Texas Budget Cuts and State Projects Across Regions
Texas state agencies cut overall budget requests by millions while outlining projects and contracts. Dallas will host the Texas Central Utilities Corporation headquarters as Groesbeck completes a $100000 sewer project. An December 23 bond vote in Nacogdoches seeks $225000 for main street improvements.
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Central Texas Oil Fields
Dallas
Austin
Tex
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Highway Commission
Board of Control
State Fire Insurance Commission
Texas
Governor Neff urges constitutional convention in Brenham
Texas governor Pat M. Neff called for a constitutional convention to unshackle the state and modernize roads the judiciary and education while addressing flood control for irrigation. He spoke in Brenham near Old Washington on the Crates site where Texas drafted its first constitution in 1836.
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Brenham
Tex
Texas
Pat M. Neff
Old Washington
Pecans Bring Higher Prices After Poor Harvest Near Hearne
Hearne, Texas reports a bumper pecan crop last year selling at 1 to 10 cents per pound. This year the crop nearly failed, raising prices for nuts shipped from the area.
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Hearne
Tex
Silver Vein Found Under Tombstone City
In Tombstone Arizona during street work a six inch vein of rich silver ore was uncovered a few feet beneath the surface of the main street while excavations for a cement curbing were being made. The Vizna mine district, once a major producer, had seen shafts sunk on neighboring properties without success for decades.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Great Britain breaks diplomatic relations with Greece
London cites Greek government actions as prompting the move after a court martial condemned six former ministers and officers to death. The executed include former premiers Gounaris, Protopapadakis, Stratos, former war minister Theotokis, M. Baltazzis, and General Hadjenestis, tied to Constantine’s throne and Asia Minor catastrophe.
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Protopapadakis
Stratos
MM. Theotokis
M. Baltazzis
Hadjenestis
Tiger Pleads for United States Aid in Paris Rally
Georges Clemenceau, standing with outstretched arms before a packed audience, urged America to save France from possible extinction. He defended France against charges of militarism, saying war was being forced upon them and that without help France may disappear, a fate Athens once faced. The aged premier spoke with emotion as the crowd interrupted with applause.
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Georges Clemenceau
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Istance
Tiger
France
Athens
State highway commission allocates 210,480 for roads
At the Austin monthly meeting the state highway commission approved 210,480 in allocations for highway construction. Counties and projects include Mason No 9 7,600 San Patricio No 12 32,000 Milam No 43 55,000 Morris No 85 13,417 Limestone No 14 50,000 Runnels No TA 20,000 Mane nin No 6 26,000 Briscoe No 5A 33,750 Red River No 43 Kaufman No 49 Cranidel district 10,000.
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Gregory
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Smith
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Runnels
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Walker
Red River
Kaufman
Cranidel
Government to Start Suits for Over $30 Million
Washington reports the department of justice is preparing civil suits seeking more than 30 million dollars to recover alleged overcharges and waste in army cantonment construction during the war. Trials were expected within ten days, with the first actions against war camp contractors already filed last week. Criminal proceedings were possible.
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Department of Justice
Department
New Orleans Rice Market Report
New Orleans rice market shows Blue Rose continuing around 37 cents. Friday receipts totaled 5,398 sacks of rough rice and 3,526 pockets of clean. Exports for Wednesday and yesterday reached 57,055 pockets, with 29,085 to South America and 15,862 to Porto Rico. A sale of 40,000 pockets of various grades was reported to South America.
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Fridauy
South America
Porto Rico
Greedy judge says some men not Banished from privilege
Jud Tunkins asserts certain men feel entitled to leadership and a double life, arguing the world owes them as living. The Washington Star notes the provocative remark about accountability and privilege.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Careful at Least Says Uncle Eben on Mules
A Washington Star clipping quotes Uncle Eben advising to keep a mule while noting a mule’s common sense in avoiding danger before a locomotive, contrasting with a flivver. The line plays on rural wit and warns against reckless crossing near trains.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Senator for a Day A newspaper tale of Mrs Welton
Mrs Welton claimed the right to be sworn in and seated as senator for a day and Senator-elect George agreed to waive credentials so she could serve. The arrangement centers on a brief political stunt through which Mrs Melton would actually serve for one day.
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Washington County
Texas
United States
Voice of 15 year old soprano stuns opera leaders in Kansas City
Marlone Tidhey a fifteen year old telegraph operator from Kansas City impressed Otto Kahn and director Giulio Gatti-Casazza with a remarkable lyric soprano. She was advised to avoid public appearances for three years and to study with a quality teacher.
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Marlone Tidhey
Cot Omopatl
Kansas City
Otto Kahn
Metropolitan Opera Company
News York
Giuliy Catt-onasazza
Convict by Mail Kiss Case Heard in L A Divorce Court
Mrs Joseph A Green faces charges in Los Angeles divorce court over mailing kisses as alleged evidence of disloyalty. The case centers on alleged return kisses and separate maintenance proceedings amid testimony and defense.
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Los Angeles
Beach
Wpmontues
Joseph A. Creen
Cereem
Dhe Dee Cree
Arrested Development Case at Kolkestone Inc
A police inspector described an eleven year old girl, brought in for neglect, as acting like a seven year old. The woman stated the child had not left home for a year and was fed solely on malted milk eggs and fresh milk from a bottle as she could not feed herself.
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Kolkestone, Inc
Wonian
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