Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-01 | Page 2 | Fishermen Tell Tall Tales? Very Seldom, Expert Finds on Investigating Yarns

Fishermen Tell Tall Tales Very Seldom Expert Finds on Investigating Yarns V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug Aus 1 u UP pr c Fred of the United States bureau of fisheries launched a campaign today to combat the theory that fishermen tell tall tales who directs the bureaus bureau's bureaus bureau's bureaus bureau's bu bu- bu- bu reau's aquarium in the commerce department building explained t that at he had investigated nine fish fib stories collected at random and f found und seven of at them true a batting average of he said and Hand if that isn't good Ill I'll swallow a black bass raw Ono One true story was waR that of the rubber tired fish which had a rubber rub rub- ber r roll ll li about its body D. D J. J Dewland Dewland Dewland Dew- Dew land of ot SaUda Cal caught it and the rubber turned out to be a rubber rubber rub rub- ber ben washer that had stuck to the tho fish and grew into its scales And then continued Ora inger there is the tho proven story of tho the diamond fish Lacy Kilgore and John Gentry Knoxville Tenn fishermen were cleaning a a. 10 pound bass and found a B. diamond diamond diamond dia dia- mond ring in its ita mouth