Legislator Honored by Texas Guard at Camp Mabry
State Representative Grainger W. Mc Ihany Wheeler and Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Bishop attended a June 11 Camp Mabry event. Mc Ihany spoke to the officer candidate class, was named an honorary officer candidate, and received The Minutemen in Peace and War from the Texas National Guard Association president Major Kruckemeyer.
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Texas National Guard
Grainger W. Mc-Ihany
Wheeler
Thomas S. Bishop
Camp Mabry
Mc-Ihany
Minutemen IN
The
National Guard Association of Texas
Kruckemeyer
Texas Air National Guard
Plan Fair Entries FFA Members Continue Projects in Summer
Wellington Future Farmers Association members cap summer with three day Lake Lagert camp. groups of four planned meals and bedding, hiked and studied grasses and rocks, fished, and rode go karts at Craterville Park. monthly meetings keep projects alive with 53 entries, including crops like cotton and wheat and animals such as chickens and cattle. Cash rewards from City State Bank honor best project record books.
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Wellington
Lake Lagert
Craterville Park
FFA
City State Bank
Danny Garcia
F.F.A
Collingsworth
Gray Becomes Lieutenant in National Guard
Two Texas National Guardsmen from Wellington were among 119 officer candidates who received commissions as second lieutenants in the Texas National Guard on Saturday June 19. Class number 8 of the Texas National Guard Academy’s officer candidate school trained at Camp Mabry, marking the largest class to attend.
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Austin
Texas National
National Guard OCS Program In Texas Spurs Training
The OCS program began in Texas in 1957 and follows Fort Benning Georgia guidelines. The school is run by the State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the Texas National Guard. The course lasts two weeks each June and July with eight monthly weekend assemblies and a final two week active duty period each June. In 1965 one in ten veterans in civilian life served in World War I seven in World War II and two in the Korean conflict.
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National Guard
Texas
U.S. Army Infantry School
Fort Benning
Texas National Guard
Texas Senate Expansion Constitutional Amendment 1965
Proposed Senate Joint Resolution 44 seeks to amend sections of the Texas Constitution to increase the Senate to 39 members and set House membership at 150, with apportionment by population and districting rules. The measure would be voted on September 7, 1965.
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BI Weld
Senate
State of Texas
State Senate
House of Representatives
State OF
Texas
Texas Constitutional Amendment Election Text
The document outlines a September 1965 election for a constitutional amendment. It details ballot language proposing to increase the State Senate from 31 to 39 members and to retain House membership. It also discusses apportionment by population and county Senator limits. The governor to issue proclamation and publication requirements are stated.
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State Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Texas
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