Eight Texas constitutional amendments under scrutiny in Itasca case
Assistant Attorney General Leddy filed a supplemental brief in Itasca Independent School District v E A McElroy et al with Hill county judge Wear ruling eight amendments were illegally adopted for lacking a majority vote. The list includes road notice changes 15 cent tax pensions irrigation districts banking department and tax exemptions for endowments. Bodies of storm victims being buried where found.
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Austin
Tex
Leddy
Itasca Independent School District
E. A. McElroy
Hill County
Wear
Fifth Court of Civil Appeals
Dallas
Court of Appeals
Courts of Criminal Appeals
State Department of Banking
Vultures Over Marshes in Louisiana After Destructive Hurricane
New Orleans reports describe vast devastation along the coast with hundreds of bodies found in Terrebonne Parish and surrounding areas. Rescue crews race to aid survivors as trains rerouted and relief efforts intensify across lower Terrebonne and adjacent communities.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Louisiana
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Baton Rouge
Hammond
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
New
Farmers plan to hold rice for better price in Texas
Bay City reports farmers intend to store rice awaiting higher returns as losses hit Honduras and Japan. They expect about four dollars per barrel. In Austin, the insurance and banking commissioner approves reserve agents for state banks listing Marion State Bank Dallas First State Bank of Ladonia and Guarantee State Bank and Trust Co Dallas.
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Bay City
Tex
Honduras
Japan
Louisiana
Mississippi
Austin
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Marion State Bank
First State Bank of Dallas
First State Bank of Ladonia
Guaranty State Bank and Trust Company
Dallas
Pecans Expected Good Yield in Lampasas District
Reports from Lampasas indicate a healthy pecan crop with good quality after last year’s total failure. Market activity is expected to open higher than usual due to the improved supply. In Houston oysters, 25 boats delivered prime stock, bringing about 250 barrels to market. In Austin, R. M. Wynne arrived to oversee the Confederate home and addressed veterans.
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Houston
Tex
Mansfield ISD Bonds Approved for Registration
Austin Texas attorney general approves for registration the Mansfield independent school district school house bonds totaling $15,000 with twenty forties at 5 percent interest.
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Austin
Tex
Mansfield Independent School District School House
Replacing Rails With Heavier Steel On Southern Pacific
Cuero and Thomaston crews replace fifty pound rails with seventy five pound steel on the Southern Pacific line. Anthrax or charbon strikes near Alvin causing fatalities among horses and cattle, with losses reported by Charles Wright south of town and J F Durant east of town.
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Cuero
Tex
Southern Pacific
Thomaston
Charbon
Alvin
Charles Wright
J. F. Durant
Cabbage Planting Underway in Angelina County
Angelina Texas farmers report cabbage planting active with prospects for a strong season once crops take root, good soil, and favorable weather expected to support yields.
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Angelina
Tex
Rio Grande flood swells near Brownsville closing road
Brownsville in Texas reports the Rio Grande overflowing about fifteen miles upstream with water covering the military road for several miles. In New Cotton, five hundred bales of cotton have arrived with crop estimates ranging from 1,000 to 1,200 bales, down from 2,500 last year.
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Brownsville
Tet
Rio Grande
Military Road
Berelair
Tex
New York City Crowded for Hudson Fulton Naval Visit
Sailor-men from eight nations fill New York streets for the Hudson Fulton celebration. Riverside Drive crowds view the armada and Trinity Church yard hosts officers and onlookers. Out of town visitors are estimated at up to a million dollars in spending with 400000 guests housed in hotels. Wright and Curtis flights from Governors Island are planned along with commemorative exhibits this week.
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New York
Ngland
Germany
France
Italy
Holland
Mexico
Argentina
United States
Riverside Drive
Hudson-Fulton
Green
Episcopal Church
Archbishop Farley
Old Trinity
Robert Fulton
Wilbur Wright
Glenn H. Curtis
Governors Island
Cotton Prices Boost Washington County Farmers in Brenham
Brenham Texas buyers report cotton sold last week at 12 1 2 cents per pound with seed around 21 dollars a ton. Strong corn yields across the county support farmers in good condition as boll weevils have caused little damage and corn weevils are scarcely noticed.
