Insect Damage Losses in Texas Hit 1940 Total
Data show Texas farmers and livestock men lost 131.706 million dollars in 1940 due to insect damage to crops and livestock. About half was preventable with proper control measures, and Extension Service campaigns covered cotton pests, screw worm eradication, and 4 H entomology programs across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
A&mc
Texas
Cameron Siddall
Extension Service
A. & M. College
Federal Arid State Experiment Stations
Siddal
Siddall
Brownsville
Ward
Reeves
Pecos
Hudspeth
el Paso
College Staton
U.S.D.A
State Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Blackland
Fayette County
Community Notes From Local Visits And Visits
Mrs Schmidt attended an executive meeting of the P T. Mr and Mrs Homer Lee Stevens Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr and their little son James were dinner guests of Mrs A C Wendel and Miss Esther Wendel Sunday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bierschwale went to Fredericksburg Wednesday. Mrs David Schmidt and children shopped in Harper Monroe. Mr and Mrs Pete Casper and children from Goldthwaite visited relatives this weekend. Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood and baby son were Kerrville visitors Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lee Stevens
Watkins Tarr
James
A. C. Wendel
Esther Wendel
Roe
Pete Casper
Goldthwaith
Fred Whitewood
Baby Son
Kerrville
Grandson Born to Seiders Family in Austin
Mr and Mrs Frank M Floyd announced a grandson born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Seiders of Austin on March 3 1941 Congratulations. Mr and Mrs Chet Carnes of San Antonio visited Mr and Mrs Gordon Starper. Mrs E O Larkin and Mrs Worth Howe visited San Antonio. Mrs A J Wood visits her daughter in Gladewater. The Hopfs and Rev Walter Probst of Kerrville joined the Sagebiel family for a Sunday visit. Worth Howe to move into Louise Grosenbacher house Wednesday. Rollie Peri and Erato Hopf attended the Fat Stock Show in San Angelo. Mr and Mrs J S Whitewood and Dawn Whitworth traveled to Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Floyd
Wilbur Seiders
Austin
Chet Carnes
San Antonio
Mrs
Gordon Starper
W. A. Hopf
Irene Hopf
Walter Probst
Kerrville
Albert Sagebiel
Mrs. Worth Howe
Mrs. Louise Grosenbacher
Rollie Peri
Erato Hopf
San Angelo
Last Warning to South Texas Taxpayers to File by March 15
Collector Frank Scofield urges all residents to file their income tax returns by midnight March 15, 1941 to avoid penalties. Payments may be quarterly starting March 16, with three more dates through December 15, 1941. An assistant will help at Gillespie County courthouse March 10 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Frank Scofield
Collector of
South Texas
Scofield
Gillespie County Court House
Local visits and aviation training noted in Texas
Miss Frances Floyd visited her sister in Austin while J. P. Coppedge traveled to Kerrville. Charles Stehing of San Marcos Teachers College and another student flew a new airplane from San Marcos to Kansas City Missouri last week. Stehing recently passed Civil Aeronautics pilot training at the Texas college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stehing
San Marcos
Teacher’ College
Kan- 80G City
Charles
Civil Aeronautics
Pennsylvania and Texas Patrol Man Density Compared
Pennsylvania has one highway patrolman per 17 miles of highways while Texas has one patrolman per 180 miles, highlighting a stark contrast in law enforcement coverage across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Pennnsylvania
Local Boy Sees Wrecked Airliner Fort McPherson Letters 1941
John A. Schandun reports from Fort McPherson Georgia on the airliner wreck about 16 miles away. He notes a co pilot Thomas being a native of the county and promises photographs and a map of the crash site. He describes army life and signal corps aims and mentions social visits in Harper and Llano communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Schandun
Fort McPherson
Thomas
Signal Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredericksburg
the Musical Rangers
the Enchanted Rock
Marvin Tobin
Harper Sunday
Arthur Bierschwale
David Schmidt
Harper Mon
Bode’s Station
Magnolia Products
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Kerrville, Texas
E. O. Larkin
Worth Howe
A. J. Wood
Gladewater
J. S. Whitewood
Dawn Whitworth
Harper's Own” Bakery
J. J. Pickett
Wood Hardware
Harper’s
Itai
Max Lange Sinclair
Roberts Bros
Oliver Hopf Handy
Andy
W. A. Kaiser
Texaco
Floy Bode
Walter Markwerdt
First State Bank
Carl Oehler
Carl’s Service Station
J. L. Faris
Glen Hopf Gulf Service Station
Otto Rohe
J. J Rogers Citizens Auto Co
C. W. Sageser
Claud’s
The
Harper Herald
Frances Floyd
Mrs. Wilbur Seiders
J. P. Coppedge
Fred Wedekind
Marietta
L. Casper
Sim Welch
Wilber Campbell
Silas Welch
Llano
Will Whitworth
Irene
Harper
Alf. Lehne, Mer
Palace Theatre Palace
Palace Theatre
Weaver Bros. and Elviry
Arkansas
Laurel and Hardy
Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Lee Theatre Palace Theatre Palace Theatre Palace
Theats
E. E. Saenger Lumber Co
Hill Country
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