Dale Milford (February 18, 1926 – December 26, 1997) was a

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from

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. He was born in Bug Tussle, Texas, and attended its public schools, then

Baylor University Baylor University is a Private university, private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas, United States. It was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Te ...

Waco Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 population of 146,608, making i ...

from 1953 to 1957. He served in the

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from 1944 to 1953, attaining the rank of

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. Milford was a consultant in

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as h ...

and

meteorology Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...

prior to going to Congress and operated a commercial flight service as well, until 1958. From 1953-58, Milford was a staff

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for KWTX-TV in Waco, then moved into the major markets in the same capacity at

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from 1958-71. He was a delegate to the Texas State Democratic convention of 1972. Milford was elected as a Democrat to the 93rd, 94th, and 95th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1978 to the 96th Congress. He was a resident of

Howe, Texas Howe is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,571 in the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Sherman, Texas, Sherman–Denison, Texas, Denison Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, metropolitan statist ...

, until his death there on December 26, 1997. He was interred at Dial Cemetery in

Honey Grove, Texas Honey Grove is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Honey Grove bills itself as "The Sweetest Town in Texas". The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census, up from 1,668 at the 2010 census. Geography Honey Grove is in central North Te ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milford, Dale 1926 births 1997 deaths American television weather presenters Aviators from Texas United States Army officers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas People from Fannin County, Texas People from Grayson County, Texas Military personnel from Texas 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives