An Editor's Prayer and Travel Memories in Southwest Texas
A memoir of a boy accompanying his father on wagon journeys through Southwest Texas from Monds to Austin. The account recalls goats, campfires, wildflowers, and road life, ending with the sale of the wagon near Round Rock and a touching note on animal companionship. It concludes with an ironic poem titled An Editor's Prayer praising local advertisers and readers.
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Propria
Fim
Joe
Jim
Lee
Gypsy Smith
Wralds
de Rio
Carvizo Springs
Woodly Democrat
Fragmentary OCR note with unclear places and numbers
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered names and place hints with times and locations but lacks coherent context or complete details. The readable bits include references to Clifton Tanples Poth Tas and Fort Weeth with ambiguous times and abbreviations. No clear event, outcome, or entity set emerges.
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Clifton
Poe
Fort Weeth
Dillan
Senators say family men unlikely to be drafted this year
Washington June 14 Members of the Senate military committee voiced that most men with dependent wives and children could feel fairly safe from draft this year. They discussed a bill to grant allowances to wives and dependents of lower paid servicemen, arguing that non dependent single men should fill manpower needs through 1942 and 1949.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Josh Lee
Dem
Oklahoma
Mandther
Warren RK. Austin
Rep
Vermont
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Lew
Texas trains Boost Texas Power Output At Buchanan
Texas authorities report a rise of one to two feet in Marshall Ford Lake that will be passed through Buchanan into the Marshall Ford reservoir to bolster defense power storage. A Rio Grande Valley resident showcases a plant-derived rubber promising ample future supply, with samples sent to Texas A and M and Goodyear seeking more. University of Texas experts test new cotton pest poisons and microbe insecticides to save cotton crops, potentially worth hundreds of millions, while South Africa honors a school for the blind with stamps. Rain is forecast with a pattern of weekly showers continuing since March.
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Texas
Buchanan
Colorado
Marshall Ford Lake
Marshall Ford Reservoir
Texan
Rio Grande Valley
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
University of Texas
State Health Officer warns on safe swimming rules during holidays
The State Health Officer urged caution in swimming and water sports amid time restrictions. He advised waiting at least one hour after meals, leaving the water when fatigued, avoiding polluted waters, learning to float, and never mixing fun with danger. Excursions and parties can aid health if conducted safely as the nation remains tense. A steel plant awarded cigars to departments and workers pooled winnings to send to service members.
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Austin
State Health Department
Gun H. Cox
Xond
Cox
Boyce House Views in Race for Lieutenant Governor
Texas voters hear Boyce outline free democracy aims as war ends. He pledges impartial Senate leadership and urges support for all workers farmers and the aged while stressing morale and production in industry during postwar USA.
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Boyce House
Sunday School notices and community visits in Coon Creek
The column lists weekly church Sunday School plans and local social visits. It notes guests from Corp Christi and Houston families, relatives visiting in Hillsboro and Edinburg, and mentions whooping cough cases in the community. It ends with a note that wool fabrics made in Renaissant wear totaled over 1,000,000 yards.
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Troy Young
Goose Creek
G. W. Schoome
Little Mary
Hsien Gouldman
Hillsboro
Ant Graves
Ed Byrum
Milt Green
Sade
Edinburg
Renaissant
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Dr. Salsbury
Dyess Feed Store
Clifton, Texas
Boyce
Rand Champion
Fort Worth
la Marcos
Congress Avenue
Capitol
Round Rock
Taylor
Bi Jorse
Dog
Tim
Wen
South Africa
Roy
Tubs" Tennison
F. E. Lynch
Hoare
Port Worth
Senate
Gersrum
Coon Creek News
Charlie Rhoade
Burrell F. Word
Meridian
Cliton
H. J. Cureton
Meridian, Texas
Soca
Faily
Agesnet
L. E. Tennison Ea Eee A
Clifton, Tekas
Federal Land Bank
Edwin F. Grimes
Santa Fe
Sn Terminals
Saas Fe
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