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Aberdeen Angus Assn., Texas 586
Aberdeen Angus Cattle..275, 307
Abernathy, City of........646
Abilene:
Air Force Base ........706
Christian College .......488
City of...............706
Lake ...................216
Lake State Park......501-502
State Hospital....... .413, 706
Aboriginal Texans.........43-48
Absentee Voting....... 516, 517
Abrasive Stone........310, 328
Acacia Shrub...............238
Academies, List of......488-490
Academy of Science.......586
Acala Cotton ...............258
Accident Board, Industrial..407
Accident Insurance 334, 335, 336
Accountancy, State Board..404
Accountants, Texas Society:
Certified ............... . 586
Public ................586
Accounting, State Laws, 1955 .418
Accredited Schools, Number.487
Acidic Earth................328
Acreage:
Crops..253, 259, 262-273, 279,
........289-291
Farms. .252, 253, 279, 280-282,
........286-288
Irrigated.252, 253, 279, 296-297
Acton State Park..........502
Adair, Mrs. Cornelia ......85
Adair, John ...............305
Addicks Reservoir........213
Add-Han College.....94, 487, 654
Adjutant General:
State............ .396, 404
State Assistant........404
Administrative Branch:
State Government......... 398
Executive Finances...461, 463
Administrative Judicial Dists.,
Presiding Judges ......404
Admirals From Texas........74
Adobe Walls, Battle of..95, 109
Ad Valorem Tax:
Abolished ..............460
Board ...................404
Tax Levy..459, 460, 461, 462
Advancement of Colored People,
Assn .................588
Advertising :
Agencies, Southwestern
Assns. ........ ...586
Federation of America. .. .586
Laws Enacted, 1955.......418
Mgrs. Assn....... .....586
Of Texas, Inc., Outdoor..586
Aeronautics:
Administration, Civil......356
Commission, State ........404
Agarita Shrub...............241
Agaratum Flowers...... 233-234
Ages:
lexas Pop. (See Population)
Scholastics 1854-1954......478
Scholastics ..........121, 476
Agents:
District ..........297-299
Farm and Home
Demonstration ...297-299
Agricultural :
Agents Assn...........586
Agents, County.......297-299
Conservation Program.....194
Employment .........122, 123
Experiment
Station ....258, 262-273, 300
Extension Service....297, 299
Limestone ...... ......325
Products, Rail Shipment...344
Research ..............300
Research Foundation ......611
Society, Community....... 81
Statistics ...........262-296
Teachers Assn...........586
Workers Assn............ 586
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Agricultural and Mechanical
College:
Board of Directors ....... 404
Ex-Students Assn.........586
Fund .................. .464
Location, etc..........67, 488
System ........ .......487
Vs. Univ. of Texas
Football ...............509
Agriculture:
Basic Statistics......... 253
Cash Income ...........252
Census (1930-1950).......253
Chapter on ...........252-299
Commissioner of:
Election.. 521, 522, 530-531
State ................405
Crops, Texas.259-273, 289-291
Department of (U.S.).252-299
Development of..........252
Laws Enacted, 1955.......418
Statistics on....252, 253, 279
Vocational Teachers...472-475
Agrito Wood.............., .219
Agstone ..................328
Agua Dulce................. 59
Aguayo, Marquis de San
Miguel de...........53, 400
Aguayo, San Jose de,
Mission ............52, 82
Aguja Reservoir .... .......215
Aid, Assns., Mutual
Insurance ...........334, 336
Air Bases, Army......73-74, 395
Air Bases, Navy...........394
Air Force Training
Command .............. 73
Aircraft:
M fr. of... ........ ......366
Stores ...................376
Airfields:
Texas .................395
U.S. Military in
Texas ...........73-74, 395
Air:
Force, U.S. in Texas..74, 395
Lines in Texas .......355-356
Mail, Tons Carried.......356
