La Porte School District to Start Administrative Building
Construction on a new 264000 square foot La Porte administrative building is planned with Brimmell and Mayes Construction Co. low bidder. The project includes offices for the superintendent and tax department, a 80-person hearing room, and separate access for departments. city plans forecast completion by mid 1961 pending final approvals.
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la Porte
Brimmell and Mayes Construction Co
de Porte
Widder
Tix
Mattard
Houston
Cloni
Lammers
Svarnia
Rmrsen
Ave. J
Tax Department
Anahuac Briefs Holiday Dates and Community Notes
Anahuac briefs cover holiday dates as Mr and Mrs Don C Wilson and family prepare for Christmas. Activities include classes resuming after a break, a planned convalescent home near FM 562 with Mrs Mary F E Donthee as operator, a Christmas cantata at First Methodist Church, and a charity drive for the Trinity-Nechen Bay Scout Council. Also notes on a Smith Point Christmas party and new residents in Anahuac.
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Don C. Wilson
Anahuac Patille
EL Wiley
T.liteia
Chambers
P. White
County Telephone Co
Ana“huac
Betton Lane
Sykes Road
Mary FE. Donthee
Chambers County
Smith Point
Civil Defense training uptake in County reaches six hundred
Jordan Chambers County defense director reports that nearly 600 people in the county have attended adult training courses in Civil Defense over the past three months, with more than 230 receiving certificates for completing the courses.
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Jordan
Chambers County iv Defense
Harris Roundup Reports Houston Crime and Deaths
A Houston area summary notes an eight year escapee from North Carolina prison returning there seeking parole, a drowning investigation in the Navaesin River after a dusk hunting trip, a murder case in Harris County, and a pharmacist action during a robbery attempt. It also mentions a national historic landmark designation at San Jacinto Battleground and legal actions in local courts.
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San Jacinto Battleground
National Registry
History Landmarks
Washington
Police Investigated Radio Bet From Used Car
Police investigated a radio bet involving a radio from a used car parked at Clyde Jones Rambler at 407 W Texas. The incident occurred Monday and involved the Clyde Jones Rambler location.
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Clyde Jones Rambler
Texas
Funeral Notices for Slagle and Ball in Baytown area
Funeral services are listed for Maria Rose Slagle, 4, of Baytown, at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. surviving family includes parents Charlie G. E. Stagle and multiple Baytown relatives. Also noted are Walter Smith Ball, 58, and Phillip McCarley, 4, with services at Earthman Funeral Home and Mangum Funeral Home respectively, detailing survivors and burial plans.
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Slagle
Maria Rose
Permy) Slagle
Charlie G. E. Stagle
Circle Drive
Paul A. Lee
Sie
Baytown
Revett Shrur
St. John’s Metheslier Church
Buriat
San Jacinto Memorial Bark Cemetery
Pisal UL Lee
Weel
Earthman Funeral
Walter Smith Ball
Baytown Hospital
Pauli Stephens
Second Baptist Church
Earthman Fonersl Home
Florence, Ball
McCarley Feehard
Phillip McCarley
Vae
Baker’s Cafeteria
Wooster
Paul A. Lea
Agni Durew,Tex
Vernon McCarley
Farmersville
Tex
Earl McCartey
Brownfield, Tex
Hats Made of Trapped Air Amaze New Whitney
New York writer Jean Sprain Whason profiles a 40ish divorcee who creates whimsical hats described as trapped air. Her pieces resemble sprung springs and geometric mobiles, blending fashion with mathematical design. Her skeletal sculptures have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum, drawing praise from a French mathematician for their science-inspired structure.
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Jean Sprain
Whitney
Scout Troop 183 in Bay Town Aims for Honor Unit Status
Scout Troop 183 Bay town led by Hugh M Higzing and Albert Cole advanced through 1960 with two patrols rising to three. The unit earned multiple awards at district camporee and swimmers events, achieved Honor Unit status, and received Eisenhower era commendations. Members earned merit badges and rank advancements while aiding Camp Strake, distributing Goodwill bags, and aiding needy families during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Baytown
Hugh M. Higzing
Albert 8. Cole
Ishiles Camporee
fBaet
Harris
Eisenhower
Jean
Robert Ather
John Black
Lonnie Bond
Jack Cantrell
Bruce Chase
John Arrow
Russell
Gerald Young
Chael Cole
Camp Strake
Did You Know From the Great Salt Lake to Holland Drainage
The note links John C. Fremont's 1843 description of Utah's shrinking Great Salt Lake to Brigham Young's Mormon settlement. It cites a vast earth-moving effort over a century to drain and protect The Netherlands, mentions a viviparous swordtail fish, a rabbit nest called a farm, and vague references to the 1924 Democratic convention and other ancient terms.
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Utah
John C. Fremont
Brigham Young
Lake
Netherlands
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Cecil Fuller
American Legion and Auxiliary
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Anahuac
Rory
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Trinity-Nechen Bay
Anshuac
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Joe Krer
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George Sheriesel
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Tonite
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Harris News
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Lala
Wo Werke
John W. McFarland
Texas Aetention Agency
John McHargue
North Carolina
Harrly County
Tagliitles
Bate Department of Health
Renny Doe Dodson
Boss Howard
Navaesin River
Ryan
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Drudge Langston
King Mourton
Clarence
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Betensa
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Coury
Lovie C Bell
Almeda
Supreme Court
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Parker
Prove Farmer Pem Company
Matheme’s
Haven
Wast
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Democratic Party
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Surag Cin
China
Telia
Hathaway Foodliner
East Foyle
South Main
Frazier's Pharmacy
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