Drowsy Frog Will Go on Stage CAREER LOOM FOR HORNED CREATURE
Blinkie the horned tour star from Eastland visited Dallas for a theater engagement then planned to travel to New York with Wil Wood and N M Day. In New York it may be placed in an exhibit and photographed during arrival. A New York lettermaker asks for three live horned frogs, and Sidney Kring searches for specimens to ship by air mail.
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Bs International News Service
Dallas
Blinkie
Eastland
Wil Wood
N. M. Day
New York
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Gardens
San Antonio
Hasterners
Misa Marie Milla
New York City
Sidney Kring
Chamber of Commerce
Kring
Hestland
Texas
Cornerstone
Petition Allows Change to Eastbound Train 78 Route
ASK CHANGES ON SINTAE AUSTIN Feb 25 Petition of the Suna Fe for discontinuation of operation of its eastbound afternoon passenger train No 78 through Coleman and substitution of train No 82 on a revised schedule 25 minutes later was granted by the railroad commission Saturday afternoon Under the decision train No TH a run from San Angelo to Brownwood will be speeded about 15 minutes changing to leave San Angelo 35 minutes later at 445 pm and reach Brownwood at 750 pm The Coleman detour from Coleman Junction on the main line will not be made and the former 650 pm stop at Coleman will be eliminated Train No 92 now through Coleman at 730 Bo no eastbound from Sweetwater will be changed to an evening train leaving Coleman at 815 pm or 20 minutes later than the discontinued No 78
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Austin
Suna Fe
Colemen
Railroad Commission
San Angelo
Brownwood
Coleman
Coleman Junction
Sweetwater
Rail Mileage in Texas to Get Big Boost in ’28
Rail mileage in Texas stands at 18 300 miles with 302 more under construction, mainly mainline additions. Expect completion by year end 1928 bringing total to about 18 996 miles as the 1928 program becomes the largest in four years.
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Texas
Austin
Commission
Conner Action
Rheumatism Remedy Offer From Brockton Ex Sergeant
Ex Sergeant Paul Case of Brockton Massachusetts recalls serving with the American Army in France where he received a Rheumatism and Neuritis prescription. He claims it produced many lying results, cost him nothing, and he will send it free to anyone who writes him at Roo 278 Quigg Building.
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Paul Case
Roo
Quigg
Brockton
Mass
France
Frog Bid For Fame From We Knew It S A
City tale follows Travis dones and Anslin Smith at 127 Funston avenue as they recount a revived legend of the horned frog of Flastand. They describe discovering a pale toad-like body unearthed during sidewalk work and the strange revival after a period of dormancy.
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Travis Dones
Funston Avenue
Anslin Smith
Flastand
Minnie Cunningham Opens Campaign for U S Senate in Texas
Mrs Minnie Fisher Cunningham of Galveston and Washington announces her bid for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. The campaign kick off occurs in Monteville with a 3 PM courthouse rally presided by J E Parrish. Speakers include Judge J A S King Cal Thomas I Ball and Mrs Jane Y McCollum outlining her platform and public service aims.
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Austin
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Galveston
Washington
United States
Monteville
Mra
Woodrow Wilson
Huntsville
Houston
Cal
Thomas I. Ball
Texas
Walker County
Jane Y. McCollum
Jim Public Service
W. L. Dean
Cunningham
Golera
United States Senate
State Edits on Highway Mileage Weights Future Projects
Austin February 25. The highway department reports 2,000 miles designated for state highways with about 11,400 miles left to construct. Completed mileage totals 3,500 miles this year, up from 790 miles in 1926 and 61 miles in 1927, indicating a rising annual construction pace and ongoing projects through the end of the decade.
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Austin
Highway Department
Pnmd
Vessels Collide in Fog Off Aleutian Route
A late night collision in fog off the Aleutian coast led to two ships sinking and fear of about 115 sailors lost. One vessel, the Aleutian, was believed to be carrying a crew of fifteen. the other, unnamed, vanished with little trace. Rescue efforts and salvage operations continued as authorities sought survivors and assessed the disaster’s causes.
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Onal New Preidee
Kreit
Uve
Dungitien
San Antonio to Host National Legion Yearbook Convention
The American Legion plans a four color cover yearbook featuring San Antonio and Texas in October under supervision of J B Stapp. Felix Allenbach designed the cover. Howard Smith and T Welker Jr lead the editorial and advertising efforts for a national distribution.
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San Antonio
Texas
American Legion
J'bilip
Stapp
Felix Allenbach
Sao Antonio
Sanstotonia
Howard
Smith
T. Welker Jr
San Antoniani
Canal Victim Believed Identified in Chicago Case
Chicago dispatch reports the body found in a canal is believed to be 7 year old Tommy Thomson Sr of Granite City Illinois. His sister remains missing as investigators prepare to search for the girl. Authorities: no family trouble prior, father Thomas Thompson implicated in disappearance. Tammy misidentification feared. Bauer family preparing to travel to Chicago for confirmation. Mardi Gras attendance noted for Lt Col and Mrs Edmund P Ensterbrook.
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Uy International News Service
Chicago
Iainune
Tommy Thomyson Sr
Granite City
Jitle
Marlin Bauer
Thomas Thompoon
Thompson
Bauer
Boyce
Baer
Tam Afrail
Tammy
Lim Nod
January Gasoline Tax Collections Reach Over 1 490 000
In January gasoline tax receipts totaled 1 490 000, down slightly from December’s 1 540 000, State Comptroller S H Terrel reports. The drop reflects poor road conditions but overall revenue to the highway department remains strong. about 4 117 500 went to the highway department and 372 500 to the school fund.
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Austin
S. Hi. Terrel
Highway Department
Lota
Nut
Eagle Lake Rail Changes Sought In Texas Filing
After approval by the attorney general's department an amendment to the charter of the Cune Belt Railroad company based in Eagle Lake was filed in the secretary of state's office extending seven miles from Lane City to Magnet in Wharton County to Thompson's Court? Tend counts.
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Eagle Lake
Austin
Ue Cune Belt Railroad Company
Secretary of State
Lane City
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