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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1960
Page
2
Balance sheet and liabilities show cash items reserve balances and deposits. The document records assets including cash and real estate and liabilities with demand and time deposits and public funds. Chas W Barrett certifies the condition as true in Gillespie County Texas on March 18 1960.
Humble Oil and Refining at Baytown unveiled a Mileage Accumulation Dynamometer enabling unmanned cars to log miles. A single operator controls two treadmills, recording accelerations and braking on magnetic tapes for repeatable testing of fuels and lubricants under safe, high speed conditions.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer purchased the Esquell property in Harper and plan to add rooms, repaint inside, and undertake general remodeling.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialist F Z Beanblossom lists common beliefs about eggs that contradict research. He notes fertility, color, size, feed quality, and handling all influence quality differently, with yolk color and shell color not indicating nutrition or flavor.
A February 1960 market report from the Union Stock Yards in San Antonio shows rising livestock sales across all divisions compared with February 1959. Totals were 17 368 cattle 4 892 calves 4 030 hogs and 4 155 sheep and goats, up by 5 470 cattle 31 percent 2 065 calves 42 percent 575 hogs 14 percent and 90 head of sheep and goats 2 percent, signaling strong growth in the regional livestock industry and optimism for 1960.
College Station reports speckled leaf blotch, a fungus, now common from Central Texas northward and westward through the Panhandle. The disease kills leaves, reduces forage value, and can persist through freezing weather, with no cure known. Some wheat varieties show resistance or tolerance, while Croce kett and Mediterranean resist. Ponca and Quanah tolerate. Vestal and Triumph are susceptible. Seed treatment and crop rotation are advised to limit spread.
A second story next week features comments urging consumers chasing eggs and other food products to stay informed. The appeal emphasizes practical steps for shoppers amid supply and pricing concerns.
Mr and Mrs Ed Fisk of Kerrville visited Mrs Chester Granville Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Elbert Stevens of San Antonio spent Sunday with his parents in rotation. Destroying volunteer wheat helps prevent disease carry over, says the pathologist. Be sure to vote Saturday April 2 for trustees. A construction worker during a cold Montana spell climbed down and said his helmet is in Florida. Subscribe to the Herald.
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