National Guard....... 396, 397
Staton, Naval.........74, 394
Training Services......... 395
Transport, Texas.........355
Airplanes:
Manufacture of........... 366
Pilots, Etc., Number ......356
Airports, No................356
Alabama-Coushatta Indians:
In Polk County......48, 62-63
Reservation 62-63, 103, 226, 413
Alabama Creek Area 224
Alabama, Old Town........ 94
Alamo:
Bowl Games.............508
City of ...............652
Fall of ................ 59
Illustration ..............58
Origin of................. 52
The Alamo.....52, 80, 82, 604
Travis' Letter From...... 59
Alarcon, Gov. Martin de.... 52
Alaska, Pop., Area ........126
Albany, Town of..........700
ALCOA Lake............. ..215
Alcohol (See Prohibition)
Alcoholism, Texas Com. on..404
Alcohol-Narcotic Education..586
Ale, Stamp Tax...........462
Alexandria Lake..... .......214
Alfalfa ..... .... 266, 267
Alice, City Of............661
Alien Land Law...... .. 69
Aliens in Texas (1930-1950).120
Allen Academy ..............488
Allen and Pool' Cattle Co... .301
Alleyton, Old Town....... 87
Alligator ................ 249
Alired, Gov. James ........ 73
Alluvial Water. Deposits.....206
Almanae,Texas 18, 20, 21, 22, 26
Alpine, Town of............609
Alsatian Colony........100, 117
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Altitude:
Cities .............. .177-180
Counties .............598-721
Mountains ...........176-180
Altrusa International ........586
Altuda Mtn. District........ 325
Aluminum Co. of
America 309, 324, 612, 680
Aluminum, Mfr..............371
Alvarado, Town of.........661
Alvin:
Junior College........... 488
Town ..................607
Amarillo:
Air Force Base...........395
City of ............. 690-691
College ..................488
Amari lo- Wichita- Muenster
Region ...............174
AmberJack Fish.....,.... 250
Amendments, Constitutional:
In State Constitution. .535-577
Proposed, 1956 .......536-537
Submitted 1955..........535
Number in State
Constitution ....... 535
U.S. Constitution ......583-584
Vote on, 1954............ 522
American: (See Index for Key
Name of Organizations Not
Given Below.)
American:
Airlines ..............355
Bible Society............ 587
Colonists, Daughters of...589
Egyptian Cotton.......... 258
Friends Committee........586
GI Forum. ...... .....586
Institute of Architects....586
Legion:
Dept. of Texas.........586
Ladies Auxiliary........586
Revolution:
Children of.............588
Daughters of ...........589
Sons of ................ 595
War Mothers............596
Amichel ................48, 51
Amusements Culture........495
Amvets ....................596
Anahuac:
Fight ................57, 86
Oil Field...............316
Old Fort................. 86
Town of...... ... 86, 615
Anatomical Board, State.... 404
Anderson:
County ..........80-81, 598
Hospital for Cancer
Research ............487
Kenneth Lewis........... 92
Town of ....... ..........645
Andrews, County, Town.....598
Andropogons (Grasses)..218, 227
Anemone Flowers ...........232
Angelina:
County ...........81, 598-599
Forest ...................224
River:
Flow .................209
Silt Load..............206
Angleton, Town of..........607
Anglo-American:
Colonies, Est. of ....... 55-56
Women in Texas,
Pioneer of .........55, 90
Angora Goats:
Number ............277-278
Raisers Assn........... 590
Angus Cattle...........275, 307
Animals:
Farm ........274-279, 292-296
Feed, Mfr. of..........374
Fur-Bearing .........246-249
Game,. Texas...... 242-251
Predatory . ...246-249, 251
Rail Shipments............ 344
Annexation of Texas........ 64
Anniversaries, Festivals..... 34
Anson, Town of.........662
Antelope .......244, 245, 247
Antiaircraft Center.....392, 393
Antique Stores.............376
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