Pruitts Return From Indiana and Local Legal Notes
Mr and Mrs B L Pruitt recently returned from Indiana where they visited relatives. The article mentions the National Uses of Radio and Telecommunication Technicians convention held at the Lincoln hotel in Indianapolis on Oct 9. Also details a Port Mansfield harbor project with cost estimates and insurance considerations in divorce cases including community property and policy cash value issues.
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B. L. Pruit
Indiana
Pruitt
Lincoln Hotel
Indianapolis
Herbert Andrews, Jr
Kingsville
Port Mansfield
Life Insurance Policy and Community Property in Texas
The article explains that life insurance policy rights fall under Texas community property law. It notes that one half of all wages earned by either spouse belongs to the other, and that premiums paid from community funds implicate ownership.
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Texas
Life Insurance in Divorce Settlements
A lawyerly caution on how life insurance policies owned by either spouse affect divorce settlements. The article notes that if premium payments lapse or a policy lapses the insured loses full access to policy benefits until the community interest is settled. It urges parties to inform their attorneys about policies so cash value dispositions are addressed in property settlements and decrees.
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Texas
Bracero Rule Extended With Mexico For 1959
U S Rep Joe Kilgore announced that the State Department has asked Mexico for an extension of the bracero contract through June 30 1959 without negotiation. An answer is expected from Mexico soon. Labor department officials said the extension would proceed as requested.
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Joe M. Kilgore
State Department
Mexico City
Department of Labor
Mexico
Labor Department
Kilgore
Agreement suggests talks to resolve operational issues later
The recommendations plan to keep certain contract areas such as insurance and transportation open for future talks between the two countries. Kilgore noted the program would automatically extend for three and a half years as authorized by Congress without Mexican government negotiations. This setup allows current operational problems to be addressed in future negotiations.
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Kilgore
Congress
Texas Gulf Producing's Vista Del Mar Gas Well Opens
Texas Gulf Producing Company reported that its No. 1 Vista Del Mar, located on the flats south of Port Isabel, has been tested and produced an open flow of ten million cubic feet of gas daily. The well was completed as a gas producer, with production figures not known at the time of the report.
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Texas Gulf Producing Company
No. 1
Vista del Mar
Port Isabel
Gas from seven inch casing at Esperson tract well
The well began gas flow from 7,414 to 7,426 feet in a seven inch casing. Total depth drilled reached 10,312 feet. The rig has moved to a new location on the Esperson tract.
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Esperson
Valley Transit Officials Report Near Normal Schedules
Valley Transit company officials say schedules are nearly back to normal after seven days of strike. They cite resumed service in key routes and ongoing negotiations to resolve labor disputes.
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The
Valley Transit Company
Women's Press Ass. To Meet In L. A.
The Texas Woman's Press association plans its 63rd annual convention October 28 to 30 at the Plaza hotel in San Antonio. Mary Elizabeth Fox of Southwestern University Georgetown serves as president. Featured speakers include Mrs. Caro Brown of Alice, a Pulitzer Prize winner and board member.
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Texas Woman's Press Association
Plaza Hotel
San Antonio
Mary Elizabeth Fox
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Caro Brown
Alice
Newman Grove Editor Leads National Press Women Link
Directors of the Texas Woman's Press Association and Mrs Velma Price of Newman Grove Nebraska head the National Federation of Press Women. Price is owner and editor of the Newman Grove Reporter. Registration begins at noon on October 23. The opening
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Texas Woman's Press Association
Velma Price
Newman Grove
Nebraska
National Federation of Press Women
Three-Day TWPA Convention Set With Events in Texas
The three day TWPA convention opens at 4:00 p.m. with local arrangements headed by Mrs. Joe O Naylor and Mrs. Charles R Allen of San Antonio. The talk includes a Know your State luncheon on Oct. 29 featuring regional products and a dinner honoring past TWPA presidents.
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Joe O. Naylor
Charles R. Allen
San Antonio
Thelma Willis
Lake Jackson
TWPA
West French Place
Texas
Women’s Press Association
Houston Post
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