Civil Service Tests Scheduled for Various Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for several posts including chief occupational therapy aide at St Elizabeths Hospital Washington DC with age limits 21 to 55. silviculturist and related grades in Agriculture. and architect grades with age limits up to 53 for higher levels. Full details from H P Bryan at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
St. Elizabeths Hospital
D. C
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Plant Industry and Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
H. P. Bryan
May department store sales rise in Texas reports
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports May sales for 104 stores and apparel shops rose 5.7 percent over April and 7.5 percent above May last year. First five months of 1939 show a 0.8 percent increase over the same period in 1938. Open account sales grew while collections of outstanding accounts also improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Rodeo Terms Compendium Brings Old West Lingo Alive
A glossary of rodeo and cowboy terms defines riding actions gear animals and roles from biting the dust to bulldogging and chuck wagon fare. Key entries include canter cantle boarding cavy chaps and dog fall along with blunt descriptors like jughead maverick and nose bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangeland Cafeteria
Roper
Rodeo Terminology And Chore Doings From The Range
A glossary of rodeo terms and cowboy practices describing outfits, pegging, pulling leather, and bucking pains. It covers roping, squeezing, words for roundups, and riding techniques such as seeing daylight and walking-beaming while detailing equipment like sougan bedding and tight legging methods.
Pecos Rodeo Show Delivers Fast Times And Prize Winners
At the 1938 Pecos Rodeo and Celebration, Bud Spillsbury led with over $200 in winnings, topping Allen Holder, J. D. Amburgey, and Bill Till. Holder posted the best three day calf roping average, while Olin Oltizer and Jack Sellers posted top roping times. The event featured team tying, bulldogging, bronc riding, and calf roping with several standout performances by Pecos and Toyah competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Bud Spillsbury
Allen Holder
J. D. Amburgey
Bill Till
Spillsbury
Clay Espy
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Amburgey
Holder
Olin Oltizer
Jack Sellers
Oltizer
Cleve Kelly
Alf Ten Eyck
Keesie Duncan
J. W. Young
Curtis McElroy
Curley Wilson
Drew Hopkins
Charley Turk
Toyah
Jess Fulcher
Guy Gentry
Fulcher
Paul Gould
Nsora DeRacy
Anne Webb
Ora Oltizer
Dorothy Roberson
Jewel Duncan
Summer Brings Big Rise in Texas Ice Cream Production
Texas ice cream output reached 1,075,000 gallons as summer nears, up 342 percent from April and 19.6 percent above May last year per University of Texas statistics. Butter and cheese also rose from April but fell versus May 1938, with butter at 3,193,000 pounds and American cheese at 1,741,000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
University of Texas Business
University Bureau of Business Research
Ceiling concealed bulb mount directs light in any direction
A patent has been issued for a mounting system that hides electric bulbs within ceilings and allows light to be directed in any desired direction, enabling flexible illumination.
Coffee grounds yield solid soap with potash treatment
The article explains that coffee grounds contain an oil which, when exposed to strong potash lye, forms a solid soap. It outlines a chemical method for converting coffee-derived oil into usable soap via alkaline saponification.
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Rodeo Dictionary
Hazer
Bulldogger
Spade
Tenderfoot
Ford Deszlasmande
Automobile Industry
Ford Parts Exchange
Ahlberg Bearing Company
West 13Th Ave
Denver, Colorado
Ford Motor Company
South
Broa
Ford
Ball Bearings Factory
Tm ST
Chicago
Wyoming
New Mexico
Denver
Gallup
Homer K. Ryder By
Anches
Homer K. Ryder
Kansas
Cty
Zimmer Motor Company
Pecos, Texas
Texaco
Bill Winston
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Elliott & Waldron Abstract Co
R. C. Brewster
Brandon
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr
J. L. Kincannon
Grand Theatre
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
West Texas
Rufus A. Roberts
Bryan-Bozeman
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
W. W. Dean
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
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