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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
2
May Texas poultry shipments reached 89 cars up from 32 last May while egg shipments totaled 76 cars, up from 34. Texas also received 24 egg cars from outside Texas, compared with 18 a year earlier, with 21 from Kansas and one each from Illinois California and New York.
Texas Planning Board survey shows new manufacturing growth of over two million dollars monthly. Factory employment rises 93 percent since 1933 and 33 percent since 1929, with Texas factories adding 100 million dollars yearly to raw materials value. Texas ranks first south of the Mason Dixon line and second west of the Mississippi, employing 180000 workers.
Property owners should safeguard investments with proper insurance and avoid delaying protection. Policies should be written with a reliable company such as the Hartford Fire Insurance Co, which we represent.
The United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine recommends two materials to treat screw worm cases. Benzoi placed in an infected wound kills the worms, and pine tar oil brushed around the wound deters flies and prevents egg hatching.
The outlook remains mixed with strikes hindering growth and security values declining though occasional rises occur. Business Week cites national income at $63.799 million in 1935 terms, with over $62 billion in wages and related payments, and forecasts 1996 income near $70 billion the highest since 1929. Installment buying rises, boosting business yet alarming retailers over potential revenue drops.
The Four O'clock Club of sixth and seventh grade girls met at Edwina Longren's home on Thursday at four o'clock. Mary Kathleen Hodges and Betty Jo Hodges hosted refreshments after a program by the club committee including Mary Katharine Cowsert, Mary Kathleen Hodges, Sue Gilliam and Betty Jo Hodges.
The Contractors Club and friends held a lawn party at Mrs. Anna Mae Sheppard's residence with bridge entertainment. Mabel McClatchy won the club prize and Mrs. Lucy Motley the guest trophy while Mrs. Earl Bowers took the cut award.
Walter W. Leamons, minister, notes a rising attendance after a summer slump. Bible school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. The Lord's Supper will be observed earlier. Mission work shows progress and offerings increase as faith in salvation deepens.
C McCullough pastor preaches at 11 a.m. and leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Dr J Holt Smith as superintendent B T U at 7 15 p m Mrs R C McCullough leads prayer and Bible group Lords Supper observed after morning service Prayer Meeting held Wednesdays at 7 15 p m spaced through the week
Ennis B. Hill pastor leads morning worship at 11 a m with Holy Communion observed. The church school meets at 9 50 a m and the Young People’s meeting is at 7 30 p m followed by evening worship at 8 15 p m.
Reverend Thos J Bradley pastor. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. He will conduct services at Evergreen at 3 p.m. and lay at 8 p.m.
Sherman Prim of Reed City Michigan was jailed on charges of attempting to beat his wife to death with a stove lid. A separate note reports Texas manufactured goods totaling 1.3 billion dollars annually and a grapefruit crop forecast for 1936-37 at 9.2 million boxes, up from 2.0 million last year.
Dr R R Spenser of the U S Public Health Service confirmed two spotted fever cases in southeast Texas while vacationing in San Antonio. One case proved fatal and precautions focus on avoiding and removing ticks as vaccine is not readily available. The report notes ticks bite transmission and describes timing from infection to illness.
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