Weekend visits across Texas and Oklahoma noted
A string of family visits spans Dallas White Rock Lake Celina Leonard Mesquite Mesquite and Carrollton with relatives in Houston Pueblo Col o spending time with kin. The article closes recalling the first Texas telegraph line built at Marshall in 1854.
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State Office Buildings renamed after Texas patriots
State Building Commission renames the two Capitol pink marble office buildings to honor Sam Houston and John H. Reagan. Education officials release a 203 textbook list for 1963-64. 82 titles will survive further review, with hearings set September 1–15. The Automatic Tax Board keeps the 42 cent ad valorem rate, funding schools and pension funds. Other items note budget cuts for the General Land Office and Conservation planning talks, plus small oil industry contributions for surveys. An attar of roses batch requires about 100000 roses for one ounce, costing roughly $750.
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Compacted soil layers hinder plant root growth study shows
U S Department of Agriculture researchers report that dense soil layers just below tillage depth restrict root penetration rather than cutting off air or water. Experiments on Amarillo fine sandy loam show roots are blocked only when soil strength reaches 250 to 400 psi, with higher resistance severely limiting growth.
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Liberty Amendment proposed to end income tax
Reader asks editor to explain the proposed 24th and the New York Daily News outlines that six states have approved the Liberty Amendment and that 28 more are needed for a convention. If ratified by 38 states, the amendment would repeal the 16th Amendment and halt personal income and estate taxes.
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Soil moisture governs penetration and strength measurements
Report notes that penetration failed when soil was dry but proceeded normally when soil was wet. Strength tests were made at peak moisture capacity under free drainage conditions.
Tax reform urged as progress hinges on belief
The Muenster Enterprise argues that fundamental tax reform will advance more quickly once individuals stop resisting and recognize it can be achieved, urging readers to drop complaints about their returns and accept the potential for change.
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America
False teeth stolen from Grand Island lab worth nine thousand
Grand Island Neb Owner Bob Cook reported a weekend break in at his dental lab with $9 000 worth of false teeth stolen. No other items were taken and the teeth were to be used in making dental plates.
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