Metcalfe Seeks State Education Board Seat
Penrose B. Metcalfe former state legislator declares candidacy for the State Board of Education to replace George D. Morgan. The May 15 deadline for candidacy applies. Metcalfe, 56, rancher and attorney from Tom Green County, is Democrat and longtime public servant with extensive education policy work. He says he will not run a political campaign, aims to serve youth and remove politics from the post.
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Penrose B. Metcalfe
State Board of Education
George D. Morgan
Metcalfe
Tom Green County
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas A&m College
Army Air Corps
Tom Green Board of Education
House
Senate
Texas
Suggestions on Poliomyelitis Control for Texas
Official guidance from the Texas State Department of Health outlines how poliomyelitis spreads via nasal and intestinal secretions and how to limit transmission during summer and fall. It covers individual hygiene, crowd avoidance, water and waste sanitation, supervised pools and food handling, pest control, milk sources, and public health education. It also notes a local social item about the Oehler family visiting Ballinger and a quote emphasizing the value of an educated citizenry for democracy.
Dark Era In Texas Wildlife Described In New Book
A. S. Jackson, wildlife biologist, chronicles the 1870s and 1880s decline of Texas game in Texas Game & Fish May issue. He cites repeated rifles and wide slaughter with deer counts, turkey tallies, and bear hunts reported by diverse papers. The era shows no conservation notes and reflects rampant hunting for profit.
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Texas
Austin
Texas Wildlife
A. S. Jackson
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas Game & Fish
Jackson
Henrietta Journal
Red River
San Antonio News
Hardin County
Mason County
Galveston Daily News
Brownsville
Ben Ramsey Announces Texas Lieutenant Governor Candidacy
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine, veteran lawmaker and former secretary of state, declared his bid for Texas lieutenant governor. Ramsey, born in East Texas, has served in the House and Senate, led as Senate President Pro Tempore in 1947, and has long pushed rural electrification while practicing law and aiding the Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative. He resigns as secretary of state to run and plans to return to San Augustine with his wife.
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Austin
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Texas
Beauford Jester
Allan Shivers
Ramsey
House
Texas Senate
East Texas
Senate
San Augustine County
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
University of Texas
Secretary of State
San Austino
Methodist Church
American Legion Spring Junction May 15 Two day program
The 21st District American Legion convention opens Saturday and Sunday in the area with a balanced schedule of business and entertainment. John W. Robinson of San Angelo announces activities led by Burt Fleming Post No 237 under Lewis Ferguson. Activities include a Roy Bean Court jail display, a rodeo, and a dance with acts by Louis Ragland and his sheep dog Roy and Big Bill Lister.
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Burt Fleming
Lewis Ferguson
Roy Bean
Pioneer
American Legion
Hill Country Fair
Louis Ragland
Roy
Big Bill Lister
Congress asks duchess and escort for rodeo joint session
Conventional Junction district is asked to provide a duchess and es cort for the rodeo and dance. A joint session of the American Legion and Auxiliary is set for Sunday morning with speaker G Ward Moorly of Austin Department Adjutant of the American Legion. Richard M Bill Cummins State Director of Youth Activities and Albert Brown of San Antonio, one of five department service officers, will attend. A big barbecue dinner will be served at noon.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
G. Ward Moorly
Austin
American Legion
Richard M
Bill” Cummins
Albert Brown
San Antonio
Ramsey Seeks Lieutenant Governor Seat for Texas
Ramsey announces his campaign for lieutenant governor saying informed citizens must engage in state government to solve problems in their own way. He backs expanding educational opportunities in Texas and supports the farm to market road improvement program.
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Ramsey
Texas
Ramsey Announces for Lt. Governor Ben Ramsey Announces for Texas
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine announces for lieutenant governor. He cites a long record in the Texas House and Senate and resigns as secretary of state on February 9 to focus on the state race. Ramsey has led rural electrification and the farm to market road program. Pol. Adv. paid for by friends of Ben Ramsey.
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Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Texas House
Senate
Ramsey
Texas
Harper to Host Legion Meetings and Elections
Sunday afternoon separate business sessions of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in Harper. Delegates will be elected to the national convention in Los Angeles next October and other business attended to. Miss Maxine Lange and Elmer Lee of San Antonio visited Harper over the weekend with their parents, Mr and Mrs Max Lange. Mrs Neal B Fox and Miss Dorothy McDavid attended Vernon Jung's funeral in Fredericksburg Tuesday evening.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Los Angeles
Maxine Lange
Elmer Lee
San Antonio
Harper
Mrs
Max Lange
Neal B. Fox
Dorothy McDavid
Vernon Jung
Fredericksburg
Tobin Family Attends Rocksprings Graduation Services
Mr and Mrs Hardin Tobin of Rocksprings spent Sunday visiting his mother Mrs T Tobin and attended the Baccalaureate Services Sunday night Their niece Miss Sue Ell Roberts is in the graduating class.
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Hardin Tobin
Rocksprings
T. Tobin
Sue Ell Roberts
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Texas State Department of Health
Geo. W. Cox, M. D
Carl Oehler and Sons
Ballinger
Swan Laundry & Dry Cleaners of
Kerrville
Harper Drug Store
Harper Tin & Sheet Metal Works
Bill Kaiser
Bing
Ranch Supplies
Wees
Conrad Holekamp, Mgr
Junction, Texas
John W. Robinson
Dist
Pol
THE
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Elmo Baethge
Bode
Frank Floyd
Quality Grocery
Otto Rahe
General Sites Safety Ae
Crenwelge
Ebbe
Lang
Motor Sales
EAD
Fredericksburg, Texas
West Main
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