Eight Mile Texas State Highway No 3 Awarded
State highway No 3 from Borden to Weimar awarded for an eight mile surfacing project. First State Bank of Columbus under construction. Eagle Lake ISD bond issue for 150000 passed 264 to 111. Orange County districts Duncan's Woods and McLewis vote June 2 for 76 cent tax. Willacy onion shipments total 36 cars with Lyford, Raymondville, Sebastian contributing. Tenaha farmers plant, strawberries hurt by cold, berry crop three weeks late. Pearsall onions harvest begins. yield expected light due to cold and rain. Washington County Memorial association formed to fund a monument at Prairie Lea cemetery for World War soldiers. Nixon votes split on 76000 school bond. issuance approved. El Paso and Southwestern Rail receives 6055000 in refunding bonds. Texas City Port shipments report: vessels in/out. Texas Ginners elect Setigson president, Wilkerson vice president. Brazos River bridge repairs resume. traffic in 30 days. Aransas Pass area tomatoes cucumbers moving late. cucumber crop delayed by freeze. 1000 acres around Ingleside-Aransas Pass in truck crops. favorable prices seen. Texas Legion convention dates set for Aug 28-30 in Galveston. Texas Chamber of Commerce to launch 100000 ad campaign. San Antonio Division to hold 1965 convention in Austin. Camp Mabry tents offered for delegates. Spaniards and one Cuban to be deported on Cadiz ship per Galveston immigration officials.
Texas Legislature Proceedings Summary in Austin
The Texas Senate and House conduct routine actions with prints and votes. Major items include the Patterson quo warranto bill facing motions to print, various appropriation bills, and committees reporting on revenue and education measures. Officials address joint sessions and investigate statements from public figures, with multiple bills introduced and many procedurals noted.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Neff
Civ Jurisprudence Committee
Wood
Bailey
Wirtz
Passage of Texas delinquent land tax bill with amendments
The Bonham measure to resettle delinquent land taxes in Texas finally passed after several minor amendments. The vote stood 72 to 38 with Representative Patman unsuccessfully offering an amendment to strike the provision for employing additional attorneys to enforce the collection of delinquent taxes and to provide for postponement.
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Austin
Tex
Patman
Hiss
Mother's Day Observance Reminders and Reflections
The piece recalls Mother's Day origins linked to Anna Jarvis and Congress acts in 1914, urging remembrance through acts of kindness, messages to mothers, and wearing white carnations as symbols. It blends nostalgic vignettes and poems while urging continued family respect and home values.
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John Dickinson
Sherman Jello
Congress of the United States of America
Congress
Acta
Mother's Day International Association
Philadelphia
Min
Measures to Consider in Austin Special Session Talk
The record notes two weeks since the Texas special session began with a flurry of introduced bills. It lists house measures and for one senate measure among those facing review.
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Senate
House
Austin
Tex
Minister Announces Delivery of War Lossed Pictures to Galleries
The government plans to deliver pictures to galleries to compensate for losses in the war. The initiative, announced by M Nolf, aims to restore cultural assets and support national institutions through this restitution program.
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Brussells
M. Nolf
Reading Question Sparks Quiet Conversation
A fragment shows a character asking John about a new book while another remark suggests temporary improvement through travel or distraction. The excerpt conveys a cautious exchange and hints at lingering uncertainty amid resumed activity.
Discoverer of X Rays Spent Years in Poetry
Fragmented note recalls Roentgen as discoverer of the ray who spent later years in poetry and patent work. It mentions Count Zeppelin and Frau Krupp, notes a fortune, and references praise from a French emperor after a defeat. Also notes a Berlin purchase, an American gift, and a big San Francisco home.
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Roentgen
Syouth
Phe. Science
Zeppelin
Ey van
Berlin
Ameron
Jeter
San’ Francisco
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Weimar
First State Bank of Columbus
Eagle Lake Independent
Orange County Commissioners Court
Duncan's Woods
McLewis
Willacy County
Lyford
Raymondville
Sebastian
Tenaha
Barry
Pearsall
Washington County Memorial Association
Prairie Lea Cemetery
Brenham
Washington County
Nixon
The
el Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas City Terminal Railway Co
Texas City
Texas Ginneras’ Association
Dallas
W. M. Setiigson
Gollad
B. I. Wilkerson
Ferris
C. B. Hunt
Brazos River
Hempstead-Bellville
Austin County
Aransas Pass
Ingleside
Texas Department, American Legion
Galveston
State Executive Committee
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
F.C. Clemons
Houston
Thomas’ D. Barton
San Antonio
Barton
Mabry
Cadiz
Ves
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Kerr
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Livestock
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Board of Control
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Board “of Water
Melson
Pope
Cable
Agricultural Department
A. and M. College
Stewart
Reeves
Cowan
Harris County Navigation District
Harris
State Affairs Committee
Bonham
Wood Senate
Oklahoma-Texas
Red River
Irwin
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Hull Youngblood
Cal College
B. B. Sturgeon
Paris
Civil Jurisprudence
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Judiciary
Smith
Loftin
University of Texas
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Thomas M. Campbell
R. M. Dudley
Dl Paso
Joint Legislative Committee
Pollard
Eastland
Stephens
Abney
Columbia
Arlington
Lincoln
Washington
Tris
Jesus
P.D. Gog
P. D. Gog
Chicago ‘Daily News
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Col. Gates
St. Jo
Elijah’ Gates
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Senterr
Sanza Tarvis
Eugene Field
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