Engagement of Judith Foster and Elbert Monroe Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Foster of Abilene announce the engagement of their daughter Judith Karen Foster to Elbert Dale Monroe of Liberty Hill son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Monroe of Bowie Texas. The wedding is set for 3 o clock June 18 at the Church of Christ in Shep officiated by Dr. Carl Spain. Miss Foster is a Winters High School graduate and senior at Abilene Christian College. Monroe is a Bowie High School graduate and Abilene Christian College graduate and serves as minister of the Church of Christ at Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Karen Foster
Elbert Dale Monroe
Homer C. Foster
Shelton
Abilene
Liberty Hill
R. B. Monroe
Bowie
Texas
Church of Christ At Shep
Carl Spain
Miss Foster
Winters High School
Abilene Christian College
Bowie High School
Abilene Christian Collese
Church of Christ At Liberty
Wingate Aiman First Class James Returns to Hasmon AFB
First Class James Wingate Aiman has returned to Hasmon Air Force Base in Newfoundland after spending ten weeks visiting his father Mrs. Ruby A. Bryan and relatives. His mother reports safe arrival Sunday. A cor g undertaken return voyage via Nova Scotia and then a short ride. Other local figures noted visits and hospitalizations while an astronomer predicts the sun’s future. The coral snake is described as one of the smallest venomous snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiman
James Herds
Bryan
Hasmon Air Force Base
Newfoundland
Ruby A. Bryan
Ister
Melva L. Rogers
Adoo
Corgr
Nova Sota
Gmewall
Col
Byrd
Texas Governor Moves Into Remodeled Capitol Office
Gov. John Connally relocates to a newly remodeled second floor office with gold carpeting crystal chandeliers and an adjoining conference room. Redevelopment of downstairs offices will finish in 30 days as staff occupy temporary quarters. Federal funds of 174 198 support a five year 750 000 mosquito eradication program administered by the Texas Department of Health under Pan American Health Organization guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Connally
Texas
Capitol
Bill Cobb
James L. Goddard
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Pierce Johnson
Austin
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Swahrf
Congress
Mexico
Texas College Board Names Three to Six Year Terms
Governor Connally named Mrs. Richard M. Kleberg Jr. and Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez to six year terms on the Texas A&I College board joining John F. Lynch who was re appointed. The changes follow J. H. West and the late O. E. Van Berg. May 8 deadline looms for a U S funding bill for the Southwest screwworm eradication program with SWAHRF seeking full five and a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Kleberg Jr
Kingsville
Hesiquio Rodriguez
Harlingen
Connally
Texas A & I College
John F. Lynch
Houston
Kleberg
Dr. Rodriguez
J. H. West
Bishop
O. E. van Berg
Mercedes
Planning Costs For Watersheds In Texas Decline
State Auditor C H Cavness reports planning costs for watersheds on Upper Bosque River Hondo Creek and Donahoe Creek totaled 134938. The Texas State Soil Conservation Board spent 552930 on ongoing soil resource conservation and flood reduction in small watersheds with legislative appropriations totaling 572579 in 1962 and 1963. The largest expenditure was 215001 for nearly 200 soil conservation districts the board oversees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque River
Hondo Creek
Donahoe Creek
Texas State Soil Conservation Board
C. H. Cavness
Cavness
Funeral Rites Thursday Here For Mrs Price
Funeral services were held at 10 a m Thursday in the Assembly of God Church for Mrs J M Dock Price 73 who died Tuesday after a three year illness Burial was in North View Cemetery with Spill Funeral Home in charge She was born Lela Edgar November 20 1890 in Wood County and married J M Price August 29 1908 Survivors include her husband one son Melvin five daughters and many grandchildren Great grandchildren and two children preceded her in death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God
J. M
Dock) Price
Bobby James
Roy Evans
Abilene
Northview Cemetery
Spill Funeral Home
Lela Edgar
Wood County
J. M. Price
Runnels County
Winters
Price
Assembly of God Church
Melvin
McFarland
Calif
J. J. Peterson
Visalia
Floyd Holloway
Wayne Goen
Milipitas
Doyle Branham
Iris Simpson
Everett Cockrell
Mack McGregory
Elmer Peterson
Leonard Wright
Frank Gore
Alvis Waldrop
0. H. Casey
Merv Wright
Texas Building Permits Fall in March, UT BBR Reports Decline
Despite a spring boom in apartment building, Texas building permits decreased eight percent in March from March 1963. The UT Bureau of Business Research attributes the overall drop to a slump in non residential construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
UT Bureau of Business Research
Texas tourism set for boom says Connally and Watson
Governor Connally calls tourism the fastest growing Texas industry and lauds the new advertising program as a sound investment in the state’s economic and recreational future. Parks chief J Weldon Watson says a Texan as president boosts visitor interest and many travelers ask about park proximity to Johnson City. He predicts tourism and park use will have a mighty impact on Texas’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Connally
J. Weldon Watson
Parks and Wildlife Department
Johnson City
Watson
Banking Board to hear charter applications May 13
State Banking Board will hear applications for charters of Peoples State Bank of Marshall Southwest State Bank of Brownwood and Expressway Bank and Trust of Dallas. Decisions on Texas State Bank of Abilene and Royal Bank and Trust of Dallas are due then and a June 17 hearing is set for Trinity Valley Savings and Loan Association in Madisonville. Proposed directors hail from Midway Normangee North Zulch Buffalo and Madisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banking Board
Peoples State Bank of Marshall
Southwest State Bank of Brownwood
