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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1940

Page

3

Lindbergh Warned Europe On Military Strength And Neutrality

The piece argues that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh warned France and England that Germany had the world’s strongest air force and urged the United States to bolster naval and air defenses. It defends Lindbergh against accusations of Nazism and calls for using defense dollars wisely, proposing Lindbergh as a leader to guide spending for national security.

Europe France England Charles A. Lindbergh Germany Lindbergh United States Roosevelt Lindberg Churchill Eden

For Sale 1937 Ford Tudor Sedan at Eoening Motor

Local ad lists a 1937 Ford Tudor sedan for sale at Eoening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas. The car has four new tires and tubes and a clean paint job. Contact details are not fully legible.

Eoening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas

Parish Masses and Feast Pages Church Notices

The notice lists Sunday masses at 9 30 with extra masses on the third Sunday and feast days as announced. Corpus Christi observances on Sunday May 26 include masses at 8 and 9 30 and a procession with the Blessed Sacrament. Fingy Baptist and Harper Methodist Churches also publish service times and Sunday School details.

Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Groups

Walter C. Probet serves as pastor. Sunday school and Bible class meet on the Jet and 3rd Sundays at 9 30 a m. Divine worship at 10 30. English service on the first Sunday, German on the first Sunday. Confirmation instruction Saturdays at 9 a m. Luther League on the 2nd Sunday at 7 20 p m. Women’s Missionary Society on the 3rd Wednesday at 2 p m.

Luther League Women’s Missionary Society

Tuesday Night Switch In Medical Staff

Tuesday night Dr L Keyser substituted for Dr J H Perry in the on call roster as previously scheduled.

L. 5. Keyser J. H. Perry

Harper High School 1940 Valedictorian A Harper

Leonard Lott son of Mr and Mrs H J Lott named honor student and valedictorian of Harper High School 1940 class. He attended Klein Branch before Harper and faced about 20 competitors. His nine month term average reached 93.3 while the next best was 91 by Dorothy Birt. He also won a yearlong state college scholarship.

Leonard Lott H. J. Lott Harper High School Leonard Klein Branch Harper Dorothy Birt Bedises

For Sale 1933 Ford Tudor Sedan in Fredericksburg

For sale a 1933 Ford Tudor Sedan with new paint and good upholstery. The car runs well and brakes are in good condition. Listing by Boen ing Motor Sales in Fredericksburg Texas.

Boening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas

Commencement Exercises At Bern Hall Friday Evening

Commencement events were held at Bern Hall with Rev Tolbert Huffmann of San Antonio giving the invocation. A piano solo by Pauline Bierschwabe and greetings by Dorothy Birt opened the program. Hart of Schreiner Institute spoke, diplomas were awarded by Supt E O Larkin, and three cash prizes were given by trustees.

Bern Hall Tolbert Huffmann San Antonio Pauline Bierschwabe Dorothy Birt Hart Schreiner Institute Supt E. O. Larkin David Schmidt Chas. Coffey White Bluf School Leonard Lott Klein Branch Benn’s Hall Alex Jung Fredricksburg

For Sale 1934 Plymouth Tudor Sedan in Fredricksburg Texas

Car listing describes a 1934 Plymouth Tudor with a new motor, good paint and upholstery, and fair tires. Sold by Eoening Motor Sales in Fredricksburg Texas.

Library Adds Government Bulletins to Harper High Files

Harper High School's Agriculture Department receives over two hundred government bulletins, expanding reference material for agriculture students and local ranchmen. The additions, added late in the school year, will be stored in department files for summer and September use, focusing on sheep goats cattle pastures and related topics of interest to the area.

Agriculture Harper High School Harper Schoool

For Sale 1939 Delge Fer der Sedan

A nearly new 1939 Delge Fer der sedan is offered for sale at Boening Motor Sale in Fredericksburg Texas. The listing includes a ninety day guarantee and states the car derives like new.

Boening Motor Sale Fredericksburg Texas

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Floyd Casper

Mrs J F Wedekind and Mrs Rufus Alexander honored Mrs Floyd Casper with a Sunday birthday dinner. A Sunda dinner was served in their homes to mark the occasion.

J. F. Wedekind Rufus Alexander Floyd Casper

Wheat parity payments reach Gillespie farmers

The 1940 Wheat Parity Payments were issued to 67 producers in Gillespie County totaling 819.32 dollars with notices mailed. About 820 farmers qualified with remaining checks to be distributed in six weeks, followed by Cotton Parity payments after 1940 cotton acreage is determined. Hail damaged small grain including Gus Weinheimer’s oat crop and rainfall hit Crabapple at 1.94 inches.

Gus. Weinheimer Mr. Weinheimer AAA Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Miss Helen Goehring Is Fredericksburg High Valedictorian

At the 1940 Fredericksburg high school graduation Helen Goehring is named valedictorian for the class of 1940. Born in Yorktown to Berthold and his late wife, she lived with her sister in Sugarland after her mother’s death and later attended Doss and Fredericksburg high schools. Helen and her sister Margaret Weber were the first siblings in the family to graduate high school, both earning 94 plus averages with red and white class colors.

Fredericksburg Helen Goehring Miss Goehring Yorktown Berthold Goehring Helen Sugarland Doss Fredericksburg High School Peter Weber Margaret Goehring

For Sale 1932 Indian Motorcycle in Good Running Shape

Evening Motor Sales of Fredericksburg Texas offers a 1932 Indian motorcycle in good running condition for sale or trade. The ad invites potential buyers to propose value in exchange.

Eoening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas

First Aid Classes To Be Concluded At Court House

Mrs. Fred Mathisen announces next week the conclusion of a First Aid course in the courthouse led by local physicians. Lectures cover unconsciousness, emergencies, transportation of injured, and first aid kits. Final Thursday review includes examination. certificates will be issued in two to three weeks.

