State Department spends tax dollars on a 40 page booklet
A reader critiques a State Department publication portraying American dependence on daily goods. The piece, styled around the Jim Johnson family, mocks the brochure’s tone and questions the cost and message. The column suggests the piece overstates isolation consequences and hints at broader critique of official busy bodies.
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State Department
Jim Johnson
Humble to Broadcast Cotton Bowl Football Game
Humble Oil and Refining Co will air a play by play of the Cotton Bowl featuring Texas University versus Tennessee. Wes Box will narrate from Dallas with Alabama Chesser adding halftime color on WOAI KPRC and KORG beginning 12 30 p m Thursday.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Texas University
University of Tennessee
Wes Box
Dallas
Ales Chesser
WOAI
San Antonion
KPRC
Houston
KORG
Austin
Million Cars On Texas Roads Prompt Meeting
Almost three and a half million cars are registered annually in Texas creating title tax and payment issues. E J Amey director of the Motor Vehicle Division will meet at 8 p m January 8 at the Rice Hotel with Houston car dealers finance companies banks wrecking yards and the county tax office to discuss solutions.
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Texas
E. J. Amey
Motor Vehicle Division
Texas Highway Department
Rice Hotel
Houston
Steer of the Year Wins World Champion Title
Shorthorn steer Steer of the Year, shown by Ohio State University in Columbus, wins the world championship in the International Live Stock Ex position. Judge A D Weber hails the steer as a smooth and mellow grand champion, with a dressing percentage over 68 and a sale price of 64.55 per pound, totaling $6,350 in earnings and prizes.
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Chicago
Aroan
Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus
A. D. Weber
Manhattan
Kans
Give a Pint of Blood Today
Mrs Grace Martin, assistant district agent for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and state Civil Defense Coordinator for Women's Activities, urges a pint blood donation to aid soldiers and civilians. The National Blood Program seeks donors across Texas communities to meet immediate needs and build stock for peace and war emergencies. Call your Red Cross Chapter to find the nearest donation site.
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Grace Martin
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Korea
Texas
Martin
Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
St Ludmila’s Academy of Shiner 55 Years of Growth and Change
The article chronicles St Ludmila’s Academy in Shiner from its 1897 origins with 57 pupils to 55 years of progress. It details the school’s expansion from a two-room start to a four-story building, high school accreditation in 1931, and a 1951 grammer school addition. The campus includes a modern gym, library, commercial and home economics facilities, and ongoing academic development.
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Shiner
St. Ludmila’s Academy of
J. A. Forest
M. Francis
Augustine
Angela
Philip
Order of the Incarnate Word and
Blessed Sacrament
State Department of Education
Francis Machan
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church of
State Education Department
St. Ludmila’s Academy
St. Ludmila
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