Texas News Briefs Wake of 1942 Plate Change and Resignation
Workers unearthed a 300 dollar dig near Houston with gold and silver coins dated before 1900. Madison county stockmen hire a trapper to stop wolves killing livestock. 1942 Texas auto tags will feature black letters on gold, state announces. Charley Lockhart resigns as State Treasurer citing impaired health and rising duties.
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Houston
Madison County
Texas
Charley Lockhart
Lockhart
Burglar Takes Eggs Instead of Cash in Dallas Café
A burglar broke into a Dallas cafe and stole four dozen eggs from the premises while passing over the cash register untouched. The incident highlights an unusual target choice and prompted police to investigate for potential links to a nearby grocery route.
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Dallas
Man tosses rabbit foot after three traffic tickets in Dallas
A Black man in Dallas who received three traffic violation tickets in one day discarded his rabbit foot in disgust.
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Dallas
Texas Reports 20 000 Cattle Brands Registered
Frank Dobie author of The Longhorns notes there are 20 000 cattle brands registered in Texas. The tally covers longhorn and white face cattle.
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Frank Dobie
Texas
Rosebud Texas town boasts a rosebud in every yard
Rosebud in Falls County Texas, a community of more than 1500 residents, claims to have a rosebud in every yard this year reflecting local pride and a festive horticultural effort.
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Rosebud
Falls County
Texas
All-Negro Jury Impaneled in Corpus Christi Murder Trial
An all Negro jury, believed to be the first in the state, was impaneled at Corpus Christi for the trial of Owen Jackson, a Negro, charged with killing another Negro.
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Corpus Christi
Owen Jackson
Electric Farm Service Increase Reaches 98,000 in Texas
The Rural Electrification Administration reports Texas farms connected to central station electric service rose from 11,406 to 98,000 over seven years, signaling rapid rural electrification and expanded utility access across the state.
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Texas
Rural Electrification Administration
Boy In Texas Coughs Up 8 Inch Lung String
Ray Steel age 13 near Tyler expelled an eight inch string from his right lung after twelve years in the organ. He had earlier suffered slight hemorrhages and ill health but is now gaining weight and feeling better.
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Ray Steel
Tyler
Ray
Good Crops of Deer and Turkey Reported by State Game Dept
The State Game Department reports good crops of deer and turkey in Southwest Texas. The survey estimates about 20,000 hunters, inside and outside the state, will take the field this year in pursuit of deer, turkey and quail.
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Turkey
State Game Department
Texas
Regional Weather Office To Open In Fort Worth
The U S Weather Bureau will establish a regional office in Fort Worth to direct forecasts for the Southwest. The move aims to increase forecast accuracy and improve reporting for the region.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Fort Worth
Southwest
Huge Christmas Candle On Exhibit At Dallas Store
A 12 foot tall candle with a base circumference of 1814 feet is on display in a Dallas department store. Weighing 4600 pounds it was made in Long Island New York and is claimed to burn for about fifty years.
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Dallas
Long Island
N. Y
Gold watch found in collection plate surprised local pastor
Reverend G. R. Thomas of Beaumont announced a gold watch and chain in the collection plate during a Sunday service. He was told to keep the gift as an appreciation from the congregation.
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G. R. Thomas
Beaumont
Wildcat Wells Yield in Texas 1941
In the first ten months of 1941 Texas oil operators drilled 846 wildcat wells. Only 130 reached oil, 26 became gassers, and the rest were dry holes. Dry wells accounted for 82 percent, just over four of every five drilled.
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Texas
Woman's prayer answered ends in Beau Mont tragedy
At Beau Mont, Mrs. Smith Loftin, wife of a long-time husband, prayed to join her companion of fifty years as his coffin is laid in the grave. She collapsed and died at the grave site and was buried beside him.
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Bay City Tribune
Fires in Pasture Lands Across State Increase
Fires in pastures have risen this fall due to rainy summer and dry November, plus camper and smoker carelessness. Farmers use furrows or fire breaks on field edges to prevent roadside fires from spreading into pastures.
State fiscal year 1940 41 shows higher income than spending
Comptroller George H. Sheppard announces that the state's receipts reach 230.198 million dollars while expenditures total 196.266 million. Eighty five percent of outlays cover education highways and pensions with 58.723 million for education 48.286 million for highways and 34.406 million for pensions. Gasoline tax leads revenue at 1.387 million dollars, about 25.42 percent of total income.
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George H. Sheppard
Swanky chairs installed in Aus tin House of Representatives
Swanky leather chairs embossed with the State seal have been installed in the Aus tin House replacing worn wooden seats. Each chair cost 57.27 dollars. The update marks a formal upgrade for the legislative chamber.
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House of Representatives
Austin
Death claim payments in Texas for first nine months 1941
Aggregate life insurance benefits paid in Texas reached $20,362.00 on 18,130 policies during the first nine months of 1941, as reported by insurers operating in the state.
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Texas
Texas Leads South With 924 Air Warning Posts
Texas remains the top state with 924 aircraft warning posts, ahead of Georgia with 618 posts. The air force plans to use these posts for upcoming army maneuvers across the region.
