Revenue Outlook Shifts As Texas Tax Legislation Blocked
Austin reports a revised revenue forecast as State Comptroller George H. Sheppard notes higher crude prices natural gas demand and liquor sales lift expected funds. Lawmakers weigh ending versus taxation with one official predicting a $186 million base now adjusted for changing economy.
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Death of Senator Mauritz in Texas Casts Silent Toll
Senator Fred Mauritz, veteran Texas legislator from Ganado and El Campo, dies aged in El Campo. He served in the House in 1935 and 1937, the Senate starting 1940, reelected in 1944, and led state affairs as committee chair in 1945. Funeral Monday at First Lutheran church El Campo with burial in Houston Forest Park.
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Eleven Belgian Traitors Executed at Dawn
Eleven Belgian traitors were executed by firing squad at dawn in Namur after a military court convicted them of hunting down Belgian patriots and resistance workers during the Nazi occupation.
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Michigan congressman dies during Coast Guard Academy visit
U S Representative Fred Bradley of Michigan a long-serving member of Congress died during a visit to the Coast Guard Academy in New London Connecticut He was 49 and in his fifth term He suffered a heart attack and died in the infirmary after becoming ill in an officer's room The congressman's home is Rogers City Michigan
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Commodity Market Snapshot and Cotton Price Report
New York and Chicago market briefs show irregular stock moves and narrow bond demand while cotton strengthens with new crop contracts. Southern spot cotton averages slip to 58.96 cents per pound with a 30 market day average of 36.62 cents. grain and livestock markets display mixed, generally steady activity and marginal changes.
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Future Existence Of Big RFC Hinges On Congress Decision
RFC fate hinges on a congressional decision next month. Senate Banking Committee will review the issue the week of June 1. If Congress does not act, the Reconstruction Finance Corp will expire June 30.
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Fort Worth Region Markets Mixed as Cattle and Grains Drift
Fort Worth and Kansas City reports show cattle varying by class with steers and yearlings steady to weak demand, cows softer. hogs and lambs mixed with tops around 24.00 to 25.00 for select lots. Wheat and grains move on weather and export news. soil moisture forecasts cited. prices listed for corn, oats, barley and sorghum across futures and spot markets.
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Steel Inquiry Will Continue Despite Inflation Fears
Senate small business subcommittee hearings resume with Herbert M. Karp as a witness in a $50 million steel deal probe. Percy Nagle testified that Karp offered 195000 tons of steel for a $25 million value. George Meredith warned of possible law violations and inflationary effects from restricted steel supply and inflated prices.
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Chamber chief moves from La Porte to Georgetown
Fred Pool, longtime La Porte Chamber of Commerce manager, has accepted the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce post and will arrive June 15 after thirteen months with La Porte.
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White tea towels boiled with lemon peels in enamel pot
A home tip advises boiling tea towels in a porcelain enamel pot with a few lemon peels for snow white results.
Dallas Men Interview Tech Club Members Over Frat Chapter
Three Dallas businessmen visit Lubbock to interview members of the Texas Tech Cornucopia club about establishing a Delta Sigma Pi chapter on the Tech campus. Kenneth B. White, grand president of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, leads the delegation.
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Delta Sigma Pi Alumni Club Hosts Breakfast Meeting
Donald Pi Yarborough, president of the Dallas Delta Sigma Pi Alumni club, along with Arthur C. White CPA, will attend a breakfast at the Hilton hotel this morning. Buddy Sprague serves as club president and Cornucopia society members will join the event. A rail fact notes 100 miles per loaded freight car in 1945 and 49 miles for an empty car.
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