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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
3
Alfred Klaerner seeks re election as assessor and collector of taxes with William M. Petmecky running for county judge. Henry Hirsch is named for district clerk. The text notes candidate names and offices without further details.
In College Station on August 5 the Cotton Mattress Demonstration Program plans 11211 mattresses for low income white farm families in District 7 and 96 for Negro farm families. The program is run by Extension Service, AAA, and the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation with state agencies. By July 1, 2444 mattresses had been processed and consigned to applicants as 165 centers were opened to speed distribution. County agents oversee processing with a community committee in each center, while volunteers contribute unpaid leadership to aid eligible neighbors.
Fredericksburg Giants crushed Dan's Cafe 13 to 2 as Enderlin allowed seven hits over nine innings. Giants piled 11 against Janowski and four against Klein, with Pickett and Enderlin key batters. Next Sunday they face Frenchy’s Black Cats in a rematch at home seeking an eighteenth win.
A USDA engineer calculates that a farm woman born and died on the same property made about four trips daily from house to a 20 foot distant well for 50 years carrying water. The 10 foot long well required downhill and uphill walks, equating to long cross-country distances and many trips up Pike's Peak. Home demonstration agents urge installing a farm water system and sewage disposal for value and labor savings.
This weekend the Gillespie County Community Fairs roll out with exhibits at Doss on Saturday and Stonewall on Sunday. Free programs sponsor afternoon events, plays at Doss, music by Marvin Gold and his Texas Playboys, a Weinheimer hall dance, and ball games in both locales. Visitors can enjoy barbecue, refreshments, and family entertainment.
Texas AAA records show three fourths of 1989 payments went to small farms with most awards under $100. Only 45 payments ranged from 5,000 to 10,000 dollars. AAA limits no individual payment over 2,000,000 and will continue aids in 1941.
Navy personnel receive a path to Fleet Reserve after twenty years of service if physically fit. Retired or unfit members gain retired list or retainer pay, with progression to a pension at thirty years totaling $110 monthly.
Texas farmers face high pasture fire risk in late summer and early fall. State fire insurance commissioner Marvin Hall urges precautions, especially in drought areas like the panhandle. Land scorched needs reseeding two years, costing livestock men extra. Practices from old cowboy days urged to break off lit matches. small landowners urged to plow furrows around pastures to stop spread.
Dean Harriet W. Elliot, newly named by the President to the National Defense Commission, argues that hunger and illness among citizens constitute a liability in the defense program, framing welfare concerns as strategic issues.
Nora Ellen Elliott of the A and M College Extension Service explains thiamin basics and sources. Whole grain cereals dried beans soy and lean pork provide thiamin, with vegetables viable when cooked with little water and no soda to reduce losses. C. E. Bowles notes frozen foods and cold storage will reshape farming and meal habits nationwide.
Vice President John Nance Garner stays silent at his Uvalde home as columnists and critics weigh what he may do about the Roosevelt third term drive. Raymond Moley argues Garner leaves Washington with his principles intact and warns that silence can wield power beyond vocal opposition.
The best established windbreak trees include green ash honey locust American elm mulberry Chinese elm lemonade sumac soupberry and buckthorn.
A passage only four thousandths of an inch wide suffices for a clothes moth larva to fit through. Scientists note the tiny size enables larvae to invade textiles and stored fabrics, highlighting implications for pest control and fabric preservation.
A large new Service Schools Building at the Naval Training Station in Norfolk Virginia showcases the Navy’s updated training facilities. The facility spans over two city blocks and houses study halls classrooms and central offices with a machine shop featuring 105 lathes 18 universal milling machines and other advanced equipment. Each machine has its own motor eliminating the overhead shaft.
Texas farmers increasingly plant Bermuda and Johnson grass for erosion control and soil health. Analyses of 1,432 Texas grasses show Bermuda and Johnson grass among top performers in protein content and in phosphoric acid and lime. Extension expert R R Lancaster notes rising plantings and demand, with farmers seeking sod projects and soil improvement.
B Lange a long time Llano resident marked his 97th birth anniversary Sunday. He was born in Freder Ans 1860. His parents F W Lange were in the country in 1804. They lied
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