Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1951 Page: XI
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WORLEY'S
ABILENE
CITY DIRECTORY
1951
Copyright. 1951, by John F. Worley Directory Co.
Miscellaneous Information
For information not found in this department see regular Alphabetical Section
or under proper headings in the Classified Business DirectorySTATE GOVERNMENT
(Capital at Austin)
Elections for State Officials are held on the first
Tuesday following the first Monday in November of
each alternate even year.
Executive Department-Hon. Allan Shivers, Gov-
enor.
Adjutant General's Department-Kearie L. Berry,
Adjutant General
Attorney General's Department-Price Daniel, Attorney-
GeneraL
Board of Water Engineers-H. A. Beckwith and J.
W. Pritchett, Members; A. W. McDonald, Sec.
Bureau of Labor Statistics-M. B. Morgan, Commis-
sioner.
Comptroller's Department-Robt. S. Calvert, Comp-
troller.
Department of Agriculture-J. E. McDonald, Commis-
sioner.
Department of Banking-J. M. Falkner, Commissioner.
Department of Education-L. A. Woods, Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Department of Insurance-Geo. B. Butler, Life Ins.
Commissioner and Chairman; Joseph P. Gibbs, Cas-
ualty Ins. Commissioner; Paul H. Brown, Fire Ins.
Commissioner.
Department of Public Health (Texas State Board of
Health)-Dr. Geo. W. Cox, M. D., State Health
Officer.
Department of State-Ben Ramsey, Secretary.
General Land Office-Bascom Giles, Commissioner.
Industrial Accident Board-John W.-Laird, Chairman;
Leonard Carlton and L. H. Flewellen, Members.
State Auditor and Efficiency Expert---C. H. Cavness.
State Board of Control-Hall H. Logan, Chairman;
Tom A. DeBerry and T. B. Warden, Members.
State Board of Pardons and Paroles-R. A. Schmid,
Chairman; L. C. Harris and Walter C. Strong, Mem-
bers.
State Highway Department-Fred Wemple, Midland,
Chairman; A. F. Mitchell,. Corsicana; R. J. Potts,
Harlingen, Commissioners.
State Railroad Commission-Win. J. Murray, Chairman;
Ernest O. Thompson and Olin Culberson, Members.
State Treasury Department-Jesse James, State Treas-
urer.
Texas Library and Historical Commission-L. W. Kemp,
John Gould, Mrs. Herbert Gambrell, Laura A. Hobby,
Edmund Heinsohn, Members; Francis H. Henshaw,
Librarian.STATE COURTS
The Supreme Court holds its regular term at Austin,.
from January 1st until December 31st of each year.
Hon. John E. Hickman, Chief Justice; Hon. John H.
Sharp, Hon. R. H. Harvey, Hon. Graham B. Smedley,
Hon. W. M. Taylor, Hon. W. StJohn Garwood, Hon.
Jas. P. Hart, Hon. Few Brewster and Hon. Meade F.
Griffin, Associates; Geo. H. 'emplin, Clerk.
The Court of Criminal Appeals holds its regular term
at Austin. beginnine the first Monday in October
and continuing until the last Saturday In the fol-
lowing June. Hon. F. L. Hawkins, Presiding Judge;
Hon. H. N. Graves and Hon. T. L. Beauchamp, Asso-
ciate Justices; Olin Finger, Clerk.
The Court of Civil Appeals holds regular terms at
Galveston, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas,
Texarkana, Amarillo, Beaumont, El Paso and Waco,
beginning the first Monday in October and continu-
ing until the first Monday in the following July.
1st District at Galveston-Hon. W. E. Monteith, Chief
Justice; Hon. T. H. Cody and Hon. Geo. W. Graves,
Associate Judges; Ralph W. Richeson, Clerk.
2d District at Fort Worth-Hon. Atwood McDonald,
Chief Justice; Hon. John Speer and Hon. Earl P.
Hall, Associate Justices; Mrs. K. M. Burkhalter,
Clerk.
3d District at Austin-Hon. Roy C. Archer, Chief Jus-
tice; Hdh. Raymond Gray and Hon. Robert G. Hughes
Associates Justices; Mrs. R. E. Moore, Clerk.
4th District at San Antonio-Hon. Edward W. Smith,
Chief Justice; Hon. W. Q. Murray and Hon. J. R.
Norvell, Associate Justices; R. L. Cook, Clerk.
5th District at Dallas-Hon. Joel R. Bond, Chief Jus-
tice; Hon. Wm. M. Cramer and Hon. Towne Young,
Associate Justices; Justin G. Burt, Clerk.
6th District at Texarkana-Hon. Reuben A. Hall,
Chief Justice; Hon. I. N. Williams and Hon. Elmer
Lincoln, Associate Justices; M. E. Merrill, Clerk.
7th District at Amarillo-Hon. E. L. Pitts, Chief Justice;
Hion. W. N. Stokes and Hon. James G. Lumpkin,
Associate Justices; Elmo Payne, Clerk.
8th Distrfct at El Paso-Hon. P. B. Price, Chief Justice;
Hon. C. R. Sutton and Hon, Joseph McGill, Associate
Justices; E. J. Redding, Clerk.
9th District at Beaumont--Hon. ThomatB. Coe, Chief
Justice; Hon. R. L. Murray and Charles 'B. Walker,
Associate Justices; Elizabeth LeBlanc, Clerk.
10th District at Waco-Hon. Giles P. Lester, Chief
Justice; Hon. Jake Tirey and Hon. Joseph W. Hale,
Associate Justices; Ruth Sapp, Clerk.
11th District at Eastland-Hon. Clyde Grissom, Chief
Justice; Hon. Cecil C. Collings.and Milbourn S. Long,
Associate Justices; Homer Smith, Clerk.
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