Press urged to sponsor bills on public notice laws in Texas
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd urged the press to back 12 1957 legislature bills aimed at stronger publication requirements. Proposals include mandatory notices in home newspapers for veterans loan applications and financial statements from insurers, plus open accounting for public funds and full ordinance texts. He spoke at the Texas Press Association meeting in Austin.
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John Ben Shepperd
The
Press of Texas
Shepperd
Duval County
Texas Press Association
Austin
Land Office
Candal
Beaum on couple wed as drought bites state forests
The report notes a 14.8 percent rise in thefts in Texas during 1956 while murders declined slightly. Draft registration stood at 43 000 through August 1956 with 44 000 a year earlier. Drought blamed for a quadruple rise in woodland fires. 43 000 acres burned in 2 103 fires this year versus 11 345 acres in 989 fires last year. Wedding details describe the ceremony at First Baptist Church and the couple's Beaumont plans after graduation at Lamar College.
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Veterans Land Am
Texas
Department of Public Safety
State Selective Service
Texas Forest Service
Ferguson Hudgins Tie Knot Quietly Saturday
Miss Julia Janette Ferguson daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Ferguson and Sidney Earl Hudgins son of Mr and Mrs E Hudgins were quietly married on Saturday in a small ceremony with close family in attendance.
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Janette Ferguson
Sidney Earl Hudgins
Julia Janette Ferguson
Arthur Ferguson
E. Hudgins
Hudgins Named Employee of Southwestern Bell
Mrs. Hudgins is employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as part of this notice. Sillbee Bee Want Ads Get Results.
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Hudgins
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sillbee Bee
Postwar Tax Gap: Oil Pros Pay Double Income Tax
In 1946 to 1952 oil and gas producers paid about twice the income tax per dollar earned compared with the average industrial corporation, reflecting a heavier tax burden on energy firms during the postwar years.
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