Lawmaker Bills to Abolish Texas Speed Limit
Midland Republican Anderson will sponsor a bill to remove the 60 mph Texas speed cap. The measure would let drivers go any reasonable prudent speed while the Highway Department studies safety and marks zones with limits where needed. He cites improved safety features and engineering since 60 mph was set.
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Austin
Texas
Anderson
Midland
West Texan
Highway Department
Texas Safety Council
Judge Sentences Hobo for Pulling Train Brake
In Akron Ohio Judge coal asked McCoy 44 to 60 days and a 300 dollar fine for pulling a freight train brake. He said I always pull the brake when I want to get off. The River Rhone in France is noted as the swiftest in the world.
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Akron
Ohio
Jack McCoy
McCoy
Rhone
France
Texas counties vary car tax with 16 counties exempt
An Austin report shows 16 Texas counties do not assess personal property taxes on automobiles while others levy varied values from 87 cents to 272 dollars per car. McLennan County residents paid an average 272 dollars. several counties above 200 dollars, prompting calls to repeal the tax in the upcoming Legislature.
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Austin
Texas
McLennan County
Travis
Hidalgo
Deaf Smith
Guadalupe
Country Girls and Hogs Have More Get Up Say Farmer
Farmer Sam Baker argues country living gives hogs and women more vitality. He says penned hogs fed on junk become flabby, and corns-fed girls show greater color and pep. The piece ends noting a decibel is a sound unit.
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Chisholm
Sam Baker
Baker
Jokes and Quips Share Quiet Office, Courtroom, School
A boss announces a self supervising sales contest with the prize of keeping one’s job. A quarrel in town prompts a wife’s quip about minding one’s own business. A judge hears a piano noise complaint while a lady laments the late hours. A school day ends with Jimmy wanting to be a lion tamer and a toddler using nods to answer questions.
Beautiful Wool Throw and Area Rugs Ad
Want ads advertise new wool throw rugs 27 by 54 inches for 6.95 and 27 by 18 inches for 1.25. Also 9 by 12 foot wool rugs with a rug pad free for 59.50 at Lem Tittsworth in Bonham.
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Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Independence of spirit at small crossroads post office
A U S Postal Inspector visited a rural post office hidden in a general store. He condemned yesterday's mail backlog and insecure packages, warning Washington would hear of it. The postmaster retorted, shoving stamps into a cigar box and telling him to leave with the post office.
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U. S
Washington
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