Capitol Highlights: Legislature Faces Stamp Shortage
The opening day of the Texas Legislature featured a speaker contest between Carr and Burkett with a 79 to 71 vote. Lawmakers, short on funds, debated how to operate the body as the general revenue fund was bare and stamps money for salaries and travel scarce.
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Aggoner Carr
Joe Burkett
Urkett
Carr
Burkett
Kerr
Hill Country
South Plains
E Steakley
Lubbock
General Revenue Fund
Senate
House
Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
Martin Dies Sr
Dies Un-American Activities Investigating Committee
Jack Connell Jr
Wichita Falls
Connell
Yale Lary
Fort Worth
Lary
Detroit Lions
Texas A&m
W. P. Hobby Jr
Dan Moody Jr
Jerry Sadler
Percilla
William S. Fly
Victoria
Austin
Third House
Price Daniel
Zollie Steakley
Rep
Obie Jones
R. H. Cory
Amusements Spotlight Brigitte Bardot In La Parisienne
Brigitte Bardot debuts as a comedienne in La Parisienne at the State Theatre this Sunday and Monday via United Artists. The French boudoir comedy pairs Bardot with Charles Boyer and Henri Vidal in a fast, risqué battle of the sexes. Hugh O Brian appears as TV icon Wyatt Earp in a separate role.
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la Parisienne
State Theatre
United Artists
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte
Charles Boyer
Henri Vidal
Hugh O'Brian
Wyatt Earp
Fiend Who Walked the West rolls into State Theatre
Twentieth Century Fox presents The Fiend Who Walked the West an action drama playing Friday and Saturday at the State Theatre. The Western thriller charts a dark trail as a feared figure stalks the frontier.
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THE
State Theatre
West
Twentieth Century-Fox
Fort Worth Weekend Visit By Hord and Friends
Miss Barbara Hand Miss Nina Joe Hord Miss Frances Wood and John Hord visited friends in Fort Worth over the weekend.
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FT. Worth
Barbara Hand
Nina Joe Hord
Frances Wood
John Hord
Fort Worth
Cotten Family Visiting in Houston Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings Cotten along with Dennis Lee Cherri Lynn and Carolyn Sue of Houston spent the weekend visiting in the home of his mother Mrs. W. B. Cotten.
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Houston
William Jennings Cotten
Dennis Lee
Cherri Lynn
Carolyn Sue
W. B. Cotten
Herbert Monroe Kurtz Jr Receives A M Degree
Herbert Monroe Kurtz Jr earned his baccalaureate in agricultural engineering at the January 17 graduation at Texas A M College. The rest of the text shifts to unrelated reflections about communication between spouses and others.
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Akron
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Herbert Monroe Kurtz Jr
Texas A& M College
Fiendish Robert Evans Stars in Frontier Killer Tale
The plot follows O Brian a debt ridden rancher who joins desperados to rob a bank and ends in prison. There he befriends a sadistic cellmate Evans whose reign of terror spreads to the town prompting a vengeful marshal to act. Evans a rising star is compared to Chaney Lugosi and Karloff as he morphs into a frightening killer.
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Robert Evans
O’brian
Evans
Lon Chaney
Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
Norma Shearer
Irving Thalberg
Actor's Second Career Looms Over Sportswear Venture
An established sportswear maker weighs a shift toward cinema, with speculation that acting may eclipse the brand's core business. Industry observers see the move as a bold pivot from athletic apparel to film work, signaling a potential major career change.
Sowell Family Reunion At Mother's Winters Home
Family members gathered Sunday at Mrs. J. D. Sowell's Winters home for a reunion. All of Mrs. Sowell's children attended, including Mrs. C. T. Hart and several others from Winters Abilene Robstown San Angelo and nearby towns.
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Sowell
Mother
Winters Sun
J. D. Sowell
Abilene
W. D. Sowell
Jerrie
San Angelo
Defer for Free Letter Readout Causes Busyday Shift
Locals suspend routine tasks to read a complimentary letter praised as pleasant though potentially exaggerated. The public note promises goodwill and attention, drawing widespread curiosity as citizens pause to hear the message.
Do Your Gums Spoil Your Looks
A bold quiz style ad claims gums affect appearance and hints at refund money if the first bottle of LETO'S fails to satisfy. Main drug company push seeks attention with a dramatic disclaimer about product failure and money back.
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House of Dallas
Parkhouse
Winters
Texas
Bedford and Underwood
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Winters, Texas
V. Lois L. LaVarta Chiropractor
Bedford
Insurance Agency
GMA Shee
Winters High School
Attila
Parisienne
Reers
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Chevyl
Chevrolet
Fisher
Waddell Chevrolet Company
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