Fire destroys Sam Houston State dormitory. boarding student loses clothing
H A Hopf received news from his son Dean in Huntsville that a fire tore through the Sam Houston State Normal Teachers College dormitory where Hopf boarded. He lost all his wearing apparel and has moved to San Marcos to continue studies. Mrs I O Larkin learned of her grandfather Sidney Davis’s death, age 89, of Abilene, with interment and funeral in Abilene on Wednesday. the Larkins were unable to attend due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hopf
Dean
Huntsville
Sam Houston State Normal Teachers College
Hopf
I. O Larkin
Sidney Davis
Abilene
San Antonio Livestock Market Report Highlights Steady Feeder and Hogs
San Antonio livestock market reports strong hog demand with top hogs at 26.45 for 165 to 300 lb butchers and calves and cattle showing mixed results. Cattle: large receipts with steady feed cattle, loads of heavy steers at 7.28, yearlings and cows varying from 3.00 to 7.75. Sheep and goats: market steady with lambs around 7.50 and Angora goats at 2.90.
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San Antonio
Social visits span several Texas towns this weekend
Miss Viola Hudson of San Antonio visited Harper with friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Whitewood spent days in Kerrville. Miss Lerline Hamilton stayed with Abilene parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hopf and son Erato visited Kerrville. Miss Maxine Walker from San Antonio visits Merle Coggeshall. John S. Whitewood traced business to Fredericksburg. The Whitewoods and children attended the Junction stock show. Miss Frances Floyd visited her sister Mrs Wilbur Sellers in Austin. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs Minnie Fiedler this week.
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Viola Hudson
San Antonio
Harper Sunday
Oliver Hopf
Erato
Fred Nabers
Kerrville
Maxine Walker
Merle Coggeshall
John S. Whitewood
Junction
Frances Floyd
Mrs
Wilbur Sellers
Austin
Log Rollers' Association Formed in Junction
A newly organized Log Roller's Association, formed January 16, 1939, in Junction, elects officers led by President J. W. McLendon and plans a Feb. 14 meeting to complete organization, initiate candidates, and hold a late-night dance. Counties involved include Kimble Kerr Schleicher Sutton Gillespie Edwards Real and Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Growing in Soil Conservation Programs
COLLEGE STATION Feb 4 Steadily increasing interest in the range conservation program is shown by ranchmen across the state after a series of three West Texas meetings. Howard T Kingsbury reports growing participation in 1940 likely to exceed 1939 records with committeemen elected by ranchers guiding implementation. Meetings in Fort Stockton Big Spring and Brownwood included AAA officials and extension staff as planning for multi year range improvements advances.
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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 Across Texas
Extension specialist Sadie Hatfield urges January and February windbreak planting in Texas to protect homes and livestock. Native and thrifty trees like desert willow ta ram? cedar plum vitex and cedars are suitable, with AAA incentives offering about 30 dollars for farm windbreak or shade tree planting.
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College Station
Texas
Sadie Hatfield
Home Owners Loans Exceed Records in Texas
1939 saw home owners loans in Texas surpass all prior annual totals with 121 insured savings and loan associations reporting $26,172, tion to 12,673 Texans. New funds of $18,003,655 were received, a gain of $3,482,750, signaling stronger business conditions and higher reserves as earnings remained satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Texas
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Fredericksburg
Farmers Pay Taxes Benefit From AAA Early Payments
Texas farmers using 1939 agricultural conservation payments under the AAA program can meet tax deadlines as of January 31. By January 20, 1940 the AAA office certified 271,533 applications totaling 40,657,732 dollars, far above the previous year. Early money helps pay taxes, avoid penalties, and buy spring seed.
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College Station
AAA
Texas
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Slaughter
Texas fur trapping hits low season amid weak pelts prices
Reports to the State Game Department's executive secretary show a disappointing closed season with higher fur-bearing animal numbers but low pelts prices and reduced trapping. Fewer than half the normal trappers were active, according to game managers and fur buyers. A warden on vacation spurred a dawn hunt where a coyote alerted bucks, then harassed the herd at 350 to 400 yards. A Gulf of Mexico catch near Port Isabel yielded a 500 pound turtle, first in years. The captors were Duane and Don Harrison and C. Squires.
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Texas
State Game Department
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Gulf
Duane
Don Harrison
C. Squires
County game trapper helps restock deer without traps
Bud Evans of Liano County instead ropes a two year old buck for restocking. He lured the deer with cotton seed cake and used a larieh to pin it down before loading into a trailer. The deer and operator survived the encounter.
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State Game Department
Bud Evans
Liano County
Mark A. Moss
Bud
Evans
Axe accident injures Lorenz Wendel in Harper
Lorenz Wendel cut his right foot with an axe while cutting brush Thursday afternoon and was taken to a Fredericksburg hospital for treatment. Several stitches were required to close the wound.
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Lorenz Wendel
Fredericksburg
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Patronize Herald Advertisers
Gilbert Anderegg
Bein's Hall
Keiper
Texea
Texas Play Boys
Kerrville, Texan
Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondel
the Amazing Mr, Williams
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
Walter Conolly
Onslow Stevens
Iris Meredith
Gary Grant
Rosalind Russell
Rudolph Stehling
Vick
Kerd
Fred Drug Co
Rexall Drug Store
Kerrville, Texas
San Antonio Livestock Market
J. S. Whitewooden
Lerline Hamilton
Minnie Fiedler
Mother
Texas Oil
Reidber
Wryent
ENT OL and Gas Association
Log Rollers’ Association
Billy
Betty
Evell
Wm. Masec
Harper's
Well
East Sweden
The
Presbyterian Church
de Ed. McDougall and Son
Clinton
E. C. Fisk
C. W. Granville
Frank Nixon
Mason
Baptist Church
RE. O. Larkin
C. W Sageser
Reginald Morris
Morris Ranch
Alac Theatre
Fredericksburg, Texas
Lus
Technicolor
Durbin First
Love
Finland
Pat O'Brien
Dr. Gidere
Valentine Midnite
Tower of London
Basil Rathbone
Col Gbie Wamena
Barbara One
Jan Hunter
Vincent Price
Nan Grey
S.P.A
Temple Lumber
Rex McElroy
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Robert Blum
del Monte & Libbys
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