Museum Plans Spring Debut for Skeleton of Giant Lizard
A Texas museum prepares a spring debut for a mosasaur skeleton found near Onion Creek in South Austin. Crews describe careful excavation and reconstruction with plaster jackets and shellac, final assembly on a rock pedestal, and meticulous work to mount the bones for display.
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Works Progress Administration
Austin
Ares
Paleontolos
Mosneally
Smithsonian Institution
The Mysterious Surrender of Dinosaurs Explained
A sweeping Paleocene era view traces the extinction of Brachiosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex to multiple factors. Paleontologist Nicholas Hetton links climate shifts and early mammals to their decline while Mantell’s teeth history marks early fossil discovery and shifting scientific opinion.
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Washington
Ted Ay
Alaska
National Geographic Society
Nicholas Hetton
United States National Museum
Hetton
Tropics
Hoeiten
Rain soaks Mercury Texas area as Corn Creek floods
Mercury Texas reports 1 to 3 inches of rain drenching the community on Monday. A big rise by midnight flooded Corn Creek. The death of Mrs. Preston Cowan at M&S Hospital after a brief illness is noted, with funeral attendees and grieving family among pioneer neighbors.
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Mercury
Texas
Corn Creek
Preston Cowan
M&s Hospital
Lonnie Knutson
Sweetwater
L. E. Knutsons
Helen Parker
Eric and
David
Fairbanks
Alaska
Knutsons
Major C. ©. Parker
Camp Hood
R. L. Williamson
Obituary and Community Notes from Kerr County
Mrs. D S Pumphrey McBee dies at Kerrville Veterans Hospital and funeral details are listed. John Pritt of Granbury dies after a heart attack while aiding church roof work. services pending. Local residents visit, birthday dinner observed, and rain measured near Milburn. Bobcats hunted, healthcare visits noted, and several families attend services in Robert Lee and Comanche areas.
John Arbuthnot Created John Bull Character
Scotsman John Arbuthnot devised the figure John Bull, a personification of Britain in literature and satire. The character later appeared in political cartoons and writings as a symbol of national identity. Arbuthnot's work influenced later depictions of patriotism and national character.
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John Arbuthnot
John Bull
Kidney Danger Signals How To Treat Them In 24 Hours
In readable lines a health blurb warns of kidney disorder symptoms such as aching and nighttime urination. A remedy offer promises a diuretic product and a drug store sale. The ad-like text uses promotional language and urges action today.
Brady Sporting Goods Insulated Lace-up Boots
FRET getting cold and wet these winter days Stay warm and dry with insulated Goodrich Litentuof lace-up boots from Brady Sporting Goods located at 8028 Bridge Brady Vhene contact 997-2155.
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Goodrich
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