DuPont to Spend 22 Million on New Synthetic Fiber Fund
Du Pont unveils a 22 million dollar plan for Orion a synthetic fiber set to start commercial production late next year at Camden South Carolina with capacity by 1951. The fiber aims for auto tops tents filter cloths chimney screens and industrial fabrics and will complement nylon rather than replace it.
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DuPont
Wilmington
Del
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Orion
Camden
S. C
du Pont
Orton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Martinsville
Seaford
Orlon
No Arrests Aftosa Official Murder Planned Say Relative
A Houston relative of Richard Cowing says the murder of the Mexico United States aftosa commission official in Mexico City was deliberate arranged. Mrs Grace Stickle cites telephone information from Mrs Helen Stickle Cowing claiming Dick was unarmed when killed. police reported a brief argument and a limp man fired.
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Houston
Richard C. Cowing
Mexico City
Aftosa Commission
Grace G. Stickle
Cowing
Helen Stickle Cowing
Hotel Imperial
Stickle
Gaylord Stickle
Mary Cowing
Dallas
Cowings
Mexico
Artesa Commission
Chemical Bank Leads Low Bid on $5 Million Veterans Bonds
A syndicate headed by Chemical Bank and Trust Company bid the lowest interest on $5 million in Veterans Land Board bonds with a net cost of 1.668843 percent. Four bids were retained for recheck. awards to be announced Thursday. The issue funds land purchases for World War II veterans under a constitutional amendment.
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American Capitol
Chemical Bank and Trust Company
New York
Veterans Land Board
Glore, For
Veterans
Cops To Pay $3 Call On Traffic Violators
Fort Worth police announce a new policy to serve warrants for traffic fines. Offenders who ignore summons and fail to pay within 18 days will face a $3 door knock in addition to the original fine. The move aims to enforce payment and compel appearance in court.
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Fort Worth
Convicts Win Reductions as Pardons Revoked
The Pardon Board reported to Governor Shivers a year’s cut in Zebedee Robinson’s 10 year term for theft from Houston. El ton Wilder of Longview had a conditional pardon revoked after new charges. Earl Hunter’s 15 year murder sentence was revoked and he was ordered back to prison. Ventnor Sanchez received a conditional pardon with deportation tag for immigration authorities.
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Zebedee Robinson
Houston
Allan Shivers
Robinson
Elton J. Wilder
Longview
Earl B. Hunter
Gonzales County
Pardon Board
Ventnor Sanchez
Mexico
Cameron County
Isle for Everybody: About 3000 Bahama Group Islands
The article notes there are about 3,000 islands in the Bahama group, describing the archipelago's vast and varied geography and inviting exploration of its numerous isles for readers.
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Bahama Group
Truss Experts Coming to Austin for Rice Appliance Demonstration
Rice Rupture Service Experts representing William S. Rice Inc will visit the Driskill Hotel in Austin on Saturday October 29. The Rice Method promises reducible rupture control with a no charge trial and thirty day satisfaction guarantee.
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William S. Rice, Inc
Adams
N. Y
Driskill Hotel
Austin
Texas
Shivers Proposes Omnibus Bill For New Taxes
Governor Allan Shivers urged Texas move to raise funds for charitable institutions via an omnibus tax bill to spread the burden. He spoke at a rural electrification cooperative meeting with delegates from Texas New Mexico and Arizona and said a January special session will consider charitable funding. He also defended rural electric cooperatives against state rate regulation and noted REAs pay ad valorem taxes like other corporations.
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EL Paso
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
REAS
REA
Wrong Flyte Operation Ends in Tears in Sacramento
In Sacramento on October 26, a spray gun purchased by the state adjutant general's office was loaded with tear gas by Master Sergeant Nicholas Palermo. When used to kill flies the gas caused office personnel to keel over as the flies continued to fly.
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Sacramento
Cal
INS
State Adjutant General's Office
Nickolas Palermo
US May Swap Wheat For Indian Materials
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States is weighing a swap of 1 million tons of American wheat for Indian manganese and mica. The proposal is among several options discussed by the State Department and Indian officials during Nehru's visit.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
State Department
Nehru
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Mississippi
Jefferson Military College
Natchez, Miss
Aftosa
Zemo
Austin American
Lyndon Johnson
Wilson
Guadalupe
Sel Es Eno
Beret
Meru Oem
Scarbrough’s
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Service
Alden E. Jackson & Associates
E. 7Th
F. Jr. Love
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