Expressway Bank and Trust of Dallas
Texas State Bank of Abilene and
Royal Bank and Trust Company of Dallas
Savings and Loan
James O. Gerst
Trinity Valley Savings and Loan Association
Madisonville
Midway
Normangee
North Zulch
Buffalo
Connally names Texas panel on Zaragoza memorial at Goliad
Governor Connally appoints a Texas committee with state officials to plan and finance a Zaragoza memorial at Goliad honoring Gen Ignacio Zaragoza. The group includes Glenn Garrett J Weldon Watson Frank Hildebrand and George Hill. The site is a 1961 state park designation with no funding yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Texas
Goliad
Ignacio Zaragoza
Mexico
General Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Good Neighbor Commission
Glenn Garrett
Texas Planning Group
Parks and Wildlife
J. Weldon Watson
Tourist Development Agency
Frank Hildebrand
Historical Survey Committee
George Hill
Bailey Watkins announce June wedding date
Mr and Mrs Lloyd J Bailey of Ballinger announce the engagement of their daughter Janice to Phillip Watkins son of Mr and Mrs Frank Watkins of Glen Cove The wedding is set for June 5 at the First Presbyterian Church U S in Ballinger Both couples are students at San Angelo College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Bailey
Phillip Watkins
Lloyd J. Bailey
Ballinger
Janice
Frank Watkins
Glen Cove
First Presbyterian Church
U. S
Miss Bailey
San Angelo College
Contention On Equal Protection In State Constitution
The state constitution faces equal protection challenges under the 14th Amendment. A federal suit is expected in San Antonio with two servicemen plaintiffs. The Third Court of Civil Appeals backed a lower ruling denying an AFL-CIO suit against the Texas Employment Commission for pro employer lobbying. The court said TEC members must advocate changes to unemployment laws. Former Commissioner J J Pickle was found acting within authority in recommended amendments. The Supreme Court affirmed the lower rulings nullifying the Mayhill corporation near Denton. The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for ex Railroad Commission engineer L D Murphy, sentenced to two years for conspiring to bribe a coworker to falsify an oil well report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Afl-Cio
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
J. J. Pickle
Supreme Court
Mayhill
Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals
Railroad Commission
L. D. Murphy
State cigarette tax revenues rise in April
State Treasurer Jesse James reports April cigarette tax receipts rose by 321498 to a total of 7360299. Securities Commissioner William King warns dealers they cannot handle secondary stock sales for Southwest Cattlemen's Investment Co of San Antonio. Statisticians foresee tax cuts easing city water relief as biodetergents funded by released dollars are produced. State Board of Education to appoint the 1964 Textbook Selections Committee this week. State Hospital Board to review a progress report on an application at its May 11 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James
William King
Southwest Cattlemen’s Investment Co
San Antonio
Bureau of Business Research
State Board of Education
State Hospital Board
Texas state grants and bids in 1960s headlines
A $30 000 grant for planning in mental retardation, review of budget requests for state institutions, and low bids by the State Highway Department on $36 9 million in projects are noted. Officials warn Texans about tetanus risk from dangerous spores in soil and manure, while Merrill Connally seeks a 72 acre foot reservoir for Bermuda irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
State Health Department
Water Commission
Merrill Connally
Floresville
Bermuda
Jim Langdon
Texas Olympics Committee
Petroleum and Transportation Industries
Rockport
Laguna Madre
Parks and Wildlife Department
Clover Lures Deer To Roads In East Texas
East Texas highways host bright crimson clover along roadways drawing deer from timbered areas at night. Drivers encounter a hazard as headlights can blind deer, prompting sudden jumps into traffic. Texas Parks and Wildlife urges cautious driving where deer are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
Turkeys Released Again on Palo Pinto Restoration Area
Wildlife supervisor Al Jackson reports further releases of wild turkeys on the Palo Pinto Turkey Restoration Area in Palo Pinto County. Five gobblers and four hens were trapped in Sutton County and released by E. A. Smith, project leader. Total releases reach eight gobblers and 15 hens on the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Jackson Wildlife
Palo Pinto
Palo Pinto County
Sutton County
E. A. Smith
Turkey season closed to boost Palo Pinto turkeys
The Palo Pinto Restoration Area, organized in 1962 by local landowners owning more than 40,000 acres, indicates strong turkey stock growth. The season is closed to allow a shootable surplus to develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Pinto
Bees Use Sun Position to Orient Themselves
Bees rely on the sun to navigate their environment, adjusting their flight paths as the sun moves across the sky. This solar orientation helps them communicate navigation and optimize foraging efficiency.
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Wingate
Nelan Cave
Kate Hurley
Nelson
Tinsoes
Fred Voss
David
Edwin Voss
Annie King
King
Jr. Denson
Colorado City
B. H. Denson
Elmer Bryan
Wilmeth
Church of Christ
J. F. Matthews
San Saba
Precinct 3
Pat Pritchard, SR
Don Fatkins
Street City Phone
Associated Heavy Equipment Schools, Inc
West Sixth St
Austin, Texas
Agriculture
U. S.S. House Appropriations Committee
Mrs. Price
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Goliad Memorial
el Paso
West Texas Utilities
WTU
West Texas Utilities Company
Ther
Winters and Runnels County
E. C. Grindstaff
Clyde Simmons
Precinct
Virgil Low
Glenn R. Lewis
119Th Judicial District
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Mrs. Otis (Myrt) Power
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