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Brenham
Tex
Washington
Victoria County Crops Prosper as Ginned Cotton Sells Fast
The past week brought a strong cotton market in Victoria County Texas with farmers selling soon after ginning. Corn is around 50 cents and hay at 7.00 dollars, and there is a good yield of both crops as merchants report solid business.
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Victoria
Tex
Not Guilty Verdict in Goliad Murder Case
The jury returns a not guilty verdict for Crecin cio Perez in a murder case tied to Duke, both Mexicans indicted for the Crespine Hspenecio killing near Belgair eight months ago. Duke received a seventy five year sentence in the prior court.
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Goliad
Tex
Crecincio Perez
Duke
Crespine Hspenecio
Berglair
Heavy mast crops reported in Angelina county
A heavy mast of acorns hickory nuts chinquapins and sassafras berries is reported in many sections of Angelina county. Hog owners will not need to feed corn to fatten hogs this year as postoak and sand jack mast are particularly heavy.
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Lufkin
Tex
Angelina County
Livestock Shipments Continue Slim in Victoria Division
Livestock shipments from the Victoria division remained light for two months. Over the past two weeks sixty cars were sent, mainly to the New Orleans and Fort Worth markets.
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Victoria, Tex
Victoria
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Death of Minnesota Governor Johnson
Rochester Minn Governor John A Johnson died at St Marys Hospital after an operation. His last words to wife Nora reflected a brave fight. Public mourning spread as schools banks and stores closed and buildings wore black and purple.
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Rochester
Minn
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
United States
St. Marys Hospital
Johnson
Margaret Sullivan
W. J
Charlies H. Mayo
C. F. McNevin
Frank A. Day
Fred B. Lynch
Janie and
Schiller
J. W. Mayo
Nora
Gov. Johnson
Goser
Tech
Hood's Brigade Monument Site Chosen in Austin Capitol Grounds
Gov Campbell Day and W R Hambrick announced the Hood's Texas Brigade memorial will be erected by surviving members. They chose a spot just east of the capitol building in the capitol grounds. McNeel Marble Company of Marietta Ga awarded the contract for 13000 dollars.
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Hood's Brigade
Austin
Tex
Gov. Campbell
Day
W. R. Hambrick
Hood's
Texas Brigade
Capitol Grounds
McNeel Marble Company
Marietta
Unsound Mind Adjudged for T A Winston in County Court
In county court Tuesday T A Winston was found of unsound mind and to be sent to the asylum once a place is secured. The trial featured the defendant's wife and son as the main witnesses, a scene described as pathetically conducted.
Desertion Charge Against Navy Deserter Near Nacogdoches
James Earle Westbrook age 23 white man arrested in Nacogdoches Texas and held as a deserter from the United States navy. Sheriff Spracley has wired authorities and will forward the prisoner to Norfolk Virginia the port from which he escaped.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
James Earle
Westbrook
United States Navy
Spracley
Norfolk, Va
Farm Animals Die In North Galveston Disease
In North Galveston Texas the prevailing livestock disease has struck cattle and horses. Bradford Hancock reported the loss of a valuable horse and Lars Jenson also lost one about a week ago. Stockmen debate whether the ailment is blind staggers or spinal meningitis. The disease acts swiftly once an animal is attacked.
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Galveston
Tex
Bradford Hancock
Lars Jenson
Fire destroys seed cotton house at Victoria Mfg Co
Goliad Texas at midday Sunday a fire nearly leveled the seed cotton house of the Victoria Manufacturing company causing an estimated two thousand dollars in damages.
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Goliad
Tex
Victoria Manufacturing Company
Quanah and Gulf Railway Elects Officers and Commences Charter
Quanah Texas stockholders elect co directors and perfect organization voting to file charter immediately. The road from Quanah to the Gulf near Galveston via Waco or Temple will connect with the Orient at Medicine Mound giving Kansas City its shortest outlet to the Gulf. The first section will be built at once.
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Oenah
Tex
Quanah & Gulf Railway
Co U
Quanah
Galveston
Waco
Temple
Medicine Mound
Kansas City
Gulf
San Jacinto State Bank Adopts Guaranty Plan
In Gold Springs Texas stockholders of the San Jacinto State Bank met and adopted the assessment plan of guaranty, with all shares represented in person or by proxy.
