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506 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.-1939.
Public Safety Commission.. Pa2
Public Schools (See
Schools) . . 316 et seq
Public Welfare Expenditures.298
Pueblo Indians.... ...... 50
Pulp, Paper from Pine......151
Pumps, Mfr...............241
Purisima Concepcion de
Acuna ............... 58
Putnam, Town of...........396
Pyote, City of..............461
Quail ....... .......160, 164
Quakers, in Texas........... 334
Quanah, City of .......... 419
Quarantine, Cattle Tick..... 205
Quarries .... .....--..... 226
Quarternary Belt 30 (map) 31,
(diagram) .....-.. 33
Queretaro, College of, Santa
Cruz de ... ... ...... 57
Quicksilver, Prod'n, etc......225
Quitaque; Town of..........393
Quitman, Towh of..........464
Quivira .................. 56
R
Rabbit -...................163
Racial Groups........... . 90
Raccoons in Texas......161, 162
Radio in Texas.......... 264
Radio, WFAA .......... 21, 264
Railroad Bonuses to . 249, 311
Railroad Building and Pop. 74
Railroad Building, Early ... 248
Railroad Com., Members.. 283
Railroad Com., Texas ..76, 252
Railroad Employees, No.,
Compensation (1925-37). ..247
Railroad Expenses (1891-37) 248
Railroad, Father of in Texas
(Andrew Briscoe). ...- 249
Railroad, First. 246, 249-250
Railroad, Frt. Tonnage 247, 248
Railroads, History of (by S.
G. Reed).. ..... 248
Railroads, Land Grants to . 250
Railroads, Mileage, Service. 247
Railroads, Mileage by States 247
Railroads, Mileage Track Op-
erated (1891-1937)....... 248
railroads, Number of .....247
Railroads, Passenger and
Freight Haul ... 247
Railroad Reg'lations. Hist. of.252
Railroad Repair Shops ..241
Railroad Revenue (1891-37). 248
Railroad Rolling Stock, Tax-
able Value ....... ....299
Railroad Stage Coach Com-
petition with .. 252
Railroad Statistics (1891-37).248
Railroad Systems, Modern.. 253
Railroad Taxable Value. ...- - 299
Railways, Electric Inter'ban 491
Railways, Street, Mileage... 491
Railroad Track Mileage......247
Railways, Street, Taxed ....299
Rainfall, Average, Texas 133
Rainfall, by Counties, etc.122-124
Rainfall, Extreme Rec'ds.119, 124
Rainfall (map).............121
Rains County ..............447
Rainstorms, Records......... 119
Ralls, City of .............404
Ramon, Capt. Domingo...... 57
Rambouillet Sheep .........203Page.
Ranches, Big .............. 201
Randall County........... 447
Randolph Field..........257, 290
Ranger, City of ...........408
Ranger Oil Field............ 216
Rangers, State.............. 72
Rankin, Town of ...........458
Raymondville, City of.......463
Reagan County ... .......448
Reagan, John H., Senator.... 252
Real County..... .........448
Receipts, State Fiscal.... 293
Reciprocal Insurance . 272.273
Reclamation Dept., State 140
Reclamation Engineer, State 283
Reclamation Service, U.S. in
Texas ................... 288
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
in Texas .............. 288
Reconstruction Period......73-74
Red Bluff Dam........... 138
Red Bluff Reservoir........ 143
Redbud (Tree)............ 157
Redfish ................. . 168
Red River .-..4. 134, 145
Red River Basin.-134,141,144,1 '
Red River County 448
Red River Flood Control Dis-
trict, Directors ........ 283
Red River Irrigation...... 144
Red River Navigation Project.257
Red Snapper ...........168
Red Turkey Wheat..........185,
Reed, S. G.. ............248
Reeves County............ 448
Refining, Petroleum.....215, 240
Reforestation in Texas...151-153
Refugio, Battle of........... 66
Refugio, City of .............449
Refugio County ............449
Refugio Mission ............ 59
Refunds, State Revenue......297
Regulators ........... 70
Religious Bodies.............334
Renters ............ 92
Representatives, Texas, in
Congress ........ 289
Reps., Legislature.... 285-286
Reps., Legislature, Districts..286
Republic of Fredonia....... 62
Republic of Texas .... 67-71
Republican Army of North 60
Republican Ex. Com., State 383
Republican Ex. Com., State,
Chairman .. ....492
Repubhcan Party in Texas...383
Resaca de la Palma......... 71
Resacas . . . 144
Research Council of Industrial
and Commercial .. . 169
Reserve Officers, U.S. Army,
in Texas .. .... ...290
Reserves, U.S. Army (90th
Div.) . ............ 290-291
Reservoirs, Lakes, Capacity
of, Etc... . ......141-143
Resources, Natural..... 125-168
Resources of Texas Banks 271
Resources, Wildlife......160-168
Resorts, Tourist ........261-264
Retail Sales, by Counties .. 386
Retail Trade by Counties and
Cities . ..... 268-70
Retail Trade by States (1935)268
Revenue, State Sources ....... 293
Reverchon, Julien .........147Page.
