Spirit of Confederacy Lauded at Hood and Green Brigades Reunion
Daffan Gilmer of Bryan delivers a reverent address to veterans of Hood's and Green's Brigades, praising the Confederate spirit and urging preservation of their principles. He honors forebears, recalls battles, and warns against historical revisionism, calling for steadfast loyalty to the Old South and its ideals.
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Pirit
Confederacy
Daffan Gilmer
Hood’s
Green
Kallean
D'S Brigade
Ren
Bryan
Green's Brigade
Brazos Coun
Texas
Bd’s
Green's
Janner
Jefferson Ts
Chareus
Lone Star
Illus
El- 1
Hood
Joe Wheeler
3Rd
Alabama Cavalry
Lee
South
Jefferson
Madison
John C. Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
Appomattox
Travis County Farmers Market demonstrates county unity and quality
Miss Dora Ballerstedt of Manor highlights how Travis County Farmers Market builds clientele and goodwill among county women through quality produce and attractive packaging. A 10 percent sales fund supports the manager and supplies. Shoppers include Miss Mary Locke and Fred Locke from Tabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Travis County
Ballerstedt
Dora Ballerstedt
Manor
Travis
Plan Homecoming At Independence On Sunday Aug 14
Independence Texas hosts Homecoming Day on Sunday August 14 inviting ex residents and ex Baylor students to share memories. Hon Clarence R Wharton of Houston will speak. A midday basket dinner under a live oak, then handshakes and reminiscences. Independence is famed as Athens of Texas with Baylor University and Baylor Female College origins.
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Independence
Washington County
Texas
Baylor University
Baylor Female College
Clarence R. Wharton
Houston
Live Oak Grove
Old Baptist Church
Athens
Waco
Belton
Brenham
Navasota
Somerville
Old Washington On the Brazos
Officers Named For Ag Writers For Coming Year
Dr. John Ashton editor of the Valley Farmer Mercedes was unanimously elected president of the Texas Agricultural Writers Conference for the coming year. Peggy Morris Farm and Ranch first vice president Ethel J Roe second vice president and M R Bentley Bryan secretary. The group praised A M College staff for Short Course hospitality and requested press recognition in 1982 programs. Retiring president Mrs Ethel Osborn Hill Port Arthur and staff were thanked as the 12th annual session ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ashton
The
Valley Farmer
Mercedes
Texas Agricultural Writers’ Conference
College Station
Ethel Osborn Hill
Port Arthur
Grade A Milk Granted to B L Risinger Dairyman
Dairyman B L Risinger has met all requirements for Grade A milk production and has received grading from city health authorities.
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B. L. Risinger
Dairyman
Historic Mississippi Plantation Sold at Auction
The Matagorda plantation near Jonestown Mississippi once owned by Mrs J B Hood and linked to General John B Hood has been sold at auction The article notes debts and actions by the Discount Corporation and the Mississippi Land Bank while detailing the impact on 1500 bushels of corn 100 tons of hay and 3500 acres of land and the fate of enslaved tenants with cows returned after legal intervention
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Matagorda
Jonestown
Miss
J. B. Hood
Hood
Bryan
The
Cotton Trade Journal of
New Orleans
Matagorda Plantation
Delta
John B. Hood
Sherman
Atlanta
Mr. Hood
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Roosevelt
Discount Corporation
B. K. Smith
Mississippi Joint Land Bank
Staple
Ward Catalogue Embraces Departmentalized Mail Order Reform
Montgomery Ward under Sewell L. Avery reorganizes its fall catalogue by department, grouping 40 000 items into eleven sections to mimic a department store. The changes aim for clearer facts driven selling, with lower prices—18 to 25 percent below 1981 fall prices, up to 35 percent in some cases.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Sewell L. Avery
Avery
Constitution Amendment Proposal for November 8 1932
Texas Legislature proposes amending Section 11 of Article 7 to establish a Permanent University Fund from all land grants donations and sales related to the University of Texas. Funds, including current Treasury amounts, may be invested in government and school bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Senate
University of Texas
United States
Texas
Texas Centennial Amendment Proposal for 1932 Vote
S J R No 28 proposes adding Section 60 to Article 16 enabling a Texas Centennial celebration and authorizing Legislature to fund it, with no funds for other expositions, to be voted at the general election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
University of Texas
Permanent University
Jane Y. McCallum
State of
Texas
A. D
Texas Constitution Amendments Proposed in H J R No 5
The document outlines proposed constitutional amendments to Texas law including voting limits by age and status, accounting officer restrictions, multi office held ban, coastal tax authority, and county tax assessor duties. It schedules submission to voters on the November 1932 general election.
Constitution Provisions on National Guard and Officers Reserve Corps
The passage outlines allowances for officers and enlisted personnel of the United States Armed Forces and National Guard to hold other offices and vote, with restrictions. It specifies that nothing shall prohibit such individuals from holding concurrent offices or voting when qualified, and notes the General Election date as November 1, 1932.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
Army
Navy
United States
National Guard
National Guard Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps
Organized Reserves
United States Army
Marine Corps
Treasury
Justice of Peace
Officers Reserve Corps of
Officers
Jane Y. McCallum
Texas constitutional amendment tax exemption proposal
H J R No 6 proposes adding Article VIII Section 1 a to exempt $3 000 of assessed value from state taxes for homestead residences until remissions expire in certain counties then applies statewide after the term. The measure becomes public on the election day the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1932 for voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Jane Y. McCallum
Constitutional amendment limits on corporate debt extinguishment
The measure proposes Section 55 of Article 3 to bar the Legislature from releasing or extinguishing indebtedness of corporations or individuals to the state or subdivisions, except for delinquent taxes overdue at least ten years. The change is submitted to voters in the 1953 general election as a constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Jane Y. McCallum
Texas Section 13 Amendment For Tax Lien Sales And Redemption
The proposal amends Section 13 to require a fast sale of lands for unpaid taxes without suit, transferring title to buyers subject to redemption. Former owners may redeem within two years by paying the land price plus fees and up to 25 percent in the first year or over 50 percent in the last year. The measure would be submitted to voters at the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
A. D
Jane Y. McCallum
Texas Amendment Seeks Property Ownership Voting Rule
A proposed addition to Article VI of the Texas Constitution would restrict voting in bond issuances and credit spending elections to electors who own taxable property within the relevant state county district or subdivision. Voter residence would determine the precinct of voting.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
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Fred Locke
Miss Mary Locke
Tabor
Mississippi Plantation
J.B Hood
Ward
Albert Stone
Jess Conlee
Clyde F. Goen
W. E. Neeley
A. B. Ford
Claude A. Buchanan
R. Pat Patterson
Gulf of Mexico
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