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STATE OFFICIALS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
members of State Senate (George Moffet, Charles
R. Jones, A. M Alkin Jr., Weaver Moore, Allan
Shivers), five members from House of Representa-
tives (C. M. McFarland, J. T. Ellis, J. A. Benton,
H. A. Hull, R. L. Proffer), Attorney General,
Gerald C. Mann, Austin; Secretary of State, Sid-
ney Latham, Austin.
Comptroller of Public Accounts.-(1845); elec-
tive, 2-yr.; $6,000. George H. Sheppard, Austin
(Sweetwater) (1-1-45).
Crime, Interstate Commission on.-(1942) ;
apptv. by Governor; Homer Garrison, Austin;
Judge Grover C. Adams, Dallas, Martelle McDon-
ald, Big Spring, Ben Woodall, Marshall, Judge
S. J. Isaacks, El Paso.
Deeds, Commissioners of.-(1846); apptv.; 2-
yr ; Indefinite number in other states named at
will by Governor to take acknowledgments and
proofs of the execution of any deed, mortgage or
other conveyance of lands, tenements and heredita-
ments.
Dental Examiners, State Board of.-(1897) ;
apptv.; 6-yr.; $10 a day while on duty; six mem-
bers: President, Dr R. T Weber, Austin (6-10-
45); secretary, Dr. B. Carl Holder, Corpus Christi
(6-10-47); Dr. J. D Ellington, Nacogdoches (6-10-
43); Dr. Jack Younger, Amarillo (6-10-43); Dr.
M. F. Webster, Dallas (6-10-45); Dr. T. J. Tread-
well, Fort Worth (6-10-47).
Depository Board, State.-(1923); ex officio:
Attorney General Gerald C Mann, Treasurer
Jesse James, Banking Commissioner John Q. Mc-
Adams.
Education, State Board of.-(1886); apptv.; 6-
yr ; $10 a day and expenses on duty, nine mem-
bers: Ben G. O'Neal, Wichita Falls (1-1-45);
Maco Stewart, Galveston (1-1-47); Royall R. Wat-
kins, Dallas (1-1-45), Phil M Stevenson, Hous-
ton (1-1-47); Fred Wemple, Midland (1-1-49) ;
Clyde W. Hanks, Palestine (1-1-49); Dr. Austin
M. Long, Valley Mills (1-1-47), Herman C Cus-
tard, Cleburne (1-1-45), one vacancy, 4-15-43.
Election Board, State.-(1876), ex officio. Gov-
ernor Coke R. Stevenson, Attorney General Ger-
ald C. Mann, Secretary of State Sidney Latham.
Embalming, State Board of.-(1903): apptvy. by
State Board of Health; expenses; 6-yr.; 6 mem-
bers: President, R. L Burgess. Bowie (5-31-45);
George W. Loudermilk, Dallas (5-31-43); A. B.
Rogers, San Marcos (5-31-43); Ray F. Crowder,
Fort Worth (5-31-45); Glen Massie, McKinney
(5-31-47); secretary, Charles B. Cook, Austin
(5-31-47).
Entomologist, State Expert.-(1899); apptv. ;
$2,500; mindefinimte term: Dr. F. L. Thomas, College
Station.
Finance Commission, State.-(1943); apptv ; 6-
yr.; per diem and traveling expenses. This com-
mission was created by the Forty-Eighth Legisla-
ture (1943) in an act reorganizing the State Bank-
ming Department, act to become effective in August,
1943. No appointments made at time of publica-
tion of this volume.
Firemen's Pension Commissioner.-H. B. Satter-
field, Austin (7-1-43).
Forester, State.-(1915); appt ; $3,000 a year
and expenses: W. E. White, College Station.
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.-(1929) ;
apptv ; 6-yr.; expenses, six members Chairman,
Murrell Buckner, Dallas (9-1-43), Dee Davenport,
Plission (9-1-43); T. S. Reed, Beaumont (9-1-45);
Gene A. Howe, Amariflo (9-1-47); D K. Martin,
San Antonio (9-1-45); Gordon F. Stewart, Sonora
(9-1-47); Executive Secretary, W. J. Tucker,
Austin
Governor.-(1845); elective; 2-yr ; $12,000:
Coke Stevenson, Austin (Junction) (1-1-45).
Guadalupe-Blanco River Conservation and Recla-
mation District, Board of Directors of.-(1933);
apptv ; $10 a day and expenses- on duty, 6-yr.;
nine members: Chairman, E. M. Cape, San Mar-
cos (2-1-47); W. H. Smith, Victoria (2-1-43);
B B Hoskmins Jr, Gonzales (2-1-47); E. A Schu-
mann, New Braunfels (2-1-45); H. A. Wagen-
fuehr, New Braunfels (2-1-45); I A Ogden, New
Braunfels (2-1-45); D. C. Blumberg, Seguin
(2-1-43); C. F. Combs, Cuero (2-1-47); one va-
cancy
(Note.-Officials listed above with tenures
marked (1-1-43) were serving hold-over terms
pending new appointments as of April 1, 1943.)
Guadalupe River Authority, Upper.-Seven mem-
bers: L. T. Davis, Kerrville (1-1-45): Tom Finlon,
Hunt (1-1-49); W. B. Leigh, Center Point
(1-1-47); W. A. Fawcett, Kerrville (1-1-47), Fred
Junkmin, Kerrville (1-1-45) ; S. Eastland. Kerr-
ville (1-1-45); Melton Pampell, Kerrville (1-1-49).Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, State Board of.
