Congress Record: Truman Attacks 80th Congress's Inactions
The 80th Congress ends with Truman calling it the second worst. He notes many vetoes and claims it did little on key social measures while praising passed major legislation. The piece argues Democratic presidents had similar pauses, and partisanship influenced blame. It compares Roosevelt and Truman eras under Democratic majorities with a Republican Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
White House
Organization of the Armed Services
Roosevelt
Assignment liens and property pledges across Houston area
A stream of assignments and mortgages recorded June 1948 to June 1949 shows Amer. Gen. Inv. Corp. transferring to Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. a Southdale lot two. Dozens of liens list amounts from 1,500 to 57,000 tied to Central Park, Braes Hills, Elmwood, Meadowbrook, River Oaks, and other Houston neighborhoods. Names include Ben Rabban, Houston First Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn., Bankers Life Co., Cline Mtg. & Trust Co., Mortgage & Trust Co., and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Collins, Jr
Tamborello
Highland Hts
South Texas Com. Natl. Bank
Southwestern Life Ins. Co
T. J. Bettes Co
Gib
Sunset
S. V. Danna
Gib. Sav
Assn
Cline Mtg. & Trust Co
Bankers Life Co
Elmwood
Lang Smith
Cline Mtg. & ‘Trust Co
Meadowbrook
Sec
Cline’ Mtg. & Trust Co
Mortgage & Trust, Inc
Federal Natl
Mtg. Assn
Milby-Dale
Morrell Park
Carl C. Sharp
Abe Levine
Liberty Fns
J. A. Fox
Peden Employees Federal Credit Union
Northwood
Stafford Lbr. Co
J. E. Foster & Son, Inc
H. A. Paine
Alltex Home Fin
Carp
Southwestern Life ‘Ins. Co
Oak Land Plaza
Tt. J. Bettes Co
Houston
Ganston
Ganston Add., $ , June 18, 1948, B. F. Sturman, Dba
Winkler Dr. Lbr. Co
East End
Eureka Acres & Other
First Mtg. Co. of
Houston, Inc
Home Life Ins. Co
San Jacinto Homes
Amer, Gen. Inv. Corp
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Southdale
General dockets and jury case list summary
A long docket list records numerous civil jury cases scheduled for Monday June 28, naming plaintiffs such as LaNelle Christopher, Cleo T. Barton, Mary T. Stewart, Jesse Johnson, Alice Zac mora, and many others, against defendants including Industrial Fabricating Co., Aetna Life Ins. Co., Texas & New Orleans Ry Co, Sabine Transportation Co, and Houston Transit Co. Attorneys are listed for both sides across cases, with numerous case numbers and party pairs spanning insurance, transportation, and liability matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaNelle Christophers
Industrial Fabricating Co
Earl Cox
Puff
Malcolm McCorquodale
Lance Christopher
Industrial Fab. Co
Barl Cox
Fulbright
Cleo T. Barton
Aetna Life Ins. Co
Helm & J
Pltff
Amegrman, F. & M
M. L. Sides
C. H. Blount
Aly Vinson
Plitt
Louis W. Graves Jr
Mary T. Stewart
Admx
Reese Hubert
Albert R. Young
Pliff
Sam G. Croom
Jesse Johnson
Dave J. Lacus
J. Leonard Gotsciner
Gaven Ulmer
Carloss Morris Jr
Ira Thompson
