Daniel Jr. poised to become House speaker with no opposition
Rep. Price Daniel Jr. of Liberty appears set to assume the Texas House speakership in January after Rep. Frank Calhoun withdrew, leaving Daniel unchallenged. James E. Nugent endorsed Daniel, and Daniel has built broad commitments while calling himself progressive and vowing one term as speaker.
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Daniel
Price Daniel
Rep
Rayford Price
Palestine
Gus Mutscher
Price
Fred Head
Troup
State agencies jostle plans for capital site and DDT rules
The Highway Department seeks AG clarification to proceed with a $20 million state headquarters near the capitol after the Legislature halted a bid and redirected funds to Parks and Wildlife for a scenic park on a former city block. DDT registrations in Texas are banned with limited exceptions, and a pay raise request tops state actions. The Texas Conservation Foundation buys three acres in Big Thicket area. A catfish size rule is repealed outside the northeast district.
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Highway Department
Capitol
Parks and Wildlife Department
Smith
Texas
Agriculture
John C. White
White
Pesticide Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Pay Board
Texas Conservation Foundation
Marysee Prairie
Liberty County
Roosevelt’s conservation record and early wildlife policies
The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt as the nation’s youngest president and a hunter conservationist who created 51 federal bird sanctuaries, expanded parks and preserves, added 43 million acres to National Forests, reorganized the Forest Service, rebuilt bison herds, and established the National Monuments system, highlighting his advocacy for preservation and hunting ethics.
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Theodore Roosevelt
U. S. Forest Service
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt and gun owning sportsmen defend conservation tradition
Roosevelt’s sportsmanship and conservation philosophy links to NRA and hunters who sustain wildlife preservation. The text portrays gun owners as the backbone of modern conservation efforts and targets of antigun fanatic criticism for upholding a long tradition.
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Teddy Roosevelt
National Rifle Association
Howdy Day Plans Finalized in Kingston
Kingston residents finalize details for the second annual Howdy Day set for September 9 in downtown Kingston. A steering committee organizes a parade booths talent shows terrapin races and a street dance to welcome visitors from Lake Texoma.
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Kingston
Lake Texoma
Back-to-School Rush and Family Reflections
A writer muses on the annual scramble of preparing for school, clothing, and schedules while recalling growing up, motherhood, and the rapid passage of time. She notes the big changes as children marry and move on, and recalls past glider mail tests in 1934 along the way.
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Brent
Kent Abernathy
Peggy
Kent
Abernathy
Phillip Hearnsberger
Sam Houston University
Hosea
Elois
Making Waves by Jimmy Brown
Bulgarian artist Christo Javacheff ordered a quarter mile nylon curtain spanning a mountain gap near Rifle Colorado. The curtain stood a day before wind shredded it, but Brown argues such a curtain could cover vast spaces and alter public events like a Democratic convention creating global intrigue. He imagines Miami Beach under a curtain revealing only muffled noise and rumors, pondering potential nominees like Jane Fonda or Stokely Carmichael.
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Christo Javacheff
Rifle
Colo
Miami Beach
Jane Fonda
Stokely Carmichael
Mattel
John Connally
Indochina
Pentagon
Peoples Republic of
North Vietnam
Japan
Taiwan
Lockheed
Red China
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Henry Kissinger
Ramsey Clark
Funeral Rites for Archie C. Dyess Held in Jacksonville
Archie C. Dyess 70 of Nacogdoches died Saturday in a Nacogdoches hospital. Funeral services were at 5 p.m. Sunday at Renfro Elliott Funeral Chapel in Jacksonville with Rev. E L Jones, burial in Providence Cemetery. He was a retired farmer and rancher, brother-in-law of Mrs. M. H. Hackett and Mrs. Leroy Baldwin. Survivors include Ora Dyess wife, three sisters, and a brother. Pallbearers named.
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Archie C. Dyess
Renfro Elliott
Jacksonville
E. L. Jones
Providence Cemetery
Dyess
M. H. Hackett
Gladewater
Leroy Baldwin
Dialville
Cherokee County
Ora Dyess
Ella Mae Jackson
Ruth Johns
Nora B. Steifer
Tyler
W. L. Dyess
John Martin
Gary Burke
Neal Dyess
Tommy Jones
Shirle Burke
R. F. Dyess
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Insurance Regulatory Board
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Howdy
Vienna Society
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Berlin
Vienna State Opera
No Wember Association
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
New York
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Washington
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The
White Oak Texan
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Schlitz
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East Pacific
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Hong Kong
National Geographic
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