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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
2
Early Ferris Ives minutes of Fred Allen on NBC Red tease dubbed into Jack Benny film. Bob Burns monologue prompts Trotter to cut numbers. Hour of Charm airs Woman of the Week and Maxine tops NBC shows. Virginia Payne leads Gee Wry City AFRA unit. Frank Black’s St Patrick salute. My Son My Son on DeMille Radio Theatre. Ed Prentiss courted by candidates. Bob Ripley’s firsts shock radio with Florida sharks and snake pit tale.
March 28 report on Pythium root rot and mile maize losses in Texas, noting E A Miller of the Extension Service coining a “thief in the dark.” The Texas Mile Maize variety is blight resistant and seed is distributed through county agents, with chemical seed treatment recommended to control smut and improve stands.
Austin March 25 Governor W Lee O Daniel began signing commissions for 792 members of local industrialization committees in every Texas section. Additional commissions will follow.
A late news map shows Russian advances labeled under a peace plan forcing changes in Finland. It highlights gains in Hangoe Keelan isthmus and northern coast areas, plus access routes to Norway and Sweden via a new railway. The piece notes allied naval bases and a regional shift in control amid tensions. It also references domestic issues such as food production during Lent and a Cubs prospect at Santa Catalina Island training.
Postmaster General James A Farley and Oscar Johnston president of the National Cotton Council will be featured speakers at the Texas Cotton Ginners Association thirty first annual convention in Dallas April 3 4 and 5 Johnston of Scott Mississippi operates the world’s largest cotton plantation and will speak at 2 p m April 3 Farley will speak at 9 45 a m April 4 his address National Affairs and the Cotton Industry broadcast by KRLD Dallas More than 5000 ginners expected to attend with exhibits in Fair Park and two free lunches plus a musical show April 4
West Texas mohair grading started this week under USDA expert Frank Grayson at Sabinal Wool and Mohair Co. About 12,000 pounds were sorted and classified. Ellis Moore of Boston will conduct grading, with W R Nisbet assisting. The team plans to visit Sonora and Menard then Fort Worth and other sites to grade further accumulations. New grade terms include Super fine No 1 kid and Coarse No 3 grown kempy.
Mr. Lindig claims a rodent bait using ground meat mixed with glass splinters is foolproof and fast. He advises wearing glasses to crush glass, baiting with river sucker meat, and hanging the mixture where pets cannot reach it. He reports rats take the bait quickly, often by the first night.
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