Texas Game and Fish News From Across the State
Texas officials note shifts in duck season rules and sunrise start times proposed by the Biological Survey. Beavers, coyotes, and elk populations are reported with new trapping and propagation efforts in East and Hill Country regions. The Southwestern Sportsmen's Show in Amarillo is to be repeated next year as interest grows statewide.
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Texas
Goyuk
Ira RM. Websirlson
Will Bo Tucker
Bewas
Taome
Harold L. Iskea
Department of the Interior
Tucker
Austin
South
Hill County
Department
Hill Country
Marl Sanders
Game Department
Kerrville
Lone Star State
Jett
Davis County
Amarillo
Southwest
Gene Howe
Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas wild sheep decline and wildlife notes across the state
Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission head Bob Snow reports wild sheep in Beach and Diablo Mountains north of 400 total after a survey with the U S Bureau of Biological Survey. Ranchers Yates McAdoo and Pyle shield habitat while elk move in and domestic sheep encroach. Duck stamp sales statewide reflect 1938 39 totals. Horace LaGrone notes a blue jay feeding incident. sparrows and bats influence pest control and insect crops in Texas counties including Panola, Rusk, and Comal.
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Bob Snow
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Beach
Diablo Mountains
West Texas
Snow
Beach Mountains
Dinbias
Lone Star State
Trims- Pecos
A. F. Yates
Vivan McAdoo
T. M. Pyle
Horace LaGrone
Deadwood
Panola County
Texas
Hilbert R. Siegler
Game Department
LaGrone
Ray Biggerstaff
la Grone
Ben McCulloch Reunion Schedule Promises Busy Week
The Ben McCulloch reunion program runs July 26 to 28 with talks by Dr. E P Shelton Claud Ivey San Marcos and Rev Cloyd of San Marcos. Highlights include music performances V F W acts a Confederate memorial address by Dr R H Harper and a talk on traffic safety by Col Homer Garrison Jr. A dills contest and a benediction close the event.
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C. Cloyd
San Marcos
Cloyd
V.F.W. Boys of Austin
R. H. Harper
Alexandria
Mother Singers
Taylor and Georgetown
Max Weinert
Seguin
Max Starcke
Colorado River Authority Electric Project
Ben
Henry
Jennie Burleson
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Homer Garrison, Jr
State Public Safety Department
Col Garrison
T. F. Harwell
Adjt
Kyle Texas
Rabies Increase In Texas Prompted Health Records
Rabies is rising in many Texas areas per State Department of Health records. Officials say control could be achieved with timely, intelligent measures, though delayed action hampers progress.
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Texas
State Department of Health
Bat Attacks During Flight Spark Texas Wildlife Note
A Mexican three tailed bat among Texas species is noted as a predator in a long flight observed for one hour and forty five minutes. A blue darter hawk swooped into the bait flight and carried one away for its evening meal.
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Texas
Typhoid Fever Vaccination Urged by State Officers
Texas public health officials urge all travelers and campers to receive the typhoid vaccination if not vaccinated in two to three years. The three shots protect against infection spread through contaminated food or water and remain a key personal safeguard despite public health progress.
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Health Department
Typhoid risks and prevention during summer vacations
Carriers may still shed typhoid germs after illness and contaminate food. Flies transfer germs from contaminated sources to meals. Health departments fight typhoid year round, with extra emphasis in camps, parks, and eateries. Vaccination and sanitation are the key safety measures. see a physician to prevent vacation illness.
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Canadian
J. H. Maggard
Taacosa
Canadian River
Jasper
Walker
East
W. H. Ramsey
Hyatt Brothers
Johnson City
Becen Cs
Blades
Llano
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Rockwell Bros. & Co
Otto Holtzer
Mer
United States
Lone Star
Minnesota
Michaigan
Wisconsin
California
Biological Survey
Alaska
Near Wood
Tatum
Rusk County
Wood
A. J. Nicholson
The
Bracken
Comal
Home Furniture & Undertaking Co
Jeff L. Hurt
Dick Patton
Lantex Theatre
Bette Davis
Lantex
Ben McCulloch
Man
John H. Thaxton
Adlerika
Bruhl
Levey
Goodyear
Boulder
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