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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
6
A collage of witty dialogue and cartoon captions features students, spouses, and professionals trading playful zingers. Bits poke at ego, court, fashion, politicking, and daily life, ending with a punning dental anecdote.
Livestock receipts reached 600 with supply light and mostly bought by packers and local buyers. Trading was fairly active with steady to higher price movement. top was $825 for good to choice cattle weighing 175 to 250 pounds, other weight ranges sold from about $7.25 to $8.25 per hundredweight.
Around 7.00. Packing sows mostly 6.00 to 25. Stocker pigs near 6.50, some 6.75 to 7. Cattle receipts 800, calves 1,200. Early market fairly active. Stocker calves 10 to 2 lower, some bids off on heavy offerings. Cow market slow and mixed. slaughter calves active and steady. Late trading weak on most classes. Stocker calves 600 to 7.00, some 31 lb steer calves to 7.40, plains to 5.00. Stocker cows with calves at side 33.50 per head. Sheep receipts none. market slow. Wethers 2.25. Mardi Gras in 1827 noted. John Smart of Menard visiting Junction. Miss Faye Wahl to Draughon’s College in San Antonio with mother Mrs. Alex Wahl. Bronze nine-foot statue planned at Cameron, Milam county for Ben Milam.
In Austin a fierce debate erupts over a policy that dumped nearly four million barrels of confiscated oil onto the market at about 27 cents a barrel while crude hovered near 1.35 dollars. Government officials and oil men clash as trials on confiscation suits are delayed and a potential special session is discussed. Governor Allred and Attorney General McCraw deny plans for large future dumps, while Sen. Brobhers report harsh criticisms of past actions. Jerry Sadler tours Austin opposing heavy sales and pledges strict conservation enforcement.
Governor Allred said Texas likely won’t call a special session as Interior Secretary Ickes doubts the state’s loan and grant request for a new State office building. Er nest Trnmpenson declined resignation to stay as Railroad Commissioner and West Texas Tech appointment plans remain. Protests from many citizens accompanied the developments.
The Governor shows little enthusiasm for calling a special session to raise pension money, a move seen as O’Daniel’s problem. Emmett Morse seems set to become Speaker after opponents exit. Delegates plan a Beaumont trip for the State Democratic Convention as locals note family travel and visits.
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