Texas News Roundup Shows Infrastructure and Growth
The Texas State Highway Commission allocated 738666.50 across 22 counties. San Saba County sold 100000 pounds of 1922 wool, fetching 40 cents per pound. Lufkin will host a syrup standardization plant for East Texas cane growers. Nueces Bay causeway repairs begun after surfacing failed. School tax vote planned for district 22 on Sept 2, DeWitt County schools fund drive aims for Port Development, and Bastrop bridge work advances. Figures also show rail and tax shifts, walnut and fruit crops, and worm damage to cotton.
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Corpus Christi
Port Development Association
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado River
Bastrop
Dickinson
Blume
Federal budget system expands with nine area co ordinators
The second federal budget progresses under Gen Herbert Lord with new agencies to coordinate routine government business. A federal purchasing board and liquidation board lead the effort, while nine area coordinators control general supplies. The program also includes a motor transport agent and a traffic board to reduce overlap and waste.
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Washington
Herbert Mr. Lord
Bureau of the Budget
United States
Tme
Charles G. Dawes
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Federal Liquidation Board
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Army Corps
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District of Columbia
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Federal Traffic Board
Federal Board of Hospitalization
State Valuation Shows Decrease Across Tax Returns
Texas comptroller reports last year 162,506,017 taxed acres valued at 1.3667 billion dollars, up from prior totals in land and goods, but this year overall valuation declines. Figures cover town lots, livestock, vehicles, banks, stocks, railroads, intangible assets, and utilities with mixed gains and losses across categories.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroller
Texas
State Highways Fund Receives Federal Aid
The Texas Highway Commission received a $278000 federal aid payment on its regular monthly hearing date. Delegations from many counties sought state and federal highway aid for projects including bridges, redesignations, and extensions across Washington Hays Jefferson Cass Bowie Brazoria Jasper Hardin Sabine Newton Har ris Wilbarger Trinity Hall and Wheeler.
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Tex
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Reeves
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Sabine
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Katy
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Colorado
Motley
Limestone
Travis
Wheeler
Shamrock
Amarillo
Cotton Ginned Steady Flow at Goliad Tex Gins Busy
Cotton has been coming in steadily for a week at Goliad where two gins have been kept busy by the steady flow of fiber through the plants in the Texas town.
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Alexandria
National Capital
Masonic Order
United States
Washington
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Uncer
Arlington Heights
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Georgetown
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Goliad
Tex
Fire at Fort Sam Houston destroys tents and gear
A fire at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Monday destroyed more than 2000 army tents and poles plus other army material stored in a frame warehouse. Loss estimated at nearly 480000 dollars. origin of the blaze not yet determined.
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Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
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