Christmas card bill for Congress draws scrutiny
Washington report notes senators and representatives pay 50 cent haircuts and 75 cent lunches in Capitol shops, while Christmas cards cost lawmakers about 145.50 each on average. Combined totals show a national press estimate of roughly 14,000 dollars for senators and 63,000 dollars for House members, with nearly 788000 cards bought and a mailing bill near 24,000 dollars.
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Harmon W. Nichols
Washington
U.P
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Uncle Sam
Etiquette
Capitol Shop
Water Program Outlined for Texas Dams and Dredging
Col Henry Hutchings Jr of the US Corps of Engineers outlined new dam and waterway projects in Austin. Plans include two more dams this year and expanded channels to Galveston and Corpus Christi ports, with funds and authorization pending. He noted ongoing work on dams at Whitney San Angelo Town Bluff Benbrook Grapevine Lavon and said reports on rivers Sabine Neches Pecos Red Brazos Guadalupe San Antonio and Colorado will guide future development.
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Austin
Texas Water Conservation Association
Henry Hutchings, Jr
US Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Corpus Christi Bay
Houston
Texas City
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Freeport
Houston Ship Channel
Liberty
Col. Hutchings
Whitney
San Angelo
Town Bluff
Benbrook
Grapevine
Lavon
Belton
Leon River
Garza- Little Elm
Elm Fork
Trinity
Sabine
Neches
Pecos
Red
Brazos
Guadalupe
San Antonio
Colorado
Congress
Hutchings
Corps of Engineers
Brazos River
Polio Patient Returned to Bed at West Texas Clinic
Leroy Swann, Amarillo youth and polio patient at the West Texas Clinic in Plainview, has been returned to bed after weeks of being out of bed. He wrote to his mother, Mrs. Rita Swann, that he is suffering extreme weakness in his legs and will remain at the clinic.
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Leroy Swann
Amarillo
West Texas
Plainview
Rita Swann
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Cranberry Crop Second Largest on Record Says USDA
The Globe Shopper notes the cranberry harvest is the season’s second largest on record with abundant fresh and processed supplies. Prices are expected to be about half of last year as stores stock up through mid month. It also lists recipes and notes grape availability and California dried figs, plus France relaxing purchase controls for tourists.
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US Department of Agriculture
California
Amarillo
France
Paris
Belgium Imports Diamonds Rise Slightly in Recent Month
Belgium imported diamonds valued at 3,492,473 dollars in a recent month, a little higher than the same period last year. The report notes a modest year over year increase in precious stone shipments.
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Belgium
Woman Escapes Fire Twice In Knoxville Building
Eva Meyer of Knoxville survivor of the Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta in 1946 was rescued from the 13th floor of the Hamilton National Bank Building as smoke filled the offices. Fire officials say the blaze began in a fifth floor storeroom and raced upward through wiring ducts. Hundreds evacuated via stairways while firemen brought her to safety.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
Hamilton National Bank
Eva Meyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Meyer
James Warwick
Bank
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Proof Bacardi Imports, Inc
New York
Neuritus
Fillmore
Globe News
Sunes
Muesauir
Robert
Hutton
Joyce
Reynols
Foley
Tovar
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Three Feathers Distributors, Inc
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