Aged La Porte Dormitory Dangers Cited
La Porte residents warned against trespassing at the deteriorating 1901 dormitory near Sylvan Beach. Rev. Joseph Koebel notes rotten floors and hazards as police patrol the site. Demolition plans are under consideration as St. Mary’s parish grows since the seminary moved to Houston in 1954.
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Betsy Webber LA Porte
St. Mary's Seminary
Sylvan Beach
la Porte
Joseph A. Koebel
St. Mary's Church
H. F. Freeman
Father Koebel
Freeman
Koebel
Houston
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sylvan Beach Park
Houston-Galveston
St. Mary’s Parish
NASA
Bayport
St. Mary’s
Highlands Water Unit Board Meets On Sewer Tie-Ins Plans
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 directors meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the water office to decide on sewer tie-ins for a 22 lot subdivision on E Wallisville Road. R L Creel returns with detailed plans after a prior postponement awaiting Texas Water Quality Board approval. The district engineer Joseph C Hild will propose a contractor for a proposed sewer treatment facility expansion. bids closed March 25. Improvements to the collection system and a prospective bond election will also be discussed.
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Highlands
Harris County Water ‘Control and Improvement District No
Water Office
R. L. Creel
E. Wallisville Road
Creel
Texas
Harville
Barbour's Cut Port Work May Start Soon
Dick Gregg city attorney at Cut Terminal Morgan's Nassau Bay outlined land acquisition rules for Barbour's Cut Port. He explained public purchase requires payment of fair value to owners and that challenged offers may lead to condemnation through courts. He noted Port Commission purchases require clear title and paid taxes before payment.
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Barbour
Dick Gregg
Cut Terminal
Morgan’s
Nassau Bay
Gregg
Port Commission
Houston Port Commission Eyes Barbours Cut Land Deal
Mike Scorcio assistant director of the Port Commission said success in acquiring land enables the Barbours Cut facility to begin. He described the navigation district as a developer of port property and noted ships may be large and containerized, requiring ample space and a cleaner operation. Landowners have been contacted and land appraisals completed with construction planned for a 20 year period ending in the 1990s.
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Houston Port Commission
Mike Scorcio
Port Commission
Scorcio
Navigation District
Barbour
Cacti Spines Used by Ranchers in Texas Drought
In Freer Texas ranch hands burn spines off cacti to feed drought-starved cattle across Duval County and 60 nearby South Texas counties designated as disaster areas by Gov. Preston Smith. Ranch operator Sonny Wiederkehr notes the cacti lack sugar and digestibility. animals have died, while workers wear goggles due to burning.
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Freer
Tex
Duval County
Texas
Preston Smith
Sonny Wiederkehr
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Seminary
Memorial Drive
University of St Thomas
la Porte Catholic Seminary
Highlands Water Unit Board States Meeting
Interstate Soil Stablizers
Baytown, Tex
SEARS
Exee
CDC
Sears Ruchuck & Co
Little Boys
Italy
Belgium
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