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Tax burdens then and now in rural Texas life
In 1957 and earlier the article contrasts low ad valorem taxes with modern costs, praising roads, schools and public aid while noting higher government taxes. It cites a FEMA Disaster Team visit to Comanche County and quotes Sanger Courier reflections on past hardships and the notion of a “last day of bondage” in tax years.
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Texas
Comanche
Sidney School
R. E Seay
Sanger Courier
H. B. Toon
United States