Governor Moody Faces Small Public Lands Withdrawal Dilemma
Governor Moody grapples with veto decision on Senator Small’s withdrawal bill aimed at halting land filings on vacated or recast survey lands. The measure seeks to prevent technical losses from re surveys that could create vacancies and threaten private titles across the state, with broad legislative backing and a history of vetoes and overrides.
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Moody
Small
Wellington
Red River
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Austin
Star-Telegram
Texas and Texans Highlight Regional Growth and Projects
The article notes 2 571 new oil wells and 224 new gas wells in Texas this year, with Caldwell and Guadalupe counties seeing sensational developments near LAnsing and Seguin. It reports on irrigation plans in Hidalgo County, a honey industry push led from Uvalde, and calls for coordinated state-wide chamber efforts. It also covers political debates on Supreme Court size and governor salary, a dairying creamery in Baird, a $1.5 million good roads bond in Van Zandt County, a new Longview hotel, and Memphis airport readiness spurring aviation expansion.
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Texas
California
Caldwell
Guadalupe
Lansing
Seguin
Press Clips From Small-Town Papers On Life And Roads
A collage of short items from Texas papers note highway dangers from dust and passing autos, car model counts in winter traffic, national Fourth of July spending versus road building, a local assault case in New York, praise for home industries, critique of frontier nostalgia, and comments on wages and keeping cool in public life with varied local voices and opinions.
Didactics and Town Tales from a Bygone Era
A rambling reminiscence by H. D. W. invites broad reflections on weather wagers, rabies vigilance for dogs, and local lore. The writer mocks gossip about money from prayers, warns of unsafe telephone and electric wiring, recalls a fire at the OK Wagon Yard, and describes historic horse trading, swimming trips, and a Memphis Democrat note, all reflecting a small town climate and period voice.
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Papa
Hyseh
bin Godfrey
Butch Higgins
Luther Sullivan
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Texas Board of Water Engineers
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
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Hee Men
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Tromer D. Wade
New Mexico
West Texas
Supreme Court
Andea
Texas Court
Baird
Baird Star
van Zandt
Longlew Bulldts Hotel
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Longview
Memphis
Art Goebel
Vesse
Clovis News. Journal
Olney Enterprise
Dodge
Whippet
Chrysler
Pontiac
Oakland
Nash
Kansas
Claude
Wappinger’s Falls
N.Y
Oscar Widmer
Widmer
Stamford
City
Golden Crust
Carson County Creamery
Panhandle Herald
Dalhart Texan
Whaivices
Floyd County
Henrietta Independent
Pampa
Olney
Irving
Deck
AL To
Joe Hardy
Telephone Company
O. K. Wa. Om
Rammianity Center
Seann
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Willian Russell Clark
Memphis Democrat
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