Texas House Membership Cut Proposed In Bill
Dallas reports a bill to reduce the Texas House of Representatives from 150 to 72 members. Details on sponsors and timetable were not disclosed.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
4
Dallas reports a bill to reduce the Texas House of Representatives from 150 to 72 members. Details on sponsors and timetable were not disclosed.
The page lists Paramount Lost in Harem and Capitol National Barn Dance among multiple theaters. It names stars Abbott and Costello Gene Kelly Olivia de Havilland James Brown and others. Dance clubs and venues offer live bands nightly with college night and floor shows.
Veteran of Marshall Saipan and Tinian campaigns Pfc Alvis B Grant son of Mrs Gertie Grant 2604 Lincoln now stationed in Hawaii for recuperation from tropical fever He was released from the island hospital but will remain nearby A Amarillo High School graduate and former Maverick Club member he enlisted in 1942 with the Marines He is 21 years old.
Lt. Adam L. Crouch Jr of Amarillo is a member of the 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion in the First Armored Division, fighting in Italy under Gen. Mark Clark. He has logged over 400 days in combat since June 1940, with service in North Africa, Salerno, Anzio, and the Italian campaign.
Wounded in combat with the Ninth Air Force in France and England, Lt Fayden D Watson visits his sister Mrs Ray Wicker in Amarillo before heading to Petersburg to meet parents Mr and Mrs S E Watson. He flew 65 missions in a B 26 amassing 220 combat hours overseas for 10 months. A 1940 Amarillo High and Amarillo College graduate, he worked at Dr Pepper Bottling Company before joining the Army Air Corps three years ago.
Promotion of Army pilot David F. Bechtel to first lieutenant is announced at Fifth Air Force HQs in the Southwest Pacific. He serves in the Philippines campaign with The Sun Setters, a B 25 unit, after over 25 combat missions. Prior to enlistment he was a photographer in Amarillo. his parents live in Lubbock.
Sergeant Irvin L. Cassio of 319 North Tyler, an airplane mechanic in the oldest Army Air Force fighter group, received a commendation from the Fifteenth Air Force commander in Italy for sustained effort during three days of enemy action in Yugoslavia. He has been overseas since June 1942, after enlisting in December 1941, with 22 months of active duty in the Southwest Pacific.
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