State Capital Highlights Next Fiscal Year Surplus Possible
Top Texas finance officials foresee a general revenue surplus for the next fiscal year though it may be modest. Projections range from 35 to 90 million dollars as tax cuts boost state and local revenues, while schools seek raises. Dr. Hubert Winston Smith, Ruby's new attorney, asks for transfer to Austin State Hospital for brain tests.
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Texas
U. S. Treasury
Comptroller’s Office
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Ruby
Jack Ruby
University of Texas
Hubert Winston Smith
Lee Harvey Oswald
Austin State Hospital
Regulations Proposed to Curb Lender Advertising Practices
Francis A. Miskell regulatory loan commissioner proposes rules banning misleading terms like easy payments and repayment in installments and requires strict advertising accuracy. Public hearing set for May 8 covers records, advertising, insurance, and collection practices. Prohibits strong arm collections and limits contact to borrower or close family. lenders may not solicit payment via third parties without consent.
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Francis A. Miskell
Miskell
Texas begins first official vacation advertising in national papers
Texas launches its first official travel ads in national outlets with a spring debut in the New York Times travel section on April 5 featuring a pretty beach scene. The same ad runs in the Chicago Tribune on April 12 as the Texas Tourist Development Agency plans to extend promotions this spring and summer funded by the 58th Legislature.
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Texas
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Water Commission Postpones Brazos Reservoir Hearings to May 25
The Texas Water Commission rescheduled hearings on five Brazos River watershed reservoirs Proctor Comanche County Stillhouse Hollow Bell County Somerville Washington County Desardova Bend Hood County and Belton Bell County to May 25.
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Texas Water Commission
Brazos River
Proctor
Commanche County
Stillhouse Hollow
Bell County
Somerville
Washington County
Desardova Bend
Hood County
Belton
Texas Population Growth Slows Says UT Researchers
University of Texas researchers report a slower Texas population growth. They estimate a 1.8 percent annual gain from 1960 to 1963, down from 2.2 percent in 1950 to 1960, with major cities showing reduced gains as well.
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University of Texas
Texas
Retail Sales Rise After January Slump Says UT Bureau
February retail receipts fell four percent from January signaling a weak start, but the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reported better news later, suggesting a rebound in consumer spending.
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University of Texas’ Bureau of Business Research
Retail sales rise in February by four percent
The report shows February retail sales higher than February 1963 by four percent, indicating the state's continued accelerated economy and upward trend over the past three years.
Texas cities bid for vocational school at Camp Gary site
The State Board of Education favors placing the Southwestern Vocation al Educational School at Camp Gary in San Marcos but cities including Marshall and Valley groups compete with other Texas locations and neighboring states for the $4 200 000 program.
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State Board of Education
Southwestern Vocational Educational School
U. S. Congress
Camp Gary Air Force Base
San Marcos
Texas
City of Marshall
U. S. Commissioner of Education
FASTER CARS FOR GAME WARDENS
State Parks and Wildlife Department replaces six cylinder wardens cars with Police Specials V-8s. Executive director Weldon Watson says faster cars will overcome a serious handicap to the warden force.
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State Parks and Wildlife Department
Weldon Watson
Texas Reregistration Notices Issued For Trade Marks
Secretary of State Crawford C. Martin announces reregistration notices are sent to about 20 000 trade mark holders in Texas. Per the 1961 law a 10 year limit applies to registrations, with pre 1954 rights urged to contact the office. all re registrations expire May 3.
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Texas
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
State lawmakers reshuffle and policy updates noted in brief
Sen William T Moore of Bryan joins the Texas Legislative Council replacing Sen Frank Owen III who resigns. Attorney General Waggoner Carr reports 10 more civil penalty suits for slant hole oil ventures totalling 91. Gov Connallys Education Committee urges expanded educational TV and year round campus use. Court of Criminal Appeals sets April 8 for Billie Sol Estes second appeal on an eight year swindling sentence. Kiwanis clubs raise funds for a Prayer Room in the State Capitol. Dr J S Wiseman notes insect-borne diseases waning since DDT 1939. Commercial Bank and Trust of Irving seeks a state banking charter. Burt L Risley named executive secretary of the State Commission for the Blind. Sen Culp Krueger announces April 3-4 Bay Study Committee meeting to address bay pollution.
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William T. Moore
Bryan
Texas Legislative Council
Frank Owen III
el Paso
Waggoner Carr
John Connally
Court of Criminal Appeals
Billie Sol Estes
Kiwanis
State Capitol
J. S. Wiseman
State Health Department
Commercial Bank and Trust Company of
Irving
State Department of Banking
Burt L. Risley
Austin
Asherton
State Commission For the Blind
Len E. Alsup
Culp Krueger
el Campo
Belli Attacked Dallas Faces Bar Ethics Rebuke
flamboyant defense lawyer Melvin Belli in the Jack Ruby murder trial drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Carr. Carr condemned Belli for anti Dallas talk, saying such ethics would earn contempt and fines if acted in any state or federal court. The ABA president noted the remark in San Francisco.
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Melvin Belli
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Carr
Belli
American Bar Association
San Francisco
Attorney Belli Faces Ethics Criticism and ABA Fallout
The town speaker condemned Belli for flagrantly ignoring professional ethics and his attorney oath, calling it a discredit to him and the profession. Belli, who resigned from the American Bar Association, retorted that being barred from the ABA would be like being banned from the Book of the Month Club.
