Older men lead in fitness says Sul Ross coach
B. C. Graves, longtime Sul Ross College physical training director, told the Fort Davis Mile High supper club that men over 25 are more aware of fitness than high school and college students. He warned brute strength without knowledge is a handicap and noted improved high school training boosts adult fitness.
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B. C. Graves
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Sul Ross
Graves
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Pecos Area Cantaloupe Shipment Starts Morning Carloads
The Pecos area ships its first carload of famed cantaloupes on Thursday led by Harold Wendt from his farm and a second car from M L Todd’s fields prepared for shipment. Jack Williams of Ti-State Produce Co. plans a car load by week’s start. Express shipments run about 300 crates daily, up from last year, with growers Todd Wendt and Williams expanding acreage. The crop is expected to exceed 1940 despite late rains threatening vines.
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M. L. Todd
Jack Willaims
Ti-State Produce Co
Daily Express
Express
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Jones
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Williams
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First Sit Down Strike in Texas Staged by a Cowhand
Austin report notes the first sit down strike in Texas labor history involved a cowboy rather than a factory worker. Dr Ruth Allen, UT economist, cites 1880s wranglers working 80 hours weekly for about $50, who sat down in the bunkhouse until grievances were resolved.
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Moonshiners Battle Revenue Planes in Ozark War Tale
The article details a clash between moonshiners and revenue agents in the Ozark mountains, aided by Coast Guard aircraft reporting by radio to internal revenue. It previews Harold Bell Wright’s novel The Shepherd of the Hills and Paramount’s Technicolor film adaptation starring John Wayne, Betty Field, and Harry Carey, arriving at the Granada.
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Ozark Mountains
United States Coast Guard
Harold Bell Wright
Paramount Pictures
Granada
John Wayne
Betty Field
Harry Carey
Ozarks
Defense Savings Stamp Endless Chain Schemes Declared Illegal
Washington warns against endless chain schemes tied to defense savings stamps. Post Office department will issue fraud orders prohibiting mail delivery to involved individuals. A separate note reports Mrs. Nettie Nelson of Oakland awakened by five men claiming a house fire, then returned to sleep.
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Postofficr Department
Nettie Nelson
Oakland
Calif
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