State Ag Commissioner Confident on Grain Storage
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White says grain storage in elevators owned by Billie Sol Estes will be audited. He suspended licenses of five Estes tied elevators in Lamesa and Plainview and ordered checks against warehouse receipts. Investigators search for possible securities violations while Estes, Huff, and county officials appear in ongoing probes.
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John White
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Lamesa
Levelland
White
Cetts
Hale County Grain Company
Southwestern Grain, Inc
Plainview
W.L. Cooper
William M. King
Texas Securities Ct
Measles Spread Rapid Across Texas Counties
Texas health officials report 99 counties with 4,316 new measles cases last week. Jefferson 479, Nueces 470, Dallas 226, and Travis 263 lead the totals. First quarter 1961 saw 4,441 cases. year to date 32,538 outbreaks. Dr. Van Tipton notes a boom after a light year, with immunity shifting between seasons.
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Texas Department of Health
Jefferson
Nueces
Dallas
Travis
Jefferson County
Nueces County
Dallas County
Travis County
van Tipton
Health Department
Employment Hits New High in February State figures
Unusually warm weather boosted Texas employment to a February record of 3,346,900 jobholders. The Texas Employment Commission reported gains from January and February 1961, noting construction, agricultural, and outdoor workers benefitted and unemployment fell from 239,000 to 189,900. The commission expects stronger hiring by mid April if employers’ manpower needs hold.
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Texas Employment Commission
Farm Bureau names representative Huff legislative director
Texas Farm Bureau appointed Charles H. Huff of Taylor as its new legislative director. Farm Bureau President J. H. West said Huff will move to Austin soon to replace Bob A. Lilly. The new director is well seasoned in Capitol contact work.
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Texas Alm College
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
Charles H. Huff
Taylor
J. H. West
Austin
Bob A. Lilly
Capitol
Delinquency Forum Weighs Detention Policy In Texas
Dr James Turman described handling an aggressively hostile student as Texas Youth Council and Texas Citizens Committee members debated crime and delinquency policy. Mrs Edmund Williams criticized a Mountain View School fence as Nazi Germany like and Gatesville inmates included 387 boys with serious crimes 45 murder charges. The committee urged a statewide study of services while the Youth Council retains Dr Austin McCormick to survey five detention institutions.
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Texas Youth Council
Texas Citizens Committee
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Youth Council
Edmund P. Williams
Corpus Christi
Gatesville
Mountain View
Nazi Germany
Turman
California
Council
Robert W. Kneebone
Citizens Committee
Austin McCormick
Texas archives move to new state library building
The Texas State Library and Archives Building near the Capitol houses priceless documents after a century of shifting quarters. Gov. Price Daniel, an avid Texas historian, led the push since 1957 and delivered the dedicatory address at the April 10 ceremony. A special April exhibit features Travis’ Alamo letter, the Texas Declaration of Independence, five Republic of Texas treaties, and other papers.
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Texas
Texas State Library and Archives
State Capitol
Austin
Price Daniel
William B. Travis
Alamo
Republic of Texas
Flight Clinic Set by FAA Texas Aeronautics and Private
Instructors from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Aeronautics Commission along with private partners organize a flight clinic. They will cover piloting basics, safety procedures, and weather decision making for aspiring pilots.
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Flight Clinic
Federal Aviation Agency
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Freshmen Girls to Star in Mary Hardin Baylor Pageant
Miss Grenwelge and another freshman from Winters will join the crowd in a Mary Hardin Baylor pageant. The production features biblical themes and is set for April 20 alongside Parents' Day on campus.
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Pilate
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Miss Grenwelge
B. M. Grawnee
North Trinity, Winters
Mary Hardis- Baylor
Card of Thanks from Ted Meyer after illness
My wife and family join with sincere thanks to friends and neighbors who sent play cards flowers food calls visits during my illness and hospital stay. Special thanks go to Mrs Joe Kozelsky the Ministers of all Churches of Winters JOY Class of the First Baptist Church VFW Auxiliary Mr and Mrs Jn Gardner Spill Bros Co employees. A person learns how many friends he has when ill. May God bless each and everyone of you. Ted Meyer.
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All Churches of Winters
JOY
First Baptist Church
VFW
Jn Gardner
Spill Bros. Co
Mrs. C. T. Rives Sr. Returns Home from Dallas Visit
Mrs. C. T. Rives Sr. came back Tuesday from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Alton Elerson and Mr. Elerson in Dallas.
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C. T. Rives Sr
Alton Elerson
Elerson
Dallas
El Paso Flight Clinic and Aeronautics Meeting Planned
The TAC will host a free Flight Clinic at the Hilton Inn in El Paso starting at 8 a.m. All airmen from students to licensed pilots may register. A separate aeronautics commission meeting is set for Friday at 2 p.m. in the Inn’s Cloud Room.
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TAC
el Paso
Hilton Inn
The
Aeronautics Commission
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