Red Cross drive sets Gillespie County quota at 380
Chairman A D Staht reports receipt of a telegram from National Headquarters demanding a Gillespie County quota of 380 dollars for the ten million dollar Red Cross Relief Fund drive. President Roosevelt urges rapid, generous response through the Red Cross, our official relief agency, to aid war sufferers. Local groups aim to cooperate in the campaign with this county quota. Also notes on area visits and Texas oil industry payroll and wells.
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A. D. Staht
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Hleapie County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Red Cross War Relief Fund
Gillespie County
Might in Bein's Mall Music Night at Lone Star
A mall event titled Might in Bein's Mall Music Night showcases local acts. Harper W.O.W. sponsors the charity evening featuring Lone Star wablers performing lively tunes and community fundraising for a good cause.
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Might In Bein's Mall
The
Lone Star ‘Wablers
Engineer Dean Warns Against Fake Scientific Reports
W R Woolrich of the University of Texas engineering school says propaganda and regimentation of potential scientists harm Germany's technical progress. He criticizes journals in chemical and mechanical engineering for publishing false claims that American scientists deem unreliable.
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Germany
W. R. Woolrich
University of Texas Engineering
Double Wild Game Distribution In Texas Restocks Deer And Turkeys
Texas announced a program to double wild turkey and deer distribution this year versus last year. Executives report 458 turkeys trapped and 368 deer planted in 21 counties with habitat and food sufficient for restocking. Part of deer and turkey were released on six large leased tracts protecting game for five years.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster
Game Department
Game Distribution
Radio For Game Warden in San Angelo
In San Angelo Texas on May 14 the West Texas Game and Fish Association bought a short wave radio for the district state game warden patrol car. With cooperation from the city police, calls will be routed via police short wave KASH allowing reach across six counties. The warden, often in rural areas, gains coverage as the association covers funding gaps for radios.
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San Angelo
Texas
West Texas Game and Fish Association
City of
State Game Department
San Angelo Club
H. &. Youngblood
Press of the Association
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The readable fragment suggests a partially garbled line about a percentage, unclear subject, and missing context. No identifiable names, places, or events are solvable from the text.
Civilian Pilot Training Program fuels Texas flight record
In Texas the Civilian Pilot Training Program reported more than 2 million miles flown with a single fatal accident by May 1. Over 9,000 college students trained, about 90 percent expected to earn private pilot licenses by June. Official notes the program is non military, aimed at safe flying and good training rather than soldiers. Oil properties now exceed 30 percent of Texas assessed property values.
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Austin
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Hugh Herndon
United States
B. Frank White
Office of Government
Herndon
Army
Navy
Harper Loses to Carters 91 in baseball scorecard
A detailed box score shows Carter’s defeat of Harper 9 1 with 9 runs for Carter and 1 for Harper. Player notes include RBI by De Lorey Wuest Bird Staats Sticle Keller Stollen, with H Cottle and R Wuest among baserunners. Pitchers Moldenhauer 8 innings and Cottle 9. Kouts. Umpires Price and Cottle. Also mentions UT geologists excavating a large meteor crater near Odessa and a new College of Mines film available to Texas high schools.
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Carter
Harper
de Lorey
R. Wuest
L. Bird
Staats Sticle
Keller
Stollen
H. Cottle
F. Feller
O. Wuest
Moldenhauer
Cottle
Price
C. Wuest
Carters “Abrhore Arhelger If Poy
Wuest Sg
Searls
Stietlerf
Amano
Eckert
Moldenhauer P
Cottle P
Cottle Schwee
Raherf . Wieiratie
Aitase
State Fair of Texas Targets Attendance Record in 1940 Exhibition
Texas fair officials aim to surpass the 1,036,709 attendance record set in 1939 at the State Fair of Texas. Separately, the Texas petroleum industry pays over 271 million dollars in wages annually, while West Central Texas oil wells average only two barrels per day per well.
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Ouse
Texas
Dish of plover proved costly in Saginaw Texas
J C Jasper of Saginaw was convicted of illegally killing four upland plover and fined 200 dollars plus costs totaling 11 dollars. The total bill came to 211 dollars, equating to 52.75 dollars per bird. The notice also mentions annuities paid by some Texas oil companies to retired employees ranging from three to six times the Social Security amount.
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Saginaw
Texas
J. C. Jasper
Visitors Reported in San Antonio Twice This Week
Erato Hopf and Phil Rogers traveled to San Antonio on Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Carl Ochler were visitors in San Antonio on Wednesday evening.
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Erato Hopf
Phil Rogers
San Antonio
Carl Ochler
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Kerrville
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Seville
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Austin Statesmen
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Rial
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Richard Dix
Chester Morris
Lucille Ball
Deanna Durbin
Kay Francis
Walter Pidge
Frank Morgan
Billie Burke
Ann Rutherford
Eddie Cantor
Judith Anderson
Rita Johnson
Schnerr Beauty Shop
Bertha Scherr
Main St
P. Cen
Kerrvills,, Texas
Palac Theatre
Fredericksburg, Texas
Roy Roger
Arizona Plus
Gilmore
Carters
WPA
University of Texas
Odessa
College of Mines and Metallurgy
el Paso
Wanda & Pentroleum Oil
H. Welge Lewis
del Monte & Libbys
Woerner Grocery CO
Chevrolet
Standard Motors Inc
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