Liquor Board Views Centralized Enforcement
Texas Liquor Control Board official described how a centralized agency prevents violators from moving counties and obtaining new licenses. Joe Sharp said dispersing license data inhibits illicit activity while not replacing local law enforcement, and the system aids local efforts. Also notes death of Mrs. Louis Oehler and funeral details in Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Joe Sharp
South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Central Aurercy
Texas 4-H Enrollment Sets Attendance Record at Short Course
New record attendance exceeds 2 500 for the Texas 4-H club meet in College Station. Enrollment topped the prior high of 2 800 set in 1938 as the event split into youth and adult tracks and 4-H membership grew. County agents gathered for the annual conference while preparations for the Farmers Short Course on July 12 to 14 continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas 4-H Club
H. H. Williamson
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Tourists urged to study resources of Southern National Forests
Officials of the U S Forest Service promote a roving study of the Souths thirteen National Forests spanning nine million acres. The notice highlights timber sales, selective logging, fire guards, water protection, wildlife, and public recreation with free brochures and maps available from the Regional Forester in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Southern National Forests
U. S. Forest Service
Blue Ridge
Ozark
Ouachita
South
CCC
Forest Co
U. S. Treasury
Ross
National Forest
Atlanta
Georgia
Waxing Vegetables Lengthens Freshness and Cuts Cost
Grace I Neely of the A M College Extension Service reports on a Cornell developed cold wax emulsion for vegetables. Carrots beets squash cucumbers tomatoes eggplants peppers and others can be dipped and coated with a thousandth inch film that reduces water loss and shriveling. Waxed produce lasts two to three times longer than unwaxed and costs only 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
Lumber Output Holds May Level Texas Report
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Southern lumber production in May held the April level and rose 9 percent from May 1938. Sales gained 19.2 percent and unfilled orders increased 60.2 percent year over year.
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Austin
Texas
Southern
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Harthcock Family Visitors In San Angelo This Week
Rev G Harthcock and his mother and sister Mrs Mamie O Neal are touring San Angelo this week visiting relatives and taking in local sights.
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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 and catching up on family news.
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Pat Adair
Patsy
Eden
Restoring Wild Life in Texas Heads for Five Year Plan
Texas leads states in federal wildlife restoration funds with 53 600 to date under the Pittman Robertson Act. The five year Texas project, starting August 1938, aims to map wildlife responses and restore game and fish, receiving 40 200 federal and 313 400 state matching funds and prompting nationwide imitation.
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Austin
Texas
Game Department
American Wildlife Institute
Pittman Life
Pennsylvania
Pittman-Robertson
U. S. Buresa
Secretary of Agrculture
Missouri
New York
Pittman- Robertson
Heat Prostration Warned as July Temperatures Rise
The Texas State Department of Health reports rising heat prostration in Austin and across the state. Advice urges adding salt to water, with salt tablets or salt plus dextrose, especially for laborers and workers who sweat heavily. Milk supplies salt. avoid alcohol. watch for abdominal cramps headaches and potential vomiting.
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Department of Health
Highway Modernization Cuts Dangerous Turns Between Austin and San Antonio
A Texas report highlights U S 81 modernization from Austin to San Antonio showing redesigned routes with fewer sharp bends. The old road boasted numerous curves. the new alignment includes only a few small-degree curves to improve safety and flood resilience.
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Austin
San Antonio
Community Choir Contest Arouses Wide Interest
San Antonio Texas July 12 choirs across 89 cities compete in the Community Choir contest broadcast on WOAT Elgin choir defeats Fredericksburg entrant by mail balloting 1802 votes plus studio judges 30 points. Weekly elimination follows with $760 in prizes and results announced after Sunday July 16.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Elgin
Fredericksburg
Tawny
Schulenberg
del Rio
Dwerry
Fom Moulten
Plarhingen
la Grange
South Texas
Ettics
Liberty Mi San Anternte Gos Quatafar Tare
Livestock Market Report from San Antonio
Hogs and cattle prices fell slightly with steady to active demand after rains. Top hogs 36.75 for 170 to 250 lb, cattle receipts light, steers scarce and calves mixed with some Brahmans at high bids, sheep and goats steady. Local social notes mention Methodist meetings and visits in Harlingen Kerrville and Old Mexico.
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San Antonio
Tex
Major highway reconstruction cuts curvature and widens lanes
The project within Austin and San Antonio halves curvature by 189 degrees and reduces total curvature by 5627 degrees, eliminating 13 grade crossings and 34 side roads. Ten old bridges were replaced with high water structures, paving widened from 17–20 feet to sections of 20–30 feet. Traffic counts range from 2540 to 5610 vehicles daily.
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Austin
San Antonio
Alan Valentine Elected to Freeport Sulphur Board
Dr Alan Valentine, 38, president of Rochester University, was elected to the directorate of Freeport Sulphur Company. The move was hailed as a milestone in American business with the board's chairman noting the nation’s future depends on corporate contributions to democracy.
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Alan Valentine
Rochester University
Freeport Sulphur Company
John Hay Whitney
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Ernst Wilke, Jr
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Edward Durst
Beckmann
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Probst
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Cloud Sageser
Prop
Federal State Market News Service
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