Texas Game Dept Safety Rules May Cut Boat Accidents
Executive Secretary Will J. Tucker urges safety rules on Texas waters after a failed attempt to enforce them during the forties legislature. He warns against overcrowded boats, weather risks, casting while others fish, abrupt movements, and drunkenness. Population estimates show Texas rising from about 7.0 million to over 8.0 million by 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tucker
Game Department
Tucker
Texas
Geas
Lake Buchanan
Notice to School Transfers Llano ISD deadline
Notice to parents desiring their children transferred into Llano Independent School District from other districts. Applications must be completed by August 1 as the deadline for transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano Independent
Watermelon Outlook Boosts Texas Crop Quality and Marketing
USDA reports growing watermelon acreage in Texas and nearby states with emphasis on uniform size and color. Texas A and M Extension advises thinning to two melons per vine, field culling, and careful handling to prevent rot and damage. The Lantex Theatre features The Three Stooges in We Want Our Mummy on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Usda Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Coatal
Texas
California
J. F. Rosborough
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Three Stooges
New Law Limits Gasoline Tax Refunds to Licensed Dealers
Comptroller George Sheppard announces changes effective September 1 1939 requiring refunds only for fuel bought from licensed dealers. Dealers must obtain licenses, issue serial numbered exemption invoices, keep two years of fuel records, and deliver invoices at time of delivery to avoid claims being denied.
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George Sheppard
Sheppard
Comptroller
Comptroller's Department
Er’s Department
Boxing Tournament Set in Austin District 10
The District 10 boxing tournament will be held August 11 and 12 or August 14 and 16 at House Park in Austin. Weigh-ins begin at 6 20 p m at the Austin Athletic Club. Winners advance to the state meet in Wichita Falls August 21 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Park Athletic Field
Austin
Fayette
Bastrop
Caldwell
Hays
Travis
Lee Burleson
Milan
Williamson
Burnet
Llano
Blanco
Gillespie
W. A. Kormeier
District 10
Wichita Falls
Austin Recreation Department
Texas Amateurs Athletic Federation
Bumbles and Birds Notice at State Auditor’s Rock Cottage
An observer recalls spotting the first bumble bee and hummingbird in 20 years near Austin at State Auditor Tom King’s rock cottage. The piece blends light local color with anecdotes about civic figures and Capitol City lore.
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Baen
Tom King
Austin
How to Battle Chiggers and Other Snippets
A Texas A M extension official offers chigger precautions from dusting with flowers of sulfur to kerosene applications and hot baths. The piece mixes local recollections of Dallas Fort Worth and Austin, recalling bank robbery pursuits, hospitality in Mexico City, and a humorous anecdote about a family with many children.
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Mort Worth
Cartain
Stamford
Amon Carter
West Texas
Jerry Sadler
Mary Paige Covey
America
Fort Worth
Casa Manana
Ray Bolger
Frances Langford
Nightingale
Rus Morgan
Morgan
Bob Burns
Ghent Sanderford
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Sanderford
College Station
R. R. Peppert
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Reppert
Dallas
Bank
Clyde Barrow
Kindergarten interest and sales notices in local column
Kindergarten parents urged to contact Mrs Alvin Johnson about enrollment. Wardrobe trunk for sale through Mrs Gertrude Hardin, 8 E Leverett St Dallas. An Indiana visitor reported for a weekend. chigger facts corrected noting they attach to skin and suck blood and itching follows from venom, with salt water or cooling ointments offering relief.
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Reppert
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Home Furniture & Undertaking Co
L., Hurt
Dick Patton
Lantex Theatre
Charlies Starrett
Yukon
Sons of the
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Kay Fracis
Bonita Branville
Anita Louis
Crane County News
Texan Co
Albany
N. Y
Ona
Chiggers
Granbury
A. B. Crawford
Hood County
Belton
Darky
Fountain of Versailles
Aton
Mexico City
Booth
Robert BE. Lee
Minter
Alvin Johnson
Eigen
Gertrude. Hardin
E. Leverett
Mrs. R. Fishbeck
John H. Thaxton
Clerik A. H. Bruhl
Firsy
Treo
Gof
Goodyear
Boulder
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