Felix Huston and the Port Bottle Duel at a Houston Dinner
A narrative recounts 1840 Houston dinner where General Felix Huston struck a candidate with a loaded port bottle after misinterpreting remarks. The ensuing scene led to explanations and a playful exchange about equal retaliation, highlighting Huston’s bold, combative character and later support for Texas annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Republic
Houston
Felix Huston
Mississippi
Mexico
San Jacinto
New Republic
Huston
The Brazos River Named Brazos de Dios Legend
A Texas legend says Spanish explorers fleeing hostile tribes named the Brazos River after a priest blessed the river and called it Brazos de Dios the Arms of God. The tale places a dramatic moment where a rising river curve separated pursuing enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos River
Texas
West
Cerebral Palsy Centers Aid Four-Year-Old Glinda Mae McDonald
Four-year-old Glinda Mae McDonald of Fort Worth, a cerebral palsy patient, benefits from treatment centers in the Southwest. The piece urges donations via Easter Seals to support care for children like her and lists addresses for regional societies in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glinda Mae McDonald
Glinda Mae
Herman G. McDonald
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Texas
McDonald's
Southwest
Arkansas Association For the Crippled
Glover Ridg
Little Rock
Louisiana
Nat's Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Baronne St
New Orleans
New Mexico
More Lights Due In New Mexico
The Rural Electrification Administration approved loans totaling 425000 to two New Mexico cooperatives. Central Valley Electric Cooperative Artesia receives 365000 for 62 miles of distribution line to serve 91 rural consumers and eight miles of transmission line. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Taos gets 60000 to finance farmstead wiring plumbing fixtures electrical appliances and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
New Mexico
Central Valley Electric Cooperative
Artesia
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative
Taos
Salt governs cottonseed meal consumption in cattle trials
Salt has been used to govern cottonseed meal consumption by beef cattle in self feeding trials at the USDA Station in Woodward Oklahoma. Preliminary results indicate that one half to three quarters pound of No 4 crushed rock salt is needed to maintain daily meal consumption at desired rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Woodward
Oklahoma
Health Watchdog Cough Responds To Irritating Breathing Dangers
The cough is the respiratory tract system’s defense against dust smoke and foreign objects. The diaphragm drives the cough by signaling the glottis to close then release air, expelling irritants from lungs to the mouth. Prepared by the Texas Medical Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Medical Assn
Women urged mobilization plan hinges on facilities
Frieda S. Miller of the U S Department of Labor says 37 000 to 90 women not now employed would be part of a reserve for total mobilization. She adds more can work if communities provide facilities to ease housework and child care. Part time workers often take non manufacturing roles to free others for critical tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda S. Miller
Women’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
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