Legislature Roundup House Tax Committee Defers Action
In Austin on February 10 the House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted to defer all tax measures awaiting state revenue reports. The move aims to align future taxes with the comptroller’s projected biennial revenues, prompting questions about state spending, potential taxes, and legislative strategy.
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Aestio Rarean
Austin
House of Representatives
Hills
W. R. Chambers
May
Revisions Urged in Texas Election Laws
Outgoing Secretary of State Ridrey Tatham urged the Texas legislature to completely rewrite the election code. He called the current system a pitchwork fraught with inefficiencies and noted ongoing issues with soldier voting and voter certification. The report also criticizes ambiguity over negro voting rights in Democratic primaries and other conflicting laws.
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Austin
Ridrey Tatham
Texas
Latham
Nies
Governor Breyenson Proposes Broad Tax Load Spread
Governor Breyenson flags a tax bill favored in public lists as part of a readjustment plan to ease burdens on airlines. He notes no need for broader measures beyond spreading the tax load, focusing on how blocs of legislators or individuals respond to such changes.
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Breyenson
Catholics Prepare Observance of Ash Wednesday Across Churches
Ash Wednesday rituals mark the start of Lent in Galveston area churches. Blessings and ashes occur after morning masses at San Fernando cathedral and at St Joseph's. St. Gerard's schedules include stations of the cross and women and men missions. Additional rites at St. Anthony’s and St. Mary’s outline mass times and post mass ashes, with Wednesday and Friday Lenten devotions. Archbishop Lucey grants wartime fasting dispensation, applying to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday abstinence.
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San Fernando Cathedral
Plava
St Joseph's Church
East Commerce Street
St. Gerard’s Church
Town Street
Robert I. Lucey
Course Offered in Investments at Trinity University
Miss Eunlee Kitch of Trinity University will teach a course in investments at 6 30 p m every Tuesday in the Draughon business college building or the division of Adult Education of Trinity University.
S A Pilot Back on Visit
Capt. Vincent B. Guoldo son of Mr and Mrs Russell Chiodo Aid Thompson Place sister of Capt Cheater Chiodo of Kelly Field returned to the city this week for 40 days leave before reporting to Santa Anna California for reassignment. He is a pilot with the troop carrier command in the European theater since May 1943 and has served in North Africa Sicily Italy England and France. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for his role in the Normandy resupply mission and invasion of the Blighty coast.
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Vincent BR
Jack” Guledo
Russell Chiodo
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
England
France
Byrne Gross
Normandy
Blolly
Balerne Beachhend
Holland
Legion Chiefs Push Laws
AUSTIN Feb 10 A campaign to push legislation favored by the American Legion will be tapped at a meeting of the state executive committee with Henry Love department commander and George Berry Lubbock chair of the state legislative committee. The Legion favored program includes county service districts and a broader state service officer setup. Some discussion of a possible bonus for the state’s 750000 service men and women is heard but the Legion has renounced no sponsorable plan.
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Arkel
Homer J Garrizon
Prac
Jack
Love
Fort Worth
Dallas Blankenship
Dallas
Pat Wiseman
Jacksonville
Texas
Austin
American Legion
Henry Love
George &. Berry
Lubbock
Tera
Legion
Pair to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary in Helates
Mr and Mrs Ghirles Quemp el of Helates will renew their marriage vows at a high mass led by the Very Rev Alfred H Rabe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Heletes at 10 a m Sunday Seven of their nine children are to attend including two San Antonio daughters Henry Wieters and Mrs Aad Bhrler
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Ghirles Quempel
Helates
Alfred H. Rabe
County Judges Plan Legislative Push in Texas
The County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas prepared to back a two item program. One would block a Bullock measure in the senate to divert county share of municipal car license fees to towns. The second would defeat a house measure forcing counties to sell bond redemption dates and pay re demption before rate. Counties now keep the first 50 thousand in motor license funds.
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Austin
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
State Education Department
65 Families Qualify For $1000 Club
Certificates of membership in the $1000 club were received for 65 families who have bought farms under the Tenant Farm Purc t ise program and paid $1000 more than due. Claude M. Gaduls accepted the certificates in the Farm Security administration offices. Certificates of merit also go to 53 families who are three years ahead on payments.
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Claude M. Gaduls
Farm Security Administration
Women shoppers blamed for wasting fresh vegetables
New York report says American women unknowingly sabotage retail stores through buying habits. A survey of 2000 trusted dealers claims women waste 8,580,000 pounds of fresh vegetables annually, enough to feed 143 army divisions for a week.
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New York
Tareieas
Womy
Aid Sought in Delivering Cards
Four women were sent messages through Red Cross facilities by relatives or friends overseas but the Bexar county chapter cannot locate the addressees. Mrs. Augusta L. Barnett said postal records fail to find Laura Tucker of 230 Eldorado Street Felix Trevino of 318 Milam Augusta Haselback and Margarete V Roeder Grey. Anyone knowing the present address of the Ban Antoniang is asked to contact Mrs Barns in the Houston Building or Garfield 9261.
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Red Cross
Bexar County
Augusta L. Barnett
American Red Cross
Home Service Division
Laura Tucker
Lldorado Jjetreet
Felix Trevino
Milam Street
Augusta Haselback
Shiner
Margarete V. Roeder Grey
Mrs. Barnes
Houston Building
Garfield
Kick in Pants Costs 2000 Dollars in Suit
Chicago report says a boy received a kick in the pants from a watchman during play near a plank. Superior Court jury awards the lad 2000 dollars in damages in the case heard by Paul Hoffman on October 19, 1943.
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Chicago
Central Watch Service
Paul Hoffman
Tommy Gufan
Superior Court
First Scottish Rail Link Opened in 1812 by Horses
The initial railway in Scotland began operations in 1812 and used horse power to pull the carriages. This early line marked a pivotal phase in railway history before steam power.
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Firs
Scotland
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