Judge Anderson Discusses Wailer County Tax Rate Reductions
Judge A B Anderson explains county tax revisions for the year. Road District No 1 bonds retired lower the special rate from 35c to 25c, with further reductions possible next year. Road District No 5 bonds retired cutting 15 percent, others kept steady. Road Districts 3 4 and 6 debt reduced by 1000 dollars so far. ongoing retirements planned as funds allow. County expenditures kept low while roads improve.
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Wailer
A. B. Anderson
Road District No. 1
Anderson
Miss Trettin Earns College Honor Roll Distinction
Miss Myrtle Trettin was among 37 students at Sam Houston State Teachers College named to the honor roll after spring semester. She achieved a 4 A's and 1 B report card.
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Miss Trettin
Myrtle Trettin
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Veterans receive $50 bonus bonds with small distribution errors
The government issued bonus bonds to 3,000,000 veterans and prepared to pay out via checks. Treasury and Post Office reports cited 15,000 bonds shipped in error and several misaddressed packets. Most veterans got checks under $50, while some will hold bonds to earn 3 percent interest.
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Treasury and
Post Office
Henry Morgenthau
Post Office Department
Veterans’ Administration
Forest Capps Returns To Houston From Leggett Home
Forest Capps who spent several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Leggett returned to his home in Houston Saturday.
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Forest Capps
B. D. Leggett
Houston
John Avery Visits Gilmer Parents This Week
John Avery of Gilmer is spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Avery.
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John Avery of
Gilmer
Mrs
J. W. Avery
Notes from the County Agent's Office on silos and pasture care
County Agent urges farmers to build trench silos for cow herds and to plant Sudan grass for summer pasture. Guidance covers pasture casting to reduce runoff, weed control, and increased carrying capacity. Warns poultry flocks face worm-related losses after wet periods and advises prompt, official control measures.
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Waller
Sudan
Erosion Threats Across Nation Revealed by Survey
Experts from the Soil Conservation Service report that about 1.89 billion acres of formerly fertile land show wind and water erosion. They estimate 735 million acres damaged 25 to 100 percent, threatening future national food supply. Only New England and scattered areas escape serious damage. Continued on last page.
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United States
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Massachusetts
New England
Cafe Owner Held After Man Slain On Hempstead Corner
Hempstead June 22. C N Proctor 39 a marble table operator was shot to death Monday night in front of the Bluebonnett cafe on a busy Hempstead corner. Willis McRae operator of the cafe was arrested charged with the slaying and remanded to jail without bond. Proctor had lived in Hempstead two years coming from Winters Texas.
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Hempstead
C. N. Proctor
Bluebonnett
Willis McRae
Proctor
William F. Jackson
F. O. Blumberg
Winters
Texas
Houston Post
Search for body of Hempstead boy in Gulf continues
A two day search for Ray Henry Urban 17 drowned Saturday in a strong undertow off Galveston's East End continued with no success Monday night. The Galveston trip included his sister Katherine Urban and friends Kitty Winde and Charles Freeman. Surviving are his mother Mrs R R Urban and the sister.
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Ray Henry Urban
Loosean Lane
Galveston
Katherine Urban
Kitty Winde
Charles Freeman
Linde
R. R. Urban
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Childrens
Brookshire’s
Dallas
Hempstead Corner
Gulf
Prunes
E. H. Martin
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