Plan for Texas budget reform aims at curbing waste
Senator John Redditt leads a new Senate panel to draft a single biennial 1938-39 appropriation bill and push for a centralized general fund and independent budget director. East Texas Chamber of Commerce launches tax-burden survey with Curtis Morris to analyze public spending across 100 counties, while severance taxes highlight oil industry concerns.
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Texarkana
A. M. Aiken Jr
Paris
Vernon Lemens
Rainbow
Morris Roberts
Pettus
Redditt
Board of Control
Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Morris
Longview
Hubert Harrison
C of C
Courtesy notices in The Sun guests travel pages
A nostalgic notice describes the idea that mentioning visitors and sharing travel items is a courteous practice. The piece frames guest lists and personal exchanges as welcome in community pages.
Denison Man Proposes Auto Wreck Prevention Device
W E Vergan of Denison airbrake supervisor for the M E T railroad outlines an automatic braking system using an electric eye beam to sense distance ahead. The device would adjust to speed and apply brakes to keep a safe margin, releasing only when the driver presses the pedal.
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Denison
W. E. Vergan
M-E-T
Vergan
State Archives room under Capitol in quiet Texas corridor
The article tours the Texas State Archives vault beneath the Capitol with gold framed history, notes Texas figures like J Manley Head and editor Rufus Higgs, and recalls dates such as Old Rip’s 1928 Eastland cornerstone. It blends archival wonder with local newspaper jottings and celebrity chatter.
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Capitol
Texas
State Archives
J. Manley Head
Stephensville
Texas Senate
Hollywood
Senator Head
Austin
Hornhonking
Fort Worth
Rufus Higgs
Stephenville
Webb Miller
Higgs
Miller
Old Rip
Eastland
The Best There Is A Moral Compass Poem
A compact verse extols virtues such as self knowledge cheerful temperance and benevolent life. It pairs ideals with playful maxims on education philosophy war and science, urging inner discipline and compassionate conduct as the highest goods.
State Voting Strength May Show Decrease
First scattered returns on poll tax payments show Texas voting strength about seven percent under two years earlier. Ten counties reported 17 084 poll taxes and 509 exemptions versus 18 087 taxes and 881 exemptions two years ago, a small county drop of 1 375 voters.
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Austin
Texas
George H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Child narrowly survives bird attack in Missouri yard
In Gunpowder Missouri two large vultures or eagles swooped on a 3 year old girl while she played in her yard today. The child escaped with her life after the attack.
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Gunpowder
Sun Office Sells Typewriter Paper and Ribbons
Typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons are offered for sale at Sun Office. The items include carbon sheets for duplicating documents and standard ribbons compatible with common typewriter models.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
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