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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
4
A comic strip of dialogue moments features a man asking for twenty dollars, offering ten cents instead, and promising repayment. Side chatter touches on Mrs. Wer's divorce trial and political sentiment, plus a stream of quirky exchanges about mothers, alums, afs, and jokes about memory, parlor tricks, and daily life.
The proverb notes that ample rest is wise yet wisdom does not come from sleep alone. It emphasizes active thinking and learning beyond dreaming.
The State Highway Department led by Gibb Gilchrist and the Highway Commission transformed Texas roads from horse and buggy to streamlined highways. About 10,000 employees, with contractors handling most construction and state crews maintaining the roads. Costs per mile dropped from 445 to 295 dollars through advanced lab testing and economy. Maintenance includes road work and animal carcass removal.
A vintage public health plea urges immediate action against houseflies. It notes a female lays 120 eggs and a generation can arise every ten days, risking explosive populations and disease spread. The piece advocates better screens, small mesh and tight fitting, plus traps, papers, sprays as preventive measures.
Opinion argues for strict fly control via 16 to 18 mesh screens on all windows and porches. Urges outside coverings, full porch screening, and fenced chimneys to stop animal damage and child access. Also notes San Antonio cattle and hog markets with May 24, 1937 receipts and prices.
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