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[Letter from Seth H. Steele to Truett Latimer, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Seth H. Steele to Truett Latimer inviting Latimer to attend a fish fry hosted by Aransas County and the Chamber of Commerce for members of the Texas State Parks Board and legislators at Goose Island State Park. Steele writes that the park ranks second in attendance among all state parks but has subpar facilities, and that he would like legislators to see the park so they can consider legislation that would improve the park's facilities.
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Steele, Seth H.
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[Letter from Troy Willis to Truett Latimer, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Troy Willis, president of the Abilene Police Association, to Truett Latimer discussing an unnamed bill concerning the working conditions for police departments. Willis writes calls attention to three specific parts of the bill: 1. changing vacation from calendar days to working days, 2. raising longevity pay, and 3. establishing a 40-hour work week for cities of over 40,000 people. He also writes that police departments have a hard time keeping officers and asks for $5 a month for e… more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Willis, Troy
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dorothy Roberson, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Dorothy Roberson responding to her request that he support a budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and salary increases for state employees. Latimer writes that he is a member of the Appropriations Committee and hopes to increase appropriations for the hospital but they will likely not get everything they are asking for since requests from state agencies exceed expected revenue. He also mentions that the legislature has voted to increase state employee sal… more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Katie Roy, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Katie Roy discussing a proposed budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and salary increases for state employees. Latimer, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, writes that he hopes legislators can give the hospital an increased appropriation but it is unlikely they will receive the full amount they requested since funding requests exceed expected revenue. Latimer also mentions that the legislature has voted for pay raises for state employees in p… more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Arvelene Roberts, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Arvelene Roberts discussing a proposed budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and raises for state employees. Latimer, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, writes that he hopes they can give the hospital an increased appropriation but it will likely not be the full amount they requested as funding requests exceed expected revenue. He also mentions that the legislature has given state employees a raise in previous sessions and are likely to … more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. J. W. Newton, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. J. W. Newton discussing a proposed budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and raises for state employees. Latimer, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, writes that he hopes the hospital will receive an increased appropriation but it will likely not be the full amount they requested. Hey explains that appropriations requests exceed expected revenue and also mentions that the legislature has given state employees raises in the previous two se… more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Norma L. Neighbours, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Norma L. Neighbours discussing proposed budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and salary increases for state employees. Latimer, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, writes that he believes the hospital will receive an increased appropriation but not everything they are asking for as requests from various state agencies and organizations exceed expected revenue. He also mentions that he believes state employees will receive a raise, as they hav… more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ruth Rogers, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Ruth Rogers discussing the proposed budget increase for the Abilene State Hospital and salary increases for state employees. Latimer, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, writes that he is hopeful they will be able to increase the appropriation for the hospital but that they will likely not receive the full amount they requested since requests from State Agencies and Organizations exceed expected revenue. He also mentions that the legislature has given … more
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Verdie M. VanCleave, January 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Verdie M. VanCleave discussing her support for unnamed legislation to increase state employees' salaries. Latimer writes that the legislature has given state employees a raise in the past two sessions and he believes they will do so again, although he does not yet know the exact provisions of such a proposal.
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Mrs. Andy Shouse to Truett Latimer, February 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Andy Shouse to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 5, which concerns a raise for teachers. Shouse writes that Texas currently ranks 26th in average teacher salaries and they cannot expect young people to enter the profession. She feels beginning teacher's salaries should be in line with those of other fields and asks Latimer to vote for the bill.
Date: February 15, 1957
Creator: Shouse, Mrs. Andy
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Maxwell Welch, February 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Maxwell Welch discussing H.C.R. 13, a bill Latimer introduced that would require the Texas Legislative Council and other interested groups to review the Texas Constitution and make recommendations to the 56th and 57th Legislatures. Latimer writes that he is enclosing a copy of the bill and an editorial from the Abilene Reporter-News related to it and asks Welch to contact his representative and senator about it.
Date: February 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to R. C. Vaughan, February 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to R. C. Vaughan discussing H.C.R. 13, which Latimer introduced, which would require the Texas Legislature Council to make a study of the Texas Constitution and make recommendations to the 56th or 57th Legislature. Latimer also mentions that he is including an article from the Abilene Reporter-News about the project and asks Vaughan to write to his senator and representatives to ask them to support the bill.
Date: February 15, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from D. W. Williams to Truett Latimer, March 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from D. W. Williams to Truett Latimer thanking him for supporting the new Feed Law, which passed through the House. Williams writes that he supports the bill and that Reed MacDonald, head of the Feed Control Service, is working with his organization so that they will be able to put the new provisions into effect was the law is enacted.
Date: March 15, 1957
Creator: Williams, D. W.
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