Texas gubernatorial race looms with term talk and tax clash
Austin observes a crowded Texas governor contest a year ahead as Jim Ferguson hints at a third term and Pat Neff era echoes. Analysts push Thompson versus McCraw as key campaign strategy while lawmakers seek fairer automobile taxation to cover a ten million dollar deficit.
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Austin
Texas
Dallas
Jim Ferguson
Tom Connally
Washington
Congress
Allred
Thompson
McCraw
Pat Neff
Ferguson
The Sun invites readers to share visits and items
The notice promotes courteous sharing of guest visits and other items with The Sun, inviting readers to mention their travels and to send in any item of interest. It frames sharing as a polite courtesy and encourages participation in future pages.
Mattern Flight Permit Denied for North Pole Run
Washington. Fred Fagg, director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, said today that a Federal permit to fly across the North Pole to Russia was denied to James Mattern for the time being. The refusal is tentative and may change if Mattern provides additional evidence. the plan failed to meet bureau specifications including scientific value and airworthiness of pilot and aircraft.
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Washington
Fred Fagg
Bureau of Air Commerce
North Pole
Russia
James Mattern
Fagg
Mattern
Bureau
Definition of an executive in a pithy quote
A historian notes that an executive is a fellow who goes out and finds work and then finds someone willing to pay for having it done. Then he hires somebody else to do it.
Rest of the record on Texas school funding and tax cuts
Governor discusses the school apportionment dispute with the State Comptroller, defending tax relief while maintaining $17.50 per pupil. He notes per pupil funds will reach about $20 next year, funded from sources beyond property taxes, and praises Comptroller George Sheppard for courage amid political pressure. He also mentions a Mexico invitation and a planned vacation.
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Austin
Jimmie
George Sheppard
Texas
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Automatic Tax Board
Sheppard
Tax Board
Mr. Sheppard
Teachers Association
Facts About Farmer Jim Ferguson Revealed From Past Feuds
A clipping recalls former Governor James E Ferguson’s controversial 1915 16 actions with convicts at Huntsville and Camp Mabry. He ordered guards out, allegedly cut convict labor time, boosted cotton and wood yields, and freed short termers after guiding work on drainage and fields. He praised by donors, with pardons proclaimed in a handcuffed but hopeful gesture.
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Jim Ferguson
Jim
Austin
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Huntsville
Camp Mabry
Farmers Seek Details On Bankhead Jones Loan Plan
Farmers across Texas and Oklahoma write to the resettlement administration seeking loans to buy farms under the Bankhead Jones act. No agency is designated yet to handle loans. three-member Farmers' Home Corporation board will appoint county committees and process applications via county agents. Loans target viable farms with emphasis on married or dependent families and down payments. priority to thriftier tenants and those with livestock and implements. Maj. Wood reports Texas cattle feeding 200,000 head on local feeds, shifting from Midwestern pastures.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Resettlement Administration
Paul V. Maris
Maris
Farmers’ Home Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Texas Planning Board
Maj. E. A. Wood
Strength During Middle Life for Women Cardus Note
Cardus is presented as a strengthening aid for women undergoing middle life changes. It is claimed to boost appetite and digestion, aiding the transformation of food into living tissue, and supporting overall nourishment and system strength.
Proof Enough Mrs Fussy Egg Freshness Joke
A comical exchange between a housewife and a grocer over egg freshness. The grocer quips that the farmer who delivers eggs refuses to keep hens laying any other kind, asserting their strict freshness.
Campus slang from Texas Christian University
A glossary style piece explains campus slang terms used by TC U students such as goon puff squaw courtin hall and steadies with examples of meanings like queen heartbeat and chump The article ends with a non sequitur note that the lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin.
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Fort Worth
Courtin’ Hall
Texas Christian University
Benjamin Franklin
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Senate
Galveston County
Live Oak County
Upshur County
Duval County
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Hall, Hill
Swisher
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McFarland
Moscow
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Farmer Jim
Southland
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