Fleming Named New President Of Texas Baptists
William Fleming, a Fort Worth layman, was elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas at its 1949 session in El Paso. He won in a runoff over Dr. Porter Bailes with no tally released. The convention elected officers, named trustees for Texas Baptist institutions, and voted to seek a liquor referendum from the governor and Legislature.
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FL Paso
Baptist General Convention of Texas
William Fleming
Fort Worth
Fleming
Wallace
el Paso
J. W
Bill) Marshall
Wayland Colle
Plainview
D. B. South
City Missions
San Antonio
Roy L. Johnson
First Baptist Church
Canyon
J. Earl Mead
Cliff Temple Baptist Church
Dallas
Baptist Corporation
Texas
San Marcos
Grady W. Metcalf
Temple
J. G. Read
Hillsboro
R. T. Wilson
Austin
L. R. Talley
O. L. Clark
Burkburnett
E. Douglas Cerver
Pampa
T. A. Patterson
Beaumont
Town on Move in Turkey After Harbor Recedes
Tarsus, a historic harbor town in Turkey visited by Cleopatra’s fleets, has become inland ten miles from the sea as land from the interior shifts.\
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Tarsus
Turkey
Baylor stadium drive near $50,000 goal in Texas
Baylor stadium fund drive in Texas is about $4,000 short of $50,000 with over 2,000 volunteers involved. Governor Shivers proclaims December 2 Baylor Day as contract for the stadium is to be awarded in Austin before the Baylor Texas game at Memorial Stadium. Dr. Monroe S. Carroll commends University of Texas cooperation and notes scholarship focus alongside stadium progress.
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Baylor
Allan Shivers
Capitol
Austin
F. L. Kuykendall
Austin Baylor Stadium
Shivers
Baylor Stadium
Texas
Pat Adelman
University of Texas
Monroe S. Carroll
University
Carroll
Memorial Stadium
Ex-Mayor Miller and 3 Solons Back Poll Tax Repeal
In a statewide broadcast from Fort Worth on November 3, US Senator Lyndon Johnson, House Speaker Sam Rayburn, Congressman Wright Patman, and former Austin Mayor Tom Miller urged Texans to repeal the poll tax at the polls next Tuesday. They argued the tax is outdated and no longer funds schools under Gilmer-Aikin law.
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Fort Worth
Congress
Austin
Lyndon Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Wright Patman
Tom Miller
Johnson
Russia
Rayburn
Patman
Choosy Sparrows The English Sparrow Invasions
The English sparrow was introduced into the United States in 1850 to control pests but proved unwilling to eat destructive caterpillars and instead became a pervasive urban bird.
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United States
Marsha Pool area designated in Bastrop County oil field
The Railroad Commission officially designates a new Bastrop County oil production area named Marsha Pool on the Bastrop San Marcos Highway. The White No 1 Martin McDonald discovery has yielded 150 to 200 barrels daily since startup 10 days ago, with nine additional wells planned or under contract and drilling in progress on multiple farms nearby.
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American Capitol
Railroad Commission
Bastrop County
Bastrop
San Marcos
Martin McDonald
Marsha Pool
Jesse White
Austin
McDonald
A. W. Gregg
Edwards
Widow of Huntsville Former Mayor Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas C. Gibbs, 76, in Huntsville will be held Friday after she died Wednesday night. Her husband served multiple terms as Huntsville mayor and headed Gibbs Brothers and Co., an investment firm.
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Huntsville
Thomas C. Gibbs
Gibbs Brothers and Co
Amazing cream tube promises teeth that chew more
An advertisement touts a novelty cream in a tube that allegedly lets users chew food with stronger bite and less slipping plates. It also promotes BTAZE pilates gear for tighter steadiness and claims a money back guarantee with a two pack offer.
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Austin’s Friendly Credit Store
Baylor Stadium Fund
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BY Rail Commission
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Gladewater
Lillian White
G. L. Hurst and Son
Houston
Litton
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Turner Tract
Oscar McDonald
Lillian Drilling Company
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Shreveport
Isadore Rausch
Yarrington and Thaxton Estates
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Waco
F. C. Cooper
Mexia
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Kuntz- Sternenberg Lumber Co
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