House Panel Nods on Guadalupe Park
The House Interior Committee unanimously approved a bill to create Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. An amendment requires Texas and private mineral-rights owners to transfer or sell mineral rights within the park framework, with authorization to appropriate up to 12,162.00 for land and mineral rights acquisition and park development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Interior Committee
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Texas
Texaco Oil
A. C. Hunter
Abilene
Tex
John Saylor
R-Pa
Saylor
Richard White
D-Tex
Guadalupe Park
el Paso
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Wallace Pratt
Tucson
Ariz
Smokey Bear Citation Awarded in Texas Dinner
Mrs Marguerite Tergerson an elementary teacher in College Station received the Smokey Bear Citation for support of forest fire prevention. The surprise award was presented during a dinner of a Texas State Teachers Association unit in College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Marguerite Tergerson
Texas State Teachers Association
Tergerson
Indian Dances Entertain Cub Scout Pack 208
Cub Scout Pack No 208 held a year end program of Indian dances by the Order of the Arrow troupe from Sam Houston Area Council. Badges were awarded to members including Walter Brown with two Gold Arrows and David Cheek with Silver arrows. Lion and Bear badges went to several scouts and a Webelos Award to David Bown. The group thanked Cubmaster George Kirmmey, to be replaced by John Mostey, with dance leader Gordon Utz. Also listed are training courses at Lee College and a historical note on Commodore George Dewey’s Manila Bay order to Gridley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston Area Council
Order of the Arrow
Boy Scouts
Gerald Jesse
Walter Brown
David Cheek
Brian Amerson
Scott Ashley
David Glenn
David Bown
Webelos
Sidney Mosher Jr
Charles James
Smiley Heiman
Kirt Warren
William Thompson
King Jesse
George Downton
Denners
Paul Lounsberry
William N. Thompson
George Kirmmey
Cub
Kimmey
John Mostey
Gene Lovering
Bil Burns
Albert Kelso
Eddie Shoemaker
Donny Turner
Edward Shipley
Rene Ffrench
Gordon Utz
Smithsonian hosts high society nights at capital museum
Dr Sidney Ripley, head of Smithsonian Institutions social events, transformed the museum into a bustling nightlife venue with Egyptian belly dance, concerts, and gala receptions drawing ambassadors, Cabinet members, and East Coast elites. A 3 a.m. close gave way to orderly morning routines as controversy over pricey tickets and propriety prompted Rep I R Gross to condemn the use of the museum for such events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Dillon Ripley
Yale
Museum of Natural History
Ripley
Smithsonian
Museum of History and Technology
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Bill Movers
White House
Annergetic Frug
Lydia Natzenbach
Justice Department
Edward M. Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
I. R. Gross
R Lowa
Moyers
Nalfi
Gross
Ten Baytown Shriners joined Arabia Temple in Houston
Ten Baytown residents and one Highlands man were admitted to membership at Arabia Temple Houston. New Baytown Shriners named include George C. Adams Roy E Cowan Okley Ficklin Kenneth L Field Jack W Fowler James T Lami nack Lloyd K R Perry Huel F Waldrop and Edward R Weimer. Highlands member Charles F Ramsey. Induction followed a downtown parade with Mystorius Potentate Lloyd L Brightman presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Highlands
Arabia Temple
Houston
George C. Adams
Park
Roy FP. Black
Roy E. Cowan
Lloyd Lane
Okley H. Ficklin
Hines
Kenneth L. Field
Jack W. Fowler
James T. Laminack
Tawood
Lloyd KR
Perry
Colby
Huel FE. Waldrop
Katherine
Edward R. Weimer
Charles F. Ramsey
Ara
Edwin F Johnson Named Administrator of Christian Churches
Named administrator Edwin F Johnson of Waco is appointed business administrator of the Texas Association of Christian Churches. He succeeds Hugh Evans of Fort Worth, who resigned in January for health reasons. Johnson has held various industrial and church positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Edwin F. Johnson
Waco
Texas Association of Christian Churches
Hugh Evans
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Smokey Bear
Black's Pharmacies
Texee Decker
Sterling
Trimline
Coleman
Bayway Marine
BaywayDe
Scotts BA
Leesville
N.C
St. Joseph
Mich
Cub Scout
Tegisterng
Lee College
Technical - Vocational Office
Gridley
George Dewey
Charles W. Gridley
United States Navy
Olympia
Manila Bay
Smithsonian Capital
Smithsonian Institution
Mereiah Johnson
Atlas
Cape Kennedy
Dodge
Baytown Dodge
Bia Temple
Mlystrious
Lloyd L. Brightman
NEA Telephoto
Hedy Lamarr
Los Angeles
Jordan Wank
May Co
Oxford
Beall‘s
IMEN
Oxfords
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