Counties Cut Local Tax Rates in Texas Says Chamber Official
Ray Leeman of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce reports 15 counties saw tax rate changes this year with seven lower than 1940, four unchanged, and four increased. Notable cuts include Wharton 1.10, Hidalgo 0.05, San Patricio 0.5, Harris 0.5, Nueces 0.5, and Kleberg 0.20. Counties like Calhoun 0.11 and Brooks remained steady, while Cameron and Jim Wells rose several cents.
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Men Apply for Aviation Cadet Class at St Marys
About 35 men have applied to join an aviation cadet class offered by St Marys University under the Veterans of Foreign Wars Transport post sponsorship. Classes run October 20 for 22 weeks, Mondays through Thursdays, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Gunter hole. Summers, aviation cadet committee chair, notes inquiries are increasing and provides viewing hours most days.
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Envoy to Mexico Plans Vacation
United States Ambassador Josephus Daniels plans a month long vacation in the United States. He will travel by train with Mrs Daniels and expects to confer with President Roosevelt and State Department officials on Mexico United States relations. He hopes to leave Washington next week for two to three weeks at his home in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Plane Damaged in Mexico Returns to Randolph Field
A damaged plane diverted from Henley field in Dallas landed southeast of Nuevo Laredo on Saturday. The pilot, identified as Wikstron, was returning to San Antonio on Tuesday when a wing was damaged in flight. No further details on injuries or cause are given.
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Folk Believe in Evil Spirit of Hurricanes
A vivid 1940s-era narration describes a Gulf coast hurricane approaching, with coasters boarding up, house preparations, and residents watching the sky as the wind and rain intensify. The piece explains the origin of the term hurricane from a Spanish phrase meaning evil spirit and outlines the science of tropical storms forming near the equator in September, with dramatic eyewitness details of the eye, rising tides, and the danger of trying to outrun or withstand the storm.
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Evacuation of Hulen Troops Complete at Wharton
Palacios, Sept. 23. All 2000 evacuated from Camp Itulen for safety at Wharton in the path of a tropical disturbance. About 11,500 national guardsmen and selectees from Missouri Massachusetts New Hampshire Florida Louisiana and Texas had been in training at Camp Hulen. Most were already on the way to war games in Louisiana. Skeleton quarters remained at the camp as troops prepared to move. Guardsmen were housed at the Wharton Fair grounds with precautions to protect buildings and property.
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Galveston Braces For High Winds From Hurricane
Galveston residents spent a tense night behind barricaded windows as the hurricane’s eastern fringe was expected to reach the area. Coast guard forecasts warned inland winds up to six miles an hour with sea walls foaming and some property damage likely along West Beach. Reports noted no confirmed loss of life, thousands of livestock moved to higher ground, and many refugees seeking shelter in municipal buildings while city services continued with power and traffic largely normal.
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Gale in Atlantic Changes Course Aboard Offshore
A Northern Atlantic gale veered course and blows out to sea after heading for the Eastern seaboard. The Weather Bureau reports the storm, which originated near Hatteras, will likely pass about 175 miles off Nantucket, reducing threat inland.
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Kreisler Plans Concert Tour Across 17 American Cities
Famed violinist Fritz Kreisler, recovering from a Grail fe accident last spring, will embark on a three month concert tour in January February and March visiting 17 American cities.
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FBI to Hold Offshore Coasts Meeting Despite Storm
Despite storm conditions along the Texas coast an FBI mobilization meeting was set for Brownsville Wednesday for officers of Cameron and Willacy counties. Another session for Hidalgo and Brooks counties is planned in Edinburg Thursday and a final gathering for surrounding counties in Laredo Saturday.
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Light's Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Fragment
Puzzle text fragment shows numerous clipped clues and garbled OCR. Mentions Northern Gallen region and various cryptic items. Contains scattered references to names, numbers, and symbols. overall unreadable mosaic of crossword entries and misread lines.
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