meets at the high school with sixteen members to sponsor the play Dee con Dubbs on Friday night February 16. Students from the Indiana high school perform, with sandwiches coffee and popcorn to be sold. A PTA party in March was discussed and readings by Mrs King followed the business.
Local F F A boys staged a stock show at Stewart Park on Saturday. Buster Gammenthaler won blue ribbons for first and second on his calves. Several sheep division contestants also earned blue ribbons. Dinner was served by the boys, and the event drew much interest from a large crowd.
Fort Worth and Austin will host a meeting of officers and directors of the Texas Poultry Federation within two weeks. The group plans to participate in the Seventh Worlds Poultry Congress in Cleveland opening July 28. The federation aims to boost all phases of Texas poultry, educate raisers on quality and expand out of state trade.
Legislative actions by Senator Penrose B Metcalfe show bills to abolish the office of highway commissioner and shift duties to the comptroller and for the state auditor to be appointed by a legislative committee. A proposal to abolish the entire office to save 75000 annually was tabled as committees began emergency appropriations and hearings. The senate rejected Carl P Collins of Dallas for highway commissioner amid a tradition that successors come from diverse regions, with future appointees to alternate between East and West Texas. Local notes mention Hugh Brunemann of Brown Cracker in Harper and visits by the Cosper and Nabers families, and Ed McDougall and Clinton McDougall of Kerrville.
The regular Lutheran church service in English will be held at 11 A M with invitation extended to members and friends. Theo M Haag supply pastor. Construction delay due to highway setting error affects the last 14 miles toward Junction. Local residents and visitors noted travel to San Antonio Fredericksburg Harper Klein Branch and Barksdale area with multiple named residents and weekend trips.
Caldene Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W A Brown, suffered a painful burn Tuesday morning after falling from a chair near the fireplace. T B Harthcock remains in Kerrville hospital with plans for surgery. Mr. and Mrs. L A Stevens and daughter Mary Virginia visited Harper on Monday. Watkins Tarr, ill with influenza, returned to the ranch Wednesday. H C Maggard of the San Antonio Coffee Co. was in Harper on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J F Wedekind and John Wedekind visited Fredericksburg Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hopf shopped in town Saturday. Alfred Ellebracht of Knoxville was in town Monday.
Charles Sifford and Miss Emma Kirchner of Doss were united in marriage by Justice of the Peace Act Mergenthaler Monday evening at six. A brother and sister of the bride served as attendants. Best wishes to the newlyweds.
Mrs P D Swift is here for a visit with Mr and Mrs Hugo Hopf and family.
Supt R C Moore returned last week from Dallas where he had been by his father’s side. Mr Moore Sr, walking on a sidewalk, was struck by a car the driver outran the vehicle across the sidewalk into a store. The injured man is improving, though his condition remains serious.
Texas farmers confront two paths says Dr. A B Cox UT business research director raising livestock or turning farms into industrial plants. He notes wages soar while prices for cotton corn and wheat stay far below 1909 14 parity, urging livestock expansion or greater industrial and commercial development to offset losses. Exports drop, Texas will miss about 300 million dollars from cotton crop sales in 1938 versus earlier years. local notes accompany brief social items from Fredericksburg Harper and Noxae areas.
Mr and Mrs Herbie Ochler were Marper visitors Wednesday, stopping to tour the town and meet local residents during a midweek stay.
Dixie Hey, Mason County native and eldest daughter of Ben Hey, appears as an acrobatic Oriental dancer in a display ad for the Republic Theatre in New York City. The Billboard notes she has drawn engagements in eastern theatres and may sign a four month contract. The Ben Hey family formerly lived in Harper.
In the Northwest farmers leave fields fallow to build soil moisture and nitrate reserves as the dry climate reduces leaching. In the Southeast farmers keep year round plant cover to trap nitrates and plow under later, ensuring available nitrogen for the following crop.
Mr and Mrs Lorens Wendel traveled to Fredericksburg on Tuesday while J S Whitewood visited the Whitewood ranch for business.
Mise Frances Floyd is in Austin for a multi day visit with planned engagements and local meetings. The trip shows a temporary stay in the city and schedules may include informal community events.
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