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THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
sioner of General Land Office (J. T. Robi-
son) ex officio and two other members.
Legal Examiners, Board of; expenses,
aptv. by Supreme Court; 2-yr., B. H. Gard-
ner, chairman, Palestine. John H. Bickett
J ., San Antonio, J. L. Goggans, Breeken-
r dge; W. M. Sleeper, WNaco; Charles L
ack, Austin; H. L Clamp, secretary.
Library Examiners, State Board of;
aptv. and ex officio, 6-yr.; chairmanship
vacant; Ernest W. TWinkler, Austin, secre-
tary (ex officio); Miss Julia Ideson, Hous-
ton (July 24, 1931); Mrs. Maud D. Sullivan,
El Paso (July 24, 1929).
Librarian, State; $2,000, aptv. by Library
and Historical Commission; indefinite
term; vacant in December, 1927.
Librarian, State Legislative Reference;
$1,500; aptv. by Library and Historical
Commission; indefinite term; Miss Char-
lotte Ryan, Austin.
Library and Historical Commission,
Texas; $5 a day and expenses on duty;
aptv.; 6-yr.; Richard E. Burges, El Paso
(Nov. 16, 1931); Miss Emma K. Burleson,
chairman, Austin (Oct. 19, 1929); Miss
Decca Lamar West, Waco (Mar. 16, 1930);
R. L. Irving, Fort Davis (Oct. 27, 1928),
one vacancy.
Live Stock Sanitary Commission, State;
$2,500 to chairman and $1,250 to other
members; aptv.; 2-yr., Richard King, Cor-
pus Christi, chairman, J A. Whitten, El-
dorado, J. B. Anderson, Marshall. (Head-
quarters in Fort Worth.)
Lieutenant Governor; salary is same as
that of Governor while serving in that
capacity and same per diem ($5) as Sen-
ator while serving as President of Sen-
ate; elective; 2-yr.; Barry Miller, Dallas
(Austin when on duty).
Medical Examiners, State Board of; ex-
penses; aptv,; 2-yr.; Dr. H. W. Cummings,
Hearne, Dr. J. A Withers, Fort Worth;\
Dr. J. M Witt, Waco; Dr L. H. Reeves,
Fort Worth; Dr. N. D. Bowie, Marlin; Dr.
J. T. Crowe, Dallas, Dr. Ray Russell, Fort
Worth, Dr. M. E Daniels, Honey Grove;
Dr. Wm. Roddy, Taylor; Dr. H. C. Mor-
row, Austin; Dr. H. H. Blankmeyer, Aran-
sas Pass.
Mines, State Inspector of; aptv ; 2-yr ;
N. M. Bullock, Rockdale.
Mining Board, State; $5 a day and ex-
penses on duty; aptv.; 2-yr.; E. A. Camp,
Rockdale; E. S. Orgain, Bastrop; L. R
Stoddard, Bastrop; John Le Gory, Crock-
ett; W. T. Beavers, Strawn; B. B. Hollis,
Lovelady; W. H Richardson Jr., Austin,
N. M. Bullock (inspector), Rockdale
North Texas Agricultural College
(branch of the A. & M. College of Texas,
Arlington). It is managed by the board
of directors of the A. & M. College and in
addition the local board of managers as
follows: N L. Davis, Arlington; A. C.
Barnes, Arlington; W. H. Slay, Fort
Worth; S. C Rowe, Fort Worth; O. O.
Touchstone, Dallas.
Nurse Examiners, State Board of; $10 a
day and expenses on duty; aptv.; 2 and
3-yr.; Lena B. Thomas, Greenville; Ruby
Buchan, Temple; Mrs. Ellowen Mesch, San
Antonio; Mary Grigsby, Waco; Sister
Estelle, Sherman.
Optometry, Texas State Board of Ex-
aminers in; expenses; aptv.; 6-yr.; Dr. G.
H. Aronsfeld, president, Galveston (Sept.
3, 1933); Dr. H. G. Towle, Snyder (Nov. 2,
1929); Dr. Edw. T. Jenison, San Antonio
(Sept. 3, 1933); Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong,
Brownwood (Jan. 6, 1929); Dr. J. ThosWard, Austin (Sept. 3, 1931); R. A. Terrell,
Dallas (1931).
