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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1941
Page
6
The piece celebrates 67 blue stars on the service flag and optimism about the Allied invasion on the continent. Local residents recall early cooperation between English Tommies and American GIs and express confidence in victory, noting camaraderie over beers and darts.
FBI announces a nation wide search for Randel Throneberry a dangerous murderer and robber after an October 9 1943 jail escape from Steamboat Springs Colorado. O B Throneberry was captured after an eight mile chase and is back in Colorado serving 34 years to life for murder. Randel is wanted for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution for Murder and the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. He is described as 26 years old 5 feet 10 inches 140 pounds brown eyes dark brown hair medium complexion slender build white American. He was born in Johnson County Texas and lived near Cle burne Texas and formerly worked as a tailor with initials T on his left forearm.
Ration notices detail valid red blue sugar and bread stamps with indefinite validity and five pound canning limits through Feb 28 1945. The snippet ends with a brief comic line about employment featuring a blonde.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lehne of San Antonio spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lehne and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Kramer, for a family gathering.
Fashion notes celebrate practical elegance as riders and homemakers choose self styling. Dame S Packson and Lilly Daché influence a new era of grooming with a smooth coif secured by a bright visible net.
Families from Morris Ranch joined Mr and Mrs Alfons Stehling and others for an evening gathering. The article notes arrivals from Arthur Kerrville San Antonio and Fredericksburg with prayers for the ill and condolences for Tom Sommers. Funeral details are given for Sommers in San Antonio with attendees from the local community.
A San Diego woman confronts a sailor in a public scene, accusing him of kissing her without consent and noting she failed to lock the door. The incident reflects social tensions over propriety and surprise encounters at harbor towns.
Fred Jones of San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents. His sister Ruth and cousin Charlene Wake joined him. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Tuer and his sister Marjorie and brother Charlie of Liberty visited in the Fred Gammenthaler home Sunday.
The Harper Parent-Teacher Association thanks donors and volunteers for a successful barbecue and goat roping event at Stewart's Grove last Saturday. Mrs. Rubin Bode and Mrs. Gilbert Anderegg signaled gratitude in the acknowledgment. A separate notice from Gillespie County Mutual Aid Insurance Association invites healthy locals under 61 to inquire about low cost protection for unexpected costs.
A historical note promoting Star Sulphur Compound as a water or feed additive to destroy intestinal worms and germs in fowls. It claims prevention of disease, elimination of blood-sucking lice mites fleas and blue-bugs, improves vitality and egg production, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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