Texas Governor forms Human Relations Committee
Gov. Preston Smith launches a 50 member Governor's Committee on Human Relations to document discrimination and push for improvements. Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr. chairs the panel with representation from whites blacks and Mexican-Americans, naming Roy Barrera as vice chairman and M J Anderson as secretary.
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Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
Roy Barrera
San Antonio
M. J. Anderson
Smith
Park lands sale signs 4775 acre Blanco County project
A sales contract last week set $995000 for 4775 acres in Blanco County to be developed as a state park. The Parks and Wildlife Commission will pay $200 per acre after the Wheatleys offered the land for free. Development now funded by a $75 million parks bond issue and federal aid. The park will likely open in about a year. Also notes new agency appointments by Gov. Smith including regional director changes and several state board appointments.
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Parks and Wildlife Commission
C. A. Wheatley
San Antonio
Wheatleys
Dinosaur Valley
Somervell County
PWC
James W. Griffith
San Marcos
Southwest
Office of Economic Opportunity
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Smith
Otha F. Dent
Littlefield
Texas Water Rights Commission
Paul Franklin Ferguson
Alvin
Board of
William B. Black Jr
Houston
Air Control Board
William P. Hobby Jr
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Herbert Wood Whitney
Corpus Christi
State Depository Board
Wallace H. Scott Jr
Austin
Good Neighbor Commission
Darrence Herbert Guy
el Paso
Texas College and University System
Sam D. Young Jr
Wayne E. Thomas
Hereford
University of Houston Board of Regents
Travis Camp Johnson
Roman J. Bartosh
Taylor
Texas Railroad Commission Sets Hearings on Route Elimination
December hearings are scheduled on Missouri Pacific Railroad's request to remove the St. Louis Eagle service from Texarkana to Laredo via Jacksonville Palestine Austin and San Antonio. Hearings will be in Laredo December 1 San Antonio December 3 Austin December 5 Palestine December 8 and Texarkana December 10.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis Eagle
Texarkana
Laredo
Jacksonville
Palestine
Austin
San Antonio
Row crop tractor 1925 spurred cotton farming efficiency
In 1925 the invention of the row crop tractor opened new efficiency in cotton production, transforming field work and boosting productivity for farmers.
Prine Killough to wed at First Baptist Church
Brenda Kay Prine and Danny Ray Killough announce their December 27 wedding at 7 PM in the First Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Jim B. Prine invite friends to attend. Danny is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Killough.
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Brenda Kay Prine
Danny Ray Killough
Jim B. Prine
Brenda Kay
C. C. Killough
First Baptist Church
Balance Sheet Fragments From Historical Ledger
The excerpt presents partial totals for liabilities and capital accounts including undivided profits and common stock with no shares outstanding. It shows listed figures such as 240,595.17 and 1,005,082.32 with incomplete labels, indicating a ledger page fragment.
Bank Condition Report for Leila Harter Bank
Leila Harter affirms the bank condition report with totals for deposits loans and unearned discount. The document shows averages for 15 calendar days ending call date and lists attestations by directors Raymond Dunn Duncan Hensley and T A Smith. Notary Gene Wheat swore/validated the affidavit in Texas Runnels County on October 29 1969.
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Tee Teetesteseeenees
State OF Texas
Precipitation Report For October 1969 Weather Station
October 1969 precipitation readings list daily amounts with several trace values and notable totals. Appreciation note thanks Mr Neely for arranging Junior Class trip to see West Side Story at Abilene Christian College with student and parent gratitude.
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U. S
Neely
Abilene
Abilene Christian College
Harvesting Time Quotes Reflect Rural Labor
A terse remark about making hay between leaving the field and entering it captures a rural ethic. The line condenses farm toil into a single practical insight.
Ambition Cited as Key to Executive Success
Argument frames ambition as central to success or failure in leadership. A study note contrasts yarn-dried cottons with dyed goods, claiming greater color richness and colorfastness in the former.
Senator Ratliff and Nabers Address Texas Legislature
Texas lawmakers Sen. David Ratliff of the 24th District in Austin and Rep. Lynn Nabers of the 64th District submit addresses at the State Capitol. They appear in official listings of state legislative officials and district delegations.
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David Ratliff
Texas State Senate
Austin
Texas
Lynn Nabers
State
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