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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
2
A writer reflects on Christmas as a time to reconnect with lifelong friends and distant acquaintances. The piece endorses government food aid for the needy while criticizing those who abuse the system and argues production policy harms employment and consumption. It ends with a hopeful note that Americans may someday find a better use of vast resources.
A Stamford reader urges fair relief policy amid farm shifts from mule power to tractors and rising unemployment. He questions subsidy use and urges work and honest living, demanding justice without favoritism while sharing personal reliance on commodities during winter scarcity.
Texas oilmen allocate more than 10 million dollars annually for geophysical exploration to locate new oil reserves, reflecting intense investment in subsurface surveys and seismic work to expand productive fields.
Texas oilmen drilled 41 percent of all wildcat oil and gas tests in the United States last year, a notable share reflecting the state’s pivotal role in exploration activity across the industry.
A note explains Texas law prohibits killing or injuring bats. Bats eat about half their body weight in insects each night, highlighting their ecological value and the reason behind conservation.
Bricksdahl Swenson School held its Christmas program at the school house on Wednesday night December 1 with Mrs S S Russell principal and Mrs Carl Nelson primary teacher in charge. The program included Candledrill Ruth Frances and George Donald Ol son Elizabeth and Billy Jo Davis and Billy Soderberg recitation Billy Gene Strand song Jolly Bells Jingle Bells by the same group as in candle drill and Christmas carol.
Health officials warn hunters market workers and households to avoid tularemia by selecting healthy animals and using gloves or washing hands after handling game. Do not touch fur organs or meat with bare skin and cook rabbit thoroughly. The illness peaks in fall hunting season.
Tularemia is carried by ticks and can infect humans through skin breaks or scratches. Early symptoms mimic grippe with fever, headache, and vomiting, followed by swollen glands and weight loss. Illness lasts about three weeks with a recovery period of two to three months. Proper cooking destroys the germs.
Gas Age Magazine dedicates its current issue to the Lone Star Gas System. Published in New York and circulated across the United States and Canada, the issue covers the history and operations of Lone Star Gas and affiliated companies with numerous executive photos and plant scenes. The foreword titled Thirty Years of Natural Gas Service outlines growth of the system.
Foreword notes Texas gas service began in 1909 with pioneers and vision. It traces how Lone Star Gas grew into a leading public utility serving 1.5 million people across about 150000 square miles with dependable, economical gas service.
The Virginia deer relies on a highly developed sense of smell to navigate its territory. Deer mark trails with odor from scent glands near their hind legs, and removing these glands handicaps them. A mule deer has glands about six times larger and more potent due to its longer running gait.
Over fifty years, Texas has produced less than two-fifths of the total petroleum discovered in the state to date. The statement highlights a disparity between exploration and production within Texas, noting the overall discovery volume exceeds regional output.
Texas petroleum production last year accounted for over three fourths of the total value of the state's mineral production, highlighting the sector's dominant role in the state's mining economy.
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