Black Bass Plentiful for Texas Anglers This Spring
Texas to stock private waters and public lakes with twenty million black bass this spring as the inland fisheries division under Marion Toole reports. Spawning will finish by March or April and hatched bass reach three eighths inch before distribution.Bass planted this year may be caught in season after about a year reaching 12 to 14 inches. Black bass rarely weigh more than six pounds and typically die of old age after about six years if not hooked.
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Austin
Texas
Marion Toole
Inland Fisheries Division
The
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Toole
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Ben Sturdivant
Jordan
John L. Lewis
CIO
Church
Joking White House Reply About Bureaus and a Cabinet
A legend recounts an ignorant woman asking the President to send her a bureau to get rid of bureaus. An aide’s quip says the President will keep all old bureaus and offers an old badly scarred cabinet instead.
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U. S
Hoover
Spinning Wheel Numbers Stir Domestic Quiet
A dialogue reveals a wife keeps a spinning wheel with numbers marked on it, prompting questions about modernity versus old fashioned habits. The exchange hints at a hidden puzzle or coded counting embedded in a familiar domestic task.
Bridegroom's Speech Sparks Laughter at Nuptials
A groom felt coaxed into a speech at a wedding and, standing beside his bride with a hand on her shoulder, he began with this line and wondered why the crowd laughed.
Quote on railroad safety sparks debate in early dispatches
A social remark prompts discussion on transport safety highlighting a fireman’s improvised action as a point of contention. The dialogue contrasts rail and road hazards and suggests public interest in railway duty and accident prevention.
VA Guidance On Domiciliary Care And GI Bill Admissions
Veterans receive basic answers about domiciliary homes for chronic conditions and admission rules. The text also covers GI Bill related hospital eligibility, applying for VA hospitalization, and pensions for dependent children of WWI veterans with long term disabilities.
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U. S. Army
The Hard Road of Rev Henry Jordan in Dallas
A profile of Rev. Henry W. Jordan 54 and his wife pursuing church-building campaigns across Louisiana New Mexico and Texas. After founding churches and enduring debt heart attacks and retirement he continues serving as pastor while facing poverty and limited pension support amid aging parishioners. He reflects on faith and the need for stronger church aid.
Divorce Petition Served In Grayson County Texas
Citation No 57949 requires Harry D Sample to appear in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas by 10 AM on Monday March 27 1950 to answer Myrtle Sample's petition for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment filed February 7 1950. Court clerk S V Earnest seals the notice with deputy Nancy Drake. 4m2
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State of Texas
Harry D. Sample
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Myrtle Sample
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Probably Needs Glasses How many letters can you read on the chart
A quip questions vision accuracy asking how many letters are readable on a chart and what chart is being used prompting playful doubt about eyesight.
Corsicana Officer Invents Thief-Proof Car Lock
Corsicana patrolman R L Brown has patents filed for a mechanical ejecting key lock that prevents leaving a key in the ignition. The device uses a spring to eject the key when off, reminding drivers to remove it. Patent approval is pending with six to twelve months for a full patent. Brown plans cheap production and replacement for wear.
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R. L. Brown
Washington, D. C
Brown
Corsicana
Houston
Patent Office
Penny saved and spent a wry exchange in verse
The itemplay reflects a quip about thrift in Franklin's era contrasting modern coin value with a sharp comic exchange. A neighborly scene is recounted with humor on affection and financial worry, delivering a brief vignette in a humorous dialogue style.
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Franklin
S. Omar Barker
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