Fishing prospects improve across Texas waters May first start
Reports from Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission indicate better fishing with season opening May 1. Over 7,000,000 fingerlings placed last year show strong survival, though tests reveal over half of caught fish are undersized and would not be keepers until June 1 or later. Proper handling advised to reduce losses. The L A Anglers Club in San Antonio plans casting clubs in nine junior highs and aims to improve local fishing through water supply at Medina Lake, day and night practice pools, tournaments, and new laws.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Game Department
Hugh Warren
W. F. Rosenberg
L. A
San Antonio
Ducks Survive Civilized Encounters With Humans
Two ducks once in contact with civilization slipped away after brief incidents. One duck was seen on Aransas Pass main street and captured by two women who released it after deeming themselves unlawfully in possession. It had a minor injury that kept it from flying. The other duck, a large mallard drake, mistook Highway 87 near Dalhart for a river and jumped onto the wet road, then crawled into weeds and vanished.
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Game Department
Aransas Pass
Dalhart
Matador Tribune
San Antonio Anglers Aim for 5000 Members by April 1 1942
The San Antonio Anglers Club announces a push to recruit 5,000 members by April 1 1942 under the club’s leadership. The plan calls for broad outreach and organized efforts to grow the angling community in the city.
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San Antonio
Watch Dairy Cows Feed in the Spring College Station
Extension dairyman E. R. Eudaly explains spring cow production depends on balancing grain protein with green forage. High protein in grass requires grain low in protein and high in carbohydrates to avoid energy shortfalls. He notes crude protein balance to 27 percent and cites Bulletin B-69 for the calculation.
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E. R. Eudaly
Extension Dairyman
Eudaly
Measuring fish with cigarettes in a lake rule tip
A quirky safety note suggests using standard cigarettes as a makeshift ruler to judge fish legality when unsure and no rulebook on hand. It states a cigarette length is 2% inches and a longie is 3% inches, advising lining them end to end beside the fish in question and totaling the length to avoid fines.
Harmless Infection Army Medical Examiner Joke
A humorous exchange features a new recruit recalling trouble with the word dyspepsia, a quip from Little Mary about domestic silence at school, a misstep on domes tic science, and a father noting a bare hope his daughter means what she says.
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Army
Mary
Iron the key to health in defense nutrition
Nutrition authorities urge guarding national health with a defense program and stress iron as a vital blood builder. The text notes about 45 million people live below adequacy, and adults need at least 12 milligrams of iron daily to prevent nutritional anemia, with iron sources essential from infancy onward.
Iron rich foods and history of pernicious anemia chart
A nutrition chart from the American Medical Association details iron sources and liver as a top blood-building food. It notes that pernicious anemia was described in 1849 and that liver improves iron utilization. It cites Nobel prize findings in 1934 for liver’s therapeutic role and provides daily intake guidance: 2 meat servings with weekly liver, 1 egg, 2 vegetable servings, 2 fruit servings.
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Minot, Murphy and
Whipple
American Medical Association
The Spice of Life and Comic Misadventures at Court and Church
A brisk collection of humorous vignettes from a social gathering, including a nurse and a golf ball mishap at a links, a clerk seeking next week off for his honeymoon, a farm lad's courtship antics with a goat and chicken, parson knots, and a witty Professor B. delivering a joke in a stony room. The scenes feature sharp wordplay and rustic mischief, with a lively crowd reacting to each quip.
Sioux Indians Enlist With Army and Marriages Noted
Full-blooded Sioux Vandall Fast Horse Patrick White Horse Leonard White Bull and Jerome Brown Bull recently joined the Army. Marriage notices include Mr Byrnes and Miss Mustard at Mechanicsburg Virginia and Allen Hannah to Miss Hannah Allen in Giles County Virginia.
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O. B. Fish
Somerville
N. J
Jolly Brothers
Sturgis
S. Oak
Vandall Fast Horse
Patrick White Horse
Leonard White Bull
Jerome Brown Bull
Mr. Byrnes
Miss Mustard
Mechanicsburg
Allen Hannah
Hannah Allen
Giles County
Farm Couple Walk Along Quiet Country Road Tale
A young woman and a handsome farm lad stroll at dusk along a country road. The lad carries a large pail on his back with a chicken inside, sharing a light moment as they walk. Madam Newlyrich weighs humorous options about a quality product and affordability in a playful regional flavor.
Colored man pleads guilty and waives hearing
The colored gentleman says in court that he pleads guilty and waives the hearing. When asked to explain the waiver he replies that he does not want to hear any more about it.
Late Entertainer Sparks Auditorium Anxiety
An impatient audience in the college auditorium waited for an out of town entertainer who was an hour late. The evening’s chairman, fearing a mass departure, scribbled a frantic appeal for help to keep attendees from leaving.
Riverside bungalow floats downstream due to river changes
Brown confronts a real estate agent over a riverside bungalow that has floated two miles down the river. The agent remarks that taxes are lower further downstream, noting it as a lucky outcome.
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Brown
Not Dead But Sleeping Inscription Sparks Honest Reply
A colored boy strolling a cemetery reads a tombstone motto Not dead, but sleeping and after a moment declares in plain speech that the phrase seems aimed at the sleeper himself. The wry remark highlights the self-deception implied by the inscription.
Haughty Woman Questioning Ancestral Actions Emerges
A troubled social column highlights a haughty woman who questions whether any of her ancestors committed notable deeds, prompting speculation about lineage and reputation. The local page focuses on gossip tone and social standing concerns.
Farm family confronts mortgage burden in remembered tale
A brief rural reminiscence shows a farmer noting his family still carries unpaid mortgages on the ancestral homestead. The exchange reflects a lasting, quiet financial pressure across generations.
The Lesson and the Constant Advertiser Joke
The husband serves breakfast in bed and boasts his future routine. The joke riffs on constants: water erodes stone, Towser gnaws bone, a lover woos, and the advertiser wins the trade.
Servant girl ties church choice to Spurgeon preaching
A London servant answers her mistress about church with Mr Spurgeon as her favorite. She says hearing Spurgeon makes her feel duty bound to sweep under the mats, underscoring his strong influence on her daily duties.
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London
Mr. Spurgeon
Not Warned Jones and Wife Hear Silent Proposal
Not warned couple in a hotel veranda overhear a young man planning to propose to a girl. Mrs. Jones whispers a warning but her husband replies with a wry line about not being warned himself. The vignette captures a quiet, ironic moment.
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Jones
Burglary Laugh Lines at Schoolhouse
Betty asks about a burglar in their home. The teacher reacts with surprise and asks what the father did. Betty explains he was not under the circumstances but under the bed, delivering a lighthearted punchline.
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Betty
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