Houston Chamber reports big gains in February 1963 data
February 1963 results show higher activity across Houston and Harris County. Non residential contracts up 20.8 percent, residential units completed up 117.5 percent, bank clearings up 4.1 percent, bank debits to individual accounts up 5.3 percent, and building permits up 0.3 percent. Employment rose with labor force at 577,900 and unemployment at 27,600. Totals for January–February 1963 show strong gains over 1962 across several indicators including auto registrations and department store sales.
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Houston Chamber of Commerce Research Department
Houston
Harris County
Research Department
The
Houston Chamber of Commerce
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Houston 1. J
Baytown Letter Ponders Local Post Office Uniqueness
A Baytown reader recalls local ties and wonders why the city has a single government post office name in the United States. He notes Baytown’s growth, lists near and far towns with similar names, and hints Baytown may gain another post office before 1963 ends. He also references local newspaper ties and fraternal visits.
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Houston
Baytown
Thurmond G. Sanders
South 7Th
Abe Lincoln
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
la Porte
Indiana
Colorado
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Texas
Pasadena
California
Maryland
Arkansas
Delaware
Mississippi
Missouri
Dayton
Liberty
The
Sun
Robert V. Hendrix Bate
501 South
Jth
Drew Pearson Says or Three of the Children Gird
Fragmentary text appears to reference Drew Pearson and an unclear remark about three children and a brick company building. No verifiable event or named details are fully readable to form a proper summary.
How Do You Stand Sir? By Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater argues that despite Kennedy's Costa Rica conference, Western Hemisphere reform efforts fail to halt communism in Latin America. He urges decisive U.S. action, including a strong blockade of the Soviet base in Cuba, to counter Soviet influence and Cuba’s threat.
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Barry Goldwater
Washington
Cuba
United States
Costa Rica
Kennedy
Western Hemisphere
Latin America
Franklin Roosevelt
Alliance For Progress
Americas
Hemisphere
Castro
Caribbean
Upside Down Painting Shocks Jersey City Exhibit
Mrs Beattie noticed a painting titled Autumn Leaves was hung upside down at the Pasters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey annual show in Jersey City The work by Yoona Beattie was described by judge William Gorman of Bayonne as a good painting whether right side up or not
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Sher Imomer
Woo Cusrosecny
Henry Crown
Crown
Mrs. Stern
Secretary of State of
Illinois
Material Service Corporation
H. Crown
Henry
Sind
B. Greiver
Stern
Jersey City
New Jersey
Inflation and timber market insights for investors
The column argues inflation affects fixed-income utilities and railroads, urges balanced portfolios, and discusses timberland values and major paper companies like St Regis, Kimberly-Clark, Great Northern, Scott Paper, and U S Plywood. It notes labor costs in housing, shell homes, and ends with a faith-filled exhortation amid global turmoil.
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Babson Park
Mass
U S
St. Regis Paper Co
U.S
Canada
Lumbe
Sol
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Sol'sfacturer
P Amother
Kimberly
Great Northern Paper Co. Company
Maine
Scott Paper
Scott
Timerland
U.S. Plywood Corp
Candada
Turkey
Russia
West
Mediterranean Sea
Near East
Try and Stop Me Professor Story of Cinderella
Harvard Business School professor tells his 6 year old son a Cinderella tale with a joke about straight income and capital gains. The deer hunting crowd recalls Ed Wynn’s routine about a reflective self image and seasonal relief.
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Harvard Business School
Pop
Ed Wynn
Lawsuit Filed Against Actor Ralph Bellamy for 202,504
Three television producers sue actor Ralph Bellamy in Superior Court for 202,504 claiming he breached a contract to star in the pilot film of a proposed TV series. Plaintiffs Alan Woods James A Bank and John Kneubucl allege the agreement was for Bellamy to appear in the pilot.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Bellamy
Alan Woods
James A. Bank
John Kneubucl
Bellamy
Verses Highlight the Engrafted Word and the Cross
The passage cites James 1 21 urging believers to lay aside filthiness and receive the engrafted word that can save souls. It also notes that the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who perish but the power of God to those saved, referencing 1 Corinthians 1 18.
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I Corinthians
One Heart Open to Three Notrump Responds
Expert bridge analysis considers five hands after Three Notrump is revealed as an invitation to slam. 1) Four Hearts vs slam likelihood. 2) Four Hearts preferred to Three Notrump given distribution. 3) Six Notrump signals high combined count and solid raise. 4) Four Clubs shows distribution favors slam in clubs. 5) Six Hearts suggests twelve tricks with key Aces, valuing slam prospects despite only 15 points.
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Alam
King
Baytown Sun publication and post office data
Hereafter John Wadley entered an second class matter at the Baytown Texas Post Office under the act of Congress of March 3 1879. Published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays by The Baytown Sun Inc wm Pearce and Ashbel in Baytown Texas PB Box 308 Baytown Texas Subscription rates 1.45 per Month 17.40 per Year.
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Baytown
Texas
Congress
Baytown Sun, Inc
Wm Pearce and
Ashbel
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Ambitious puzzle hints from a damaged era
A collage of trivia and forecasts from a historical page asks about Schutsetet, Reelfoot Lake, and early science figures. It notes Deniel Bakeman as a 1268 datum, asks who the 1957 Nobel laureate physicist is, and presents a fragmented coinage of quotes and names.
Nobel Prize and Einstein Award Mystery Scientist
A column snippet mentions a 1987 Nobel Prize and Albert Einstein Award recipient, educated at National Deekiang University and National Southwest University before Chicago, then UC Berkeley research, with a career at Princeton and Columbia. It notes a parity law disproof by two scientists and asks who this man. Also lists birthday wishes to Bette Davis and others and a quiz item set.
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China
National Southwest Associated University
Kunming
University of Chicago
Princeton
Institute For Advanced Study
University of Paris
National Deekiang University
National Southwest University
University of California
Columbia
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