Half Million In Inheritance Tax Headed From King Ranch Estate
Austin reports more than half a million dollars in state inheritance tax likely to be paid by the estate of Mrs. Henrietta Wing of Kingsville owner of the King ranch and other South Texas holdings. Initial valuation for tax purposes is set at 7 million with potential final value near 10 million. Attorney James B. Wells Jr. conferred with comptroller officials as W M Woodall plans to visit Kingsville to appraise assets. The King ranch, built by Mrs King, is described as among the world’s largest.
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Austin
Tex
Henrietta Wing
Kingsville
King Ranch
Kieberg
South Texas
W. M. Woodall
Comptroller's Department
Woodall
James B. Wells, Jr
King Estate
King
Caldwell County
Texas
Caldwell
Solon Opposes Special Session in Texas
Fort Worth Texas state Senator R A Stuart says he opposes a special session of the Thirty ninth legislature to provide relief for drought struck Central Texas counties. Senator Guy Russek urged Governor Ferguson to convene to remit state taxes and extend loans for Fayette Colorado Austin Waller and Lavaca counties. Stuart notes the district has felt the drought but doubts a summer session would help and prefers a January meeting though he supports aid when needed in other regions.
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Fort Worth
Tex
R. A. Stuart
Texas
Dreuth
Guy Russek
Schulenburg
James E. Ferguson
Russell
Fayette
Colorado
Austin
Waller
Lavaca
Russekl
Stuart
Ferguson
Slaughtering of Cattle in Harris County
Foot and mouth disease leads to the slaughter of cattle near South Houston Harris County reaching a thousand carcasses as trench disposal begins for several thousand head. Slaughter continues as ditching machines dig trenches to bury carcasses after a recent disease case.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
South
Plan to Health Officer Sparks Texas Sanitation Push
Dr. H Sappington, state health officer, said many Texas municipalities are focusing on sanitation. He cited numerous plans for city sewerage disposal and water filtration plants submitted to the state board of health for approval, signaling broad attention to public health infrastructure.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
H. ©. Sappington
State Board of Health
Big gas well comes in Webb County Texas
A 70 million cubic foot gas well was completed in Webb County Texas by O'Hern and Putnam. The discovery extends the gas area one mile northeast of the Carolina Texas wells. The well depth is 2 080 feet.
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San Antonio
Tex
Webb County
O’hern and Putnam
Rates Reduced On Banana Cocoa Rates For Western Roads
The interstate commerce commission ordered railroads to cut banana and cocoa nut rates from New Orleans to Oklahoma and Texas points and to Arkansas City Kansas, aiming at lower shipping costs for these fruits.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas City
Kan
Newborn Max Flores Born With Full Set Of Teeth
Los Angeles baby Max Flores born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Flores has a complete set of teeth at birth. The parents celebrate the remarkable early dental formation in California.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Max Flores
Louis Flores
Rains Boost Cattle Prices Across Texas and West
Walton D. Hood president of the Texas State Bank and Trust Company says recent rains from Kerrville to Phoenix produced excellent grazing, leaving few cattle on land and likely lifting cattle prices after years of low prices. Hood spoke upon returning from an 8000 mile western tour this week.
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San Atonio
Tex
Kerrville
Phoenix
Walton D. Hood
Texas State Bank anti-Trust Company
Eastern Mills Seek Texas Location
Eastern cotton mills want to relocate to Texas seeking new stock subscriptions equal to appraised plant values to fund buildings and operations. They cite better working conditions and 20 percent savings in operating costs plus transportation savings but warn against buying outdated machinery.
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Texas
Washington Shipping Board Seeks Higher Funds
The Shipping Board requested 22.54 million for next year, but the budget bureau said no more than 15.3 million is needed. Current year appropriation is 24 million, last year 30.4 million. Of the request, 22 million would go to the fleet corporation and 540 thousand to the board. President Palmer pushed 22 million for the fleet, Lissner opposed, favoring 20 million. Palmer vows to operate all 279 vessels next year while cutting personnel and improving efficiency, and denies plans to move the Oregon-Oriental line terminus from Portland despite talks of selling the line to Columbia-Pacific.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Budget Bureau
Fleet Corporation
Palmer
Lissner
Pacific Coast
Portland
Oregon-Oriental Line
Far East
Columbia-Pacific Steamship Company
Fall plowing offered to curb boll weevil in Texas
Houston Texas. H M Madison agricultural agent for the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad proposes fall plowing to rid cotton fields of boll weevil and cut worm. He says the method starves the weevil by exposing it to cold, exposes boll worm roots to destruction, and fertilizes the land as cotton stalks remain green after plowing.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
H. M. Madison
Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonio
Monument to Bryan Erected Site Chosen in Florida
New York. Clewiston Florida is the site for a national monument to the late William Jennings Bryan. The announcement came from his goddaughter Miss Dion esia Bryan Evans who said the monument will be placed on the southwest shore of Lake Okeechobee. Florida was Bryan’s adopted state and Miss Evans noted he was a crusader not primarily a politician. The site was donated by a close friend and several thousand dollars have already been raised toward construction.
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New York
Florida
Bryan
Evans
Traffic Gains 13 Percent On Missouri Kansas Texas Line
July traffic on the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad rose 13 percent from a year earlier. Division freight agent Jack F. Hennessey cited local loading figures with 4235 more cars loaded locally and 264 more received from connecting lines. Oil traffic led, with Katy lines up 37 percent in July.
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Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Jack F. Hennessey
M.K
Katy
Restoration of Lee Mansion in Arlington Cemetery
Restoration of the Lee mansion on the highest spot in Arlington Cemetery will be undertaken under supervision of the War Department at a cost of 225000 dollars.
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Washington
Lee
Arington Cemetery
War Department
Heavy Cotton Movement In Galveston This Season
Galveston factors and steamshipmen expect a heavy season similar to the 1916 peak. About 20 vessels are slated to sail toward September first carrying around 100000 bales of cotton.
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Galveston
Tex
Ellsworth Returns From Polar Air Expedition
Lincoln Ellsworth, the American flier who commanded one of Amundsen's two planes in the North Pole air attempt, has returned to New York after the expedition.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
New York
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