State Capitol Highlights Spotlight Political Trials
A Texas Capitol briefing covers Daniel's Senate posture amid gubernatorial rumors and a push for lobbying regulations. Senate and House probes focus on US Trust matters, insurance ties, and perjury indictments of Beaumont men. Atty. Gen. Sheppard tallies $69,838 received in recent veterans land settlements as hospital patient counts drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
A. B. Sheemake
US Trust
Insurance Commission
J. Byron Saunders
House Committee
Saunders
Life
Garland Smith
Travis Co. Dist
Les Procter
Beaumont
Texas Mutual Insurance Co
John Ben Sheppard
CROP Gains $38,905 From Halloween Project
Children in war torn nations will receive 38,905.52 dollars from the Christian Rural Overseas Project collected during Halloween. Colorado County contributed 163.41 dollars via Weimar community efforts. Of the total, 7,486.80 dollars bought 22,000 pounds of powdered milk shipped January 5 aboard the S. S. American Scientist to Korean hospitals for tuberculosis patients. Texas CROP forwarded 27,070.60 dollars to Church World Service for non fat milk distribution overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Rural Overseas Project
Colorado County
Weimar
S. S. American Scientist
Texas
Church World Service
Texas sets oil, delinquency and population milestones in brief
Texas announces higher oil allowances for February with a pattern of 16 production days and notes a faster discharge rate due to larger staffs and new tranquilizers. Juvenile delinquency rises from 15 to 18 per 1,000 since 1953. An Award of Merit is given to the Texas Highway Department by the Lions Club for modern highway design and construction. Railway Commission reports lagging oil well completions at 695 versus 713 last year. gas wells total 75, up from 49. Texas population up 11 percent since 1950 census, reaching 8,563,000 by July 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Youth Development Council
Texas Highway Department
Lions Club of Texas
Railway Commission
K C s To Hold Initiation At Columbus Sunday
Edwin D Gunter of Austin will confer state officer duties at the Columbus council initiation on Sunday January 29. About twenty two candidates will receive charity unity and fraternity degrees in a day long program starting with 7 30 a m assembly and mass at St Anthony Church. A banquet closes the events after the 11 p m degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin D. Gunter
Austin
James F. Houlihan
Knights of Columbus
Christopher Columbus Council
Columbus
I. E. Meismer
Council
Leroy Stéin
Stein
East Bernar
Sealy, Wallis
Nada
K. of Chome
St. Anthony Church
Alex . Krau
S.s.li
K. of C.glee Club
Mr. Stein
St. Anthony's
Christ Episcopal Church to Attend Texas Diocese Council
Sixteen members from Christ Episcopal Church of Eagle Lake are among 1400 advance reservations for the 107th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas to be held in Tyler January 26 to 28. Over 2000 are expected. Rt. Rev. John E. Hines will preside for the first time since becoming bishop last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Eagle Lake
Episcopal Diocese of
Texas
Clinton S. Quin
Gardner
C. Duncan
Joe L. McCreary
Fulton M. Dromgoole
Robert R. Wells, Jr
Gardner’Duncan
A. F. Harbert
Ethel Stubengoll
W. N. Lehrer, Jr
William N. Lehrer, Jr
Ticket to The McConnell Story at Rice Theatre
Free pass for BILL BAYMERT to see WarnerColor CinemaScope film starring Alan Ladd and June Allyson at Rice Theatre on Sunday January 29 or Monday January 30. Clip and present at box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Baymert
Rice Theatre
McConnell Story
Alan Ladd
June Allyson
Probate of Seydler Will Appealed To Civil Court
The probate dispute over the late George Seydler’s will, dated May 26, 1938, moved to the court of civil appeals after F. H. Seydler and others challenged Judge Bill Rutta’s probate order and a later request to overturn it. The case went through district court and a trial last year upheld Judge Rutta’s action, with the appeal now before the civil appellate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Seydler
Erna Strobel Baumgarten
George Seydler
Court of Civil Appeals
Bill Rutta
Rutta
Colly Memorial Methodist Jr Class Meets In January
The Junior Class of Colly Memorial Methodist Church met Sunday January 22 with eight members present. A collection of 1.75 for Sunday School and 1.35 for India offering was taken. The lesson studied was The Church Helps Meet Health Problems. They discussed Indian-Americans and TB, noting fewer cases in Oklahoma due to schools and better food. Reporter Carman Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colly Memorial Methodist Church
India
Oklahoma
Carman Parker
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin Texas—Tal
S. ‘Daiiel
Daviel
People of Texas
Daniel
Allen Shivers
Wernor
United States
Cur J
Ars
H’ween
K.c.’S
Edmund and
Elmer Schindler
Ashby O. Co
Railroad Commission of Texas
VA Amo
DODGE
Gless Farm Equipment Coo
East Main St
Seydler
Colly Memorial Methodist JR
Eagle
Kolberg
Kolberg Kreamilk Dairy
Farmer's
USI
First National Bank
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