Waco School Tax Increase Follows State Pay Raise
The Waco public school board set next year’s tax rate at 1.82 dollars per hundred, up 12 cents, to fund a Texas Legislature approved teachers pay raise. Some distrust suggests rearranging finances could cover costs without higher taxes. Citizens weigh heavier ad valorem burdens as county and city officials eye amendments.
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McLennan County
Waco
John Connally
Elmer Roberts
David Smith
Buz Sawyer
County Commissioners Court
Texas
Ad Valorem
Nellian
Waco Tramsll Company
Central Texas
Spencer Browns Campaign Reaches 400000 Goal at Providence
Spencer Browns, hospital general campaign chairman, announced the Waco area goal of 400000 was met with contributions from Advance Gifts 206108 Big Gifts 1783 Special Gifts 210440 Hospital Employees 6980 Mail Campaigns 4977 Ladies Auxiliary 288 Area Churches 39104 and other divisions. The final report meeting was held Tuesday at the City Club where Browns reviewed totals and urged further push toward 500066.
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Anther
Brown
Dacors
Eo Hospital
Geo Womes
Cheches
Coast Guard Patrols Lake Waco After Boat Incident
Coast Guard units patrol Lake Waco following a reported incident. Muscled details indicate a search and rescue operation began near Midway Park with activity near the lakefront and patrols continuing through the afternoon.
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Coast Guard
Lake Waco
Teal Late Sea Brows Suspicious Card Totals Reported
A local note suggests a gambling scheme where Teal Late Sea Brows report totals that could reach about $200.00. The fragment references cards and a potential large sum but lacks full context or specifics about dates people or places.
United Fund Moves Offices Amid Administrative Changes
The United Fund plans to relocate its offices to a new site within the Medical Arte area, shifting from its current address in the Okt Rye Tow to align with evolving administrative needs. Officials cited structural updates, with preparations underway and a July completion target.
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Thiele
Wiedow Air Cot
Mystery of Killing May Never Be Known
The fatal shooting of Dennis Earl Foster by John Batiste Zeller at the Showboat on North 19th Street prompts detectives to probe a possible link to past crimes and dope. Foster, who recently moved back to Waco with his family, died from two gunshot wounds while witnesses watched. Zeller’s past penitentiary terms and liquor store ties are noted, with officials awaiting a full Austin police report and potential liquor board action.
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Houston
Hickman Corley
Totsie Foster
Mariam
Alice Foster
Frank Foster Jr
John Robert Foster
Waco
Bay
Ma Richardson
Naomi Wrigin
Miami
Carol Anderson
New Orleans
Clarence Coan
Courso
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Ade
Dennis Earl Foster
John Batiste Zeller
North 19Th Street
Bob Hillin
Zeller
Foster
Poster
Texas Liquor Control Board
Johnny Moses
Law
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Tom Bennett
Lacy-Lakeview
D.W. Bartlett
McGregor
European Market Impress Farm Bureau Visit Documented
Farm Bureau representative Walter Meyer reported on a European tour to spark marketing for Texas products. The update was shared at Linden Hall Elm Mott where over 250 members attended a barbecue and discussed the queen’s contest with local officers leading the program.
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Walter Meyer
Farm Bureau
Texas
Linden Hall
Elm Mott
City Council Scraps Plan to Tax curb and guttering
City council sessions show protesters securing a reversal of a proposed curb and gutter tax on Baker Lane and Summer Avenue. Officials redirect funds to favored street projects while delaying public hearings on related measures.
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Waco
Baker Lane
Summer Avenue
Carson Hoge
Raleigh Hotel to be remodeled and renamed in city plan
Newton Mager, Raleigh hotel manager, announced a redevelopment plan including remodeling and conversion of the two top floors into suites and a pool terrace. The project aims to rename the hotel after sale and remodel, with an estimated total investment around 3.0 million dollars.
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Haleigh Hotel
Floyd Loflin Phota
Raleigh
Newton Magers
Gesers
Cmt
Rogers Salt
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