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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
2
A logic puzzle asks if gasoline loss from tank one exceeds alcohol loss from tank two after two transfers. A second question compares two cars starting from New York and Washington at 40 and 50 mph to find which is nearest Philadelphia when they meet. The third item states an appointment time and a vague travel distance.
Federal move to cap freight trains at 70 cars faces opposition from politicians who claim railway managers overstate impacts. Analysts estimate operation costs could rise by at least 125 million dollars annually under typical traffic. Meanwhile unrelated local notes include a pensioner found with cash and a candidate’s onstage accident and births in Davenport and Langley.
Several counterfeit twenty dollar bills have turned up in West Texas towns. San Angelo received four last week and Ballinger found one this week after it circulated through multiple hands and a bank. The forgeries are said to be nearly perfect and require close inspection. merchants are urged to scrutinize all twenty dollar notes before accepting them.
San Antonio market reports a lively cattle and calf run with higher calf prices and strong cow values. Receipts include 600 cattle and 1,000 calves. hogs active with top butchers around 10.90 per cwt and sows 9.50 to 9.75. Legal notes mention unemployment act penalties and a Chicago divorce case involving Theodore Kohn and Johanna Kohn.
Texas yields about 41.5 percent of U S oil and 25 percent of world oil. Crude oil and products account for 90.05 percent of Texas port tonnage. The Progressive Farmer summarizes Dale Carnegie rules for winning friends and influencing people. A Zion City ordinance bans ugly faces, while a Cleveland child’s nickel lodged in his throat is removed and kept as a souvenir.
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