Wildlife and Whaling History in Antarctic Seas
A fragmentary report from a Fish and Wildlife Service study outlines late 1930s whaling activity, with 84 floating factories and two shore stations employing 281 catchers in the Antarctic. It notes seven maritime powers and a global haul of about one million whales from 1620 to 1920 and compares 1919–1920 figures to the current century, highlighting treaties shaping whaling limits and the shift in hunting patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walibb
Fish Xem Wildlife Service
Naval Conservation Program
Stout
Germit
Field Creek Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Hope Brown reports neighbors and kin in Field Creek hosting and visiting through the week. Ro chelly visitors include Mr and Mrs Roy Walker, J E Walker in Brady and Valley Spring arrivals from Alma Barclay and William Barclay attend gatherings. families travel to Buchanan Lake and Fort Worth trip discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Walker
Rochelly
J. E. Walker
Field Creek
Wanda Jean Miller
Alma Blanche Barclay
Maurice Barclay
Valley Spring
William Barclay
James Starr
San Saba
Lewis Barton
J. T
Virgil Morgan
Fort Worth
William Barleay
B. L. Greenhaw
Henry Bugh
Pontotoc
Walter Barclay
J. EB. Walker
Brady
Damon Hoy
Pontotne
Hope Brown
Homer Kuykendall
Cherokee
Kuykendall
T. B. Bart
Lee Dennis
Devine
Wm. Barclay
Verlon Simpson
Patricia Nell
Esbow
Pressure Cooker Shortage Ties to War Aluminum Demand
In 1942 a Texas manufacturer warns of aluminum shortages as virgin metal goes to defense. Many pressure cookers are unavailable due to limited supply, with Texas orders mostly placed earlier. Distributors report aluminum from virgin sheet stock scarce as scrap metal becomes primary source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Mildred Horton
Extension Service
Texas State Nutrition Committee
Texas
Barclay Visit Near Richland Springs Details
Buchanan Lake Fern and Alva Lois Barclay will visit several days in Richland Springs at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barclay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Fern
Alva Lois Barclay
Richland Springs
Richard Barclay
Aluminum Scraps Tighten For Defense Needs
A consumer representative for the National Defense Commission says scrap aluminum supplies for cookware makers are more restricted than expected. Defense needs are rising faster than production, prompting possible use of secondary scrap metal and potential emergency material pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumer
National Defense Commission
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Howe
Yankes
S. S. Robin Moor
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Staten Island
Recife
Brasil
Osorio
Mrs. Hope Brown
U. S
America
Ike
Heavy Service
U.S
Inner Tubes
Grbeze
Buttery
John C. Butter
Torr
Donald DuShane
National Education Association
Boston
The
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San Antonio
Llano
Rockwell Bros. & Co
Otto Holtzer
Mgr
Thomas Nixon
Asst
Atpre
Ey, Af
Tures
Buick
Cee Sectees Coupeu
Flint
Mich
Milam
Main Street
Arn
ETT Garage
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