New Pecans Butter Ice Cream Boosts Sales
Ice cream manufacturers report brisk sales for a new pecan butter ice cream made with Texas pecans.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
4
Texas Game Commission boosts hatchery fish output in 1939
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission reports a rise of about 2 million fish produced in its state hatcheries in 1939 compared with 1938, signaling expanded fish production efforts.
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Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas Lumber Output Surpasses Billion Board Feet
State data show Texas lumber mills produce over one billion board feet yearly from 535 sawmills. Approximately 30 percent of this output is exported to foreign and domestic markets.
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Texas
Warden Reports Rare White Quail Near Abilene
A game warden saw a white quail in a covey near Abilene in Taylor county. White quail are rare birds.
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Abilene
Taylor County
University of Texas Records Over 11,000 Students
Auditor C. H. Sparenberg announced that the University of Texas now enrolls more than 11 000 students for the first time in its history. The milestone reflects growing enrollment across the campus.
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U OF T
University of Texas
C. H. Sparenberg
Texas Traffic Accident Costs Estimated at 45 Million
State Highway Engineer Julian Montgomery estimates last year’s traffic accidents cost Texas citizens 45 861 175 dollars, outlining the economic impact and urging safety measures statewide.
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Texas
Julian Montgomery
Champion Hereford Steer Brings $1960 at Fort Worth Show
Grand champion Hereford steer bred and owned by Kenneth Lewis of Nolan County sold at Fort Worth Fat Stock Show for two dollars per pound. The animal earned Kenneth a total cash prize of $1960 from auction and awards.
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Kenneth Lewis
Nolan County
Fort Worth
Kenneth
106 Year-Old Mrs Chessher Dies in Texas
Mrs Melvina Chessher aged 106 of Jacksonville Cherokee county died March 9. Born in Jasper Alabama she moved to Texas in 1852 and was probably the oldest white woman living in Texas prior to her death.
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Melvina Chessher
Jacksonville
Cherokee County
Jasper
Alabama
Chesser
Texas
Cold spell kills Gulf coast fish wash ashore mass
Fish frozen along the Gulf coast near Corpus Christi and Galveston by the January cold spell washed ashore in large numbers. Species included red fish trout yellow fin croakers.
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Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Drivers Lose Licenses for Driving While Intoxicated
State Drivers' License Bureau reports 82 motorists have lost licenses since January for driving while intoxicated.
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State
Bluebonnet Month Declared by Governor ODaniel
Governor ODaniel proclaims April as Bluebonnet Month and the State Highway Department plants bluebonnet seed along highways to beautify the state.
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O’daniel
State Highway Department
Texas Department Stores See February Sales Rise
Texas department store sales rose seven percent in February compared with February 1939, according to the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Beaumont San Antonio and El Paso led the state in sales performance.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Beaumont
San Antonio
el Paso
WPA Construction Labor Erects Additions to 2185 Texas Buildings
The Work Projects Administration reports WPA workers have erected and reconstructed additions to 2,185 public buildings across Texas under the Texas WPA program led by H. P. Drought.
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WPA
Texas
State Work Projects Administration
H. P
CCC Openings in Texas Youth Corps Recruitment
Cuero Record reports Adam R. Johnson states about 4000 Texas youths are needed in April to fill CCC camps statewide. Applicants must be 17 to 23 with good character and register at county welfare offices promptly to qualify for admission.
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Cuero
Texas
CCC
Adam R. Johnson
State Department of Public Welfare
Johnson
Cotton Fire-Proofing Method Aims at Building Insulation
A Taylor Texas firm develops a chemical treatment to fire proof cotton. The company promotes its use for building insulation and fire hazard reduction in homes and structures. Verne Elliott notes the rodeo drone Five Minutes to Midnight has stopped 689 of 700 riders. Luling opens the state’s first community forest with plans to plant 10 000 red cedars and 2 000 native slash pines. Texas high schools contrast with 800 schools producing 76 Bulldogs 4 Eagles 63 Tigers 41 Wildcats 33 Panthers and 30 Lions.
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Taylor, Texas
Verne Elliott
Luling
Caldwell County
Texas High Scho
Bulldogs
Eagles
Tigers
Wildcats
Panthers
Lions
Champion Grandmother Mary Skinner Dies at 100 in Gonzales
Mrs. Mary Skinner age 100 and known as the champion grandmother of the United States died March 17 at her Gonzales home. On her 100th birthday she counted 53 grandchildren, 211 great grandchildren and 65 great great grandchildren.
