Corpus Christi Becomes Deepwater Port in 1926
On September 14 1926 Corpus Christi officially became a deepwater seaport with harbor work begun in 1907 funded by Congress. John Nance Garner attended the turning basin dedication and the official party sailed from the bay aboard the Borie. The port soon grew as a refueling hub for ocean liners with oil from nearby fields fed through a large pipeline.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Harbor
Congress
John Nance Garner
Borie
Doctors Claim Lifebuoy Fights Body Odor on 13 Body Parts
Doctors tested soaps and found Lifebuoy Health Soap cleanses skin better, guards 13 odor-prone areas, and stops B O more effectively than rivals. The ad urges daily baths with Lifebuoy for lasting freshness, milder formula, coconut oil lather, and safety for baby skin.
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B.O
Lever Brothers Company
Galveston Reporter Charges Five Night Club Operators
Ira Taylor, Galveston Tribune police reporter, filed gambling charges against Christie Mitchell Bonnie Holmes Jack Sparks Hal Catchings and Joe Pinachio. Mitchell co owner of a club with Holmes is publicity director for the Greater Galveston Beach Association. Pinachio faced an additional charge for operating tip books.
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Galveston
Ira Taylor
Galveston Tribune
Justice of the Peace
Orra M
Richmond
Christie Mitchell
Bonnie Holmes
Jack Sparks
Hal Catchings
Joe Pinachio
Mitchell
Holmes
Greater Galveston Beach Association
Pinachio
Taylor
Cancer research grant aids Houston hospital program
A 42 200 award given to M D Anderson Hospital in Houston funds cancer research and treatment. J Louis Hoff of the Texas American Cancer Society says money covers staff costs with the rest for new equipment. Hoff notes last year's county drive raised 75 138, with 50 000 sent to Anderson for research.
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Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
J. Louis Hoff
Texas
American Cancer Society
Hoff
National Society
Anderson Hospital
One Killed Three Hurt In West Texas Wreck
In Bovina Texas a car crash killed Grady Mitchell about 59 a farm laborer. Injured were Martin E Ezell postmaster of Bovina and his wife in Clovis New Mexico hospital Kibby Bolin 15 in Friona Pal mer County Hospital all listed as seriously injured but not critically.
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Bovia
Grady Mitchell
Clovis
N. M
Martin E. Ezell
Bovina
Ezell
Kibby Bolin
Palmer County Hospital
Friona
Man crushed to death at Texarkana dam site
Melvin G. Reynolds, 24, of Colfax Louisiana, was fatally injured when crushed between two large earth movers at the Texarkana dam site, the first accident since Moss-Thornton Construction Company began initial work a month earlier.
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Texarkana
Melvin G. Reynolds
Colfax
Texarkana Dam
Here
Moss-Thornton Construction Company
Leeds
Ala
Pilot De Bona Says Racing Is Over After Bendix Triumph
Speed pilot Joe De Bona, recent Bendix trophy winner, arrived in Fort Worth and declared he was through with racing. He criticized Fort Worth aviation hospitality, recounting slow service for hangar space and pilots, and drew a contrast with his Texas ties and wartime Air Force service. He warned the city was gaining a bad reputation among transient pilots.
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Fort Worth
Joe de Bona
Bill Odom
Odom
Cleveland
DeBona
New York
Beverly Hills
Calif
Austin
University of Texas
H. H. Pitts
Mohle Drive
Municipal Field
Burns Prove Fatal For Texas Mother
Mrs. Lillie Mae Haning, 47, died from burns suffered while helping her son start the family car in Denison. Her clothes caught fire pouring gasoline into the carburetor. a spark from the starter injured her son Charles Robert, 14, who attempted to rescue her. Survivors include husband Robert L. Haning, two sons Orville and Charles Robert, daughter Mrs Homer Summerhill, brother Oscar Parker, and sister Mrs Ester Naud.
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Denison
Lillie Mae Haning
Orville
Charles Robert
Homer Summerhill
Oscar Parker
Ardmore
Okla
Ester Naud
Tulsa
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B.C
West Texas
Scarbrough & Sons
Gabardine
Jackets
Reg
U. S. Pat
Pilot DE Bona
United States
Fryer Parts
OLA
R. K. Shannon
Optometrist
Yra
Karotkin’s
Fifth
Karotkin
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