Water bills and politics stir Texas special session
Highlights from Austin note Gov Price Daniel backing a state wide water agency to negotiate reservoir financing with the feds and possible reforms to the State Board of Water Engineers. The piece also covers oil import concerns, legislative bungles, ethics disclosures, and party power fights ahead of next year’s contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Price Daniel
State Board of Water Engineers
Texas
J. J
Jake) Pickle
Democratic Executive Committee
Pickle
Gov. Daniel
Democrats of Texas
Humble Oil's 40th Anniversary Roots in Grayson Lease
The Humble Oil and Refining Company traces its origins to an early Grayson County acreage lease signed in 1917 before formal chartering. Founders included W. S. Farish R L Blaffer and W W Fondren, with later links to the Sterling and Weiss families. The Strait of Dover note appears as a separate fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Grayson County
Texas Corporation
W. S. Farish
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Humble
R. L. Blaffer
New Orleans
W. W. Fondren
Corsicana
Texas
Fondren
Humble Company
Sterling
Ross
Frank
Florence
Humble Oil Company
Wiess
Beaumont
Wrestling at Garden Now with Satan at Madison Square Garden
Sidelights from the Billy Graham crusade describe a question at the information booth about wrestling at the Garden. Miss Marti Haymaker explains that Billy Graham and Christian followers are wrestling with Satan through prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Cardinals
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
Legal notices from Grayson County Texas estate proceedings
Public notices in Grayson County Texas include the Mary Furche estate with Administrator Paul Furche, listing creditors must present claims by law and providing address 6413 Drury Lane Fort Worth Texas. Also a citation by publication for Arvella Maye Jones estate, with Final Account and discharge request, hearing set the first Monday after ten days from publication in Sherman courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Furche
Grayson County
Texas
Drury Lane
Fort Worth
County of Tarrant
State of Texas
Arvella
Maye Jones
NCM
North Texas Loan & Trust Company
A. D
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Connell Rogers
Whitewright Sun
SPICE of LIFE Jokes and Tales Mixed in Daily Chat
A collage of short humorous anecdotes and dialogues about conscience work and love trouble appears. Jests touch on Aunt Lucy, Jones and his wife, a ship at sea, a boastful songwriter, optimism and business, and a reporter's headline challenge with a parson knot gag.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Railroad Commission
Washington
Congress
Legislative Council
Walter Williams
Daniel
Trinity Publishing Co., Inc
Liberty
Astir
Whitewright Cleaners
Grayson
Strait of
Dover
English Channel
Whitewright
Garden
Satan
George Beverly Shea
Graham
Ethel Waters
Don Barnhouse
Philadelphia
Paul Furche
Picture Frame Business
Basswood & We
Spivy
Bonham, Texas
Johnny
Lucy
Judge
Jones
Robert
Unitarians
Unitarian Laymen’s League
Beacon St
Boston
Mass
the First National Bank of
Whitewright, Texas
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Securities
U. S
America
United States
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