Texas constitutional revision and rising auto insurance costs
Austin highlights a slow push for Texas constitutional revision with an 18 member advisory group led by Dean Robert Storey, aiming for exhaustive research before action. The Legislature may fund the effort next year as critics call the 47 000 word document bloated and tangled by many agencies. Meanwhile the Texas State Insurance Board announces average auto premium hikes of about 32 percent for comprehensive coverage, 19 percent for liability, and 17 percent for collision due to rising repair costs and jury awards.
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Austin
Texas
Legislative Council
Robert G. Storey
SMU Law School
C. Y. Mills
Mission
Horton Wayne Smith
Dean Moody Jr
Council
Comittee
Topsy
Tate
Washington
State Insurance Board
Dallas County
County Tax Loss Estimate Shocks Grayson County
Grayson County Auditor Weldon Williams released preliminary tax estimates showing a valuation decrease of 5,179,180 dollars for the year. Declines mainly reflect reduced oil drilling and pumping activity along with lowered railroad taxes and taxes from banks and utilities. Williams filed the proposed budget with the county clerk, due before July 31, with final property valuations to be determined when tax rolls are complete in September.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Weldon Williams
Williiams
Radio station to dump 5000 rock records in coffin giveaway
WJQS in Jackson plans to dispose of its 5000 rock and roll records and shift to adult music. General Manager Lew Heilbroner calls the move a symbolic death of rock and roll and will have the disks hauled to a department store in a coffin and given to teenagers. A separate note urges support for traffic safety by cautioning against reckless drivers.
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Jackson, Miss
WJQS
Lew Heilbroner
Ernie Franklin for Commissioner of Precinct 2
Political advertisement by Ernest W. Franklin seeking vote for County Commissioner Precinct No. 2 Gray County area including Whitewright. He outlines birthplace Gordonville 1912, career in road work and materials, 1947 rock supply for Lake Texoma projects with U S Corps of Engineers, ownership of dump trailers and truck, and promises to use experience for County duties.
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Ernest W
Ernie) Franklin
Grayson County
Whitewright
Gordonville
Dora Franklin
John Warren Franklin
Denison
Denison Poultry & Egg Company
Cora Mae Johnson
Lake Texoma
U. S. Corps of Engineers
E. W
Ernie
Franklin
Corn Crop Estimate Down From Last Year
The Agriculture Department forecast this year's corn crop at 3 311 249 000 bushels, 91 583 000 fewer than last year’s 3 402 832 000, below the 10 year average of 3 144 304 000, with the largest on record 3 605 078 000 in 1948. Egyptian cotton prices fell from 59 75 to 54c, grown mainly in Texas New Mexico Arizona and California. The reduction follows new legislation and grower group recommendations to meet competition and expand markets.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Arizon
California
Agriculture Dept Cuts Support Prices On 1958 Long Staple
Washington report notes the Agriculture Department reduced support prices for 1958 long staple American cotton. The move affects grower margins and market pricing as policy actions unfold.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Veterans' Land Program Booklet Now Available Free
Texas veterans and attorneys can obtain a newly printed information booklet on the Veterans' Land Program. Land Commissioner Bill Abcorn stated the booklet is being distributed and aims to help interested parties understand the program and its benefits.
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Austin
Texas Veterans’ Land
Bill Albcorn
New Veterans Land Program Pamphlet Issued
The General Land Office in Austin has published a revised Veterans Land Program booklet to meet rising demand for information. It includes updates since late 1955 and is split into procedures and the Veterans Land Act, available at no cost by writing to Allcorn.
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Albcorn
Land Commissioner
Allcorn
General Land Office
Austin 14
When People Prefer to Be Counted Out in Accounting
A reflective note on choosing silence in final accounting. The line suggests hesitation to face reckoning or scrutiny, hinting at pride, guilt, or prudence guiding how individuals respond when truth must be weighed.
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Penn Jackson
Insurance Board
Jackson
Farley
Pascal Farley
Ernie Franklin
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Wright, Texas
National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
Grayson and
Fannouts
Grays
West Bend St
Tex
Veterans’ Land Program
Dearborn
First Methodist Church
Whitewright, Texas
Edgar
Huffstutler
Mrs
Paul Ryan
Maxie Burch
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