Congressman's Texas Farm Hearings Plan Across The South
Congressman Clark W. Thompson outlines a plan for the Family Farms Sub-committee to hear small farm testimony across Texas and the Deep South beginning around September 26 with hearings in Houston and a bus tour through East Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Tennessee and North Carolina. He notes open public hearings, prior talks with Agriculture Department officials, and a Texas City Disaster bill signing with claims being settled. He also lists Galveston office details at 501 Post Office Building and phone 34588.
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Galveston
Debate over cotton acreage and federal impact on local farming
The piece argues the farm program cannot shield cotton growers from nature and notes a two thirds loss of county cotton acreage to other counties. It criticizes Washington influence on schools and oil and gas, cites Bureaucrats rising as farmers fall, and quotes various politicians and Lincoln era ideals.
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New Students at Baldwin College Enroll for Fall Term
Baldwin College welcomes several new students this week. Harvey Mueller of Yorktown plans to take General Business. Larry Maresh of Moulton and Virginia Grant of Shiner also enrolled in evening and night courses, reflecting a broad student intake.
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Harvey Mueller
Yorktown
Charlie Reinhardt, Jr
Russians See Iowa Farms Yet Wonder How They Work
Newsweek quotes Russian journalist Leon Volkov noting Iowa’s abundance and work ethic. He observed one man managing 150 acres with machines, impressed by mechanization yet skeptical about complete automation, as both farm and factory workers gain productivity.
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Iowa
Newsweek
Leon Volkov
Revenue Office Hours Announced in Victoria
Howard G. Hall, Administrative Officer of the Victoria IRS, announced regular office hours on Mondays from 8:15 to 12:00 noon. He said the hours allow IRS employees in Victoria to focus on delinquent accounts and enforcement activities outside the office.
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Howard G. Hall
Victoria
Internal Revenue Service
Public School Questions Prompt Texas Attendance
Texans urged to attend conferences on crucial public school questions with times and locations to be announced in this newspaper. Clayton S. Bennett of Hallettsville serves as Lavaca County District 2 executive committeeman.
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