Texas lawmakers face weather delays in 1960 election year
Sidelights on Austin delays in campaigning due to bad weather and early election schedule. Voters will see amendments on the November 8 ballot including hospital districts, Veterans Land Board bonds, legislator salaries, and lending regulations. Other items note rising school costs, population booms in small towns, and pension fund growth. Also covered are atomic waste concerns, tax revenue needs for 1961 63, and a push for vehicle inspections before April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Zollie Steakley
Lamar
Hidalgo
Comanche County
Veterans Land Board
State Board of Education
Texas Municipal League
Dallas
Houston
Ft. Worth
Irving
Mesquite
Farmers Branch
Fish and Wildlife
Price Daniel
Daniel
Gulf of Mexico
State Health Department
Texas Research League
Alvin A. Burger
Burger
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison Jr
Negotiable instruments and consumer credit explained
A State Bar of Texas column explains how a consumer buying a vacuum on credit creates a chain: the buyer signs a promissory note, the cleaner company funds the sale, and a bank holds the note. If the product is defective, remedies lie with the seller, not the bank, which still collects the note’s face value plus interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
State Bar of Texas
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Study Labor Program Feasibility
A TS and GRA special committee says expanding the British West Indies labor program on West Texas ranches is feasible. Members who visited Florida will report to the Labor Committee in Austin on March 21, with the full Florida findings to be presented at the TS and GRA quarterly directors meeting in Brownwood on March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Texas Sheep and Goat Rairers Association
TS & Gra
Florida
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisera Association
Austin
Brownwood
Beetle Species Count Across Regions
A fragmented OCR passage notes diverse beetle species with numbers around 180000 and 20000, plus stray phrases on optimism and seating combinations. The text is garbled, but references counts and general ideas without a coherent narrative or clear events.
Kaiser Pitches in Washington Spring Debut
Joe Kaiser, son of Mr and Mrs Joe P Kaiser of Fredericksburg, pitched one scoreless inning for the Washington Senators in a spring exhibition against the Detroit Tigers. The 20-year-old right hander previously starred in the Alabama Florida League, weighing 206 pounds after a strong 16-10 season. The Senators assigned him to a Class B affiliate for now, with a chance to reach higher levels if spring showing warrants it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Douglas Kaiser
Joe P. Kaiser
Fredericksburg
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Senators
Kaiser
Fort Walton
Florida
Tean
Washington
St. Mary’s Parochial School
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Angeo
Fredericks
FFA Farm Families Plan For Better Future Living
Approximately 30 farm families across Blanco Burnet Gillespie Llano and Mason counties completed meetings with Ranza J Adams FHA county supervisor to plan 1960 operations. They focus on culling herds testing soil better equipment terracing and better gardens for canning and storing. Loans totaling 111115 since June 30 1959 support equipment livestock seeds fertilizer and housing and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Bianco
Burnet
Gillespie
Llano
Mason
Ranza J. Adams
Adams
Blanco
Mason Counties
FHA
Schroeder
Maxon
Liang and Burnet
tumble weeds as decorations spark Texan chamber effort
Ray Felker of the Colorado City Chamber of Commerce reports hopes of turning tumble weeds into decorative material after a Cincinnati Chamber request. The project includes site visits by executives and potential nationwide distribution, seen as a new use for a local weed menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Felker
Colorado City
Felker
West
Texas
Colorado City Chamber of Commerce
Local families host weekend gathering in Dryden and Sterling City
Mesdames Bill Lea of Sanderson and Roy Deaton and Roy Jr. of Dryden visited their mother Mrs. J. J. Rogers and Phil. Other visitors Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rogers and daughter and friend from Uvalde and Mr. and Mrs. Charlies Alien of Sterling City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Bill Lea
Sanderson
Roy Deaton
Roy Jr
Dryden
J. J. Rogers
Phil
Bob Rogers
Uvalde
Charlies Alien
Sterling City
Carter couple welcomes daughter Karen Linn
The Carters of Corpus Christi welcomed a daughter named Karen Linn born March 8 1960 weighing 9 pounds 54 ounces. Grandparents are Sam Honig and H B Carter. siblings Glenda and Robert. Relatives from San Antonio Austin New Braunfels and Laredo visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A/10
Robert Spruill
Norman Sullivan
San Antonio
John Hughes
Dorothy Ann
Austin
Paul Lang
New Braunfels
Edwin Lang
Gene Carter
Karen Linn
Corpus Christi
Carters
Glenda
Robert
Sam Honig
Here
H. B. Carter
Laredo
Fredericksburg Visit By Mr and Mrs Grosenbacher
Mr and Mrs Arthur Grosenbacher of Fredericksburg visited Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Grosenbacher
Fredericksburg
Otto Rahe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board
Texas Public
John Deere
Krauskopf Bros
West Main St
Fredericksburg, Texas
Leslie
Harper Drug Store
Ranch Supplies
Conrad Holekamp
Junction, Texas
Zenith Radio & Television Sales & Service
Westinghouse Appliances
Mobil Gas Mobil O
Floy Bode Company
Harper, Texas
Dial
Canada
Joe Kaiser
FFA
Mr. An
Aubrey Harper
Rutersville
Merz
Albert
Sanderas
Falkenberry
Otto Schumann
Fes
Schumann
Lindheimer
Kurt Kramer
Kramer
Isidore Stehling
Beliieves
Stehling
Allen Fowler
Charles
Little Rhonda Gay McDougall
Carl Durst
Charles Gammenthaler
Adolph Juenke
Kerrville
Otto Grona
Morris Ranch
Ruben Thiele
Abilene
Jack Groff
Milton Crenwelge
Gammenthaler
Victor Meter
Clinton Grona
Alfonso Klein
Farmers Grain
Bill McDonald
William Jesse McDonald
Kemper
McDonald
Heedeman County
Then
U. S
Marshall
Hogg
Co. B
Frontier Battalion
Teddy Roosevelt
Newclend
United States Oraware Foundation
Brawera
Wrolecolere
United States Brewers Foundation
VEW Building
Austin, Texas
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