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Texas
South
Georgia
Air Force
Texas Bill of Rights Week Proclaimed by Governor Stevenson
Governor Coke R. Stevenson designated December 8 to 15 as Bill of Rights Week in Texas to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification. The proclamation declares liberty as both heritage and a fresh conquest for each generation.
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Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
REA Reports $1.646 Million In Loans To Texas Co-operatives
The Rural Electrification Administration announced loans totaling 1,646,000 dollars have been extended to seven Texas rural electric co-operatives to finance expansion and service improvements.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Texas Rural Electric Co-Operatives
REA
Borger Man Returned From Louisiana Prison Escape
Borger Police Chief Dale Lane says T. H. Cole, a Borger man, was returned to Louisiana State Prison after escaping 25 years ago. Cole’s recapture closes a long pursuit and clears a historical escape case linked to Borger and state authorities.
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McAllen
T. H. Cole
Louisiana State Prison
Borger
Dale Lane
Stone Sentenced 20 Years for Arlington Robbery
James Lewis Stone, 27, convicted of robbing a filling station in Arlington Texas, Tarrant County, of $10, was sentenced to twenty years in the State penitentiary.
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James Lewis Stone
Arlington
Tarrant County
Realistic Painting by a Student Draws Bird to Art
Miss Bernie Hellums, a State Teachers College Denton student, painted a begonia so lifelike a hummingbird entered the classroom window and hovered between painted blossoms seeking nectar. Her work showcases emerging artistic talent at Denton.
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Lubbock
Bernie Hellums
State Teachers College
Denton
Autographs of Presidents at UT Library Display
The University of Texas Library houses a rare collection of presidential autographs from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson, part of the Miriam Luther Stark Rare Book Collection.
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University of Texas
United States
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Miriam Luther Stark
San Jacinto Monument Gets Fourth Class Post Office
Ike Moore, monument director, said a fourth class post office is established at the San Jacinto Monument to serve 350,000 annual visitors and offer souvenirs with the monument postmark.
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San Jacinto Monument
Ike Moore
Tamale Vendor Cited After Moonshine Discovery
State Liquor Control Board Inspector R T Bailey halted a San Augustine tamale vendor and found moonshine liquor in a double boiler. The vendor was fined and warned. Bailey later noted the vendor’s return song to reflect the confiscation incident.
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Plagerville Press
R. T. Bailey
State Liquor Control Board
San Augustine
Bailey
Midget Mule in Houston Stuns with Tiny Size
The smallest mule in Texas, owned by J. R. Wood of 2708 Washington Street, Houston, stands 30 inches high and weighs 100 pounds. The three century old animal is a 383 year old marvel said to have a shetland mare as mother and a small jack as father.
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Texas
J. R. Wood
Washington Street
Houston
Fayette County Tops State Egg Sales With Record Output
Fayette County sold 3,891,170 dozens of eggs, the highest among Texas counties, per figures from Commissioner J. E. McDonald. Gonzales County led chicken sales at 3,162,695 dozen units. Dewitt County topped turkey sales in the state.
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Fayette County
Commissioner of Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
Gonzales County
Dewitt County
State Prison Farm System Faces Heavy Crop Losses
The Gulf Coast hurricane nearly destroyed corn and cotton while excessive rain damaged vegetables at the State Prison Farm System. Normally the system cans its surplus vegetables each year.
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Gulf Coast
Despairing cry on earth’s peace in Christmas hymn
A speaker laments lack of peace on earth and declares hate strong, mocking the Christmas ideal of peace on earth and goodwill to men. The lines echo a mood of sorrow and longing for harmony amid conflict.
East Texas Gourd Club Misses Carload Order
The Anderson County Gourd Club, formed to glorify the old gourd dipper, favored sentiment over commerce until it suddenly received a carload order it could not fill.
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Anderson County
Texas
Local Couple Net Six Bass Weigh 45 Pounds in Six Weeks
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bailey of Palestine Anderson county report six bass caught in six weeks totaling 45 pounds. One fish weighed 1014 pounds and another 814 pounds. They mounted the heads as proof of the catch.
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Lloyd Bailey
Palestine
Anderson County
Swallows Nickel Baby in Dallas Hospitalized
Dallas infant Randal Thompson swallows a nickel after stubbing his toe. Doctors remove the coin with a bronchoscope, locating it in the child’s food passage during treatment.
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Randal Thompson
Dallas
Pine Tree Wins Suit Over 1848 Oil Land Title
Texas court in Gilmer upturned survey marks from 1848 on an old pine tree and awarded title to 28.5 acres in East Texas oil land. Five wells on the tract have produced about $250000 in oil.
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Texas
Gilmer
Upshur
East Texas
Fort Worth Cleaner Recovers Lost Cash From Sock
Roland Lee found a sock in a dress pocket sent to his plant for cleaning and pressing. The sock contained 114 dollars which Lee retrieved and returned to the owner.
