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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1947
Page
4
A jumble of for sale and service ads listing hydraulic jacks battery packs animal feed hatcheries and nursery stock in Fredericksburg Kerrville Harper Kerisville Kerrville and Kerr County. Includes boot and shoe repair bakery baby chicks and planting seeds with various business names and addresses.
Community notices on farm services and hatchery operations appear, listing custom hatching, chick bookings, feed brining, and sale of venetian blinds. Local residents including the Bein and Barker families visit Fredericksburg, with Fredericksburg and Sonora mentioned as places of residence and travel.
Bidders from across Texas paid far less than posted veteran prices for surplus Army vehicles at Camp Mabry on a Wednesday sealed bid sale. Dealers from San Antonio and Laredo led buys, including nine motorcycles sold for 1,076.40, while veterans faced higher posted prices during two prior priority days, with only 25 of 126 vehicles selling at posted prices.
George S. Benson argues for stronger budget control and tax relief. He warns against continued expansive spending, noting postwar fiscal pressures and the need to retire the national debt. He urges restraint, domestic economy, and careful scrutiny of military and civilian expenditures to avoid costly overreach. The piece cites Russia’s spending and the desire of Americans to spend less through personal restraint.
County agents report 3090 acres of brush land grubbed for cultivation with terraces and fertilized pastures planned. King Ranch pastures offer four varieties while Nueces County pivots to heavier cotton and hybrid corn acreages. Beeville to Kerrville events seen as community youth stock shows and the 8th Annual Texas Delaine show slated for Kerrville. Insect populations and honeybee concerns rise as clean cultivation reduces ground nests. Low Kerr County agent Guy Powell shifts from Llano, and Buddy White moves to Karnes as rural staffs reorganize.
Mr and Mrs Simon Cosper of Big Lake spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Ived Kramer and Mr and Mrs William Cosper in a family gathering observed in the community.
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