Texas Legislators Finally Go Home
Texas lawmakers wrapped 187 days across one regular and two special sessions this year driven by school segregation battles. The second special session ended after 21 days with three segregation bills, two of which the governor requested. A $355,000 outlay was approved for the session, funded from multiple state funds.
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Janu Ito
B. H. Dewey
Bryant
Senate House
Gov
Ennor
National
Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate
Sen
Jep. Fuller
Port Arthur
House
Texas
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas Employment Commission
Daniel
Christmas Fire Safety Warnings From Local Chief
Ector County residents were urged to prevent fires during Christmas by Chief Charles Meadows who cited past fatalities and offered National Board of Fire Underwriters tips. He advised choosing a small tree, keeping it moist, cutting the butt, keeping it away from hot spots, avoiding flammable decorations, using only electric lights, inspecting wires, using nonflammable ornaments, and disposing of wrappings after gifts are opened.
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Charles Meadows
Ector County
Lessy
Meadows
Christos
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chief Meadows
Oilman and lawyer Harry H. Rogers dies in San Antonio
Prominent oilman, businessman and attorney Harry H. Rogers died Tuesday after a long illness in San Antonio. A church leader and civic figure, he served as Elder Emeritus of Central Christian Church and held multiple presidencies including the San Antonio ISD Board of Education, Rotary International, and the International Convention of Central Christian Churches. Rogers also led the Oklahoma Bar Association and chaired boards for several colleges. Survived by his widow Anna Rogers.
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San Antonio
Harry H. Rogers
Rogers
Central Christian Church
Board of
San Antonio Independent
Rotary, International
International Convention of Central Christian Churches
Oklahoma Bar Assa
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Board of Univrsity of Oklahoma
Exas
University of Oklahoma
Texas Christian University
Philips University of Enid
Okla
Missouri
Wewoka
Indian Territory
Holdenville
Oxla
Tulsa
J. Q
Caapmen
DuBose
Crash Victim Identified in Balmorhea Accident
The Texas Highway Patrol identified one of three crash victims near Balmorhea on November 22 with FBI help. John Sharp, 17, of Mesa Arizona, was named. The other two victims were sailors killed in the same head-on collision. services were held at Fairview Cemetery.
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Pecos
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas Highway Patrol
Balmorhea
John Sharp
Mesa
Ariz
K. &. Blanchard
Fairview Cemetery
Stanily
Institute Set To Tour Midland Gypsum Plant
The Institute of Building Technology will set up today at the parking area east of the Ranchhouse in Midland. Local architects engineers builders and contractors may learn about past graduate work and newer plastered wall and ceiling systems and assemblies offered by the traveling program.
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United States Gypsum Company
Institute of Building Technology
Snap
Midland
Hoffa Wiretap Trial Witness Sticks to Prior Statement
Former New York state trooper Rudolph L Doelicke testifies he and Bernard Spindel helped install wiretapping gear in James R Hoffa’s Detroit office. He reiterates Hoffa and Owen Brennan ordered the devices and declines to alter testimony even if Hoffa was seen in Seattle July 5 to 9 or at a union executive board meeting. The case, before Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan, continues.
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New York
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Rudolph Lb. Doalicke
Hoffa
Owen Brennan
Michigan Teamsters Local 337
Detroit
Doelicke
Bernard Spindel
Holmes
N.Y
E'Ling
Brennan
Spindel
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Sol Cein
Breanna
Gelb
Seattle
Seatle
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Fla
U. S
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
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Institute At Midland
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