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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
2
A final appeal was made to all peanut growers in Gillespie County to vote in the Peanut Marketing Quota election on Tuesday December 9. The notice urges participation in the official voting process and highlights the Wednesday or Tuesday date.
Urgent notice from Gillespie County Farm Committee chairman Harry F. Eckhardt urges all eligible farmers to vote in the December 9 Agricultural Conservation Program election. Ballots mailed. return by 5 p.m. to the County AAA Office with name and address for eligibility.
The United States reduces wool import duty from 34 to 25.5 cents per pound effective January 1 after Geneva accord with 22 nations. Rep O C Fisher warns of foreign competition while Wool growers see no immediate hardship due to ongoing government support. local visits and a job interview at the station wrap the day.
Edgar Gold of Gillespie County shot and killed a large American Eagle near his Willow City area ranch. He fired from his ranch home as the bird repeatedly troubled nearby deer, obtaining a 56 inch wingspan animal with prominent claws and beak.
Burglars forced an entrance at the Ritti man Jewelry Store in Boerne Monday night and stole jewelry of various kinds valued about 2500 dollars. No arrests yet as officers pursue several clues and suspects. B F Birt of Ben Wheeler Texas stayed Sunday night with Dr and Mrs J Birt.
Mrs. Clara Lou McEwen an elementary teacher at Harper School spent the holidays in San Antonio and attended the Texas State Teachers Association convention where she is a member.
The columnist notes that young marriages, like Jeb Crowell’s daughter Sue to Slim Blake, were unsettling to some but argues that timing isn’t decisive. He cites U S and global trends, contrasting freedom and tolerance in the United States with a repressive past abroad, and emphasizes mutual respect and temperance in marriage, referencing ex G I s and beer culture.
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