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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
5
In Austin Texas on July 25 rheumatic heart disease is reported as the leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14 and second to tuberculosis for ages 15 to 25. The piece notes no vaccine exists and outlines danger signals joint pain swelling and behavioral changes prompting early medical advice and rest.
Useful cooking and cleaning tips from Westinghouse home economists include peeling peaches by blanching, a DIY fish scaler made from bottle caps on wood, and guidance for cleaning metal lamp bases by Myrtle Fahsbender.
The article covers changes in gasoline rationing and tire certificates as owners change residence. It details eligibility for Grade I passenger fire purchase certificates, extensions for war workers and military movers, and adjustments to tire certification for 1942 and 1946 cars. It notes limited numbers of new rationed cars in San Antonio CPA district and Texas, with quotas to be set. It also reports on shoe stamp validity, Army surplus property pricing, and civilian access to shotguns and other surplus items under War Production rules.
The saying urges choosing a productive, time efficient person. It contrasts the busy worker who can complete tasks with the nonchalant person who claims to have no time.
A trained forgetter is described as nearly as valuable as a cultivated memory, highlighting the role of selective forgetting in cognitive development and learning efficiency.
Ground crews and fliers at a Chinese airfield liked the kind locals but struggled with names. They adopted names like Woo Pee and So Long and nicknamed one Sneeze. A Chinese worker asked to be called by his real name Ah Choo, and the Colonel promised to issue the order. Cruisers cost the U.S. government about 12.5 trillion, submarines about 5.6 million each.
The bereaved family expresses sincere thanks for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and after the death of their mother and grandmother. Special thanks to Drs Feller and Keyser and nurses Mrs Willard and Mrs Woerner for their efforts and to friends for the flowers. Notice: motor work by expert mechanics at Dolezal Mosel Co Fredericksburg with reasonable charges.
A brief item notes blacksmith work and disc rolling activities at Dolezal Mosel Company. Details are sparse but indicate industrial processes or production steps in progress at the firm.
Classified notices advertise a J W Weldon home for sale near Harper with 2 acres 5 room bath garden windmill and tank contact Sam Parker Also for sale a 23 inch wagon and a work mare listed by Dan Wiley Other sales include counters shelves jars at Stuckes Bakery Fredericksburg a Farmall Regular Tractor with implements offered by Jake Casper fruit jars at Reifferts Hardware Kerrville and an optometrist service by A E Self on TB Water Street Kerrville
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