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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
2
The article recounts a wartime Victory Garden project led by Mrs. G. W. Althuma and her family. It describes soil preparation, seed planting in multiple rows, and crops including carrots potatoes and okra. It notes weeks to sprout and ongoing family involvement.
A wartime rural bulletin urges Victory Garden plots away from homes to cut gasoline use. OPA mileage rules favor gardeners with 1500 square feet or more, sharing cars if possible. War costs surge, with 1943 needs around 70 billion dollars versus 18.5 in 1918. Employment stabilization limits job switches in essential industries. Meat and tire rations shift, mileage allowances rise for some workers. High school students’ job records expand. casualty totals update. Tire and tire card quotas adjust. child worker health warned. tractor tires replacements noted. Baby scales require a doctor prescription. tuna catch for Q1 1943 shows substantial rise.
County agricultural agent outlines methods to reduce stable and house fly populations in dairy herds. Suggestions include trap curtains, screen wire traps, spraying with pyrethrum and kerosene, and misting around cattle. Proper storage of straw bedding and manure management recommended to curb breeding.
Mr and Mrs Herbert and Judith Annell visited San Antonio with Mrs Paul Boothe s family. Judith Amnell s first visit to grandparents. Mary Jorhetrz resumed duties at the local telephone exchange. Mrs Chatte Rawlins returned from Teas ton Mee Bo Wessntr Hulten visit. Ray dr over there. Eva dunes moves from Austin to Weimar. Readers sent subscription renewals and notes of friendship.
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