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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1938

Page

5

Judge Anderson Advocates Straight Record on County Finances

Judge Anderson asserts bonds are priced at 1.17 due to county financial handling, claiming funds are largely balanced and roads are funded by the state. He cites state highway money secured for Prairie View Nor mal, Hempstead to Sugar Land feeder road, and a Brazos River bridge project with 1938 milestones.

Commissioners Court Waller County Commissioner Court State Highway Commission Prairie View Normal Hempstead Sugar Land Brazos River State Highway Department

The Forgotten Man and County Tax Debates

The piece notes delinquent tax collection as a focus of the present administration with lawsuits against presumed evaders. It questions critics who decry administration actions while benefiting communities, and mentions visits by County Judge Mies Bernice Gassner, Frances Wilson, and Billie, plus travel notes about Guy Folmar and Mildred Wilpitz.

Waller County Road Improvements and Tax Notes

The speaker outlines plans for state consideration of a 17 mile Fed eral Feeder Road project to ease 27 miles of poor local roads. They discuss bonds, highway law, county audits, public records access, and delinquent taxes affecting the tax rate.

Waller County A ‘Post State Highway Department County Judges and Commissioners Association

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Judge Mies Bernice Gassner Frances Wilson Billie Waller Guy Folmar West Texas Mildred Wilpitz Little Billie Wilson United Brewers Industrial Foundation East 40Th Street New York, N. Y Texas State Board of Control Reelect Richard Critz Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Cruz Supreme Court of Texas Commission of Appeals W. H. Betts J. C. McEvoy A. B. Anderson Wr. F. Jackson E. W. Davis
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