County Librarian Retires From Wooster Library Career
Mrs Shewell recalls clock theft scares and a 1943 hurricane as she reflects on decades at Wooster and Harris County branches. Eva Rae Collier aided during storms, books shifted after renovations, and Bill bought Shakespeare and plays sets. She enjoyed quiet hours, five books weekly, and a public open house event.
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Dainters
Eva Rae Collier
Mrs. Shewell
Bill
Eva
Rae
Wooster
Shewell
Baytown Librarian to Retire After Long Career
Mrs Shewell will end a lengthy tenure as librarian after serving Baytown and area readers. She taught briefly in Anson Jones and then moved to library service across the community. Her husband was a Esso statistician and her children and siblings are named across Houston area connections.
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Bill
University of Texas
Anson Jones
Havg. Sheater
Humble
Baytown
C. T
Tiny)Shewell
Esso Research and Engineering
Shewell
John Shewell
Columbus
Ohio
George Hubbard
San Jose
Calif
M. J. Coady
M. E. Schiller
B. B. Talley
Highlands
C. W. Talley
Pasadena
Robert Lee Talley
Bridgeport
Tex
Cornelius
Sanders
American
Society of Planning
American Institute of Honor
Panners
New Activities Director Chosen at Memorial Baptist Church
The Rev. Jimmy Smith will start Monday as the new activities director at Memorial Baptist Church. He comes from Rice Temple Baptist Church in Houston where he is youth director. Smith will oversee the New Activities Building and direct recreational and social programs for children and adults, training volunteers in sports crafts and Barnes. He is a native of Ardmore Oklahoma and studied recreation at East Central State College Ada Oklahoma and Houston Baptist College.
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Jimmy Smith
Memorial Baptist Church
Rice Temple Baptist Church
Houston
A&M Graduate Baytown Students Earn Mid Term Degrees
Baytown students from Texas A&M University graduate at mid term. John Charles Besperka pursues pre dentistry while Henry E. Shook studies educational curriculum and instruction. Lawrence R. French completes industrial engineering and Jerrell W. Troutman earns a master's in computing science.
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Baytown
Texas A&m University
John Charles Besperka
Henry E. Shook
Lawerence R. French
Jerrell W. Troutman
Gods of coal fossil subset gem stance
The fragment references a fossil subset described as a gem in a stance and mentions wheat growth at extreme latitudes including the equator and the Arctic Circle.
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Equator
Arctic Circle
New Attorney Bartlett Johnston to be Licensed in Texas
Bartlett Johnston of 103 Lazy Lane will be licensed in Austin Monday for 289 Texans who passed the October bar exams. Johnston is a University of Houston Bates College of Law graduate and tied for third highest score on the exams.
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Bartlett Johnston
Lazy Lane
State of Texas
Austin
Johnston
University of Houston
Bates College of Law
Tire Theft Attempt Arrests Soon After Discovery
Globe Tire Shop manager Tom Malcom told police two men attempted to steal tires Friday. An employee intervened and the tires valued at $88 were taken from the suspects’ car before they fled.
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Tom Malcom
Globe Tire Shop
Yule Tree Thief Strikes at Breeding Home
A Christmas tree thief felled a 20 foot spruce in the backyard of Albert Breeding at 2204 E Texas on Friday morning and removed the top. Police describe the incident as a theft aimed at a Christmas tree.
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Albert Breeding
Texas
Breeding
Council members debate department change and emergency training
Council members discuss ambulance oversight and a departmental restructure. Canon urges enhanced training, Dr. W O Finch plans January emergency technique course, and Walker supports training reserves if willing.
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Tom Gentry
Cannon
W.O. Finch
Lanham
Coucilman Walker
Seven U.S. Army generals who became presidents
Noting a historical arc seven U S Army generals rose to the presidency with Dwight D Eisenhower the last to achieve the office. The list highlights military leaders who transitioned from command to national leadership across mid century America.
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U.S. Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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