Texas Railroads See End of Era
Washington reports the era of glamorous long train travel in Texas is ending as passenger revenue drops from peak twenties levels to 14 percent of 1902 figures. The Texas rail network shrank from about 17 000 miles in the early 1930s to around 15 000, with fewer hoboes riding the rails and travelers shifting to cars and buses.
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Washington
Texas
Texas and
St. Louis
Cotton Belt
Texas’ Rail
Assn
Interstatee Commerce Commission
el Paso
Texarkana
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado
Janitor Charged With Stealing Parking Meter Fines
Midland postal inspectors charged Tim Barber a post office janitor with taking money from three parking meter envelopes. He was in a strong position to intercept the mail and was suspected of stealing the $1 fines mailed by residents.
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Midland
Tim Barber
Post Office
Teenagers Fire at Train Kill Man in Missouri
Belton Missouri report says a 53 year old Railway Express Agency employee Howard C Freeman of Springfield was fatally shot while teenagers fired at a moving Frisco freight train as a prank. Freeman died from a bullet wound to the brain after surgery failed.
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Belton, Mo
Railway Express Agency
Howard C. Freeman
Springfield Mo
For Sale Listings From Local Advertiser
Heavy threshed oats 85c per bushel by Leon Ball phone FO 4-2349. 38 acres near Whitewright well improved priced to sell by Paul Stephens. Stephens Bryant insurance for autos. Used Frigidaire refrigerators various sizes. Water heaters Jetstream glass lined for natural or butane gas moderately priced by Johnson Jewelry & Appliance.
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Leon Ball
Whitewright
Paul Stephens
Jetstream
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Stepped Up Math For Schools in 61
Texas public schools will add more math in 1961 with a revised program tested in over 300 districts. The plan adds two years of algebra and geometry trigonometry for all students and requires stronger effort from both weak and college bound pupils. The State Board of Education will review the changes next spring for a 1961 rollout.
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Austin
Texas
Johnny
State Board of Education
State Board
Commission
Elvis Presley Father Won't Marry Him Soon
The Daily Sketch quotes Vernon Presley saying Elvis Presley will not wed soon. When asked about his preferred type of girl, Elvis says simply female. Also note Wichita Kansas has 14 airports.
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London
The
Daily Sketch
Elvis Presley
Presley
Elvis
Fertilizer On Pastures Means More Grazing
College Station reports that well fertilized pastures provide extra grazing this fall and earlier grazing next spring. Dr. W F Bennett notes that soil nutrients moisture and existing grass stand determine profitability, with soil testing advised before applying fertilizer.
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Bennett
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