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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
6
A string of quick quips and scenes unfolds from a diner and neighborhood life. Jests touch on baseball, teachers, dogs, families, jokes about doctors and judges, and sly wordplay. The chatter shifts among diners, teachers, travelers, and strangers, capturing a brisk, old‑time humor vibe.
Sickness in some families reduced attendance but the Ladies Bible Class had a lesson on the healing of the lame man in Acts chapter three. They will study Acts chapter four next Monday afternoon and invite all Junction Church of Christ members and friends. Present last Monday were Mrs. H. D. Duckworth Mrs. Avery Stewart Mrs. Lon Baugh Mrs. Elgin Dechert Mrs. Albert Martin Mrs. Ada Wilson Mrs. R. J. Felps Mrs. C. C. Phillips Elder and Mrs. Walter W. Leamons.
Receipts cattle 600, calves 800. Trading active on good grades, slow on bulls and common calves. Prices steady for better cattle, bulls and low for common and medium calves. Hogs active and higher. top at 9.70 with good butcher hogs 7.75 to 9.70. Sheep and goats scarce. let fall shorn yearlings 6.25, wethers 4.50-4.75.
A. and M College Extension notes S R Schneider reports Kimble County hog producers using cottonseed meal and tankage. Feeding 22 hogs saved about four bushels of corn per head. spring litter weighed 186 pounds at 156 days, fall pigs 193 pounds at 178 days. Hogs topped market and yielded good profits. Schneider bought two registered sows and a Hampshire boar for future use.
A Rotarian Magazine reflection on hobbies as a refuge from life’s complexity. It notes not all lack of hobbies signals crime, and emphasizes that many people pursue varied hobbies as beneficial coping. The piece champions hobbies as purposeful activities amid daily pressures.
Excerpted rules from a Chicago department store in the 1880s show long hours and strict routines. Rotary Club and Rotarian Magazine quotes underline a boy about to shape future governance and public life, while General Motors promotes Safety First on speedometers as a cost-effective driver reminder.
A string of assorted facts and opinions is presented, including odd fertility and height stats, carrot seed weight, Ethiopians tracing civilization to Egyptians, a local family visit on the South Llano, Australian divorce trend by year twenty four, and a quip about honesty. The fragmentary text reads like a miscellany column with diverse references and observations.
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