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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
4
In San Antonio markets July 26 hog receipts total 900 with top hogs at 14.35 and most 180 to 280 pounds trading 14.25 to 14.35. Cattle and calves scarce with slow demand. steers and yearlings mostly 10.50 to 12.25 for common and medium, top mediums around 13.25. Sheep and goats at 5.00 to 6.50 for common ewes and wethers, goats variable with heavy carrying.
The Junction Eagle appeals for updated details on boys and girls in service whose photos will be published soon. Readers should send revised information by postcard to ensure accuracy, as many subscribers nationwide follow the weekly Boys in Service column.
A maid sits on a butcher’s lap with a quip about unpaid service while a hair-grower query meets a wry bill reply. A butcher shop window lists Weiners and Hamburgers. a deer at the zoo prompts a puzzled exchange. A cash bond plea closes the page with a wartime slogan.
Wartime article warns labor strikes in coal could disrupt output essential for war needs. It notes 1943 coal use rising for explosives and plastics, threatens supply of sulfa drugs, fertilizers, nylon and other war materials. Also mentions new tire bead tool and a two foot measuring device for soldiers’ shoes.
The Humble Company’s Baytown refinery marks 500 million gallons of 100 octane aviation gasoline for war use. It also supplies 91 octane gasoline, toluene, engine oils, stratosphere greases, and rust preventives. 13,000 Humble employees are dedicated to timely delivery of vital war goods.
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