World’s Fair Office Closes in Houston Retrenchment Move
Houston World’s Fair organization shuts its offices at 3403 Main and moves HQ to Southwestern Savings and Loan at 3401 Main. Dr W W Kemmerer, director, and other key personnel resign. President Al Parker calls the changes a retrenchment move as financial response remains poor. A curfew is discussed amid unclear plans for the fair’s future.
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al Parker
Fair
CAP Cadets To Receive Second Orientation Ride
CAP Cadets of Baytown will receive a second orientation ride over the weekend. About twenty five cadets start at eight am Saturday and Sunday, each receiving roughly 30 minutes aboard the squadron airplane and in private planes owned by senior members. Pilots include W C Stewart Capt C A Behymer Alton Sicher Pat Stovall O B Lee and Babe Badgley.
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Civil Air Patrol
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Aquadron
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Alton Sicher
Pat Stovall
O. B. Lee
Babe Badgley
Stock Market Roundup From Baytown Sun Year ??
A partial list of company names and percentages appears, denoting stock activity or market references. Firms named include Allis-Chalmers, Anaconda Copper, Bethlehem Steel, Dow, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Goodyear, Gen Electric, Gen Motors, Exxon related, Imperial Oil, Mack Trucks, Monsanto, and others, with scattered percentage figures suggesting gains or losses. The fragmentary text references several industry players such as petroleum, steel, and chemical firms and utilities in a broad stock composite.
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Allis-Chalmers
Atmer Agri Esense
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Anaconda Copper
Bailey-Selburn
Beth Steel
Barber
Geeseer Calvin of
Veces Celanese Sasseyens Colotex
Chrysler Corp Cities Service
Columb Gay Creole
P.O Humble
Imperial Oil
Interlake Iron Int'l Nickel
Jones
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Kirby Pet
Libby
Liggett and My Loew's Inc
la Land
Mack Trucks Merrill
Monsanto
Gifts to Texas Colleges Total $63 056 60
The board of directors of the Texas A and M System approved $63 056 60 in gifts grants in aid loans and scholarships to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Texas A and M College Arlington State College and Prairie View A and M College. The decision was made at a meeting in El Paso? Elineral Wells Friday.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
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Prairie View A and M College
A and M
Elineral Wells
School Trustee Voting Called Off In County
County Judge Bob Casey canceled the Harris County School Board trustee election due to failure by the state board to notify the county supervisor and provide ballots 60 days before the election. Incumbents will continue serving until an election is ordered, likely with hospital district voting. Absentee voting has begun in some districts. outgoing trustees include J. W. Cardiff, Mrs. J. W. Shelor, and Guy N. Butler.
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Bob Casey
Casey
State Acheol Board
Houston
J. W. Cardiff
Spring Branch
J. W. Shelor
Guy N. Butler
Precinct
Retired Highlands Teacher C E Covey Dies at Home
C E Covey 78 a longtime West Texas educator died suddenly at his Highlands home. His body was found in the lawn by grandson Frank Hollingsworth as he returned from school. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at the Church of Christ in Highlands with Elmer Moore Jr and Clifton Rogers officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery. He taught in business colleges and public schools before retirement eight years ago and was an elder in multiple Church of Christ congregations. He is survived by his widow Edna, two daughters, five brothers, one sister and sixteen grandchildren.
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Idaho’ Falls
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Waco
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Fort Worth
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Bowie
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Eldo- Tadeo
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Springtown
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Sowell Aims to Restore Pitt Track Glory at Penn Relays
Pitt seeks revival of sprinting legacy as Arnie Sowell carries hopes at the 61st Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The meet runs Friday to Saturday with 3,100 entries across 91 events, eight major relay titles up for decision, and 13 individual championships to defend from last year.
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Pit
Long John Woodruff
Arnie Sowell
Lowell
Deadline Approaches for Property Tax Rendering in Harris County
Property owners in East Harris County face this week’s deadline to render property for taxation. The Baytown county tax office closes Friday at 5 p.m., while city and school offices stay open until noon Saturday. Homeowners should render to secure homestead exemptions and limit state tax. Rendering also allows protest of valuations and is required to vote in bond elections, such as Harris County Fresh Water Supply No. 8 planning a May 7 bond election.
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Baytown
Harris County Fresh Water Supply No. 8
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