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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
3
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission plans to expand deer restocking with 122 traps operating next winter. 100 traps ordered after 21 proved effective in Hill Country last season. The effort aims to trap and transplant hundreds of wild deer to regions lacking big game.
An aged Black man carries a twelve pound snapping turtle while a wandering conjurer, using ventriloquism, makes the turtle speak. The turtle accuses the man of taking it somewhere, provoking comic confusion and a quick, evasive reply. The humorous scene unfolds on a Mississippi roadside.
Odel Morris spots a small rabbit by the Comanche Lake Eanes pump station when a snake grips it. Two full grown cotton tail rabbits appear and force the snake to release the young rabbit. The event is witnessed by Elbert Stewart and confirms wildlife conservation efforts by Beaumont youth clubs and local wildlife groups in Texas.
Elmore Torn, agricultural director of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce, is loaned to the State Fair of Texas to direct the second annual Chemurgic Show. He directed the first show in 1989, securing over 50 000 square feet of exhibits. Plans aim to surpass the initial event with major chemurgic firms invited to participate.
University of Texas researchers report wartime mineral finds in Gillespie and Blanco counties Texas showing nickel chromite and magnetite in determined quantities.
A broad national effort gathers elite organizations retailers consumer groups and manufacturers to channel human resources into constructive use. The goal is to prevent unjustified price rises and safeguard living costs as the nation readies itself for emergencies. William H. McReynolds is named Secretary to the Commission and leaders serve in special capacities. The program requires teamwork and will impact all Americans.
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