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Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1939

Page

2

Grow vegetables in winter to keep children healthy

In College Station on November 6 expert Jennie Camp urges growing green vegetables through winter to avoid reliance on old remedies. She suggests protected frame gardens in southern Texas and quick maturing crops like mustard greens spinach and radishes with thick seed planting and soaked germination for faster results.

College Station Jennie Camp Os and M. College Extension Brouth Texas Miss Camp

Kerrville Visit Highlights Local Socials

Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDougall and Mrs. John Gibson of Kerrville visited Mr. and Mrs. B Markwordt on Sunday.

Ed. McDougall John Gibson Kerrville B. Markwordt

Garner's Influence Drives Neutrality Bill Support

The San Angelo Times notes John Nance Garner wields strong House and Senate sway to back the cash and carry neutrality bill. It cites his leadership, long-standing ties, and belief in broad presidential action and international law, portraying him as a principled, conviction-led force for the measure.

John Nance Garner Senate Congress Garner House Roosevelt White House San Angelo

Not In Stuck Customer Quips at Feed Store

A shopper requests shorts for hogs provoking a clerk joke about brassieres for cows in an exchange from the Ex change.

Neighbors Spark Longstanding Financial Frugal Strain

A husband laments saving money while his wife blames neighbors for costly activities they cannot afford. The dialogue highlights daily financial pressures and neighborly influence on household budgeting.

Food stamp plan may boost demand for fresh foods

Farmers hear that the government food stamp program could lift buying power for relief families by about 20.80 dollars per person annually. A study by C W Hauck notes increased purchases in butter eggs fruits and vegetables and projects large gains in butter eggs wheat corn rice beans prunes and other goods if nationwide coverage matches current relief reach.

College Station Texas A. and M. Extension Service C. W. Hauck Ohio State Universty U. S. Department of Agriculture Hauck United State

Conductor Nabs Man Claiming to be George Washington

A passenger warns the conductor a man opposite is a lunatic scaring his wife and children. The conductor replies I will take care of the matter and calls out Mount Vernon station as a solution. A political debate about removing radicalism and fascism ends with humor.

George Washington Mount Vernon

Modern fairy tale barbershop quip on baldness

A narrator quotes a barber in mock fairy tale style saying he cannot recommend any hair treatment. He asserts bluntly that if you are bald you are bald and nothing can change that. The line mixes rustic speech with a humorous life truth.

Indecisive Visitor Nurtures Bobbie’s Awkward Age Talk

A brief dialogue shows a visitor asking Bobbie her age and the child replying she is at the awkward age. She says she is too old to cry and too young to swear, highlighting a child’s transitional moment.

Bobbie

Deaf Man Recovers Hearing After Ten Days Use

Testimony received by a patent medicine concern claims nine years of deafness ended in ten days with their ear salve. The account notes hearing from the speaker's brother in Nebraska and is published in L. and N. Employees' Magazine.

Nebraska L. & N. Employes

Rev Yell Fills Regular Appointment At Presbyterian

Rev A W Yell conducted regular services at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday both morning and evening audiences attended the morning and evening worship.

A. W. Yell Presbyterian Church

Dooley's Toyland Opens Saturday in Fredericksburg

A black center line marked with hot asphalt appears on the Fredericksburg Rarper highway. Toyland opens Saturday at Dooley's in Fredericksburg with candy specials advertised. Mr and Mrs Carl Whitworth and children were seen trading in town Saturday.

Fredericksburg-Rarper Toyland Dooley’s Fredericksburg Carl Whitworth

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