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Gold Springs
Tex
San Jacinto State Bank
Guaranty
Victoria Elects William J Craig Mayor by Plurality
William J Craig former General Passenger Agent was elected mayor of Victoria on Tuesday by a 16 vote plurality to succeed the late Mayor Schneider.
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Victoria, Yex
William J. Craig
Victoria
Schneider
Forest fires destroy pine timber near Nacogdoches
Timber damaged as forest fires Sunday burned across several hundred acres near Nacogdoches Texas. Most trees were deadened by the flames, with some trees burned through.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Deaf Mute Felix Asher Fatally Struck at Corpus Christi Crossing
Felix Asher a deaf mute was run over and killed by the Aransas Pass passenger train at Corpus Christi crossing in Beeville Texas. He had previously been knocked off the track by the same train on July 1 sustaining severe injuries.
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Beeville
Tex
Felix Asher
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi Crossing
Asher
Judge Eugene Williams Dies in Street Car Tragedy
Waco Texas judge Eugene Williams, a leading local lawyer, died Tuesday night in a street car due to congestion or heart disease.
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Waco
Tex
Eugene Williams
New Railroads for Texas Expand Statewide Mileage
Austin reports nearly 1,000 miles of railroad either under construction or planned in Texas. The Santa Fe lines and other systems total 744 miles now, with extensions and new routes from Coleman to Texico, San Angelo to Sterling City, Longview to Red River, Ardian to State Line, and more. Additional projected lines include routes from San Antonio to the Rio Grande, Fort Worth to San Antonio, and Gulf, Texas & Western toward Newton, plus several others touching major towns and regions.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Santa Fe
Coleman
Texico
San Saba Valley
Lometa
Brady
San Angelo
Sterling City
Longview
Red River
Texas & Gulf
Rock Island
Ardian
State Line
Thnmpson & Henderson
Bagley
Henderson
Enid
Ochiltree & Western
Dalhart
Ochiltree
Plainview
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Low Hill and
St. Louis Associates
Harriman
Karriman
Sen Antonio
Fredericksburg
Prisco
Fort Worth & Rio Grande
Gulf, Texas & Western
Marshall
Newton
Sabine Valley
Gulf, Western
Texas & Pacific
Sherry County
Sabine
Knox County
Roviching
Dallas
Rice Sales in Beaumont Move Honduran Rice to Port Arthur Mills
Rice farmer Jack Viterbo sold 1 500 sacks of new crop Honduras rice to Port Arthur mills at 3 dollars per sack. About 500 sacks were No 1 quality and the rest lower grade, with the overall price around 2 dollars per sack, improving bids compared with prior offers.
Not Holding Cotton in Bryan Texas Bales Sold Fast
Bryan Texas reports 9000 bales of mes cotton received and sold quickly with little remaining held. Farmers refuse to store cotton when prices rise above 12 cents. Hill picking is nearing completion.
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Bryan, Tex
Bryan
Banner Day in Taylor as 650 Bales Sold for $50,000
Large cotton receipts marked a busy Saturday in Taylor Texas with 650 bales marketed and about $50,000 paid for lint and seed. Most proceeds went to cotton pickers and merchants, as crowds of laborers filled the streets and all trades reported brisk activity. Total season receipts reached 9,874 bales by close of business.
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Taylor
Tex
Hardin County Values Rise in 1969 Totals
Hardin County Texas reports total assessed value at 10.37 million dollars, up about 500 thousand from 1908 figures. County taxes stated for 1969 total 98 thousand 744 dollars and 80 cents.
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Hardin County
Kountze
Tex
Cotton Bales Damaged by Passing Train in Cuero
A Sunday fire from a passing train damaged about twenty five bales of cotton on the platform near the railroad in Cuero Texas. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation by local authorities.
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Cuero
Tex
Man Found Dead From Broken Neck In Wichita Falls
The body of William Henney a plasterer was found in the yard of his boarding house Sunday with his neck broken He had apparently fallen from a second story porch while asleep.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
William Henney
Black tenant Injures Man With Sharp Object at West Plantation
Franklin Texas report states Steve Turner a tenant on the H. J. West plantation was hurt by a sharp object Sunday. The assailant identified as Wadkins a Black tenant on the same estate.
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Franklin, Tex
Steve Turner
H. J. West
Wadkins
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