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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
3
A compilation of humorous exchanges and definitions. Scattered lines include a schoolward exchange on manners, a dog named Random, a hotel bellboy whistle, mortgage humor for college, racing bets, a Jewish birthday penny-pinching anecdote, and playful word definitions reflecting light domestic wit.
Farkets San Antonio Texas January 16 receipts 700 market active and steady to 10 cents higher than last week. Cattle receipts 1100 calves 1200 stocker offerings strong yearlings steady to higher but heavy fed figures slow. Brahmans and mixed stockers priced from 6 to 8 dollars per hundredweight with various loads and calf values noted. Goats and Angora listings sparse while a movie house anecdote and a purse theft wrap the column.
A trend toward pasteurizing milk gains momentum as physicians and health authorities urge its use. Pasteurized milk is promoted as free from diphtheria, typhoid, and TB germs, offering protection to consumers.
Coop er Gas No 2 Bert Page produced 48 barrels of high gravity crude in 17 hours ending Tuesday, deepening the well to 5525 feet. Gage rate showed 28 barrels hourly at last reading. In Kinney county the Wool Growers Central Storage Co sold the old Newby ranch to R C DeLong for 10 an acre, 8960 acres with improvements, and 2400 goats, 1800 sheep, 200 cattle and 11 horses changing hands. The buyer to take possession mid January. Texas Mohair Weekly records 100000 pounds grown at 40 cents per pound with shipments moving from San Angelo district.
Mrs. G P Eckardt sold 2600 acres west of Menard to Skeet Baker of Ballinger for about 221000. Baker gains immediate possession as Eckardt moves to a Kimble county ranch bought from Wes Smith of Mason for 42750. Smith earned 125 per acre for the 3500 acre tract. Methodist Messenger. Pontotoc Woman 101 Years Old Priday marked first birthday anniversary of Mrs. Clarintha Draper a Pontotoc resident for about 70 years. She was born in Nashville in 1868. Forwards Rancher After Cedar E F Whittle reports cutting around 2500 acres of cedar infested land on his ranch with a crew. He notes February 1938 saw 300 acres cut in one pasture yielding better grazing now and urges other ranchers to join the cedar eradication movement. Texas Mountain Weekly.
Walter W Leamons writes from Brownsville area praising the Eagle’s coverage and the Hill Country community spirit. He reflects on holidays, local churches, civic groups, and historical sites near Mission Revilla A Vista. He notes sustained springlike weather and cites public health figures citing daily disability from accidents or illness.
Leaders at the American Library Association midwinter meeting push for federal aid and state appropriations to expand free library service. They tout bookmobiles as cost effective, stressing the need for adult education and protection against propaganda as citizens gain access to Constitution and U.S. history.
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