Fred Mathisen Court House H. G. Pfeiffer L. B. Keyser L. W. Feller J. H. Perry

For Sale 1934 Ford Sedan Original Finish

Classified note selling a 1934 Ford sedan in original finish with a motor in poor condition. Buyer to inspect for overall condition and repairs. Contact details not provided in the fragment.

Johnny Apollo at Rialto Theatre features Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power stars in Johnny Apollo at Rialto Theatre with Dorothy Lamour May 26 and 27. The drama follows a college man who turns mobster after his banker father is imprisoned and his friends desert him, with Ar:nold Nolan Grapewin Atwill and Lamour in supporting roles.

Jesse James Tyrone Power Johnny Apollo 20Th Century-Fox Ich Dorothy Rialto Theatre Irville Johnny Appello Dorothy Lamour Lucky” Dubar Lloyd Nolan Lionel Newman Frank Loesser Mack Gordon Henry Hathaway Philip Dunne Rowland Brown Samuel G. Engel Hal Long Harry Joe Brown

For Sale 1936 Ford Tudor at Beening Motor Sales

Ford Tudor from 1936 in good shape with new paint. Certified Used Car sign advertised at Beening Motor Sales in Fredericksburg Texas.

Beening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas Evening Motor Sales Tex

Memorial Day Services Sponsored By Louis Jordan Post

The Louis Jordan Post American Legion again sponsors a Memorial Day service. On Sunday June 2 the program starts at 9 30 p m in the public school auditorium. The public is invited to attend and bring flowers. flowers should be delivered by 1 30 a m to be arranged for display and later taken to cemeteries.

Louis Jordan Post American Legion

Hoover Slams Recognition of Russia as Moral Mistake

The piece cites Hoover calling U.S. recognition of Russia a gigantic political and moral error. He claims a Red influence in American labor and cites deteriorating U.S.-Soviet trade, wartime loans, and propaganda concerns. He argues the U.S. is exposed to Soviet subversion while praising allies and condemning hypocrisy.

Hoover Collier Russia Poland Finland United States Benjam Stolberg Dies Committee Norway Mr. Hoover Canada Siberia Stalin

Stehling seeks another term as Gillespie County Attorney

Gillespie County Attorney A Stehling announces his candidacy for re-election after five years in office. He cites family reasons and pledges a fair clean campaign. He notes admission to practice before the U S Supreme Court on May 22 1939.

Arthur Stehling Stehling Gillespie County Supreme Court of the United States

Emma Goldman and her journey through communism and democracy

A biographical sketch tracing Emma Goldman from birth in 1869 to deportation in 1919. It follows her shift from anarchist rhetoric to anti Russia critique after exposure to Soviet rule, her global lecturing against bolshevism, and her view that democracy remains the only practicable form of liberty.

Emma Goldman U. S. of America Russia Germany England France

For Sale 1937 Chevrolet Pickup in Excellent Condition

Classified notice offers a 1937 Chevrolet pickup in perfect shape with good tires and a motor in working order. Appears in a general selling listing by Opening Motor. Buy it now through a local dealer offering quick transfer.

Eoening Motor Sales Fredericksburg Texas

FS A Offers Ray Of Hope To Debt Burdened Farmers

A. M. Cooper announces Gillespie County farm debt adjustment meeting for May 28 1940 at 2:00 p m in the old Court House Fredericksburg. Committee members will assist debt strapped farmers to arrange extensions re amortizations or principal and interest reductions with creditors.

A. M. Cooper Farm Security Administration Gillespie County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee Old Court House Fredericksburg County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee Arm Security Administration Gillespie County Willie J. Berg Adolph O. Kneese Thomas Jung

Catholic Temperance Note on Prohibition and Voluntary Abstinence

The article defends temperance as a personal virtue supported by Catholic teaching. It cites Father Theobald Mathew and the Total Abstinence Societies, arguing prohibition by law is unnecessary while urging voluntary pledges to abstain from intoxicants except for medical or sacramental use. It invites readers to write for more Catholic information.

Hell Catholic Church Theobald Mathew Tis Europe America Ireland Father Mathew Teetotal Temperance Society

Three Graduates In One Family

Mr and Mrs Clemens Kneese celebrate three children graduating this year. Martin earned his high school diploma at the local high school with exercises Tuesday night. Flora and Ruth Evans wait to receive degrees at Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos next Tuesday night. Both young ladies have taught in the county.

Clemens Ku¢ese Martin Flora Ruth

For Sale 1935 Ford Convertible Sedan

Automobile listing for a 1935 Ford Convertible Sedan with leather upholstery and original finish. Engine in good running order and tires fair. See Studebaker Dealer A. O. Beening, Manager Fredericksburg for details.

Ford Studebaker Beening Fredericksburg

Cosper Family Relocates Ranching Post to Priddy Texas

Mr and Mrs Milton Cosper and their children move this week to Priddy Texas where Mr Cosper will continue in the ranch business After two years he has been launching on the Felix Kensing ranch near Harper Texas The move marks a continuation of his ranching work in a new area.

Milton Cosper Priddy Texas Cosper

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By Marie Winningham Fingy Baptist Church Friendly Church Frank Nixon Darper Methodist Church A. Harper By MacDonald Plymoth Tudor Gillespie Miss Goerring MacDonald Rialto Kerrville A. Stehling Fs.a Dew Yeary Maurice Bell Maurice Charles C. J. Whitewood Catholic Information Kneese Cemetery Committee Stevens A. C. Wendel C. E. Bein Floyd Ccenntemennons Stewart Tit Ernest Tarr Walter Tarr Henry Bierschwab Home Demonstration Club
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