Winters Enterprise May 15 1964 Two Texans in Senate Runoffs
In Texas the May 1964 primaries set up runoff elections on June 6. Former Rep. Jack Hightower of Vernon will succeed retiring Sen. George Moffett, while the contest to replace Sen. Frank Owen III pits Rep. George Cook of Odessa against former Rep. Pete Snelson of Midland. Democratic incumbents advance to face Republican opponents in November.
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Jack Hightower
Vernon
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Frank Owen III
el Paso
George Cook
Odessa
Pete Snelson
Midland
Texas Political Primaries Progess and Editorial Talks
Jack Cox and Joe Pool vie for U S Senate and statewide office nominations in Houston and Dallas runoff races. Republican primary candidates for state offices face no opposition. A State Bar subcommittee meets June 12 to discuss trial coverage and standards with major press groups. California eases a cattle dipping order with permits and inspections required.
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Jack Cox
Houston
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Joe Pool
Dallas
Robert W. Baker
United Press International Managing Editors
Associated Press Managing Editors
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Texas Press Association
Bar
Higher Education Boosted for Texas in 1965
The Committee of Governing Boards of State Colleges and Universities calls 1965 a year of destiny to upgrade Texas higher education. Gov. Connally’s Education Beyond High School committee edits a preliminary report on achieving the giant step to make Texas colleges and universities among the best in the nation.
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Texas
John Connally
U. S
Constitutional Amendments on November Ballot
Three constitutional amendments appear on the November 3 ballot in this order: No 1 remove authority to transfer one per cent annually from the permanent school fund to the available school fund. No 2 require advance publication of bills creating conservation districts or amending finance powers and boundaries of districts. No 3 authorize the Legislature to provide for vendor payments for medical care including glasses as part of medical services.
Texas Escheat Dispute and Missing Persons Notice
State files suit The State of Texas vs R E Jones Gravel Co and others in Travis County to recover escheatable property from missing persons with claims to cash items from 50 cents to 239 62. Advertisements listed owners. claimants must answer in 58th District Court by June 8. Calcutta Pool illegal lottery system cited by Atty Gen Waggoner Carr. Court notes parolee sentence commutation powers lie with state officials.
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Texas
Waggoner Carr
53Rd District Court
Travis County
State of Texas Vs
R. E. Jones Gravel Co
Austin American
58Rd District Court
Calcutta
Car
Governor's opinions guide insurance rules and credits
In one ruling Carr directs the state insurance board to bar insurers from using credit as a customer lure. The other opinion authorizes tighter regulation for insurance practices affecting consumers.
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Carr
State Insurance Board
Texas Farm to Market Road Plan Expanded Across 166 Counties
The State Highway Commission unveiled a sweeping program to add more than 1,000 miles of farm to market roads in 166 Texas counties. The initiative would raise FM road total from 37,143 miles to over 38,075 miles at an estimated cost of 23 million dollars. The program's roots trace to a 6 mile segment opened in 1936 linking Mount Enterprise and Shiloh in Rusk County.
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State Highway Commission
Texas
Mount Enterprise
Shiloh
Rusk County Commission
State Textbook Committee Named and Sworn In
The new State Textbook Committee was sworn in on May 8. The group will read and evaluate 250-300 school textbooks before making recommendations to the State Board of Education. Members include Edsell F. Bittick Texas City Mrs Edna B. Boon Austin Henry Bennett Cooksey Longview Durward Grubb Abilene Mrs Steve Ross Harris Denton Mrs Ruth Hicks Northeast San Antonio Fred W Hunter Beaumont Mrs Evelyn Kidwell Mr Vernon Smith Markham Richardson James W. Martin Arlington Bruce E. Oberholtzer Mexia Mrs Hester Still Amarillo and Keene C. Van Orden San Angelo.
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State Board of Education
Edsell F. Bittick
Texas City
Edna B. Boon
Austin
Henry Bennett Cooksey
Longview
Durward Grubb
Abilene
Steve Ross Harris
Denton
Ruth Hicks
North East
San Antonio
Fred W. Hunter
Beaumont
Evelyn Kidwell
Governor appoints two judges to fill unexpired terms
Governor Connally named James F. Parker Sr. of Beaumont associate justice of the Ninth Court of Civil Appeals to fill the unexpired term of W. T. McNeill, deceased. He also appointed Charles L. Reynolds, Childress County attorney, as judge of the 100th District to fill the unexpired term of Judge Luther Gribble, deceased. Both appointees are Democratic nominees for the judicial positions.
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Connally
James F. Parker Sr
Beaumont
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
W. T. McNeill
Charles L. Reynolds
Childress
Luther Gribble
May 5 Oil Lease Sale Boosts School Fund Total
State owned lands sale of 124 795 acres yielded 4 700 000 for the public school permanent fund raising its total to 557 000 000. State Treasurer Jesse James announced April 30-May 5 income of 40 300 000 wiped out a 38 400 000 general fund deficit. A Hill Burton Act hospital construction plan is open for inspection at the State Health Department Read The Enterprise Want Ads.
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Public School Permanent Fund
Jesse James
State Health Department
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