American General Ins. Co
Allen
S Vinson
Alice Zacmora
Railway Express Agency
Baker
B. A
P. I. A Copeland
John E. Cahoon
Houston Bank & Trust Co
Eleanor Landsdowne
Vinson
Plift
Fowler & Conn
J. W. Lakey
Intercoastal Electric Co
Bernard A. Golding
Elbert Whittington
Sabine Transportation Co
Mandell & W
Herman Wright
Pitff
James V. Allred
Devereaux Henderson
Albert Falkner
Mandell & Wright
Arthur J. Mandell
Royston & R
William L. Davis
Barber Asphalt Corp
Ladin, L. & B
Lewis W. Cutter
Jessie Fielder
Liberty Mutual Ins. Co
W. L. Kemper
Traders & General Ins. Co
Burris
F. Warren Hicks
Jeff Burkett
Katherine Burkitt
Dick Young
Bernard Golding
John Cahoon
Klep & Co
Walter G. Dodd
Tom Sanders
Hillard Battle
Houston Bank & Trust Company
Mable Blake Brown
NCM
Leola Evans
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Andrews
Conrad E. Smith
Leroy Fletcher
Pacific Employers Ins. Co
Bivan & B
Strasburger
P.H
R. L. Wilson
A. M. Wiggington
Kemper
Mary Labave
Adeline Essex
Combs & Dixis
Warner Brook
Edgar C. Sould
Daft
J.T. Bunch
Texas Indemnity Ins
Pitti
C. F
Joe R. Kolar
William F. Bkoepsel Jr
A. H
Krichamer
Henry J. Lamb
Gavin Ulmer
M. J. Kieffer
Royal Indemnity Co
Helms & J
C.F
Mrs
W. E. Leach
Winkler
Drive-In Theatre Corp
Stokes & Stewart
Troy T. Stokes
BR. T. Dick
City of Houston
Allen, S. & N
City Legal Dept
Fred Garcia
United States Lines
Royston & Rayzor
O’brien Stevens
Foreman & E
Nicholas N. Golden
Tarrant Wholesale Drug Co
Fowler & C
Ladin & L
Lenore Collins
Service Mutual Ins. Co
Texas
Helin & J
Scott, Wilson & C
Phil
Edna M. Kerr
J. W. Mercer
Chapman Lillie Mae
Annie Blankenship
Strong, B. & C
Pitt
Jack Knight
Pauline Bukowski
Mandel & W
Messier Acceptance Co
C. S
Smith
Louis W. Cutter
N. B. Dudd
Thelma P. Jackson
Houston Transit Co
Gordon O. McGehee
M. W. Cartwright
S. B. Willams
Ind
W. B. Browder Jr
James F. Gray
Dallas
Butler B. R. & C
Harry Jones
Jones & Jones
Mineola
P. Harvey
J. W. Delany
Golfcrest Country Club
Cole
P. C
B. B. Patterson
Maurice C. Waltrip
George van Hutton
Emma van Hutton
Walter S. Hart
Scott & Merrill
C. H. Chernosky
Clayton N. Smith
Ned Gill
Gannon & P
Edward Kliewer Jr
W. J. Knight
G. W. Drake
Arthur E. King
Chilton Bryan
Bracewell & Tunks
Perry J. Givens
R. D. Bearden
Bracewell & T
Frank J. Willams
Henry E. Kahn
W. M. Gourley
Mfg. Co
James C. Boone
Eugene N. Catlett
H. C. White
Indv
N. F
Dorin White
Womack
Strausburger
P. H
Kelton & Miller
Anderson Brothers Corp
Barkley
Lawrence E. Rihnet
Paul A. Taylor
RE. V. Kennedy
A. E. Kennedy
Dba
Liberty Investment Co
Rush R. Rawlings
Irving G. Mulitz
Foreman & FE
Wilburn D. Hammond
New Orleans
R. R. Co
Foreman
Charlene Smith
Bob Payne
Leon Majorwitz
Houston Belt & Terminal Ry Co
Kelley, L. L. & M
W. Green
Zurich
C. H. Goolsby
Addie Koehl
A. F. Sundermeyer
T. E. Moseheim
A. H. Barcia
Caterina Pizarra
Frank R. Merrill
Wesley Long
Irene Long
Arthur E. Heidingsfelder
Ex Parte Trene
Lorraine Redman
Russell A. Bonham
Michael Amato
L. J
C. A. Hornetux
Uptown Building Corp
