Newsmens Tour Of State Schools Hospitals Slated
A five day tour by Capitol and other newsmen to inspect Texas state hospitals and schools was announced by Hugh Williamson. The itinerary includes San Antonio State Hospital Abilene State Hospital Terrell East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital Rusk Mexia State School and Home and Waco State Home with stops in Tyler Corsicana and Austin. The trip supports a broader survey ahead of January legislative recommendations for new buildings more medical staff and increased attendants.
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Hugh Willamson
Austin
Sigma Delta Chi
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Allan Shivers
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Terrell State Hospital
Tyler
East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital
Rusk State Hospital
Corsicana
Mexia State School
Waco State Home
Austin State School
High Court Hears Demo Fuss Today
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Fort Worth Democratic Party contest between liberal and conservative factions. The dispute centers on party control and the 1948 convention actions that replaced Neville G. Penrose and Mrs. Bennett L. Smith with Jack Carter and Mrs. J. W. Douglas, a ruling later blocked by a district court and sustained on appeal before the high court granted a writ of error.
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Fort Worth
Neville G. Penrose
Bennett L. Smith
Jack Carter
J. W. Douglas
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Smith
Carter
Douglas
Veterans Land Board Opens Bids for $5 Million Land Bonds
The Texas Veterans Land Board will open sealed bids Wednesday at 10 am for the first $5 million in bonds to finance land sales to World War veterans. Bids are read at the Land Commissioner Bascom Giles office with board members and executive director Alvis Vandygriff present. The bonds total $25 million authorized by constitutional amendment and enabling legislation.
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Texas Veterans Land Board
Bascom Giles
Alvis Vandygriff
Insurance in force per capita varies across states
Across the United States the per capita amount of insurance in force ranges from 400 dollars in Mississippi to 1970 dollars in New York, highlighting regional differences in coverage levels.
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United States
Mississippi
New York
Delegation Urges Swift Bridge Over Guadalupe River Texas
A Nixon Luling Kant Nixon delegation urged the Highway Commission to quickly build the Belmont bridge on Highway 80 completing the Austin to Lower Rio Grande Valley route. The bridge would cost about 400 000 dollars and end a one mile mud stretch with an aging narrow span that is condemned for heavy loads. Authorities promised to consider but took no formal action while stressing the road’s paving progress and safety concerns.
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Texas
Belmont
DeWitt C. Greer
Gonzales County
W. P. Midkiff
Gonzales
Thomas Kelley
C. F. Richards
Hal Bridges
Soviet Jets Gain Respect for Air Power After German Bomb Damage
Washington reports new Jane's All the World's Aircraft details on Soviet jet bombers show Russia prioritizing fighter interceptors while developing four jet bombers. The B45 and B47 are in production, with the B52 in design to replace the B36. range estimates vary up to about 8,000 miles for the B52.
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Russia
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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London
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Skunk’s Fine Animal Despite the Perfume
The US Fish and Wildlife Service urged farmers to spare skunks noting they help control field and meadow mice, saving farmers millions. Dr. Joseph Linduska highlighted skunks along with owls hawks and weasels as beneficial small predators reducing rodent populations.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
Joseph Linduska
Wildlife Research Branch
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