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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
4
A Texas rancher urges readers to back a state law taxing dogs to fund damages from dog attacks on goats. He cites a Montague County incident where a 22 pound dog killed fifty one kids, risking a year's profit, and appeals to Governor and legislators to act for meat and wool mohair production and fair compensation.
Subscribers continue to renew promptly as the Junction Eagle reaches a new record of 1 000 plus papers weekly. About 4 000 people reside in Kimble County and most families subscribe. Readers urge neighbors still unsubscribed to sign up, citing photos of local youths in every issue.
A poem about neglect of church attendance. The narrator recalls a past visit where a vacant seat mirrored the speaker’s excuses. The Master asks if there are six other days in the week, urging weekly worship. The piece ends with a vow to not be absent again on His holy day.
The article traces Panama from Balboa’s Pacific discovery to the 1914 completion of the canal by Goethals and Gorgas. It notes Panama’s role as a bridge between Atlantic and Pacific trade, U S control under a five mile border, and its prominence in global commerce and commodities like bananas and cacao.
Junction High School announces a May Day program on May 7 featuring declamation spelling and arithmetic for boys and girls along with athletic events including tennis baseball track washers croquet volleyball badminton ping pong horseshoes and shuffleboard. Entries due by April 30 with rules on team limits points and divisions.
Juniors now wear the Seniors 1944 class ring featuring a plain gold band with a J on each side and an eagle mounting. The article notes juniors showing off their new rings and includes a call to donate scrap metal to the army.
A fragmentary item notes Stapp and Benny singing a tune described as pretty during a flat in London on a Saturday. It mentions the term aejammers linked to Baron Mattox and ends with a garbled line about Mary Lee.
The most precious thing is the good will of others described as fragile and valuable. It compares it to an orchid, a gold nugget, a turbine, and youth, emphasizing its strength and rarity as a measure of a man’s success and usefulness.
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