Texas News in Brief 1927 State Events and Decisions
Texas reports cover a wide range of topics from rail and interstate freight to irrigation districts and school taxes. Notable items include Supreme Court rulings on lease surrender rights, riparian land taxation, and bus stop access. Milam County tax changes. Valley fruit and vegetable shipments. oil contracts. convention dates. irrigation district statistics. and municipal bond approvals. The compilation notes economic, agricultural, and infrastructure developments across multiple counties and cities.
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Rio Grande Valley
James W. Bass
Texas
el Paso
San Antonio
Austin
Waco
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Wis
Bass
Danhande City
Aavala-Dimmit Counties
Attorney General's Department
State Board of Control
McAllen
Court of Civil Appeals, Third District
City of Ballinger
Nicholas
Town of Winters
Murphy
Runugls County
Law stabilizing rates on deposits in Texas banks
Austin Tex new law governs state deposits by abolishing the old rate making board and making rules statutory The measure stabilizes the system for depositing state funds in small banks to back farm loans Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher said the law allows funds to remain in country banks until farmers can market crops and repay loans It sets 4% interest for state depositories 2% for reserve depositories and provides relief on interest during warrants held at the treasurer's request to avoid deficits
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Austin
Tex
Spa
W. Gregory Hatcher
T. J. Hotbrook
Hatchers
Hatcher
State Spending Reach Half Million Daily in Texas
State Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher reported a sustained daily outlay of about $500,000 over recent days. Expenditures included $1.35 million to cover another per capita apportionment of the school fund, bringing yearly spending to $13.50 per person and leaving 50 cents per capita unpaid. Most current outlays come from highway and general revenue funds.
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Austin
Tex
W. Gregory Hatcher
Highway Fund
General Revenue Fund
Plan for National Air Transport Line Aims at U S Scope
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh outlined an objective to establish a passenger carrying air transport line with nationwide reach. He said progress had been made in discussions of general principles before leaving Washington for New York for talks on the plan.
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Plan National
Washington
Ge C
Charles A. Linbergh
New York
Flood Area Health Program extended for 18 months
Washington announces a systematic health program for Mississippi flood affected states to continue for 18 months. Secretary Hoover says the effort targets malaria and typhoid, funded by private agencies in cooperation with the public health service and state and county authorities.
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Washington, D. GA
Hoover
Public Health Service
Mayor Welcomes Texans at Cleveland Welcome Event
The Cleveland reception for the All-Texas special at the New York Central Terminal Friday featured Mayor Marshall leading the welcomers. He stated that Cleveland is happy to have them and welcomes them to the fellowship of modern and enterprising states.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York Central Terminal
Marshall
De Autremont Brothers Sentenced in Oregon Train Robbery
Confessions that the De Autremont brothers Wugh Ray and Roy held up a Southern Pacific train in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon in 1928 and killed four trainmen were made Thursday. All three were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Salem penitentiary.
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Medford
Ore
Southern Pacific
Siskiyou Mountains
Oregon
de Autremont
Wugh
Ray
Roy
Salem
Texan Heads Circulators at international association
Harold Hough of the Fort Worth Star Telegram was elected president of the International Circulation Managers Association at the annual convention in Atlanta. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was chosen as the next convention city.
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Atlanta
Harold Hough
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
International Circulation Managers’ Association
Pittsburgh
Convicts Escaped From Verguson Farm Recalled
In Huntsville Texas authorities report that only seven of the seventy five escaped convicts remain at large after Tuesday escape from the Verguson state farm.
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Huntsville
Tex
Verguson State Farm
Marines to Leave Nicaragua Recall Ordered
Washington D C immediate recall of 500 marines from Nicaragua follows the withdrawal plan for the American expeditionary force. Navy department ordered the move Friday to align with the planned pullout.
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Washington, D. C
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Hardware Dealers Name Officers in Ninth District
Fall Waller of San Antonio was elected chairman of the Ninth district Texas Hardware and Implement Dealers association at the convention held in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Texas
Trail of Death Abandoned As New Highway Opens
Las Cruces New Mexico era old Jornado del Muerto the Journey of Death is slated to fade as the Ro Grande valley road from Las Cruces to northern New Mexico nears completion. The famed desert passage, first seen by Cahesa de Yuen in 1628, witnessed explorers, friars and soldiers. Its decline follows long-used trade routes linking northern New Mexico with the United States, including events from 1842 Brazito to Doniphan’s Missouri army.
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Ro Grande
Las Cruces
New Mesteo
Muerto
Old Port Selden
Cahesa de Yuen
Texas
Mexico
San Augustine Pass
Tose
Antonio de Espejo
Ton Diego de Vargas
New Mexico
New Alexico
United States
Alexander Doniphant
Brazito
Travel Safe for Goldfish Progress Report
The Bureau of Fisheries investigates high mortality of goldfish shipped in cans to private bowls. Initial findings show air levels are not the main cause. Water quality and the frightful effect of the can may pose the danger, while scientists seek a safe travel plan to keep more fish alive.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Policeman's Face Must Fit Helmet in London
London officials insist a candidate for the London constabulary must have a suitable face and physique, pass education and medical tests, and wear the distinctive helmet with dignity. The helmet test, performed before superiors, screens out those who look incongruous, to protect the force's public image.
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London
Searchlight Crew Detects Air Raids Over Port Winfield
The searchlight and sound locator crew of battery A, sixty third Coast artillery at Port Winfield Scott, CA, conducted night tests of anti aircraft detection gear. An airplane simulated eight bombing raids over a 2.5 square mile area, was detected and illuminated on each pass. The plane crossed the area at about 8000 feet.
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Washington
Sixty-third Coast Artillery
Port Winfield Scott
Calif
Spotless Town Debate Reaches Wisconsin School Pride
A New York reader claims Sheboygan Wisconsin is a spotless town as J I Reiss notes that local children are taught in school to keep streets clean and avoid clutter.
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New York
Sheboygan, Wis
J. I. Reiss
Naval Academy Selects 25 Teens From Nation
Richard Antrim of Chienzo tops a national list of 25 youths chosen for a four year course at Annapolis. Antrim, 19, is a Peru high school graduate and a reserve appointed seaman first class trained with the Twenty seventh division of the U S naval reserve.
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Richard Antrim
Chienzo
United States
Annapolis Naval Academy
Antrim
Peru
Ind
United States Naval Reserve
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Whirton Coamats
Vordond
Pat
Poe
Sweal
Texas Dan
Supreme Court
Yoakam Distriect Ginners’ Association
Valley Spring Scriool
Liane County
Milam County Commissioners Court
Cameron
East Texas
State Highway Department
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Texas Hotel Association
Flood Area Health Program
de Autremont Brothers
Jornado del Muerto
Las Crices
N. AL
America
Coolidges
National Editorial Association
Poland
Ggnorance
Warsaw
U. S
United States Treasury
War Department
Lutz Wahl
Army
Robert C. Davis
Hawaii
Albert FP. II
Army Air Corps
Tawaii
Bergh
Igenberger
Lester J. Maitland
California
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