Flat Rock Unearthed At Old Fort San Saba In Texas
Ernest White George White and a local youth uncover a five to six inch thick flat rock with an engraved map at Port San Saba near Menard. The stone weighed several hundred pounds and was moved to the John White home for public viewing. Many treasure legends surround the fort including buried silver gold and a Bowie mine. Local residents hope the find may spark a broader search for riches in the county.
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Port San Saba
Menard
Ernest
George White
John White
Ernest White
Hebton
Mexico
Harper Werald
Home Improvement Popular With Farm Women and Girls
College Station Tex March 9. More than 11 644 farm women and girls helped by county home demonstration program built and brightened 1621 kitchens last year at small cost. Mrs Bernice Clayton extension home improvement specialist reports for Texas A and M College Extension Service.
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College Station
Tex
Pilent
Bernice Clayton
Texis A. and
M College
Clark Gable Stars in No Man of Her Own at Lantex
Clark Gable will star in No Man of Her Own at the Lantex Theatre next month in a drama with Carole Lombard and Dorothy MacWalls. The Paramount film is one of April’s lineup, following The Big Broadcast this week, with later showings of A Farewell to Arms with Helen Hayes Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou and Tonight Is Ours with Frederic March and Claudette Colbert.
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Clark Gable
Lantex
Sharp
Carole Lombard
Dorothy MacWalls
Paramount
Lantex Theatre
Paramount Pictures
Ernest Hemingway
Helen Hayes
Gary Cooper
Adolphe Menjou
Frederic March
Claudette Colbert
Fruit From Half Acre Plot Could Feed Family Year
College Station Texas March 28 A half acre fruit plot can supply a family with fruit for a year the Estenston Service of Texas A and M College reports The initial cost for trees and vines runs about five to ten dollars Once established mature plots should yield about fifty dollars in fruit annually with demonstrations across three thousand five hundred fifty three Texas farm families showing averages of seventeen fifty per plot in bad freeze years
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College Station
Tex
Estenston Service
Texas A
M. College
Texas
County Farm
A Tree That Needs Trimming
The National Safety Council warns motor vehicle deaths may grow from careless driving. It cites 1980 81 deaths at 21 000 and 1931 total 33 500, noting recent declines but urging better public action and stronger tools to reduce auto accidents.
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National Safety Council
Lfe
Ceonko
County League Meet Plans Friday Saturday Program
The notice outlines a county league meet with Friday and Saturday events, appoints Louise Tiernatz and Guffin to collect first to third place reports, charges five cents for night events, provides free admission for participants, and invites all county schools and the public to attend. Lunches available for fifteen to twenty five cents at the High School Cafeteria.
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Louise Tiernatz
Guffin
Inspiration in the Stars and Tomato Advice
City smoke and city veils hinder astronomy while amateurs thrive where skies are clear. The piece urges cultivating astronomy as a hobby and notes that larger cities fund observatories. A separate note covers staking and pruning tomatoes to improve yield and fruit size in Texas gardens.
The Ideal Citizen and City Spirit
The piece outlines three citizen attitudes booster quiet and knocker and urges booster involvement in city progress. It stresses loyalty devotion to place and active support for community improvement while warning that critics may invite opposition and social consequences. Livestock Reporter.
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Gelf
Holstein herd proves 4-H effort pays off for man at TS Canyon
R P F Hales of Zita Community Rendall county shows a registered Holstein dairy herd valued at 1200 dollars after five years of 4 H work. The herd includes four cows four heifers and a bull. Last year the four cows yielded 1723 pounds of butterfat selling for 234.94 dollars with feed costs 109.90 dollars and premiums 300 dollars from four shows. He recalls first heifer bought and notes a profit of 196.04 dollars.
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Caldwell
W. B. CaLowell
Doctors
Palestine
Clere Staton
J. F. Railyrough
Colston Buceiies
Connie Farm Demonstration Agenta
Ma Ttasborough
Estension Service
Happ
Llano
Texas Power & Light Company
Bandall
Gaweieay
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