Texas Ports At Risk From O Daniel Tax Plan
Prominent Texas figures warn Governor O Daniel s transaction tax would crush cotton and wheat shipments through port cities from Orange to Brownsville. They argue a 16 percent tax on second sales shifts cargo to New Orleans and Kansas City, threatening port economies and prompting calls to defeat the governor in re election.
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O’daniel
Texas
T. H. McGregor
Austin
McGregor
W. P. Hobby
Houston Post
O Daniel
Ernest O. Thompson
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Dallas
Orange
Brownsville
Amarillo
Kansas City
Chicago
O'Daniel
South Texas
Agent Turns Engineer For Boys' Ranch
J AS Coleman Hartley County agent is credited with engineering improvements at the Boys Ranch Old Tas cosa including a new dam to improve water supply and a creek diversion. He also planned piping spring water to the bathhouse to provide shower pressure for the under privileged boys maintained by Amarillo businessmen.
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Channing
Old Tascosa
Coleman
Hartley County
Alton Weeks
Amarillo
Railroad gravel rates cut from Quitaque to Plainview
A rail freight rate reduction on gravel from Quitaque to Plainview takes effect today. FR C Kuykendall of Fort Worth and Denver says the rate drops from 68 to 50 cents per ton, saving Plainview and Hale County about 500 dollars on paving contracts including the Seth Ward farm to market road. The railroad sought the cut to offset costs of moving sand and gravel by truck.
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Plainview
Quitaque
FR. C. Kuykendall
Fort Worth
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Women Will Do Share If War Comes
Mrs George Berry of Lubbock president of the Texas Department of the American Legion Auxiliary told the 18th Texas district meeting that Texas women would carry out their part in a national emergency. The remarks were made at Canyon during the June 27 session.
Legion Meeting Honors Members From West Texas Posts
Mrs. Berry introduced by Mrs. J R Watson of Lubbock state membership chairman. Presiding was Charlie Maisel Borger district commander with L D Winn Canyon post commander Ray Campbell and Lou Roberts state commander from Berger. Rev Sam Thomas Canyon and Dr C C Grimes Amarillo spoke. West Texas State High School orchestra directed by Robert Axtell performed patriotic numbers. Sons of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps from Amarillo, led by Guy Miller, presented numbers.
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American Legion
Berry
J. R. Watson
Lubbock
Charlie Maisel
Borger
Ll. D. Winn
Canyon
Ray Campbell
Lou Roberts
Berger
Sam Thomas
Canyoh
C. C Grimes
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
West Texas
Robert Axtell
Court House Square
Sons of the American Legion
Legion
Guy Miller
Plainview Rotarians Install New Club Officers
Plainview Rotary Club installed E. M. Ballengee as president on Tuesday succeeding Lester James. Other officers include Virgil Winn secretary J. D. Worley treasurer Lester James vice president and directors R F Cain Roscoe Snyder Albert Garrett and S B Curry.
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Plainview
E. M. Ballengee
Rotary Club
Lester James
Virgil Winn
J. D. Worley
R. F. Cain
Roscoe Snyder
Albert Garrett
S. B. Curry
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