Editors' Meeting Memorable One in Houston Texas
The Texas Editorial Association closed its Houston convention after three days of social events and business. Officers elected: Eli T. Merriman president, Sam H. Dixon first vice president, Fred Y. Robinson second vice president, Hamp Cook secretary, Dr. Arthur La Fevere assistant to the president, John G. Rankin honorary vice president for life. An executive committee was named and a memorial for Major Sam M. Lesesne adopted.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Editorial Association
Eli T. Merriman
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Caller
Man of Texas
Sam HH. Dixon
Fred Y. Robinson
Waco
Hamp Cook
Arthur la Fevere
John G. Rankin
Brenham
Rankin
General Hood
Merriman
O. B. Cresham
Temple
John F. Lubben
Galveston
Louis Blaylock
Dallas
N. P. Haux
Mexia
M. E. Foster
Texas
Texas News Highlights From Robertson Cotton to Pardons
Robertson County reports 26 895 bales of cotton ginned this year vs 12 119 in 1919. Gov appoints Hawk Ins Scarborough as Thirteenth district judge elect. State fire marshal logs 17 deaths and 36 injuries from fire in November, plus five deaths and 25 injuries from gas or oil. Ellis County to hold special election Jan for B Baucom in Fifty fifth district. Yorktown Business Men's Club pushes for a new hotel with financing plan. Texas oil output for quarter ending Sep 30 1920 totals 67 647 350 with 1 014 710 tax. Brazos County cattle dipping season ends then resumes March 15. San Angelo wool outlook predicts under 300 000 pounds due to market collapse. Secretary of State notes many counties未 certify new officers delaying commissions. Wichita Falls to Breckenridge railroad progress with staged openings by March to June. Denton County road bonds 55 000 approved. Panhandle waterworks bonds 12 000 approved. 2100 foot well on Brazos bottom yields 75 000 000 gallons daily hot water. Governor Hobby pardons 37 during Mexico stay. total pardons under Hobby 1 832. Texas animal husbandry report shows 506 558 cattle inspected in 61 counties 2 926 infested herds 13 749 infested cattle.
Bill to Return Martha Washington Vessel Proposed
A bill directing the shipping board to return the former Austrian steamer Martha Washington to the Cosulich Societe Triestina Di Navigasione of Trieste was introduced Friday by Rep Greene Republican MA. The ship was seized by the United States in May 1918.
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Shipping Board
Martha Washington
Cosulich Societe Triestina di Navigasione
Trieste
Greene
Republican
Massachusetts
United States
Plan to Reduce Cotton Acreage Gains Backing by Bankers
Memphis conference of Southern bankers merchants and farmers approves a plan to cut cotton acreage to one third of current cultivation. The program calls for credit restrictions on noncompliant farmers and lenders, township organizations, bonded warehouses, crop classification, cooperative marketing, and diversification under the American Cotton Association.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Cotton Association
Secretary Houston urges removal of excess profits tax
Secretary of the treasury urges Congress to overhaul tax policy and replace the excess profits tax. He supports a large part shift to a corporation profits tax, reduces higher income surtaxes, and seeks a general revision to yield about four billion dollars while avoiding investment distortion. He proposes new revenue sources to offset losses from these changes.
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Washington
Congress
Houston
Secretary of the Treasury
Sedate Man Mistakes Lobby Portrait for Entrance
A middle aged man in a theater lobby misreads the entrance and exits quickly with his wife. He drops something from his pocket and a newsboy pockets it while the couple continues walking. The tale ends with a quip on fame and prosperity.
Grandmother’s Quiet Life in a World of Change
A judge notes a grandmother described by a diarist or witness as old fashioned yet perceptive. The text contrasts traditional modest attire and behavior with modern fashion and social shifts she would have found indecent. It ends by praising her unspoken understanding of family roles.
Honeymoon Quips About Months and Money
A brief humorous exchange plays on time and finances as a couple jokes about a honeymoon’s length. The speaker quips that only one moon passed before funds ran out, finishing with a wry line about the last quarter.
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Cash
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John R. Lunsford
Will Hi. Mays
C. F. Lehman
Association
Sam M. Lesesne
The
Galveston News
Robertson County
Hawkins Scarborough
Corsicana
Thirteenth
H. B. Davia
Ellis County
Jan
B. ¥. Baucom
Fifty-fifth
Business Men's Club
Yorktown
John B. du Priest
Comptroller’s Department
Austin
Brazos County
J. A. Wilkinson
United States Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Paul Swancout
San Angelo
Co. D. Mima
Wichita Falls
Attorney General's Department
Denton County Road District No. 2
City of Panhandle
Brazos
Bryan
Marlin
Hobby
Mexico
W. A. Johnson
Ferguson
Colquitt
Texas Department of the Bureau of Animal Industry
Harry Grafke
Bill
O. D
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Crawford & Orand
Franklin St
Army Equipment CO
Milam St
Shreveport
Main St
Ft. Worth
Commerce St
North Side Square
East 3Rd St
Tulsa
Okla
Grandmother
Filip
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