Farmer Demands Fair Treatment as Ducks Invade Haystacks
Montana farmer Ervin Weinheimer asks Senator Eden for government aid to protect him from 5 000 wild ducks that moved in and damaged 35 acres of barley and hay stacks. He tried nets and blank shells, seeks legislation giving equal treatment to farmers and ducks.
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Washington
Montana
Ervin Weinheimer
Lewiston
Sen
Edon
Warm Springs Creek
Mont
Weinheimer
Eden
Farmers Hear Bill To Tax Gas For Rural Roads
Delegations of farmers ranchers county officials dairymen and others will travel to Austin on Monday March 7 to testify before the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Representative C S McLellans bill No 59. The measure would impose an occupation tax on natural gas production to fund a new 10 year plan to build 10 000 miles of rural farm roads statewide funded partly by gas tax proceeds.
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Austin
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
C. S. McLellan
Jim Cantrell
Princeton
Texas Rural Roads Association
Texas rural roads urged at hearing for all weather routes
Officials urge support for H. R. 59 to fund all weather rural roads in Texas. Judge Simmang and Cantrell stress long lasting improvements over taxed resources. Rural mail carriers and farmers push for local administration and elections every two years to shape road placement.
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Texas
Cantrell
John S. Simmang
Giddings
State Association of County Judges and Commissioners
C. H. Davis
Austin
Lloyd D. Barbour
Wichita County
Texas Farm Bureau Rural Roads Committee
Rural Roads Plan Aims All-weather Farm Link
Rep. C. S. McLellan argues Farm-to-Market rounds leave a final mile to improve for all-weather access. The Texas Rural Roads Association, formed last year, backs creating low-cost permanent rural roads linking farms to state farm-to-market highways. Col. J. I. McGregor notes support for Governor Jester’s 20 million dollar surplus appropriation, while stressing their program remains separate from the state effort.
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Jester
State Highway Department
Col. J. I. McGregor
Central Texas Automobile
Temple
The
Texas Rural Roads Association
Farm joke dialogue on tobacco and new medical practice
A humorous exchange features Takes Time Farmer noting a tobacco plant in full flower while Young Thing from the City asks when cigars will be ripe. Young M. D. seeks rules for success as he hangs out his shingle and Father M. D. offers blunt business advice about illegible prescriptions and clear bills.
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Texas Farm Bureau
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Robert Dorr, Jr
Los Angeles
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ED Ikonen
Denison, Texas
East Walker
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the Grain Department of
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Sherman, Texas
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