-(1935); apptv., $10 a day and expenses on
duty, 6-yr.; three members. Chairman, Mrs Ella
Mae Murphy, Corpus Christi (8-9-45), Mrs Lillie
Stone, Commerce (8-9-47), Mrs. B. L Neal,
Wichita Falls (8-9-43), secretary, Jane Garrett,
Austin (8-31-43)
Health Officer, State.-(1879), apptv , $4,500;
2-yr ; Dr. George W. Cox, Del Rio (1-1-45).
Health, State Board of.-(1909); apptv ; $10 a
day and expenses on duty, 6-yr . nine members:
Dr W. P. Harrison, Teague (6-15-47); Dr L O.
Godley, Fort Worth (6-15-45), Dr. Patrick J.
Cavenaugh, San Antonio (6-15-43). Dr Wm B
Veazey, Huntsville (6-15-45); Dr E. W Wright.
Bowie (6-15-43), Chairman, Dr Wm. L. Baugh,
Lubbock (6-15-43), Dr J P Burden, San Angelo
(6-15-49), Dr F C Elliott, Houston (6-15-47 ),
Dr. John A. Hart, Beaumont (6-15-47).
Highway Commission, State.-(1917) ; apptv ;
$4,000, three members. 6-yr Chairman, Brady
P. Gentry, Tyler (2-15-45); Fred E. Knetsch.
Segumin (2-15-49), Reuben Williams, Fort \orth
(2-15-47)
Highway Engineer, State.-(1917); apptv , in-
definite term, $8,000. DeWitt C Greer. Tyler
Historical Board, Texas State.-(1923); appt ,
no compensation, two for 2-yr , three for 4-r ,
five members Chairman, Tom L McCullough,
Dallas, Ed Kilman, Houston, Gus A Amundsen,
Galveston, J. J Carl, Liberty, Mrs. J. L. Slaton,
Waco.
Industrial Accident Board.-(1917) : appty
chairman $4,500, others $4,000, 6-yr., three mem-
bers Chairman, Otto Studer, Pampa (9-1-431 ,
H. G. Hamrick (employees) Amarillo (9-1-47,
T. B. Hill (employers), Austin (9-1-45); Secre-
tary, Mrs. Bernie Greider, Austin (appointed by
board)
Insurance Commissioners, State Board of -
(1876), apptv , $5.000, 6-yr Chairman, O P
Lockhart (life), Austin (2-10-45), Joseph P.
Gibbs (casualty),. Seguin (2-10-47). Marvin Hall
(fire), Austin (Brownsville) (2-10-49).
Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Texas Rep-
resentative.-Apptv , J C. Hunter, Abilene
Kings State Park Board.-Dr Josephine S. Finn,
Refuglo (6-2-43), Mrs. Celeste Low, Refugio
(6-2-43).
Labor Statistics, Commissioner of.-(1909);
apptv , 2-yr ; $4,000: John D. Reed, Austin
(Arlington) (1-18-45)
Land Office.-See Commissioner rf General
Land Office
Land Surveyors, Examiners.-(1919); appty :
2-yr , no compensation, three members, one of
which is the Commissioner of the General Land
Office Bascom Giles, other two appointed by
Governor A M. Stimson, Houston; F. F. Friend,
San Angelo
Laws, National Conference on Uniform State -
O. D Brundidge, Dallas (7-7-45) , E E. Murphy,
San Angelo (7-7-45), L P Lollar, Houston
(7-7-45), William Crook, Beaumont (7-7-45),
Palmer Hutchinson, Houston (7-7-45).
Legal Examiners, State Board of.-(1919);
apptv. by Supreme Court, indefinite, expenses;
five members, chairman, J L Goggans. Dallas;
Sam Neathery, Houston, Ira Butler, Fort Worth;
A N. Moursund, San Antonio. James H. Hart,
Austin; secretary, H. P. Steinle, Austin.
Librarian, State.-(1909) : apptv.: indefinite
term; $2,000 Miss Fannie M Wilcox, Austin
Librarian, Legislative Reference, State.-(1909) ;
apptv , indefinite term; $1,500: Doris Connerly,
Austin.
Library and Historical Commission, Texas.-
(1909), apptv ; $5 a day and expenses on duty;
6-yr ; five members- Chairman, Mrs H. Y. Bene-
dict, Austin (9-28-43), Dr Edmund Heminsohn.
Austin (9-28-43), L W Kemp, Houston (9-28-471,
Miss Laura Aline Hobby, Dallas (9-28-43), John
Gould, Wichita Falls (9-28-43)
Library Examiners, State Board of.-(1919), ex
officio- Fannie M Wilcox, State Librarian and
Donald Coney, Librarian of the University of
Texas.
Lieutenant Governor, State.-(1845), elective;
$10 a day when acting as president of the Senate,
Governor s salary when acting as Governor, 2-yr ,
John Lee Smith. Austin (Throckmnorton) (1-1-45).
Liquor Control Board.-(1935): apptv : 6-yr :
$10 a day and expenses, administrator appointed
by board at salary of $5,000 a year, three mem-
bers: Chairman. W 3 Townsend, Lufkin (11-15-
45); E. W. Crouch, McGregor (11-15-43), Morris
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