Capitol tax bill reshapes revenue and beer tax rise in Texas
On its 137th day, the Senate advanced a revised tax bill aimed at raising about 108 million dollars in two years for the general revenue fund with a new beer tax of one cent per bottle and a higher gasoline and cigarette levy. Final passage: 18 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
Treasury
House
General Revenue Fund
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Allan Shivers
Lock
Hazlewood
Senate Committee
Shivers
Trinity River Authority
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
William H. Shireman
Corpus Christi
J. E. Cox
Conroe
Local residents attend events and plan meetings
J. R. Mayhugh leaves Sunday for Corpus Christi to attend Baptist University. Clifton Kneese and son visit Ida Kneese in New Braunfels. B L Cook Fredericksburg and Alice Cook Lubbock guest with J F Cook. Carlos Parker and others attend Fredericksburg shower for Margaret Ransleben bride elect of A J Holland. Harper Home Demonstration Club meets June 9 with Charlie Rogers hosting and Tommy Harlan co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Parker
Charlie Barrett
Floy Bode
Roy Roberts
Olive Parker
Fredericksburg
Margaret Ransleben
A. J. Holland
Harper Home Demonstration Club
Charlie Rogers
Tommy Harlan
Third Annual All Female Sale At Mason Set
The Hill Country Hereford Association hosts its Third Annual All Female Sale in Mason Texas on Tuesday June 7. Over 150 head including 60 cows and bred and open heifers will be offered with bulls prospects noted. Display begins at Mason Sales Company arena and Walter Britten will auction at 12 00 noon. Catalogs available from J D Jordan Mason Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Hereford Association
Mason
J. D. Jordan
Mason Sales Company
Walter Britten
Texas
Social Security Laws Compiled In Issue
An up to date compilation of the Social Security Laws is printed by the Government Printing Office. James B. Marley, SSA district manager, notes requests for copies and urges sending sixty five cents to the Superintendent of Documents to obtain Senate Document Number 157 from the 83rd Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Government Printing Office
James B. Marley
Social Security Administration
Marley
Washington
D. C
Senate
Two Courses Offered To Merchants In Gillespie County
Two courses on food store operations are offered to merchants and employees in Gillespie County starting June 27. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Fredericksburg High School Distributive Education Department, the sessions cover Grocery Checking Procedure and Food Store Operating Procedure taught by Clyde Bennett of the University of Texas. Each course lasts four days with classes from 7 30 to 10 P M. Bennett will remain available as a consultant to enrolled store owners on modernization, layout, accounting, displays and other issues at no extra charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Clyde Bennett
Industrial and Business Training Bureau
University of Texas
Bennett
Kilgore Families Visit Relatives and Travel Plans
Mrs. Harold Habenicht and children of Kilgore visit her parents Mr and Mrs J M Scarborough. Mr and Mrs W M Harris and sons left for a several days trip to Yellowstone and other places of interest. Mr and Mrs Walter Parker Jr and son of New Braunfels visit Mr and Mrs Walter Parker Sr and relatives. Teddy Harlan of San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Ray Harper of San Antonio joined Dr and Mrs Paul J Schwab for Sunday services in Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Habenicht
Kilgore
J. M. Scarborough
W. M. Harris
Walter Parker Jr
New Braunfels
Walter Parker Sr
Teddy Harlan
San Antonio
Mrs
Tommy Harlan
Ray Harper
Paul J. Schwab
Harper
Harper Shuts Out Stonewall 4-0 in windy league game
Harper defeated Stonewall 4-0 as Tooter Parker pitched a five hitter while 14 year old catcher Johnnie Cottle led the defense. Roeder, Casper, and Benner produced two hits apiece, and Harper capitalized on Stonewall errors to build a 4 0 lead before the game ended. Stonewall stranded six runners as Parker struck out 12 and Eberle yielded four runs on eight hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Stonewall
George Salcher
Johnnie Cottle
Tooter Parker
Roeder
Casper
J. Cottle
A. Nebgen
Ernst
Bierschwale
Benner
Oren Cottle
Fair Park
Listerdale
Doss
Abrhpore Meurer
Standl
Bierschwab
Rahe
Feller
Dr. Cottle
Parker
Meurer
J. Nebgen
Grobe
Weber
Eberle
Staudt
Nation honors graduation crowds and historic assassins
A reminiscence on graduation crowds visiting Washington with 350 000 yearly student arrivals and 898 steps at the Washington Monument. The piece recalls 7 369 forest fires last year with 107 656 acres burned, compares to 1953, and recounts historic presidential assassinations and motives of the attackers with brief profiles of Booth Guiteau Czolgosz Lawrence Zangara and Collazo.
