Trans-Pecos Cedars May Be U.S. Oldest Plants Say San Angelo Surveyor
H L George of San Angelo asserts West Texas cedars in the Trans-Pecos region exceed giants like the Redwoods in age. He cites annular growth rates from 1879 surveys and stakes dated 1879 still preserved, suggesting trees up to about 16 000 years old.
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Texas
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Texas and Pacific
Pecos River
Mrs A L Graham Dies After Illness in Tulsa
Friends of Mrs. A L Graham mourn her death on May 8 in Tulsa Oklahoma. She and her young son Scottie Lee wintered in Alpine 1938 1939 and she belonged to El Progreso Study club and the Alathean class of the Baptist Sunday school. Also notes odd items about bets and a live mouse removed by operation and Hutchinson Kansas farmer John Dock farming without power tools.
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A. L. Graham
Tulsa
Oklo
Texas Game Begins Javelina Trapping Experiment
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission started an experimental program to trap javelinas in Crockett county to see if their range can be expanded. The project uses Pittman Robertson funds and may require new trap designs before profitable trapping is possible.
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Crockett County
Texas
Pittman- Robertson
Outdoor writers organize after Port Aransas tarpon rodeo
The sport writers who cover fishing and hunting convened in Port Aransas after the tarpon rodeo to publish reports share angler tales and advocate wildlife conservation.
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Port Aransas
Albinos May Be More Common In Fur Trade
A state Game Warden inspection of fur dealer plants found fifteen snow white fur bearing animals in one district. It is unclear if they are true albinos as pink eyes define the true albino. The animals include five possums at a Sherman fur house, two skunks and one more.
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Sherman
State Game Department Ends Must Move Licenses
The State Game Department must move to issue licenses under revised rules. Officials say new processes streamline applications and improve eligibility checks for hunters and trappers statewide.
Accident at California press plant pulls off worker’s pants
In Hil lister California Pete Borcovich stood near a roaring press when his pants were drawn into the revolving rollers. He escaped serious injury as witnesses described the dramatic near miss and rapid shutdown.
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Pete Borcovich
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