Department of Public Safety Estimates 180 Die During 11 Day Holiday
Texas DPS chief Col Homer Garrison Jr estimates 180 people will die violently in the 11 day Christmas to New Year period. He cites 92 traffic deaths, 42 by self harm or homicide, and 46 in other accidents, with Operation Death Watch deploying 150 extra patrols.
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Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison Jr
DPS
N. K. Woerner
Garrison
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Paul A Tenberg Takes Over Pauls Drive Inn
Paul A Tenberg of Shiner purchased and now operates Pauls Drive Inn on Highway 77A about 1 1/2 miles west of Hallettsville. The cafe and bar serves short orders, cold beer and soft drinks and also carries a complete line of fireworks. Tenberg is son of Mr and Mrs Paul Tenberg Jr of Shiner. An invitation is extended for friends to visit. Mr and Mrs A L Valek and W C Schmidt spent Sunday in San Antonio with Edwin Handsur.
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Paul A. Tenberg
Shiner
Paul
Holiday Traffic Toll Study Highlights Speed and Drinking
A review of fatal crashes during the last Christmas New Year period shows speed contributing to 29.8 percent, alcohol involvement in 26.9 percent, and pedestrian violations in 11.5 percent. Christmas Eve accounted for 23.7 percent of holiday deaths.
Travel Expense Records for Federal Tax Deductions
IRS official Allison B. Clark in Brenham Texas urges strict travel recordkeeping for deductions. Include dates places business purpose transportation costs overnight stays and itemized meal lodging and other expenses. Separate personal vacations and ensure mileage and car expenses are clearly documented.
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Allison B. Clark
Internal Revenue Service
Brenham
Texas
Texas to sign state radiation control contract with AEC
Governor Price Daniel and Dr. Glenn Seaborg will sign a formal Texas Radiation Control Act contract in the Senate Chamber. The pact shifts licensing and supervision of radioactive materials from the Atomic Energy Commission to the Texas State Department of Health, making Texans deal with state officials for licenses. Texas would become the fifth state with AEC-backed regulatory control, joining Kentucky California Mississippi and New York.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Glenn Seaborg
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Texas Capitol
United States Congress
AEC
Gov. Daniel
Texas
Kentucky
California
Mississippi
New York
State Department of Health
32 Whooping Cranes Counted At Refuge
The Texas Aransas Refuge tally shows 32 whooping cranes present for winter, with 38 returning last spring to Canada. A bird sighted off the refuge could bring the total to 33.
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Texas
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Canada
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Raymond Tansley
Michael Todd
Trona
California
L. A. Mladenka
San Antonio
Walter Glatzert
Dolores Jo
Los Angeles
Calif
Elvera Ehrig
Ernest
Martha Drabek
Gonzales
J. C. Blohm
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H. B. Gee
Chiropractor
E. Gonzales St
Yoakum, Texas
Paul's Drive Inn
A. L. Valek
W. C. Schmidt
Edwin Handsur
IRS
AVON
Mrs. Homer Sommerlatte
Frank Kocian
Albert Kurtz
Rubye Miculka
Sulphur Park
H. R. Seidenberger
Rt. 3
Shiner, Texas
Texas State Department of Health
Health Department
Dr. Seaborg
Roeder’s Mobile Feed Mills
Melvin Roeder
Hybner’s Dairy
Gonzales County Savings & Loan Association
Gonzales, Texas
St. George St
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