Oyster farmers seek federal aid and experimental farms
At Port Lavaca on November 14 Texas coast oyster dealers pressed for federal and state support matching that given to land farmers Dr Paul H Galtsoff of the Bureau of Fisheries urged establishing oyster culture experimental farms to tailor methods to local conditions and share knowledge D M Buckley Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce president and Major Roland A Laird Houston chamber official hosted Congressman J J Mansfield who noted a decline in the national oyster industry from 17 million to about six million dollars and urged a half million dollar appropriation for research on pests.
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Port Lavaca
Texas Coast
Paul 8. Galtsoff
Bureau of Fisheries
Chamber of Commerce
D. M. Buckley
Howe Arrives in Florida to Start Tell‑All Book
Miami reports 82 year old author Fd Howe has arrived in the city to begin work on a book he says will tell the truth as an old man knows it. He quips it is not the greatest book but aims to publish when he dies to avoid critics.
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Howe
Florida
Miami
Fla
Fd Howe
Buffalo mascot Charles placed in Panhandle Plains Museum
West Texas State Teachers College alumni can visit Charles the buffalo mascot mounted after he ran to death last summer to avoid capture. The hide is now on display at the Panhandle Plains Historical Society Museum, honoring the animal named for Charles Goodnight.
Shorter Work Day Urged by Senator Black
Senator Black of Alabama urged private industry to shorten working hours to ease unemployment and fund taxes. He supports a 30 hour week, a major AFL objective, and said he would push for a vote on the measure when Congress returns.
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Washington
Black
Alabama
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Courthouse records and marriage licenses listed in notices
Public notices show transfers of property to Mrs. J. W. Hill and other deeds valued at 5700 dollars, plus two marriage licenses for Ine Hill with Catherine Hill and Walkup with Carlan. Vehicle registrations include Myra Belfour Chew, J Coyle Ford, FP Williams Ford, and several other makes.
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P. L. McDaniel
J.W. Hill
R. M. Wyatt
J. W. Hill
Mirror
J. B. Driskell
R. Clyde Smith
Wolflin
Amer
Perkins
Highland
Holland
M. Hill
Catherine A. Hill Nolan
Elizabeth Carlan
C.D. Branson
Nadine Berry
Frank Knighton
Anita “Smith
Myra Belfour Chew
J. C. Coyle
G. T Vineyard Studebaker
Mtc. Co
Olds
J. J. Doyle
J. BE
Harris Ford
Cullum Motor
H. H. Ochse
Canadian River Gas Co
Ford
Engines of Death and War Debates Across Oceans
The article contrasts 1918 anti aircraft range finding with modern US gunnery, detailing sound locators and directors that cut response time to seconds. It then questions US spending on German steel for Tri Borough bridge and cites Roosevelt on defense and war danger, Armistice Day bonuses, and Ethiopia Italy conflict with Ethiopian bravery and League of Nations disquiet.
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U. S
Ardennes
U. S. Coast Artillery
Department of Offense
Defense
Man reaches for sky in high altitude ascent
The narrative compares a 14 mile ascent to rising 2,000 feet above a Russian record, describing the thin upper air as an ocean 500 miles deep. The author likens humans to deep sea fish, noting the extreme ascent is perilous and beyond ordinary human limits.
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TWA
Mad Mullah’s Son Captured as War Tactics Change
Europe before the airplanes arrive. The son of the well known Mad Mullah, who troubled the British, was among those captured by Italians. His father would be madder than ever if he knew how easily modern civilized nations deal with the other kind.
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Mullah
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DEATH
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New York
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United States
Arlington National Cemetery
James van Zandt
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Ray Murphy
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Ethiopia
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Negus
Selassie
Solomon
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Los Angeles
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Bae
Transcontinental
SS WESTERN Al@, INC
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Chevrolet
Eee Motor CO
Detroit
Mich
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Flint
Michigan
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