Old age pension bill advances with tax provisions debated
Texas House State Affairs panel reports a revised old age pension measure funding pensions via domino hall taxes and a 3 percent selective sales tax. The panel OKs the tax rider amid opposition and signals further hearings while Senate members push separate pension bills and funding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House State Affairs Committee
Robert W. Calvert
R. B. Anderson
J. Franklin Spears
Pat Dwyer
Spears
Conde Hoskins
B. L. Rogers
Hoskins
Dwyer
Beck
Calvert
Roark
Howard Davison
Ed Dunlap
England
Ford
Good
Sessions
Keefe
Russell
Coulson
Hanna
King
Mauritz
Quinn
Rogers
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Walter E. Jones
Grammar School Notes Highlights Shift Toward Activities
Three new pupils join third grade as enrollment reaches 30. A circus parade is planned for parents, tied to the unit and a student brings The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings. Librarians Claire Doss and Dorotha Darwin lead a growing library. Mary Dale King serves as pianist for auditorium work.
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Claire Doss
Dorotha Darwin
P.T. A
Car Crash Triggers Gas Tank Explosion
A cautious driver halted at a railroad crossing and listened as a car behind him rammed his gas tank, causing a collision that sparked the incident reported by the Boston Evening Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Evening Transcript
Why Patronize the Peddler
An editorial argues residents should favor permanently located merchants over traveling peddlers. It asserts locals gain from stable businesses through taxes, jobs, schools, and community services, while peddlers offer limited guarantees and little community stake. It urges civic cooperation to support resident merchants.
Tire Thieves Strike Whitewright Again
Three local car owners lost tires Wednesday night in Whitewright as thieves resumed activity. John Reeves Roger Holcomb and Jake Thornhill each had a tire taken. Holcomb lost a tank of gasoline and Thornhill a car jack. None of the cars were garaged. Thieves took several tires from Whitewright cars last July.
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John Reeves
Roger Holcomb
Jake Thornhill
Mr. Holcomb
Mr. Thornhill
Whitewright
Ginners Case Trial Likely Next Month at Paris
Government attorneys expect the Bankhead cotton act challenge by D C Wallace and the Texas Ginners Association to go to trial next month in Paris. Judge Bryant urged a merits hearing within 10 days on a supplemental motion about tax funds in escrow for 1935-86. The suit includes about 1,300 pending cases with ginners withdrawing two groups from the action and bond issues earlier affecting base tags and market cotton movements.
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Tyler
D. C
Washington
Paris
Judge Bryant
Dan Moody
Co. K. Bullard
Dallas
Texas Cooperative Ginners Association
Bryant
Sherman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ralph Malone
Cotton Ginners Association
Austin
Texas
Malone
Ginner
Ginners
Lesoard
Moody
Cotton Exemption for Grover Households Increases to 110 Pounds
Sherman reports the domestic lint cotton exemption rose to 110 pounds. The prior limit was 50 pounds. Producers may retain seed cotton to gin for household use and must obtain an exemption form from the county agent before gin use, with forms available after Oct 1.
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Sherman
Informaton
AAA
Rifles Prohibited for Dove Hunting Under New Regulations
Monday bulletins from Game Warden Sam Turner outline dove and waterfowl hunting rules. Dove season runs to Oct 31 with rifles banned. shotguns up to ten gauges allowed and not capable of holding three shells. hours 7 am to sunset. bag 15 daily, 45 weekly, 20 in possession. Waterfowl opens Nov 20 to Dec 19 with 7 am to 4 pm limit. combined daily duck bag ten. goose and brant limit four. live decoys banned. luring birds by food prohibited. boats must be within 100 feet of bank and not motorized or sail propelled.
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Sam Turner
Nimrods
Turner
Three-Inch Rainfall Boosts September Total in Town
Rainfall since Tuesday reached 3.01 inches, raising September total to 5.29 inches. Much soaked ground favored wheat sowing while fall gardens and turnips benefited. cotton crop suffered. Cotton gins reported 1,332 bales by Thursday morning with no pickings Wednesday and prices at 10.85 for cotton and 38 to 38.0 for cottonseed.
