Death and fire strike Sam Houston dormitory housing
H A Hopf learned Tuesday his son Dean in Huntsville reported a dormitory fire at Sam Houston State Normal Teachers College where Hopf boarded. He lost all clothing and moved to San Marcos to continue studies. Mrs Larkin received word of her grandfather Sidney Davis's death at 89 in Abilene with funeral services held there Wednesday. sickness kept the Larkins from attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hopf
Dean
Huntsville
Sam Houston State Normal Teachers College
Hopf
O Larkin
Sidney Davis
Abilene
Larkin
San Antonio Market Reports Mixed Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
San Antonio Livestock Market reports strong hog demand with top hogs at 26.46 and feeder pigs around 3 dollars while cattle offerings show mixed gains and slow demand for yearlings. Bull, calf, and cow prices range from 4.50 to 7.75 per hundredweight with several lots referenced and sheep and goats near steady with lighter receipts.
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San Antonio
Social notes from Harper Kerrville and surrounding towns
Miss Viola Hudson of San Antonio visited friends in Harper Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Whitewood spending days in Kerrville. Miss Lerline Hamilton weekend with Abilene parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf and son Erato visited Kerrville couple. Miss Maxine Walker of San Antonio visiting Merle Coggeshall. John S. Whitewood made a business trip to Fredericksburg. The Whitewoods and children attended the Junction stock show. Miss Frances Floyd visited sister Mrs Wilbur Sellers in Austin. Born to Minnie Fiedler a baby girl on the 5th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hudson
San Antonio
Harper Sunday
Oliver Hopf
Erato
Fred Nabers
Kerrville
Maxine Walker
Merle Coggeshall
John S. Whitewood
Junction
Frances Floyd
Wilbur Sellers
Austin
Minnie Fiedler
Log Rollers Association Formed in Junction
A newly organized Log Rollers Association met in Junction on January 16 1939 with J W McLendon as president and Ellis St Clair Fred Wedekind W A Lorence Bell More Roberts R N Dossman and J E Koon as officers. The group plans a Feb 14 meeting at 7 15 pm to complete organization hold a joint initiation and host a late night dance with delegates from Kimble Kerr Schleicher Sutton Gillespie Ed wards Real and Crockett counties.
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Junction
J. W. McLendon
Ellis St. Clair
Fredericksburg
Fred Wedekind
Harper
W. A. Lorence
Kerrville
Bell More Roberts
R. N. Dossman
San Antonio
J. E. Koon
Kimble
Kerr
Schleicher
Sutton
Gillespie
Edwards
Real and Crockett
Interest Grows in Texas Soil Conservation Program
COLLEGE STATION Feb. 4 Steadily increasing interest in the range conservation program is shown by ranchmen across the state according to Howard T Kingsbury Santa Anna GOP AACA committeeman. Meetings in Fort Stockton Big Spring and Brownwood brought together committeemen AAA range representatives and county officials as planning for multi year range improvements continues.
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College Station
Howard T. Kingsbury
State Agricultural Conservation Association
Santa Anna
West Texas
Kingsbury
Fort Stockton
Big Spring
Brownwood
AAA
Extension Service
Fred Rennels
Jesse Watson
ACA
New Castle
Windbreak planting time advised for Texas homes
Sadie Hatfield Extension Service specialist urges January and February as prime windows to plant windbreaks. Planting trees on north or west sides improves home comfort reduces fuel costs and protects livestock. various native and thrifty species are recommended for wind and cold protection. The article notes possible AAA benefits for farm tree planting and shade trees for animal and human comfort. The piece ends with a quotation from a sociologist and a signoff from Big Springs District Judge C. Coll Qubeside to the Harper Herald.
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College Station
Texas
Sadie Hatfield
Home Owners Loans Exceed Records in Texas Bank Report
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Little Rock reports 1939 home loan activity in Texas rose above all prior records. 121 associations financed 12,673 Texans with 26,172,509 dollars for construction and improvement, while existing-residence loans reached 5,714 loans totaling 12,477,483 dollars. New funds of 18,003,655 dollars were raised, a 3,482,750 dollar gain, signaling improved business and rising savings across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Texas
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Fredericksburg
Buck roped for pasture restocking by Llano County worker
Bud Evans of Llano County used a lariat to rope a two year old buck requested by his employer Mark A. Moss for restocking a pasture. After luring near with cotton seed cake Evans twirled the lariat and loaded the buck into a trailer. No injuries were reported to either party.
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State Game Department
Bud Evans
Llano County
Mark A. Moss
Bud
Evans
Farmers Pay Taxes Through Early AAA Conservation Payments
Texas farmers received early 1939 AAA conservation payments aiding tax payments and avoiding penalties. By January 20, 1940 the AAA had certified 271,633 payments totaling 40.66 million dollars, up from 9,813 and 1.55 million a year earlier.
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College Station
AAA
Texas
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Slaughter
Texas fur trapping season dips to new low
Trapping of fur bearing animals in Texas reached a new low for recent years in the just closed season. Despite a apparent rise in fur bearing animals, prices on pelts were low and little trapping occurred. Not more than half the normal number of trappers were in the field according to game managers and fur buyers reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Game Department
Unusual Morning Hunt Ends With Coyote Interference
A state game warden on vacation observed a coyote baying and keeping bucks at bay, first alerting the hunter, then lingering 350 to 400 yards away and making noise to deter deer in sight. Also, a 600 pound plus dressed turtle was netted in the Gulf near Port Isabel by Duane and Don Harrison and C Squares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Gulf
Duane
Don Harrison
C. Squares
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Harper Herald
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Harper's
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Morris Ranch
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First Love
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