Tornado Devastates Birmingham 1901 and Local Updates
It was reported in Birmingham that a March 30 1901 tornado killed twenty five people with more deaths expected and damage estimated at a million. Local store changes and various community notes include horse sale, social visits, a new gas engine, border coin counterfeits, dredging plans, a high school show, and a bank founder's suicide.
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Birmingham
Alabama
A Ee Isy
Lynchburg
Buffalo Bayou
Moulton High School
Opera House
First State Bank of
Moulton
el Paso
U.S. Tax Take Reaches New High in 1953
Federal tax collections for the fiscal year ending June 30 averaged 1 723 per family across 40 4 million American families. Total receipts reached 69 6 billion dollars, about 4 6 billion more than the previous record set in 1952, per Internal Revenue Commissioner Andrews.
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Internal Revenue
Andrews
Freedom of Choice Editorial on Union Membership Rights
An Arizona Range News editorial argues against compulsory union dues and joining requirements. It defends individual liberty to join or not join a labor union and urges congressional action to guarantee this right in the United States.
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Arizona Range News
Wilcox
Land of
Echoes of a 1917 Rock Quarry
A view from the town’s west quarry shows a once busy site now reduced to a foundation block and a hollow pit, leaving only memories from 1917.
Governor Shivers Proposes Outlawing Communists and Death Penalty
An unsigned Houston letter to lawmakers criticizes Gov Shivers for aiming to bar communists and seek the death penalty while urging focus on unemployment, schools, housing, and salaries. It cites Russia as a contrast and notes United Church Women of Texas concerns at their Houston convention. The message implies hiding behind the letter from critics.
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Shivers
Communist Party
Houston
Allan Shivers
Texas
Russia
Soviet
United Church Women of Texas
McCarthy
Women blame McCarthy era over fear of communists
The passage argues that even Eisenhower Nixon and others share concern about McCarthy more than about the communists his probe uncovers. It portrays sympathy for the women and suggests political fear shapes attitudes toward the anti communism crusade.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
McCarthy
Lawmakers Split on Funds for Teacher Pay Raise
The article notes strong support for a $402 teacher pay raise but disagreement among Gover and Shivers on funding methods and whether the raise should be uniform. The tension centers on how to raise money and whether the raise applies evenly across positions.
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Shivers
Return of Judge Laughlin and strange Texas elections
The piece notes potential reappointment of Judge C. W. Laughlin after Supreme Court rejection, questions whether voters will reinstate him, and comments on peculiar elections in George Parr's triangle of influence, suggesting the public may not deserve better. It discusses teacher raises and cooperative methods failing to reach goals.
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C. W. Laughlin
Jim Wells
Texas Supreme Court
George Parr
Supreme Court
The Heroic: Last Days of Robert Taft
A magazine reflection on Robert Taft's final days. Doctors recall his stoicism and influence as a statesman who shaped political discourse. The piece notes Taft's absence would leave a void for both major parties.
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M Magazine
Robert Taft
High tariffs push cotton into cheaper substitutes
The article notes tariffs raise cotton prices, pricing U.S. and foreign buyers out of markets. Mills seek cheaper cotton and substitute fibers as the industry shifts to cost savings amid price pressures.
Farmers driven from farms cited by tariff policy
The speaker claims hundreds of farmers were forced off county farms due to cotton tariffs. They argue depopulation of farm communities and reduced cotton prices hurt farmers, while Democrats insist on the same high tariff and pricing. The speaker warns that consequences cannot be escaped.
Terrazas of Mexico Built Vast Ranch Empires and Palatial Estate
The article details Don Luis Terrazas of Mexico, owning 12 interlocked haciendas each with church school and quarters, enclosing walls for protection. He hosted large family gatherings at Quinta Carolina, sent children to American schools, led extensive roundups, and shipped tens of thousands of steers to Chicago annually. In 1910 he staged a grand herd spectacle for Porfirio Diaz near Agua Nueva as Diaz's train paused en route to El Paso.
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Boyce House
Don Luis Terrazas
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Quinta Carolina
Don
Terrazas
General Terrazas
Chicago
el Paso
Diaz
Taft
International Bridge
Porfirio Diaz
Agua Nueva
Dust Threatens Texas Agriculture and Soil Loss
The Venés Department of Agricult warns the choking dust storm in late February threatens future Texas agriculture. Soil moisture is low, early crop prospects are poor, and much West Texas land may be unproductive without stronger conservation. With no federal funds, Texas must mobilize state, county, and individual farmers to enact extensive soil and pasture restoration measures.
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John C
Drouth
Texas
Veterans Questions and Answers on GI Insurance Premiums
A column answers common VA questions on GI insurance premiums and disability status. It explains grace-period payment timing, waivers, and how total disability for compensation differs from insurance, plus timing for first GI Bill allowance checks and required signed communications for publication.
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C. H. Plato
Will Moore
San Antonio
Alia
Bertha Kotzebue
Ida Fehrenkamp
Shiner
Vrs
Japan
John Mang
Montevideo
South America
Andres Mang
Y Victor Schroeder
Woodring-Meyer Lumber Company
Yoakum
New Hampshire
Drever Bros
Hatchery
Shiner, Texas
Soutez Zenichy
Moulton Parish Hall
Czech Dramatic Club
Lavaca County
J. F. Hough
Mag. Sta., Yoakum
Mr. A. T. Pesek
Merchant, Sweet Home
Paul Otto
Edm. Kram
Joe Kubenka
Lee Jarosek
Ford
Moulton Blahuta Bros
Moravia
Highway Department
Department
Ernest Schultz
Raab Studio
Ontario
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Rene
Phorm Womens
Reiead
Joe McCarthy
Stanback
Amacai
Joe Dennett
Richard
The
Venés
Veterans
Moulton Eagle
Magnolia Gas and Oil
Pietsch
Moulton, Texas
Gonzales
CG Palmer
Palmer Construction CO
Gonzales, Texas
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