Milam Bicentennial Reading Highlights Milam History
Ed Allison features a Milam County bicentennial section explaining local Spanish missions and early settlement dates in the 1740s 1830s and post War of 1812 era. The note thanks contributors and advertisers and invites readership for a historic overview in this edition.
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Milam Land Institute
Milam
Texas
San Antonio
Congress proposes yearly IRS audits for all members
Rep. Jack Kemp along with Rep. Bill Armstrong urges an automatic IRS audit of every Member of Congress annually. The plan would not require public disclosure but would compel taxpayers to correct any discrepancies found. Advocates say routine reviews could bolster public trust and curb investigative reporting needs.
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Jack F. Kemp
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
IRS
Congres
Legislative Branch
Bill Armstrong
Colo
General Accounting Office
House of Representatives
House
Old Receipts and Papers From 1800s Reveal Texas Marriage
Documents from Mrs. J. C. Cauthen of Cameron show 1800s transactions and receipts. William Crawford Powell born 1847 in Bibb County Alabama moved to Texas in 1873 after marrying Keborah Frances Redden in May 1873. He died in 1913, she in 1938.
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J. C.cauthen
Cameron
William Crawford Powell
Bibb County
Ala
Texas
Keborah Frances (Fannie) Redden
Chactow County
Milam County Among the Original Texas Counties
Milam County is listed as one of 23 original Texas counties traversed by the Little River San Gabriel and Brazos. Early history notes Spanish crossings from 1716 onward, missions at San Gabriel, and settlement growth during 1830s. Nashville and Milam became focal points with blockhouses and forts such as Fort Milam and Port Sullivan aiding settlers against raids.
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Milam County
Texas
Little River
San Gabriel
Brazos
Mary Belle Batte
Miss Butte
Mexico
Spain
Texas Association
Robert Leftwich
San Antonio Road
Cameron
The
Herald
Brazos River
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Louisiana
Nashville
Gause
Sterling C. Robertson
Tenn
Falls of the Brazos
Marlin
Robertson
William H. Steele
Moses Cummings
Santa Anna
Fort Milam
A. W. Sullivan
Bra
Demand Offshore Oil and Gas in Atlantic to Ease Fuel Shortages
The Dallas Morning News argues that environmental campaigns have blocked Atlantic offshore leases. An appeals court lifted the ban temporarily while the environmental issue is reviewed, and a Supreme Court path may follow. A forecast warns of up to 40 percent natural gas shortages in New York, New Jersey, and other states this winter if cold, prompting calls for a national allocation approach.
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Northeast
Atlantic Ocean
New York
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Atlantic
Dallas Morning News
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Ed Allison
Milam Trade Area
Cameron Herald
Atexas
Frank M. Luecke
Herald Bicentennial Section
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