Tax session opens with omnibus plan favored in Texas legislature
The 45th Texas legislature begins a special tax session with an omnibus bill to raise moderate taxes on natural resources oil sulfur and natural gas as main revenue sources. Gov Allred champions 15 million in new revenue while Sen Holbrook opposes new taxes. New Laredo Bridge plans move forward after talks with Mexican officials.
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Austin
Senate
House
Laredo
Mexico City
Texas
Herrera
Public Works
R. L. Bobbitt
James V. Allred
Ernest C. Thompson
Infant Daughter Murrah Rites Held in Junction Cemetery
Funeral services were held Tuesday for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Murrah born Monday night September 27 Elder Walter W Leamons presided and interment followed in Junction Cemetery
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Murrah
Walter W. Leamons
Junction Cemetery
Junction High tops Melvin 46 to 6 in Saturday battle
Junction High’s Eagles rout Melvin 46 to 6 on the local field as McKay and Coffey lead with early scores and broken field runs. The win follows a 40–0 victory over Robert Lee last week, with 28 players used and coach Clayton Hopkins predicting a strong season as the team pushes toward a championship.
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Junction Eagles
Melvin
Robert Lee
McKay
Syard
Coffey
Clayton Hopkins
Baylor
Eagles
Hopkins
Bodare School Moves to Junction System
After three weeks in session Bodare School closed Friday and pupils transfered to Junction Public Schools. Enrollment totals 704 with 232 primary 268 intermediate 204 high school. Bus service provided by local districts. tuition payments vary by grade.
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Junction
Guy Munn
Spiller
Eight Mile
Evergreen
Bed
Roosevelt
London
Segovia
Ivy
Murr
Dallas Exposition Special Train To Pan American Exposition
A special train will leave Menard on October 1 at 6 45 p m to attend the Dallas Pan American Exposition returning October 4 at 8 45 a m Round trip tickets cost 260 Special tickets at 225 include meals lodging and all major attractions Gov Allred has declared a holiday for students attending.
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Menard
Dallas
Allred
Knobknockers Raid Five Safes In Rocksprings
Amateur burglars blew five safes in Rocksprings early Tuesday morning and took about $120 from total loot. The Owens and Moore Grocery Store safe was wrecked with about $100 stolen. other safes were entered or attempted but mostly yielded no money. A separate note reports a Christmas-style truck schedule change for Sunny Glen Orphan Home in San Juan, Texas, with donations at the Church of Christ in Junction next Wednesday, October 6. Mrs. W. W. Taylor is recovering from kidney surgery in San Antonio. her husband and children are nearby. A communication from Austin notes that the August tax discount amendment will not take effect until January 1, 1939.
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Owens and Moore
Edwards
Hough Drug Store
Sunny Glen
San Juan
Texas
Junction
Church of Christ
W. W. Taylor
San Antonio Hospital
Taylor
Governor Pushes Tax Change Amid Special Session
Governor Allred urges the legislature to direct funds to aid the aged blind and education, arguing taxes should not rise and relief should come from pipeline companies. Representative Coke R Stevenson opposes new levies, while Senator Holbrook leads Senate opposition. a 30 day Austin session is anticipated with heated debate.
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Coke R. Stevenson
Austin
Allred
Holbrook
Senate
Sven
Fire Prevention Week Emphasized in Junction
Fire prevention is urged during October 3 to 9 as Junction prepares for winter. Officials urge checks on flues, gas plumbing, and wiring, along with removing rubbish and dumping hot ashes safely. Rex Lavelle of London visited Junction Wednesday.
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Junction
Rex Lavelle
London
Junction Wednesday
Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB
A rural Indiana doctor, famed for vast ignorance, answers a village query about bovine virus. He quips that the term derives from the discoverer Dr George W Bovine, eliciting amusement from the store audience.
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Irvin S. Cobb
George W. Bovine
American News Features, Inc
Sleeping Sickness Affects Horses In Oklahoma
Fort Worth veterinarians and an army officer traveled to Ardmore to confer with federal pathologists on a wave of sleeping sickness sweeping into the Texas Panhandle. About 15,000 Texas horses infected. 150 Texas counties affected, mostly north of a Fort Worth to Abilene line, with one case in Coryell County.
