University Lands Fuel Texas Flagship’s Growth Story
West Texas oil wealth is traced to University of Texas endowment lands. Bette Haigh explains nine decades of grants, two million acres, and the policy keeping oil income in endowment funds for permanent buildings in Travis County. Total oil production nears 150 million barrels with funds guiding campus expansion.
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San Angelo
West Texas
University of Texas
Rotary Club
Bette R. Haigh
University Lands Office
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Texas
United States
Board of Regents
Travis County
University Lands
Ter
University
Austin
Horseshoes Decline As Horse Drawn Vehicle Output Rises
Washington reports contrasting 1935 trends with a big rise in horse drawn vehicle production, up $2,092,263 from 1933 to 1935, while horseshoe output falls sharply by about 21 percent from 1933 and 70 percent from 1925. Chief statistician La Verne Beales notes uncertainty in pinpointing the shift.
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Washington
Census Bureau
la Verne Beales
Bureau
United States
College Students Turn Over To Hens In College Aid
Washington reports the agriculture department will assign the job of educating hundreds of Americans to barn yard hens. A go-to-college poultry project aims to fund college for Alabama youth, with 300 hens covering expenses and about 1,200 students expected to develop college flocks across 60 of 67 counties. The plan prompts witty questions about who truly works through college, the student or the hens, amid rural humor and regional ribbing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Alabama
Rhode Island Red
Leap Year Visitor Questions Mrs Field on Remarriage
A caller questions Mrs Field about remarriage after a leap year visitor. Mrs Field replies she lacks the nerve she had in youth and doubts she could ask another man. The exchange hints at lingering loneliness and social expectations in village life.
Fortune Teller Probes Bride About Husband’s Past
A witty exchange unfolds as a fortune teller asks the bride if she wants details about her future husband. The bride replies she seeks the past of her current spouse for guidance, implying caution and curiosity about matrimonial fate.
Texas Tax Fight Warns of Impending Bankruptcy
The McKinney Examiner argues that Texas lawmakers push higher taxes and salary hikes, risking state bankruptcy. It condemns tax hikes, payroll increases, and bloated offices, urging restraint while noting farmers’ growing political power and a defeated salary amendment in Collin County.
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Council of Texas Retailers’ Associations
Examiner
Collin County
Never Boil Eggs Says Bureau of Home Economics
The bureau advises soft and hard cooking without boiling. Start with cold water, bring to simmer, cover and remove from heat. Soft eggs achieve tender whites with a cold water start, while hard eggs stay under simmer for about 30 minutes after the water simmers.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Bureau
Auditor Reports On School Costs
State Auditor Tom King reports public education costs for the year ending August 31 total $85,000,000. Public free schools account for $73,760,000, with state participation at $12,340,000. Local taxes fund $35,500,000, and state and federal expenditures total $37,260,393. Of this, $31,349,638 comes from the available school fund, the general revenue fund contributes $5,229,128, federal vocational funds $681,625, and college expenditures total $4,708,883 from general revenue.
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Austin
Tom King
General Revenue
General Reven
Employers Err in Reports On Social Security Law
Dallas report notes several employers misfile reports and misdirect taxes under the social security act. E L Tutt urges payment to the IRS collector, and cautions against listing employee names on monthly forms. He explains reporting for wages on July 1 and quarterly thereafter and clarifies retirement and unemployment benefits administration locally.
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Dallas
E. L. Tutt
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Tutt
George Speer
Dallas County
Mr. Tutt
I. H. Kidd
Chamber of Commerce
Reading the Family Portrait at the Porch
A narrator recalls university funding sources: 1,243,013 from the university fund, 2,580,726 from federal funds, 235,903 from private gifts, 2,122,718 from student fees, and 449,000 from institutional revenues. A guest meets the host who reveals the guests are family in a twist: the girl in a short frock is the mother and the young man in riding breeches is the wife.
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Nue
A Tribute to the Memory of Warren Harding Ball
A memorial tribute extols Warren Harding Ball as a youth of rare character and virtue. The piece praises his conscience, honesty, and noble aims, noting his short life and heavenly reward. It urges readers to carry on until joining him in the afterlife. One who loved him signs the piece.
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Warren Harding
Earth
Elezian
Heaven
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Texas Still Republic
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Luther Gordon
Barbee & Bassett
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D&t
Bureau of Vital Statistics
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Angelina & Neches River
Gunnington
Reek Island
Chicago, Reek Island
Gulf
Paris
Mt. Pleasant
Quanah
Rome & Pacific
Southern Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Wichita Falls
Wichita Valley
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