Highlights From Your State Capitol
State lawmakers and agencies figure prominently in this roundup from Austin. The Texas Research League reports on the Railroad Commission, Padre Island park plan moves forward, and Connally forms a 25 member committee. New appointments to the State Finance Commission are announced.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Research League
Railroad Commission
Padre Island Park
Padre Island National Seashore Park
William L. Bowen
John B. Connally
Connally
Lubbock
Alton Griffin
State Finance Commission
S. R. Jones Jr
First Pasadena State Bank
Pasadena
Rex Baker Jr
Southwestern Savings Association of Houston
Taylor
Roman J. Bertosh
Baylor ex students to tour Europe by plane in June
Forty Baylor University ex students will leave Boston by plane June 20 for a 25 day tour of nine European countries. Dr George Stokes executive director of the Baylor Ex Students Association said Wednesday this is the second annual summer tour. Matt Dawsons Corsicana led a group of 25 on the first tour last year.
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Baylor University
Boston
George Stokes
Baylor Ex-Students Association
Baylor Exes
Stokes
Matt Dawson
Corsicana
Colonel George Williamson to lead 28th Weather Squadron in England
Col George Williamson commander of the 25th Weather Squadron at Twelfth Air Force HQ for three years is reassigned to England as commander of the 28th Weather Squadron. He will depart Waco on June 9 with his wife Annorah Rhizer of Fairmont West Virginia at 3420 Brookview Drive. The couple engaged in local civic activities during their Waco tenure.
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George A. Williamson
Twelfth Air Force Hq
England
Waco
Williamson
Annorah Rhizer
Fairmont
West Va
Brookview Drive
Willamson
Co-Authors of Speech Textbook Named
Miss Chloe Armstrong a Baylor University speech professor and Paul D Brandes of Ohio University are credited as co authors of The Oral Interpretation of Literature. Both were formerly affiliated with the University of Mississippi with much of the work done by mail and some at conventions.
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Chloe Armstrong
Baylor University
Paul D. Brandes
Ohio University
Miss Armstrong
University of Mississippi
World Food Congress Aims to End Global Hunger
Senator Yarbrough cites the World Food Congress in Washington with 1200 delegates from the U S and abroad. He notes the shared aim to combat hunger, U S leadership in world food supply, and 104 nations studying methods to aid food scarce countries. Texas, with vast resources and capable farmers, may participate in solutions.
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Yarborough
World Food Congress
Washington
United States
Texas
Poage Details Texas Military Construction Budget
Congressman Bob Poage reports the Military Construction Bill passed, authorizing 30.65 million dollars for military construction in Texas, with 8.579 million allocated to the Eleventh District. He notes Senate proposals to reorganize executive departments, supports president proposals but opposes creating new departments via such action, and respalds an amendment prohibiting new departments.
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Poage
Texas
Congress
Ferguson Farm Field Day Set
McLennan County cotton producers ginners and others are invited to a cotton field day at the Ferguson State Farm on Friday June 21 1963. The program starts at 9 00 a m with talks from Burris Jackson and Byron W Frierson and Texas A M College experts on reducing production costs. A Dutch treat lunch will be served and tours of Ferguson Unit facilities follow in Madison County four miles south of Midway on F M Road 247.
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McLennan
Ferguson State Farm
Texas Department of Corrections
Leroy Hoermann
American Cotton Congress
Burris Jackson
Byron W. Frierson
Texas A&m College
W. O. Trogdon
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
J. C. Gaines
Department of Entomology
Fred C. Elliott
Agricultural Extension Service
B. G. Reeves
Hoermann
Ferguson
Madison County
Midway
Weeklies Circulation Gains Seen Postwar Surge
Kenneth Byerly of the University of North Carolina notes a 93.7 percent rise in weekly newspaper circulation since 1945. He spoke before a California meeting, praising community papers for large postwar gains compared with dailies.
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Kenneth Byerly
U. of North Carolina
California
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S. Foster
Bill C. Foster
Bert Fields
Dallas
Texas Turnpike Authority
J. M. Haggar Jr
Haggar
Armistead Rust
San Angelo
Carr
Waggoner Carr
R. G. Garrett
Texas Animal Health Commission
Elmer J. Ashby
Carlisle Independent
Rusk County
Texas Education Agency
Aubrey Carpenter
Allstate Insuranc
Mitte Warrenty
N. Velley Mills
Watson
Bob Poage
Columbus
Fleetwood
Cleer
Modern Homes Construction CO. O
Weee
Texe
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