Platform Statement of Thomas J Martin for 85th District
Thomas J. Martin of Gillespie County Texas presents a platform for the 85th District. He calls for repeal of complex local fishing laws, the Petsch tax, trapping licenses, a 30 percent tax reduction, abolition of useless boards, and return of pensions administration to counties. He opposes sales tax, urges highway completion, supports truth in fabrics, and seeks to aid farmers and ranchers while advocating limited government.
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Thomas J
Tom) Martin
Gillespie County
Texas
Blanco
Gillespie
Kendall
Llano
Game Commission
Mexico
Matagorda Bay
Liquor Control Board
Austin
Texas Angor’ Goat Raisers Assa
Congress of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
I Will Not Circulate Petitions for My Candidacy
A political statement rejects petition endorsements as a dishonorable campaign tactic. The speaker warns that signatures from petitions mislead voters, harms signatories, and erodes business with partisan resentment. He vows not to circulate petitions and seeks votes and goodwill instead.
Curb-Sitter O K Just WPA Worker
Phoenix on June 6 police were asked to check a suspicious man sitting on the curb all morning. A radio call sent an officer unit to the scene and back with a report that the man is O K working for WPA.
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O. K
WPA
Phoenix
Ariz
Plane Crashes Claim Hillsboro Men in Fatal Wrecks
Two Hillsboro businessmen Jim Tom Moody and Raymond Taylor died when their plane crashed near a landing field four miles outside Hillsboro. Four other crew members from San Antonio were killed in two separate wrecks near the city’s main flying field.
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Hillsboro
Texas
Jim Tom Moody
Raymond Taylor
Hilsboro
Randolph Field Fliers
San Antonio
Hail Storm Strikes Rotan Texas Damaging Windows and Crops
A June 2 hail storm in Rotan Texas shattered nearly all windows in the business district. Hailstones small but driven by a 50 mile per hour wind. Crops suffered heavy damage across a 1 to 2 mile wide and 6 mile long area.
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Rotan
Texas
Pension rolls rise in Texas as Old Age Assistance grows
Austin reports June figures show 112,204 people on pension rolls, up 204 from May. Checks totaling 1,543,258 will be mailed starting June 10. deaths reached 687 and 701 applications denied in the past month.
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Austin
Tex
Dance Beauty Crowned Debonair Gaffe
A lighthearted exchange features Bill asking about a black eye and Jack replying he was struck by the beauty of a dance venue, turning an injury into a witty compliment about the setting.
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Bill
Jack
South Texan Drowns at Lake Campacuas
Paul Adams 21, of Tyler, drowned while attempting to swim Lake Campacuas four miles north of Mercedes. The story includes a quoted exchange about a dime for coffee and a remark about helping others help themselves.
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Mercedes
Paul Adams
de Adams
J. R. Adams
Tyler
Lake Campacuas
Here
Lost box of ladies' suits on Llano Fredericksburg Rd
Box containing ladies' suits and dresses disappeared in the last week of May on Llano Fredericksburg Road. Reward offered for return to Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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Llano
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gillespie County Mutual Aid Insurance Ass'n
Hugo Weinheimer
Board OF Directors
Mandy
H. Dittlinger Roller Mills CO
New Braunfels
Dittlinger’s
Sittlinger
By H. Kallenberg
Irmacy
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Canton
China
Valencia
Alicante
Mediterranean
Segorbe
France
Daladier
South Texan
H. F.wahl
Llano Highway
Lock and Key Service
Wm. Schroeder
Fredericksburg Dairy Products Co
Carl Pool
Men’s Press
Oxfords
All Colors
Blue Bell
Sly
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