Texas 4-H meet sets attendance record at College Station
New record for attendance at the Texas 4-H club boys and girls three day meeting in College Station with enrollment over 2,500, surpassing the 1938 high of 2,300. Director H H Williamson cites split sessions and growing 4-H membership as key factors while agents meet for their annual conference ahead of the Farmers Short Course.
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College Station
Texas 4-H Club
H. H. Williamson
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Liquor Board Demonstrates Strong Central Enforcement
A Texas Liquor Control Board official described how a centralized state agency blocks violators from moving counties and obtaining new licenses. Joe Sharp said the board shares license information to stop illicit operations and aid local law enforcement rather than replace it. The notes came at the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association July convention. Vi Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Parker were trading in town Tuesday.
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Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Joe Sharp
South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Southern National Forests Visitors Urged to Do More Than Sightsee
Forest Service officials urge vacationists in the Southern National Forests to engage with scenic valleys and verdant vistas. The message stresses exploration beyond mere sightseeing to learn about the region’s natural features and conservation.
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Southern National Forests
U. S. Forest Service
Southern National Forests Open for Public Use
The thirteen National Forests in the South cover nine million acres and are developed to benefit the public. CCC crews, forest guards, and selective logging support fire protection, water, timber, wildlife, and recreation. A free tourist brochure with maps is available from the Regional Forester in Atlanta.
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CCC
U. S. Treasury
U. S. Forest Service
National Forest
South
Southern National Forests
Atlanta
Georgia
Waxing Vegetables Extends Freshness For Home Use
Grace I. Neely of the A. & M. College Extension Service discusses a Cornell developed cold wax emulsion that can coat vegetables such as carrots beets squash cucumbers tomatoes and peppers. The thin film reduces water loss and shriveling, keeps produce two to three times longer, and costs one to two cents per bushel.
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College Station
Grace I. Neely
A. & M. College Extension Service
Cornell University
Miss Neely
Texas
Texas Lumber Output Holds May Rate With Gains Over 1938
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports May lumber production in Southern Texas held April levels and rose 9 percent versus May 1938, with sales up 19.2 percent and unfilled orders up 60.2 percent. Rev. G Harthcock and his mother and sister Mamie O Neal are visiting San Angelo this week.
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Austin
Texas
Southern
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
G. Harthcock
Mamie O'Neal
San Angelo
Mrs Pat Adair and Patsy Visit Eden Relatives
Mrs Pat Adair and her young daughter Patsy are visiting relatives in Eden this week, staying with family members as they travel.
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Pat Adair
Patsy
Eden
Wildlife restoration funds lead Texas in federal receipts
Austin July 10 Texas leads all states in federal wildlife restoration money received to date state Game Department was advised by the American Wildlife Institute.
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Austin
Texas
Game Department
American Wildlife Institute
Texas wildlife program seeks five year restoration plan
Federal funds totaling about 42 thousand dollars are allocated to Texas for a statewide wildlife survey and restoration program to run five years. The Pitman Robertson Act funds roughly 3 million annually nationwide. Texas aims to boost game and fish through coordinated research led by 18 field experts starting August 1988. Heat warnings from Texas health officials urge salt intake caution to prevent heat prostration during July heat.
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Texas
American Wildlire Institute
Belre
U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Secretary of Agrculture
Game Department
Missouri
New York
Pittman- Robertson
Austin
Texas State Department of Health
Highway Improvements Cut Dangerous Turns on U.S. 81
Austin July 12. Texas reports major road modernization on U.S. 81 between Austin and San Antonio. The old route had 11 turns over 90 degrees and many sharp bends. the new alignment reduces curves to only 5 and 3 degrees. Bridges are rebuilt for flood safety and slopes favor shallow ditches.
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Austin
San Antonio
Community Choir Contest Sparks Wide Public Interest
In San Antonio Texas on July 12 choirs from Schulenberg Del Rio Moulton Kee Plarlingen and La Grange compete in a weekly mail and judge voting contest for a $760 cash prize. Winners will be announced after July 16 tabulation with weekly radio broadcasts at 4 20 PM.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Hrine Panduatad Nvan Cane
Ave Wity Cilnzet
Schulenberg
del Rio
WOAT
Wwerryit
Fom Moulten
Kee
Plarlingen
la Grange
South Texas
Hogs and cattle prices fall as market reports mix with local notes
The San Antonio market shows hog sales steady to 25 cents lower, top hogs at 6.75 for 170 to 250 pounds, with varied prices across weight classes. Cattle and calves rise or hold in value amid lighter receipts and improving demand. bulls and cows sell within broader ranges, calves and stockers showing gains. Local church meetings and visits blend into the market summary amid regional notes.
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San Antonio
Tex
Netter Guernsey Wins Quick National Tennis Title
Frank Guernsey of Rice Institute Houston clinches the national collegiate tennis title at Haverford defeating Chester Murphy of the University of Chicago in 6 1 in under an hour. The brief final marks one of the fastest in major college tennis history.
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Frank Guernsey
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Haverford
Chester Murphy
University of Chicago
Paris air raid suit draws crowds at precaution expo
A French exhibit shows a grotesque overall mask suit with protective sacks aimed at defense in air raid conditions. The display, titled Man vs Mars, reflects war cloud diplomacy and civilian preparedness during tense times.
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Paris
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