Trivia and notices from Texas history and facts
A reader quiz pages asks about the first General Land Office commissioner, Lorenzo De Zavala, and the American Legion enrollment in Texas. The piece notes a twelve foot fossil fish display, historic Texas colleges and colonies, and a 1940 American Legion convention in Laredo. Pearl Beer will not raise prices despite a new tax.
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A. Garland Adair
Austin
Texas
General Land Office
John P. Weeden
Gail Borden
Eexsas
Houston
Willard S. Richardson
Galveston
Mouston
Lorenzo de Zavala
A de Zavala
Republic of Texas
Augustues de Zavala
Aussin
Texas Memorial Museum
Sola Rock
Hay
Laredo
American Legion Department
American Legion Auxilary
George Betts
Beleaguered One Receives Roguish Boxing Commentary
IRVIN S. COBB recalls a ringside visit with TM LEWIS at a New York boxing night. Lewis heckles a cautious middleweight as a crowd roars while the other fighter retreats under a heavy barrage. The veteran actor urges the softer foe to ignore the punishment.
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Lewis
New York
Mr. Lewis
National Guard
American News Features, Inc
Pearl beer aims to win loyal customers and offset tax cost
The piece notes Pearl beer hopes to keep loyal customers and gain many new ones to boost sales enough to absorb the added tax. It mentions swallows migrate by day due to feeding on the wing and lists a for sale section with various household and farming items. ALTHA MOORD INMAN
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National Defense Program
Pearl Brewery of
San Antonio
Pearl Brewery
Pearl Beer
National Defense
Texas
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