Cameron Advocates New Library Location And Support
Editorial praises Cameron residents for moving toward a new library site with the east side park on US 77 chosen for the location and the school board transferring the GI Building wing to the city to aid the project. Civic Garden Club seeks a Sears beautification grant while local clubs boost library needs and planning advances.
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Cameron
US 77
4Th St
Coleman Duncum
Civic Garden Club
Sears
Cameron Delphian Club
Part II Brazos Should Attract Industry
A Texas water study argues the Brazos River can supply quality water to attract industry. It outlines an expanded sampling plan from Yegua Creek to Salt Flat areas, adding stations at Lampasas, Brazos near Bryan, and multiple creeks and reservoirs for monthly and daily sampling.
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Brazos River
Brazos
Richmond
West Texas
Brazos Valley
Vandertulip
F. Middle Bosque River
McGregory
San Gabriel River
Georgetown
Waco
B. Proctor
C. Belton
D. Whitney River
Expressions from sports echo in everyday American talk
A nostalgic essay notes how phrases from baseball bowling boxing racing and even jockeys appear in common language. It questions why cars are fast if roads limit speed and mocks lengthy introductions and the vanity of cosmetics and hair styling.
Texas farm income near 2.2 billion in 1960 report
The 1960 Texas cash income to farmers and ranchers totaled 2.209 billion, a third straight year above two billion. Crops brought 1.2 billion while livestock topped 1 billion. Wheat income rose 27.6 percent, cotton and cottonseed declined, sorghum fell, and overall outlook remained modest amid price squeezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas House Chooses Turman Loyalists for Key Committees
Speaker James Turman assigns chairmanships to loyalists, shaping major panels such as Revenue and Taxation to Burge Ballman Cotten Hollowell Sandahl McGregor Mellhany Burgass Watson Pearcy Jamison Hale Lewis Harrington. Senate leaders earlier named chairs including Lane Roberts Moffett Baker Herring Crump Martin Aikin Rogers Krueger Reagan Smith Hademan Ratliff Karen. Two tax referendum bills compete with added money-raising measures including a 2 percent general sales tax and new franchise tax formulas. Estimates show potential yields from these measures.
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Austin
Texas House of Representatives
James Turman
Turman
Wade Spilman
McAllen
Slim Turman
Charles Ballman
Borger
James M. Cotten
Weatherford
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
Charles Sandahl Jr
Malcolm McGregor
el Paso
Grainger Mellhany
Wheeler
Steve Burga
Senate
Wardlow Lane
Center
House
Finance Committee
Ray Roberts
McKinney
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Robert W. Baker
Houston
Charles Herring
Louis Crump
San Saba
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Andy Rogers
Childress
Culp Krueger
el Campo
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Dorsey Hademan
David Ratliff
Stamford
Abraham Karen Jr
Laredo
Poage reviews JFK State of the Union speech
Washington congressman W R Poage comments on President Kennedy's State of the Union address. He notes the President faces unemployment and farm profit issues and urges clear action while acknowledging potential disagreements and the need for full facts before commitments. He discusses House Rules changes and procedural concerns.
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Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Little River Philosopher on Russian and American Farming
Dear editor, the writer contrasts Russian and American farming. He notes Russian officials overstate harvests while farmers inflate figures to placate the government, then jokes that propaganda cannot harvest crops. He argues American farmers report truthfully to themselves and taxes.
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Russia
Insurance savings offer from George Childress Insurance
Auto and fire insurance advertised with large savings. George Childress Insurance promotes low rates and urges readers to callOX 7 2112 for details and enrollment.
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George Childress
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Schiller Motors
Travis
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Universal Equipment Operators School, Inc
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Horstmann Brothers
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