Weights and Measures History From Ancient Times to Now
United Press reports on the evolution of weight and measure systems from ancient terms like foot and cubit to Henry I and Edward I yard standards. It notes varied local measures, the shift toward the metric system, and the global move to a universal arbiter for science and commerce.
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John King
United Press
Washington
England
Henry I
Edward I
Henry
Britain
United States
Local Sick List Names and Addresses Listed
A dated community notice lists numerous individuals with names and street addresses including Grace Williams 90h Mrs Noel Roach 709 Neal Mrs Joe H Goode La Porte Mrs A G Lestarrette 406 Wrest Homan Billie Dell Callaway 3218 Missouri Ronald L Guidroz 1305 North Eighth Delores M Lamkin Houston Mrs George Taylor 395 West Francis Mrs Thomas H Herndon 102 Pecan Drive Mrs Jewell Madeln Pasadena Larry Wayne Faulkenberry Rt 2 Baytown Mercedes Boyd Baytown Leo Heinemann 914 Largo Melinda Jane Clark 119 Mast Wright Sarah Dean Wighlands Mrs Wayman E Holloway Ced ar Bayou Mrs Clarence Marlan Channel view Mrs Oscar B Waird 312 Scave lett Mrs William E Voyles 139 Katherine S Duhon Mont Belvieu SL Knowles 1017 Sunset Ee ee
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Grace Williams
Large
Noel Roach
Neal
Joe H. Goode
la Porte
A. G. Lestarrette
Wrest Homan
Billie Dell Callaway
Missouri
Ronald L. Guidroz
North Eighth
Delores M. Lamkin
Houston
George Taylor
West Francis
Thomas H. Herndon
Pecan Drive
Jewell
Madeln
Pasadena
Larry Wayne Faulkenberry
Rt. 2
Baytown
Mercedes Boyd
Leo Heinemann
Largo
Melinda Jane Clark
Mast Wright
Sarah Dean
Wighlands
Wayman E. Holloway
Cedar Bayou
Clarence Marlan
Channelview
Oscar B. Waird
Scavelett
William E. Voyles
Katherine S. Duhon
Mont Belvieu
Knowles
Sunset
94 Year Old Diamond Star Admits Being Real Lucky
In Gaston NC veteran player Frank Black Cry recalls early baseball days starting in 1879 after leaving a blacksmith job in Cleveland County. He highlights a famous triple play in Chester VA that boosted him to Philadelphia NL, notes struggles with curves from Mat Ferguson, and explains a later sobriety turning point and lifelong abstinence from alcohol.
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Diamond Star
O'Neil Hendrick
Gastonta
N.C
Frank Black
Cry
Cleveland County
N. C
Chester
Philadelphia
Mat Ferguson
Crys
Frank Leahy Spends Birthday at Home After 13 Years
Frank Leahy celebrated his 46th birthday at home with family marking a rare quiet day away from football. He told reporters the football bus remains and his thoughts still lean toward Notre Dame football, though he plans to watch all 1954 games without predicting outcomes.
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Suchigan
Notre Dame
Woman And Boy Killed By Train On Trestle
Fort Worth Aug 28 UP Mrs Lena McAlister 52 and Danny Hooper three were killed Friday when struck by a Santa Fe passenger train on a trestle over Gouna street. Witnesses say they were crossing the trestle with five other children when the train approached. Four moved to run but the boy’s foot caught, Mrs McAllister tried to free him and had no time to escape.
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Fort Worth
Lena McAlister
Danny Hooper
Santa Fe
Gouna Street
Greenlease Partner Found Shot To Death
Oklahoma City August 28 Robert T Moore 66 a business partner of Robert C Greenlease whose son Bobby was kidnapped and slain before a 600 000 was collected died Saturday of an apparently self inflicted shotgun blast Moore was vice president and plant manager of Greenlease Moore Inc a Cadillac and Chevrolet dealership and was found wounded with a 12 gauge shotgun beside him in his office Thursday afternoon The blast struck him in the right side at close range officers said
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Oklahoma City
Robert T. Moore
Robert C. Greenlease
Bobby
Moore
Greenlease Moore, Inc
Canadian Pro Grid Season Opens With Ottawa Clash
Toronto hosts Ottawa in a Saturd ay opener watched by a massive audience as NBC launches 12 telecasts of Canadian football The CBC covers Ottawa station and Varsity stadium expected capacity could reach 20 000 Ottawa fields the split T with John Gramlin of South Carolina at quarterback and Tom McHugh of Notre Dame as fullback Aratus Stone the pay off halfback involved in last year s court action after leaving the Chicago Cardinals for Ottawa
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Toronto
Ottawa
National Broadcasting Company
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Varsity Stadium
John Gramlin
South Carolina
Tom McHugh
Notre Dame
Aratus Stone
Chicago
Gasoline Spill Causes Minor Burns At Home
Twelve year old Wesley Wayne Fontaine sustained minor burns when a jug of gasoline spilled near a water heater at the H A Harden residence 3116 Tlinois. The bottle broke, bedding and clothing were destroyed, and the garage suffered minor damage according to Fire Chief Art Lintelman.
