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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
2
An article catalogs frequent farm electrical hazards from wet weather and worn cords. It urges safety checks such as discarding old extension cords, using proper fuse sizes, electrician inspection for added appliances, sturdy poles with insulators, worn switches, correct wire sizes, and replacing flimsy light sockets to prevent electrocutions and shocks.
Buy heavy duty extension cords. Keep moisture and uninsulated conductors apart. Teach children to respect electricity. Avoid makeshift repairs. Check all motors for wear where wires enter. Insert safety links in pull chains. Check lines and cords for friction wear. Shut off power while making repairs and adjustments.
Results show Seipp s five Blanco two Harper three Stonewall eight Ingram ten Sisterdale eighteen. Games next Sunday May twenty three feature Sisterdale at Stonewall Blanco at Ingram Harper at Camp Stanley with Seipp s off day and Seipp s to play at Comfort.
A district meeting of German extraction Catholics organized to spread faith and mutual aid among newcomers, champion oppressed rights, and aid Christian social reconstruction. The National Women's Union auxiliary was founded in 1916, with St Ann's Society linked to the Union and St Anthony's Men to Central Verein.
Progresso Club of Menard stalled Tejas Club and Hill Country Club officers during a candle lighting ceremony led by Mrs Matthews. Mrs Worth Howe praised faithful service, presented a gift, and Mrs Oehler quoted the Club Collect. Guests and members listed with floral tea decor and refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Homer Lee Stevens and two daughters were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Wedekind Sunday. Mrs Otto Strackbein and son Clarence visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Milton Wendel and daughter Tuesday.
The Texas General fund stands at 64,690,420 after Controller George H. Sheppard transfers over ten million from clearance funds. Net April balance exceeds fifty four million as revenue increases boost the Available School Fund while crude oil tax nears eight million monthly.
Stonewall topped Harper 8 to 3 as L Schneider and J Heep limited Harper to five hits. Heep starred in 1947 Hill Country League and again excelled with no hits allowed, six strikeouts in five innings, and a three bagger. Cottle led Harper with two safe chances, while Stonewall built a 3-3 tie before pulling away in the 6th and 7th innings.
Miss Vivien Kellems, a manufacturer in Saugatuck Connecticut, has consistently refused to collect withholding taxes from her employees claiming government authority over employers. The government recently replaced Hens of 1685.40 against the Kellems Company, with $837.70 in withholding taxes, $10 interest, and a $837.70 fine. Fortifying sheep rations with cobalt and iodized salt shows promise to cut lamb losses on some farms.
The text suggests using a small hand dust gun and minimal dust material to protect the home garden. It also notes dim lighting, slow heating appliances, and poorly running motors as possible signals for a rewiring job on the farm, and mentions a southern doctor tying singing to higher blood pressure without naming who.
A reader praised Nancy Gale's Welsh rarebit recipe using tart cheese Worcestershire and sparkling tansy beer. The correspondent asked what beverage to serve with it and Nancy Gale's column promises a simple answer about an ideal drink.
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