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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
9
Since 1922 oil field equipment and supplies have advanced 51 percent, while in the Texas Panhandle 97 percent of all producing oil wells are pumpers, highlighting the region’s heavy reliance on pumping operations amid rising costs.
Dr. Geo W Cox states malaria spreads by the Anopheles mosquito and outlines prevention through house screening and sealing openings. He urges draining standing water and spraying with oil or using minnows to curb breeding, and recommends consulting local health officials for community measures. The note adds a historical tidbit about early Texas oil use in 1648.
Hundreds of Legionnaires and families will gather May 18 19 in New Braunfels for the 14th District American Legion Convention. District Commander Pete Morrison leads, with speakers Lou J. Roberts Major Harry Phillips and Mrs Berry. The program includes dances Sunday at Landa Park concerts and outdoor activities. morning addresses at Rialto Theatre and poste meetings in Landa Park pavilions.
If all drivers were as safe as petroleum industry drivers, annual automobile fatalities would drop by about 13,700. The claim contrasts general driving safety with industry standards.
The report notes approximately four million acres in Texas are currently producing oil or natural gas or both, highlighting the scale of energy extraction across the state.
H A Ries, manager of the Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad, was chosen president of the Gillespie County Fair Association at the annual directors meeting in the chamber of commerce office. He succeeds Eric Juenke, who led the group for 12 years and becomes a director. Otto Henke and Max were re elected to their posts as vice president and another officer respectively.
A bullet pierced the MacDonald Studio front window at 1 15 Monday night. Sheriff Alfred Klaerner and deputies investigated the incident noting a car fled into the night. MacDonald photographers offered no motive or suspects as glass fragments fell from the upper corner. In other news Texas oil producers lost millions in market share to cheaper states per Railroad Commission figures. The State Game Department urges anglers to buy a 1 10 license for artificial lures. About 490 000 Texas school children are funded by the oil and gas industry each year. Gillespie County Fair dates are set for August 16 17 and 18 with bids for painting the exhibition hall and grandstand expected soon.
The Curtiss-Wright Substratosphere Transport, a 75 foot long plane with 108 foot wingspan and two 1700 hp Wright Cyclone 14 engines, wowed observers at Lambert Field St Louis by taking off in under 1,000 feet. Wheels with shimken bearings reduce friction enabling takeoffs and landings with full passenger loads and three tons of mail. Designed to fly at 20,000 feet, it aims to equalize cabin pressure with outside air and reaches speeds up to 243 mph.
Farmers increasingly rely on self built workshops and electrically powered tools to cut trips to town and blacksmiths. A well lighted shop with motors, drills, welders, soldering irons and paint sprayers speeds repairs, saves labor and paint, and can even save a crop in emergencies.
An agricultural bulletin urges farm families to adopt electric cooking, noting a typical meal plan for four costs about 18 cents when cooked on electricity. It highlights low range prices from under 100 to about 300 dollars, the convenience of automatic timers, cleanliness, safety, and the freedom from constant stove use, with a claim that electric cooking saves time and effort even in hot weather.
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