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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
5
Rep. Phil lip L. Wills of Kaufman plans to introduce a bill in the Texas House to sterilize the feeble minded extremely insane idiots and imbeciles. He says he has support from the State Department of Public Health and several medical societies.
A lawmaker describes overcrowded institutions with many children from same families and argues heredity causes most cases. He claims visible deformities without minds awaiting death support passage and says he will work with the attorney general and Public Health Department to finalize the bill.
Rep Ed Gossett of Wichita Falls urged ending the electoral college system for U S presidents. He argued the President is the world’s most powerful figure and called the method archaic and undemocratic. He cited eight presidents elected despite minority votes.
Rep. Frank J. Keefe of Wisconsin argues Labor Department payroll cuts of 44 percent will shrink the state department’s sprawling payroll. He criticizes the hierarchy from secretary to assistants as wasteful and politically driven. Keefe cites specific bureaus and officials before implying cuts would hit the Labor Department’s women’s bureau, among others.
Keefe claimed the women's bureau is not clearly useful and denied plans to abolish it. He admitted uncertainty about the bureau's work while criticizing efforts to cut funding and distribute teletypes to women's clubs provoking strong protests.
The United States stretches about 3000 miles end to end by rail from east to west and about 2000 miles from north to south, outlining a colossal geographic expanse.
The Civil Service Commission announced a photographer examination for probationary posts in Washington D C and nearby with salaries 1756 and 1954 dollars. Applicants for the 1954 job need at least three months of photography experience or an approved substitute training course. No experience required for the 1756 position. Written tests required. applications due by April 15. Also noted is a Bureau of Reclamation branch seeking professional engineers for design and construction work with salaries to be announced.
The notice notes annual salaries from 3397 to 4902 for certain civil service posts. For more details contact H M Timmons, local Civil Service secretary, room 21, post office building.
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