Help of Business Men Needed To Combat Proposed Farm Bill
Roy Craig reports a Cliff House session where business leaders urge involvement to oppose a pending omnibus farm bill. Speakers warn of federal overreach, dictatorial power for the secretary of agriculture, and constitutional issues. The group aims to mobilize merchants and manufacturers to pressure Congress.
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Cliff House Restaurant
Warren le Bourneau
Mathis
Texas Grain and Seed Association
Congress
Agriculture Section
le Bourneau
Secretary of Agriculture
Treasury
Efficiency Not the Full Answer for Small Farms and Cities
Old Philosopher on Paint Creek Johnson grass farm argues efficiency is not the sole metric. He warns against equating efficiency with big scale and cites urban transit, cars, air travel, and government spending as examples of overreach. He suggests small farms remain a refuge for a different operating style.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
Johnson
J. A
Frontier terms for equine and saloon icons in Oregon lore
On the western frontier a saloon woman was dubbed a calico queen. The Oregon puddin' foot describes a draft crossing riding horse developed in Oregon for mountain labor.
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Oregon
Legislature Pushes Tax Bill Debate Across Texas
Gov. Price Daniel named a 19 member committee to study tax issues and plan a 350 million dollar program for two years. Lawmakers challenge the labeling of the plan as a sales tax and cite dwindling oil and franchise tax receipts while noting May deficits and potential relief measures.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
Wardlow Lane
House
Robert S. Calvert
General Revenue Fund
Will Wilson
Court of Criminal Appeals
State Bar of Texas
Anson Man Prefers His Gas Lights
From Stamford News June 8 1906 report Anson refuses electric lights preferring acetylene as safest cheapest and best. Includes local events such as a hung jury in justice court and a fatal lightning strike near Dan Jones Place.
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Anson
Geo. H. Baker
R. B. Spencer
Harry
T. C. Spencer
Dublin
Stamford
Dan Jones Place
Jenegan
Parade highlights and WPA work in Jones County in 1936
From the Stamford American files June 12 1936 Rotary district assembly in Stamford July 13. Texas Tech graduation for Buie family. Allred reports state tax cut and cash balance. New Hope community farming activity. Texas Cowboy Reunion parade plans. WPA Jones County crews average 350 workers on road and municipal projects.
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Rotary Clubs
Stamford
Rotary
C. T. Dodson
R. B. Buie
Janice
Beverly
Victor
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Pauline Buie
Warren B. Tayman
WPA
Jones County
Stamford Daily News: Local Happenings June 7 1951
Items include fogging to reduce flies in Stamford, a near miss at a service station after a truck crash, CWA workers threatening and then averting a strike, social hosting for the Texas Cowboy Reunions, Soil Conservation District terrace work in California Creek, an engagement announcement, a miniature golf course opening, and Dr. Seth B. Cox’s graduate study acceptance at the University of Pennsylvania with residency in Urbana Illinois.
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Tess
Rowena Terrell
Stamford
Jerry Ann Baize
Soil Conservation Service
California Creek Soil Conservation District
Charles Hewitt
Ed Pendleton
Haskell Highway
Seth B. Cox
School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Carle Hopital
Urbana
Iil
Truck roundup brings best buys at Chevrolet dealers
If you need a new truck act now. Chevrolet dealers offer a full corral of bargains with Independent Front Suspension smoothing the ride. A Chevy truck delivers greater value with less fatigue and longer mileage, making this truck roundup time especially strong.
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America
Chevrolet Trucks
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