1400 Scouts to Attend Ranch in Davis Mountains
More than 1400 Boy Scouts and Explorers from Andrews and Basin cities will attend camps at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in the Davis Mountains and Camp Ed Murphy on Lake J B Thomas. Camp starts June 4 at the Ranch and July 16 at Ed Murphy. Carl Corbin will direct both camps with assistance from district executives and Webb Air Force Base personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mountains
Andrews
Basin Cities
Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Ed Murphy
Lake
J. B. Thomas
James E. Payne
Buffalo Trail Council
Toyahvale
Fort Davis
Council
Order of the Arrow
Carl Corbin
Boy Scouts of America
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Snyder
Gail
Colorado City
Loraine
Sterling City
Garden City
Lenora
Stanton
Odessa
Midland
Pecos
Monahans
Kermit
Wink
Notrees
Goldsmith
van Horn
Alpine
Presidio
Marfa
Admiralty Law Roots and Shared Sea Trade Rules
Sea law ranks among the oldest legal branches with roots in 900 B C. Admiralty arose from seamen customs across nations, pushing uniformity for international commerce. Only federal courts hear admiralty cases, and ship collisions often involve shared negligence among owners.
Lake O Pines Emerges as East Texas Recreation Lake
Lake O Pines in Northeast Texas is rapidly developing as a fishing lake. The Corps of Engineers created it on Big Cypress Creek eight miles east of Jefferson, covering about 18 000 acres. The lake offers open water for skiers and fast boats and stump-filled areas for bass crappie bream and cat fish. It was formed by Ferrells Bridge dam and drains via a 138 mile shortline fed by Marion Morris Camp Upshur and Harrison counties. Development includes picnic grounds camping and boat launches with lodges nearby and most fishing done from flatbottom or jonboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake-O’-Pines
Texas
Texas Game and Fish Magazinne
Corps of Engineers
Big Cypress Creek
Jefferson
Marion
Morris
Camp
Upshur
Harrison
Air Force Wind Tunnel Enables Supersonic Air Tests
Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio debuts a 20 inch wind tunnel capable of winds up to 11000 miles per hour about 14 times the speed of sound. The tunnel simulates altitudes to 200000 feet and temperatures of 2500 degrees Fahrenheit for model aircraft testing.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Admiralty Law and Ship Rights in The High Seas
The text explains how damages on land depend on negligence, while seamen face strict captains powers. It notes federal laws protecting seamen, the ship as a legal entity under its flag, salvage rewards for rescuers, and the admiralty court's authority over maritime contracts and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar of Texas
Mabry Named PR Head for Humble Southwest Region
G A Pop Mabry is appointed public relations manager of Humble Oil and Refining Company’s Southwest Region by Ray H Horton. Mabry has led PR and advertising for Humble Division since 1924 and will oversee exploration production and marketing in Texas New Mexico Arizona Nevada California and across the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A
Pop” Mabry
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Southwest
Ray H Horton
Mabry
Humble
Baytown
Southwest Region
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
Radio makers shift to autos with 5.5 million units sold
Radio manufacturers last year produced more than 5,500,000 radios for automobile use, representing 35 percent of their total output.
Pilot Flying Overhead Alerts Farmer to Fire Near DeGraff Ohio
While flying near DeGraff Ohio Marion Tanger spotted a burning building on farmer G W Voss’s property. He radioed DeGraff firefighters and kept circling until Voss emerged from a second building and found the blaze almost under control as they arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeGraff
Ohio
Marion Tanger
G. W. Voss
Tanger
Voss
State Leases Big Boats For Gulf Patrol
The Game and Fish Commission charters large Gulf patrol boats for 45 days during the Texas coast closed shrimp season. Season runs until June 1 with 10 mile limit enforcement. Wardens aboard boats and aerial observation will monitor activity as part of a conservation program protecting young shrimp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
the Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Howard Dodgen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Lions
Jerry Brannon
Larry Underwood
Bill House
Ducco
du Pont
Wal Paint
Dupont Paints
Davis Electric & Supply Co
13Th St
Lake-O Pines
East Texas
New Playground
Air Force
Wek
Reed Roller Bit Company
Lea County
Ector
Gaines
Borden
Cochran
Coke
Chaves
Concho Crockett
Culberson
Curry Dawson Ector
G. A. Pop Mabry
Social Printing
Andrews County News
State
Gulf Patrol
Shop Andrews
American Cancer Society
Mrs
Jim Flemings
Beacon Motel
Big Spring Highway
the Borden Company
Bordens
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