State tax worries rise as war aids national defense
In Austin the drive against state tax increases grows amid war needs. Legislators Moore Collie Regidsie and others urge restraint, arguing Congress funds defense and the federal debt may rise, while states should tax sparingly and focus on national defense.
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Austin
Texas
Morte
Texas House
State Affairs Comittee
Congress
Lieldi
Regidsie
Moore
House
Senate
Collie
Dies
Why America Has A Farm Problem
The shift from horse to mechanical power since World War I reduced demand for feed crops. Gasoline-driven farming freed about 26 million acres once used for workstock, freeing land for other crops and altering the agricultural market dynamics.
Mann Denies Authority to Bar Reds from Ballot
Austin attorney general rules the Texas secretary of state lacks power to remove Communist party candidates from the election slate. The ruling came in response to a request from Secretary of State M. O. Flowers.
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Mann
Austin
Texas Secretary of State
Communist Party
M. O. Flowers
Dry weather warnings for gardens in Texas heat
In College Station Sadie Hatfield of the A and M College Extension Service offers advice for gardeners facing July and August dryness. She recommends liberal slow irrigation about every ten days, mulching with rotted straw or leaves, frequent cultivation to retain moisture, removing competing plants, and semi shading for cuttings. Light daily sprinkling is discouraged as it keeps roots near the surface.
Condensed Milk Essay Sparks Quick-Witted Student
A teacher notes a short essay on Milk while a student replies he wrote about condensed milk. The light exchange highlights humor in classroom writing assignments.
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Tommy
National Defense And Agriculture Plan at A. and M.
A Texas A and M Extension Service letter explains agriculture will support national defense without new federal agencies. Farmers through county extensions AAA and land grant colleges will staff and coordinate efforts with government services to adjust programs and increase needed crop acreage when required.
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College Station
H. H. Williamson
Texas A. and M
Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Signs Worth Seeing
A collage of signs from a grocery display placard to a Pittsburgh restaurant and New York street corner. Texts range from playful taunts to caution notices and historic notes about ancient Greek beliefs centering the earth.
C A Shock Announces For Flotorial Representative
C A Shock seeks the Flotorial Representative post for Collin and Grayson Counties. He cites 30 years in public utility leadership and business, aims to apply robust experience to Texas finances, and pledges loyalty to the constitution and social security provisions. He notes past service in Red River Valley Fair, livestock and poultry associations, school teaching, and a Sherman school board tenure.
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Collin
Grayson
Flotorial
Texas
Sherman
Red River Valley
Greyson County Live Stock Association
Greyson County Poultry Association
Sher- Man
Sherman School
Helena’s 1908 code bans giggling and more
A Helena Montana item notes that the Revised Ordinances of the City of Helena 1908 include odd rules such as no giggling, no tying a horse to a fire plug, and limits on domestic animals. It also bans street presence of under 16 youths after 7 PM November through March.
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Helena
Mont
City of
1908
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Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Ashburn’s
Ashburn
National Defense and Agriculture
Pittsburgh
New York City
Earth
C. A. Shock
Montana
Gomer May
American Legion
Whitewright
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