Dallas Man Would Make Texas Utopia
Charles B. Hutchison of Dallas outlines a 1950 gubernatorial platform to transform Texas into a utopia. He proposes moving the capital, a new $200 million capitol, a Trinity River canal, ten new universities, 25 to 30 state hospitals, statewide finance for cities, a statewide radio TV system, dam and lake projects, and old age homes, funded by selling 51 percent of tidel and oil to the federal government for 25 billion. He would also fund slum clearance, universal education, veteran bonuses, and anti poverty measures if funds permit.
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Hutchison
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Whitney Dam
Brazos
Austin
Dallas
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Texas
Houston
Pre school check up urged by Dr George Cox
Dr George W Cox Texas State Health Officer urges a September return to school with a full medical and dental pre school check up. Eyes ears nose throat and teeth should be examined and remediable defects treated. Immunization is advised when possible for protection against disease. Indiana's motto is The Crossroads of America.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Cox
Cox
Government options for tidelands oil rights debated
The passage discusses selling 49 percent of tidelands oil property to major and independent oil firms on the same terms if the government declines to buy. It suggests revenue and control would be limited, with returns limited to mud, salt water and some oil.
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Hutchison
Texas Voters to Decide Ten Constitutional Amendments
The Texas Legislature approved ten amendments to the state constitution for a November 8 statewide vote. The package includes repeal of the poll tax, allowing women on juries, local option fire districts, annual legislative sessions with $3,600 salaries, county retirement and disability pensions, civil service for county employees, and other provisions aimed at county and state governance.
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Texas
Ramsey
State OF
Cattle Finishing School Opens in Montana
In Fishtail Montana rancher John P Wright founder of a Hereford herd opens a finishing school for cattle. The coeducational program aims to prepare top foundation cattle for shows and sales rings by feeding and training them for expositions.
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Fishtail
Mont
Montana
John P. Wright
Northwest
Dragon fly invasion spotted in Texas near Mineola
John Harwell of Marshall and biology student at East Texas State collected dragon flies at Springview Lake near Mineola. He sent specimens to Cornell for identification and they were found to be a rare species never before reported as far south as Texas.
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Commerce
Texas
John Harwell
Marshall
East Texas State
Springview Lake
Mineola
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Jefferson Day dinner remark sparks debate on Jefferson’s progress
Barkley at New York Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner cites Jefferson’s views on frugal government and debt limits while critics note the speech avoids detailing what progress means. Separately a sheriff’s sale notice lists Grayson County taxes and the property of M. L. Gentry up for auction on Sept 6 1949 in Denison Texas.
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New York
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
New Bethlehem
Penn
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
M. L. Gentry
Eva Gentry
Corine Smart Harris
Bill Harris
Ella May Elson
Evelyn Martin
Aline Hildebran
Paul Merrill
District Court
Grayson County
Texas
Cyrene Park
Denison
Markel Dicken
J. H. Brown
Sherman, Tex
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