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Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette
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- that allowed cities--well, actually it was a constitutional amendment--cities over a hundred thousand population could levy an ad valorem tax up to ten cents on a hundred dollar valuation for municipal advertising purposes. San Antonio had gotten that passed
- with the elected county officials, walk around the square, shake hands, make a noon speech to one of the civic clubs, this type of campaign. No glamour, no great advertising or publicity campaigns. There were some mailings, of course, not like today