Texas Highway User Tax Disbursements Hit 652 Million
The American Automobile Association reports Texas paid out 652.9 million in 1971 highway user taxes. Of this, 409.2 million funded state highways, 40.0 million local roads, and 203.8 million non high way uses. Nationwide, states disbursed 10.3 billion with 6.5 billion to state highways and 2.6 billion to local roads. Texas details include 380.1 million for outlay and admin, 29.0 million for safety enforcement, and 17 thousand for debt service.
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Texas
American Automobile Association
Federal Highway Administration
The
AAA
FHWA
Lumber Prices Rise Tied to Federal Controls, Texas Group Says
Joe Butler of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas blames federal price and export policies for rising lumber costs. He notes increasing housing starts boost demand and cites log export growth and log sale practices as driving up finished product prices. The federal government reportedly owns over 65 percent of U.S. forests.
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Joe Butler
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Texas
Butler
Recycling and solid waste challenge in Texas noted
The article argues recycling as a solution to Texas solid waste, listing per person waste, disposal sites, dump grounds, auto and tire waste, and can and bottle totals. It cites Milam County United States Savings Bond sales reaching $63,968 in October and $7,289,791 for ten months, 87% of the 1972 county goal.
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Texas
State Health Department
United States
United States Savings
Milam County
Henry Liebman
Obituary of I. V. Wise Hanover resident at 68
I V Wise 68 lifelong Hanover resident died at home of apparent heart attack Wednesday. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday Milano Methodist Church with Rev George Doss officiating. Burial Liberty Community Cemetery. Wise a farmer and rancher member of Milano Lodge 605 AF&AM survived by wife Oleta Modesetty Wise a daughter Joyce Martin El Campo three sons Kline Wise San Mateo Caroll Wise Gause Major Glenn Wise Dayton Ohio two brothers M C Wise Kerrville R D Wise Cameron eight grandchildren pallbearers Milano Masonic Lodge honorary pallbearers listed Green Funeral Home in charge
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Liberty Community Cemetery
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The
Methodist Church
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Af&am
Oleta Modesetty Wise
Joyce Martin
el Campo
Kline Wise
San Mateo
Calif
Caroll Wise
Gause
Glenn Wise
Dayton
Ohio
M. C. Wise
Kerrville
R. D. Wise
Cameron
Milano Masonic Lodge
Green Funeral Home
Posey and Radtke Obituaries Lead Cameron Area
Posey George Novel Posey 78 longtime Cameron resident dies at local hospital after a long illness. Funeral at Marek Burns Laywell 10 a.m. Thursday with burial at Marlow Cemetery. Surviving sons Thomas Louis Posey WaCo John Charles Posey Houston Novel Denson Posey Houston daughter Dorothy Clark Waco. Radtke Mary 84 Houston and former Cameron resident dies Tuesday in Houston hospital after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Marek Burns Laywell with Rev J E Lafferty officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving Harvey Bill Radtke Houston daughters Rosa Mack Houston Mae Tate Irving brother Sam A Radtke Rockdale sisters Lillie Ruth Moberg Illinois Edna Sherbet Fort Worth nine grandchildren 14 great grandchildren. Grandsons were pallbearers.
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Mary Radtke
Houston
Cameron
Marek- Burns - Laywell Funeral Home
J. E. Lafferty
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harvey
Bill Radtke
Rosa Mack
Mae Tate
Irving
Sam A. Radtke
Rockdale
Lillie Ruth Moberg
Illinois
Edna Sherbet
Fort Worth
Trio Of Choirs Set Christmas Concert
Temple area choirs join December 11 at 7 30 p m in Temple Junior College Fine Arts Building for a Christmas concert. Performers include Temple Junior College Choir directed by Mary Alice Marshall, Mary Hardin Baylor Choir directed by Robert Smith, and Temple High School Choir led by Dwain Marshall. After solo numbers the groups unite to sing Glor y to God in the Highest and other works with piano accompaniment by Priscilla Heard and organ by Susan Ferre. Admission is free.
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Temple Junior College
Mary Alice Marshall
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Robert Smith
Temple High School
Dwain Marshall
God
Randall Thompson
Jolly and
Messiah
Mrs
Carol Stout
Paula Jeter
Louis Cephus
MHB Offers Course in Auditing at Belton
Mary Hardin-Baylor College will offer a spring course in auditing titled Business 439A. The class meets Tuesdays 6:00 to 9:00 PM in room 204 Ely Pepper and is open for credit or noncredit to business administration and accounting majors and other interested individuals.
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Mary Hardin - Baylor College
Ely Pepper
Beatrice Huston
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Mother Neff Park Claims Lone Texas Record Trees
Mother Neff State Park on the Lear River, founded in 1916 from a six acre donation by Isabell Neff, expanded to 259 acres, and home to two state record trees. The Texas Oak Quercus shumardiv ar texana is the largest of its kind in the U S and nearby Bar Oak Quercus macrocarpa is declared the largest of its species in Texas.
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Moody Mother
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