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[Clipping: County Tax Rate Slashed 18 Cents]
Clipping describing the decrease in Galveston County taxes, and other changes in taxes by the county.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Alvin Warehouse To Have Largest Space For Rice in Texas]
Clipping describing a new warehouse that will have the largest storage capacity for rice in Texas when it is completed.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: photo of J. M. Hall; Farmer Due to Lose His Edge on Prices]
Newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle featuring a photo of J. M. Hall of New Waverly, Texas, and a separate piece on farming prices.
Date:
October 30, 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Farm Business Man: Dolph Briscoe Makes Million on Cattle Ranching]
Article by John S. Cooper discussing Texas cattle and Dolph Briscoe, owner of Catarina Ranch in Southwest Texas and part owner of other land in four Texas counties and Mexico.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Cooper, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine Clipping of T&P Train #147]
Photograph of a magazine clipping with a picture of men lining up for a picture next to T&P train #147. The text in the image names the men in the picture as left to right: "Fatty Clark ... H. J. Arant ... W. Montgomery, H. P. Likes, Fog Long, a Mr. Johnson, Slim Thompson, and H. O. Parry." Text below the image says "El Paso, Texas 1911" and "T&P Topics Nov 1949 pg 37."
Date:
November 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings: Kempner Family]
Three newspaper clippings mentioning or containing pictures of the Kempner. The first clipping discusses marriage and relationship gossip, including the marriage of Mary Jeane Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh Thorne Lewis, the second clipping mentions H. Kempner's appointment as a director for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co., and the last clipping contains a partial photograph of a young woman in a fancy dress sitting down next to a man.
Date:
1949-03-02~
Creator:
New York American
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the Turkey Situation]
Newspaper clipping with an article detailing the "turkey situation" for Thanksgiving 1949. This article talks about Mrs. Joe Lindsey of Avondale and her preparations for her turkey; the photograph shows her in her kitchen standing over her barbecued turkey.
Date:
1949-11~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949]
Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Bell May Get First Bale of 1949 Cotton." This article discusses the first bale of cotton being picked in Tarrant County by Guy Bell, Jr. of Saginaw; the rest of the article discusses his father winning the award in the past and the far that he operates on. The prize for the previous year's winner was "a championship belt buckle, $105 in cash and $25 in merchandise."
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULACs to assist in Dime March drive
Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper regarding LULAC's call to Latin-American citizens to aid in the March of Dimes fund campaign. Handwritten date on clipping of 1949.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latin-American citizens league to meet here
Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper with handwritten notation of 1949. This is an announcement of the upcoming LULAC Regional Convention to be held in Houston, Texas on January 29 and 30, 1949.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History