Watchdog agency sets record inspections in Texas
Agriculture Commissioner White said his watchdog agency conducted more than 1,400,000 public service inspections over the past year. Inspections covered gas pump accuracy, field crops, and retail product checks, with commercial scale corrections saving Texas households over 2 million dollars.
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White
Texas
New Screwworm Cases Reported in Medina and McCulloch Counties
The Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation notes that barrier zone maintenance for sterile screwworm flies between Mexico and the United States hinges on congressional appropriations. Two new screwworm cases have been confirmed, one in Medina County and another in McCulloch County near Brady.
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Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Mexico
The
U. S
Medina County
McCulloch County
Brady
New Shell Suit Filed In Oyster Reef Dredging Dispute
Coastal interests sue to block Parks and Wildlife orders allowing shell dredging in Galveston and Trinity Bays urging dredgers be moved 1500 feet from live oyster reefs. Commission had permitted dredging as close as 300 feet under supervision. General Land Office to receive sealed bids May 5 for over 369,785 acres of state school lands for lease. U S Judge Homer Thornberry to preside over Western District sessions in Austin and Waco succeeding Judge Ben H Rice Jr. who died. Measles total nears 10,000 for year as of March 7 with 2,270 cases that week. Texas unemployment down to 3,506,400 in January amid shifts in agriculture and service sectors. Attorney General Carr says levee boards may deposit funds anywhere but with bond equal to deposits. Interior official Homer Garrison Jr. cited for failing to meet market demand and hindering conservation efforts. Rail hearings set May 15 in Dallas on train discontinuations between Fort Worth and Houston. Final reports reach State Comptroller.
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SHELL
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Galveston
Trinity Bays
Commission
General Land Office
U. S
Homer Thornberry
Austin and
Waco
Ben H. Rice Jr
Marlin
State Health Department
Texas Employment Commission
Agriculture Service
Carr
Board of Supervisors
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of the Interior
Railroad Commission
Dallas
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Fort Worth
Denver
Houston
Texans Likely to Vote Increases Reach 3 Million
Bert S Calvert reports preliminary estimates suggest roughly 3,000,000 Texans may be qualified to vote this year, up about 15 percent from 1960. The Texas Water Commission has begun a large study to map underground water in 35 Central Texas counties between the Red and the Colorado Rivers.
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Bert S. Calvert
Texas Water Commission
Texas
Red
Colorado
Steam Driven Car Demonstration By S H Roper in 1863
In Massachusetts in 1863 S H Roper showed a steam driven horseless carriage. The display highlighted early automotive experimentation and advances in mechanical propulsion during the mid 19th century.
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S. H. Roper
Massachusetts
Canary Island whistle language links across long distances
Natives of the Canary Islands communicate over long distances using a whistled language that preserves tonal and lexical elements of speech. The technique enables complex messages, functioning as a rural, regional form of communication despite terrain barriers.
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Canary Islands
Texas oil output set at 29 percent of capacity for April
Texas oil production will be held at 29 percent of potential during April, the highest figure in five years. The Texas Railroad Commission set April allowable at 2,931,746 barrels daily, with March output at 2,983,222 barrels. Executives reporting a state of the industry noted 177,800,000 barrels on hand March 1, 1,480,000 more than desired, and Jim Langdon said progress toward reorganization and pollution curb efforts continue.
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Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Jim Langdon
Appointments to Texas Boards Named by Governor
Governor Connally named D. M. Skidmore of El Paso and E. Earl Merrell Jr. of Bryan to the State Board of Architectural Examiners. Hugh M. Patterson of Houston was named to the Texas Civil Judicial Council. Wallace Scott of Austin was named to the State Board of Canvassers.
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Connally
D. M. Skidmore
el Paso
E. Earl Merrell Jr
Bryan
State Board of Architectural Examiners
Hugh M. Patterson
Houston
Texas Civil Judicial Council
Wallace Scott
Austin
State Board of Canvassers
Texas felonies rise as DPS records show 1963 crime surge
Texas crime reached a new high in 1963 with a felony every two and a half minutes. DPS reports 229,254 crimes, up 5.8 percent from 1962 and 88.6 percent above 1935, with seven major felonies rising across murder rape robbery burglary aggravated assault theft and auto theft.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Screwworm Eradication Funds Fail Reported
Report notes funding for screwworm eradication programs fall short amid unclear sources. The brief cites budget constraints and administrative hurdles affecting ongoing control efforts and regional partnerships.
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Anon
Hase
Tales
Funeral Rites For Mrs. L. W. Smith Held Here Monday
Mrs. L. W. Smith 94, longtime Winters resident, died Sunday evening in Winters Municipal Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at Spill Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ray Elliott officiating. Graveside rites followed at Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo. Born Mary Virginia Wyatt on March 5, 1870, in Wheeler Texas, she married L. W. Smith in 1887. Nephews served as pallbearers.
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L. W
Mollie) Smith
Sadie Wyatt
Winters
Winters Municipal Hospital
Spill Memorial Chapel
Ray Elliott
First Methodist Church
Fairmont
San Angelo
Texas
Wintering to San Angelo and Texas Folklore Pioneer
The item notes a couple moving to the San Angelo area in 1900. Mr. Smith died in San Angelo in 1903 and his daughter Gertrude died in 1903. A Methodist Church member, survivors include two sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, and seven nieces and nephews. It mentions John Avery Lomax, founder of the Texas Folksong Society, who traveled 200000 miles visiting most states collecting songs.
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San Ango
Smith
San Angelo
Gertrude
Methodist Church
Wyatt -of
John Avery
Lomax
Texas
Folkk
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Hamlin
Duwayne Edington
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Onli “Kelly
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Walt Disney
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