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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
2
The Moss brothers Mark A. Moss and Luke Moses sold their 1940s pork to Adolf Stieler of Comfort and others. About 6 000 pounds brought 50 to 60 cents a pound, while the rest brought 48 to 58 cents.
Texas A and M Extension director H. H Williamson predicts a major adoption of refrigerated food lockers among farm families within a few years. Benefits include annual savings of 50 to 100 dollars, year round access to fresh meat and produce, and improved diet and health. Examples from Hale County show rapid co op growth, with plants in Plainview and sister units spreading to Floydada Petersburg Ralls and other Plains towns.
State ACA official Howard Kingsberry explains that ranchers must submit in writing the acreage to defer grazing under the AAA program before starting. Deadlines vary by county, with different five month windows from April 15 to October 15. Maximum aid can reach 76 percent with 25 percent deferment plus supplemental practices.
Sixteen farm homemaker markets in Texas averaged 2195.83 dollars per month from selling food and handicraft items in 1939. Dallas County led with 7285.04 dollars in 105 days, while Fort Worth’s Tarrant County market earned 5726.61 dollars. Markets exist in San Antonio Lockhart Jacksonville Nacogdoches Amarillo Tyler Abilene Livingston Belton Temple Cleburne Victoria Sweetwater and Graham.
About seven eighths of Texas club women, 36 601 of 40 000, joined food preparation work in 1939 across 166 counties. 4 H girls aged 10 to 20 prepared 312 925 dishes for families, with thousands more families improving meals and nutrition through the Texas Food Standard and recipe files.
Jack H White of the United States Junior Chamber hails the Washington Star for its 1939 DC night fatality survey showing 45 of 85 deaths occurred at dusk or in darkness. He cites Detroit's lighting upgrades cutting nine month deaths from 32–34 to eight and urges widespread press adoption of safety with light analyses.
Saturday afternoon at Zion’s parsonage Rev. F A Bracher united Miss Laura Crenwelge and Fred Beaver in marriage. Attendants were Elgin Crenwelge and his wife. The bride, daughter of Mrs Lina Crenwelge, and groom, son of Mr and Mrs George Beaver of Ingram, Texas, will reside in Ingram where the groom works in construction. Best wishes are extended by friends.
Boon ing Motor Sales of Fredericksburg offers a 1936 Ford Tudor with a good motor and fresh paint. Local buyers can inquire at the dealership for details and pricing.
An Arkansas Georgia study shows electric insect traps reduce wormy apples by over 20 percent and cut tomato losses. On Harry Callaway’s Ringgold Georgia farm three acres lighted with 10 traps yielded 20 baskets of wormy fruit vs. near total loss on 15 unlit acres. Traps also help with cantaloupes corn and gypsy moths and other pests.
Texas reports 129 tetanus deaths in 1938 with decade average near 130 and a peak of 151 in 1934. State Health Officer Dr George W. Cox explains that injury triggers tetanus and puncture wounds are most dangerous. openness and cleanliness plus anti tetanus serum after wounds are urged.
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The Fifth Annual South West Texas Boy's Fat Stock Show in San Antonio February 21 24 drew record crowds and 353 4 H and F F A club boys entered 781 animals from 44 counties up from 572 animals last year. Grand Champion calf Fritz Lehmberg Mason sold for 1 27 per pound and champion hog Egon Artzt Twin Sisters 60c lb. Support calls for permanent livestock exposition building to sustain revenues and expand premiums.
Judge Leon L. Mott 60, assistant general counsel of the Farm Credit Administration in Houston, died at his home. Born in Block Island Rhode Island he studied at Brown University and Indiana Law School and had served as Walker County judge and a Texas legislator before joining the Farm Credit system in Houston in 1939. He is survived by his widow Katherine Mott.
Texas wool dealers report higher costs from using sisal and rough jute twine to tie fleeces. Paper twine is increasingly used, especially in West Texas, while remaining fibers cause wool defects and price docking. W R Nishet of Texas A and M Extension explains how fibers mix with wool and raise processing costs.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McDou gall and baby of Morris Ranch were visitors in the home of F. H. Rogers Sunday. Rev. A. Y. Yell filled his regular appointment at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and afternoon. Mrs. H. M. Jobes and Mrs. W. w. Parker and little son, Joe visited relatives and friends in Junction, Monday.
George Bierschwale of Waring farms as he showcases his stallion Stickhandle a six year old by Cohort whose progeny produced many two year old stakes winners. Cohort sired 61 foals in five crops with 52 starting and 38 winning including 23 two year olds. Fee 1000 dollars for foaling mares due Sept 1 1939 or 750 for barren mares. Standing at Blue Grass Heights Stock Farm Lexington Kentucky.
Texas faces a dairy gap with 75 000 farms lacking milk cows and 350 000 farming people without milk. In 1939 Texas produced 613 million gallons, 45 percent to plants and 55 percent on the farm. Maddox urges a 58 percent production rise to secure adequate daily milk, butter, and cheese, linking nutrition to pellagra prevention.
Texas truck drivers may become Ambassadors of Goodwill if the Texas Motor Transportation Association backs a first aid school for fleets. Plan includes equipping graduates with first aid kits and white crosses on trucks after training. Local notes report visits by residents to family and ranches in Fredericksburg and Harper, with several weekend trips and gatherings.
Miss Irene Hopf of the University of Texas spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs V A Hopf. Vera Kneese, daughter of Mrs Ida Kneese, has been seriously ill and is reported improving after several weeks of illness.
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