Floods threaten Waco area as Brazos rises past dams
Floodwaters from the Brazos threaten Waco after the dam at Whitney rose to 82 feet and began dropping. Cleburne reports over $100,000 in damage with 100 homes flooded, while Dallas area rescues aid marooned residents and churches open doors to refugees.
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Waco
Whitney
Brazos
Cleburne
Brazos River
Grand Prairie
Uween Dallas
Ft. Worth
Civil Air Patrol
Dallas
Churc
Mark Jones
Clyde Richardson
Tax Survey Views Differ In City Proceedings
City commissioners debated Mayor-elect Jack White's tax resurvey proposal with mixed opinions. Davis urged continual resurvey funding with more appraisers, Knight supported the idea, Hein favored measures to boost revenue, and White warned of epidemic risk while planning bids for 25 trucks after June 1.
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Jack White
White
Chicago
C. Ray Darvis
Davis
James W. Knight
Hein
Weather notice struggle at race gate access
Fragmentary weather garbled text notes a race event and gate access issues. No clear identities or locations are readable.
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Gi Fey
White Promotes Bond Bill For City Auditorium Air Conditioning
Mayor elect Jock White backs an enabling bill to issue revenue bonds for air conditioning the municipal auditorium and San Pedro Playhouse. The plan requires the buildings to operate profitably before bonds can be issued, with 40 year maturity and bond repayment from the buildings’ proceeds. Callaghan pushed the effort. auditoriums users would pay costs, with the Symphony and conventions noting current practice.
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Jock White
Bexar County Representatives
San Pedro Playhouse
Bil
White
Corporation Court
Audistorium
Callaghan
Heriefly
van Howard
Austin
Jean Wildenstein
Symphony
Fourth Army aids Flood Victims at Fort Worth
Fourth Army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston mobilizes equipment to assist flood victims in Fort Worth. Depots supply 1400 cots and blankets, 16 water trucks, 26 water trailers, two purification units from Camp Hood, and 34 canvas water tanks flown from Scott AFB to Fort Worth.
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Fourth Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Ft. ‘Worth
Army
Camp Hood
Ft. Worth
Scott Afb
Granite City
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Robert C. Hopking
U. S
P. A. Lockhart
San Antonio
Long Beach
Calif
Lockart
Ital Abile
D . Amarillo
Tisburgh
Angeo
Shreveport
Williston
4Th Army
Yan
FBI
David Guerrero
Joske's Farm & Ranch Store
Joske's Farm& Ranch
Bexar County
Fairbury Windmills
Fairbury
S. Flores Sty
Brewster
Monticello
Dorke
Brecklers
Soler
Addrany
the Alamo
Commerce and Alarmo Sis
Joske
Is Budget House
Commerce and
Alamo
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