District Judge criticizes Texas gambling stance in state session
Bronte Texas paper notes District Judge M S Long of Abilene denounces gambling devices and the legislatures tax on them as misdirected public policy. He argues race track gambling enjoys state sanction while marble machines and bank nights are harsher targets, urging consistent stance.
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M. S. Long
Abilene
Texas
Long
Judge Long
Lnst
Supreme Court
Outlaw Gambling Debates In Texas Courts
A public argument questions whether Texas should ban gambling on sports and social games, versus allowing horse racing and school athletic betting. The speaker urges clear policy from the court on gift prizes, public policy, and consistency across gambling laws.
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Anbeg
Texas
Supreme Court
Buyers for R. A. Farms Being Picked
Wichita Falls moves to select buyers for 93 farms developed by the Resettlement Administration. Construction is nearing completion for 30 farms with occupancy expected soon. Project manager G. C. McGowan and family selection specialist Ben S. Harrison review daily incoming applications from tenant farmers lacking financing from other sources.
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Wichita Falls
Resettlement Administration
G. C. McGowan
Ben S. Harrison
WPA
Farm Leasing Plan Plans 45 to 60 Acre Wichita River Valley Units
The project will place 45 to 60 acre irrigated farms west of here along a good highway. Houses will have electricity and modern plumbing. Each unit will support two cows a brood sow poultry and space for a track. Cropping will mix cotton corn and alfalfa. Leased operation lasts years during a probationary period to decide eligibility for sales contracts with a 40 year payoff at 3 percent interest. Albert Davis family moved to Novice, Coleman county. The Enterprise notes their departure.
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Wichita River Valley
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