House votes on term limit amendment and reform measures
A constitutional four-year term proposal for local officials passed the House 93 to 41 but needs 100 votes to reach the Senate. The House failed to push a $600 teacher raise, sent a judicial redistricting bill to continue hearings, and approved a homestead exemption expansion for singles 101 to 25. Local officials met with the attorney general on law enforcement as 64 small claims bills advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Yezak
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Brazos
Robertson Counties
Milam County
Williamson County
Austin
Justice of Peace
Small Claims Court
Royal Baker
Mce
Texas Press Manager Named National Newspaper Week Chair
Vern Sanford, general manager of the Texas Press Association, is named chairman of the 1953 National Newspaper Week Committee to plan the October 18 observance in Atlanta. The group includes leaders from Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Indiana, Michigan and Oklahoma press associations. Sanford has 18 years in state press work and five as TPA head, with a long career including early start as a carrier boy and Korea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Stanford
Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Week
Atlanta
Georgia
Stanford Smith
Ciation Managers
Theodore A. Serrill
Pennsylvania Publishers Association
John B. Long
California Newspaper Publishers Association
William F. Canfield
Inland Daily Press Association
Gene Alleman
Michigan Press Assocaten
Ben Blackstock
Oklahoma Press Association
Executives of Publishers’ Associations
Newspaper Association Managers
Vern Sanford
State Press Association
Oklahoma
The
Daily and Weekly Newspaper Publishers of
Texas
Sanford
Dallas
Austin
Temple Tops Cameron Relays in Team Rivalry at Cameron
Temple wins with 40 points followed by Waco High 28 and Georgetown 15. High point man is Jerry Franks of Temple with 15 points. Event winners include Jerry Franks in 100 yard dash 10.1 seconds and Temple in the 440 relay 43.3, with multiple school associations from Rosebud Waco State Home Gatesville and others mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Waco High
Georgetown
Austin High
Waco State
Rosebud
Jerry Franks
Paul Zipperlin
Johnny Roberts
Joe Moehring
Edward Kink
Jesse Garcia
Wagner
Jack Cooper
W. L. Clancy
Cecil Spain
Bobby Jones
Gatesville
Jack Eberts
Billy Prestige
Chilton
Billy Hoard
Bobby Hoard
Dickie Marek
Kenneth Chapman
Belton
Kenneth Turner
Jack McClenick
Eddy Blake
Charles Thomas
Barney Peck
Jack Reeves
Temple High
Heaton
Waco Tech
Fry
Jim Mitchell
Austin
Greenwood
Joel Honneycutt
Mitchell
Dime Box
Benny Bloomer
Shafer
Wallace
Lambert
Fort Hood
Clancy
Guest
Franks
Milam County Selective Service lists registrants and inductions
Milam County Local Board No 92 reports 2416 registrants, with 234 men 1-0 inducted and 240 in 1-C on active duty. Induction orders are for April with 20 examined April 23 and 24. all inductees will be over 20. Veterans must report for registration after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
August G. Kunz
Kunz
Playlet At First Baptist On the Road to Emmaus
Sunday evening at 7:30 the First Baptist Church will present an Easter playlet titled On the Road to Emmaus. Directed by Mrs Wells Smith the piece closes a week of Easter programs with the church choir under Jimmie Asher performing additional numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Emmaus
Wells Smith
Jimmie Asher
Rats cause most deaths among animals in historic record
The article notes that rats have been linked to more human fatalities than any other animal, and mentions Lake Superior as the largest lake in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
Lake
North America
Discharged registrants face limited reclassification options
The board cannot take reclassification action on discharged registrants. Men discharged during the Korean conflict may qualify for 1-C discharge or 1-C reserve classifications, needing current notices to obtain new jobs or be reinstated. A total of 157 men have been discharged since the conflict began.
Buster Griffin Leads Texas Farm into Soil and Water Conservation
Central Texas SCD notes farmer Buster Griffin adopting a coordinated plan on his 228 acre Blackland farm. Since 1948 he has reduced row crops to 50 acres, added grazing rotations, Bermuda base pastures, and overseeded clover and oats to boost beef production while improving soil and water conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
SCD
Canada
Bermuda
K. R. Bluestein
Buster
Gene Walker and Paul Mankin Noted in Cameron Area
Gene Walker of Gause appeared in Cameron on Wednesday as an investor and insistor. Paul Mankin from Waco conducted business in Cameron on Monday in a local transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Walker
Gause
Cameron
Paul Mankin
Waco
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House OF Representatives
National Newspaper Group
Smith
Georgia Press Association
Kinney
Korea
Irving’s Department Store
Milam County Board
First Baptist
Conservation District News Central Texas Soil
Firestone
Ional
Motor King Battery
Horstmann Brothers
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