New Certificate of Title Law to Take Effect Oct 1
Tax Collector Sheriff Louis Roberson prepares to implement the new certificate of title act affecting motor vehicles. Ralph L. Buell says forms and instructions will reach tax collectors by next Monday for titles to begin October 1. About a million titles are expected in 12 months. The act applies to vehicles with liens or sales after October 1, 1939, and excludes government vehicles.
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Louis Roberson
Ralph L. Buell
Driver’s License Division
Buell
Texas
Native farm laborers endure grim pay and scant rations
Native farm laborers earn four cents a day for an eight or nine hour shift, living in rags and receiving inadequate meals. The report highlights harsh conditions and poverty among workers on agricultural sites.
State Health Officer Urges Malaria Checks in Texas
In Austin on Sept 28 the State Health Officer notes malaria remains a concern despite declines. June 451, July 844, August 613 cases contrast January 102, February 132, May 275. Emphasizes mosquito breeding control and ditch draining near homes to curb Anopheline and other mosquitoes.
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Austin
Texas
State Department of Health
60 Foot Gomatesvara Stone Figure in India Stands Tall
A Jain saint Gomatesvara statue in India rises to 60 feet with fingers measuring five feet each. The monumental monolith highlights ancient craftsmanship and religious devotion, drawing visitors and scholars to the site showcasing trivalent scale and sculptural detail.
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Gomatesvara
India
Pedestrian Safety Drive Aims to Cut Toll as Schools Open
State Department of Public Safety announces renewed pedestrian safety push amid rising deaths and injuries from September to June. Officials urge drills, vigilant walking, curbside alighting, and flashlight use at night to reduce fatalities and injuries among schoolchildren and the general public.
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Department of Public Safety
Johannesburg's 1500-bed hospital born from 1936 gold find
In Johannesburg South Africa one of the world's largest hospitals with 1500 beds. Gold discovery in 1936 funded a central mining hospital built on the grounds reinforcing the city’s medical capacity for miners.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Hummingbirds in Captivity Fed Food Mixture
Report states captive hummingbirds receive a blend of baby’s food honey and milk as part of their diet.
Hershenson interests anchor Pecos oil push and Ramsey No. 2 news
Mrs S Hershenson and son Maurice return to Pecos to advance Hershenson holdings as Ramsey No 2 contract with Granger Drilling Co Fort Worth is confirmed. Ramsey No 2 spudded near Toyah Bell site and drilled 576 feet. Bellwell progress steady despite hard white lime formation. Glen Hampton and Jack Wingate to manage Rialto Theatre and New Hotel on Oct 1.
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S. Hershenson
Pecos
Maurice
Hershey
California
Hershenson
Hershensons
Texas
Ramsey
Granger Drilling Company of
Fort Worth
Toyah Bell
Glen Hampton
Jack Wingate
Rialto Theatre
Joe Wasserman
Ranger
Bellwell
Cattlemen Seek Extended Quotas and Aid for Dam Labor
Reeves Ward Loving and Winkler counties leaders pressed for longer cattle-buying program time and a larger quota. Pecos unemployment to supply most Red Bluff dam labor as J R Martin and T N Ward, NRS, propose labor shares by county population. Carpenters advance work at the Red Bluff dam site amid state relief reforms and a $6 060 000 bond authorization approved in Austin.
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Reeves
Ward
Loving
Winkler
Pecos
Red Bluff
J. R. Martin
T. N. Ward
NRS
K. M. Regan
Washington
Tom Connally
L. W. Anderson
Reeves and Ward County
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
State Soil Conservation Board
Farm Security Administration
Reeves County
Balmorhea
Noted scientists at McDonald to probe iron in stars
European astronomer Prof Swings attached to the University of Liege will join Dr Otto Struve at McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke to study doubly ionized iron Fe III in the atmospheres of stars using UT Austin telescope. The pair will work for weeks beginning soon atop Mount Locke.
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Europe
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
McDonald’s
Otto Struve
University of Texas
University of Liege
Belgium
P. Swings
Struve
Swings
Mt. Locke
FSA To Discourage Farm Speculation in Reeves County
County Supervisor F C Wilbanks says the Farm Security Administration will curb speculative expansion of cash crops in Reeves county due to the European War. The effort, in cooperation with USDA reps, aims to preserve sound land use and avoid past wartime speculation evils while policy remains unchanged until further notice. If food needs rise, the FSA is ready to act with existing machinery.
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Farm Security Administration
Reeves County
F. C. Wilbanks
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wilbanks
Washington
FSA
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Los Angeles
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