Eagle trapped while setting raccoon trap near Kerrville
Kerrville text reports Dan Pearson and his son trapped a large Holden eagle while setting a raccoon trap on the South Fork ranch of Gus F. Lehreiner. The bird, seen in late November, weighed 12 pounds with an 81 inch wing span and died of exhaustion after wing flapping. The eagle had earlier killed a wild turkey.
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Kerrville
Dan Pearson
Kerr County
Pearson
Pearsons
South Fork
Gus F. Lehreiner
Wichita Falls Man Has Held Every Job In Newspaper Line
J G Williams of Wichita Falls has held every job in a newspaper office and, since retirement, lists 23 weekly papers two dailies and a monthly magazine he owned and published. His career spanned operators of a Washington handpress long before the Linotype, with work for publishers in Texas Oklahoma Pennsylvania and Indiana. A separate line notes a flock of wild turkeys and a dead colt observed near a trap.
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Wichita Falls
J. G. Williams
Washington
Linotype
Williams
Texas
Oklahoma
Pennsania
Indiana
Nny
Dan
L. F. Pearson
Five Foot
Monument to Texas Mustang Headed for UT Austin
A seven ton Texas mustang statue funded by Ralph Rogden of Austin will soon stand before the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas. Modeled from ranch stock near Mirambronville, it was carved by A P Proctor, a noted New York sculptor. Casting is nearly complete and installation is planned for June per director R E H Sellards.
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Austin
University of Texas
Ralph Rogden
Texas
Mebbronville
A. P. Proctor
New York
America
Texas Memorial Museum
R. E H. Sellards
Death risk in Texas traffic up from last year
In Texas, Col. Homer Garrison Jr. reports fatal traffic collisions rose 6.37 percent in 1940 with deaths up 10.99 percent. Speed is cited as a basic cause, with increases across cities towns highways and county roads. Total fatal accidents rose from 1,380 to 1,487 and fatalities from 1,883 to 1,787.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison
Hidalgo County
Tennis Star Knits For Bundles For Britain Appeal
British tennis star Jary Hardwick, recently back on the pro tour with legends like Alice Marble Big Bill Tilden and Donald Budge, knits a sweater for Bundles for Britain during a practice break and travels nationwide to urge support. A Cincinnati gym instructor warns against the wasp corset fad, likening it to harmful foot binding.
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Jary Hardwick
Alice Marble
Big Bill” Tilden
Donald Budge
Britain
Training For Defense By Rufus T. Strohm
The piece urges skilled workers to take training opportunities provided by employers as many youths could not attend school. It stresses education as a path to skill advancement, warns against complacency, and frames training as essential for wartime readjustment and future employment.
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Igh School
Whiskered Giants to Play Sul Ross Club Saturday Evening
The Whiskered Giants, a locally known basketball team, travel to Sul Ross gymnasium to face the Sul Ross club in a Saturday game. Feb. 8 o clock. Pictured above, left to right are B Risinger.
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Giants
B. Risinger
New Mark In Sale of Chevrolets Set Second Ten Days in January
Detroit report shows Chevrolet dealers posting new sales marks for the period and for the first 20 days of January. Retail sales total 30,479 cars in the second 10 days, up 20.38 percent from last year and 6.7 percent from the prior 10 days this year. Combined 20 days reach 58,978, up 24.4 percent from 1940. Used cars in the 10 days rise 12.7 percent to 47493.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
W. E. Holler
Fed
Civil service openings announced with various posts
Examinations for multiple civil service positions have been announced through the Alpine post office. Listings include marketing specialist transportation agricultural program analyst accountant auditor public health nurse chemical engineer leather and canvas worker. Cuba population around four million with notable gains and car and truck sales up from last year.
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Alpine Post Office
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Tore
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Leona
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