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Mary Skinner
United States
Gonzales
Gonzales County
Safe Driver Gets Bad Break
Jack Douglas, general manager of the South Plains Automobile Club, earned a bronze plaque from the National Safety Council for 1,000,000 miles without an accident, then shortly after collided with a truck near Abilene, badly damaging his car and his flawless record.
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Jack Douglas
South Plains Automobile Club
National Safety Council
Abilene
Free State Road Map Now Available From State Highway Dept
The State Highway Department announces the 1940 official highway map is ready for free distribution. Copies may be obtained by mailing or addressing requests to State Highway Department in Austin Texas.
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State Highway Department
Austin
Texas
Dallas oilman gifts Texas coastal birds to Southern Methodist
Clint W. Murchison, Dallas oilman and ornithologist, presents one of the finest Texas coastal bird collections to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, comprising 197 specimens. The donation showcases the region’s avian diversity and supports university science programs.
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Texas
Southern Methodist University At
Dallas
Clint W. Murchison
Bell County Votes Payout for Rattlesnake Tails
Bell County commissioners approve a 20 cent bounty per rattlesnake tail. A prior four month campaign yielded over $1000 from 5,325 snakes.
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Bell County
Commissioners Court
Fourteen Hundred Arrested for Overloading Trucks in January
One thousand four hundred truck operators were arrested in January for overloaded trucks on Texas highways. Total fines reached 22 thousand 740 dollars and 10 cents, with an average fine of 16 dollars. The figures were released by Lyon B. Shaw, manager of Texas Motor Transportation.
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Texas
Lyon B. Shaw
Texas Motor Transportation
March Pension Checks Totaled Over One Million
March old age pension payments amounted to 1,125,462 dollars distributed to 119,748 beneficiaries. Average check value stood at 9.40 dollars per recipient, according to Public Welfare Board director Adam R. Johnson.
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Adam R. Johnson
Public Welfare Board
Texas Highway Department Reads Safety Rules On Plates
The Texas Highway Department aims to have recipients read the included rules and highway regulations with every set of 1940 license plates. The effort is part of a statewide safety drive conducted by the department.
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Texas Highway Department
State Government Costs Rise Dramatically in Texas
Over fourteen years the Texas government expenses more than triple from 1924 to 1938, increasing from 50,519,819 dollars to 157,747,878 dollars as fiscal data show.
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Texas
1500 Crepe Myrtles Planted in Conroe in March
About 1500 crepe myrtle trees were planted to beautify the town of Conroe in Montgomery County during March. The project aimed to enhance the local landscape and community appeal.
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Conroe
Montgomery County
Texas carbon black plants produce most of nation’s output
Texas has 40 carbon black plants producing about 425 million pounds annually, accounting for 82 percent of the United States total. Carbon black, a by product of gas, is used in inks paints varnish and dyes.
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Texas
Kraft Opens Seventh Milk Plant in Texas
Kraft Cheese Corporation opens its seventh milk plant in Texas at Rusk in Cherokee County. Other Kraft plants in Texas are located in Bonham Sulphur Springs Victoria Grapeland Winnsboro and Athens.
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Kraft Cheese Corporation
Texas
Rusk
Cherokee County
Bonham
Sulphur Springs
Victoria
Grapeland
Winnsboro
Athens
Texas Game Department Distributes 20 000 Quail to Landowners
The Texas Game Department has distributed about 20 000 bobwhite quail this season to landowners across the state for restocking purposes. Landowners pay half the cost, about 35 cents per bird.
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Texas Game Department
Woman Bank President Elected in Texas City
Mrs Earl L Noble of Texas City in Galveston county becomes president of Texas City National Bank succeeding her late husband Earl Noble. The announcement marks a historic leadership change at the local bank.
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Earl L. Noble
Texas City
Galveston County
The
Texas City National Bank
Earl Noble
Don’t Kill Robins Here Cited by Texas Agency
The Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission warns that robins are protected by state law and migratory birds are federally protected. violators face fines in Federal court under wildlife regulations.
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Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texans to save over three million on fire insurance premiums
Marvin Hall, State Fire Insurance Commissioner, reports that Texans will save about $3,159,370 next year due to good fire credits. The finding highlights the impact of enhanced fire credits on insurance costs for residents and businesses statewide.
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Marvin Hall
Republic $2 Bill Ties Houston History to Allen Franklin
A $2 bill issued by the City of Houston in the Republic era is owned by Allen Franklin of 2012 Hardy Street Houston. His great uncle was paid in Houston currency for hauling freight by ox cart from Indianola to San Antonio.
