Texas DPS prepares for deadly yuletide traffic surge
Texas Department of Public Safety gears up for a heavy holiday driving period. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. pledges full force across all agencies to curb accidents and remove accident prone drivers while predicting up to 200 deaths and 47 homicides during the 12 day Christmas New Year span.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Dps
Texas
Department
N. K. Woerner
Garrison
Paul Revere
America
Odds & Ends from Monahans MHS humorous note
A fragmentary column recalls Monahans growth and humor with lines about town status, a Santa Claus poem from the MHS Sandstorm, and a playful Christmas wish listing a Monahans LOBO in a student note. The piece blends local geography, school spirit, and holiday whimsy with light nostalgia.
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Santa Claus
Texas recollections on aging bodies and political centers
A columnist reflects on aging, personal anecdotes from youth, and a 1938 campaign with Senator Ralph Yarborough. He recalls the barber shop as a political center and muses on the phrase hello there, questioning its origin and usage.
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Ralph Yarborough
Fragments on Health Ads and Fashion Trends Comment
The readable text presents health promotional language urging a four day test and claims about kidney detox with nonsensical branding. It also discusses TV fakery, ghostwriting in books by TV personalities, and a critique of men's fashion focusing on the vest and its cultural symbolism.
Beetles Tell Family Life From Oregon Log Listen
In Corvallis Oregon scientists at the Oregon Forest Lands Research Center used microphones on a Douglas fir log to record beetle activity. The audio captured a sequence of sounds resembling a beetle family routine from arrival through dinner and house cleaning with dust and chewing noises.
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Corvallis, Ore
Oregon Forest Lands Research Center
Papa
Nickel Industrial Scale Production Began in 1824
The article notes that metallic nickel achieved first large scale industrial production in 1824, marking a significant milestone in materials manufacturing. It highlights the shift toward widespread use of nickel in industry and engineering.
Oil field activity and tests in North Ward County
In North Ward County, Texaco and University sources report drillstem tests in the Delaware sand at Block 17 near Pyote. Tests on Jake L Hammon No 1 and No 1 K University showed gas surges, oil traces, and mud recovery, with location details given and logs being run. Earlier tests yielded significant gas and oil indicators, with hole progress noted and metal tools dating back to 4000 B C in separate context.
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Texaco, Inc. No. 1
DO State University
Delaware
North Ward County
Block 17
University Lands Survey
Pyote
Jake L. Hamnon
University
Miss Jennie Wrenn sparked phrase Number Please
In Stanford Kentucky Miss Jennie Wrenn coined Number please for telephone operators. Southern Bell later made it standard nationwide on Oct 15 1913. Wrenn stayed with the company 45 years and recalls caring for customers during a flu epidemic.
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Stanford, Ky
Jennie
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Stanford
Jennie Wrenn
Miss Jennie
The
Telephone Company
T. P. McDonald
D Vision
Southern Bell
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