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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
3
Rev G W Crofoot argues for buying a farm over a car by weighing long term benefits. A farm yields home ownership, productive leisure, and civic support roles, while a car leaves one renting with limited wealth. A country farm life builds citizenship, stability, and independence, shaping stronger communities.
Some people claim the country church and nearby shops and schoolhouse are doomed, but the church endures. It exists wherever people feel the need of God and seek worship, drawing men to gather for that purpose.
Across rural areas many small church buildings stand abandoned yet deserve use. With better roads and cars, members can travel longer distances to services, sometimes making multiple trips to bring neighbors. Each Christian countryman should dedicate his automobile to God and transport his own and neighbors’ families to church.
The Gunty News notes a July 16 gathering at Seth Whetstone’s ranch for Mrs. Tom Deen’s 77th birthday. About fifty guests attended including the Whetstone families, Purviance of Brownwood, Camp and Deen families, and others from Menard and Fort Stockton. The article recalls Mrs. Deen’s Kimble county roots and memories of early Junction days. Local rain has improved stock and range conditions after years of drought, with several visits from relatives noted. An unrelated item mentions Emil Pope being fined $1 a foot for speeding on new concrete near Sherwood, Wisconsin.
Mrs. H Price of Woodside New York writes she weighed 190 pounds a year ago and after taking Kruschen now weighs 126 pounds. She says she looks younger than her age and praises the product. An 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks and is available at drug stores nationwide with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A historical ad piece extols advertising as the method to tell more people what you offer. It promises time saving, enhanced sales appeal, broader public reach, and safer path to business success by repeating key messages in print instead of personal contact.
R C Caraway of Rock Church Community Hood County demonstrated with Dixon L Turner county agent that one Duroc Jersey sow produced 53 pigs in two years from a sow bought at eight months. The sow farrowed five times totaling 67 pigs, 53 raised and 51 sold, averaging 180 pounds each and selling at 10 cents per pound.
A salesman explains how an electric washing machine operates to a prospective buyer. She rejects it and asks about a hole at the bottom. He confirms the outlet to let water out, noting the device uses water not only electricity.
An education is something you may not use now but cannot lose. It endures beyond circumstances, shaping choices and opportunities over a lifetime.
The passage argues that language shapes character and fate. It notes words can draw people toward or away from faith, and cites the biblical line about being justified or condemned by one’s words. It emphasizes the power of speech in moral formation.
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