LCRA Project Praised by Federal Officials in Texas
Federal Works Administration officials praised the Lower Colorado River Authority for flood control water conservation and low cost power. Col M E Gilmore Douglas G Wright and R L Davidson toured the four Colorado dams with Max Starcke and commended the project as outstanding and among the best constructed projects assisted by the FWA.
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Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Texas
Federal Works Administration
Col. M. E. Gilmore
Public Works
Douglas G. Wright
Administrator of
Federal Works
Oklahoma
R. L. Davidson
General Council
Max Starcke
LCRA
Colorado
Projet
Col. Gilmore
Wright
FWA
Panay Hero Lt Commander Arthur Anders Returns Home
Lt Commander Arthur Anders Panay hero, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Anders, arrived in Weimar by plane to be at his seriously ill mother’s bedside. He will return to his San Francisco home once her condition improves.
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Weimar
Arthur Anders
Frank Anders
San Francisco
Field Day At Beeville July 15 Held by A&M Extension
One day farmer short course organized by Texas A and M Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station at Substation No. 1 farm five miles east of Beeville will start at 9 o clock. The program includes a study tour of field plats and a discussion of the area's outstanding agricultural problems.
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Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Beeville
Poison for cotton urged as arsenate supplies grow
College Station July 6. B F Vance chairman of the Texas USDA War Board urged Texas farmers to poison cotton as needed with calcium arsenate. The board notes ample supplies will be available and about 50 million pounds will be delivered by September 1, more than any year before 1941.
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College Station
B. F. Vance
Texas
Usda War Board
Vance
FDR Signs 42 Billion Army Bill
President Roosevelt signed a large 42.82 billion dollar war department appropriation bill. It provisions equipment for thousands of planes tanks and guns to arm 4 590 000 soldiers by July 1.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Shiner Baptist Church Names New Minister
Shiner Baptist Church has called Rev. Cecil Harper of Atlas to fill the pulpit after Rev. Rayford Harris resigned to accept a call to Daisetta.
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Shiner Baptist Church
Shiner
Cecil Harper
Atlas
Rayford Harris
Daisetta
Fort Worth Rep Lester Boone Eyes Texas Railroad Commission
Lester Boone of Fort Worth declares candidacy for the Texas Railroad Commission and vows an all-out war effort, attending all commission meetings. He currently serves in the Texas Legislature and sponsored the Omnibus Tax Bill funding pensions and retirement pay while aiding the Texas Defense Guard through the Military Affairs Committee.
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Lester Boone
Fort Worth
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Commission
Boone
House
Texas Defense Guard
Department of State
What You Buy With WAR BONDS Aerial Camera
The aerial camera for Scout and reconnaissance planes aids Army and Navy air forces in planning and mapping enemy fortifications. It costs about 3400 dollars each and helps plot wide areas for accurate measurements. Buy War Bonds and invest at least ten percent of income to reach the quota.
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Army
Navy
U.S. Treasury Department
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Wheeling
F. T. Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Moulton, Texas
Edwin A. Jaeggli
Moulton Hardware CO
Moulton
A. F.kotzebue Drug CO
A.K
A.M
C. C. Orts
W.M H. A. Fiedler
State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Comdr
Panay
Pop Kola
Lon Chaser
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
Knape
Moulton Texas
Bascom Giles
The
General Land Office
Texas Quality Network
WFAA
WBAP
WOAI
KPRC
Oaks Court
Yoakum
Almedias Beauty
New Victory
Lchanne
Beck
Yoakum, Texas
Insurance Department
State of Texas
Frank Biehunko Jr
MAIL
Eagle
America
Sinclair Pennsylvania
Motor Oil
Sinclair
Torene Roy
Evie Thompson
American Airlines, Inc
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil
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