Tejas District Scouts Meet. Camp Swim Plans Highlight Session
Tejas District Council members met May 16 at Rosebud Methodist Church chaired by Frank Hyder. Highlights include a July 18 swim meet in Rockdale, training courses for Scout leaders, committee chair selections, troop re registrations, health exams before Camp Ta huaya, and advancement planning. Thirty attendees from Rosebud, Marlin, Cameron Sharp, Milano and Rockdale. Marine PFC Hejl visits Buckholts home before returning to Camp Pendleton. discharge anticipated in about a year.
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Tejas
Heart O’ Texas Council
Boy Scouts of America
Rosebud Methodist Church
Frank Hyder
H. M. Rowley
Cameron
City Pool
Rockdale
Fall Council
L. R. McAtee
J. M. Ligen
Rosebud
Camp
Taiva
Camp Tahuaya
Marlin
Cameron Sharp
Milano
Marine Pfc
Hejl
Marine
Pfc
Daniel Lee Hejl
Buckholts
Route 2
Korea
Hammond Voices Against Increase On Gasoline Tax
J Walter Hammond, president of the Texas Farm Bureau with 60 000 member families, urges county leaders to mobilize against a plan to raise the state gasoline tax from four to six cents a gallon. He warns of coordinated efforts by the administration highway commission trucking industry oil and gas interests and county governments and notes federal plans to raise the federal tax to four cents per gallon. He argues Texas highways are already ample and calls for alternative revenue sources rather than higher taxes.
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Texas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
J. Walter Hammond
Hammond
Austin
Highway Commission
Wasiington
Gasoline tax rise criticized as disproportionate to natural resources tax
Farm Bureau leader Hammond denounces a proposed 10 cent per gallon gasoline tax as excessive, arguing it would impose an 83 percent tax on gasoline while natural gas tax drops to 7 percent in September 1987. He accuses the Highway Commission of expansion motives and cites oil and gas interests as opposing higher taxes. The piece also lists 19 safety checks for cars and urges drivers to address warning signs promptly to protect lives.
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O Natural Resources
Farm Bureau
Texas
Hammond
The
Highway Commission
Is your car safety checked for road safety today
Vice-President Employers' Casualty Co and President Texas Safety Association urged Texas drivers to have their cars inspected, calling it a civic duty to ensure a complete mechanical check up for road safety.
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Employers’ Casualty Company
Texas Safety Association, Inc
Texas
McFadden
Texas Safety Association
Department of Public Safety
Ctional Safety Council
Second Annual Journalism Awards Presented for Jurisprudence Work
A journalist or broadcaster will receive a $250 prize this year for outstanding work in the science of jurisprudence and the administration. The awards are to be presented by the second annual journalism event, recognizing notable reporting.
State Bar announces second annual journalism award
The State Bar of Texas will award its second annual journalism prize for coverage in the 12 months ending May 31. Applications must be filed by June 5. William F. Pool, Austin secretary, said entries from all public information media are welcome including freelancers, radio and TV newscasters, and journalism students.
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Tration of Justice
State Bar of Texas
William FE. Pool
Austin
State Bar
Pool
Award presentation set for State Bar convention
Presentation of the award will be made at the annual State Bar convention in Dallas on June 30.
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Pool
The
State Bar
Dallas
Cotton Belt Association Seeks Members in Texas
The Bd Cotton Belt Association urges membership as 33 counties report progress through May 14 at La Grange office. Aims for 50 000 members with no firm deadline, emphasizing fair acreage distribution, an elective state ASC board, and protection for farmers plus boosted export business.
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Old Cotton Belt Association
la Grange
Texas
ASC
Old Cotton Belt Association aims for 50 000 Texas members
President Law son Rivers of Elgin says the Old Cotton Belt Association of Texas seeks 50 000 members to show Washington it means business. Baccalaureate services are set for May 22 and commencement for May 26. Herman Jahnke returned from Baytown after a three day visit with relatives.
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Herman Jahnke
Baytown
Wiley C Gilmore Among 518 Apply for Bachelor Degrees
Wiley Coleman Gilmore of Rockdale is listed among 518 students who have applied for bachelor’s degrees at North Texas State College. The notice highlights applicants from various areas seeking baccalaureate credentials.
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Wiley Coleman Gilmore
Rockdale
North Texas State
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