Mansfield Proposes Texas River Improvements in Postwar Plan
Rep Mansfield introduces bills for Guadalupe Lavaca Navidad and Trinity river projects in Texas. Aims include nine foot navigation from Victoria to Seadrift and flood control at New Braunfels, six foot navigation Port Lavaca to Navidad, and deepened Houston ship channel to Liberty. Estimated costs total 8.5 million and 433 thousand dollars respectively. projects were previously authorized but vetoed by President Roosevelt in 1940.
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Guadalupe
Victoria
New Braunfels
Lavaca—Navidad
Port Lavaca
Old Red Bluff
Navidad
Lavaca
Mansfield
Lavaca-Navidad
Pres. Roosevelt
Gonzales Association Tops Loan Brackets in Texas
Gonzales Production Credit Association announced 1 090 000 dollars in loans outstanding placing it among the top 36 Texas associations and 530 nationwide. Serving eight counties with over 700 members and about 650 loans in Gonzales San Antonio area, the group reports surge in membership led by J H Vanham. Directors include J C Pruett John T Harris J W Gulick and Herbert Wied with Cecil Morris as secretary treasurer. O E Hermes of Sweet Home is field rep for Lavaca County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Gonzales Production Credit Association
Texas
Gonzales-San Antonio
Gonzales Credit Production Association
J. H. Vanham
Shiner Route 3
Mr. Vanham
J C.pruett
Nixon
John T. Harris
McCoy
J. W. Gulick
San Antonio
Herbert Wied
Nordheim
Cecil Morris
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill Signed
President Roosevelt signed the pay-as-you-go income tax bill imposing a 20 percent withholding starting July 1 and forgiving 75 to 100 percent of a year's tax liability for all individuals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Feed Wheat Sales Discontinued
College Station reports wheat sales halted except for emergencies as announced by B. F. Vance, chairman of the Texas USDA War Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
B. F. Vance
Texas Usda War Board
Farm wages and policy in wartime America
A column argues farm workers have long earned less than industrial peers, noting 1917 to 1942 wage gaps and urging continued use of experienced farm experts in policy. It emphasizes parity is not the aim, but production and price stability, with ceilings to curb inflation and keep farmers working.
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United States
Albert S. Goss
Grange
Edward A. O’neal
Farm Bureau
James G. Patton
Farmers Union
Ezra T. Benson
Cooperatives
Mr. Roosevelt
Chester C. Davis
Claude R. Wickard
America
Ezra Benson
Office of War Information
Schmidt Dailey Wedding in Yuma Arizona
Miss Eleanore Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Schmidt of Hallettsville and Pvt William Dailey son of Mrs Irene Lyles of Bridgeport Indiana married in Yuma Arizona with Reverend Anderson officiating. They will reside in Los Angeles California.
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Hallettsville
Eleanore Schmidt
Emil Fr. Schmidt
Pvt
William, Dailey
Los Angeles
Calif
Irene Lyles
Bridgeport
Ind
Yuma
Ariz
Reverend Anderson
Postwar Call for Peak Agricultural Parity by Citizens
A call urges every patriotic citizen and worker to use influence to raise agricultural parity after the war, emphasizing farmers and industry alike in a national effort.
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T Fehrenkamp & Sons
The
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Channe
Shiner
Lone Star
Anton Faltisek
Kram’s
Gussl ™ Pe
State Bank
Moulton, Texas
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rep
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Trinity Rivers
Chief of Army Engineers
Gonzales Association
O. E. Hermes of
Sweet Home
Lavaca County
Moulton
C. F. Knape
PRO Prietor
Moulton Texas
George S. Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
Sinclair
Tojo
G&ars
Qe Sa
Herman Park Hall
Luther Williams
Gen
MAIL
Hagle
Boehm’s
Guilhem
Argest
Giltex CO
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