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Fort Worth
Ardmore
Okla
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Booth
Abimee
Coryell County
Lions Beat Rotarians 24 to 15 in School Diamond Tilt
Lions Club fans brag about a 24 15 victory over Rotarians on the school diamond last Tuesday. The PTA sponsored game supports the PTA treasury and Boy Scout fundraisers for rock re covering the scout hall. Next Tuesday October 5 the Lions meet the Hams at five. Three more games remain in the series with a likely barbecue for the loser. Philip Joseph led the mound work with Jelly Murrah relieving him.
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Boy Scouts
Lion
Philip Joseph
Jelly Murrah
Philip
Subscriber list honors and ranch sale results
Subscribers responded well to renewal notices with daily renewals and new subscriptions. The week's honor roll includes many Junction residents and others from nearby towns. Premier Ranch near Mason sold Hereford bulls at up to 510 dollars, with 346 head averaging 126.62 dollars on the second sale day. Fire prevention week is noted for Oct 39.
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T. P. Porter
Junction
Russell Graham
Austin
H. H. Farmer
Miss Mary Farmer
Belton
C. W. McCarroll
College Station
R. A. Neal
Floyd Daharsh
Ovie Buster
Jim Carpenter
J.T. Swanson
H. D. Henderson
T. M. Hodges
Henry Hodges
Brady
John §. Munn
E. Scarborough
Johnson City
Wm Henderson
Ruth Rothmann
Lloyd Stewart
W. H. Wilson
Jacob Fritz
London
M. A. Cowsert
August Simon
Roosevelt
Ramsey Randolph
Ollie Fleming
Jack Turner
Hodges Hotel
C. W. Atchison
Raymond Rutherford
Barksdale
Roy Spiller
Menard
Kerrville
R. H. Spiller
E. G. Seiker
Hugh Spiller
Earl Bowers
del Rio
E. R. Brown
Harper
Lois Reeves
Elgin Rothmann
Mason
Junction School Tax Payers Save $51,000 Over 30 Years
The Junction Independent School District reports a net saving of 51000 to taxpayers over 30 years after equalization and sale of outstanding bonds to the State of Texas. Taxable income declined from 22500 in 1931 to an estimated 15220 in 1937 while the district grew in student body and faculty. Bond payments are current with continued retirements and no budget increase for the coming year.
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Junction Independent
Equalization Board
Texas
Pep Squad Drives Eagle Football Schedule Ambitions
The Eagle Pep squad under Miss Fae Jensen and Mr. W. W. Gregory with leaders Aileen Livingston, Elizabeth Wright, and Ruby Whitworth supports the team at games. Daily practice includes a new stunt planned for October 9 with Dzona, while the band also aids in games.
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Fae Jensen
W. W. Gregory
Aileen Livingston
Elizabeth Wright
Ruby Whitworth
Eagle
Dzona
Anne Hardeman
Dorothy Wiese
Fay Wiese
Fay Wahl
Virginia Ashabranner
Florence Ellen Shepsard
Patricia Patterson
Kaleta Miller
Maurine Miller
Elsie Davis
Marie Tracy
Helen Reid
Joe Margaret Buster
Irene Ferris
Mildred Nixon
Ione Helen McDonald
Viola Lackey
Vivian Kirkpatrick
Oden Fox
Bessie Lurber
Gwendolyn Wright
Tommie Dean Henderson
Louis Becker
Annabel Becker
Ouida Fisher
Mildred Black
Betty Fay Kindrick
Bevgaly Baker
Mildred Cavaness
Laula Rogers
May Eblen Durban
Freddie Gardner
Polly Chenault
Varda Hodges
Novene Baylor
Mary Lou Stapp
Hazel Spiller
Ruby Neal
Elza Mae Neal
Maudine Taff
Iva Wareren
New Texas Corporations Rise in 1937
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports 142 new Texas corporations chartered in 1937, up 68 percent from July last year. Total capitalization reached $4,030,000, up 964 percent from July and 744 percent from August last year, with gains in banking finance manufacturing merchandising and real estate building. Ten new charters had capitalization of $106,000 or more, double the July count and over twice August last year.
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University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
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