Austin Grand Jury to Probe ICT Payments and Political Ties
Travis County grand jurors face a busy term as legislative committees forward evidence on ICT payments to public officials and possible corporate campaign contributions. The report flags about $50,000 of ICT funds to officeholders, urges contracts oversight, and notes a new major development from the House bribery inquiry.
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Austin
Travis County
House
Insurance Department
J. Byron Saunders
Max Wayne Rychlik
Garland Smith
ICT
Texas Federation of Labor
Grand Jury
Department of Public Safety
Veteran GI benefits guidance from a brief Q and A
A condensed veteran questions and answers column covers GI insurance premiums via retirement allotment with service registration, War Orphans Education prohibitions on correspondence courses, Public Law 894 vocational training length with four-year typical limit, and procedures for a World War II veteran to secure a VA loan by July 25 1958 including lender agreement and VA approval with a possible one year extension.
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Korea
Teddy Roosevelt Pioneered Regular Army Health Checks
The text notes President Theodore Roosevelt ordered periodic health examinations for all army officers in 1908. It outlines that annual checkups help detect disease early, guide health practices, and may include medical history, physical exams, lab tests, and x rays. Age and risk factors guide frequency.
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Austin
Teddy Roosevelt
American Academy of Pediatrics
Medical History Guides Early Disease Detection
The history helps doctors spot disease before signs appear. It covers family, social, and occupational habits, past illnesses, and current symptoms. Examinations may note birthmarks and cancer risks in areas of irritation, with blood sugar tests if diabetes runs in the family.
Mother's Milk Found Best Growth Promoter
An international team of scientists isolated and recovered growth promoting substances from human milk. The substances support Lactobacillus bifidus growth, aiding nutrition and potentially reducing intestinal disorders in breast fed infants compared with bottle fed babies. They secured one of 801 government patents this week.
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Washington, D. C
L Bifidus Growth Factor Found Only in Human Milk
Researchers report securing biologically active substances from human breast milk in purified form. They name these substances the L. bifidus growth factor and note they are absent or negligible in cow's milk and typical bottle feed foods.
Citation to Unknown Sherman Oil Mill Stockholders
Court issues a 1957 citation to unknown Sherman Oil Mill stockholders to answer a petition filed April 2 1957 in Grayson County Texas to appoint successor trustees for the defunct Sherman Oil Mill. The notice lists named plaintiffs trustees and numerous defendants related to the Hopkins and Birge families with a May 20 1957 deadline.
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Texas
Sherman Oil Mill
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
W. S. Dorset
Jack S. Birge
N. A. Birge
Marion Sanford
Newton C. Sanford
Dorothy Sanford Erwin
R. D. Erwin
Pattie Dye Birge
Nat B. Birge
Clara B. Wharton
Mary Wharton Ellis
Paul R. Ellis
Pearl C. Birge
Hattie Birge Hopkins
Arthur G. Hopkins
Natalie Hopkins
Patricia Wright
Arthur G. Hopkins, Jr
Harriett Allan Joiner
Hammond Hopkins
Bess Ashley Hopkins
Albert L. Hopkins
Bina Loulie House Beghe
Renato Beghe
L. S. Omohundro
Charles Rice Forbes
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
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House Ict Committee
Insurance Commission
BenJack Cage
Texas Research League
Senate
Comptroller
Senate Insurance Committee
John Osorio
Daniel
Osorio
Securities Department
Secretary of State
Jimmy Phillips
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Mary Worth
By Saunders and
Ernst
UR Pat Omce Biiebere Syndicate
Cipation No
Walker
Ford
Daytona
Indianapolis
Bonneville
Utah
Red Moore
S. Bond St
Whitewright, Texas
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