Governor Shivers Proclaims March 1 7 Public School Week
Texas Governor Allan Shivers designates March 1 7 1953 as Public Schools Week urging Texans to visit at least one public school to inspect facilities meet teachers and learn about student work. The proclamation signed January 16 1953 highlights the state’s commitment to public education.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
State of
Card of Thanks for kindness during illness and death
We express appreciation for acts of kindness shown during the illness and after the death of our beloved wife and mother. To those who sent flowers food and messages of condolence or helped in any way we are sincerely grateful. W. O. Angell and children Mr and Mrs Jim Miller and children visited Mrs Miller's mother Mrs Edith Kilpatrick in Crawford Sunday.
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W. O. Angell
Jim Miller
Parma Radio Service Promises Factory Authorized Repairs
Parma Radio Service advertises factory authorized repairs for Motorola RCA GE Delco Zenith Philco radios offering expert service and parts in this local listing.
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RCA
G. E
DELCO
Zenith
Philco
PARMA
Secrest Draws Four Year Term In State Senate
State Senator Jarrard Secrest of Temple drew an odd number and won a four year term in the Texas Senate after a legislative redistricting in 1951. The draw set terms so half the body faces election in two years. Representative Sam Sellers of Waco was named vice chairman of the penitentiaries committee.
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Jarrard Secrest
Temple
Senate
Austin
Secrest
McLennan-Bell-Milam
Central Texas
Crawford C. Martin
Hillsboro
William T. Moore
Bryan
Sam Sellers
Waco
Committee On Penitentiaries
Emergency Leave Policy Broadens Army Allowances
The Army expands emergency leave to allow return to the United States for death of a spouse or minor child and for welfare of a dying immediate family member. Eligible relatives include father mother wife children brother sister and those in loco parentis. The policy covers cases where overseas duties prevent handling critical family duties due to death illness or accident.
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Army
United States
Willie Porubsky Receives Army Discharge
Sgt. Willie Porubsky is discharged after three and a half years overseas in Germany. He entered service in September 1949 and served in the mechanized department. He plans to work at the Alcoa plant in Rockdale in the near future.
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Willie Porubsky
Germany
Sgt
Porubsky
Alcoa
Rockdale
Magers Attends Lakeview Assembly Retreat
Dr. Mark C. Magers and several area Methodist ministers drove Tuesday morning January 13 to the Lakeview Assembly near Palestine for a two day annual retreat. Bishop A Frank Smith attended. Mrs. T Miller Smith visited Mrs. Mark Magers. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rolan Carr for the Civic Series Concert in Waco Tuesday night.
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Mark C. Magers
Lakeview Assembly
Palestine
A. Frank Smith
T. Miller Smith
Hearne
Mark Magers
Rolan Carr
Waco
OPS Closes Four Branch Offices in Consolidation
The Office of Price Stabilization shuts four branches Fort Worth Lubbock Tulsa and Shreveport as part of job consolidation. Dallas San Antonio Houston New Orleans Little Rock and Oklahoma City remain active until price control legislation expires April 30. Dallas will cover former Fort Worth and Lubbock areas. New Orleans takes northern Louisiana from Shreveport. Oklahoma City assumes Tulsa regions.
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Dallas
Office of Price Stabilization
B. Frank White
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Tulsa
Shreveport
San Antonio
Houston
New Orleans
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
White
Louisiana
Geneva Convention Rules for Prisoner of War Standards
The Geneva convention outlines basic needs for prisoners of war including food clothing shelter health care religious education recreation discipline work mail and exchange of information. Its effectiveness relies on governments willingness to observe the rules.
Cpl Melvin Lucko Joins 28th Infantry Division in Germany
Corporal Melvin Lucko son of Mr and Mrs Louis Lucko Cameron has arrived in Germany and serves with the 28th Infantry Division now stationed in Southern Germany undergoing intensive field training as part of NATO. The 28th Division, noted for its World War II stand against Von Rundstedt, fought to disrupt German plans before reorganizing. Lucko entered the Army in July 1948 and serves as a mechanic with the division.
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Cpl
Melvin Lucko
Louis Lucko
Cameron
Germany
28Th
von Rundstedt
Corporal Lucko
Traveling schoolhouse reaches front lines to aid soldiers
Earth based education officials convert a retired railway coach into a moving classroom. The rolling schoolhouse travels to front line areas to support soldiers with off-duty study and learning opportunities.
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Fighth Army
Earth
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