Caverns South of Gatesville May Be Biggest Caverns
An International News Service report says caves south of Gatesville in Coryell County may rival Carlsbad Caverns in extent. Williams, a local farmer, reports exploration shows at least 18 miles of passages with over 200 chambers and 20 outlets. The area yielded teeth suggesting possible ancient habitation and prompting questions about the age and origin of the remains.
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Daily Press
Carlebad
Gatesville
Williams
Coryell County
INS
Williame
Scrap iron trade reshapes Texas markets amid war freight shifts
The article notes Texas, rich in scrap iron, faces shifting freight rates due to Japanese activity and European blockades. It describes how war-driven demand and sea routes lifted marine insurance and raised destination costs, altering prices for Texas buyers and laboring to lower steel costs. The piece warns Texas could become forced to yield to these pressures as rates resemble a one-way path.
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Texas
United States
Far East
Japan
Europe
Local residents host visitors and extended families in Rosebud area
A crowd of names including Griffin, TA, Brittain, Reed, Ponder, Stovall, Simpson, Nichols, Laven, White, Norman, Smith, Gandy, Shaffer, Powers, Row, Poston, and Hillcrest Hospital figures gather for weekend visits, hospital updates, and church dedication near Rosebud, Crawford, Waco, and nearby towns. Several relatives travel from Dallas, Fort Worth, Gatesville, and Meridan to spend time with kin, while Ed McLemute recovers after a hospital stay.
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Grifin
Chien Springs
Rosebud
Crocier
I. Griffin
Dack Everett
Huntaville
Weldon Waynott
Whitney
G. M. Brittain
Coryell City
W. F. Compton
Waco
R. ‘M. Townley
Lloyd Reed
Veru Clyde Ponder
Crawford
Webb Stovall
Abitone
G. Simms
Roger Roley
Teague
Frewlman
Ruth Norman
Morgan
Rei] Laan
Bill Westbrook
Tawughtar
Tarents
C. A. Smith
Alton Gandy
Gandy
and Mix
Felix Shaffer
Meritian
Bill Powers
Sons
A. Hinton
J. H. Wheeler
J.B. Wilson
Homer Poston
Los Angeles
Cal
D. V Poston
Hillcrest Hospital
Mtr Peaton
Mfr
Lawhon
Ve B. Sadler
P.M. Barnett
Wright
Coyote
Grady Peters
Valley Mills
Perry Carroll
Mins
Billie Jo Hawkins
Jof Dallae
Joe G. Hinston
A. S. Howard
Mix. J, Hudspeth
A.D. Howard
Bartlett
Gene Howard
Dickerson
Ralph McAfee
New York
J. A. McAfee
Mollie Franklin
Marlin
Joe G. Hinton Jr
Groesbeck
Mra. Hinton
Compass misread in British Columbia sows tensions with Chinese
Fragmentary text shows confusion over compass references and Chinese in British Columbia, alongside garbled mentions of oil records, a US overreach, and a travel event valued at 800000 dollars. Unclear details point to a disrupted report with mixed places and figures.
Navy Strength Debate Drives Senate Vote for 1% Warship Build
Senator Tom Connally defends a strong Navy amid a heated Senate debate over a naval appropriation bill. The measure passes 65 to 4, backing a plan to build a 1% fighting ship program to ensure U S naval superiority. Proponents argue strategic necessity against war costs. The article recalls Confederate veterans in Texas and a wartime proclamation honoring the Confederate era.
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Tom Connally
Senate
R. Benator Connally
Mead
United
Japan
Double header trains banned by static order
Austin April 19 The Texas rail commission issued an order prohibiting the use of double locomotives on trains operated by all three railroads. The commission found the practice hazardous and injurious to life and limb. Traction crews, passengers may move trains under special permits after evidence of safety?
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Austin
Texas Rail Wad Commission
Aentine
Eriest C. Thompson
Commission
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