Hull May Be House Speaker Candidate in 1951
Fort Worth representative H A Salty Hull joins list of possible speakers for the 1951 House. Hull plans depend on neck tumor surgery outcome. Other declared candidates include Reuben Senterfitt San Saba Joe Kilgore McAllen and Vernon McDaniel Wichita Falls. Doyle Willis of Fort Worth declines to seek the top post.
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H. A
Salty
Hull of
Fort Worth
Hull
W. C. Reed
Dallas
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Vernon McDaniel
Wichita Falls
When It Rains It Doesn’t Always Pour Fort Worth May 3
An armored truck collided with a automobile driven by Charles Fincher in Fort Worth. The truck overturned and Fincher was knocked from his car. All money bags were recovered and moved to another truck. Fincher was hospitalized with his billfold missing. He disappeared during the excitement.
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Fort Worth
Charles Fincher
Fincher
Basic Science Bill Passed With Omissions Claimed Clerical Error
The basic science bill became law without five amendments due to a clerical error in the House enrolling department. Fort Worth Representative Doyle Willis says a corrective bill will be introduced to restore the omissions, which include GI Bill era education provisions and mandatory reciprocity with other states. Senator Walter Tynan supports moving Willis' bill in the Senate. The governor signed the original bill into law last week.
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House
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Department
Senate
Durwood Manford
Willis
Walter Tynan
Board of Examiners
Invention Cited to Stop Gas Flare Waste at Brownsville Plant
Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson praised Texas scientist Dobie Keith for a new method of producing fuel from flare gas. He cited experimental outputs of 82-octane gas and said the invention could boost air-flow in centrifugals by about 25 percent, aiding the Brownsville New Carthage Hydro plant project in Texas and its gas-to-gasoline conversion.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Olean
N. Y
Texas
Carthage
Austin
Yoakum Festival Group to Visit Capitol Delegation Heads Tomato Event
A Yoakum festival delegation will visit the Texas House to advocate for the annual Tom Tom festival on June 9 10 and 11. Representative Fred Niemann will present the Yoakum group led by festival queen Janice Turbeville with Jean Wilhausen, last year’s queen, accompanying.
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Yoakum
Fred Niemann
Janice Turbeville
Jean Wilhausen
University of Texas
Neimann Amendment Questioned Over Rural Road Funds
The Austin Democrat reports Neimann defends the Farm to Market Road program amid a charge it would harm school funding. He cites a state comptroller letter confirming $30 million allocated to road finance for the next two years, while Calvert confirms $15 million annual reductions.
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Austin American
Fred Neimann
Yoakum
Gilmer- Aikin
Neimann
Robert S.S. Calvert
State Comptroller
Briscoe
Texas
House Rejects 2-Term Limit On Presidency
The House killed a resolution to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms. The measure was tabled 72 to 22 with opposition from Rep. Williams George Richards. Rep. Max Smith defended the proposal, noting it originated with earlier backers and that vice presidents serving over two years could not seek two full terms. States including Virginia Mississippi and Missouri had ratified the proposal. 36 needed for it to take effect.
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House
Max Smith
Virginia
Mississippi
Missouri
Rep. Smith
Proffer Sees Swift Action On Youth Conservation Bill
Senator R. L. Proffer of Austin said he expects quick Senate action on the House approved youth conservation bill. The measure, backed by Representative Pearce Johnson, cleared the Senate state affairs committee and is tied to a broader juvenile reform plan developed from a governor appointed study.
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Austin American Capitol
R. L. Proffer
Austin
Senate
House
Pearce Johnson
Proffer
Beauford Jester
Vet Law Students Win Round on Exam Bill
War veteran law students won a temporary victory in the Texas House as the Vick McGregor bill to exempt graduates from state bar exams was moved from the judiciary committee to the military and veterans affairs committee. About 300 UT and Baylor law students attended the hearing. The bill’s author McGregor pressed for the move and secured a 71 to 60 vote.
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House
Vick McGregor
Judiciary Committee
Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee
University of Texas and
Baylor Law
Frank B. McGregor
Waco
Vick
McGregor
Jester Renames Two Dental Examiners to Terms
Governor Beauford Jester renominated Dr. H. Arthur Zappe of Mineral Wells and Dr. W. C. McNeil of Silsbee for six year terms on the State Board of Dental Examiners starting May 24.
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State Board of Dental Examiners
Beauford Jester
H. Arthur Zappe
Mineral Wells
W. C. McNeil
Silsbee
Legislative bartering fuels brisk negotiating in Texas
A flurry of horse trades shapes the closing days of the session as lawmakers swap support for bills. Notable moves include a basic science standard plan tied to chiropractic self regulation and support for new medical school projects in San Antonio Dallas and Temple. Governor Jester backs a citrus commission in exchange for Kelley withdrawing a protest over a fire insurance post. House outcomes loom as farm-to-market roads gains overshadow education reform.
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Austin American Capitol
Senate
State Medical Association
San Antonio
Dallas
Temple
Bauford
Rogers Kelley
Kelly
Paul Brown
Gilmer-Aikin
Canadian Spy Suspect Freed
Freda Linton, the last of 20 pursued after the 1946 Soviet spy ring disclosures in Canada, was freed on a conspiracy charge to violate the Official Secrets Act. The Crown said the withdrawal is not an acquittal, and if future evidence shows an offense she could face charges.
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Montreal
Freda Linton
Canada
Phillipe Brais
Crown
Miss Linton
Linton
Erosion Losses Hit 8000 Acres Daily in U S
Estimates show 8 000 acres of land are eroding away in the United States each day as coastal and upland areas suffer continual wear. The figure underscores widespread erosion concerns across farmlands and shorelines.
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United States
Land Purchase Plan Abandoned in Big Bend Proposal
Representative Tom Stovall of Alpine said he abandoned hopes for legislative approval of his bill to finance the purchase of remaining privately owned land within Big Bend National Park. The plan sought a $100,000 appropriation but stalled in the late economy squeeze. Stovall plans to push the measure again in the next Legislature at the earliest opportunity.
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Austin American Capitol
Tom Stovall
Alpine
Big Bend National Park
Stovall
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