Texas tax year 1948 sets records in state and federal receipts
The Austin American notes 1948 was the peak for Texas in taxes and federal aid, with state general receipts rising to 316.2 million and expenditures to 404 million. It details record levels across ad valorem taxes, utilities, crude oil, motor fuels, sales, and federal aid for highways, welfare, and education, highlighting shifts since 1929.
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Texas
E. T. Miller
Robert S. Calvert
Shell
Game Department
Judge Taylor Swears in Son in New Civil District Court
Judge W M Taylor Jr was sworn in as head of the newly created 134th Civil District Court by his father Judge W M Taylor Sr of the Texas Supreme Court. The senior also administered the oath to court reporter Ben Allred, brother of Federal Judge James V Allred.
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Dallas
W. M. Taylor Jr
134Th Civil District Court
Texas Supreme Court
W. M. Taylor Sr
Ben Allred
James V. Allred
Taylor Junior
Exams Set for State Jobs November 19
Examinations for the Texas Employment Commission and the Texas Department of Public Welfare will be held November 19. Charles S. Gardiner, director of the Merit System Council, announced the date. Applications close at midnight October 29 and blanks are available from the Merit System Council and the two agencies. Positions include field worker interviewer stenographers clerk-typists clerks and apprentice clerks.
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Texas Employment Commission
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Charles S. Gardiner
Merit System Council
Shivers To Address Banquet At Texas County Judges Meet
Governor Allan Shivers will deliver the principal address at a banquet honoring members of the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association in Galveston. He traveled from Palestine to join the Texas Fox and Wolf Hunters Association hunt, then proceeds to Galveston and returns to the Capitol by Wednesday morning.
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American Capitol
Allan Shivers
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Galveston
Shivers
Palestine
Texas Fox and Wolf Hunters Association
Capitol
Chief of Staff Vacancy In 8th AF Now Filled
Colonel William J. Clinch is named new chief of staff at Eighth Air Force headquarters in Fort Worth. The post had been vacant since Colonel John Roberts was reassigned to command the Seventh Bomb Group, announced by Major General Roger M. Ramey.
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Fort Worth
William J. Clinch
Air Force
Eighth Air Force Headquarters
Roger M. Ramey
Col. Clinch
John Roberts
Seventh Bomb Group
Spurlock To Address Taylor Legion Tonight
Joe Spurlock of Fort Worth state commander of the American Legion will speak at the Graham D. Luhn Post installation in Taylor. Dr. L M Shepherd will be installed as post commander and Mrs. George Nelson as auxiliary president with L M Parker and Mrs L L Hofer as installing officers.
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Taylor
Spl
Joe Spurlock
Fort Worth
American Legion
Graham D. Luhn
Auxiliary
Spurlock
W. D. Stiles
IL. A. Shepherd
George Nelson
L. M. Parker
Liberty Hill
10Th District
L. L. Hofer
Austin
Two Teens Missing From Travis County Juvenile Home Found
Two of three teenage girls who escaped from the Travis County Juvenile Home last July 27 have been located. An Austin police call came from Hopkinsville Kentucky where one girl said her companion had just married and planned to move to Wisconsin. Authorities are reviewing the report.
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Travis County
Austin
Hopkinsville
Wisconsin
Meeting Scheduled for Civil Air Patrol Tuesday
The Civil Air Patrol announces a meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Calcasieu Auditorium. The agenda includes a finances discussion and a proposal to hold a change.
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Civil Air Patrol
Calcasieu Auditorium
CAP
Joekel to Conduct STSC Bible Week
Dr. Samuel L. Joekel of Austin will conduct Bible Week at Southwest Texas State College October 17 to 21. The non denominational series runs five evenings and is sponsored by the Student Religious Association and San Marcos churches for students and town residents.
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San Marcos
Samuel L. Joekel
Austin
Southwest Texas State College
The
Student Religious Association
Churches of San Marcos
Pflugerville Hosts Dog Vaccination Clinic Wednesday
A dog vaccination clinic will be held in Pflugerville at the drugstore from 1 to 4 p.m. County sanitarian C. J. Kuempel announced the annual event as part of a countywide rabies control effort. A similar clinic was held at Manor two months ago.
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Pflugerville
C. J. Kuempel
Sanitarien
Kuempel
Manor
Color in the Bathroom Decor Guide
A decorative note suggests wallpapering the walls above bathroom tiles with bright green and white stripes. It highlights pairing with coral or shell-pink plaster draperies and matching shower curtains for a pretty look.
Shamrock Janitor Held Lane Faces US Extortion Trial
Ray mond Chambers Lane a Shamrock Hotel janitor, 42, must stand trial on a federal extortion charge for allegedly demanding 50 000 from oilman Glenn McCarthy threatening to kill him and his children. A psychiatrist found him fit for trial while a lunacy case was filed and he awaited a hearing. The suspect, released on bond, was in custody of his attorney Joe Ed Winfree Jr.
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Houston
Raymond Chambers Lane
Harris County
Glenn McCarthy
Glenn Merry
Abe Hauser
Shamrock Hotel
Chambers
McCarthy
Joe Ed Winfree Jr
Winfree
Perry
Highway Patrolmen To Address Rotary Club
Two officials of the Texas Highway Patrol will be guest speakers at Austin Rotary Club noon meeting. Chief Walter J Elliott and Captain Don I Lawrence will speak. Elliott joined the patrol as an original member on January 10, 1930 and became chief in 1944. Lawrence holds six national pistol shot records and has 12 national titles across different periods.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Austin Rotary Club
Walter J Elliott
Don I. Lawrence
Elliott
Lawrence
Baylor Enrollment Hits All Time High
Baylor University reports a university enrollment of 5 282 students at Waco with 720 in professional schools in Dallas and Houston, totaling 6 002 for all Baylor branches. Nursing in Dallas has 149, dentistry in Dallas 245, and medicine in Houston 326, under one administration.
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Waco
INS
W. R. White
Baylor University
Baylor Professional
Dallas
Houston
Baylor
White
School of Nursing
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
Huston
Texarkana Phantom Slayings Probe Reopens After Gun Found
Texarkana police renew the 1946 phantom slayings case after a rusted pistol was found near the crime scene by a 10 year old girl. Constable Harrington and Texas Ranger Stanley review the gun as investigators revisit the March to May 1946 killings of Polly Ann Moore Richard Griffin Betty Jo Booker Paul Martin and Virgil Starks.
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Texarkana
A. S
Red
Harrington
Texas
Stewart Stanley
Clarksville
Polly Ann Moore
Richard Griffin
Betty Jo Booker
Paul Martin
Miller County
Virgil Starks
Johnson City Boy Suffers Broken Arm
Johnson City on October 17 a 7 year old boy son of Mr and Mrs J W Smith Sr suffered a broken arm while playing on the grade school campus His father has just returned from Blanco Hospital where he was confined with a double leg break from a roping contest
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Johnson City
J. W. Smith Jr
J. W. Smith
Blanco Hospital
Taylor Unemployment Drops to Only 25
Taylor Texas October 17 report from Stanfield Svadienak TEC Taylor office shows unemployment at 25. September placements totaled 4 806 with 92 in non agricultural work.
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Taylor
Stanfield
Weslaco Man Named To Architectural Examiners Board
William C. Baxter of Weslaco was appointed by Governor Allan Shivers to the State Board of Architectural Examiners. He replaces John Thomas Rather Jr. of Houston and will serve a six year term.
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William C. Baxter
Weslaco
State Board of Architectural Examiners
Allan Shivers
John Thomas Rather Jr
Houston
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