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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1939
Page
2
In 1931 and 1932 Meath saw no major cotton export losses yet cotton prices fell to 5 cents per pound and average family income from cotton and cottonseed declined to 216 dollars.
Secretary Henry A. Wallace compares the Ever Normal Granary to government deposit insurance as a mechanism aiding agriculture. He notes farmers store wheat corn and cotton, while night football games grow more popular in Texas.
A public appeal to Gillespie County taxpayers describes a campaign by a League to defeat a state bill switching school fund distribution from census to daily attendance. It claims the League saved about 298000 dollars for the county by opposing the measure and explains potential losses and tax burdens under daily attendance funding.
Texans along the Gulf Coast plant flax alongside cotton and corn to produce linseed oil for paints. By 1939 between 100000 acres may be planted, boosted by H K Kuhn of Kuhn Paint & Varnish Works and Texas A M College experiments.
The Austin Dam, a historic structure long damaged by floods, is being rehabilitated with Public Works Administration funds as part of the Lower Colorado River Authority project. The rebuilt dam will reach 119 feet high, create a 3,000 acre reservoir, and power two 10,000 horsepower turbines, with a total project cost around 53 million dollars and flood protection enhanced by Buchanan and Inks Dams.
Total exports of American cotton for the 1914 15 season fell by 000 000 bales compared with 1918 14, a seven percent decrease. Carelessness at home causes many hazards and pedestrians invite trouble, with absent minded walkers courting danger.
Blanket selections explained by Mrs. Bernice Claytor of the A and M College Extension Service. She advises choosing blankets with high wool content for warmth, checking finish at the binding, weight relative to wool, even color, straight cuts, and matching fibers in borders. A blanket sized 80 by 90 inches is ample for coverage.
About 26 000 Southern farmers serve on community county and state Agricultural Conservation Committees to lead just as 5 00 Texas farmers participate on committees to help administer the AAA program.
Castell and Hoersterville Methodist churches announce a merger on Sunday October 29 at Castell. Sunday School starts 10 am, Uniting Service at 10 45 led by Rev H G Cooke with sermon and Holy Communion. Lunch provided, post noon group meetings, communion and conference business follow.
Readers are urged to adopt the old railroad saying Stop Look and Listen at every crossing and intersection to improve motorist safety and reduce accidents.
The Tex as Safety Association advises waiting for a traffic light to change rather than relying on an ambulance arrival, urging drivers to prefer self-protection and orderly crossing to reduce emergency response pressures.
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