Livestock Market News Hogs and Cattle Prices Edge Higher
S A Livestock Market News notes hog receipts around 300 salable with total 450. Activity strong with top hogs at 46.75 for select 170 200 lb butchers. best 140 to 170 lb mostly 6.00 to 6.75. Packing sows about 5.75, feeder pigs near 5.50. Cattle receipts about 600 salable with calve totals 1050. steady to lightly higher trends. Canners scarce, cows 3.25 to 4.25, good cows to 5.50, bulls around 6.00. Calves 6.50 to 8.25, good calves to 9.00, stocker calves 8.50 to 9.50, heifers 5.00 to 8.50. Sheep modest, light lambs near 7.00, stocker lambs 3.25, stocker ewes 5.70 to 6.50. Sharon Angora notes.
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Sharon Angora
Maron Fowler Visits in Llano
Marion Fowler, a candidate for State Senator in the 20th district, spent a weekend in Tolano visiting kinfolk including cousin W. Y. Fowler. He pledged to work with the governor-elect and the people of Texas and Llano County to improve roads and serve the district if elected.
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Marion Fowler
Tolano
W. Y. Fowler
Famiy
Liane
Llano County
Mr. Fowler
Gerry
Weather drenches Texas with record rains and floods
Texans face a soggy year as June and July bring record rainfall across the state. Laredo and San Angelo report top June totals, while crops suffer in Lamar County and Grayson County. Amarillo remains dry. overall rainfall seen as beneficial in some areas and damaging in others. WPA rules tighten with affidavits. program changes expand limits and protections for veterans spouses and widows.
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Lamar County
Grayson County
Corsicana
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lubock Experiment Station
Llano cattlemen tout improved stock and higher prices
Stockman J lL Renick and S U Moss led discussions on elevating Llano county cattle quality to attract northern buyers and secure better prices. Renick noted county steers now average about 1000 pounds, up from 900, and stressed continued improvements. The meeting also announced a fall rock show in Edna, with directors reduced to 11 members and most present.
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J. Ll. Renick
Llano County
Middle West
Mr. Renick
Texas
Renick
S. U. Moss
Wats
Proup
Varios
Weather notes from the South Plains and Wichita Falls
A South Plains area report noted cooler conditions for the month with higher humidity. Wichita Falls recorded 3.20 inches of June rainfall and a record low maximum temperature of 96 degrees in Weather Bureau history.
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South Plains
Wichita Falls
Weather Bureau
Why America Has a Farm Problem
The rising cost of farming in 1910 to 1935 boosted farmer burdens. Operating equipment costs soared from 4 million to 440 million dollars, mortgage interest rose from 199 million to 400 million, machinery costs grew from 222 million to 593 million, and electricity costs appeared at 68 million. These expense spikes helped widen the agricultural surplus.
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America
Call For Precinct And County Democratic Convention
I as chairman of the Democratic Executive committee of Llano county call a precinct primary convention for all precincts at 2:00 p.m. on July 27, 1940 to elect delegates to the county convention in Llano on August 3, 1940. A county convention will be held in Llano at 2:00 p.m. on August 3, 1940 to elect delegates to state and district conventions and to address other business. Witness my hand July 15, 1940. Also notes visitors from out of town and a rental ad for a furnished 2 room apartment.
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Llano County
Llano
Infantile paralysis described as summer disease in Texas
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer notes poliomyelitis is mainly a summer disease with over half of cases in July through October. Through June 53 cases reported. Transmission mainly by direct contact. insect spread unproven. Children under five most at risk. isolate cases 21 days. boil all milk. advise prompt diagnosis and reporting to authorities.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
State Health Department
Second Pilot Training School Opens in Austin
Central Texas youths including men and women register for the second noncollege pilot training program. About 100 ground school candidates expected. registration through Friday. Ground school begins after July 22 with physicals. CAA awards five more flight certificates to first class graduates and matches funds from business donors, enabling up to 35 pilots in the second school. Women show strong interest. some first-year students already flying. Cotton and food stamp programs expand under federal surplus commodities control. U.S. forest land purchases total 61,260,436 dollars for 16,692,751 acres in 28 years. Texas flax seed efforts gain attention from a new California demonstration. Texas has five state forests and four national forests within 1,714,000 acres gross.
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Austin
WPA
Communist Party
Joe F. Minter
Minter
San Antonio
Iae
United States
H. P. Drought
Central Texas
The
Aeronatics Authority
Austin Chmaber of Commerce
Austin High School
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Nune
Kent Kingsland social notes and UT campus building plans
Mrs Grace Lindsey hosts and visits with relatives include Emmitt Moore Vernon and Frank Bea ver Slane guests, Lampasas visitors, Austin families, New Braunfels trip, Bertram relatives, Kennith Lane born to Mebbern Ricketson, and Lombero Roe visits. Contour farming prompts fence guide in Farmers Bulletin 1832. UT to add three new academic buildings for music, petroleum and chemical engineering.
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Jake Harmon
Clarence Collier
Lampasas
L. C. Fox
Austin
Grace Lindsey
Vonnie
Odell Weeaks
New Braunfels
Finley Barnett
Monti Jane
Bertram
Grendene Belk
A. A. Banks
M. J. Banks
Llano
M. C. Barnett
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Extension Service
Texas A
M. College
College Station
Texas
University of Texas
Baptist circles meet at 4 00 p m in Liano church
Circle No 1 led by Mrs Damon Sessom studies Luke chapters 21 and 22 while Circle No 2 uses the regular book both gatherings at the church start at 4 PM. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Cooke and sons Leroy from Flint Michigan and Mr and Mrs Vivian Cooke and son Fred die from La Porte Indiana with plans to tour Texas sights. Mildred Stewart leaves for San Marcos to attend Southwest Texas Teachers College. Miss Mary Lou Ratliff of Southwest Texas Teachers College visits home and will receive a B S degree in August. Rex and B E Johnston families visit from Longview and Jacksonville respectively. Mrs M G Calloway of Fort Worth visits Liano.
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Damon Sessom
Luke
Henry Cooke
Leroy
Flint
Michigan
Vivian Cooke
Freddie
la Porte
Indiana
Bob Cooke
Mary Lou Ratliff
Southwest Texas Teachers College
San Marcos
J. D. Ratliff
Misa Ratliff
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S. A. Livestock
Maron Fowler
Lland
Laredo
San Angelo
Cov. Robinson
Ben Schmid
Wood
Clinton Hardin
J. W. Winkel
Gray Fowler
J. L. Renick
Ray Martin
A. H. Schorlemmer
John J. Lewis
A. H H. Schorlemimer
Mery Wa
Hone
Fess
ARS
Asae I Asarararr
Wilburn Gataman
Otovesaid
LL. C
E. T. Garner
W. C. Wallace
Gertrude Hardin
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
California
Kingsland News
Emmitt Moore
Vernon
Frank Beaver
Baby
Slane
Lella More
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
New York, N. Y
Mildred Stewart
Southwest Teachers College
O. P. Garrett
Rex Garrett
Rex, Jr
Longview
B. E. Johnston
Elvin
Cecil
Lorita
Jacksonville
Johnston
Garrett
van Spinks
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