Texas Colleges Heads Reelected by Regents
The Board of Regents reelected presidents of seven state teachers colleges for the next year with salaries set at 8200 annually for all, except W J McConnell of North Texas State Teachers College at 9500. They debated raising all salaries to 10500 but delayed action. The session covered permanent building funds and bond issues. Kerr of Midland was named to the bond advisory committee. The North Texas report was approved, including plans for a men’s gymnasium and dormitory.
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Board of Regents of
State Teachers Colleges
W. J. McConnell
North Texas State Teachers College
William L. Kerr
Midland
Oil Well Completions Show Gain Over 1948
The Railroad Commission report for the week ending Feb 26 shows 159 oil well completions and 16 gas wells. The year total for oil completions is 1,331 versus 989 in the same period last year, with daily average 2,433,899 barrels on Feb 26 up from 2,424,315 a week earlier.
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Railroad Commission
Pioneer Air Lines Managers to Convene in Houston
R. E. Maddux Austin manager of Pioneer Air Lines will attend a Wednesday conference with Texas point managers and operations officials at Houston. A similar meeting will be held in Clovis New Mexico for other Texas and all New Mexico managers.
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R. E. Maddux
Austin
Pioneer Air Lines
Texas
Houston
I H Clovis
N. M
Steel Shortage Threatens 30-Inch Water Line Progress
City Manager Guston Morgan warned that a steel shortage may delay the 30 inch water line from the water plant at Second and Naces to West 38th Street. The three and a half mile line was contracted last fall, with a large pipe carrying substantial weight. A 24 inch line from 38th and Kerbey Lane to Guadalupe will connect to the new line.
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Second
Naces
West 38Th Street
Guston Morgan
Morgan
38Th
Kerbey Lane
38Th Street
Guadalupe
Woods Throws Hat In Governor Race If School Plan Passes
L A Woods state superintendent warns he may run for governor next year if the Gilmer Aikin school system reorganization is adopted. He says the plan would create a education czar and penalize country schools, require higher taxes, and threaten local maintenance funds.
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Centervise
L. A. Woods
Gilmer-Aikin
Woods
Houston Chronicle
First Cable Car Climbed San Francisco Hills in 1873
The first cable car began operation on San Francisco's Clay Street hill in 1873 marking the start of a transport era. This historical milestone highlights the technology that transformed urban transit in the city.
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San Francisco
Clay Street Hill
First Baptist Church Girls Auxiliary Elects Officers
The 4 of the Girls Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church elected Georgia Lee Williams as vice president, Caroline Jackson as secretary-treasurer, and JoAnn Smith as program chair, with other officers named as part of the leadership slate.
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Girls’ Auxiliary
The
First Baptist Church
Georgia Lee Williams
Caroline Jackson
JoAnn Smith
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