Tax on Export Gasoline Urged by Representative Cornett
Clarksville representative Leighton Cornett urged a state tax on gasoline exports in a radio address, claiming Texas could gain 321 million dollars annually by taxing gasoline shipped out of state. He cited 84 percent of Texas refined gasoline leaving the state and proposed severance taxes on crude oil and natural gas.
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Leighton Cornett
Clarksville
Texas
Cornett
Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Wall Street
House
Senate
The
American Taxpayer Association
Night Twilight Zone of Walking on Texas Highways
Analysis of September fatal pedestrian crashes shows twelve deaths. Texas Safety Council president Pierce Brooks urges strict right of way and extra caution after 5 p m with peak danger from 7 to 8 p m. He warns against walking on highways at night and driving under alcohol influence, urging safer behavior and awareness.
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Texas
Pierce Brooks
Texas Safety Council
Seaman Turns Stowaway Passenger Into Pay-Your-Fare Work
An inspector aboard a bus finds the conductor relaxed while a passenger struggles to collect fares. The conductor, an ex-seaman, explains the stowaway on board cannot pay his fare and is being made to work his passage.
O Daniel Radio Address Omits State Issues
Governor O Daniels weekly radio talk avoids state affairs and urges keeping America out of Europe conflict. He defends democracy and religion as keys to permanent peace, interspersing songs by his Hill Billy band and omitting pension and social security session hints.
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Austin
O'Daniel
America
Europe
Hill Billy Band
Gus Atkinson, longtime Texas legislator, dies at 82
G A Gus Atkinson 82 former Grayson County tax assessor 1900 04 and state official dies in Sherman He served in the Thirty eighth and Thirty-ninth Legislature born in Smithfield North Carolina moved to Grayson County in 1879 He later worked as a cotton clerk in the General Land Office and as assistant doorkeeper of the Texas House He was affectionately known as Uncle Gus.
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G. A
Gus) Atkinson
Texas
Grayson County
General Land Office
Austin
Smithfield
N. C
House of Representatives
Gus
War Shapes Cattle Prices In 1940 Outlook
The USDA cautions beef prices likely won’t rise markedly in 1940 despite war. Demand from consumers and higher hog prices may lift hides trade, while limited foreign outlets reduce export growth. Historical data show only moderate wartime price gains until 1916 onward, with 1921 prices falling back.
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United States
Chicago
Carpet Grass Grows in Shade in Texas Lawns
St Augustine grass, often mistaken for carpet grass, thrives in shade and sun and is rising in popularity for Texas lawns. Plant sod bits 15 to 36 inches apart. water well for two years to build a heavy sod. It tolerates Gulf Coast to inland heat but cannot endure below 10 degrees. planted in parts of Oklahoma. The Sun mentions typewriter paper.
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College Station
St. Augustine
Texas
Sadie Hatfield
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Gulf Coast
Acquittal Revealed by Insanity Defense in Court
A lawyer explains the acquittal of his client on murder charges by insanity. He notes that the defense hinged on the claim that the defendant's father spent five years in an asylum, a fact not disclosed due to time limits, as the father was a doctor there.
Radio Versus Newspapers Debate Highlights Media Balance
A witty exchange questions if radio can supplant newspapers. The retort notes radio cannot replace print entirely, comparing it to swatting flies with a radio. The remark underscores ongoing coexistence of media forms.
Ripe Tomatoes Rich in Vitamin A Benefit Health
The article notes ripe tomatoes contain abundant vitamin A that helps prevent dry eye night blindness and infections of mucous membranes in the nose throat lungs and other organs.
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Nat'l Bank
Lone Star Gas System
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