The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1947 Page: 3 of 12
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According to the first filing,
by far the biggest lobby on Cap-
itol Hill today Is the labor lobby.
The 75 tabor lobbyists are the
full-time “legislative represen-
tatives”, and do not Include
John L. Leprts, Phil Murray. BUI
Oreen or heads of the other big
unldns. Nor does the list Include
the so-called “flying squads”
whicji theCTO has been sending
to Washington In recent weeks,
to demand that no tabor legis-
, digress Passed a law
all lobbyists In Wash-
, register and file quar-
orts'showing what they
fcho pays them, and an
A number of Texans are In the
lobbying business In Washing-
ton. These Include former Con-
gressman Frits Lanham of Fort
Worth, Dale Miller of Dallas,
Dependable Insurance
Since 1919
W. I. CLEMENTS
— Insurance That Insures —
Walter Woodul of Houston, and
others. MlUer, son of .the late
Roy MlUer, for the first three
months of this year received:
$1600 plus $750 expenses from
Dallas Chamber of Commerce;
$1500 plus $103.50 expenses from
Intra-coastal Canal Association
of Louisiana and Texas; $1500
plus $434 expenses, from Texas
Oulf Sulphur Company.
For the three month period,
former Congressman Lanham Is
shown to have received a total
of $1310 plus some expenses, for
representing the Natloaal Patent
CouncU, American Fair Trade
CouncU, and Trinity Improve-
ment Association.
A rater high-paid lobbyist Is
one iot& 'C. Cuneo of Modesto,,
California. He represents the
Townsend plan, and reported
Income of $13,443 during the
first three months of the year.
The Citizens Committee for Dis-
placed Persons registered 31.
They work for legislation to let
more displaced people Into this
country from Europe. In my
opinion, this Is no time to be re-
laxing our immlyration bars. I
fapor reduclnp Instead of in-
creasing Immigration quotas
during these times.
- ANNOUNCEMENT --
r. Mollie Armstrong, Optometrist
408 CENTER AVE. BROWNWOOD, TEXAS___
Wishes To Announce That.
Dr. Patrick Northcross, Opt.
i a permanent member of -esmataff and we are now better
ble to serve ear nutay friends In Central and West Texas
APPOINTMENTS BY LETTER OR TELEPHONE
A Complete Optometric Service
b* Center Ave, B’wood '-48 Years In B’wood—Phone 5539
one in KBWD Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
| 8:19 a. m. Snpday I p. m. "Talk on Better Vision"
When the newspapers recently
carried pictures of a vast amount
of potatoes being dumped and
destroyed In Alabama, a storm
of protest was heard. A resolu-
tion was Introduced In • the
House to have an investiyatlon
made. It almply didn't mae sense
to needlessly destroy food in
these times. But there Is some- j ,or processing
times good reason for things LuaUty bir<js if
17TH COWBOY
REUNION AT STAMFORD
Cowboys and'girls attending
the seventeenth annual Texas
Cowboy Reunlpn St Stamford
on July 3, 3 and 4 will be gun-
ning for slightly, more than
$5,000 In prizes. The figure rep-
resents a 10% increase over the
1940 prize list. Five special made
saddles wUTlSs awarded, along
with o that-attractive prizes.
The, American Quarter Horse
Association will hold an official
show In connection with - the
Texas- Cowboy Reunion rodeo.
If will be the seventh consecu-
tive showing here. • ‘
CHRMSClCE
SERVICE * •
“Ood the Only Cause and
Creator” Is the subject of the
Lessln-Sermon which will be
read In all Churches of Christ.
Scientist, on Sunday. June $.
The Golden Text Is; “Through
faith we understand that the
worlds were framed by the ,word
of Ood, so that things—Which
are seen were not made of
things which appear” (Hebrews
11:3).
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson-Sermon Is
the following from the Bible:
"By the word of the Lord were
the heavens made; and all the
1 host or them by the breath of
his mouth” (Psalms 33:6*.
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Chickens and turkeys selected
for processing must be high
----- ----------- -------.quality birds if a good carcass
that.do not appear in pictures.: Ls turned out.
Conyressman Bob POage, of Wa- -—---~
co, $ prominent member of the i buyer will ylve Assurance that
House Committee on Agriculture j they will be used for the produc-
got busy and called for an ex- j tlon of alcohol or starch. If the
planatlon. Poage found that all j buyer wants to export them he
the potatoes that were destroyed can have them for 4 cents per
were off-grade potatoes, and .hundred pounds. Or, If some one
'were destroyed only after theiwants them for relief or for
I Department of Agriculture had charity, he can have them abso-
tried In pain to sell Or even 'give; lutely free. The potatbes in Ala-
them away. Similar potatoes can bama were in such condition
be bought today at a token price that they were not worth the
of $5 per carload, F, O. B. if th cost of shipping them.
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The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1947, newspaper, June 6, 1947; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1060432/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.