Texas Liquor Board Reports Moonshine Busts and Revenues
The Liquor Control Board reported 84 stills seized with 280 gallons of liquor and 10,993 gallons of mash in 1949. It filed 4,365 liquor law charges with 3,621 convictions, 484 jail terms, and $558,507 in fines, plus $14,246,827 in taxes and penalties. Dry counties span across the north, with wet zones near Dallas and the central Panhandle. The organization, led by Coke Stevenson Jr and James A. Stanford, employed 250 staff including 107 inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Liquor Control Board
Allan Shivers
Dallas
Panhandle
Coke Stevenson Jr
James A. Stanford
Sex Crime Bills To Be Reviewed By Commission
The Criminal Code Commission will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m to review four sex crime bills. Chairman Cecil Storey of Longview announced, with Rep Storey heading the criminal jurisprudence panel. Spurgeon Bell of Houston assists as law consultant while two bills address aggravated assault related to molesting women or children. The Austin Junior Chamber urges Senate action on penalties amid hospital finance agenda. District Attorney Bob Long of Austin serves as interim commission vice chairman.
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American Capitol
Criminal Code Commission
Cecil Storey
Longview
Spurgeon Bell
Houston
Storey
Allan Shivers
Austin
Shivers
House
Bob Long
Delegates Named for National Rivers and Harbors Congress
President Guy C. Jackson of the Texas Water Conservation Association announced delegates for the 40th National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington March 24 25. Named were A A Meredith Barger C B Cramer C K DeBusk John W Simmons E B Neiswanger E O Taulbee R Wright Armstrong Joe C James E V Boyt E W Sweatt N B Phillips J B Sturrock. The association national director is Sturrock with Carter state director and Miller regional. Senator McClellan of Arkansas is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Capitol
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Guy C. Jackson
Anahuac
Texas Water Conservation Association
A. A. Meredith
Borger
C. B. Cramer
San Juan
C. K. DeBusk
Beaumont
John W. Simmons
Orange
E. B. Neiswanger
Corpus Christi
E. O. Taulbee
Bay City
R. Wright Armstrong
Fort Worth
Joe C. James
Abilene
E. V. Boyt
Devers
E. W. Sweatt
Pecos
N. B. Phillips
el Paso
J. B. Sturrock
Austin
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Amon G. Carter
Dale Miller
Dallas
United States
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Cardboard Dealers License Plates Declared Illegal
The Highway Department announced a move to issue uniform dealers license plates for motor vehicles and to consider other temporary cardboard plates illegal. Texas Automobile Dealers Association and Texas Used Car Dealers Association are distributing samples of the required dealers license cards through the motor vehicle division.
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American Capitol
Highway Department
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Used Car Dealers Association
Motor Vehicle Division
Austin Humble Workers Attend Galveston Conference
Three Austin employees of Humble Oil & Refining Company joined 125 company sales staff at the fifth annual post war sales and cost conference in Galveston. M. T. Young Roy E. Walker and Stokes P. Holmes represented the Austin district and sales team alongside Texas personnel and Humble executives from Houston.
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Houston
Austin
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Galveston
M. T. Young
Roy E. Walker
Stokes P. Holmes
Texas
Humble
Agar pleads innocent to drunk driving charge
Beverly Hills. Actor John Agar, 28, divorced husband of Shirley Temple, pleaded innocent at arraignment on a drunk driving charge. He requested a jury trial. Justice Henry H. Draeger set April 25 for the trial with bail of 150 dollars continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
John Agar
Shirley Temple
Justice of the Peace
Henry H. Draeger
Pleasant Relief for Dandruff and Itchy Scalp Ad
Corpus Christi Texas reader Mrs L C Dick praises Baker's Hair Tonic and Lathernist Shampoo claiming they cure dandruff and itchy scalp. The testimonial urges purchase at drug stores barbershops or beauty shops with a money back guarantee.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
L. C. Dick
N.A.S
Baker's
Adyv
Claimants' Attorneys Panel Elects Austin HQ and Leaders
The Texas Association of Claimants' Attorneys formed at the Fort Worth meeting names Austin as state headquarters with John W. Laird as general counsel and executive secretary treasurer. Laird, ex-Lufkin, has practiced locally since retiring as chairman of the Insurance Accident Board last October. R. Guy Carter of Dallas is association president with Albert P. Jones of Houston as vice president. Directors include Claude E. Carter Harlingen Franklin Jones Marshall and John J. Watts Odessa.
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American Capitol
Texas Association of Claimants’ Attorneys
Austin
John W. Laird
Laird
Lufkin
Ingo Accident Board
State Bar Association
Fort Worth
International Chemical Allowed State Charter
International Chemicals Inc was chartered in Texas with headquarters in Austin and a capital stock of 60000. Incorporators include Robert H Acock Cleve H Tandy and Claborne B Brazeal whose plant makes insecticides germicides and disinfectants. Also chartered Texas Association of Beauty Culture Schools Inc of Austin with Lydia Houston W B Stevenson and Jack Warden as incorporators. Texhoma Mining Corporation Austin received a charter with capital stock 2500 and incorporators West brook Teer Ray H Teer and George A Teer Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Chemicals, Inc
Austin
Robert H Acock
Acock Laboratories
Cleve H. Tandy
Claborne B. Brazeal
Texas Association of Beauty Culture Schools, Inc
John Ben Shepperd Becomes Texas Secretary of State
John Ben Shepperd of East Texas was sworn in as Texas secretary of state Thursday morning replacing Ben Ramsey who resigned. Governor Shivers praised Shepperd as a Texas ambassador for industry and business development with broad national contacts. Ramsey's future plans were not announced, but speculation linked him to a lieutenant governor bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
Texas
Ben Ramsey
Shepperd
Meade Griffin
The
Tors
Allan Shivers
Chamber of Commerce
State Bar of Texas
American Legion
East Texas
Austin
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Shivers
Shepord
Ramsey
State Veterans Land Bonds Sale Planned
The Veterans Land Board will sell an additional 10 million dollars in state bonds to continue selling farms to veterans on long term credit. Chairman Bascom Giles announced the plan after a 5 million dollar initial sale, with 25 million authorized by constitutional amendment. The sale date is not set. The board includes Governor Allan Shivers, Attorney General Price Daniel and Land Commissioner Giles. Bond counsel will be the Dallas firm McCall, Parkhurst and Crowe.
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American Capitol
Veterans Land Board
Bascom Giles
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Giles
Dallas
McCall, Parkhurst and Crowe
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