Armadillos Prove Valuable for Insect Control and Fur Trade
The armadillo suppresses noxious red ants that threaten bobwhite quail eggs and may provide safety retreats for fur bearers like skunks opossums and cottontail rabbits. Texas hunters trap furs each winter, with some families earning enough to pay taxes, while officials note similar burrow digging in Pennsylvania where woodchucks shelter cottontails pheasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armadillo
Chambers County
Daniel W. Lay
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Pennsylvania
Texas
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Defense Savings Plan Endorsed by Treasury Official in Austin
The Honorable Gale F. Johnston urged support for the defense savings program during a visit to Austin. He said the program offers a security to fit every pocket book, with stamps from 10 cents and a yearly limit of 58,750 dollars, and urged continuous investment to back national defense and thrift. He framed participation as voluntary yet essential to national safety and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale F. Johnston
Defense Savings Staff
Treasury Department
Austin
United States
Kerrville Visitors and Local Trips Reported
Mrs. Ira Smith and son Jack shopped in Kerrville Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood traveled to Kerrville Monday afternoon. H P Gartrell of Mason visited Harper Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker and their little son were Kerrville visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John S Whitewood and J S Whitewood visited Kerrville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Milton Dyer of White Bluff shopped in Harper Wednesday near fur animals. Armadillos may aid fur bearers by protecting them as opossums and cotton tails do not dig burrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Smith
Jack
Kerrville
Fred Whitewood
Walter Parker
Little Son
Milton Dyer
White Bluff
Harper
Trade pact allows U.S. oranges to enter Canada January to June
A modified agreement permits free entry of oranges from the United States into Canada during January through June. The text includes a misquoted, disjointed dialogue about exploration and certainty, reflecting garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Fragmentary Note From A Jailhouse Quip
A crudely transcribed jailhouse exchange shows a nurse and a detainee. The nurse asks what to do as a patient shows uncertainty, and the derisive reply suggests blindfolding him. The text reveals a terse, taunting dialogue with unclear context.
Population growth and roads reshape Texas game laws 1903 to 1940
An 1903 policy in the Winnsboro Wide Awake shows strict limits on deer turkey and quail, while dove season and prairie chicken rules shift as Texas grows from 3,048,710 people in 1900 to 1940. Report notes motor vehicles broaden access to hunting and potential wildlife profits at White's reservoir in Chambers County, and a Houston Zoo albino white buzzard adds to state records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Winnsboro
Game Department
Region 1
Texas Game Department
White’s Reservoir
Chambers County
Rice Field Country
Houston Zoo
Ww. Co. Ferrell
Augusta
State Game Department
Traffic Deaths Decrease in Texas in March
Col. Homer Garrison Jr. reports a 34 percent drop in Texas traffic fatalities for March, with 112 deaths versus 169 a year earlier. First quarter 1941 shows a 5 percent decline from 1940, aided by new speed limit and drivers license laws improving public driving habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
Alamo City
Garrison
Car owner jokes about throttle and wife
The new car owner jokes that he cant get her throttled down and his friend asks about his wife. He replies that shes the same way.
Doctor’s warning ignored as drinks keep flowing
In a defiant exchange a person brushes off a doctor’s advice to stop drinking. They claim no beverages escape their reach, underscoring a stubborn, confrontational stance toward medical guidance.
Heavy April Rainfall Sets Local Record Across County
April rainfall reached 6.69 inches per Alfred Neffendorf official weather records, ranking among the heaviest in years. The Pedernales River rose 15 feet, Barons Creek stayed high since the long ago flood, with two to over three inches falling in several areas of Gillespie County. Sunshine returned as the county faced lingering flood impacts on Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Gillespie County
Pedernales
Barons Creek
Fredericksburg
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Edgar Friesenhahn
New Braunfels
F. Wallace Taber
Ong
H. P. Gartrell of
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Harper Wednesday
John S. Whitewood
J. S. Whitewood
Bode’s Station
Magnolia Products
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Kerrville, Texas
AAA
Grandpa
U.S
Americane
Hollywood
Rochelle Hudson
Homer Lee Stevens
E. E. Saenger Lumber CO
Wee Junior
Daddy
James Roosevelt
Clipper
Orient
Vaughn Paul
Deanna Durbin
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Inter Amerikan
Paul Daniels
State Department
Roberto ‘Aguilar
el Salvador
Inter American Coffee Board
Railroad
Merle Martz
Brookville
L. H. Bell
New York Central
Weed
Fannie
8. Berger
Frederickeburg, Texas
Arizona
Wellywood
Pale
Loretta Young
the Lady
Cheyenne
Buster Keaton
the Great
Mr. Nobody
Eddie Albert
Charles Boyer
Margaret Sulivan
Kentucky
Pete Smith
Studebaker
Studebaker and
Pontiac Sales and Service
Fredericksburg, Texas
Peterson's Parts Dept
Sidney Beker
Ars
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