Electrification and farm policy under fire in Milam County
Washington news for Milam County farmers reports on the Agricultural Adjustment Act challenges with suits over processing taxes and producer controls. It notes Rural Electrification Administration progress, urges farmer organization, and highlights Sen. E. D. Smith's view on exploitation and the need for informed action.
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United States Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Rural Electrification Administration
E. D. Smith
Senate Agricultural Committee
New Deal Funds Limitation on Land Purchases Outlined
A ruling limits use of the 4.8 billion work relief fund for land buys without substantial post purchase relief work. Western lawmakers seek direct authorization to acquire 11,390,455 acres affecting 14,135 families. Rural rehabilitation plans 91 million to aid 350,000 farm families via loans, land securing, and agricultural communities led by Rexford Tugwell dividing the nation into eleven districts to spend quickly.
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Rexford G. Tugwell
Teachers Salaries Hiked After State Apportionment
At Cameron Independent School District board meeting on July 11 the board used an extra 1500 in state apportionment to raise salaries for all teachers except administrators and Mr. Parnell. Fourteen dollars of the 1500 went to teachers with lowest pay, with seven teachers and three janitors receiving 60 per year increases, five teachers 54, and others from 16 up.
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Cameron Independent School District
Parnell
Mrs Ida Vogelsang Keeps Herald Coming to New Braunfels
Mrs Ida Vogelsang of New Braunfels orders the Herald for another year. A longtime reader formerly lived in the Vogelsang community near Ben Arnold. The family settled a large area there and she follows local news from that section.
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Ida Vogelsang
New Braunfels
Herald
The
Vogelsang
Ben Arnold
Federal funds sought for Cameron ISD build and upgrades
E A Perrin reports Cameron Independent School District filed three PWA grant requests totaling 45 percent of costs for a Physical Education and Vocational Building, paint restoration, and steel bleachers. City Council and School Board would cover the rest with partial refunds planned. A separate WPA request seeks 65 percent for four extra rooms and flush toilets at the Negro school.
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E. A. Perrin
Cameron Independent School
PWA
Yee High School
Cameron School Board
Athletic Council
Remembering the Era of the Back of a Woman's Dress
A reflective column recalls a bygone time when the sole national hookup was the back of a woman's dress. It traces social norms, fashion, and the evolving media landscape that defined an era.
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Cameron Mutual Life
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Taylor, Texas
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Cameron, Texas
Mittie Scott
Ethel Dunning
Belton
Texas
Cameron
Mildred A. Coppin
Jarrette L. Coppin
Insurance Department
State of Texas
W. O. Triggs
Vernon Roberts
Penn Wolf
Walter B. Smith
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Green & Boedeker Cameron
Yoe High School
CWA
Works Progress Administration
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