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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
3
State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox warns that traffic deaths stem from preventable causes not luck. He urges safety education to replace risky habits and stresses drivers must actively avoid accidents by observing warning signs and applying knowledge to real situations.
Local Boy Scouts plan a winter camporee on Friday and Saturday December 17 and 18 with participants from Sonora Ozona Hext Menard joining Junction. If weather allows tents will be pitched on vacant lots between Junction Cattle Loan Company and the Methodist Shareh. The usual contests will be conducted by the troops.
The article notes a sharp rise in peanut use, from circus associations to a major industrial product. Peanut oil is driving this growth, with U S consumption tenfold in 1936 versus 1935. Texas harvested over 99.12 million pounds in 1936 valued at about 3.07 million dollars.
A compact note presents two traditional maxims: a Chinese proverb about a hundred men making an encampment yet a woman building a home, and an old saying contrasting foresight with youth. The phrasescapture enduring folk wisdom on gender roles and perception.
Market active and steady with cattle, calves, and hogs showing varied prices. Best beef calves at 7.60 to 7.85 per cwt, stocker and feeder types around 4.50 to 6.00, sows and pigs offering 6.25 to 7.00 for butchers, and sheep and goats limited with Angora goats around 2.25 and wethers 3.40 to 3.50. Overall tone indicates steady activity, with some items moving at stronger or weaker levels.
The Panhandle shipped 100000 bushels of wheat abroad, marking the first international sale in five years. A train of 60 to 70 cars carried the cargo from Amarillo to Galveston for export to Antwerp Belgium.
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