Oil Era Echoes in Lavaca County 1901 and 1924
The article recalls April 18 1901 amid Beaumonts Spindletop boom and notes oil tests reaching Lavaca County. It mentions Beatty gusher sale 1.25 million dollars, Morgan vs Panama Canal, troops to Manila, and local oil prospects in Moulton with factory ideas. April 11 1924 school trustees elected George Baur Joe Kopecky John Mueller. Frank Hronek dies in Caldwell.
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Spindletop
Beaumont
Lavaca County
Beatty
J. Pierpont Morgan
Panama Canal
Tenth Cavalry
San Antonio
Laredo
Manila
Smithville
Gonzales Brick and Tile Co
Moulton
Hallettsville
Hobson
Charley Miewka
George Baur
Joe C. Kopecky
John C. Mueller
L. A. Meiners
New York
Frank Hronek
John Mladenka
Caldwell
Taxation as a threat to freedom and prudent spending
An address by F. A. Truslow argues that taxation funds only expenses and excess spending erodes liberty. He warns against endless government demands for security from cradle to grave and urges stern scrutiny of public budgets to preserve freedom.
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F. A. Truslow
Legions of new investors adopt pay as you go stock plan
A new installment plan for NYSE stocks allows payments from 40 dollars per quarter to 1000 dollars monthly. Newsweek notes rapid initial adoption with 4054 shares worth 135180 purchased in six days. Time cites many first time buyers, signaling broader public ownership and a shift from billionaire finaglers to middle class investors.
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New York Stock Exchange
Newsweek
Time
Eisenhower urges tariff reduction to aid farmers and industry
President Eisenhower asks Congress to cut the tariff to help farmers and industry sell more abroad. He faults the current tariff for boosting farm surpluses and urban crowding, notes cotton holdings and parity issues, and contrasts with coal labor tensions and rising fuel costs.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Parity Shifts and Tax Debate Highlight Economic Tensions
The piece argues high butter prices and rising parity push industry away from cotton to substitutes. It criticizes continuous taxation as ineffective while noting state spending grew far beyond population and wealth increases. It contrasts federal spending cuts with local tax hikes and warns against overtaxation.
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Pleo
In Memoriam and Card of Thanks Advertising Note
Memorial notices flagged as advertising. not included in standard obituary listings though often placed in classifieds. Readers are advised these notices serve honorifics and personal thanks rather than formal death notices.
Your Senator Reports Decisive Month and Texas View
Lyndon B. Johnson discusses economic signals pointing to April as pivotal for recovery. He emphasizes his Texas outreach, noting 30 to 40 million Texans? actually eight million people in Texas with 95 Senate colleagues, and his aim to provide accurate information for sound judgment. He reflects on his Friendship Day resolution backed by women’s clubs and arts groups.
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Senator McCarthy
San Jacinto
R H. Cullen
Houston
Texas
Senate
Congress
Washington
Texans
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
National Society of Arts and Letters
Texas Senate Address Reflects Service to All Texans
A political statement from a Texas senator reflecting on more than five years in office. The speaker emphasizes serving every Texan and acknowledges both supporters and detractors while noting continued public service.
Notice to Creditors of Theresia Wagner Estate
Original letters of administration granted to F. J. Jaksch on February 22 1954 by Lavaca County Court Texas for the estate of Theresia Wagner Deceased All persons with claims must present them within the law and those owing the estate must pay the administrator Office address P O Box 467 Palacios Texas.
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Theresia Wagner
F. J. Jaksch
Lavaca County
Texas
P. O. Box
Palacios
Senator Aiken urged hearings for flood control bill
The writer asks Chairman Aiken of the Senate Agriculture Committee to schedule hearings on the upper watershed flood control and soil conservation bill. A similar bill passed the House, and the Senate approved an amendment to the Mexican Labor Appropriation adding $64,000 for a Labor Reception.
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Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
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Frankie Darilek
Frank Hanslik
Secy-Treas
A. J. Darilek
F. & M. State Bank
Jennings B. Cook
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John L. Lewis
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Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S. Senate
Shiner
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