Hines Tax Plan Analyzed For Governor Bid
In Austin Harry Hines proposes 15 million dollars in new state taxes to fund social security and related programs. The plan would raise 12.5 million from natural resources and 2.5 million from corporate franchises, with critics noting total potential levies could reach 18.125 million due to school funding. Details on per unit rates for oil gas sulphur and other resources are not specified.
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Austin
Harry Hines
Department of Public Safety
Hines
Gate between heaven and hell sparks legal joke
St Peter confronts Satan about a broken gate and threatens a lawsuit. The devil replies his workers are busy and questions where a lawyer would come from, poking fun at the dispute over the agreement.
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Heaven
Hell
St. Peter
Satan
the Styx
Devil
Learned from Experience New Recruit Joke
Comic exchange shows an old soldier advising a new recruit on removing cooties with sand and alcohol. The humor hinges on the bath and rubbing method causing the imagined bugs to turn on each other in a chaotic confrontation.
Soil District Election Set for May 25 in Three Counties
Landowners in Grayson Collin and Rockwall Counties will vote May 25 on establishing a soil conservation district. A two thirds majority of votes cast is needed. no bonds taxes or mandatory work. Absentee ballots available. officials named for Whitewright Pilot Grove and other boxes. Meetings and a soil conservation film noted. cross-county landowners may vote in either district depending on where land lies.
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Grayson
Collin
Rockwall
Federal Soil Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation Board
Professional
Temple
Texas
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Canaan
Arthur Badgett
W. E. Pennell
J. H. Hopper
Pilot Grove
Cannan
Bethel
Shady Grove
D. M. Taylor
T. H. Cunningham
Soil Conservation District
Fannin
Cooperatives Build Democracy in Texas Gins
Cooperatives and Democracy reports Texas cooperatives now number over 400 gins, around 25 percent of the state total, serving about 200 farmers per gin. Costs for ginning have fallen by half, with dividends averaging 2 dollars per bale, and communities gain educational and social benefits from shared ownership and mutual interest.
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College Station
Secretary of State
Texas
C. E. Bowles
A. and
M. College Extension Service
Thurber’s boom to bust chronicled by Texas tale
Mary J. Gentry recounts Thurber as a coal town once thriving with a brick highway, a semi pro baseball squad and a multi nationality mining community. The town’s decline followed the Ranger oil field discovery and salvage efforts by Jack Urban.
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Thurber
Stars and Stripes Forever
Santa Claus
Ranger
Eastland
Cisco
Texas
W. K. Gordon
Coal Company
Jack Urban
The Modern Girl Braver Than Mothers Yet Afraid of Dishes
A Denison Herald opinion notes modern girls resist mousing but may faint at a sink full of dirty dishes. The author contrasts qualities of the new generation with those of their mothers.
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Denison Herald
Yeury Seeks Re election as Grayson tax assessor collector
Collier Yeary authorizes The Sun to place his name in the political announcement column as a candidate for re election to the office of tax assessor collector of Grayson County. He is a native of the county and enjoys strong recognition among voters. Formal announcement to follow.
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Collier Yeary
the Sun
Grayson County
First White House marriage 1811 Justice Todd and Lucy Washington
Justice Thomas Todd and Lucy Payne Washington became the first couple married in the White House on March 11 1811. The brief ceremony marked a historic union in early U S presidential history and reflected the era's social customs.
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Thomas Todd
United States Supreme Court
Lucy Payne Washington
White House
All-Vegetable Black-Draught Laxative Ad
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Denison Millers Defeat Whitewright
Washington report notes House approval of a broad pension measure for dependent widows children and parents of every World War veteran regardless of death cause. Sponsor Rankin argues it aids those indirectly affected while opponents fear funds for direct war casualties and disabled veterans may suffer.
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Washington
House
Senate
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Farmer's scarecrow attire sparks crow scare
Farmer complains he has no old clothes for the scarecrow. His wife suggests his flashy college suit, but he says it would scare crows, not amuse them.
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L. P. Henslee
Anson Western Enterprise
Anson
Farmer Smith
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