Press urged to pass broad publication laws in Texas
Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd urged the Texas press to back 12 bills in the 1957 Legislature focusing on publication requirements. He called for official notices in home newspapers forVeterans' Land Program loans and public financial disclosures for insurance firms and school districts. He urged full texts of ordinances and regular public accounting of public funds to deter corruption. He also supported tighter audits and stronger penalties for false reports and demanded transparency in public meetings. He warned the press to keep public offices open and accountable.
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Austin
John Ben Shepperd
The
Press of Texas
Sheppard
Duval County
Shepperd
Texas Press Association
Land Office
Veterans’ Land
Notice to creditors of the Wallace estate 1956
Executrix Mildred Wallace Rioux announces letters testamentary were granted August 18 1956 by Grayson County Court for the estate of James Samuel Wallace deceased. Creditors must present claims by law to Post Office Box 226 Palacios Matagorda County Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun September 20 27 and October 4 11 1956.
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James Samuel Wallace
Grayson County
Palacios
Matagorda County
Texas
Mildred Wallace Rioux
Lillian G. Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson Hestand
North Lockhart
Sherman
Kathryn Johnson George
Howe
Elizabth Johnson Hestand
Whitewright Sun
Slagle Praises Grayson Delegation To State Convention
A letter from Whitewright’s Dear Editor quotes Slagle praising the Grayson County delegation to the Democratic State Convention in Fort Worth. He defends delegate conduct and urges support for the Grayson group at the convention.
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Slagle
Grayson
Whitewright
Texas
Fort Worth
Grayson County
Grayson County Delegation Praised for Courtesy at Convention
R S Slagle Jr chairman of Grayson County Democratic Delegation reports that the 9th Senatorial District delegates conducted themselves with propriety and respect at the annual convention. He notes no booing or heckling by any district member and expresses district pride in their maturity and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Slagle, JR
Grayson Co
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Waco
Insurance Commission
State Banking Department
Joseph
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
W. Lee O'Daniel
State Supreme Court
Pappy
Tom Beavley
O’daniel
Constitution Party
Beavley
Short Snorts
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Veterans Land
Department of Public Safety
Ace Lewis
Telephone Company
Ivory
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
West Main
North Travis
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
Texas State
Denison
All Star Theatre
Wbap-Tv
Channel 5
the Sun
H. H. Taylor
Sawyer
First National Bank Bldg
WeEnty
Fisher
Chevrolet
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