Pardon Advisers, Board of; $3,000; aptv.;
2-yr.; the Governor is ex officio member
and chairman of this board; Joseph D.
Sayers, Austin; other place vacant in De-
cember, 1927.
Parks Board, State; expenses, aptv.,
6-yr.; D. E. Colp, chairman, San Antonio,
Mrs. W. C. Martin, Dallas; Mrs. Jas. F
Welder, Victoria; Hobart Key, Marshall,
Mrs. Phoebe K. Warner, Claude.
Pharmacy, Texas Board of; $5 a day and
expenses on duty; aptv.; 2-yr.; Ed S.
Russell, Laredo (1929); Erwin Joseph,
Austin (1929); Paul Carroll, Texarkana
(1929); John A. Weeks, Ballinger (1929);
C. Bryan Allison, Dallas (1929).
Pilots, Commissioners of; aptv.; 2-yr.;
a number are named for each port.
Plant Breeder Examiners, State Board
of; expenses; aptv.; 2-yr.; three members.
Prison Commissioners, Board of; Lee
Simmons, Sherman; A. H. Carrigan, Wich-
ita Falls; \[ M. Odell, Fort Worth, Joe
Wearden, Gorad; Dr. A. C. Scott, Temple;
F L. Tiller, Rosenberg; R. H. Baker,
Houston; Henry Cohen, Galveston.
Railroad Commission of Texas; $4,000;
elective; 6-yr.; Clarence E. Gilmore, Aus-
tin (1931); Lon A. Smith, Austin (1929);
C. V. Terrell, Austin (1933).
Ranger Force, State; $1,800 to Captains,
$1,200 to Sergeants and $960 to privates,
aptv.; 2-yr.; the ranger force consists of
one headquarters company and four com-
panies of mounted men; one Quartermas-
ter's Captain. Captains and Quartermas-
ters are appointed by Governor; others by
Governor through Adjutant General
through recommendations of Captains.
Rate Making Board, Texas; expenses;
aptv.; 2-yr ; D C. Giddings, chairman,
Brenham; Walton D. Hood, San Antunio,
R L. Thornton, Dallas; Eli Marks, Hous-
ton; E. C. Brand, Hamlin.
Reclamation Engineer, State; $3,600;
aptv.; 2-yr.; B F. Williams, Austin (from
Kaufman).
San Jacinto State Park Commission; no
compensation; aptv.; 2-yr.; C. R. Whar-
ton, Houston; Chester H. Bryan, Houston;
MIrs. Earl Amerman, Houston.
Secretary of State; $2,000; aptv.; 2-yr.;
iMrs. Jane Y. McCallum, Austin.
Service Officer, State; Stayton M. Han-
kins, Childress.
Superintendent of Public Instruction;
$4,000; elective, 2-yr.; S. M. N. Marrs,
Austin (Jan., 1929).
State Teachers' Colleges, Board of Re-
gents of; $5 a day and expenses on duty;
aptv.; 6-yr.; A. B. Mayhew, Uvalde (1929);
M. O. Flowers, Lockhart (1929); Henry
Paulus, Yoakum (1931); Wm. Z. Hayes,
Dallas (1933); Fred A. Martin, Fort
Worth (1933); J. A. Guleke, Amarillo
(1931).
Tax Commissioner, State; $2,500; aptv.;
2-yr.; F. C. Weinert, Austin (from
Seguin).
Tax Rate, State Board to Calculate; no
compensation; 2-yr.; positions are held ex
officio by Governor Dan Moody, Comp-
troller S. H. Terrell and Treasurer W.
Gregory Hatcher.
Teachers, State Board of Examiners for;
nominal compensation for fees collected
by board; aptv.; indefinite term; three
members.
Texas Technological College, Board of
Directors of; no compensation; aptv.;
6-yr.; R A. Underwood, Plainview (1933);
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The 1928 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, book, 1928~; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123786/m1/145/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.