Alpha & Brunson
Bryant & Bryant
E. W. Hawkins
M. K. Gibson
Frank B. Gray
Jack W. Knight
Ross
B. F. Lawrence
Caraban Trailer Court
Wiesenthal & Stolban
al Schulman
E. J. Hanka
Herman L
Bomer Va
Alice Alina Bomer
Estes
Ralph E. Milliorn
the Tee Pee, Inc
Birch B. Kirk
Leonard Brown
San Antonio
W. E. Dyche Jr
Roy White
Release of Liens and Property Debts across Houston Area
A compilation of lien releases and property deeds dated May to June 1948. Entries include Guaranty Bond State Bank in Tomball to Lonnie B Braden and others, Maud Wilson to Pedro Sanchez, Isabel Reinhart to Charlie West, G A Bracher to Tommie Smith, and many more lenders and buyers across numerous Additions and subdivisions with monetary figures ranging from 1350 to 17800 dollars. Names cover banks, title companies, and individuals transferring or releasing liens and deeds in Harris and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaranty Bond State Bank
Tomball
Texas
Lonnie B. Braden
Maud Wilson
Pedro R. Sanchez
Duke
Isabel E. Reinhart
Charlie F. West
Wm. A. Kirby
G. A. Bracher
Tommie R. Smith
Liberty
G. Cc. Evans
Chas. P. Windle
Parkhill
Mary I. Stewart
Minor Stewart
Elmore Arthur Krimmer
Stude’s
Farm & Home Law, & Loan Assn. of
Lester G. Moore
Virginia Court
A. W. Harrison
Maggiee Davis Scott
Pinecrest
M. Willson
R. J. Sullivan
Feldman Court
Gty. Co
W. P. Edwards
Central Park
W.E. Gaye
Ora
Virginia Howton
Desjardine Place
C. H. Heussner
Frank Heussner
Fullerton Place
Southern States Life Ins. Co
Wm. B. Poor
MacGregor’s
MacGregor’s Blodgett Park
W. L. Hill
Webb Greer
Eugene C. Orn
Harvey Whiting
Lincoln Natl
Life Ins. Co
Clarence G. Simmons
Sarah J. Williams
Humble Oil & Ref. Co
Francis Keith Hayes
East Baytown
Edwin Champiomont
Pedro Reyes
Hollingsworth
the Mutual Life Ins. Co
N, Y
Cecil C. Dillon
Southmayd Park
Geo. W.grayum
Grayum Plumbing Co
Gulf Coast Coast, Co., Inc
Bellaire
Bank of Houston
Spencer Court Builders, Inc
Timber Crest
Setting Judge Ragan s Court June 23 docket acts
Houston Chronicle Pub Co and multiple defendants appear on June 23 through June 29 in a series of civil actions listed with case numbers and parties including Houston Chronicle Pub Co versus L B White Co and other firms. The docket shows actions filed or set for court dates in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragan
Houston Chronicle Pub, Co
L. B. White Co
Nash A. Costa
H. A. Fox
Brown & Bigelow
Medical & Dental Service Bureau
J. BE. Lawrence
Harley Soap Co
W. F. Heard
Rho-Jan Vanities
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress’ Record
Wall Street Journal
Wilburn L. Williams
Bernath Lembke Co
Celia Robinson
Continental Bus System
Miles E. Hilton
Sam Cruse
Abundio Cantu
Port Terminal By. Assn
Wallace W. Ford
D. B. Rankin
Richard H. Burks
Robert H. Martin
Arthur Lloyd Parker
Arthur Lloyd Parker Et al Vs. Black & White Cab Co
Patton & Patton
Crocker
Gammage & G
N. A. Saigh
E. Www
N. B. Browder, Jr
Eskridge & Grace, Kelley, L. & L
Guy Mayes
