 GARLAND DAILY NEWS; MAY 23, 1963: "NO, THIS IS NOT THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVARAS COUNTY. THIS FROG IS THE CELEBRATED BULL FROG OF BICYCLE HILL, DUCK CREEK, DALLAS COUNTY, GARLAND TEXAS. ANDY GRUBBS, 8 ½ YEAR OLD SON OF MR. AND MRS. CALVIN E. GRUBBS OF 2810 FAIRFAX, IS THE PROUD OWNER OF THIS GIGANTIC BULLFROG WHOSE NICKNAME IS 'FLIPPERS'. ANDY CAUGHT THE FROG IN THE BICYCLE HILL AREA ON DUCK CREEK MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FROG MEASURES 15 ½ INCHES IN LENGTH AND WEIGHS ABOUT TWO POUNDS. ANDY SAID HE KNEW ALMOST EVERY TRAIL IN THE BICYCLE HILL AREA AROUND DUCK CREEK. THE GRUBBS FAMILY MOVED TO THE FAIRFAX STREET ADDRESS WHEN ANDY WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. HIS FIRST SAFARIS TO THE CREEK AREA WERE CAREFULLY SUPERVISED BY HIS FATHER AND AN OLDER BROTHER, BUT ANDY HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE CREEK AREA SOLO FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. 'FLIPPERS' ADDS ANOTHER ITEM TO ANDY'S ALREADY ENORMOUS COLLECTION OF TURTLES, HORNED TOADS, LIZARDS, SNAILS, AND FISH." NOTE: Cost of the Garland Daily News Weekdays was 5 cents, Sunday was 10 cents. |