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Washington
Capitol Plaza
Capitol
Washington Monument
Ford
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Booth
Charles Guiteau
Garfield
Leon Czolgosz
McKinley
Richard Lawrence
Andrew Jackson
Giuseppe Zangara
Cermak
Chicago
Oscar Collazo
Harry Truman
John Schrank
Teddy Roosevelt
South
Guiteau
Czolgosz
Lawrence
Jackson
Richard II
England
United States
Zangara
F.D.R
Collazo
Truman
Harpers Welcomes Visiting Texas Guests At Ranch
Mr and Mrs Watking Tarr and children spent several days at their Rocksprings area ranch. Thomas Harlan a Texas Tech student returned to Harper to visit his parents. Mr and Mrs Tommy Harlan and Mr and Mrs Albert Black with their small son of Katy Texas joined the group, with Mrs Tracy Tobin visiting the Blacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Watking Tarr
Rocksprings
Albert Black
Katy
Texas
Tracy Tobin
Harper
Barrett returns home from service visit
Colon Barrett, recently in the Armed Services, arrived home to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barrett. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Mayhugh and children were dinner guests of Supt. and Mrs. Edward Bailey on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon Barrett
Armed Services
Mrs
Charlie Barrett
B. J. Mayhugh
Edward Bailey
Local residents host guests and move plans announced
Mr and Mrs J R Peril and children were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Dale Puior Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Douglas Duderstadt and daughters left Saturday for Pleasanton where they will make their home. Mr Duderstadt is employed in the oil fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Peril
Dale Priour
Douglas Duderstadt
Pleasanton
Mr. Duderstadt
Buying Interest Rises In Illinois Farms and Ranches
With dry weather affecting farm and ranch sales in 1954 buyers show renewed determination to purchase land now. Spring rains boost livestock prices and stimulate new buyers, signaling an Upswing as population growth implies higher rural land values in coming months.
TS And GRA To Meet June 4 in Kerrville
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association will hold its summer quarterly meeting in Kerrville on Saturday June 4 with headquarters at the Blue Bonnet Hotel. All meetings will be at Tivy High School starting at 9:00 am for committees and 1:00 pm for the general session. A supper and dance Friday night at the Blue Bonnet and a Saturday noon barbecue in Louise Hays Park are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Kerrville
R. W. Hodge
del Rio
TS .&Gra
Blue Bonnet Hotel
Tivy High School
County Court House
Hodge
Shrank Falsely Accused In Roosevelt Shooting Motive
The text notes Shrank who wounded Theodore Roosevelt shot the President over opposition to a third term and Roosevelt's expressed interest. It reflects debate on motives behind the attack on the former president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrank
Teddy Roosevelt
T. R
Sunday Baseball Scores and This Week’s Matchups
Last Sunday Texans beat Doss 10 to 4 and Harper scored 4 while Stonewall and Comfort also posted losses Sisterdale led 18 to 4 over Comfort. This Sunday Doss meets Stonewall Harper faces Sisterdale and Fredericksburg plays Comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texans
Doss
Harper
Stonewall
Sisterdale
Comfort
Harlan Family Visit From New Braunfels Stirs Weekend
Mr and Mrs Richard Harlan and their son from New Braunfels visited the parents Mr and Mrs Tommy Harlan and Mr and Mrs G D Lennon over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harlan
New Braunfels
Tommy Harlan
G. D. Lennon
Tech students visit Harlan family as summer plans emerge
Thomas Harlan and his friend G. D. Witherspoon, Texas Tech students, visited Thomas Harlan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Harlan. G. D. Witherspoon returned to Hereford Sunday while Thomas plans to return to Lubbock on June 5 for summer school.
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Thomas Harlan
G. D. Witherspoon
Texas Tech
Thomas
Tommy Harlan
G. D
Hereford
Lubbock
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Bascom Giles
Travis County
B. R. Sheffield
Brady
Giles
Sheffield
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Cecil Storey
Longview
Rep
Dolph Briscoe, Jr
Uvalde
Veterans’ Land Administration
Briscoe
Harper Community
Cate
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper, Texas
Felix T. Tybor
Optometrist
Palace Theatre
Bidg
H. Welge Lewis
P. Oo
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Gene Zimmermann
J. R. Mayhugh
The
Baptist University
Clifton Kneese
Ida Kneese
B. L. Cook
Alice Cook
J. F. Cook
Mason Sales Co
Mason, Texas
Mason County
Mome
Col
Walter Beitten
Ted Yree
Oretalo Hans O C Fisher
Eeanery
the Herald
Neal
Neal Real Estate
Fredericksburg, Texas
Mark A. Thompson
Fredericiuhburg, Texas
Rey
Harper Herald
TS and
GRA
Lange’s Auto Service
Humble Oil Co
Rocky Vin
Chester Tatsch
Sportsman Cafe
Edmund Fiedler
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
Hot Springs
Majestic Hotel
Nat'l Park Service
U.S
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