Solon Opposes Paying School Chief of Texas Over $12,000
Solon opposes paying the Texas school chief more than 12000 a year while the state board of education weighs candidates for the new appointed commissionership created by the 51st Legislature. Fleming supports paying more if it brings a qualified leader, but compares it to the governor’s salary. the board sets the salary with legislative audit committee approval.
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Solon
Texas
Fleming
Board of Education
Legislative Audit Committee
Mexico Studying Plan for Land Reform on Palomas Hacienda
Mexico studies plans to place 20000 to 30000 farm families on the Palomas Hacienda near El Paso. The Agrarian Department surveys the expropriated land to assess small scale cultivation viability. The government seized the land in 1923. part is leased to U S cattlemen. Over 500000 peasants have asked for land but received none.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Palomas
el Paso
Texas
Agrariani Department
Agrarian Department
Food Firm Fined 1000 for Labor Violations in Turkey Shipments
Federal Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. fined Fairmount Foods Company of Giddings 1000 on a no lo contendere plea for shipping dressed turkeys interstate that were processed by minors under 16. The 15 count information named J R Thompson and Jerry J Throckmorton. Thompson and Throckmorton were dismissed on motion. The shipments occurred in November and December 1948 from Giddings to Blue Island Illinois Buffalo New York Omaha Nebraska Sacramento California Lebanon Pennsylvania and New Orleans. J R Thompson spoke for the company. The no lo contendere plea does not admit guilt but allows the allegations to stand. Also during the day Ignacio Rendon received a five month suspended sentence for mailing an obscure letter to an Ohio man and was placed on two years probation. Judge Rice deferred sentence on 16 year old Carl Edward Van Landingham Jr a federal juvenile delinquent charged with transporting a stolen car from Travis County to Oklahoma last September.
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Ben H. Rice Jr
Fairmount Foods Company
Giddings
H. W. Mourland
J. R. Thompson
Jerry J. Throckmorton
Thompson and
Throckmorton
Mourland
Blue Island
Ill
Buffalo
Ignacio Rendon
Ohio
Rice
Carl Edward van Landingham Jr
Travis County
Oklahoma
Council approves up to 30000 for year end research staff
The legislative council authorized expenditures up to thirty thousand dollars for the remainder of the fiscal year to hire a professional research staff. J D Moseley as council director will oversee salaries totaling about eighteen thousand for an assistant director three researchers and clerical staff with twelve thousand for equipment travel and miscellaneous items. The finance committee will set salaries while Moseley selects personnel.
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Legislative Council
J. D. Moseey
Moseley
Linam To Help Keep Peace in Legislature
Bert Linam a 23 year old welterweight boxing champion joins the Texas House sergeant at arms staff during the special session. Bob Murphy says Linam will stand about two feet behind him to help quell unruly lawmakers. Linam plans morning workouts before sessions and gym work afterward. He has boxed in New York New Orleans Mexico City and Los Angeles facing top welterweights.
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House of Representatives
Bob Murphy
Bert Linam
Texas
Linam
Murphy
Austin
New York
New Orleans
Mexico City
Los Angeles
Criminal Code Revision Urged At Kiwanis Meeting
Will Wilson Dallas County district attorney urged modernizing Texas criminal code first written in 1856 to meet new crime methods. He called for tighter habitual offender laws to keep repeat criminals behind bars for life and warned against applying outdated statutes to modern criminals.
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Austin Kiwanis Club
Will Wilson
Dallas County
Dallas
Hearing set Feb 13 on Robert Lee dam project
The Coye Water Board schedules a February hearing on the Robert Lee dam construction. The Upper Colorado River Authority seeks a permit to divert 250 acre feet annually from Mountain Creek and to impound 950 acre feet for municipal use, with the dam planned five miles northeast of Robert Lee.
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Robert Lee
Robert Lee Dam
Coye Water Board
Upper
Colorado River Authority
Mountain Creek
Colorado River
Coke County
Federal Census Workers Sought for 1950 District
District Census Supervisor John P. Manning announced the Austin office has started accepting applications for the 1950 federal census. In Travis County seven crew leaders and 127 enumerators will be hired, with about 400 workers district wide across 10 counties. Crew leaders to be chosen late February and enumerators in early March.
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John P. Manning
Austin
Travis County
Manning
10Th
Dr. Wolfe Named Chief Consultant on Training
Dr. William G. Wolfe was appointed chief consultant to the state hospital board on teacher training. Wolfe directs the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center and is an associate professor of education psychology at the University of Texas.
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William G. Wolfe
State Hospital Board
Moyne L. Kelly
Wolfe
Austin Cerebral Palsy Center
University of Texas
Austex Workers Vote Tally For Unionization
Production and maintenance workers at Walker's Austex Chili Company voted to unionize but split between two unions. A run off on February 9 will decide whether CIO United Packinghouse Workers or AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters represents the workers.
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Walker
Austex Chili Company
CIO
United Packinghouse Workers of American
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
AFL
J. F
Air Rescue Officer To Address CAP In Fort Worth Meeting
Captain Melen Wheeler of the Air Force Rescue Service will outline new search methods at a Wednesday CAP meeting in Austin. The session at 8 p.m. in the Calcasieu Auditorium is announced by CAP squadron commander Charles V. Ingersoll. Wheeler will discuss operational procedure and attendees include CAP members from San Antonio Taylor and San Marcos and lane owners in the Austin area.
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Melen Wheeler
Air Force Rescue Service
Fort Worth
Austin Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Calcasieu Auditorium
Charles V. Ingersoll
Wheeler
Ingersoll
Austin
San Antonio
Taylor
San Marcos
Pasteeth False Teeth Powder Promises Comfort
An advertisement touts PASTEETH as a pleasant alkaline powder that makes dentures fit more firmly. Sprinkle on plates to improve eating and speaking comfort, claiming no gummy taste and reduced plate odor. available at drug stores.
Homicide Indictment in Auto Pedestrian Crash
A Travis County grand jury returned a homicide indictment against Bernardino Salazar for a death involving a motor vehicle while under the influence. The Dec 12 1949 auto pedestrian crash at Fifth and Pedernales killed Martin Rodriguez. Salazar was indicted late Friday. bond not listed. Police announced another arrest, Evelyn Elizabeth Robbins of LaGrange, charged with forgery and passing with a $1,000 bond.
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Bernardino Salazar
Travis County Grand Jury
Austin
Fifth
Pedernales
Martin Rodriguez
Salazar
Sheriffs Department
Evelyn Elizabeth Robbins
LaGrange
Rotary Set to Hear Jefferson Chemical Chief in Austin
P M Dinkins president of Jefferson Chemical Company of New York will speak at the Austin Rotary Club at noon on Tuesday. Dr Max Neuhaus research director and Mr C H Novotny general manager will join and confer with Dinkins at company laboratories where he and Neuhaus have visited before.
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Rotary
Chemical
P. M. Dinkins
New York
Jefferson Chemical Company
Austin
Rotary Club
Max Neuhaus
Dinkins
William Pepper
C. H. Novotny
Dr. Neuhaus
Wrights Welcome Visitors From Merchant Marine and Fort Worth
Recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright at 1301 Brentwood were their two children W. T. McWaters of the Merchant Marine and Mrs. Billie Vickers of Fort Worth.
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W. C. Wright
Brentwood
W. T. McWaters
The
Merchant Marine
Billie Vickers
Fort Worth
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