Dry country visits and old timers in Brady area
Millard Bryson, Uvalde rancher, reports his cattle and sheep in good shape despite the drought. He plans to ship big steers to Kansas soon, accompanied by Mrs. Bryson and hosted by Mrs. Bryson’s parents, the Wilkersons. A. L. Lang, 80, retired railway express agent, recalls Lang's Fast Express and wagon days before moving back to Brady with his wife.
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Millard Bryson
Uvalde
Brady
Bryson
Kansas
Mrs. Bryson
Mrs
Roy 0. Wilkerson
A. L. Lang
Railway Express
Hale and Arcy
Mrs. Lang
Richland
Lang
Postal Receipts Show Increase Across Texas Posts
Postal receipts at 122 Texas post offices for February and March rose 5 percent from the prior year. February was 5 percent below January, the smallest month-to-month drop since last July. La Grange rose 61 percent in February, with Gideings at 31 percent. declines reached Gilmer 49 percent, Cuero 39 percent, and Gatesville and Lampasas 387 percent. Killeen registered a 64 percent February-to-February gain.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Post
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
la Grange
Giddings
Gilmer
Cuero
Gatesville
Lampasas
Killeen
Rayburn and Patman Mark 25 and 41 Years in Congress
The 1940s era note highlights Sam Rayburn since 1913 as Dean and longest serving Speaker, and Wright Patman reaching 25 years in Congress. Texas figures receive honors including a Wright Patman Day, a new government book by Patman, and remarks by Chief Justice Marvin Jones during a Capitol luncheon.
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Sam Rayburn
Congress
Patman
Tex Easley
Washington Service
Washington
Texas
Bonham
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Rayburn
House
Texas State Society of Washington
Marvin Jones
U. S. Court of Claims
Panhandle
Federal Bar Association
Claims Court
Jones
Capitol
Government subsidies debate weighs price supports costs
A congressional hearing analyzes farm price supports and subsidies across the economy. Estimates show 18 years of price supports cost the government about 1.503 billion dollars, with per-person farm subsidies around 3 dollars yearly and national costs per person about 45 cents annually. The discussion compares farm subsidies to airline and shipping subsidies and calls for broader economic reforms to reduce tariffs, wages, and living costs.
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Iit
Bureau of Labor
United States
Post Office
Civil Aeronautics Board
John W. Heselton
R. Mass
John J. Rooney
D. NY
Private Roy Ragsdale Completes Basic Training
Pvt. Roy Ragsdale finishes sixteen weeks of basic Army training with eight weeks at Fort Bliss in El Paso and eight weeks at Fort Riley in Kansas. He has been transferred to Mt. Ephraim New Jersey, according to Dr and Mrs J W Rags.
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Roy Ragsdale
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Fort Riley
Kansas
Mt. Ephraim
New Jersey
J. W. Rags- 2
Gartman's Classy Fi Ads Refrigerator Service Ad
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Gartman’s
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