Constitutional Amendment One on Ballot in Texas Election
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution No 1 proposing to abolish poll tax voting and authorize voter registration. It details amendments to Article VI Sections 2 and 4, sets election date, and requires secret ballots and registration provisions. The amendment would take effect December 1, 1963 with governor's proclamation and publication requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frrores
Senate
State OF
Texas
United States
F Orcea
Eafe
State of Texas
Proposed Texas constitutional amendment on welfare payments
A measure filed November 9, 1965 proposes a single Section III to empower Texas to provide state funds for needy aged over 65, disabled adults 18-64, needy blind over 21, and needy children under 16. It sets residence rules, caps state funds at 60 million dollars, allows matching federal funds, and permits accepting federal aid. The amendment would require voter approval at a November election.
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Senate
State of Texas
Texas
United States
Legislature
Feiera Sun
Acong
Lamar Sets Date For Rush Week Registration
Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont announces the August 16 deadline for fall sorority rush week registration. Eligible students must register in advance in order to participate in September activities. Contact Mrs. Bess Gentry for guides and information. Panhellenic sororities at Lamar Tech include Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha.
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Beaumont
Texas
Lamar State College of Tech
College Panhellenic Association
Ceeds
Bess Gentry
Lamar Tech
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Delta Zeta
Kappa Delta
Zeta Tau Alpha
Texas Veterans Land Board bond proposal in Texas constitution amendment
Public notice outlines proposed amendment to Section 49 b Article 111 of the Texas Constitution to authorize up to 350 million dollars in bonds for the Veterans Land Fund. It details board composition, appointment terms, bond terms, interest caps at 4.5 percent, and required approvals by the Attorney General and Comptroller. The notice sets the election and proclamation mechanics for the amendment.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
Senate
Veterans’ Land Board
General Land Office
Veterans’ Affairs
Veterans’ Land Program
Boars
Veterans’ Laws Fund
Attorney General of
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Veterans’ Land Fund
Sai Board
United States
General Revenue Fund
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Armed Forces
Armed Services of the
Armed Services of
Texas Veterans Land Fund Amendment Ballot Language
Proposed constitutional amendment outlines funding and administration for the Veterans Land Fund through bonds. It details payment, land purchases, sale terms to Texas veterans, and legislative authority to implement the program with election set for November 1963. The measure includes appropriation mechanisms, fund management, and future legislative delegation.
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist youth join encampment trip and social lineups
Twenty two boys from Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church left with Rev Henry Shettles and Jimmie Greene for the Baptist Encampment in Newton this week. Seventy one people attended the young married peoples training union fellowship social last Saturday night at the church. A stork shower honored Mrs Ruby Mullins with gifts and refreshments. The Texas Library Bookmobile will visit local stores on Thursday afternoon. Various residents and families are noted visiting, traveling, and hosting relatives from Illinois to Alaska, with many weekend trips and home movements recorded.
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Ra’s
Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church
Henry Shettles
Jimmie Greene
Newton
Mary McEwin
Ruby Mullins
Texas Library
Milner’s
Jeffcoat’s Feed and Hardware
Jean Dominy
Michael Geerin
Centralia
Ill
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Michael Guerin
Illinois
Bryant Harris
YMCA
Beaumont
Freeway Baptist Church
Denise Edmonds
Pauline Daigle
Anahuac
Clabus Romero
Oliver Mitchell
Thursady
Jack Gardner
J. R. Spears
Village Mills
Joe Donald Mitchell
Harold McKnight
Keith
DeQuincy
J. McKnight
A. E. Pickering
R. J. Bridges
Bill
Houston
West Texas
Merrill Bridges
Marshall Merrill
Tillie Kennedy
Helen Blackwell
Edna Mueller
Ohio
Glynn Mitchell
Eagle River
Alaska
Keeton Leatherwood
Mitchell
Donie Curtee
Liberty
Cecil J Rawls
Florida
Jimmie Keeton Leatherwood
E. T. Woods
Broadus
Helen Fuller
Nelza
Mary Ann
James Coleman
Conroe
R. L. Cummings
Floyd Cain
J. P. Condrey
Hotel Dieu
Silsbee
J. W .Grimes
Sharon Gay Greene
Robert Greene
James C. Greene
Laura of
Robert Alan Greene
Lions Crippled Children’s
Kerrville
Robert
Herbert Elmore
R. M. Martin
San Marcos
Aquarium
Silsbee Lions Club
Danny
David
Susan Bass
Adair
Bronson
Tommy Shettles
Pineland
Tom Self
Rat Skins Used for Pocket Books and Tobacco Pouches
The article notes that rat skins are employed to fashion small wallets and tobacco pouches.
Dwaine A. Johnson Reassigned To Amarillo AFB
Airman Dwaine A. Johnson is reassigned to Amarillo AFB Texas for technical training as an aircraft maintenance specialist. Son of Mr and Mrs Alson Johnston of Rt 2 Silsbee he recently completed basic training and is a 1963 graduate of Silsbee High School.
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Lackland Afb
Texas
Dwaine A. Johnson
Alson Johnston
Rt. 2, Silsbee
Amarillo Afb
United States Air Force
Johnson
Air Force
Silsbee High School
Jefferson County Retirement Fund Amendment on Ballot
In Texas Jefferson County ballot No 26 on November 9 1963 proposes amending Article XVI Section 62 to allow political subdivisions to establish retirement disability and death benefits for appointive officers and employees or join the county system. It outlines election ballot wording proclamation publication and fund investment rules with earnings tied to employee compensation and bond investments.
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Senate
Texas
Jefferson County
Kec
Texeo
Seid County
Village Mills News Sympathies and Local Visits
The notice extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. V L Trusty on Harold Trusty’s death in Newton from a heart attack. It lists local hospital stays and visits, including Martha Wright at Hardin Memorial Hospital and Jim Jenkins in Kountze. Several residents and visitors travel between Beaumont, Hillsboro, and California, with multiple family gatherings and hospital checkups noted.
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V. L. Trusty
Harold Trusty
Newton
Gulf
Martha Wright
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kountze
Wright
Jim Jenkins
Pace Wells Ambulance
Jessie Wayne Gray
John Sealy Hospital
Charles
Homer Caughman
Bakersfield
Calif
Kate Stevenson
Ethel Evans
W. H. Wilson
Billy
Sandra
Red Hender
C. A. Hutto
Suzanne
Groves
C. H. Bush
Fort Worth
J. L. Wilson
Lee Evans
WMU
Woodville
Giraffe Traits Highlighted In Brief Natural Record
The report notes the giraffe as a strong animal with no vocal cords and a neck with fewer vertebrae than a mouse. It adds the creature is faster than a horse, endures longer without water than a camel, and can see backward without moving its head.
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Lamar
Minute Western Auto Associate
Massey- Ferguson
BAKER MOTOR _COMPANY
Ray Baker
Veterans’ Land
Chance
Fletcher News
Airman
Dwaine Johnson
Sania
Hardin County Sarr and Loan Association
Trnas
Jule
Politics Subdivision
Village Mills News
J. A. Jones
Lake Jackson
Doyle Hall
Estella Gay
Mary Lou Guidry
Tommy Safor
Alice Safor
Victor
S FE Mobley
Lewis Craham
Honey Island
Mamie Waddell
James
Robert Johnson
James Martin
Ray Allen Freeman
Wiliey Hoffman
Lannie Bush
Leon Curry
Santa Fe
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