Texas Mohair Crop Leads Nation With Big Gains
Texas ranchmen produced 83 percent of the U S mohair crop last year and earned 7 82 million dollars for 15 95 million pounds, up from 5 054 million on 14 04 million pounds in 1938, the Department of Agriculture announced.
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Texas
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kite Flying Warnings From Power Companies
Power and light managers warn boys to avoid flying kites near electric lines. Damp or metal string may contact transmission lines causing serious or fatal shocks to flyers.
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Power and Light Companies
Cat rides the rods of the Texas Rocket
A cat clung to a steel rod beneath the dining car of the Texas Rocket from Dallas to Houston. Cook Leon Pollard crawled under the car to rescue the frightened feline after it rode away from a little girl’s arms during departure. Railway officials later returned the cat to its owner safely.
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Texas Rocket
Dallas
Houston
Streamliner
Leon Pollard
Texas Tops U.S. Mineral Output With Oil Lead
The University of Texas news service reports Texas led the nation in mineral production last year, totaling 740 million dollars. Oil accounted for 539 million, natural gas 133 million, with cement, sulphur, sand and gravel, clay products, limestone and other minerals adding further value.
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el Paso Herald-Post
Texas
University of Texas News Service
General Fund Deficit in Texas Forecast for 1941–42
Calculations show obligations for the next Texas Legislature to address starting September 1, 1941. General revenue fund deficit $32,691,800 plus $10,000,000 for teachers' retirement, $360,000 for Department of etc, $1,684,800 for aid to dependent children, and $8,596,287 for additional old age assistance, totaling $53,332,837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Wasson
Dallas News
Texas
General Revenue Fund
Rosebud Woman Gathers 3941 Elephant Replicas
Miss Vera Warrock of Rosebud Falls County collects 3941 elephant replicas from 25 foreign countries and every U S state except Maine. The collection includes a sacred Indian elephant once owned by Plantagenet kings and is valued at 3500 dollars.
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Vera Warrock
Rosebud
Falls County
United States
Maine
India
England
Prize fish story shocks Bay City angler tale
The State Game Department recounts a fish story from G. P. Hardy Jr. of Bay City in Matagorda County. He hooked a 25 pound red fish at Brown Cedar Cut and found the head on his stringer later. He then caught an eight foot shark and discovered the redfish inside the shark’s stomach.
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Waco Times-Herald
State Game Department
G. P. Hardy, Jr
Bay City
Matagorda County
Hardy
Drunk Driving Tops Causes Of 1939 Fatalities
State Safety Department lists primary factors behind 1385 traffic deaths in 1939 led by drunk driving with 163 cases. Other major causes include speeding 124 and passing with insufficient clearance 29 along with errors such as driving on the wrong side 54 and driver distraction 51.
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State Safety Department
Must Continue to Fight for Independence Urged
President Rainey of the University of Texas addresses a large Independence Day crowd at Washington-on-the-Brazos. He says democratic people must keep fighting for independence and criticize lack of public interest in government while blaming voters for poor governance.
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Washington-on-the Brazos
Rainey
University of Texas
Mrs. Ettie Rheiner Weds Judge Garner in Simple Rural Ceremony
The wedding of Ettie Rheiner and Judge Garner of Uvalde occurred near Sabinal at dusk with few attendants and an informal reception. The couple honeymooned in San Antonio and Atlanta before settling in a brick home in Uvalde surrounded by oaks and pecan trees. The article praises Mrs. Garner as calm, practical, and devoted to her work, noting she would remain active even if her husband enters the White House.
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Rheiner
Sabinal
Ettie Rheiner
Judge Garner
Uvalde
San Antonio
Atlanta
Garner
el Paso
California
Seattle
Wash
Mrs. Garner
White House
Lacy
Davis Family of 14 Eats 75 Biscuits at Meal
McKinney Examiner reports a Collin county farm family of 14, Mr. and Mrs. Davis and 12 children, eat 75 biscuits at a sitting. A ham lasts three meals. They butcher eight to ten hogs and beeves each fall and store 87 gallons of lard and 800 cans of fruits and vegetables. Every member attends meals on time thrice daily.
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McKinney Examiner
Davis
McKinney
Collin County
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WPA Construction
PEXAS
First Community Forest
Fightin
Free State
KRAFT
East Texas
Charming Hazel Waldron
Arp
Woman Bank President
Robins
Cat
John Garner
Mac
Golly
Mister
Bougens
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