Lower School Tax For Coming Year Is Seen by Sheppard
Austin Comptroller George H. Sheppard foresees a possible small cut in the state school tax as the School Fund shows a cash balance for the first time in years. The 35 cent school tax may drop to 16.50 if apportionment holds, with income changes from oil, sulphur, and cigarette taxes, plus an expected $4,000,000 enrollment of enforcement gains.
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Austin
George H. Sheppard
Automatic Tax Board
State Board of Education
Senate
Supreme Court
Hidalgo County
Child death and injury toll from last year’s auto crashes
Report from Travelers Insurance shows 5 290 child deaths under age fifteen and 182 210 injuries. Pedestrian fatalities dominated among under five and ten to fourteen age groups with streets as pedestrians being cited in about 1 200 and 2 900 cases respectively. The piece urges motorists to drive carefully citing safety slogan Drive Carefully We Love Our Children.
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Travelers Insurance Company
One in Five Americans Depends on Federal Support
A government tally shows 25 to 30 million people in 1930s America rely on the federal treasury for food, clothing, and shelter. The total depends include FER A districts, public works, civil employees, CCC, armed forces, and special staff, with about 6.99 million in direct and indirect relief. Estimated family size four implies up to 30 million dependents, plus nearly 1 billion in interest to security holders and more than 500 million to war dependents not in the main count.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
CCC
FERA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Army and Navy
Twin Insurance Pays Off to Clayton Couple
Mr and Mrs Jack C Coffey of Clayton gain 1000 dollars from a birth policy after twin daughters arrived. Coffey bought a 1000 policy for 95 dollars through Lawton Byrne Bruner with Lloyds of London as underwriters. Twins must be 24 hours old before payout. doctors say the babies are doing fine. Coffey, 54, works for a Detroit motion picture company. no other children.
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Clayton
Jack C. Coffey
Coffey
Lawton-Byrne-Bruner Insurance Agency Company
Lloyds of London
Eng
Detroit
Texas Open Saloon Amendment Proposal 1935
Texas Legislature proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal statewide prohibition, allow local option and state liquor regulation. It outlines sections on open saloon prohibition, local votes to legalize liquor sales, and preservation of 3.2 percent beverages in certain areas. Administration and funding details included.
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Texas
State of
Justice
Gerald C. Mann
Texas Joint Resolution Proposes Free Textbooks for All
S. J. R. No. 24 proposes amending Sections 3 and 5 of Article 7 to allow state funded free official textbooks for every scholastically aged child in Texas. The measure outlines revenue from occupation and poll taxes plus a statewide ad valorem tax to sustain public schools for at least six months annually, with the State Board of Education to implement **.
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State of
Texas
State Board of Education
Texas Textbook Free Use Amendment Constitutional Text
The document describes a proposed Texas constitutional amendment to fund free textbooks for all scholastic age children. It outlines budgetary sources from ad valorem taxes and the General Fund, allows formation of school districts across counties, and sets rules for tax limits, bond principal, and the available school fund. It specifies governor duties for publication and election costs totaling ten thousand dollars.
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State of
Texas
Board of Education
State Board of Education
Gerald C. Mann
Nervous Woman Improves After Testimony
A nervous woman, previously described as weak, was in poor condition but soon started to improve. The report notes she did not consult a physician and references testimonies from numerous people.
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Sheppard
Twin Insurance
Happy Papa
S. H. Montgomery Agency
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whitewright Sun
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