State creates Parks and Wildlife Commission to lead agency
About 700 Texas state employees shift under a new three member Parks and Wildlife Commission formed August 23 The panel replaces former Game and Fish and Parks boards The move aims to cut duplication and reduce costs including per diem expenses for commissioners Col Homer Garrison Jr seeks 100 new highway patrolmen aged 31 to 35 applications due September 14 recruits begin November 19 with pay 412 a month in training 453 after graduation and station assignments within 100 miles of homes
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Corpus Christi
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Johnson City
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Austin
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Old Game and Fish Commission
Parks Board
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Parks Department
Connally
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Labor Day Drive Safety Campaign Targets Texas Roads
Col Garrison warns that Labor Day weekend could see 31 traffic deaths in Texas. He urges strict adherence to speed limits and alert driving as state agencies partner with the Texas Safety Association and others in the Operation Motorcide campaign to reduce holiday highway danger.
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Texas Motor Transportation Association
Attorney General appoints Fox to School Land Board seat
Taylor attorney Wilson H. Fox replaces Waggoner Carr on the three member School Land Board. Governor Connally and Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler stay on. The panel leases thousands of acres of state land annually. Fox, a former district attorney and state representative for Burnet and Williamson counties, was appointed at the attorney general's request.
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Wilson H. Fox
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Connally
Jerry Sadler
Fox
Burnet
Williamson
Texas Officials Attend National Legislative Conference in Hawaii
Hawaii trip gathers Texas leaders led by Lt. Gov. Preston Smith of Lubbock with House Speaker Byron Tunnell of Tyler and several Texas lawmakers. Also present are Sen. George Parkhouse of Dallas Rep. Ben Jarvis Rep. Wayne Gibbons Rep. Dick Slack and ex-representative Bob Johnson now Legislative Council director with assistant John T. Potter.
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Honolulu
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Lubbock
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Tyler
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George Parkhouse
Dallas
Wayne Gibbons
Breckenridge
Dick Slack
Pecos
Bob Johnson
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Legislative Council
John T. Potter
Austin
Population size not sole driver of business growth in Texas cities
A University of Texas Population Research Center survey of 30 Texas cities from 1940 to 1960 shows nine cities with declining populations also saw fewer or more organizations. San Diego failed to add volunteer groups while Range grew with population, and smaller towns often host more organizations per 1,000 residents.
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San Diego
Office After Long Illness Attends Hearing
A note confirms an official authority attended the hearing after a protracted illness. The event reflects ongoing procedures and the involvement of a key office in the proceedings.
Governor Names UH Graduates to University Regents
Governor Connally selected three University of Houston alumni to join the nine member board of regents for the university system. Alumni regents are Jack Valenti and A. J. Farfel of Houston and George S. Hawn of Corpus Christi. Other appointees include James T. Duke of Johnson City Edward Daniel Manion of Beaumont Col. William B. Bates James A. Elkins Jr Corbin J. Robertson and Mrs. Gus Wortham of Houston.
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University of Houston
Board of Regents
U. of H
State College and University System
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A. J. Farfel
Houston
George S. Hawn
Corpus Christi
James T. Duke
Johnson City
Edward Daniel Manion
Beaumont
William B. Bates
James A. Elkins, Jr
Corbin J. Robertson
Gus Wortham
Governor makes tax policy appointments across Texas
Governor Connally reappointed Dr. John Stockton of Austin John McKee of Dallas and Hugo H Loewenstern of Amarillo to the Committee on State and Local Tax Policy Former secretary of state P Frank Lake has been appointed legal counsel for the State Board of Insurance.
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Connally
John Stockton
Austin
John McKee
Dallas
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Amarillo
P. Frank Lake
State Board of Insurance
John Foster Seeks Education Master’s Degree at ACC
John Foster of Wingate is a candidate for the Master of Education degree from Abilene Christian College in August graduation exercises. He majored in secondary principal ship and minored in music and American studies for the degree. About 50 master’s degrees an all time record are expected to be awarded in August.
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John Foster
Wingate
Abilene Christian College
Card of Thanks for Dr McCreight Staff and Visits
Mrs. L. W. Williams thanks Dr McCreight nurses and staff for visits cards and prayers noting kindness from everyone during a illness or recovery period.
Returned home after Pasadena visit
Mrs. Noel Reid and Margaret Ellen Stoecker have returned from Pasadena Texas where they visited with friends.
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Noel Reid
Margaret Ellen Stoecker
Pasadena
Tex
What's Ahead For Cattle Prices
Ed Uvacek of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes a drop in fed cattle prices causes concern for cattlemen. He cites heavy slaughter weights this year and aging supply growth offset by rising population and income, with heavy marketings projected in the West and Corn Belt in the next three to four months.
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Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek
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