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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
2
The report cites USDA data noting Texas oil area yields higher than Pennsylvania's early production while illustrating exploration costs. It states drilling 4,000 dry holes are needed to find one billion barrels, with an average $20,000 per dry hole.
White Oak School presents a daylong rodeo on the school grounds starting at 10 A M with bronco riding calf and goat roping and other entertainments organized by Ottmar Schnerr Admission adults 35 cents Music barbecue for dinner and supper Refreshments including beer on grounds plays at night by adults a gay senorita.
Stonewall on Willow 2 12 4 . led by T Casparis the first baseman with four of five, Stonewall defeats Willow City 12 to 4 in game three. Kent struck out 13 for Stonewall. Gold 3. Moehler 5. Umpires Schmidt and Massey. Grain sorghum acreage in Texas for 1940 projected at 4 081 000 acres.
Modern oil refining methods have doubled the amount of gasoline recoverable from a barrel of crude oil, effectively expanding Texas vast petroleum reserves.
Carter's top ranking team loses 3 to 1 to Comfort in a tightly fought clash. J Grobe held Comfort to six hits but poor infield support doomed Carter's. Eckert had three of Carter's four hits, Bird, Wuest, and Keller added one each. Comfort's Boerner pitched all nine innings with eight strikeouts.
John Garner a presidential prospect from Texas blends Washington duty with rural life. The Uvalde resident tends chickens and gardens when home, while outdoor pursuits take him to hunting and fishing camps for days. Born on Blossom Prairie, he built a career as lawyer editor before public service.
J. W. McBrine announced immediate criminal charges for misrepresentation or nondisclosure to obtain unemployment benefits. Executives Carpenter and the Texas Commission vowed wide enforcement, urging claimants to report all earnings and related facts affecting work availability. New oil discoveries in Texas accounted for 40 percent of US reserves in 1939.
The castor bean plant has a long history in the United States with periodic cultivation in southern states and midwest. Texas trials in 1918 19 at Angleton Beaumont Beeville Balmorhea and Temple yielded 0 to 62 bushels per acre with averages from 7 to 18 bushels depending on site and year. Interest faded after World War I but renewed focus centers on insecticides drying oils and other products from castor beans in Texas.
The AAA begins checking farm program compliance for more than 400000 producers in Texas. District meetings with county committeemen and reporters will train county performance reporters as work moves north. Reporters use aerial photos to map fields and identify crops and soil practices, and checks occur with producer presence.
Paul G Hoffman leads a nationwide Studebaker selling drive as executives tour the country. The sales department spent the last two weeks on the road at birthday celebrations to drive home sales facts and stimulators. Patronize Herald Advertisers.
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