The Public Papers of Governor Simeon Willis, 1943-1947.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- GENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE -- EDITOR'S PREFACE -- THE CAREER AND ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR SIMEON WILLIS -- PREINAUGURAL ADDRESSES -- Opening of Gubernatorial Campaign -- Interview Regarding Election Victory -- New York Herald-Tribune Forum -- INAUGURAL ADDRESS -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS, 1943-1945 -- Remarks to Legislative Council -- Statement Regarding Tuggle "Ripper -- State of the Commonwealth -- Statement Regarding Legislative Committees for Continuing Research -- Statement Regarding Deadlock on Budget -- Budget Bill -- Budget Bill -- Interview on Budget Bill -- Budget -- Budget -- Veto of House Bill No. 243 -- Proclamation for Special Session -- Special Session -- Education Bill -- Memorandum to Senator Moss -- Statement Urging Support for Education Bill -- Proclamation for Second Special Session -- A Report to the People -- A Second Report to the People -- Statement Regarding Public Assistance -- Interview Regarding First Year in Office -- Statement Denying Charge of Dictation to Legislature -- Proclamation For Special Session -- Special Session -- Prison Investigation -- Amendment to Special Session Proclamation -- Veto of House Resolution No. 3 -- Statement to Legislative Council: Budget -- Statement Regarding Tax Policy -- PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT -- Boyd County Bar Association -- Kentucky Press Association, Annual Midwinter Meeting -- Rededication of Mount Zion Church -- Dedicatory Service, Broadway Methodist Church -- Statement Read to Federal Power Commission -- Kentucky Rural Church Council, Dinner Meeting -- Labor Day Program -- Joint Journalism Convention -- Boyd County Lincoln Day Banquet -- Lincoln Club -- 100th Anniversary of Kentucky Female Orphan School -- The Judicial Process and the Executive Function -- Law and Politics -- EDUCATION -- 125th Anniversary of Centre College.

Kentucky Education Association -- Statement Regarding Special Session -- Kentucky Wesleyan Commencement -- Independence Day Celebration -- Eastern Kentucky Education Association -- Founders' Day -- Bald Knob High School Commencement -- Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Commencement -- Founders' Day -- Statement Regarding Dr. W.H. Vaughan -- Statement Regarding Possible Inquiry at Morehead -- Remarks Regarding Griffenhagen and Associates' Survey of Education -- Telegram Regarding Aid to Education -- Statement Regarding Education Record -- HEALTH AND WELFARE -- Second Anniversary of Opening, Warren CountyTuberculosis Sanatorium -- National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis -- Remarks Regarding Public Assistance -- Dedication of Venereal Disease Center -- Dedication of Reconstructed Male Ward at Central State Hospital -- Dedication of an Addition to Western State Hospital -- Dedication of New Negro Ward at Central State Hospital -- Dedication of New Buildings at Greendale House of Reform -- Cornerstone for State Tuberculosis Hospital, Glasgow -- Cornerstone for State Tuberculosis Hospital, Ashland -- Cornerstone for State Tuberculosis Hospital, Madisonville -- Dedication of Kentucky State Hospital -- Negro Republican Rally -- Red Cross Drive -- STATE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION -- Letter to Milford Purdy, Kentucky MerchantsAssociation -- Letter to J.S. Watkins -- Veto of Senate Bill No. 21 -- Veto of House Bill No. 29 -- Directive to Department Heads -- Field Representatives of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board -- Tax Revision Commission -- Welfare Department and Civil Service -- Kentucky Republican Club District Committee -- Statement on Firing of the Kentucky Aeronautics Commission -- Denial of Aeronautics Board's Charges -- Suspension of Civil Service in Welfare Department -- Republican Banquet -- State Division of Game and Fish.

REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADER, 1944-1945 -- Kentucky Republican Convention -- Hayes Republican Club of Sandusky County, Ohio -- Statement Regarding Drew Pearson Column -- Republican National Convention -- Statement Regarding Election in Kentucky -- Dewey Political Rally -- Republican Party Workers Luncheon -- Republican Rally for Bricker -- Telegram to Senator Barkley -- Rally of Indiana Republicans -- Interview Regarding Election -- Telegram to Senator Barkley -- Republican Rally -- Telegram to Senator Barkley -- Remarks Regarding Election -- Republican Rally -- Republican Rally -- Republican Rally -- Republican Rally -- Statement Regarding Waterfield Campaign Speech -- Appointment of U.S. Senator -- WORLD WAR II -- Statement Regarding Kentucky Men Training at St. Petersburg, Florida -- Boyd County Lincoln Day Dinner -- Red Cross Campaign -- 100th Anniversary of YMCA -- Red Cross Drive -- Lexington Optimist Club Luncheon -- Opening of Fifth War Loan Campaign -- Flag Day -- Kentucky Legion Convention -- Kentucky State Federation of Labor -- Commission on Negro Affairs -- Lincoln Day Dinner -- V-E Day -- Letter Concerning Wenner-Gren Aeronautical Research Laboratory -- State Holiday-Victory over Japan -- V-J Day -- KENTUCKY AND THE POSTWAR ERA -- Postwar Planning Commission -- Louisville Philharmonic Orchestra -- Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner-Owensboro Chamber of Commerce -- Statement Regarding ICC Rate Question -- Statement Regarding Federal Aid to Education -- Citizens League of Bell County -- Interview Regarding Postwar Kentucky -- Health Training School of Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs and State Department of Health -- Christmas Greetings -- Kentucky Selective Service Officials Meeting -- Lifting OPA Controls -- Proclamation Regarding Coal Shortage -- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Dinner -- Ground-breaking for Vetvillage.

Dedication of World War II Memorial -- TRANSPORTATION AND TOURISM -- Governors' Conference-Regional Meeting -- Remarks Regarding Tourism -- Greater Paducah Association Dinner -- Free Bridge Celebration -- Freeing Maysville Bridge Ceremony -- Kentucky Good Roads Federation -- Statement Regarding Opening of Clay's Ferry Bridge -- Dedication of Clay's Ferry Bridge -- Freeing Livermore Bridge Ceremony -- Dedication of "Missing Link" of U.S. 23 -- Dedication of Mammoth Cave as National Park -- North-South Highway Exposition -- Freeing Milton-Madison Bridge Ceremony -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS, 1946-1947 -- State of the Commonwealth -- Public Assistance -- Veto of House Bill No. 397 -- Veto of House Bill No. 416 -- Veto of House Bill No. 187 -- Special Session -- Special Session -- REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADER, 1946-1947 -- First District Republican Rally -- Eighth District Republican Rally -- Radio Address on the Election -- Republican Rally -- Fayette County Republican Club -- Statement Regarding Candidacy of Thruston Morton -- Primary Election -- Memorandum to Eldon Dummit -- Radio Address Regarding the Election -- WHAS Roundtable -- Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of WHAS -- Radio Address Regarding Election -- Radio Address Regarding Election -- VALEDICTORY -- APPENDIX -- Chronological List of Public Speeches, Statements, and Extended Remarks -- INDEX.

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