Fort Davis Opens in 1854 as Painted Comanche Camp
On October 7 1854 Fort Davis Texas a colorful outpost named for Jefferson Davis began under Lt Col Washington Seawall with six companies of the Eight Infantry. The fort proved costly to maintain requiring eight miles of wood haul and supplies from Mexico El Paso and the Overland Trail. It was abandoned during the Civil War and reoccupied by Yankees in 1867 before final desertion in 1891.
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Texas
Mexico
el Paso
Davis
Snake Skin Found Inside La Grange Court House Clock Tower
A three and a half foot snake skin was found in the La Grange courthouse clock tower as Merton Bordovsy opened the clock for weekly winding, puzzling residents and officials.
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Tower
la Grange
Lagrange
Marton Bordovsy
Navy A-Bomber Completes Ocean to Ocean Flight
A Neptune bomber capable of carrying an atomic bomb landed in San Diego at 9 57 am after a nonstop flight from an Atlantic carrier via the Panama Canal. Commander Frederick L Ashworth piloted the aircraft from USS Midway, with a Pacific Fleet Air Force trainer flight marking the voyage from Norfolk to California.
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San Diego
Navy
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Midway
Norfolk
Pacific Fleet Air Force
Frederick L. Ashworth
Composite Squadron Five
Moffett Field
Calif
Ashworth
United States
Brownsville
Texas
San Antonio
el Paso
Tucson
Yuma
Ariz
Board of Accountancy Members Re-Appointed
Governor Allan Shivers reappointed three members of the State Board of Public Accountancy for two-year terms effective Sept. 4. Reappointed are J. A. Phillips of Houston, O. H. Maschek of Beaumont, and C. A. Freeze of San Angelo.
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State Board of Public Accountancy
Allan Shivers
J. A. Phillips
Houston
O. H. Maschek
Beaumont
C. A. Freeze
San Angelo
Opinion Upholds Citrus Taxation For Commission
The Texas Attorney General’s office rules the Citrus Commission tax is constitutional in purpose and the amount may be set by the commission. The ruling, written by Dean J. Capp, notes it does not address distribution or grower collection questions. The Citrus Commission law took effect with other 90 day measures of the 51st Legislature.
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Price Daniel
New Citrus Commission
Dean J. Capp
J. E. McDonald
Citrus Commission
Eh Rae
Parm
Lalo
Buenosias
Uenos
Weve
Sogell
Austin
Martin Ag
Banes Br
Pike Emith
Acto
Tucker
Thebert Hurl
CBS World
Cecil Brown
Dick Haymes
Jack Berch
Torm
Ana
Ma Perkins
Texaco Star
Mance Cun
Pappy Smith
Oday
Worid Orid Ries Ries
Crosby
Arry Moore
R. Peenig
Tellaarry Oore
Treas
Widder Brown
Yukon
Swingsters
Jac Armstrong
E Y ¢ Goldber
FBI
Martin & Lewis
Joan Maroons
Bears
Riley
Joanaroons
Jimmy Durante
Burrows
Maroons
Young Love Maroons
Young Love
ABC
Sports Newasree
National Guard
Aroons
McLendon
We World News
Stu Long
Rts
Claremont Orch
St Anthony
Orch Musicusic News University
Hospitals Survey Topic of Parley in State
Chairman Claud Gilmer and the State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools met Governor Allan Shivers to discuss a survey of state hospital needs and a building program to be sent to the January Legislature. The governor plans to seek a Public Health Service survey with cooperation from the Health Department and help from the American Psychiatric Society. He noted plans to tour all institutions before making building appropriations recommendations.
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Claud Gilmer
New
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Governor's Mansion
United States Public Health Service
State Health Department
American Psychiatric Society
Executive Department
Bloodhounds Halt Wide End Sweep
Bloodhounds freed three Negro football players from Gatesville State Boys Training School after escaping Kosse city jail. They were recaptured near Kosse, after fleeing Bremond on Tuesday night following a game with Bremond Negro Public School. The trio had been taken into custody by Justice Fred Bratton and Constable Rube Dillon before escaping again.
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Marlin
Gatesville
Kosse City
Kosse
Bremond
Justice of the Peace
Fred Bratton
Rube Dillon
Limestone County
Governors Shivers Turner Set For Texas Oklahoma Grid Clash
Two state governors will attend the Texas Oklahoma game at the Cotton Bowl with Shivers predicting Texas victory and Turner forecasting a Sooners win. They will join ceremonies opening the State Fair of Texas before kickoff.
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Allan Shivers
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
Turner
Sooners
Texas
Shivers
Unemployed Benefits Rolls Decline to September Low
Texas unemployment fell to 29,179 in September, down from 61,846 in March. The GI program accounted for 1,157 fewer claimants, with 2,417 veterans receiving unemployment benefits in September.
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Texas
Texas Employment Commission
La Grange Chamber Backing Merchants Panel Plan
LaGrange Chamber of Commerce endorsed forming a retail merchants association in LaGrange. Henry Schovassa, local attorney, is to serve as an adviser to the proposed group.
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la Grange CC
Merchants
Lagrange
LaGrange Chamber of Commerce
Henry Schovassa
Old Barrels New Barrels It’s Still Whiskey
Washington reports outline a hearing on whether liquor aged in mixed used and new barrels should count as four year Whiskey under tax rules. Dr Liebmann argues sensory testing matters beyond chemistry while defending barrels and aging practices.
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Washington
Sam
A. J. Liebmann
Schenley
Liebmann
Earth
George Washington
Fairfax County
Water Code Law Group Selected for Revision Committee
Five legislators and three lay members were named by House Speaker Durwood Manford to a joint committee to revise and recodify Texas water laws. Governor Shivers and Senate President Morris had previously named members. The panel will submit a full water code revision to the 1951 52nd Legislature.
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Durwood Manford
Allan Shivers
Senate
G. C. Morris
Manford
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
William S. Fly
Victoria
Byron R Tinsley
Greenville
Douglas Bergman
Dallas
Lawrence R. Hagg
Amarillo
R. Dean Moorhead
Austin
Victor Bouldin
Houston
Morris
Gar
Rogers Kelley
Cousins Jr
John J. Bell
George Moffett
Hill D. Hudson
Pat Bullock
George Knapp
M. J. Raymond
Laredo
J. C. Can
Poll Tax Repealers to Bring National Voices to Texas
Senator Lyndon Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn will travel to Texas before the November 8 election to campaign for the poll tax repeal amendment. Mrs. Will T. Decherd, co chairwoman of the State Committee for the Poll Tax Amendment, says both leaders will aid the effort and that twenty statewide organizations back the amendment.
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American Capitol
Lyndon Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Will T. Decherd
Cochairman
State Committee
Coffee Named After Province Kaffa in Abyssinia
Coffee derives its name from the Province of Kaffa in Abyssinia. The origin links a regional Kaffa area to the popular beverage.
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Cofpfer
Kaffa
Abyssinia
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Wash
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Austin American
BY Harman W. Nichols
Water Code Law Group Selected
Hunter
America
Kentucky
Hunter-Wilson Distilling Co., Inc
Louisville, Kentucky
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