Believe Land Prices at Lowest Now
Texas farm values are at a low point with prices in the black land belt from 25 to 75 dollars an acre and as low as 5 to 25 dollars in other regions. Buyers with cash or good credit may expect gradual gains as farm product prices recover, making land a safe, long term investment.
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Dallas
Black Land
Dallas News
Texas Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
West
W. E. Thompson
First-Trust Joint Stock Land Bank
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Iowa
December Egg Shipments Rise in Texas
Texas poultry and egg shipments in December reached 877 cars, up 35 percent from December 1931’s 648 cars. For 1932 total interstate poultry and eggs moved 3,274 cars, down 8 percent from 3,550 cars in 1931, with some eggs shipped by boat or truck to eastern markets during late winter and spring. Turkey shipments climbed 20 percent to 1,626 cars for 1932, while total chick en shipments fell 15 percent to 1,025 cars.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
New Orleans
Commissioners ban private road approaches in Grayson County
The Grayson County commissioners court passed an order prohibiting the county superintendent of roads and bridges or any commissioner from constructing approaches to private residences from roads or supplying materials for such work. The decision cites careful interpretation of county fund expenditure laws and bans use of county material on private residence approaches.
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Grayson County
Commissioners’ Court
Capitol Rat unmasked as state politics corruption beacon
A biting critique compares a governor to a capricious Capitol Rat gnawing backbones and delaying promises. It cites a $3 million highway fund shift to pensions, loans to banks, and layoffs, with figures on state payrolls, salaries, and university aid. It notes sales tax backlash and widespread job promises abandoned as politicians swap allegiances.
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Capitol Rats
Capitol
Governor Trades Horses Over Tyler Judgeship
The governor named Senator Pace's choice for a Tyler judgeship after a horse trade. Nat Gentry Sr. lost the appointment despite being a longtime ally, while Pace’s promises and adjourning implications hint at ongoing legislative strain. The piece contrasts campaign promises with a heavy tax burden and a flood of bills.
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Pace
Tyler
Nat Gentry Sr
Jim
Royse City Loses Gas Rate Fight
The Texas railroad commission upheld the existing gas rate for Royse City residents at 75 cents per 1,000 cubic feet with a 10 percent prompt-payment discount and a 50 cent service charge. The city had proposed lower and higher tiered rates, but the commission ordered the current rate continue.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Royse City
Community Gas Co
Community Natural Gas Company
Railroad Commission
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