Auto Insurance Rates Rise 17 Percent in Texas
The State Board of Insurance announces an August 1, 1958 rate increase due to higher collision costs and medical expenses. Average increases are about 19 percent for liability and 17 percent for collision, varying by territory and class. Texas remains among the lowest rates among large states, with underwriting costs cited as the reason for the hike. Judge Penn J. Jackson notes companies must cover future claims, not recoup past losses, while drivers determine annual rates.
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State Board of Insurance
Texas
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Austin
Penn J. Jackson
Brazos
Colorado
Get Tough Policy Cites Speed in Reducing Insurance Rates
The Stubee Bee reports an enforcement campaign against traffic law violations with a call for swift punishment. New provisions cut rates: a 50 percent cut on comprehensive physical damage with a $50 deductible, and a 25 percent reduction for households with two or more cars on one policy and no driver under 25, affecting the lowest rated vehicle.
New Booklet Issued on Texas Veterans' Land Program
Texas Land Commissioner Bill Allcorn announces a revised information booklet on the Veterans' Land Program. The pamphlet, aimed at veterans attorneys and others, updates changes since late 1955 and is designed to be easily read. It comprises two parts detailing procedures and the Veterans' Land Act.
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Texas Veterans
Bill Albcorn
Allcorn
Veterans’ Land
Land Commissioner
Veterans’ Land Act
Silsbee Man Participates in Germany Field Training
Army Pfc Green Miller twenty aged son of Mrs Alma Anderson Silsbee took part in a field training exercise with the 8th Infantry Division's 8th Cavalry in Germany. He is with Troop A Mannheim and arrived in Europe in December after enlisting in April 1957. A 1956 Silsbee High School graduate he formerly worked for Sumner and Sollitt Construction Co Port Arthur.
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Army
Green Miller
Alma Anderson Silsbee
8Th Infantry Division
8Th Cavalry
Germany
Miller
Cavalry
Mannheim
Europe
Silsbee High School
Sumner and Sollitt Construction Co
Port Arthur
Frontier Flashes Crops Looked Good In 1848 Stage to Austin Lampasas
STATE NEWS notes cotton receipts through last week exceed last year by nine thousand bales with Texas contributing sixty thousand extra bales. Anecdotes recount Henry Clay encountered at a Western tavern. Horticulturist J Studer presented grapes and nectarines, praising local industry. Kirkwood House praised for Texas travelers and press. A weekly Austin to Lampasas Springs stage, starting June 29, departs Fridays at 6 am from Swenson House rear stable, with extra trips as needed.
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United States
Texas
Science
Studer
Kirkwood House
Washington City
Austin
Lampasas Springs
Swenson
Marlin Fishing on Texas Coast Draws Attention
Texas coast from Port Aransas to Port Isabel has produced 12 blue marlin and 5 white marlin, as noted by marine biologist Terrante Leary in Texas Game and Fish. He explains marlins are bill fish, with blue and white as the Atlantic species, differing in size and color.
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Texas Game and Fish Magazine
Terrante Leary
Leary
Texas
Port Aransas
Port Isabel
Atlantic
Accidents Claim 95000 U S Lives In 1957
The National Safety Council reports 95 000 accidental deaths in 1957 in the United States about 10 000 more than Springfield Ill population. Injuries totaled 9 600 000, comparable to Illinois population. The yearbook Accident Facts outlines 1947 figures too.
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Springfield
U.L
United States
National Safety Council
Illinois
Council
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