Sadler names five for jobs in Railroad Commission
Sadler announced the appointment of five officials to the Railroad Commission effective January 1, with orders signed by Chairman Ernest O. Thompson and Commissioner Lon A. Smith. The appointees include Stanford Payne of Del Rio as oil and gas division examiner, John E. Taylor as chief supervisor of the oil and gas division, R. E. Toulton of Irving as assistant director of motor transportation, Sam Lane of Center as assistant attorney general taking over oil and gas division duties in East Texas, and R. L. Milikan of Dallas as insurance expert in motor transportation. Sadler noted 12,000 applications have been received since his election, averaging 200 daily. Experiments indicate hay silage can replace corn silage or hay without reducing milk production.
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R. C. Granberry
John E. Taylor
Marshall
Longview
Laron Stanberry
R. E. Toulton
Irving
Bryan Beil
Sam Lane
Center
C. L. Sullivant
Oil and Gas
East
Texas
R. L. Milikan
Dallas
George W. Truett
W. S. Arms
Sadler
O Daniel To OK Racing Bill Likely If Session Passes
Governor-elect O Daniel will sign a Texas race horse betting bill if the Legislature approves it. Rep Winfree of Houston describes a plan similar to the repealed law with a local option provision and fresh support from breeders. Tax revenue could reach about 500000 annually, while opponents led by Governor Allred push for repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
O’daniel
Friends of Racing
Winfree
Houston
Texas
Allred
Job Hunters Make Life Tough for New Rail Commissioner
Jerry Sadler of Longview, set to replace C. V. Terrell on the railroad commission two weeks after the coming Sunday, hung a sign of no admittance to job seekers. He plans to spend all time before January 1 acquainting himself with duties and will recommend only 14 new appointees. He warned the blast of seekers makes it hard to move about and said a staffer will handle personnel after inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jerry Sadler
Longview
C. V. Terrell
Railroad Commission
Sadler
Sharecropper Langley Buys Farm With Government Loan
In Jasper Alabama Wiley Langley, aided by a Bankhead-Jones Act loan, bought an 180 acre farm and built an eight room home. He raised cotton corn hay and fruit, hosted a barbecue with Senator Bankhead and Farm Security staff observing. Experts forecast 15 bales cotton 40 acres 800 to 1000 bushels corn 150 gallons molasses and 12 to 14 tons hay. Langley’s family of 12 now owns their land and will grow with new school access at Bankhead Farms nearby. The act targets tenancy relief with loans up to 40 years at 3 percent interest.
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Jasper
Ala
Wiley Langley
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead-Jones
Langley
Senator Bankhead
Will Alexander
Farm Security Administration
Bankhead Farms
South
Roosevelt
Social Security tax change unlikely warned
Washington insiders predicted Friday night the Social Security Advisory Council would reject or ignore calls to alter the tax system funding old age insurance. Senator Vandenberg urged limiting levies to their current rate, arguing a change would still pay as you go but avoid an excessive reserve. He cited a projected $47,000,000,000 reserve by 1980.
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Washington
Social Security Advisory Council
Congress
Vanderberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Cox Reappointed State Health Officer by Board
Dr. George W. Cox was reappointed state health officer for two years by the state board of health. The board approved a two year program and outlined requests for increased appropriations in general work venereal disease control county health services pneumonia typing and malaria control. Cox favors rewriting the sanitary code which he calls obsolete.
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Austin
George W. Cox
State Board of Health
Cox
The Typographical Error Poem Fragment
A poem describes a typographical error as a hidden flaw that grows from a peachy ink stain to a mountain size problem. The boss and copy reader react with horror and despair as the error dominates the issue before the rest of the paper appears clean.
Cord Attached First Tramp Exchange Ends With Wood Deal
A street exchange between a tramp and a passerby ends with a cord attached remark. The first man claims a meal was offered but came with a cord, while the other clarifies by saying a string. The dialogue pivots to a cord of wood as the actual attachment.
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Adrienne
Paris
King’s
Wwe Guttonhole
Bisieweo Teorra
England
Queen Anne
Claim O’daniel
O.K. Racing
U.S
J. F. Spindle
Joe Johnson
H. T. Atterberry
Whitewright
Black-Top Road
Tom Barbee
Winnie Hamilton
Pascal Farley
Allen T. Short
Whitewright Hatchery
Philco
RCA
Johnson
Manning & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Sherman
T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter
Gossard
Cannon Towels
Lovely Chiffon Hosiery—Ironclad and Admiration Brands
Woodstock
Woodstock OF Dallas
Commerce St
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