Business Dip Better Than War, Says Week
Fort Worth telegraph reports Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks on April 4 comparing the national recession to Korea’s war. He argues the dip reflects peace costs and lower war material prices, noting 1954 first quarter ahead of 1952 and urging support for business to aid the public. He opposes higher per capita exemption plans, citing tax reductions harming federal revenue and fairness.
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Veterans VA hearing rights and course change rules explained
A veteran may appear at a formal hearing without cost to the Government and may bring witnesses or representatives. A course change during training can be permitted for satisfactory reasons, including poor progress or aptitude alignment. An end of entitlement may allow completion if more than half the lessons are done, within a limited extension. VA direct GI loans cover only home purchases in limited areas, not business start ups.
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Oklahoma Girl Wins Rodeo Title
Florence Yource of Addington led the three day rodeo at Fair Park to win the all girl world rodeo title. Worthington of Jacksboro finished runner up and received a prize. Blanche Smith of Del Rio and Nancy Bragg of Tulsa earned top honors in calf roping and the horse event respectively.
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Tulsa
Texas Construction In February Hits 94 Million Total
Texas construction awards rose in March to 94,049,356, up 23,253,578 from February. First quarter 1954 total was 208,093,362, far below 1953’s peak. March saw 11,882 contracts, led by an 18 million fertilizer plant in Shelby county for United Chemical Co. Grover Hartt of Dallas owns the firm. Major deals included 4 million for A Harris shopping center, and a 1,008,000 residential project in Abilene.
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Shelby County
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L and M Cigarettes Cut Price Nationwide
The L and M cigarette makers announce a price reduction up to four cents per pack or forty cents per carton citing unprecedented nationwide demand. The firm says thousands of dealers reported IL and MS as the best selling filter cigarettes.
White House Gossip by Merriman Smith
White House gossip recounts a moment when teens attempted to thumb a ride to see President Eisenhower near Emmitsburg Maryland. A Secret Service driver maneuvered past as the couple chatted with students, while notes recall press life at Fraser Colorado and a Churchill goat mascot.
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Parrs forces claim more wins in school election test
SAN DIEGO Texas April 5 UP South Texas political leader George B Parr asserted his forces would keep winning despite officials actions. Three Parrbacked candidates won in a Duval county school district election as observers weighed the impact of recent investigations. Anti Parr leaders expressed disappointment but remained discouraged. Parr noted a bigger share of votes expected in July amid ongoing court and political battles in Duval county.
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Plane Crash Kills Three in Irving Texas
An experimental plane piloted by RW Bacon 46 of Irving collided with a second plane carrying his son Richard 24 of Fort Sill Ola Whitman of Mercedes Texas near Irving. Both aircraft crashed killing all three aboard. Witnesses saw the propellers strike as they diverged from Jap Lee field. The elder Bacon built the single seater Tomahawk.
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