Dog Quarantine Penalty Imposed
In Austin the first court penalty under the dog quarantine was imposed on Mrs. Thu la C. Gordon 2210 South Third. Judge Joe B. Roberts ordered her to pen or tie up her dog and placed her on 30 days probation. Cecil McGee filed the county complaint against Robert Gravis for allowing a dog to run at large with fines possible.
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Austin
Thula C. Gordon
South Third
Corporation Court
Cecil McGee
Robert Gravis
Solons Mall Food Courtesy Sanity
The Texas legislature debated a bill to bar mandatory jury trials in sanity cases as members argued over courtesy. Acting Speaker George Nokes called for order while a 100 foot petition was dragged through the chamber. Representatives complained of hunger amid daily pay cuts from ten to five dollars.
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George Nokes
Corsicana
Dallas Flood of 1908 Leaves City Homeless
The Trinity River flood of 1908 devastated Dallas with five drownings and 4000 homeless. Oak Cliff communications failed as the Texas and Pacific Railway causeway washed away, stalling westward rail traffic. Dallas suffered 2.5 million dollars in damage. Downstream losses extended to thousands of farms and livestock losses higher than urban damage, with reach to Liberty.
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Trinity River
Dallas
Oak Cliff
Trinity
Liberty
Club Picnic Planned by Ladies Exchange Club
Club members and families will hold their annual spring picnic Wednesday night at Green Shores on Lake Austin. They will board the river boat Commodore at 5 30 p m near the Yacht Club for the ride to the picnic grounds. The regular Wednesday luncheon is canceled. Don Abel is chairman.
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Exchange Club
Green Shores
Lake Austin
Yacht Club
Don Abel
Legislature Probe Foes See Council Hope
Legislature supporters and foes expressed belief on Tuesday that they could rescue a Senate approved bill creating a between sessions council to handle inquiries. The plan, sponsored by Senator R L Proffer, would place 15 members with staff to research issues and draft bills before sessions. Representative Floyd Bradshaw supported the concept saying advance studies could have prevented current problems.
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House
Sam Hanna
Dallas
Senate
R. L. Proffer
Justin
Floyd Bradshaw
Weatherford
Finals In Marble Contest Slated Today
About 30 Austin boys will shoot marbles at the City Coliseum at 5 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored finals run by the city recreation department. Two champions will be named from schools and from playgrounds with medals and trips to Abilene for the state meet June 2 and 3. Second and third place finishers also receive medals.
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City Coliseum
Austin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Recreation Department
Abilene
Luxury Stamp Tax Plan Urged by Gov Jester
Governor Beaufort Jester urged the Texas Legislature to abandon the luxury tax collection method in stores. A stamp system like the cigarette tax would replace per-sale clerks, applying the same revenue overall and preserving rates on cut-rate sales, with emergency consideration requested.
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Beauford Jester
House
Senate
Jester
Theislature
Veterans Affairs Spotlight Shapes Texas Legislature
Lawmakers focus on veteran land purchase machinery and a proposed $300 million veterans bonus fund. The House backs a constitutional amendment for a $300 million fund to aid veterans, with eligibility up to 5000 for homes or business finance. Bills center on financing via tobacco and energy taxes, liquor and cigarette taxes, and a $400 million bonus plan.
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Austin American Capitol
Veterans Affairs
House
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Senate
Veterans Affairs Commission
Jimmy Horang
Archer City
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Ad Valorem Taxes Due Before June 1
Austin taxpayers face a final week to pay current ad valorem taxes without penalty. Beginning June 1 a five percent surcharge will be added to late payments. City taxes are due April 1 with no interest or penalties. seven days later 6 percent annual interest applies.
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Austin
Clifford Stohl
Stahl
Forty New Texas Firms Hire 1160 Workers in April
The Texas Employment Commission reports 1160 new jobs in April from 40 new firms. Manufacturing added 694 positions, wholesale and retail trade 23 firms, contract construction 3, finance insurance and real estate 1, and service institutions 1. Houston led with nine new establishments, Fort Worth second, Dallas third, and Austin four including a shoe store, two cafes, and a mortgage loan company. Austin total employment from these firms reached 32.
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Texas Employment Commission
Texas
Houston Area
Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
Odessa Teenager In Fair Condition After Mount Bonnell Crash
A 19 year old Odessa girl, Veda Phelps, remained in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital after a late Monday motorcycle accident on Mount Bonnell road. She suffered fractures to an arm, back, pelvis and leg when the bike slid on gravel and she was thrown against a limestone boulder. Passenger Preston Jenkins had only minor injuries. Phelps had been visiting friends in Austin.
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Odessa
Brackenridge Hospital
Veda Phelps
New Mount Bonnell Road
Ed Garrison
Austin
Jenkins
Miss Phelps
Merchants Urged to File Personal Property Inventories
Clif ford Stohl acting tax assessor and collector urged merchants to return their personal property inventories to the city tax department by June 1. About 4,000 firms were sent forms and roughly half have been returned correctly signed. The ordinance requires annual filings. failure to file will prompt the department to compile its own inventory for assessment.
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City Tax Department
Clifford Stohl
Stohl
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