Fee plan overruled in county budget debate
Judge Charles W Anderson examined balances in county offices as commissioners rejected a $5000 request from the collector to cover unpaid fees and help prepare tax rolls. A $3000 temporary staffing plan was debated, with officials considering other revenue sources but rulings deeming certain funding moves illegal.
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Albert V. Ruths
Charles W. Anderson
Emi
Midge Anderson
Tullorp
Furds
Anderson
Count Commissioners' Court
General Fund
Baloes
George P. Drake
Tax Office
Treasury
Atley L. J. Gitlinger
Garl Wright Johnson
John Huth
Gittinger
City to Ask Bids on Depository and Funds
The city plans to advertise for bids to establish a depository and operating funds for the current year. Since the finder gear opening, the city has operated on a surplus of about 350,000 after settling last year’s bills. The tax office worked Friday through payments and made arrangements with the National Bank of Commerce to handle payroll funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciy
Seusdey
Amtoutics Ed Poidey
Ince
Dunet
National Bank of Commerce
Superintendent Hired for Bexar County School
The commissioners court approved the employment of Mrs Pred Clay as superintendent of the Bexar county training school for boys at 124 dollars a month starting June 1, replacing her ill health-impacted husband. They also hired Mrs Mary Starr as matron and supervisor at 60 dollars monthly, effective June 1, and authorized an extra jail guard for one month during vacation vacancies.
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Pred Clay
Bexar County
Gom~ Missioners’ Court
Clay
Mary Starr
Preliminary ruling hints at pending investigation
Judge Anderson remarks on funds noting he is not hoggish and has not spent all money while discussing possible salaries. Johnson’s conference with county commissioners raised that clerks may hold valid salary claims if they continue work without pay, with commissioners having approved appointments.
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Anderson
Huth
Johnson
Roosevelt Plans to Tighten War Purchases and Surplus
President Roosevelt announced a plan to consolidate authority for government purchases within the treasury and to streamline disposal of surplus war supplies. He noted a preliminary report on strategic materials, urged coordination between war and navy departments, and cited acts permitting sale or exchange of wartime goods without advertisement. He also signed the naval appropriation bill and discussed defense measures amid mounting global tension.
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Ard FR. Biettman Jr
Roosevelt
Treasury
Diy
Defense ‘Commission
Stettinius
War and
Fmvy
Defense Sorinixsion
William &. Maudsen
Francis Biddle
Secretary of War
FONG
Congress
Roosevett
Senate
Pittman
D.-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Parsfort
Benators Whetler
D.-Mont
Reynolds
D-N. C
Wheeler
Wilson
Navy
State Department
Canada
Newfoundland
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Mexico
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Panama
Bermuda
West Indies
U S Border Tightened Up As Canada Mexico Passages End
Washington June 7 The National Rifle Association warned members to watch for fifth columnists as the United States closed the Canadian and Mexican borders to unrestricted passages. They were told to report suspected aliens to the FBI and to teach thousands in firearm use. Passport requirements for western hemisphere residents were enforced while American tourists were unaffected. In New Zealand the Communist party leader Thomas Blanley was jailed for nine months for punishing a subversive document.
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Washington
Natonal Rifle Association
United States
Alles
Association
Que Feau
State Department
Aliena Lers
Aucklan
New Zealand
Communist Party
Thomas Blanley
Maginot Line Held Vacated in Push
Berlin reports French forces have withdrawn from key Maginot positions as Germans push into Alsace Lorraine. Officials claim France has practically deployed every available unit to reinforce defenses near the Havre area and along the line.
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Maginot Line
Berlin
France
Alune-Somite
Pats
Havre
Ces
Negro rioters buried at Fort Sam Houston
Bodies of nineteen soldiers dishonorably discharged for participation in the Houston riot were buried near the Ulado Creek and later moved to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery after relatives secured an order for transfer. Army regulations barred such burials in parent cemeteries.
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Fort Sam Houston
Houston
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Ulado
National Cemetery
State Official Sees S A COC Site In Olmos Basin
G T Newton, a member of the state parks board, toured the CoG camp in the Olmos basin with Park Commissioner Henry Hein and city forester Stewart King to view bridle paths and drives plans. Newton pledged to study and recommend changes if needed.
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G. T. Newton
State Parks Board
San Anlonso
Olmos Basin
Henry Hein
Stewart King
Newton
Basin
Tank defenses nest formed near Marne front north of Paris
June 1 report describes Ponts and posts along the Marne front reinforced with anti tank derta and machine guns. Defenses also extend to defend against motorised infantry and possible paratroopers. The Weygand line is cited as a factor in planned advance toward Almont.
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Bresle
Attigny
Wertern
Weyland
English Channel
Bresh
Abbeville
Oise
Alane
Amiens
Perque
Peronne
Ailette
Aisne
Yarib
Bettefront
Marne River
Paris
Ponts
Almont
Baltic
Bele
Baptists Meet At City With Large Attendance
About four thousand attendees participate in the Negro Baptist gathering. Events span morning and evening sessions at the First Baptist Church and afternoon programs at Douglas High School as Burday School members and youths join in the concerts and talks beginning Wednesday.
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Baptist Burday School
Coxerts
Burday School
Young As Ailetts
Flrst
Baptist
Douglas High School
West Side Union Rally Planned by Local Labor Group
A West Side labor rally sponsored by One American Federation of Labor stone masons union will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the hall on 207 Fernando Street. Speakers include Alonzo A, Perales, Ruben Losano, E. H. Talbert, and Frank Vaughan.
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American Federation of Labor
Stone-Masons
West Side
A. m
Mm. Bunday
Ban Pernando Street
Alon2e 8
Perales
Ruben Losano
E. H
Tax rise approved by House subcommittee in June action
Washington June 15 House tax subcommittee tentatively approved a bill to raise 1.008 billion dollars for defense programs by boosting exemptions and applying new rates. The plan would tax more people and widen corporate levies, with exemptions for married couples adjusted and income tax rates rising 10 percent. A separate provision would require returns for those with gross income over 2000 dollars and singles over 800 dollars.
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Washington
Wit
Cooper D.telins
Pe Coober
Sul Ecotimitine Tentaively
Nazi oil reserves rise amid war effort report
Berlin dispatch cites an official Nazi source claiming oil reserves increased to eight months during the winter. The report notes added oil and gasoline stocks and frames the rise as part of Germanys ongoing wartime preparation.
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Berlin
Germany
Rumors of Abandoned Interests in Shanghai Areas
Rumors out of Shanghai report talks of abandoning interests in the French and international concessions. Alleged US moves to take over French rights are denied by reps of involved nations. Chinese sources claim Japanese plans to seize both settlements, a claim dismissed by Japan as unfounded.
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Driteln
France
Nanghai
Chungking
Sheed
Hen production and age gap stir local curiosity
In Aostubville Pa a strangely described hen production is noted as a one inch by thirteen sixteenths inch egg size. The article also mentions a controversial marriage inquiry centered on a 45 year old man and a 16 year old girl, with commentary on marital happiness and reference to a magazine feature in the upcoming Sun Light issue.
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Aostubville
June Titt
Kathrine Snder
Tyronville
den Mandwich
Tie Magazine
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