New Rates Under Overhaul Of Texas Sales Tax Law
Texas changes take effect Monday raising the cost of clothing to 26 cents for a 25 cent scarf and adding tax to a 9.95 blouse. Auto taxes rise with a 2 percent rate based on trade-in difference, boosting a 2500 car tax by about 12 dollars. State Comptroller Calvert expects substantial biennial revenue gains and has issued explanations and rulings for merchants statewide.
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Texas
Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Calvert
Supreme Court
Swisher Co-Op Gets Loan For Sub-Station
Tulsa special reports a $926000 loan approved by REA for Swisher County Electric Cooperative to build new substations in Edmonson and Silverton Claytonville areas. Over two years about 398 new customers are expected, including 271 irrigation wells, driving transformer installations and line upgrades across six counties Swisher Briscoe Hale Armstrong Castro Randall.
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Tulsa
REA
Swisher County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Edmonson
Silverton
Claytonville
Co-Op
Swisher, Briscoe, Hale, Armstrong, Castro
Randall
Joint Meet of Oilmen Stated in Midland Sky Room
A joint meeting of Permian Basin members of TIPRO and PBP A will be held at 10 a m Wednesday in the Sky Room of the Midland Odessa Airport to discuss the FPC hearing on natural gas prices. Odessa's W T Edwards PEPA president said speakers include John Davenport TIPRO general counsel and Malcolm D Abel Midland producer. Exemption methods for sales from potential area price ceilings will be a prime topic.
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Midland
Permian Basin
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn
Permian Basin Petroleum Assn
Federal Power Commission
Midland-Odessa
W. T. Edwards
Odessa
PEPA
John Davenport
TIPRO
Malcolm D. Abel
Washington
Edwards
FPC
Miss Tavares Wins Unemployment Claim Over Slit Uniform
Miss Trudy Tavares, hired as a cocktail lounge waitress at San Francisco International Airport, was fired for not discarding a revealing slip. The California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board ruled she is entitled to unemployment compensation, citing the risque attire as the cause of insubordination.
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San Francisco
Trudy Tavares
San Francisco International Airport
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Miss Tavares
Donald Gilson
Petersburg Lions Name New Officers
Petersburg Lions elect Frank Stanton as president and J. D. Fox as vice president with Everett Perry as second vice president. Pete Wilson is lion tamer, Milton Sims secretary treasurer, Kenneth Roberson tail twister. Directors: Elton Wyatt, J. L. Weathers, Harold Rhodes, Ezra Bilberry, John Alford, A. C. McIlroy. Jeanie Smith honored as club sweetheart. Bill Bruington received perfect attendance pin.
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Petersburg
Lions Club
Frank Stanton
J. D. Fox
Everett Perry
Pete Wilson
Milton Sims
Kenneth Roberson
Elton Wyatt
J. L. Weathers
Harold Rhodes
Ezra Bilberry
John Alford
A. C. McIlroy
Jeanie Smith
Bill Bruington
First bale of cotton brings 3.25 a pound in Harlingen
Herbert Bodie of Los Fresnos sold the nation's first bale of cotton for 3.25 dollars per pound. He earned a 750 dollar bonus and 500 dollars for best quality, totaling 2750 dollars.
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Harlingen
Herbert Bodie
Los Fresnos
Bodie
Stanton Oddfellows To Install Officers
Stanton Oddfellows lodge will install officers at a July 4 meeting. Alvis Clepper, district IOOF grand master of Big Spring, will be installing officer. Elton Avery is named noble grand with E. L. Parks as vice noble grand and H. N. Overby as treasurer. Outgoing noble grand is Charles Butler.
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Stanton
Stanton Oddfellows Lodge
Alvis Clepper
Big Spring
Elton Avery
E. L. Parks
H.N. Overby
Charles [Butler
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