Dope Traffic Hit By New State Laws
Dope laws take effect in Texas as narcotics penalties rise for selling to minors and new treatment provisions allow court ordered hospital care. The Department of Public Safety narcotics section is reestablished with a chief and three inspectors. Other measures curb tax delinquencies, expand workmen's compensation rules, restrict gossip about small claims and regulate beauty operators. A broad liquor control revision tightens licenses and permits local option elections for off premise alcohol sales. Over a hundred laws begin Wednesday with new office hours and welfare department surplus distribution.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Justice of Peace
State Liquor Board
Gilmer-Aiken Foundation
State Welfare Department
Cleaning felt hats with salt and cornmeal mix
Step by step cleaning method uses one teaspoon salt and two tablespoons cornmeal rubbed into felt with a soft cloth. Finish by brushing with a stiff clean brush. The text notes about 1,000 Moslems live in Washington DC.
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Washington, D. C
Texas truckers must follow two new laws in effect
Texas truckers face two new laws from the 53rd Legislature effective August 26. Truckers overload limits require extra registration fees, with spot unloading allowed for overage in certain cases. livestock or perishables may be protected en route. The second law requires non-owners operating commercial vehicles to file lease copies with the State Safety Department and carry lease documents in the vehicle.
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Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
State Safety Department
Kent Odom
Austin
Quick Mushroom Cheese Dip and Texas Tax Notice
A speedy luncheon recipe blends cream of mushroom soup milk and sharp cheese over heat then served on crackers with tomato. The second item is a formal Texas Grayson County public notice to James C. Miller and heirs regarding delinquent property taxes on Lots 1 and 2, Black C, Rue's Subdivision Whitesboro, with suit filed August 17 1953 in Grayson County District Court.
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State of Texas
Grayson
James C. Miller
Whitesboro
Grayson County
Texas
State of
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
15Th Judicial District
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
The Spice of Life and a Printer’s Loan Request
A local printer asks a banker for five thousand dollars for business expansion. The banker jokes to speak louder and lower the amount. A humorous exchange follows as a framed tale of a grandfather’s failed ricochet shot against an Indian.
The New Tax Assessor Case Leads to Quirky Cash Request
A stranger poses as a tax assessor and visits a Midwestern home. He notes a $33,000 value while the owner questions the price. The tale includes a bank run for $200 in bills and a Presbyterian misstep, highlighting a domestic finance mismatch.
Clever Erunam claim stirs buyer curiosity at college
A agriculture professor touted Erunam as a fertilizer and claimed its name read backward to reveal its use. City sellers wrote asking where to buy it. Interspersed lines show a sailor's child asking about descent from monkeys and a mother's responded uncertainty about paternity.
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College of Agriculture
Subway Digging Goes On as Drunk Bets on Taxi
A drunken passerby heckles workers at a subway excavation and opts for a taxi after learning the project’s three year timeline. Elsewhere a gun battle erupts in a town restaurant as panicked patrons hide. Amidst the chaos a calm patron pays a dime for a cigar, while the proprietor warns of the fight.
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Shay
Confession Revealed in Wedding Chat About Chest and Leg
A lighthearted exchange at a wedding features a bride admitting a cedar chest confession and a groom replying with his own surprising wooden leg reveal. The playful moment highlights the couple’s humorous rapport.
Applicant for House Maid Job Avoids High Brow Families
In a job interview the applicant says she wants any family to work for except one with high brows. She recalls working for a couple who fought constantly, forcing her to rush between the keyhole and the dictionary until she was exhausted.
Sponge Cake Joke About Sponging Supplies
A husband asks about dessert while the wife jokes that the sponge cake comes from sponging eggs from Mrs. Smith the flour from Mrs. Jones and the milk from Mrs. Brown, turning a kitchen question into playful gossip.
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Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Brown
Tax lien foreclosure notice in Grayson County Texas
Delinquent ad valorem taxes plus interest penalties and costs may be recovered by plaintiff and taxing units. Citizens are commanded to appear and defend on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, October 1953, in Sherman to show cause for foreclosure and payment.
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District Court
Grayson County
Texas
Court House
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