Education Board Patches Illegal Textbook Order
The Texas State Board of Education patched defective orders that would have funded up to 5.6 million dollars for textbooks this year while delaying new bids nine days before the Gilmer-Aikin board takes office. The board rescinded portions, amended others, and set a legal basis for book spending.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin
American Capitol
State Board of Education
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Gilmer-Aikin
C. C. Chessher
Gilmer-Aikin Board
Price Daniel
Chessher
Mineral Wells
R. B. Cousins Jr
Cousins
Busy Shivers Plans Busy Week of Texas Events
Governor Allan Shivers returns to Austin for a brief office stopover during a packed itinerary. He will speak at a Dallas oil drilling contractors convention, attend Floresville Peanut Festival activities, lunch in San Antonio with Texas Tech board members and Texas Ex-Students officials, and speak at the National Home Show in Waco.
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Austin American Capitol
Allan Shivers
Austin
Mission
Dallas
Floresville
San Antonio
Texas Tech
Texas A&m Ex-Students Association
Waco
Waco Chamber of Commerce
W. R. White
Baylor
Baylor South Carolina
Bexar Hospital Tax Held Valid and Board Rules
Attorney General Price Daniel ruled that Bexar County may levy a 10 cent hospital tax and the city may also levy up to 10 cents. Time warrants for Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital repairs may be sold and funds used for the stated purpose. The new law creates a board of managers for city county hospitals but not required to bond against county funds loss.
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Austin American Capitol
Texas
Price Daniel
William N. Hensley
San Antonio
Bexar County
Robert B. Green Memorial
Milk Turns to Butter A Mystery for Chemists
Chemists still cannot pinpoint the exact chemical steps that convert milk into butter leaving the process as a long standing puzzle for science.
Filing for Places On School Board Ballot Completed
Ballot filings for 21 State Board of Education districts closed Monday night with contests in 16 districts. Notables include Grover Sellers R B Anderson W C Graves and Jack Binion among candidates for the November 8 election.
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Austin American Capitol
State Board of Education
Grover Sellers
R. B. Anderson
Vernon
W. C. Graves
Dallas
Jack Binion
Houston
Board of Education
Austin
Paul Bolton
E. C. Weafer
Caldwell
P. E. Womack
Woods
Gilmer- Aikin
Unidentified Baby Found On Steps In Stamford
Authorities seek the identity of a few hours old baby girl found wrapped in a newspaper on the rear steps of the J. C. May home in Stamford. The infant was taken to Stamford Sanitarium and reported in good condition.
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Stanford
J. C. May
Stamford Sanitarium
Still Trying But Give Him A for Effort
In Dallas on Monday patrolmen captured Delbert A. Bowers and Elroy Books after they tried to break into a cafe safe with a sledge hammer and punch. Bowers, 30, told officers he needed money to defend himself in an upcoming felony trial. Bowers faces theft and burglary charges. Books, 29, was apprehended at the scene.
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Dallas
Delbert A. Bowers
Elroy Books
R. E. Dugger
J. C. Slovak
Bowers
Manganese Discovery Marks 1774 Finding
The history notes manganese was first discovered in 1774, marking an early milestone in the element’s identification and study by chemists of the era.
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