Legislature Unable to Cope With State's Growing Problems
The Texas Legislature, ending a chaotic session, is criticized for inefficiency and complexity. The article argues legislators face immense handicaps, including vast overlapping issues, lack of a professional research arm, and cumbersome rules. It concludes the body will remain limited and reactive as problems intensify.
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Texas
Bedlam
Storage Rates For 1941 Loan Cotton Announced
Maximum warehousing rates for 1941 loan cotton are 17 cents per bale per month for non compress warehouses and 15 cents for compress facilities. Charges include up to 25 cents per bale for receiving sampling and delivering and 10 cents per bale for reweighing and resampling. A 15 cent per bale classing fee applies. Delivery charges apply only if not using compression, with a 50 mile delivery exemption to mills. Insurance by the warehouseman at market value.
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College Station
B. F. Vance
State
AAA
Vance
Agricultural Marketing Service
Here Today safety booklet cites male driver dominance in accidents
The Travelers Insurance safety booklet shows 92.6 percent of fatal accidents and 90.3 percent of non fatal ones were caused by men, while women accounted for 7.4 percent and 9.7 percent respectively. It notes more men drive than women and suggests motives behind behavior.
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Hubby
Travelers Insurance Company
Methods of Making Infestation Records on Cotton Insects
Guide to recording boll weevil and flea hopper infestations in cotton fields. It details sampling 100 plants or squares at 2–5 field points, timing for pre-square and square stages, and thresholds (30 per acre for weevils. 10–25 fleas per 100 buds. 25 bollworm eggs per 100 buds) to trigger dusting and control measures.
Draftee Sent to Jail for Attempted Evasion
Randolph Leon Robertson 23 of Monday was sent to Dallas County jail by U S Commissioner John Davis after failing to keep his draft board informed of address changes. He could not post a $500 bond to guarantee appearance at the September term of Federal Court.
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Dallas
Randolph Leon Robertson
United States
John Davis
Robertson
When a Child Needs a Laxative
SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT is a tasty liquid that most children will welcome whenever they need a laxative. It has the same main ingredient as BLACK-DRAUGHT, its older companion. It gives refreshing relief from symptoms signaling a laxative is needed. Comes in two sizes: 25c-50c.
Contract Let For Army Camp at Paris
The War Department awarded an architectural and engineering contract to Dallas firms Andy P. Rollins and Carl Forrest to plan a Cantonment near Paris for about 30 000 troops. Construction could begin within weeks with an estimated cost potentially exceeding 20 million dollars based on Wolters Camp experience.
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Paris
War Department
Dallas
Andy P. Rollins
Carl Forrest
Forrest
Camp Wolters
Bowie
Barkeley
Wolters
Auto Responsibility Law Takes Effect in Maine
Maine has activated a new compulsory responsibility insurance system for drivers. Uninsured motorists may drive once, then face bond, insurance or license suspension after a first accident. The policy aims to protect victims from damages when drivers cannot pay.
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Maine
Augusta
Fig Orders Stir Patient Care Banter
A hospital exchange features a nurse asking about a patient's status and a doctor noting a fruit order while the patient keeps requesting dates. The lilt hints at hospital routine and a light moment amid treatment.
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