American Trading & Production Corp
Pitts
F. B. Koepnick
N. O. Ry, Co
Pitfl
Baker, B. A. & P
Lester Crutchfield
Sykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc
Maryland Casualty Co
W. L. Kennedy
Kennedy Material Conditioning Co
Butler, B. R. & C
Liddell, A. D. & H
Elmer Sanger
Tankers Co., Inc
Robert D. Bishop
A. J. Sustala
Bailey & B
Ben Blum
Peter P. Chwastek
Ureil A. Jones
Morris Nagler
Frank A. Azzarelli
Frank Lang
Billy B. Goldberg
Heidingsfelder & IK
Aura Schaffler
Pet al
Guy A. Thompson
Sam Holliday
Woodul
Nolin Lewis Attebery
Arthur L. Manson Jr
Denman Moody
John B. Aderhold
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Gladys Clemons
Harry Clemons
Anderson
Industrial Fab, Co
Thomas W. Davis
Jacob M. Goldberg
O, M, Pederson
Cecil & Keith
Louis Ardoin
Freda Spanier
Peden & Stevens
Otis Scruggs
Minnie Bell Lakey
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Blades, Co
Tome Coleman
Pasadena
Harry C. Roberts
Arthur Leman
the Southwest Co
E. N. Bender
Sam Nethery
Frances L. Holcomb
Clifford A. Hatcomb
F. W. Halbkat
Jno
T. Buckley
C. FP
B. W. M. Taylor Jr
R. P. Farnsworth & Co., Inc
O. B. Couck
Connor W. Patman
John Cutler
John Compton
LaVerne Jordan
Luther Jones
Russel A. Bonham
Morris
McG
Marie A. Hodges
Russell W. Nix
W. Eugene King
BE. W
L. R. Baker
Janet Baker
Wiesenthal & S
Bernard Stolban
Eddie Mason
Mintye Covington
DeLange & A
Peden & S
O'Brien Stevens
Lewis Fogel
Alan Anderson
Joan Anderson
E. W. Newman
Otis Scruggs Jr
Carl Coainey
Hampton B. Evans
Rosenthal & Gordon
Elton
Fred Schultz
Robbie Johnson Schultz
T. M. Britton Jr
P.C
William Walker
Mose Richmond
Michael Amita
J. Leonard Gosdiner
Harry S. Anderson
Jeanette C. Anderson
Thelma Snipes
Dba Snipes Truck Line
Housh Drilling Co
Bernard Kay
Fulbright, C. F. & B
William C. Hewitt
Clark Leon Hewitt
D. J. Hancock
A. T. Hearne
Emmet Alpha Jr
Carl James Cotton
Dorotha Cotton
E. Bruce
W. E. Phillips
Margaret R. Mitchell
William M. Mitchell
Alpha & B
Alpha
C. M. Faber
Steadman Credit Co
South Texas Lloyds
A.T. Page Et al
John C. Harris Jr
G. H. Catlett
Texas Belling & Sup. Co. Inc
J. A. Copeland
Robert L. Sonfield
Reese Thompson
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co
Willie Lee O’briant
Derrell Everitt O’briant
Milo Grimes
Nellie Heiskell
Susie Welch
J. J. Gannon
Raymond I. Mehan
Falter Silvers
Ann Silvers
A. H. Krichamer
Murray B. Jones
Aaron Goldfarb
Frank L. Merrill
Ernestine Stewart
W. H. Scott
Elmer Hay
The
Kemper-Thomas Co
Neil W. Reese
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Arthur Romick
J. Leonard
R. D. Henley
Mack L. Vaught
Edwin A. Redman
Houston Chronicle Pub. Co
R. E. Treadwell
Fay Handkerchief Con., Inc
J. E. Hazel Aydt
Schlessinger Mfg. Co
W. W. Simpson
Gene Sammons
Bolser Corp
Gordon Bros., Inc
Bussman Mfg. Co
Refal Metal Products Corp
Scrvwell Products Co
Gordon Bros. Inc
K-D Mfg. Co
Champion Laboratories, Inc
County Court At-Law
Ben Morehead
Eagle Indemnity Company
H. Goodman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!