Lawmaker States Case for Water Conservation Legislation
Rep. W R Stump of Georgetown says Texas drought strengthens push for water and soil conservation laws with up to 10 million dollars initial funding. He advocates Lower Colorado River Authority bonds of 50 million for two Burnet County dams financed privately.
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Austin American Capitol
W. R
Bill) Stump
Georgetown
Texas
Williamson County
Stump
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Burnet County
Americans Occupy Land Between Nueces and Rio Grande
In 1846 American forces crossed from Corpus Christi toward the Rio Grande after Mexico rejected peace talks. General Zachary Taylor moved from his winter camp and reached the river bank opposite Matamoros by April 8, following orders to defend Texas and advance toward Mexican positions.
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Nueces
Rio Grande Rivers
Texas
Rio Grande
Santa Anna
Republic of Texas
Zachary Taylor
Mexico
Mexico City
Taylor
Corpus Christi
Matamor
Presidential Primary Bill Being Drafted
Texas lawmaker Rep. Frank C. Oltorf announced a plan to push a presidential preference primary to reform election laws. He seeks a House bill and notes possible poll tax repeal via constitutional amendment, aiming to strengthen the ballot and resist outside interference.
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Oltorf
Training records set by Bastrop and Smithville VA classes
A 1948 year to date report from Bastrop and Smithville veterans war training programs shows large gains. The Bastrop class under Kleber M. Trigg Jr. and Smithville class under Clarence C. Karcher logged numerous farm and land improvements, livestock purchases, and farm shop activities through December 1, including new homes and buildings, fertilizer and phosphate distribution, and pasture work. Trainees listed include Samuel A. Anderson and Edwin Foytik among many others.
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Bastrop
Kleber M. Trigg Jr
Smithville
Clarence C. Karcher
Bastrop County
Veterans Administration
Samuel A. Anderson
Samuel O. Crippen
Grady R. Edwards
Maurice A. Hackworth
Elvin Hardee
William J. Herbert
Sam V. Jones
Jack W. Kelly
Nathan C. Machen
Carl G. Rabensburg
Eugene W. Rosanky
Frank C. Rosanky
Ysedro F. Saucedo
Howard B. Tulipseed
Alvin J. Wilmers
Tobias E. Wolf
Earl Wright
Ralph R. Steinbach
William Higgins
A. B. Cross
Edward Stall
Elo J. Evanicky
Edwin Foytik
Alex Frerich
Eugene H. Frieds
Louis E. Grohman
Wilbert E. Hannusch
William R. Hatfield
William T. Machen
Clemance A. Meath
Ivan C. Mikulec
Henry G. Nink
Joseph Nink
Frank J. Ramosek
Earl FE. Rosanky
James A. Smith Jr
Louis G. Steinbach
Lloyd L. Terrell
Edmund A. Waneck
Victor A. Wanek
Charles J. Winkler
Paul E. Young
Woodrow W. Mikulec
Wesley Lamascus
Andy K. Lamascus
Greer To Address Civil Engineers in New York Meeting
D. C. Greer the state highway engineer from Austin will present a paper at the 96th annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Hotel Commodore New York in January 1921. He will discuss Outlook for Highway Engineering Graduates before the highway division as about 2 500 engineers attend 17 technical sessions.
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D. C. Greer
Austin
American Society of Civil Engineers
Hotel Commodore
New York
Greer
Society
Vet Council Board To Meet at Taylor
Mrs. M. B. Conoley of Taylor state president of the American Veterans of World War II Council has called an executive board meeting here Jan 22 Representatives from state councils will join to plan 1949 programs Benjamin Franklin first published Poor Richard's Almanac in 1728.
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Vet Council
Taylor
M. B. Conoley
The
American Veterans of World War II Council
Conoley
Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Industrial Editors Organize Austin Chapter at Dinner
An Austin chapter of the Society of Associated Industrial Editors will be organized at a dinner meeting at Old Seville Friday at 7 p m. Mrs. Margaret Birdsong editor of the Chuck Wagon is temporary chairman and Miss Helen Wiley editor of the Wholesale Beer Distributors magazine is temporary member. About 30 to 40 Austin editors are eligible for membership. The society, affiliated with an international council, held its national convention in Houston last year.
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Austin
Society of Associated Industrial Editors
Old Seville
Margaret Birdsong
The
State Restaurant Association
Helen Wiley
Wholesale Beer Distributors Magazine
Society
Houston
International Council
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