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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
2
Jered An and second close matter at the Harper Texas post office on February 25 1926 under the act March 3 1876 WV and Mrs C W Granville are noted as weak and ad septera for the Harper Herald.
Tex Ritter leads Westbound Stage on Friday and Saturday May 10 11 with Nelson McDowell and Reed Howes. Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables screens second on the double bill with George Sanders Margaret Lindsay Vincent Price Nan Grey. Also May 15 Lana Turner Joan Blondell and George Murphy star in a streamlined musical with Two Girls on Broadway followed by Gone With the Wind on May 16 17 starring Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland.
Texas listeners will hear the formal opening of the new Veterans Hospital in Amarillo on May 12 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. The Lone Star Chain will air the program with KTS8A in South Texas. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson will be the main speaker among other dignitaries.
Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean headline a bright comedy with El Brendel and Donald Woods. The plot follows three pals after a bridge accident and a bankrupt deal as they try to make a business pay, with Charles Winninger and Claire Dodd in supporting roles. An Angel from Texas follows on Tuesday with Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Don Reagan, and Ruth Terry reuniting the Brother Rat and a Baby cast.
Home safety tips emphasize avoiding falls on stairs and wet floors, handling electrical devices with care, and keeping poisons out of reach. The article urges removal of hazards like rickety ladders, old medi cines, and matches to prevent accidents in households.
Texas women with the National Consumers Tax Commission probe city budgets in Edgewood Terrell Grand Saline Wharton Yoakum Mata gorda Van Zandt Hallsville Hopewell Negley Nordheim San Augustine Orange to cut taxes without cutting essential services They study budgets debt public works crime fire losses and disease incidence aiming to apply home economics to government and plan to share findings with 5000 cities nationwide.
At the 1939 State Fair of Texas eight thousand birds were shown in the Poultry Show while more than two thousand five hundred birds were turned away due to limited space. Plans are underway for the 1940 State Fair to accommodate every bird sent in.
Christian W. Simon born February 10, 1877 at Castell died May 6, 1940 at 63 years, 2 months, 26 days. He lived in Fredericksburg since 1986 and is survived by wife Jannie Goodman Simon, four children Rachael Virgil La Salle Dora Louise Eddie, four brothers Fred Willie August Arthur, and stepchildren from earlier marriages. Rev F A Bracher led funeral at Beckmann's funeral home with Beckmann's quartet. interment in city cemetery.
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