Texans In Washington vie for Ways and Means seat
As the 90th Congress opens Texans jockey for committee posts in Washington. A key fight pits Texas against New York for a single Ways and Means slot, amid retirements and shifting district lines. Omar Burleson backs conservative stance. John Michael Murphy favors liberal bloc, with seniority and party dynamics shaping the vote.
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Texas
New York House
Ways and Means
Clark Thompson
Galveston
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
New York
Ays and Means
Committee On Committees
House
Omar Burleson
Anson
Mineral Wells
Big Spring
Brownwood
Haskell
Street Named To New Post In West Texas Chamber
Jake Street, former Dumas Chamber of Commerce manager, will become WTCC projects director. The position is new and places Street over special meetings, projects, and committee programs while assisting the executive vice president. Street is Arkansas native with a business degree and UH management coursework. the Streets plan to move to Abilene on January 1.
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Houston
Texas
George Bush
Robert Price
Pampa
John Tower
Gart
Lone Star State
Abraham Karen
Larado
Bob Eckhardt
Jake Street
Dumas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jack G. Springer
WTCC
Street
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Arkansas
University of Houston
Springer
Traffic Safety Efforts Doubled During Christmas Weekend
Texas plans a major patrol push from December 23 to 26 under Operation Deathwatch to curb holiday crashes. DPS will deploy 150 extra officers, track deaths at Austin HQ, and issue three daily tallies and countdown boards as agencies join in holiday safety measures.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison, Jr
DPS
Garrison
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Texas Safety Association
Cub Scout Pack 743 Hosts Holiday Meeting and Awards
Cub Scout Pack 743 met Monday at 7 30 p m in First United Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. Den Two won the Cubby for attendance and received the trophy to keep until the next pack meeting. Awards included Rex Reese and Hadyn Bourn Wolf and Bear badges for Mark Woods, Lion badge to Steve Morgan, and rib bons for Dens One and Four for 50 percent summer attendance. Santa visited during the adult appreciation dinner at the Legion Hall.
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First United Presbyterian Church
den One
J.J. Sundlin
den Two
Dale Travis
Luther Bourn
Rex Reese
Hadyn Bourn
Mark Woods
Steve Morgan
den Four
Charlie Reese
Dens One
the Legion Hall
Santa Claus
Graham Swain
Grissom Captures Second in Wayland Poetry Contest
Karen Grissom, Brownfield High School junior, won second place at the Wayland Writers' Contest in Plainview on December 9 and 10 with the poem I Could Promise. Cornelia Ashby of Plainview High School took first with Sun. Dianne Rader sent the entry. Helen Reagan Smith led the event focusing on Creative Writing with Emphasis on Fiction.
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Karen Grissom
J.V. Boen
Wayland
Plainview
Miss Grissom
Brownfield High School
Cornelia Ashby
Plainview High School
Dianne Rader
Helen Reagan Smith
Oklahoma University
Brownfield School Cafeteria Menus Week of December 1921
Editor note lists weekly menus for all Brownfield school cafeterias. Monday features baked barn with sides and wheat cake. Tuesday offers meat loaf with tomato sauce and scalloped potatoes. Wednesday serves pigs in a blanket with beans and spinach. Thursday marks Christmas holidays.
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Brownfield School
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