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Whitewright
Former Whitewright Girl on Broadway
Evelyn Benton of Fort Worth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benton and granddaughter of J. H. Biggerstaff of Whitewright, debuts on Broadway in a new play at Sixty third Street Theatre. The Robert L. Paschal High School graduate quickly enters the stage, portraying Baroness Helen in Charming Rascak, rehearsing two weeks prior.
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Fort Worth
Evelyn Benton
Robert L. Paschal High School
Dorothy Compere
New York
Miss Benton
Baroness Helen
Paul Gilmore
Charming Rascak
Achmed Abdulla
Fredrik Ditrischstein
Mae West
Byrnes Proposes New Base Period for Cotton Allotments
Senator Byrnes proposes changing the lint base period for 1936 cotton allotments to 1933 34 35 instead of 1928 31. He cites available records acreage and production and forecasts lower taxes on cotton production and cheaper tax exempt certificates to buyers and growers.
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Washington
Byrnes
South Carolina
Farm Administration
Local Speech Clip Highlights Family Chatter
A fragmentary exchange shows a husband asking about his wife as she keeps jabbering away. The snippet captures a colloquial rural dialect and domestic banter.
Tax Refund Question in Bankhead Act Case
The court questioned whether ginners could comply with the Bankhead act for the 1935-36 season by returning tax records and placing taxes in escrow rather than sending funds to the internal revenue service. Judge Bryant asked if there is a provision for refunds if the act is ruled unconstitutional. Lesourd was unsure and ordered to report back.
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Malone
Internal Revenue Collector
Bryant
Lesourd
House Has Three Plans For Liquor Control In Texas
Three liquor control proposals reached the Texas House floor as Senate wet and dry blocs brace for a final clash. The plans include a state monopoly on all outlets, a wholesale monopoly, and a private license system with sales in bona fide restaurants and hotels. Local leaders fear a vote clash. a preacher pleaded for strict enforcement after his son was killed by a truck, urging effective penalties for drivers.
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Austin
House
Senate
House Liquor Traffic Committee
R. Emmett Morse
Houston
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Highspot
John Peachey
County Officers Urge Legislature To Set Salaries
At the first House hearing on a bill to fix officers pay, county officials argued the Legislature, not county commissioners, should set salaries. Local officials warned the plan could create political hotbeds and urged a salary basis tied to property valuation rather than population.
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Austin
House
Texas
L. Emmet Walker
Coleman County
J. B. Arnold
Bee County
State Sheriff's Association
J. W. Hall
Harris County
Gaynor Kendall
Marble Machine Suit Filed in Sherman over seized equipment
Carl Watts and four others filed in Fifteenth District Court seeking writs of sequestration for forty one marble machines among fifty eight seized September 15 by Sherman police. They claim misapplication of law and seek damages for profits lost and a temporary injunction. Defendants named are Sherman police chief H Grady Thompson city recorder J D Buster and city manager W Morgan Works.
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Sherman
Carl Watts
Fifteenth District Court
Watts
G. R. Hensley
J. W. Webb
E. H. Burns
C. M. Davis
W. 8. Hamilton
H. Grady Thompson
J. D. Buster
City Recorder
W. Morgan Works
Tower of Babel project sparks fateful inflation debate
Builders toiling on a lofty tower faced a sudden clash of words when a question about inflation sparked a spread of confusion. The incident left the money issue as unclear as ever.
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Tower of Babel
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Allan Shivers
Roy Sanderford
Sanderford
James E. Ferguson
Jerome Sneed
Tom DeBerry
Gordon Burns
Claud Westerfeld
Burns
Grady Woodruff
W. R. Poage
Alfred Petsch
Bob Alexander
Mesopotamia
Grammar School
N. W. Manning
Mr. Phillips
Mary Dale King
Rex Felker
J. Y. Russell
Vilma Holland
Kentuckytown
Harold Pace
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