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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
3
A clipped item combines oil production notes highlighting Texas West Texas output surpassing Pennsylvania and the cost of drilling dry holes, plus an invitation to Mehiing Pres. Store April 29 for Dickie’s Cow town Band and a mention of local Stehling’s khaki shirts and trousers.
White Oak School hosts a grounds rodeo starting at 10 AM with bronco riding calf and goat roping and other entertainment by Ottmar Schnerr. Admission 35 cents. music barbecue supper and ground refreshments including beer. adult night show described as a gay senorita.
Led by T Casparis Stonewall ace first baseman, four hits in five at bats, Stonewall scores four runs in the second inning and adds more to beat Willow City. Kent struck out 13 Willow batters. Gold 3. Moehler 5. Stonewall advances to Harper next Sunday for its fourth game.
Modern oil refining methods have doubled the amount of gasoline recoverable from a barrel of crude oil, effectively doubling the rise of Texas vast petroleum reserves.
Carter’s, hindered by three errors and poor infield support, dropped a 3 1 decision to Comfort. J Grobe pitched for Carter’s allowing six hits, while Comfort’s Boerner worked all nine innings with eight strikeouts. The report notes Texas oil and cranberry anecdotes interspersed with local trivia and education funding figures.
John Garner a presidential prospect from Texas blends Washington duties with country roots. He tends chickens and mows at his Uvalde home when not in Senate leadership while his outdoorsman habit fuels hunting and fishing trips. Born on Blossom Prairie he became a country lawyer and editor before public service.
Texas officials announce strict enforcement of unemployment fraud provisions with charges to any claimant who misreports earnings or fails to disclose facts affecting benefit eligibility. Claimants urged to report all wages, part time work, self employment, and related benefits immediately. Oil discoveries in Texas accounted for 40 percent of national new reserves in 1939.
Castor bean cultivation has fluctuated since its early days in the United States. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station conducted trials in 1918 1919 at Angleton Beaumont Beeville Balmorhea and Temple yielding 0 to 62 bushels per acre with averages around 7 18 bushels depending on site. Interest waned after World War I but renewed prospects include insecticides drying oils and other products from the plant.
The AAA begins a northward compliance check of farm program by more than 400000 agricultural producers, with district meetings for county committeemen and reporters through August. Reports are built from aerial photos, field numbering, and crop use data, conducted with producer presence.
Paul G Hoffman led a nationwide Studebaker campaign as the sales department toured the country. The group spent the last fortnight on the road to boost sales facts and stimulators during the automaker's broad spring selling drive.
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