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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
13
S J R No 19 proposes a constitutional amendment to set Legislature meeting frequency and session procedures and adjust legislator per diem and mileage. The measure, filed by the Texas Legislature, would be voted on November 4, 1930, with sections detailing session structure, compensation, and submission to electors.
The text outlines Section 11 of Article VII to create a permanent university fund from university lands and proceeds. It directs investment in government and school bonds and Farm Loan Act bonds, with interest to be appropriated by the Legislature to support dormitories and university buildings. The measure aims to finance UT construction and related needs.
A Texas constitutional amendment seeks to tax university lands in Sections 11 12 and 15 of Article VII for county purposes. Lands now owned by the University of Texas would be taxed like private lands, with state set values and annual remittance to counties equal to the county tax. The measure is to be voted on at the November 1930 general election.
S. J. R. No. 2 proposes adding Section 3a to Article V to allow the Supreme Court to sit any time at the state seat of government and to define terms for the court. It repeals the prior Oct to June session requirement and, if not already open year round, would submit the amendment to voters on November 4, 1930.
Nina Perovna Demney of Leningrad, 25, becomes the world’s first woman Arctic explorer. She leads part of the Soviet Arctic expedition under Otto Schmidt to Cape Flor. She plans a memorial red flag near the Jackson hut and will map and study the Franz Josef Land archipelago through autumn and winter.
W C Lewis and H T Powers of Corpus Christi plan a public demonstration of a new waterborne automobile device starting Friday Aug 8. The venture aims for long trials over 50 to 100 hours with safety on water and land, leading to a Corpus Christi factory for production and jobs. A businessman, A T Clements, will manage the initial display and production arrangements with G E Roberts building the first unit.
The Hays County Pioneers held their annual picnic at Rio Vista Park on the San Marcos River. About 75 members answered roll call with an estimated 200 descendants and relatives in attendance.
An experiment at Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station compared silage along with a standard hay diet. Milk production dropped without silage while remaining near normal with silage. silage reduced costs of milk and fat production and kept cow weights steadier, showing cows demand silage as a palatable, succulent feed.
Robert Downs, driver of a bus involved in a December highway tragedy near San Antonio, seeks 25000 in a suit filed in the Seventy third District Court. He sues Union Bus Lines and Paramount Famous Players-Lasky for injuries from films on board that caught fire and released a harmful gas. Downs says he was not informed of the danger and notes Union Bus Lines may not be negligent but is joined to resolve all issues.
Sherman Texas August 5 The grand jury of the fifteenth district court began a new inquiry into the Grayson county courthouse burning on May 4 when a black assailant placed in a vault for safekeeping died. William A Wade assistant attorney general of Texas arrived to aid in presenting evidence.
A Texas gas field is estimated to contain 8 900 billion cubic feet of available reserve. The figure underscores the field's potential significance alongside other major reserves in the region.
Willard Immel 22 of Kingston Ohio dies during first parachute jump at Port Columbus. He fell after leaping from 1600 feet while wearing two packs. Plane crew included Grant Melvin and Jack Fink. both chutes failed to deploy.
An old advertisement proclaims RAT S NAP kills rats and mice, prevents odors from carcasses, and comes in cake form. Sizes 85c for pantry or kitchen, 65c for chicken houses, and $1.25 for farms and large buildings, guaranteed by R. M Lewis and Knopp & Metzger.
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