Galveston Engineer Retires After Long Service
Grady Bo Layton, assistant chief engineer with the Amy Corps of Engineers Dredge McFarland in the Galveston District, retires after a 2b year career in merchant marine and government service. He previously served aboard the dredges Biddle Pacific and Harding in the Port land Ore District and held roles at North Bend Oregon and Oakland California.
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Grady Bo Layton
Amy Corps of Engineers
McFarland
Merchant Marine
Vbts v Government Service
Nacopiiaos
Sea Arm
McFarlant
Corps of Renouineers
Biddle
Patific
Harding
Porthand
Ore
Layton
Shesel Electric
North Bend
Forev Ore
Vide Air Force Station
Military Sea Transport Service
Oakland
Calif
State Mi Iy Atlantemship Co
Vessts
Varias Pacific
Ideas Ahead Of Time Fuel Change In Markets And Tax Rules
A look at how concepts once rejected become normal, from safety labels on foods to land value taxes. The piece notes Ford in the 1950s and FDA labeling trials, plus Carl Kamp Jr on reforming property taxation to reward improvements. It argues urban decay spurred tax rethink and reform momentum.
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Ford Motor Co
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Carl Kamp Jr
Federal Home
St. Louis
Livingston General Store Preserves Old Relics in Texas
In Livingston Texas the James Jinkins General Store doubles as a museum of relics from a bygone era. The owners display items like a pot bellied stove a long counter and blacksmith tools while selling groceries. They plan to add an antique shop and a service station beside the drive-in store. They note visitors including foreign tourists who enjoy browsing and casual conversation.
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Livingston, Tex
James Jinkins General Lit
U.S. 190
Ofeer
Alon- Livingston
Thejsils
Lake Livingston
Yesteryers
Shelp
Russel Stone
Pump Stolen From Lakewood Construction Site
Police investigate the theft of a red water pump weighing 250 to 300 pounds and valued at 5300 from the Paint Royale construction site in Lakewood. Egypt's Sadd el Aali dam at Aswan is described as 16 times as large as the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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Lakewood
Egypt
Sadd el Aali
Aswan
Great Pyramid
Giza
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