Melinger Draws Comics For Student Art Week
AL Melinger Baytown merchant writer and cartoonist showcased his art during Baytown Junior School Art Appreciation Week. He narrated early US cartoons and illustrated his talk with sketches while citing Richard Outcault as Americas first comic creator and noting The Yellow Kid sparked color strips. Melinger highlighted aging of characters and drew Popeye, praised Crystal City for a Popeye statue and spinach heritage.
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Texas Ranger
University of Texas
Richard Outcault
America
Outcault
Mescent
Yellow Kid
Skeezi
Uncle Walt
Annie
Popeye
Crystal City
Tex
Au Melinger
Snoopy
Samuel Campos
England Now Protected By Texas Peace Officer
In a quirky tale a Birmingham England boy Neil Taylor age 6 becomes an honorary deputy in Wichita Falls Texas after writing to Sheriff Jim Voyles. A package of western gear and a real deputy card follow, sparking curiosity about Texas Rangers and sheriff’s posses among local readers.
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Meyji
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Weil
Kitty Hopson
Sheriffs Civil Secretary
Miss Kitty
Dave Allred
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Cubans Swim for Freedom to U S from Guantanamo Bay
Refugees flee to the United States via a new route swimming from Guantanamo Bay to reach the U S Naval Base, then flown to Miami. Freedom House reports about 180 swimmers this year, prompted by a hijacked ferry incident. A Havana driver describes night swims and Castro patrol dangers as a family shares their fears.
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Did You Know Facts From the Late 19th Century
Steam disinfection in textiles entered manufacturing in 1899 through A W Sprague. An aluminum sounding-board for musical instruments was first patented by Alfred Springer. A giant squid measured 52 feet with tentacles and weighed over 600 pounds.
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Barbs by Phil Pastoret on 25 cent cigars and bumming
Phil Pastoret notes that people who smoke cheap 25 cent cigars are bold about asking for twofers when they run out. He warns readers to reflect on their own behavior in the last day or two before judging others.
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Katsenjammer Kid
James Jeffries
Linus Melinger
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By Phil Pastoret
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Fred Hornberger
Baytown Sun
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