Plan for Ino nosition ax Plan as Ino nosition -gORGE
In La Porte area a four square mile district contends its push for incorporation continues with leaders meeting Thursday to outline plans and prepare for publication ahead of an election. City officials and legal advisers remain cautious about the move and possible reactions from surrounding communities.
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Jon
Bill Jig Porte
Anty
Cirele
Deano Jones
Watkins
Houston
Lomax
la Porte
Porte
Local candidates schedule community meeting Friday
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Istration Satcu High School
Lon Bell
Ate Supreme Court
Reand
Ramsey
Immissioner
Toof Decker
Vzcally
Fragmented town notes mix names and events in FLTON
Fragmented OCR style text lists several names and brief actions from a small town scene. Mentions include Jim Peacock, Albert Kiber, Sam Stassi, Dr. Sam Davis, Murray Rogers, and Conway with scattered activities like painting, barbecues, a car wash, birthday, miniature golf, and coffee. The piece reads as a jumbled collage of local figures and moments without a single clear story or event.
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Murray Rogers
H. EL
Vitain
Jones
Uy Sackie Conway
Runoff Vote Forecast in East Harris County Heated by County Race
Rosalie Myers notes a record runoff likely in East Harris with about 80 percent of primary voters anticipated to return. County commissioner race excitement may push turnout beyond usual 59 to 63 percent. Precinct by precinct counts follow, including ballot totals, polling sites, and officials.
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Rosalie’ Myers
Harris County
Rege
Republican Party
Highlands
Truman Says Stevenson Must Run On Fair Deal Record
President Truman insists Adlai Stevenson must campaign on the record of the New Deal Fair Deal administrations. He asserts Democrats must run on Roosevelt Truman leadership, while Stevenson faces questions about being a captive of ADA and his own campaign shifts.
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Truman
Stevenson
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
City
Kans
Boise
Ida
Eisenhower
Middle Road
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Kansas City
Baise
Police Ponder Stolen Blue Arrow Car Mystery
Perry M Simmons reported his green Oldsmobile 98 stolen from in front of Blue Arrow Cafe at 2 a.m. Thursday while he was inside. He left keys in the car, possibly in the seat or ignition, and the vehicle bears license number NTO66.
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Blue Arrow Cafe
Perry. M. Simmons
Simmons
Governor Shivers Questions Federal Drouth Aid Details
Governor Allan Shivers pressed for specific information on emergency U S farm aid for Texas drought. He questioned whether a disaster declaration would be tied to a particular election year and demanded exact figures on hay, feed, and pricing. Temperature across Texas surpassed 100 degrees for the 11th straight day.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
U.S
Texas
Jonn C. White
Shivers
Truman
Texas 2
U.S. Agriculture Department
Washington
B. F. Vance
College Station
Tex
Agriculture Department
Vance
Hays
Tennessee
Shivers to Meet Adlai in Springfield Conference
Texas Governor Allan Shivers will fly to Springfield Indiana to confer with Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson on issues in the campaign. The talks aim to gauge Stevenson's views on foreign policy corruption in government taxation spending and the federal budget including tidelands. Stevenson planned a brief Wisconsin vacation and would return for the meeting which Shivers would finalize dates for. Shivers will attend Oil Bowl in Wichita Falls Friday night before departing for Indiana.
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Allan Shivers
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Shivers
Stevenson
Texas
Stévenson
Tidelands
Wisconsin Lake Country
Wichita Falls
Shriners For Crippled Children
Texas Swelters On 37th Day Of 100 Degree Heat
Texas endures 37th straight day of 100 plus heat with no relief in sight as forecasts predict continued hot, dry conditions through Friday. Gulf Coast and East Texas spared water shortages demand conservation measures. Central Texas trucks haul water, Lano river dam near alert, Lano city limits nonessential use. Dallas and Fort Worth urge reduced consumption amid depleted reservoirs.
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Texas
United Press
Western
Gulf Coast
Thorndale
Milam ‘County
Liano
Kingsland
Granite
Shoals Lake
Lano City
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tornado Kills 1 at Missouri State Fair in Sedalia
A tornado struck the Sedalia Missouri State Fairgrounds early Thursday killing Henry Pyte 25 of Kalazrazoo Michigan a concessionaire asleep in a semi trailer. Twelve others were injured with several admitted to Bothwell hospital. The storm damaged livestock areas and struck crowds of 67 000 on Wednesday as rain hail and strong winds affected the fairgrounds and nearby city.
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Sedalia
State Highway Patrol
Henry Pyte
Kalzrazoo
Mich
Pyle
Thomas
Bothwell Hospital
Fairgrounds
City May Cut Off its Annual 2500 Gift To Hospital
City Council may drop its 2500 annual gift to San Jacinto Memorial hospital. Some members argued the funds could aid the Welfare League or provide a nurse, while others urged continued support to help those unable to pay. Mayor Ward favored keeping aid to admit patients in need.
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San Jacinta Memorial Hospital
Harris County
College Fan
Houston
Welfare League
W. D. Reeves
Trey
Reeves
J. A. Ward
H. MM. Campbell
San Jacinto
R. H. Pruett
Pruett
Humble Chief Defends Pollution Efforts at Hearing
Rex G. Baker of Humble Oil and Refining Co. defended industry efforts to curb air pollution at a Baylor Medical College hearing in Houston. He noted $3 million spent in five years and vowed ongoing efforts while acknowledging some pollution is inevitable in refineries. Local officials urged progress and accountability from ship channel industries.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Rex G. Baker
Humble
Baylor Medical College
Houston
Ship Channel Industries
Boyd N. Hill
Baytown
Bureau of Sanitation
Elf-Polshing
Harris County
State Health Department
Ehblers
Atorney
John Richardson
Living Costs Sill Rising
Government data show cost of living rising to a new record, with a sharp rise in food prices lifting the overall index to 190.8 percent of the 1935-39 average. The report notes a 12.1 percent increase above the pre-Korea level and a 2.9 percent rise from a year earlier, affecting more than one million CIO UAW workers with a three cents an hour escalator wage increase.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cement Finishers Picket Baytown Tunnel Strike Continues
Cement finishers union members set picket lines at Farnsworth and Chambers project in Baytown while other workers stayed off site. It marks a second picket action after a brief July 9 halt. Union officials and Farnsworth-Chambers leaders met in Houston with settlement expected before noon. Project superintendent J E James cited use of non union workers as core dispute. He described attempts to assign extra cement finishers to tasks beyond pouring, leading to friction and prior blockwork.
