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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
6
Campus Charters Civics students heard a debate on the question Resolved that women should serve on juries. Nita fe sent and Mary Lou Stapp led the affirmative. Dur ward Barrow and Peaberry Coffey led the negative. The Civics class voted 13 to 7 for the affirmative.
The note mentions a Water Valley trip planned two weeks hence and references a school event with girls and a debate. Several local names appear in fragmented form, including Mrs Felps and Mr Taylor, noted as debaters. A lighthearted line references Valentine's Day and Dahlia Blossom, with a livestock exhibit by V A boys including muttons and goats.
Mitchell McLendon spoke at the Journal ism Club meeting on newspaper work and writing leads. Refreshments followed. Attendees included Elizabeth Wright Barbar Secrest James Liverman Charles Bishop James Henry Coleman Sue Gillam Helen Herring Ann Harmon James Kropff Joe Andrews Jr Mitchell McLendon and Mrs Ramsey Randolph. Next meeting is March 2 and members are urged to pay twenty five cents per semester. Carol says There is my papa.
Clayton Hopkins announces the annual show to be held Wednesday February 22 with entries due by Friday February 17. A 25 cent entry fee applies for each entry covering feeding sheep fat calves and hogs.
Seniors are testing their ability to use reference materials as thirteen books recased by library assistants return to shelves. Mrs Felps the librarian notes a shipment for mending and recasing arrived. James Liverman donated the 1839 Texas Almanac received in Austin last week.
The Junction High School debate team attended the Debate Institute in Austin for a weekend session. They heard economists discuss a uniform sales tax, listened to affirmative and negative speakers, and noted major points from various high school teams.
The band director and a committee discuss possible new uniforms for band members. The clarinet section led by Mr Gar ble has been noted as active in group chats about the change.
New members to join the band include Janice Loetzer Aubrey Rothmann and Fern Hunger on trombones and Knowla Lee Stewart R B Moore and Albert Lee Bartley on clarinets.
At a Brady luncheon of V A and HE teachers, Charles Bishop urged improving Texas livestock via F F A project work. He argued purebred stock yields higher returns and that breeders should produce registered stock yearly. He noted today’s boys become tomorrow’s ranchmen and highlighted other student speakers from Brady High School.
Juniors realized a profit of 18.60 from the box supper and cold drink sale held in the gymnasium Friday evening. WW Gregory supervised the sale of the boxes. Following the sale, dancing and games provided entertainment for the evening.
County Agent RE Homann comments on swine exhibits at the 4H and PRA Stock Show held February 22. Londor 1H club boys Hilmer Fritz and Homer Durst each secured Hampshire pigs from S R Schneider, with Hilmer selecting the trophy pig. Pigs weighed 42 and 13 pounds at eight weeks in November, then 180 and 185 pounds on February 10 after 160 days. William Bishop of the London FH club started a Poland China pig at 20 pounds in December, reaching 120 pounds by February 1. The boys credit steady feeding using tankage and cottonseed meal, with complete feed records on display at the fairgrounds February 2.
A satirical piece mocks political labels through a cow analogy. Socialism, New Dealism, and Texasism are parodied as different schemes where cows and milk move between individuals and government. The dialogue highlights debate over ownership and distribution with humorous twists.
Kimble County farmers in the Farm Security Administration program increased their net worth by 199.46 per family in 1938, covering 28 families representing 115 people receiving guidance and financing. Home use crops totaled 02 acres per farm in 1938 versus 171 acres in 1997, with subsistence livestock on hand showing progress toward financial independence.
Public health note from Texas cites a nationwide drop in typhoid deaths since 1900, driven by clean water, milk purification, sewer systems, and vaccination. It warns rural Texas still faces high typhoid risk from contaminated water and flies, urging sanitary privies, well and cistern protections, and vaccination before the season. It also mentions a humorous Austin anecdote and a Ben Franklin quip about talking to oneself.
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