Dome of State Capitol Opening Could Cost Millions
State Board of Control says opening the dome to the public would cost about 52 thousand dollars for full access plus 16 thousand nine hundred fifty to reach the fifth floor. Objects dropped, ventilation, repainting and safety measures are among planned upgrades as tours face limits. DPS announces a Law Enforcement Academy for 50 recruits with salaries during training and on graduation. A public hearing on Congressional Redistricting in San Antonio is fourth in a series ahead of the 1965 session. Speaker Byron Tunnell urges end‑of‑session handling. Governor Connally and Atty. Gen. Carr favor early redistricting.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
State Board of Control
Capitol Dome
State Purchasing and Housekeeping Agency
Board of Control
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS Law Enforcement Academy
Highway Patrol
Legislative Council Study Committee
San Antonio
U. S. Supreme Court
Byron Tunnell
Texas Supreme Court Refuses Rehear on 1962 Rail Rates
The Texas Supreme Court declines to reconsider a prior ruling delaying pipe shipping rates set by the Railroad Commission in 1962 while contested. The court also refuses to hear the Commission’s rehearing request as oil field truckers seek suspension of new rates alleging railroad advantages.
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Texas Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
High Court
Commission
Supreme Court
Farway Field
East
Texas
U. S
W. L. Pickens
Anderson
Henderson
Pickens
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Frank Miskell
Terplan, Texas
Public Finance Beneficial Finance
Consolidated Credit
53Rd District Court
Railroad Career Opens Telegrapher and Agent Jobs Nationwide
Heavy retirements promotions and deaths have increased openings for telegraph operators and station agents. Applicants age 17 to 34 high school graduates or equivalent, physically fit, not color blind, may train at low cost and begin at $400 a month with benefits. Send age phone number address and marital status for an interview.
Federal Food Stamp Plan to Reach Counties Over Five Years
William M Herndon of the State Public Welfare Department says Congress passed the Food Stamp Program but it will take at least five years to reach all counties. The plan lets low income families trade stamps for food at grocers replacing county surplus commodity allocations. Luxury and imported items are exempt and bananas coffee cocoa and tea are barred. Gradual transition required as surpluses are consumed and Congress funds are not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Herndon
State Department of Public Welfare
Congress
Visitors Return to Greenville After Vacation
Mr and Mrs Benton Walker and Kathy returned Monday to Greenville after visiting at the home of her mother Mrs J S Sanders. Other visitors were Mae Sanders of San Angelo Morris Sanders and Gary of Snyder Mr and Mrs Fred Wood Mr and Mrs Wilford Sanders Zoe Ann Patricia Jay and George of Kermit.
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Benton Walker
Kathy
Greenville
J. S. Sanders
Sanders
Mae Sanders
San Angelo
Morris Sanders
Gary
Snyder
Fred Wood
Wilford Sanders
Zoe Ann
Patricia
Jay and
George
Kermit
Visitation at Pete Davis Home Attended by Several Ladies
Visitors this week at the Pete Davis residence included Mrs. Walter Bigby of Houston Mrs. W J Davis and Christy of Pearsall Mrs Eva Lovett of Austin Mrs Leslie Huckaby of Little River and Mrs William Johnson of Belton.
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Pete Davis
Walter Bigby
Houston
W.J. Davis
Christy
Pearsall
Eva Lovett
Austin
Leslie Huckaby
Little River
William Johnson
Belton
Yates Family Guests From Odessa Visited Parents
Mr and Mrs Charles Yates and children Sharon and Gina from Odessa spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs W J Yates.
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Charles Yates
Sharon
Gina
Odessa
W. J. Yates
Incoming Standley Family Reunites in State Visit
AIC Dana Standley Mrs Standley and their three children arrived Saturday July 18 from Berlin where they were stationed the past three years. They visit the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Gene Virden.
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AIC
Dana Standley
Standley
States
Berlin
Germany
Gene Virden
Winters School Cafeteria Staff Attend Texas Tech Workshop
Three Winters School Cafeteria employees Mrs. Sam Russell Mrs. Ernest Haupt and Mrs. Weldon Brown joined a July 2024 school lunch workshop at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. The event was sponsored by the college the Texas Education Agency and the Agricultural Marketing Service Food Distribution Division. Sessions covered baking nutrition germ control safety and food preparation for the lunch room.
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Winters
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Texas Education Agency
Food Distribution Division
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sam Russell
Ernest Haupt
Weldon Brown
Yates Family Visited Sweetwater Grandfather in Laws
Mrs W J Yates and her grandson Bret Guy spent last Thursday visiting her father N C Egger and Mrs Egger in Sweetwater.
Mexico's southern region tilts east linking gulf and pacific
The southern part of Mexico extends eastward across the map, placing the Gulf of Mexico directly north of the Pacific Ocean. This geographic description notes a rare map orientation where the gulf sits to the north of the eastern Pacific.
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Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Collinsworth Home Hosts Several Local Visitors
Recent visitors at the Collinsworth home included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thompson, Randy and Mrs. Bob by Smith of Brownwood. Their granddaughter Donna Collinsworth, a Tarleton College summer student at Stephenville, also visited.
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E. C. Collinsworth
Howard Thompson
Randy
Bobby Smith
Brownwood
Donna Collinsworth
Tarleton College
Stephenville
Winters ISD Board to Discuss 1964 65 Budget
The Board of Trustees of Winters Independent Schools will meet on Tuesday August 11 at 8 p m to consider the proposed budget for the 1964 65 school year. Public notice is given and the meeting is open to interested attendees.
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The
Winters Independent Schools
P. m
Harlem Riots Spur Racial Tensions Across Cities
Washington report links five night looting and attacks in Harlem and Brooklyn to agitation for civil rights. six hundred African Americans involved, one killed, two shot, 150 injured, 700 properties damaged or looted as racial tension rises nationwide led by groups including James Farm.
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Harlem
Brooklyn
James Farm
Civil rights tensions rise in Harlem after civil rights act
The piece reports leaders of CORE and a Harlem mob clashing with police amid growing racial tensions. It notes 52 Negro organizations in Harlem and claims politicians and do-gooders accuse whites of exploitation while civil rights legislation is blamed for a surge in crime and resistance to law and order.
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CORE
Harlem
New York
Brownwood Visitors Share Weekend at Yates Home
Mr and Mrs Clyde Spain of Brownwood spent the weekend visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs W J Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Clyde Spain
W. J. Yates
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Kickham
Ward
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Redman Texaco
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Laurel Drive
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Tinkle St
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Bradshaw
Tex
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Winters, Tex
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