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Baytown
Cement Finishers Union
Houston Building Trades Council
Farnsworth and Chambers
Houston
J. E. James
Farnsworth ‘and Chambers
James
Holland Page Co. Low Bidder on Tunnel Approach
Holland Page Construction Co of Austin submitted the lowest bid of 33852,829.58 for two sections of the north approach to the Baytown tunnel, beating Brown and Root Farnsworth and Chambers and W R Aldrich bids. The project covers grading structures and paving Spur 202 and a link of Highway 146 with a Goose Creek bridge. The award would leave one section not contracted, Highway M6 south of South Baytown, still to be let. The tunnel is to open in June 1953.
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Holland Page Construction Co
Austin
Baytown
Holland Page
State Highway Commismission
Brown and Root
Farnsworth and Chambers
W. R. Aldrich
Baton Rouge
West Main
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Black Duck Bay
Goose Creek
South Baytown
State Highway Commission
Rescue After Liberty Ship Breaks In English Channel
The American Liberty ship Western Farner broke in half after a collision with Norwegian tanker Bjorg Holm, off Ramsgate England. Captain Gunnar Utvik and 37 crewmen were saved after seven hours aboard the doomed vessel. Vik of Galveston said most crew launched lifeboats while others waited to board English craft.
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Eng
English Channel
Gunnar Utvik
Galveston
Tex
Codwin Sands
England
France
Uwik
Dover
Bjorgholm
Calais
Vik
Ninth Street
Little Favors Scott For DA
Dick Little the third candidate in the July 26 district attorney race endorsed W H Bill Scott and urged Harris County voters to oppose incumbent Sam W Davis He said he studied both opponents and now believes the best interests of Harris County will be served by ending Daviss tenure on January He apologized to Lent for earlier criticisms made in the heats of the first primary
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Dick) Little
W. H
Bill
Scot
Harris County
Sam‘ W. Davis
Little
Harts County
Davis
Scott
Lent
Three U S Pilots Rescued From Sea
Tokyo reports the Far East Air Force rescued three American pilots after their planes were crippled by enemy fire off the North Korean coast. The airmen parachuted into the sea for safety. It was not disclosed whether the craft were shot down by anti aircraft fire or MiG jets.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Hnes
Farseet
Thursay
Air Force
UN Planes Smash Red Targets Twice
United Nations warplanes launched a four hour night raid on Pyongyang and then a second 100 plane strike on a cement factory. Fighter bombers and B 26s hit with napalm and bombs destroying 63 buildings and damaging 29. Osu and Sariwon areas faced heavy air power as F 8 Thunderjets F 80 jets F 51 Mustangs and P 38s joined in the attack.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Pyongyang
Osu
Sariwon
No Ark On Mount Ararat Says French Team
A three man French expedition reported in Istanbul on August 21 that it explored Mount Ararat and found no trace of Noah’s Ark. They spent eight days in the Ararat area and 32 minutes on the summit. Jean DeRiquier suggested rumors arose from a basalt rock block resembling a ship’s prow.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Mount
Ararat
Jean DeRiquier
Mrs. Mary Winfree Dies At 83 In Texas
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Winfree 83 a Mant Belview resident died at 6 20 am Thursday at a Baytown hospital after suffering a heart attack about two weeks earlier Funeral services will be at 8 00 pm Friday at Paul Us Lee Funeral home with Rev James Jackson Cedar Bayou Methodist officiating Burial will be in Cedar Bayou Masonic cemetery She was born in Indiana and moved to Cedar Bayou as an infant She was married to Eli Winfree of Chambers County Her husband died in 1926 Survived by four daughters a sister a brother five grandchildren five great grandchildren and no great great grandchildren
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Mary Elizabeth Winfree
Mant Belview
Baytown
Paul Us Lee
James Jackson
Cedar Bayou
Indiana
Eli Winfree
Chambers ' County
Letitia Fisher
Houston
H. L. Gilbert Sr
Mont Belvieu
Emma Farr
James W. Lammond
Bossier City
la Iso
Nan Donnelly
da C. Hunt
Cedar Bayeu
Schumacher Death Triggers West Germany Socialist Struggle
West Germany's Social Democratic Party faces a power clash after Kurt Schumacher dies at 79. The veteran leader opposed communism and Western ties, setting a divide as the party prepares its Sept. 24 congress in Dortmund. His recorded testament for a March of Time film shapes the factional line on Western relief.
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Wellington Long
Bonn
Carmany
Aus
West Germany
Kurt Schumacher
Social Democratic Party
Here
Schumacher
Germany
Socialist Party
Dortraund
Dortmund
Retired Refinery Man Oscar D. Nowlin Dies
Oscar D. Nowlin, 77, of 315 East Defoe, died at 9 20 a m Thursday at his home. A retired Baytown refinery worker, Nowlin had lived in Baytown 30 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Earthman s Funeral Home.
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Oscar D. Nowlin
East Defoe
Baytown
Novlin
Earthman’s Funeral
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