Revolution, Texas ........62-67
Rhodes Scholars, Texas... .334
Rice Institute ..........317, 324
Rice Growing ..............187
Rice Prod'n (1905-1938)......187
Rice Prod'n, Statistics on.... 187
Richmond City of...........413
Ringtail at............161, 162
Rio de las Palmas........ . 53
Rio Grande ...134, 137-8, 146
Rio Grande Basin (soil map)
126-7, 134, 137-8, 141,.... 143
Rio Grande, City of ....453
Rio Grande Embayment 30,
(Indians in) ... 52
Rio Grande Flood Control
Dist., Directors.. .. 283
Rio Grande Plains (map) 129,
(soil map) 126-7....... 128-9
Rio Grande Valley.......31, 190
Rio Grande Irrigation........144
Rio Hondo, Town of....... 396
Rising Star, City of..... 408
River Navigation .....256-257
Rivers, Drainage Areas.. 134
River Flow of Texas .. 145-146
River Lakes, Reservoirs on.141-3
Riviere Rouge ...........135
Roadrunner Bird ...... 165
Roads (See Highways) . 258-259
Roads, U.S. Bureau of Pub. 287
Robert Lee, Town of........399
Roberts County..............449
Robertson County........... 449
Roberts, Gov. Oran M....... 75
Robstowri, City of...........444
Roby, City of...............412
Rock Asphalt ................227
Rockdale, City of...........440
Rockland Dam .............135
Rockport, City of...........387
Rocks, Outcropping, Texas,
(map) ... ............ 32
Rosksprings, City of........409
Rockwall, City of...........450
Rockwall County............449
Rogers, City of ........... 390
Rolling Plains (soil map).-126-7
Roosevelt, Theodore, Lt. Col. 76
Root Rot, Cotton............180
Roscoe, City of ...........444
Rosebud, City of ...........411
Rose Capital (Tyler)....... 197
Rose Growing .............197
Rosenberg, City of --....... 413
Rosin from Texas Pine..... 151
Ross, Gov. L. S............. 76
Rotan, City of..............412
Rough Riders .............. 76
Round Rock, City of....... 463
Rowena ........... 87, 450
Roy Inks Dam..........136, 142
Royse City ...............450
Rubber Goods, fr...........241
Rule, City of .. ............421
Rumanians in Texas........ 91
"Runaway Scrape".......... 66
Runge, City of .............430
Runnels County.---.. ..... 450
Runnels, Gov. Hardin H...... 72
Run-Off, Acre Feet,
Rivers ... .....145-146
Rural Elec. Administration..288
Rural Elec. Power Lines.....245
Rural Population . ....... 90
Rural Pop. by Counties...99-102ROY H. TERRY Established 1870 ROBT. E. L. TERRY
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Texas Almanac, 1939-1940, book, 1939; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117163/m1/508/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.