Texas Highway Dept reports 41st year totals and funding split
State Highway Engineer D. C. Greer announced the Texas Highway Department completed its 41st year of operation. He said 80 percent of funds were for construction, 13 percent for maintenance, less than two thirds of one percent for administration, and six and one third percent for patrol and miscellaneous operations. Over 41 years 70 percent funded construction. Last year revenue came from license plates 19 percent, gasoline tax 32 percent, federal 43 percent, and 6 percent from others.
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Texas Highway Department
D. C. Greer
Highway Department
Highway Patrol
Greer
Robbins Family To Spend Christmas With Frances Campbell
Mr and Mrs John E Robbins of San Angelo and their family will spend Christmas visiting Mrs Frances Campbell and other relatives at her home.
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San Angelo
John E. Robbins
Frances Campbell
San Antonio woman to spend Christmas with Laura Howell
Gayle McHuge of San Antonio will visit Christmas Day at the home of Mrs. Laura Howell for the holiday season.
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San Antonio
Gayle McHuge
Laura Howell
North Texas State Student Visits Parents for Christmas
Serena Minzenmayer, a student at North Texas State College in Denton, arrived Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Minzenmayer.
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North Texas State
Serena Minzenmayer
North Texas State College
Denton
W. F. Minzenmayer
Ballinger Residents To Spend Christmas Day With Floyd Sims
Mrs. Luella Rampy and E. C. Pape of Ballinger will spend Christmas day with Floyd Sims.
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Ballinger
Luella Rampy
E. C. Pape
Floyd Sims
Student Patricia Wessels Visits Parents at Home
Patricia Wessels, a student, spends the holidays at her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wessels' home. The item hints at a joke about a dollar losing value, noting the reader lacked it.
Texas Highway System reaches 60 thousand miles after 41 years
Over 41 years authorities say the Texas Highway System has spent 3.3 billion dollars to build and expand a network totaling 60,374 miles.
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Texas Highway System
W. A. Merck 100 Died in Tulare Calif Former Runnels Resident
Funeral services are pending in Tulare for W. A. Merck 100 who died there after returning to California from Winters to celebrate his birthday. Born July 4 1859 in Alabama he lived in Blanco Kimble and Runnels counties before moving to Tulare in 1943. He married Minnie Lee Spencer and had two sets of twins among many survivors.
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Tulare
California
W. A. Merck
Runnels County
Vernon Fuller
Alabama
Merck
Blanco County
Texas
Minnie Lee Spencer
Kimble County
Creed Taylor
Guide for Analyzing Farm Or Ranch Operation Released
Texas Agricultural Extension Service releases MP-80 a practical guide for estimating return to labor and management in Central and East Texas. Authored by Tom E. Prater Sidney L. Jenkins and other Texas A&M staff the manual budgets ten enterprises to a goal of 2500 dollars and lists expenses and income for each. It covers cow calf timber sheep feeder pigs slaughter hogs egg and poultry and dairy operations with space to input local figures and compare results. Contact your county agent or Agricultural Information Office at Texas A&M to obtain a copy.
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East
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Tom E. Prater
Sidney L. Jenkins
Texas A & M
Prater
Agricultural Information Office
Texas A . M. College Station
Two Indian Boys Die in World War II
Charlie Carnes of Keota Oklahoma and his brother Odie Carnes are reported among the Indian youths who were killed serving in World War II. The brothers, sons of a local family, were noted for their service and sacrifice during the war.
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Charlie Carnes
Keota, Okla
Odie
Christmas Visit In Milliorn Home
T Sgt and Mrs Bob McClelland and Debbie of Waco and Mr and Mrs Charles Milliorn and son of Bozeman Montana spend the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs Bill Milliorn at their home.
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Bob McClelland
Debbie
Waco
Charles Milliorn
Bozeman
Montana
Bill Milliorn
Bride-Elect From Missouri College Has Arts Degree
From Christian College Columbia graduate Phi Theta Kappa member received a fine arts degree and pursued arts studies at the University of Kentucky. The groom is Roy J. Mann’s son from Robinson Illinois, a Western Illinois graduate and first lieutenant in the U S Air Force stationed at Pope AFB North Carolina.
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Christian College
Columbia, Mo
Phi Thetta Kappa
University of Kentucky
Roy J. Mann
Robinson, Ill
Western Illinois
U. S. Air Force
Pope Afb
North Carolina
Seguin Student Bobby Bredemeyer Home for Holidays
Bobby Bredemeyer son of Mr and Mrs H F Bredemeyer and a Texas Lutheran College student in Seguin is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents.
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Bobby Bredemeyer
H. F. Bredemeyer
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Holiday Visitors At Raymon Lloyd Home
Holiday visitors in the Raymon Lloyd home include Rodney and Martha Lloyd students at Abilene Christian College and Kenneth Lloyd student at the University of Cincinnati.
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Raymon Lloyd
Rodney
Martha
Abilene Christian College
Kenneth
University of Cincinnati
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Patricia Wessels
Alfred Wessels
Spill Bros. & CO
Tulare, California
Dan
Lubbock
Zella Autrey
Santa Maria
Lena Nothcutt
Austin
Carrie Matthews
Rock Springs
Milliorn
Air Force
Thomas B. Poe Jr
Pecos
Nancy Joe
Dallas
Richard Warren Wheeler
Fayetteville, N. C
C. R. Hi
T. B. Poe
Winters
Thioner
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