Legislature votes Texas deep into red with 131 million appropriation
The Texas Legislature approved 131,829,856 dollars in general revenue for state services over two years and a 5,000,000 dollar soil conservation bill. The comptroller must certify funds before the measures can become law, with potential four-fifths votes required to pass. Gypsies are noted as originating from India, not Egypt.
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Austin
State Hospital
College
House
Senate
General Revenue Fund
Comptroller
House of Origin
Supreme Court Allows Search of Suspect Car in Dry State
The Supreme Court ruled that federal agents may stop and search a car driven into a dry state by a known bootlegger. Virgil T. Brinegar of Vinita Oklahoma was fined and jailed for hauling whisky from Joplin Missouri into Oklahoma. Agents pursued the car weight and seized whisky after Brinegar emerged from the vehicle.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virgil T. Brinegar
Vinita
Oklo
Joplin
Oklahoma
Brinegar
Alcohol Tax Unit
Binegar
Epitaph Joke Stirs Smiles at Scottish Churchyard
An American prowled a Scottish churchyard and noticed an epitaph framed by a quip about space for the word “thin.” The sexton explains the sculptor left no room for the rest, a light moment captured for readers of The Sun.
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Sexton
Hardware ad listing electrical supplies and switches
A compact catalog style notice lists wiring supplies including electric wire, toggle switches single pole and three way mercury type, switch plates, cord switches, attachment plugs, cube taps, friction tape, outlet and ceiling boxes, Romex staples, lampholders, fluorescent starters, duplex receptacles, face plates, current taps, plug fuses, and service switches with two fuses and multi breakers plus ceiling fixtures with pull chains.
Governor Jester Signs Corrective County Auditor Bill
Governor Jester signed a corrective bill to restore county auditor offices in affected counties and raise salaries above the prior $3,600 maximum. The measure clarifies a 51st Legislature local bill that previously abolished audits in some counties and cut salaries, easing concerns for county auditors.
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Austin
Jester
Johnson
Legislature Sets July 6 End For Longest Texas Session
The Texas Legislature voted to adjourn sine die at 12 noon July 6 after a yearlong session aimed at balancing a growing budget. A $16.8 million gap remained after final passage of a $5 million soil conservation bill. The House approved the July 6 adjournment 93 to 41, and the Senate followed by voice vote. The session will last 171 days, longer than the 1941 record.
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Austin
House
Senate
Costly Holidays Seen For Texas
Seventy nine Texans will meet violent death during the July 4 weekend. More than 900 others will be injured. Speed will account for most traffic accidents, says Texas Safety Association president Charles A. Miller. All highway patrol officers will work extra long hours during the holiday period per director Homer Garrison.
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Austin
Texas Safety Association
Charles A. Miller
Homer Garrison
WANT ADS SHARE LOCAL SALES AND SERVICES
Classified items list goods for sale including washing machines furniture and auto parts at Babcock Auto Store Whitewright and Hi Way Grocery Tom Bean with items like canning supplies and oil filters. Also notices for lost billfold and wanted positions and loans from Auto Finance Co. Sherman listings note flowers ranch supplies and land property services.
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Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright
C. J. Boone
Allen T. Short
Hannah
Guy McCafferty
Sun
Dawson
Tom Bean
Hannah Florist of
Sherman
J. E. Moran
Hi-Way Grocery & Market
Hardwick
Dawson Butane
Farmall
John Deere
Tom Barbee
Flowers
Flowers of Sherman
Carl May
Chevrolet Block
VAC Case Tractor
W. C. Burns
Leonard
First Methodist Church
Auto Finance Co
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Idaho Temperature Drops to Freeze Level Across State
A Canadian cold front swept Idaho causing freezing readings in several towns and crop damage to potatoes, peas, and wheat in the east. In Fairfield the thermometer fell to 24 degrees as frost blackened vines and threatened yields.
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Boise
Idaho
Canada
Fairfield
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