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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
6
Mourning dove and white winged dove open seasons defined by state law and federal regulations. The north zone runs Sept to Oct with two shooting hours per day and a bag limit of not more than one per day and not more than 12 in possession. South zone has no open season. Special restrictions refer readers to the accompanying story.
Forty years after the Spindletop gusher opened Texas oil an industry that fuels the state and nation, the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association will dedicate a granite monument at Beaumont October 9 10 and 11. The tribute highlights Texas enterprise that built the industry and supports nearly one million Texans.
A. and M. College extension dairy man E. R. Budaly says pasture from oats barley or wheat is the cheapest roughage for dairy cows this fall and winter. To maintain milk production while keeping costs down he advises adjusting grain protein to 12-14 percent or higher if hay or silage intake rises, and stresses keeping cows productive to aid national defense.
National Aberdeen Angus Show Dallas September 10 to 19 features Earl Carroll's Vanities for the State Fair of Texas. The show, direct from Hollywood, stars 40 beautiful performers with lavish costumes and a mix of comedy and song. Notable cast includes Jeanne Devereaux Slate Brothers Buster Shaver Fay Carroll and the Wiere Brothers with performances praised by royal audiences.
The white winged dove season runs September 16 to 25 except in Webb, Zapata, Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset on those dates, with daily bag limit one dove and three in aggregate for mourning and white winged doves. Season notes come from Teros Game Fah end Oyster Commission Game Sanctuary.
National outboard championship races will attract 100 pilots and record-holders to Lake Austin September 12 14 and 15. Austin Chamber of Commerce backs the event with city cooperation and hotel space reserved for pilots as officials from the Natal Outboard Association and American Power Boat Association participate. The event aims to showcase the world’s best drivers, boats, and motors on a premier course, with spectators to gather along the lake and traffic managed to ease access.
The State Fair of Texas in Dallas hosts Earl Carrolls Vanities October 4 to 10 with Aberdeen Angus breeders and exhibitors from across the United States and Canada. The Aberdeern Angus Breed association expects top show strings, with premium money for breeding and fat steer classes, judging on October 7 to 10 and a cattle sale on October 14. A breeder and friends barbecue is planned at the Baker Hotel, as the fair prepares new barns to house cattle and promote demand for Aberdeen Angus in the Southwest.
College Station Texas September 11 Texas wheat farmers have received 6 655 821 in loans for regular storage excess and FCI loans through the AAA P C Cui commodity loan official says 10 772 regular ware house loans 912 FCI loans total wheat 6 655 821 0 804 224 bushels posted as collateral four excess loans 1 095 bushels late harvest and storage delays cited loans run through December 31 1941 with maturity on April 1942 at 3 percent interest regular loans for operators with wheat allotments FCI and indemnity certificates also noted excess loans at 60 percent of regular rate to co operators warehous storage loans available on excess wheat and total production of cooperators as far as indemnity captions state separate loan types identified accordingly
Q and A explain redemption at face value or exchange for Defense Savings Bonds. Example shows 75 stamps worth $18.75 could become a $25 Bond in ten years. Retail sale started in Michigan and spreading nationwide. Also notes on Texas railroad tracks, State Fair Apiary exhibit, bee facts, and cotton cloth price ceilings by the Office of Price Administration.
Regulations restrict shotguns to 3 shell capacity in the Game Sanctuary area south of Highway 83 in the southern tip of Texas. Prohibitions include using larger gauges and unloading or plugging firearms to exceed the limit. The map marks the protected zone as Game Sanctuary and warnings govern hunting within this boundary.
More than 2,900,000 trees and shrubs were provided to farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains by the Soil Conservation Service to help control erosion. The program supports land recovery efforts across the region.
A fragment notes a leguminous shrub called rattle-bush grows in parts of Texas and may have value for repelling yugents, per Brientipte. No dates, places beyond Texas, or concrete outcomes are provided. The text appears as a brief folio snippet with uncertain spelling and definition.
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