Walsh Stores Mark Birthday Celebration Across Three Stores
Walsh Food Stores owned by Bill Walsh Sr and sons marks 33 years with a family interview recounting industry changes from counter service to self service displays. The event culminates Saturday with three stores giving away a $10 bag of groceries each hour from 7 to 9 pm.
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Houston Draft Totals Trigger Population Rating Debate
Houston officials argue for a higher population rating citing draft registration figures. About 55,000 Houstonians registered for the draft, yet the city was 21st in 1940 census ranking, while Washington ranked 11th with 52,000 registrants, New Orleans 15th with 40,400, and Cincinnati 17th with 40,682. They urge corrective action based on these figures.
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Mrs. W. H. Crawford Dies at Plainview
Mrs. W. H. Crawford, 73, mother of Mrs. Eugene Harris, died just before 5 a.m. at her Plainview home after a lengthy illness. A Panhandle resident for 35 years, she moved with her husband from Clarendon to Lockney in 1926, then to Plainview in 1942. She attended Plainview First Methodist Church. Survived by husband and son Rev. Howard Crawford of Stanford, and daughter Mrs. Harris.
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Polio Case Counts Rise in Harris County Houston
One new polio case was reported in Harris County today, a 4-year-old girl from La Porte. The year total in the county reaches 157 with Houston at 146. The death toll from polio in Harris County, including Houston, stands at 21.
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72 Die in Ambush by Indo-Chinese Guerrillas
Guerrilla forces ambushed a French convoy, wiping out 72 officers and men on its return from an outpost to its station. The attackers captured all supplies of the French force and were reported to have reached Hanoi.
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Beaumont Man Held In Double Slaying
Beaumont police report Lloyd White and Mrs. Geraldine Virginia lear Varnado shot to death in the Lloyd Studios lounge. Mrs Varnado's estranged husband Sam S. Varnado Jr surrendered and was charged with murder as Bennie Bell filed the charges. White and Mrs Varnado were Beaumont residents.
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Edison Publishes First Newspaper On Train
Thomas A. Edison publishes what is claimed as the first newspaper printed aboard a moving train, marking a novel venture in on rail transportation journalism.
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France's Stand A Blow to Reds
In Paris, French Foreign Minister Schuman affirmed Western unity with Britain and the United States against Soviet pressure on Berlin. He said direct talks with Moscow yielded no goodwill, posing a united front amid Communist threat. Western defense ministers from five nations discussed coordinated military steps, possibly including mobilization, as the Berlin crisis persists.
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Death Comes Early For Birthday Party
Jerry William Downing, nearly six, was struck by a city bus while riding his Christmas gift bicycle in Houston. He died later from internal injuries in a local hospital. His mother stood by as the driver stopped and she kept two pearl-handled pistols that had been to be a surprise for Jerry.
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District Judge Resigns in Austin for Third Court Nomination
Judge Roy C. Archer of the 126th District in Austin resigns effective Oct. 1 after winning the Democratic nomination for chief justiceship of the Third Court of Civil Appeals. Gov Beauford Jester announced the resignation yesterday.
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No 1 Lobbyist Is on the Side of Common People
Washington profile of Benjamin C. Marsh known as the nations No 1 lobbyist for the People’s Lobby a group advocating public ownership of natural resources and tax fairness Marsh a 72 year old executive secretary says his pay of 1800 dollars a year matches the average of those he represents. He is respected for honesty and straightforwardness and shapes press releases from his F Street office.
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