Connally mulls appointment to fill Murray seat
Governor John B. Connally aims to name a successor to Railroad Commissioner William J. Murray before the Senate adjourns May 24. He also pushes a 25 member committee to study education beyond high school and reports on legislative accomplishments including water development, tax reform, and the Texas Tourist Development Agency.
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Tex
John B. Connally
William J. Murray
Senate
Connally
Texas Water Development Board
Senate House
House
Padre Island National Seashore
Wet Weather Delays Plowing Amid Worm and Pest Watch
In Van Zandt County reports the week of April 22-26 brought 7-9 inches of rain, keeping fields soggy into May 10. No confirmed screwworms yet, but inspectors urge livestockmen to collect samples for identification and plan eradication if needed. Vetch and aphid pests rise with variable conditions, with insecticide timing advised and local farmers sharing cautious optimism about crop yields in 1962.
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van Zandt
V. Ellis
Edgewood
Myrtle Springs
Textbook Committee Named and Board Tightens College Rules
The 15 members chosen to select textbooks swear an oath of office and include Alton C. Bowen Bryan and others across Texas. Citizens have until September to protest the committee’s selections. The Board also adopts stricter junior college election rules requiring certified proof of compliance ten days before hearings, aiming to streamline reviews.
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Bryan
Benton L. Brockette
la Marque
Wayne Craddock
Palestine
Avery R. Downing
Waco
Marie Esman
el Paso
Louie Garretson
Pittsburg
Frances Gavenda
McAllen
Nelda Jobe
Lublock
Christine Kirkpatrick
Denton
Fannie L. Knight
Sherman
John W. McFarland
Houston
Larry O’rear
Alice
Alma Marie Rohr
Brownwood
Billy W. Sills
Fort Worth
Arnold F. Whedbee
Beaumont
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Junior College Study Commission
Mrs Leonard Hollowell Leads Crowded Corinth Service
Corinth correspondent reports a large Sunday service with several absentees due to illness. Four mothers received caskets, the youngest being a niece of Mrs Coy Davis and Herbert Sloan, and Mrs Sam Ballard was named mother of the year. Debra, first baby at Corby-Germany Hospital, born to Mr and Mrs Harp Davis.
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Herbert Sloan
Dallas
Anna Watson
Sam Ballard
Nancy Mayne
Gladys Ann McNorton
Pat Davis
Donna Davis
Debra
Corby-Germany
New Hospital
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L. E. Pierce
Wink
Nettie Ballard
Jimmie Davis
Charles Splawn
Sue Davis
Mesquite
Melvin Davis
Cleo Ballard
Canton
Shirley Ballard
Lois Peel
Linda. Parks
Tyler
Jeff Ballard
Bill
Cathy
Myrtle Springs
Misa Theresea
Beddingfield
Zip City
James Post
Jimmie
Barrett
Point
Paul Sloan
Joe Davis
Benny McNorton
N. Y. Luckett
Silver Lake
Holman Mc
Jack Smith
Claude Smith
George Blue
Paris
Melton Blue
Algie Blythe
Jones
Dean Oldham
Houston
Bonnie Martin
Walter Hollowell
Athens
Leonard Hollowell
E. Lee Davis
Oakland
Edna Hollowell
Grand Saline
Memorial thanks to English Funeral Home for provisions
We thank English Funeral Home for the ice water and cups furnished for our Memorial services last Sunday. A massive chain prevented the British from sailing up the Hudson River during the Revolution.
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English Funeral Home
Hudson River
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