Two New Lakes Open for Fishing in Northeast Texas
Lake Fannin and Lake Davy Crockett near Bonham and Honey Grove will open to fishing June 1 under the Soil Conservation Service land utilization project. Project manager Malcolm M. Campbell said the opening follows input from Dr. B B Harris and Dr J K G Silvey, with initial harvesting of fish after spawning. Fisheries, cabins, a community lodge, and recreational facilities are being developed within a 1800 acre recreational area and 60000 acres of adjoining game preserve.
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Lake Fannin
Lake
Davy ‘Crockett
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Bonham
Malcolm M. Campbell
B. B. Harris
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Campbell
Upbell
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas A. & M. College
Lake Davy Crockett
Red River
Honey Grove
Dr. Harris
Dr. J
K. G. Silvey
Harris
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Business and New Dealers May Collide
New York report predicts open hostilities between business and Administration factions in the forthcoming weeks as leaders in Wall Street foresee a clash over control of the Democratic party in the 1940 election. The move toward cooperation, labeled appeasement by critics, has stalled.
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New York
Wall Street
Don’t Fear Medicine Rub Ice On Tongue
Chicago readers are advised that if medicine is bitter one can rub the tongue with ice then gulp the dose to mask the taste. The guidance appears in the American Medical Association journal, from a report by Dr Harold Tangle of the University of Budapest.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Harold Tangle
University of Budapest
Deacon in Church Sparks Courtroom Confrontation
A habitual offender in court boasts of being a church deacon. The judge challenges the claim, noting the offender’s criminal history. The man explains the church contains a roughneck element that demanded recognition, highlighting tension between faith and crime.
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Yassah
Measuring Texas farms begun by AAA
AAA field workers report rising participation in the 1939 program with Ralph Price estimating about 85 percent of Texas farm and ranch families will receive conservation payments. About 95 percent of farm land and 90 percent of active range land fall under the Agricultural Conservation Program this year.
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AAA
Texas
Safety Rules For Vacation Drivers And Others
Austin hears safety advice from state police director Colonel Homer Garri son Jr. urging summer travelers to sightsee rather than seek wreckage, budget daylight miles, maintain brakes lights and tires, avoid windshield clutter, rest when tired, lock doors, skip hitchhiking, carry travelers checks, know other states laws, and drink responsibly to present Texans as careful drivers.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
New York
San Francisco
Queen of Sheba Found History's Ace Gold-Digger
New York report cites mining experts and Norman Yule claiming the Queen of Sheba amassed over a billion dollars in gold from Africa’s Zimbabwe ruins near Victoria Falls. They say Southern Rhodesia’s 50 year output falls short of the queen and Solomon’s ancient wealth.
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New York
Sheba
Africa
Zimbabwe
King Solomon
Victoria Falls
Rhodesia
Fingerprinting of all children urged
State police director urged universal fingerprinting for every child from age one up to preschool. He cited benefits for identification in kidnaping cases and public disasters, noting many juvenile prints already exist among non criminal records.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Garrison
Press- Roosevelt
Texas
State Identification Bureau
New London
Porters News Highlights Local Social and School Closure
The community reports pleasant weather for farmers and announces that the local school will close Friday. Numerous social visits are logged across families including Bennetts Hicks Gunter McCord and Adams. A school program is planned for Friday night and various residents are visiting relatives in the area.
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Elbert Bennett
Genette
Genelle Hicks
Charlene Fincher
Eva Anderson
G. D. Bennett
Ector
Ervin Waite
Jewel and
Maybell Gunter
Claude McCord
Hugh Hunter
Baby
Alvie Lock
Charlie Lambert
Harlie Howell
M. M. Cooper
Lora
R. L. Cooper
Willa Jean Hunter
Dortha Jean McCord
Bonnie Ray Hicks
Betty
Coleen Allen
Kenneth Robinson
O. F. Robinson
J. T. Robinson
Tom Hicks
Fort Worth
A. E. Wilkinson
Ernest Worsham
Charlie Rogers
L. M. Rogers
Near
Randolph
Doris June Hunter
Ellen Frances Rowden
Neva Nell Howell
Elmer Anderson
Morris Glenn
W. C. Anderson
Nothing is Nothing, All Is Becoming Summary
A reflective aphorism attributes existence to perpetual change rather than fixed states, echoing William Wordsworth's sentiment on becoming. The line frames reality as ongoing transformation rather than static being.
CARDUS praised by reporters after survey in twelve Southern states
Reporters questioned women in twelve Southern states as CARDUS receives praise. Of 1279 users, 1206 report benefiting from CARDUS, which aims to improve appetite and digestion and may ease dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. The ad urges readers to try CARDUS.
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Cardus
Experts Seek Bug-Proof Crops Through Cross Breeding
Washington reports Department of Agriculture seed men are pursuing cross breeding to create pest resistant crops. Kanvale, a partly Hessian fly resistant winter wheat from Kansas, faces harvest and classification issues. A new oat variety Boone shows resistance to smut and rust and will roll out in Iowa in summer 1940.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Kansas State Experimental Station
Kansas
Kawvale
Kanvale
U. S
Boone
Iowa
Thatcher spring wheat resists stem rust in Minnesota project
Thatcher spring wheat, developed in cooperation with Minnesota research, shows resistance to stem rust that periodically sweeps Minnesota and the Dakotas, aiding regional cereal production and disease management efforts.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Danger Period For Tuberculosis Is 15 to 45 Years
AUSTIN—Tuberculosis now ranks seventh among major killers in 1938, yet it still claims more deaths in ages 15 to 45 than any other disease. Dr. Geo W Cox, State Health Officer, urges early detection and treatment, plus public health measures to prevent spread. He recommends family examinations, isolation of active cases, infection source discovery, hygienic living, periodic adult checks, and careful follow-up of all contacts to defend against tuberculosis.
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Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
Government rights shape every man's fate
A terse exchange frames the era’s view of state power. A speaker asserts that no man can escape government today, while another counters that government either grants all or takes all one has. The dialogue hints at broader tensions between autonomy and state control.
Human Fly in Circus Quarrel Ends Up Swatted
A circus act turns chaotic after a performer argues with his wife and is swatted by her. The incident interrupts the show as staff restore order and assess injuries.
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