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AWARD WILL BEMADE LATER BYLARGER BOARDAUSTIN. (U.R)—Houston, Dallas and San Antonio were the' only cities bidding for the main exposition of Texas 193G Centennial when offers were taken here today by a sub-committee of the Texas Centennial Commission, Offers for the proposed $15,-000,000 celebration ■ were sealed. The committee, voted to keep the bids secret and refer them to a meeting of the entire Centennial Commission to be called by President Cullen P. Thomas, Dallas,A bid had been expected from Port Worth. The committee finally closed bids without one from that city being received. Delegations from the three bidding cities were invited to present arguments before the subcommittee to supplement their cash offers. These will be heard in an executive session.Besides their bids, Houston and San Antonio brought photographic and drawn exhibits to Austin picturing their historic spots and outlining proposed buildings and memorials. Galveston scenes were included in the Houston display. Members of the sub-committee to receive the bids attended tho session. In addition, there wero present Lowry Martin, chairman of the publicity committee and member of the Centennial commission; H. H. Ochs, commission members from San Antonio and George Waverly Briggs, commission member from Dallas.The Centennial act requires that the main celebration shall go to the city that offers through the Centennial commission the largest financial inducement and support,” The commission is directed to report upon this to the legislature in January, 1935-The call of the entire commission will be issued immediately, members of the commission said.While the commission's bid com mittee was in session, there was also a meeting of the executive board of the Centennial advisory committee. This meeting was presided over by Mrs. Volney Tnylort Brownsville. Thomas, Martin, Ochs and others adrcssed the advisory board.It . dispul of thi in th-schcm The
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Mexia Weekly Herald
Mexia, Texas, US
Fri, Sep 07, 1934
Page 6
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