Land Forfeited Under Wet Land Plan To Be Sold
The Veterans' Land Board in Austin will offer 2,997 acres in 40 counties for sale to veterans of World War II. Bids open at 10 a.m. at the Land Board Office Building. Properties include parcels in Cameron, Hidalgo, Kerr, Maverick, Webb, and other counties with 35-year terms and a 5 percent down payment. Sealed bids will be opened at a public meeting. listings describe properties and terms for eligible Texas veterans.
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Austin
Hill Allcorn
Veterans’Land Board
Earl
Allcorn
San Antonio
Tex
Theeterans
Anderson Bowie
Cameron
Bill Alcorn
Mit
Hidalgo
Karnes
McCulloch
Maverick
Medina
Webb
Yala
Henry Tucker
Sears
U.S. Army
Tucker
Tax equalization board duties explained in Baytown
By John Marsa readers learn how the Baytown tax equalization board reviews assessed values and sets fair tax totals. The board overrules assessors on disputed values, holds hearings, and recommends to the council before the tax rate is set and bills are mailed each October.
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John Marsa
Baytown
Bam
Caedicinet
Valie. Wate
Equalization Board
Board of Equalization
North Texas Sees Unusually Rainy July Across Texas
Weather Bureau records show July was unusually wet in North and Northwest Texas with several cities reporting above normal rainfall while others in the upper coast ran well below average. Temperatures spiked with Laredo and San Angelo setting all time July highs as notable rainfall figures are listed for Abilene Amarillo Brownsville Fort Worth Houston Laredo Lubbock Midland Odessa San Angelo Waco and Wichita Falls.
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Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Galveston
Port Arthur Beaumont
Laredo
San Angelo
Abilene
Brownsville
Fort Worth
Houston
Lubbock
Midland
Diamond Hunter Finds Two Stones in Alleged Claim
A report notes a diamond hunter locating two stones as hours pass on Monday, with details of the find and mentioned carat value, though the fragmentary text leaves some specifics unclear.
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At Your Shoes
Anderson Shoe & Saddle Shop
ITTAX
Roebuck
DuPont, T.M
Kerry
Orion
Sivas
Fraternity Prep
Dacron
Coats
Fitzes
Sires
Texas Ave
Arthur Murray
Washington
Arthur Murray Studios
Federal Trade Commission
Arthur Murray Inc
Arthur
Kathryn Murray
David Teichman
FTC
I Murray Inc
Commission
Murray Organization
Mediterranean Sea
Finland
Atlantis
Aegean
Daniel Vestal
Pat Gilbert
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