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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
7
The article stresses delaying planting to prepare a quality seed bed, noting seed quality and soil conditions determine stand and yield. It warns against planting into rough fields, highlights terrace work and proper soil management, and argues early preparation reduces future cultivation risks and improves seedling vigor.
Amid tax talk in Texas the Wake Up Conservatives lobby hopes public pressure will block sweeping new levies. Attorney General Mann calls the whiskey bill unconstitutional, while a truck load limit proposal and a rail and drug trade bill face fierce committee battles. House actions also touch loan sharks, road funding, and highway commission politics as East Texas resistance delays confirmation and staff reshuffles unfold.
Austin awaits a Sunday report from subcommittees of the House revenue and constitutional amendments panels. They consider a broad tax package including transaction sales, gross receipts, income, natural resources, and use taxes. The pension proposal by Lee Daniel seeks 30 to 50 million dollars annually, with lawmakers reluctant to impose the burden on taxpayers and instead may push for a constitutional amendment to place the decision before the people.
Eagle subscribers are urged to notify the publisher of address changes promptly under postal laws. The notice of change must be sent to the post office or publisher to avoid delivery delays and ensure continued publication.
Ex Lt Gov Walter Woodul and others criticize a county bond retirement plan proposing use of surplus funds for new roads with federal grants. They highlight inequities, noting Williamson and Hidalgo allocations while Dallas benefits. Gov O Daniel cites progress by the Texas Fair Commission led by Karl Hoblitzelle to raise funds and showcase Texas at the New York Fair. Woodmen of the World membership reaches three hundred thousand.
De Emmett Bradshaw, president, announces Life Insurance Society members everywhere will share in a 1 250 000 refund of payments sent by mail on Saturday. The refund total exceeds twenty million dollars, a record unmatched by any similar organization. The refund signals financial stability for the society.
The Hereford calf fed and exhibited by John Carlton Eckert of Art Texas weighed 1 035 pounds and topped the sale at 1 21 dollars per pound at the San Antonio Fat Stock Show beating the prior 93 cent Grand Champion from 1936, finishing as milk fed group champion.
San Antonio will host the biennial Head Camp convention of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society. John J. Wahl announces the gathering of several hundred Woodmen in San Antonio from March 27 to 29 with Hotel Gunter as headquarters. He expects at least two national officers to attend.
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