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STATE INSTITUTIONS-MEMBERS CONGRESS. 333
Texas Confederate Woman's Home.-Austin;
1908; J. A. McCutcheon, superintendent; 35 resi-
dents; value of property, $217,797.
McKnight State Sanatorum.-Sanatorium; 1912,
Henry W. Poetter, superintendent; 752 patients;
value of property, $2,500,000.
Waco State Home.-Waco; 1919; Ben S. Peek,
superintendent; 286 children; value of property,
$707,123.
Gatesvllle State School for Boys.-Gatesville,
1888; James B. Atlee, superintendent, 400 boys,
value of property, $1,243,700.
Gainesville State School for Girls.-Gainesville;
1913; Maxine Burlingham, superintendent; 172
girls; value of property, $338,543.
Crockett State School for Negro Glrls.-Crock-
ett; 1947; Mrs. E. G. Harrell, acting superintend-
ent; 53 girls; value of property can not be ascer-
tained as school was transferred from Brady on
Dec. 29, 1950, and building at Crockett was not
completed as of May 15, 1951.
Inks Lake Branch, Austin State School.-(Dis-
continued; patients to Mexia State School.)
East Texas Tuberculosis Sanatorium.-Tyler;
1949; Dr. Russell Leonard, acting superintendent:
475 patients; Negro patients transferred from
Kerrville State Sanatorium; hospital accommodates
both white and Negro patients; land and buildings
leased from Federal Government formerly Camp
Fannin, now valued at $1,600,000.
Weaver H. Baker Memorial Tuberculosis Sana-
torlum.-Mission; 1948; William David May, su-
perintendent; 735 patients. Land and buildings
leased from Federal Government, formerly Moore
Field, now valued at $2,139,129.
Abilene State Hospital.-Abilene; 1901; Dr.
Luther W. Ross, superintendent; 1,673 patients;
value of property, $2,145,761.
Austin State Hospital.-Austm, 1857; Dr. Rob-
ert C. Rowell, superintendent; 3,316 patients,
value of property, 2,678,890.
Big Spring State Hospital.-Big Spring; 1937;
Dr. Robert W. Syler, superintendent; 531 patients;
value of property, $1,185,945.
Rusk State Hospital.-Rusk; 1919; Dr C L
Jackson, superintendent; 2,536 patients; value of
property, $2,647,727.
San Antonio State Hospital.-San Antonio, 1892.
Dr. John Berwick Anderson, superintendent; 3,097
patients; value of property, $3,061,948.
Terrell State Hospital.-Terrell; 1885; Dr. A. D
Pattillo, superintendent; 2,235 patients, value of
property, $3,911,574.
Wichita Falls State Hospital.-Wichita Falls:
1921; Dr. Ben G. Yeager, superintendent; 2,550
patients; value of property, $3,500.000.
*Placed in "eleemosynary-educational" budget
by the State Board of Control.
tFormerly devoted entirely to care of Confeder-
ate Army veterans, this institution has been con-
verted in recent years, because of decline in
number of veterans, to hospitalization of the aged
senile men transferred from state hospitals.
Texas Members of Congress
Dates following names of Senators indicate end
of present terms. (All Representatives' terms end
in January, 1953.)
Senators
Senator, Texas Residence, Expiration of Term.
Tom Connally, Marlin (January, 1953).
Lyndon B. Johnson, Johnson City (January, 1955.)
Representatives
Dist., Representative, Texas Residence.
1. Wright Patman, Texarkana.
2. J.M. Combs, Beaumont.
3. Lindley Beckworth, Gladewater.
4. Sam Rayburn, Boniam.
5. J. Frank Wilson, Dallas.
6. Olin E. (Tiger) Teague, College Station.
7. Tom Pickett, -Palestine.
8. Albert Thomas, Houston.
9. Clark W. Thompson, Galveston.
10. Homer Thornberry, Austin.
11. W. R. (Bob) Poage, Waco.
12. Wingate H. Lucas, Grapevine.
13. Ed Gossett, Wichita Falls. (Resigned July 31,
1951. Election set for Sept. 8.)
14. John E. Lyle Jr., Corpus Christi.
15. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr., McAllen.
16. Ken Regan, Midland.
17. Omar Burleson, Anson.
18. Walter Rogers, Pampa.
19. George H. Mahon, Colorado City.
20. Paul J. Kilday; San Antonio.
21. O. C. Fisher, San AngeloAN. I
Serving Such Clients As:
* The Borden Company, Southern Divisiorn
(1915)
" Imperial Sugar Company (1926)
" Mrs. Baird's Bakeries, Inc. (1929)
" Dallas Grand Opera Association (1939)
" Continental Supply Company (1940)
" Geophysical Service, Inc. (1940)
" I4euhoff Bros., Packers (1940)
* TexTan of Yoakum (1940)
* Haggar Company (1942)
* Resistol "Self-Conforming Hats, Inc.
(1944)
" Group Hospital Service of Texas (1944)
" Burrus Mill & Elevator Company (1945)
* Radio Station KRLD (1946)
" Ben Pearson, Inc., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
(1946)
* National Ventilated Awning Company
(1946)
* Carbisulphoil Company, Dallas (1946)
* King Candy Company, Fort Worth (1947)
* Morten Milling Company (1950)
* TexSun Citrus Exchange (1950)
* The Sani-Wax Company (1950)
" Maryland Club Coffee (1951)
* Texas and Pacific Railway Company
(1951)
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