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Roland Lee
Fort Worth
Lee
Big Christmas Dinner for Camp Bowie Soldiers
Soldiers at Camp Bowie Brownwood celebrate Christmas with a full menu including giblet gravy dressing cranberry sauce iced celery oyster stew candied sweet potatoes waldorf salad snowflake potatoes creamed peas sweet mixed pickles stuffed olives bread and butter mince pie fruit cake mixed nuts assorted fruits coffee milk and ice cream.
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Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Texas Intrigue Runaway Girls
Three 15 year old Minneapolis high school girls hitchhiked 1100 miles to Texas to view a land of fashion and handsome men. Dallas police turned them over to the Welfare Association to be sent home to their parents.
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Texas
Minneapolis
Dallas
The
Welfare Association
Dallas Man Found Dead In Parked Auto Near Airport
Four days passed with pedestrians unaware as George Owens a salesman shot himself in an auto parked in front of the municipal airport administration building in Dallas. He was seated upright when discovered.
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Municipal Airport Administration
Dallas
George Owens
Quail Band Reports Urged to State Game Department
Hunters who shoot a quail with a leg band are asked to mail the band to the State Game Department in Austin. The bands help scientists study quail populations and support restoration efforts across Texas.
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State Game Department
Austin
Texas
Lost His Load After Cow Causes Train Disruption
A Santa Fe passenger engineer near Silsbee realized he had lost his load when a cow ran under the train causing the coaches to uncouple. The incident halted service as crews investigated and cleared the tracks.
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Santa Fe
Silsbee
Home Presented to Quadruplets in Galveston
The 83 month old Badgett quadruplet sisters and their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Badgett have settled in a new $20 000 home presented by Galveston residents.
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Badgett
W. E. Badgett
Galveston
Texas Traffic Deaths Climb in September Report
The British air ministry reported 217 killed by bombs in September in the United Kingdom. Texas State Police Director Homer Garrison announced 178 traffic deaths in Texas for September, with nine month totals up to 1,370, a 13 percent rise over the same period last year.
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Texas City Sun
British Air Ministry
United Kingdom
Homer Garrison
Texas
Auto Kills Duck In Dawn McAllen Crash
A McAllen garage owner, Herb Kamlah, struck a low flying mallard at dawn while driving to work, killing the duck instantly. The incident occurred in Hida go county and did not involve hunting.
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Herb Kamlah
McAllen
Hidago County
Birds Clutter Wires Disrupt Telegraph in State
Western Union officials report flocks of blackbirds and starlings settled on telegraph lines, disrupting communication across numerous areas of the state. No injuries reported and crews work to clear lines and restore service.
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Western Union
Baby Drowns In Carlisle Churn Accident
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Victor Green of Carlisle Trinity county died in an accidental drowning after tumbling head first into a ten gallon crockery churn partially filled with water.
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Victor Green
Carlisle
Trinity County
Coast defense guns fire for first time in 20 years
Galveston energy installations trigger big guns firing shatters 14 windows at Humble Oil warehouse near Goose Creek. Joe Daniel, watchman for the firm, confirms the damage occurred 36 miles from the coast during the test.
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Galveston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Goosecreek
Joe Daniel
Expensive Christmas Tree Stuns Dallas Jewelry Firm
In Dallas a local jewelry firm unveils a four foot high three foot diameter Christmas tree adorned with 20 000 gems, including 15 000 pearls, touted as the year's most costly tree in Texas.
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Texas
Dallas
Husband Learns Victim in Fatal Crash Is His Wife Edna
Clyde King of Houston reads in a newspaper that the unidentified woman in the traffic accident is his wife Edna age 36. She had been absent for 12 hours prompting him to check a funeral home and confirm the loss.
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Traf
Clyde King
Houston
Edna
Death ends 22 year search for missing farmer David Mitchell
After 22 years relatives found 85 year old farmer David Mitchell dead in a pool near Gladewater. Five days after drowning he was identified at a funeral home by his two daughters who had last heard from him 16 years ago.
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David Mitchell
Gladewater
Mitchell
Gideons Win OK to Put Bibles in Dallas Classrooms
The Dallas Board of Education approved 1550 Gideon Bibles for Dallas public schools with one in each teacher’s desk. They may read them at any time but use is not compulsory in classroom study.
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Gideons
Dallas
Dallas Board of Education
Preachers Deemed Less Likely to Strike by Dallas Pastor
Dr. Poe of City Temple Presbyterian Church in Dallas told his congregation that preachers have as much reason to strike as others but would not quit their duties. He likened a preacher to a nurse during plague and a captain at sea in a storm to stress the profession's duty.
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Poe
City Temple Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Cotton Gifts for Christmas in Texas drive
The Cotton Christmas Committee led by Burris C. Jackson of Hillsboro plans to sell cotton gift goods through Texas newspapers radios chambers of commerce and civic clubs. Jackson notes a widespread belief that cotton goods are lower quality and aims to prove that cotton offers fashion and quality.
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Cotton Committee
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Jackson
Toys introduce vast variety for Christmas shopping
A toy manufacturers' set forecast ample options with many toys not dependent on scarce materials. Rubber and metal toys will be tight while early-bought stock may ease retailers' Christmas supplies. many children may not get exactly what parents choose.
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