[Letter from John and Grace Anthony to Alpha and Tom, March 9, 1959] Page: 1 of 2
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JOHN H. ANTHONY, DIRECTOR
415 COL QUI TT A VE.
HOUSTON 6, TEXAS
JAckson 9-5772
NARCH 9, 1959
DEAR ALPHA AND TOM:
THE TEXAS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION IS ATTEMPTING TO
GET A CERTIFICATION LAW PASSED IN THE PRESENT SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE, THE SORT OF TRASH THE PUBLIC. IS IEING
FACED WITH IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE ENCLOSED COPY OF SOME
ADS IN ONE RECENT ISSUE OF A HOUSTON PAPER. THIS MAN
IS NOT A PSYCHOLOGIST BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION.
ANOTHER PERSON WHO DOES CONSIDERABLE ADV ERT ISING WITH
HIGH SOUNDING CLAIMS IS A FORMER DIAMOND CUTTER FROM
SOUTH AFRICA. THESE ARE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.
SINCE LEGISLATORS MAY BE HEARING MAINLY FROM THE LARGER
CITIES, PERHAPS YOU COULD EITHER WRITE OR TALK TO YOUR
SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE. ABOUT 20 OTHER STATES
HAVE SOME SORT OF REGULATION. AS THE FAKES ARE FORCED
OUT OF SUCH STATES, THEY COME TO TEXAS AND EVENTUALLY
THEY WILL BE MOVING TO THE MEDIUM SIZED CITIES AS WELL
AS LARGER ONES.
GRACE AND I BECAME GRANDPARENTS AGAIN YESTERDAY. NORLEEN
HAD A 7f POUND GIRL YESTERDAY. BOTH ARE DOING FINE,
BUTT SHE HAD QUITE A LONG SESSION SATURDAY - ALL DAY.
WE T OOK CARE OF SHERRY YESTERDAY AND PEGGY HA S HER TODA Y
WE HAVE FINALLY FOUND A PLACE TO MOVE, BUT IT NEEDS A
LOT OF WORK DONE ON IT AND THE STATE IS ASKING FOR OUR
PRESENT PLACE IN 30 DAYS
THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US ON THE HOUSE BILL
X42.BEST REGARDS,
SR AND 'JOHN
ADVISORY COUNCIL:
R. MILTON FINNEY, M.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEURO-PSYCHIATRY. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. FRANK A.
PATTIE, PH. D., DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. THOS. J. RAUCH, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
NATALIE KNEELAND. PH. D., DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION: EXTENSION DIVISION, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY.Approved by the American Personnel & Guidance Association
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Anthony, John H. & Anthony, Grace. [Letter from John and Grace Anthony to Alpha and Tom, March 9, 1959], letter, March 9, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1269918/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.