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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1941

Page

8

Death notice for Edward Arhelger

Edward Arhelger born January 19 1855 in Fredericksburg died March 7 1941 aged 86 1 18. He married Ida Cornelius October 10 1907 who preceded him in death November 25 1926. Surviving are sister Emilie Mrs Albert Reichenau brothers Alex and Fred Arhelger. Funeral by Rev O F Kattner at Schaetters funeral home Sunday afternoon cremation in San Antonio ashes laid beside wife in local city cemetery.

Edward Arhelger Fredericksburg Jacob Elizabeth Mueller Arhelger Ida Cornelius Emilie Albert Reichenau Alex Fred Arhelger O. F. Kattner Schaetter San Antonio

Theodor Rusche Rites Held At Cherry Mountain Community

Theodor Rusche born October 14 1858 in Fredericksburg died March 5 1941 at his daughter's home aged 82 years 4 months 21 days. Survived by daughters Anna and Selma, Gustav Rusche and other relatives. Funeral by Rev W C Peehlmann at Schaetter funeral home with interment in Crabapple family cemetery. Oo Texas note follows.

Theodor Rusche Fredericksburg Nicolaus Sophie Newmann Rusche Fritz Rummier Marie Hahn Anna Henry A. Moellering Selma Cherry Mountain Gustav Rusche W. C. Peehlmann Schaetter Crabapple

Senate Confirms Appointments and Advances Tax Measures

The Senate approved Governor Brownwood’s Harry Knox Jr. as Board of Control chairman and Frank Davis of Itasca as member, plus J Watt Page as Adjutant General and Elster Haile as Pardons and Paroles member. Tom C King was rejected as State Auditor while the omnibus tax bill and other measures move forward. The American Student’s Bill seeks free tuition for certain foreign students. truck load limit bills face debate with limits possibly 35 000 to 45 000 pounds. Other items include licensing insurance agencies, chemical tests for DUI, airport maintenance at A M College, and the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act.

Senate Harry Knox, Jr Brownwood Frank Davis Itasca Board of Control J. Watt Page Ft. Worth Texas Elster M. Haile Hereford Board of Pardons and Paroles Tom C. King House A. & M. College Alec C. Roberts

Alec C Roberts Born 1853 Blanco County Texas

Alec C Roberts born January 15 1853 in Blanco County Texas died March 2 1941 in Chicago at age 88 years 1 month and 18 days he had gone to Chicago seeking medical aid and was married to Miss Leaman

Alec C. Roberts Blanco County Chicago Leaman

Texans Vote for Miss Pearl for Texas Beauty Queen

Pearl Brewery of San Antonio launches a statewide poll selecting nine models to represent Texas as Miss Pearl for Texas. Voting starts March with the winner announced May 1, aiming to engage the public in a bold, entertainment driven choice.

Pearl Brewery San Antonio Texas Lone Star

Obituary notices and fair news from Texas pages in 1921

Surviving family members named for a Kerrville area obituary include Hugh Henry and Arthur Roberts and others with many grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Schaetter's with Rev. W N Casey officiating. Separate obituary note lists Mrs Wm Hitzfeld. The State Fair will book an independent midway for 1941 with a Pearl Beer Miss Pearl contest inviting Texas voters to choose a winner by April 10 and announce May 1 with full color displays.

Hugh Henry Arthur Roberts Ben Locklear Chalmers Elmo Roberts San Antonio Bennie Bergheim Estille Roberts Fredericksburg Tom Bob Roberts Evie Crooms Mansel Roberts Phoenix Arizona Maggie Renick Los Angeles Cal May Louberville el Paso Schaetter Wm. Hitzfeld Beckmann Albert Church Texas America

Cotton Stamps Aim To Circulate 16 Million In Texas

Texas farmers could redeem 16 million dollars in cotton stamps if full participation in the supplementary cotton program is reached. The stamps pay 10 cents per pound of underplanted acreage and are usable for cotton made in the United States, targeting increased domestic use as export markets falter.

College Station Texas United States Donald L. Cothron AAA Lamar County Department of Agriculture Toledo Uncle Sam Wally Overland Motor, Inc Hagneers Los Angeles Grand Canyon

Industry and manpower in the postwar economy

The text argues that after a depression and social legislation drained capital, industry faced a shortage of skilled workers and modern machinery. It calls for trained manpower and renewed production capacity, noting industry must lead democracy alongside agriculture and that post defense needs require peacetime efficiency and luxury goods once resources return to normal.

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Virtue's Reward Motorist Survives Telegraph Pole Crash

A motorist crashed into a telegraph pole and lay unconscious as wreckage fell around him. Untangling him, rescuers found him murmuring about tank heaven and claiming he lived clean as they tended to his injuries. Experts estimate U.S. milk cows at 25,800,000 on Jan 1, 1941, the highest since 1935 and second only to 1938-39.

United States

Farm Stamp Benefit Details for Texas Cotton Program

Text explains that farmers operating multiple farms or with two or more tenants may qualify for up to 50 dollars in stamps. Acreage reductions to meet program rules do not affect cotton allotments in 1942 or future years. The program will be carried out in Texas by the AAA.

Europe Great Britain America United States Texas AAA

Texas oil industry briefed on state impact

The Texas petroleum industry, comprising about 225000 workers and their families, forms one sixth of the state population. The sector includes diverse jobs, supports local communities, pays taxes totaling 75 million dollars annually, and influences schools, stores, churches, and voting in the state.

Texas Petroleum Industry

Oil Conservation Program Shows Big Tax Gains for Texas

A Texas study by the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association shows conservation laws boosted long term oil development and tax revenues. In pre conservation fields output fell 87.9 percent and county values dropped, while newer conserved fields sustained 66.8 percent of peak output with tax valuations rising. The report cites increased revenue for state and local governments and notes millions of barrels saved for posterity.

Dallas Texas Texas Oil Conservation Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Association

Fragmentary dialogue from a poem page

The readable lines show a debate on humanity with a reference to passing sentence and a response from the Nines mentioning keeping three.

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