Wildlife course expands to 24 Texas colleges this summer
Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission experts will lecture at 24 colleges this summer on natural resource conservation with nine other state and federal agencies cooperating. The program, started in 1938 by Dr. B. B. Harris, has grown from one institution to a widespread course into its third year. A deer collision near Kerrville killed two does and damaged a car driven by J A Lott of Carlsbad New Mexico. Fredericksburg resident Aaron Gold was bitten by a large rattlesnake but recovered after treatment by Dr. Victor Keidel.
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Austin
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
B. B. Harris
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Exas
State Game Department
J. A. Lott
Carlsbad
N. M
Kerrville
Hills
Aaron Gold
Fredericksburg
Victor Keidel
Boyce House
Armadillo becomes more used as food in DeWitt County
The state Game Department's executive secretary reports armadillos gaining importance as a food crop in DeWitt County. Negro residents have harvested more than 500 of the animals in recent months. Prepared armadillos are considered excellent eating and described as tasting like small pig.
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DeWitt County
State Game Department
Watch for rattlers as snakes emerge in sunny spots
The executive secretary of the State Game Department cautions sportsmen to be vigilant for rattlesnakes as they leave their holes this season, especially on the sunlit side of terrains.
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State Game Department
Help Us Avoid Misdelivery And Save Postage
The Sun requests readers notify us of any address changes to prevent misdelivery. If an address will change in a week, readers should write in advance to avoid missing a copy and save 2c per misaddressed issue.
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The
Sun
Uncle Sam
Taxidermists display talking bass with teeth in Temple store
C I Mitchell and Frank Sladek of Temple exhibit a ten pound seven ounce black bass from Temple Country Club Lake. The fish is mounted with upper and lower plates of false teeth and a sign says If I'd kept my mouth shut I wouldn't be here. The catch was made by Jack Keith of Temple.
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C. I. Mitchell
Frank Sladek
Temple
Jack Keith
Temple Country Club
Keith
Rules for car drivers clash with modern road sense
A regional letter mocks reckless driving and horn use, describing absurd behaviors and dangerous street tactics. It argues that strict enforcement and fines by authorities could curb such driving, otherwise taxes could vanish from fines and lives saved.
Inventor touts high power rotary motor with few parts
Dallas inventor John R. Mitchell claims a rotary motor five inches wide and eighteen inches high can deliver 520 horsepower from 350 pounds using two spark plugs and two vents. He describes self lubricating, oil pump free operation with piston compression and cooling, projecting aviation level performance with future material improvements.
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John R. Mitchell
Rowan Street
Dallas
Mitchell
320000 Extra Bales of Cotton Promised by Seed Treatment
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station tests show organic mercury dust ceresan could boost 1940 cotton yields by about 12 percent statewide if applied to the entire crop. College Station Temple Brazos Bottom and Lubbock results varied, with higher germination and reduced seed-borne diseases cited. Miller notes easier mixing and new ceresan forms, with agents providing treatment directions.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Temple
Brazos Bottom
Lubbock
E. A. Miller
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
Miller
287 181 Farm Families Reached By Extension Service
College Station Texas extension service reports 287 181 farm families and 62 195 non farm families reached in 1939. 196 187 farms showed definite changes in operations, 92 014 homes improved, and 68 685 youths enrolled in 4 H club work with 36 809 girls and 31 876 boys.
Waves Becomes North Carolina Post Office Name
Waves joins a quirky list of town names in North Carolina along the Outer Banks while noting other unusual locales such as Loafer's Glory Shooting Creek Dirty John Creek and Char lie's Bunion. The piece mentions a surge of Atlantic tides and cites 29 500 000 motor vehicles in the United States.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Waves
United States
First Major Cut by CCC Is Announced
Washington D C The Civilian Conservation Corps announced the first major enrollment cut since 1933 lowering the April 1 replacement program to 65 000 for 20 days and reducing total enrollment from 300 000 to 245 400 by July 1 The director James J McEntee cited Congress funding cuts and reported 170 000 applicants for April replacement jobs.
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CCC
Washington, D. C
Civilian Conservation Corps
James J. McEntee
McEntee
Man Electrocuted While Freeing Kite From Power Line
In San Antonio Joe Hernandez 45 died attempting to dislodge a kite from a power line in front of his home. His son Alfredo Hernandez 12 was treated at a hospital for burns on his hands and feet and shock from the incident.
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San Antonio
Joe Hernandez
Alfredo Hernandez
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