Club 81 Burns In Destructive Fire Overnight
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed Club 81 at 4700 San Antonio Highway early Thursday, with property loss estimated between 75 000 and 85 000. Insurance covered about one fourth. Firemen faced hydrant distance issues as the blaze consumed the three year old club owned by Merie Goodnight and leased to R D Edwards and Joe Sanders.
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San Antonio Highway
Austin Fire Department
Merie Goodnight
Goodnight Tourist Court
R. D. Edwards
Joe Sanders
Bastrop High School Elects Dan Janicek Student Body President
Bastrop Oct 28 Dan Janicek was elected president of the Bastrop High School student body. Harvey Elliott named vice president. Joe Harville chosen senior representative-at-large for the student council and Gene Turner elected representative at large from the remainder of the school.
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Bastrop
Dan Janicek
Bastrop High School
Harvey Elliott
Joe Harville
Gene Turner
Hillel Foundation Hosts Wessel on The Freedom of the Will
Rabbi Harvey E. Wessel of Tyler will speak at 7 30 p m Friday at the Hillel Foundation on The Freedom of the Will. A reception follows his address. Wessel, active in the Conference of Christians and Jews and the Jewish Chautauqua Society, will discuss his experiences since leaving Germany in 1938 and his upcoming landings at Bremerhaven on November 6.
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Harvey E. Wessel
Tyler
Hillel Foundation
Rabbi Wessel
Conference of Christians and Jews
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Ex Slave near 108th Birthday in Quiet Chicago Plan
Mrs. Kate Patterson a former slave in Chicago fears her 108th birthday may find her unwell. She plans a quiet celebration with a cake and candles as daughter Mrs. G A Parker notes she has failed badly in the last week. Born on a Kentucky plantation she recalls cotton fields and simple fare. She has five children 15 grandchildren and multiple great grandchildren.
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Chicago
Kate Patterson
G. A. Parker
Kentucky
Piggly Wiggly Owner Buys Denison Building
Jack Barrett owner of Barrett Wholesale Grocery announces purchase of a four story Denison building used by Kraft Foods Southwestern Division. Kraft will move headquarters to Garland early next year. Barrett, owner of five Piggly Wiggly stores, pays about 100000 dollars. Sherman headquarters will move to Denison for general office use with possession in the new year.
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Denison
Jack Barrett
Barrett Wholesale Grocery Company
Sherman
Southwestern Division
Kraft Foods Company
Kraft
Garland
Barrett
North Texas
Oklahoma
Fire damages Tide Water refinery in Oklahoma
Early morning blaze at the Tide Water Associated Oil refinery near Drumright damages 10 tanks worth 2 000 each, and about 5 000 barrels of crude oil valued around 21 000. Company official George Kinter, from Tulsa, says production disruption may last about 10 days. No injuries reported.
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Okla
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Here
George Kinter
Tulsa
Kinter
Work on Houston's New Dock Underway
Houston begins construction of Dock No. 9 at a groundbreaking for a 1.734 million dollar project. Port Director W. F. Heavey presided and Port Commission Chair Wilson G. Saville operated the dragline to break the first dirt, marking the ceremony.
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Houston
W. F. Heavey
Port Commission
Wilson G. Saville
Henry Ford Estate Valuation Near 70 Million Dollar Figure
The Ford estate may total about 70 million dollars for tax purposes, based on an accounting prepared for probate court by Clara J. Ford as executrix. The figures reflect estimates to be finalized by the court.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Clara J. Ford
Uhland Pastor Sails To Wed in Germany
The Rev. Fritz O. Winkelmann former pastor of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Uhland near Kyle sailed from New York on the Ss Ernie Kyle October 26 for Bremerhaven Germany. He intends to marry Miss Cora Charlotte Kuehl and visit relatives.
Lee Company to Hire 2000 More Workers in Seattle
The plane output drive increases at the Lee Company as it adds 2,000 workers to accelerate production. The plant makes heavy bombers strato-cruiser airliners and strato-freighters for the Army amid the wartime demand.
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Seattle
Oe. Lee Company
Thy
Local Figure Found in Southwest Roots and Tyler Residency
Born in Chicago and a Hebrew Union College graduate from Cincinnati, he has resided in Tyler since 1939, marking a long association with the region and its community.
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Chicago
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Tyler
War surplus sale to close Houston WAR warehouse
Houston officials announced a final sale of about 150000 dollars in war surplus goods by the War Assets Administration. The sale starts November 3 and will close the Houston WAR warehouse as the program ends.
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Houston
Houston War Assets Administration Office
Houston War Warehouse
One Center Petition On Highway Docket
The State Highway Commission will hear 18 project requests at its October meeting Friday at 9 am. One Central Texas petition appears on the docket. Fredericksburg citizens led by Alfred Petsch seek a US highway designation for the Johnson City to Houston via San Marcos route.
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State Highway Commission
Texas
Fredericksburg
Alfred Petsch
Johnson City
Houston
San Marcos
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