Texas highway bids set for 25 contracts across 228 miles
State Highway Department designated 25 road contracts totaling 228 miles in 22 counties for bids on October 19 and 20. The projects include base laying on Highway 34 in Parker County, base for Highway 117 in Hansford, and grading, drainage, paving on Highway 137 in Andrews, plus several smaller jobs on Highways 36 72 129 10 and 2B.
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Austin
Oct
State Highway Department
Parker County
Tarrant County
Wise County
Hansford
Andrews County
Brazoria
Dewitt County
Yorktown
Brown County
Eastland County
Fort Worth
Taylor
Williamson County
Youthful Burglar Received $14 for Three Robberies
Russell Haskett, 22, accused in a $5,000 jewelry store heist, told police he acted as an inside man and got only $14 for three Austin robberies. Capt. Sam Griffin said he planned a 10 percent cut for higher ups. Haskett fled during a gunfire exchange and was recaptured on a YWCA roof. Two more suspects Leonard Burland Joe McInnis and Mel Johnson were later arrested.
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Austin
U.P
Russell Haskett
Sam Griffin
Haskett
Leonard
Buck) Burland
Joe McInnis
Mel Johnson
Borger offers incentives to lure prospective industries
Free sites on railroad trackage low natural gas rates plentiful water and ample local building materials are presented as inducements to attract new industries to Borger.
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Ing
Borger
What to Give Answers Amarillo Chest Drive
The Community Chest drive in Amarillo opens next Monday with an $85,000 goal. Secretary-manager Fred DeCoster explains donors should give by conscience and cites a scale aligning monthly or annual gifts to income brackets up to $4,800 and beyond.
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Community Chest
Guiding 4 Your Child Advice On Safe Adventuring
A guide explains that every child seeks exploration from a baby learning to crawl to a preschooler. Parents shape safe curiosity by supervising stair practice, garden gate ventures, and early balance, climbing, and swimming activities to reduce risk while encouraging growth.
Pricing options listed for annual or monthly payments
A confusing sequence presents several pricing lines with annual amounts from 72 up to 120 and monthly ranges from 4 to 100, then higher yearly total options. The OCR text mixes numbers and words, showing multiple payment tiers and totals without clear context or labels.
Child Safety and Industry Grow as Trends Rise
The passage notes that proper boating conduct protects children lacking skill, reducing risk of injury or involvement with the children's court. It also reports a large production figure of eighteen million pairs of cotton hose last year, illustrating broader social activity and industry growth.
Pigs as prizes feature in Dumas trades day
Dumas merchants announce three high grade pigs and two pens of chickens to be given away each Saturday for the first four Saturdays in October. The prize drawings aim to boost interest in poultry and livestock within the trade territory.
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Dumas
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