Hearing on Unnecessary Energy Use Advertising
The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on HSR 131 a urging advertisers to avoid promoting excess energy use. Rep Ben Grant and others argued the goal is to reduce waste, not regulate utility advertising, while Southwest Electric Power Co opposed state control of ads. The bill moved to the Oil and Gas subcommittee.
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House Natural Resources Committee
House
Ben Grant
Marshall
Woody Denson
Houston
Grant
Texas
Conn Edison
East
The
Southwest Electric Power Company
Oil and Gas Subcommittee
the Natural Resources Committee
Veterans Officer exposes false insurance dividend hoax
A Ward County Veterans Service Officer warns WWII veterans about a nationwide hoax claiming a special 55 cent per month dividend for GI life insurance. He notes no such law exists. genuine dividends were paid in 1949 and 1950 and some ongoing postwar entitlements require official notices. The message ends with a bus trivia note about early double decker buses called knifeboards.
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Veterans Administration
Congress
Little Room In Japan For Dishwashers Noise
A column contrasts Japanese housing lifestyle with American crowded cities. It notes small kitchens and few dishwashers in Japan, limited closet space with freestanding wardrobes, rare pianos, and regulated noise. It also highlights biannual bonuses and 20 percent saving rates, suggesting U.S. trends if urban growth continues.
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Japan
United States
Rare Ward County papers mark UTPB South Campus opening
A rare 1892 Ward County election returns document joined the opening celebrations for UTPB South Campus May 11-12. Wickett Mayor Bob Lee proclaimed May 12 UTPB Library Day, and Permian Historical Society President John Dunagan awarded the society’s first annual prizes. The event highlighted UTPB as a regional archive and lending repository for local history.
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Ward
Wickett
Bob Lee
University of Texas of the
State Archives
Austin
Utpb Library
UTPB
Bill Amstead
Permian Basin
Permian Historical Society
John Dunagan
Monahans
Emergency Phone Call Card for Children
A free billfold sized card helps kids reach home in emergencies. It holds the child’s name address and home phone plus trusted relative and family doctor contacts. Space for a dime and a mail order to Southwestern Bell, P O Box 972 St Louis MO 63188 is provided.
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Southwestern Bell
P. O
St. Louis
Missouri
No liquid water on Mars due to thin atmosphere
The Martian surface cannot sustain liquid water as the atmosphere is too thin to prevent rapid evaporation. Researchers note that any exposed water would quickly vaporize, leaving ice or vapor under current conditions.
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Mars
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David Burch
S. Stockton
Burch
A.F
Doc) Hammons
Ward County
Don Thresher
Texas Leaders Roundtable
Texas Association of Life Underwriters
Thresher
Connecticut Mutual Life
State
Greenland
Texas Association of Home Builders
National Home Improvement Council
Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Gene Cummings Oil CO
ING
Fort Stockton
City of
Monahans Big Green
Big Green
Our Fair City
Sterling Organization
Richard J. Hoyer
John L. Hill
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