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Wesley Wayne Fontaine
H. A. Harden
Tlinois
Art Lintelman
Lintelman
Hardens
Mont Belvieu Worker Injured In Oil Field
Duhon of Mont Belvieu a 2 pumper with Texas Guill Company is hospitalized in Baytown with a strained back after a minor oil field accident. He fell returning from a ladder after greasing a saddle on a walking beam. Doctors expect a three to four day stay. Masters announce birth Wanda Jean to Mr and Mrs E A Masters in San Jacinto Memorial hospital weighing nine pounds four ounces. Grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Woods of Alexandria La and Mr and Mrs S M Masters of Rayville La. The New Zealand parliament has a single house of 50 members.
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Duhon
Mont Belvieu
Texas Guill Company
Baytown
Masters Air
E. A. Masters
Dalley
Wanda Jean
San Jacinto Memoorial Hospital
J. MM. Woods
Alexandria
S. M. Masters
Rayville
Mountain Climber and Companions Rescued in Colorado
A seriously injured climber and two loyal companions were rescued after refusing to abandon him at Crestone Needle 12,500 feet high. The party, including Army climbers and civilians, reached Westcliffe, Colorado, after 2 a.m. Rip Collins, 31, of Lawrence, Kansas, suffered a broken arm and leg, plus severe cuts when he slipped into a crevice.
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Westcliffe
Colo
Crestone Needle
Rip Collins
Lawrence
Kans
Colorado
Sangre de Cristo Mountain
Eisenhower Signs GOP Farm Bill Cutting Supports
President Eisenhower signed a new Republican farm law at Denver on August 28. It cuts government price supports for surplus crops for the first time since World War I, removing rigid supports from cotton wheat corn rice and peas. The five crops will move to flexible supports ranging from 82.14 to 90 percent of parity.
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Denver
Eisenhower
This Boy Really Got Himself In Trouble This Boy Really Got Himself In Trouble
A Topeka newborn case reports a 1-year-old confessed theft of 135 girls panties over four months. The suspect used a bicycle to grab undergarments from clotheslines, leaving a colorful pastel collection stored in a sack. Women with missing items were urged to claim them at police HQ. Deep ocean water hue linked to microscopic particles.
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Topeka
Kan
Harvey A. Bennett
Bennet
CIO Attacks 83rd Congress as Defective Record Seen
Washington report says the CIO assailed the 83rd Congress for failing public duties with a record described as shameful and contrary to public interest. It cites 10 major failings from tax policy to unemployment and promises broken, urging the new 94th Congress to repair damage.
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CIO
New Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Denver
Congress
White House
Robert Oliver
Crit
11th Rio Grande Valley polio death reported
HARLINGEN Aug 28 UP The 11th polio death of the year in the lower Rio Grande Valley was recorded on Saturday. Mrs. Angelita Martine, 72, of Weslaco died at Valley Baptist Hospital's polio treatment center in Harlingen. Blood samples from 70 victims of a mysterious illness were sent to Austin for analysis as doctors weigh sleeping sickness possibilities.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Angelita Martine
Valley Baptist Hospital
Austin
Hidalgo County
Charles 4. Miller
Mission City
Mission
Bandit Steals 2432 In Grocery Hold Up At Houston
In Houston on a Friday night a young bandit robbed Fletcher's Food Market. He demanded cash, took 492 from cashier Lucille Oliver 17, and clashed with employee Alfonso Raska 26 during the getaway. Oliver later noted 4932 in the bag before the bandit fled.
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Houston
Fletcher
Lucille Oliver
Alfonso Raska
Paul Orlando
Raska
Deadline set for season ticket pickups at school
Wednesday marks the deadline to reserve or pick up season tickets at the athletic office in the administration building on Market. Athletic director Dan Stallworth announces the deadline for Gander High School. The first 1954 game at Memorial Stadium is Sept 24 against Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio.
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Gander Sang
Dan Stallworth
Robert B. Lee
Memorial Stadium
Thomas d Jefferson
San Antonio
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