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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
7
Testimony includes a joke from a witness who laughed as the judge spoke, raising contempt issues. The judge recalled him for contempt after the outburst and asked for clarification. The report notes limited evidence and cites local residents Lon Parker and the Biersch wale family visiting Garper and Noxville areas.
At The Palace on Friday and Saturday March 22 23 audiences see Roll Wagons Roll about westward pioneers with Tex Ritter as an army scout and White Flash. the technicolor Tom Sawyer draws praise from major papers with family friendly appeal. Local notes include Mrs Hugo Hopf and daughter Doris visiting Llano.
A Chump at Oxford co stars Laurel and Hardy as two street cleaners who catch a bank robber and wander into the university world. Warner's The Castle on the Hudson follows a Sing Sing escapee backed by a romance false alarm. Dr Ehrlich's Magic Bullet stars Edward G Robinson in a detailed life story of the syphilis cure pioneer, praised for its dramatic portrait and historical value.
A National Resources Board report shows about 9,000,000 acres of first rate land across 13 Southern states compared with 25,983,110 acres in Town alone. It also notes 88,000,000 acres of first grade land in 11 Midwestern states.
The Tax Policy League reports over 1,000 interstate trade barriers harm free commerce. Use taxes, port of entry rules, discriminatory levies, and non resident fees raise prices for consumers and cut producer returns. The study cites 47 states with use taxes, nine with non resident fees, and 19 with discriminatory chain store laws, warning of Balticike like restrictions.
The 88 player St Louis Symphony Orchestra led by Vladimir Golschmann performs at the San Antonio Auditorium on March 30 marking the season’s sole major southwest concert. The group, celebrating its sixtieth year, includes many top musicians with Golschmann as conductor since 1931. The program features Bach, Tschaikowsky, Weinberger, Debussy and Wagner. Special rates offered for school groups and students through the Friends of Music.
Charles F. Kettering, GM vice president, told a New Orleans conference that the South’s cotton, sugar, pine, citrus and peanuts position it to attract new industries. He urged broader industrial research, public–private cooperation, and programs to place graduates in labs, warning against impatience with small beginnings and predicting a labor shift as new industries emerge.
An Abner Gordon article outlines basic concrete practices to prevent dusting chipping and cracking. Proper ingredients and thorough mixing with cement, temperate pouring conditions, and avoiding premature drying are essential. If surface defects appear, zinc sulfate hardener or wax can help, but deep faults require full replacement.
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