Texas Bridges and Highways Hit by Flood Losses
The Texas State Highway Commission estimates flood damage to West Texas bridges and highways at 3.45 million dollars. The Pecos River U S 90 bridge may cost about 1 million to replace at a new site. Immediate work includes a low water crossing and several bridge span additions on U S 290 in Crockett and Val Verde counties.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
West Texas
Dew Witt C. Greer
Pecos River
U.S. 90
Greer
Val Verde County
U.S. 9
San Angelo
Live Oak Creek
Crockett County
U.S. 290
del Rio District
Highway Commission
Pet
Railroader Invents His Own Future
Grover McNulty, a railroad car foreman from Conneaut Ohio, built a compact ironing board for his daughter in Cincinnati. Patented in 1951, the board folds and fits a suitcase. A firm began producing the Handr Press Ironing Board and marketing it widely. McNulty plans to retire and consider selling his product nationwide as a post retirement venture.
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Conneaut
Grover McNulty
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Patricia
Handr Press
Sex Offenders Shy Often Religious
SAN FRANCISCO July 1 17. Dr James Marsh of UC Los Angeles reports sex offenders are often shy and religious minded. A survey shows they avoid group activities dislike parties and fear lightning and earthquakes. Many read the Bible pray and feel a strong moral sense. Unstable family relations and unmarried status correlate with deep seated neurosis.
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San Francisco
James Marsh
University of California's
Medical School
Los Angeles
Marsh
Pay Is Not Only Lure For Teachers
Teachers weigh romance and glam alongside salary when seeking jobs says officials of the National College of Education. Beginning salaries have risen from 1075 in 1934 to 2600 in 1948, with 1953 June grads offered around 3200, while Hawaii lures graduates with tropical life despite lower starting pay. In California the range is 3700 to 4800 and Portland, Oregon 3460. Angola report notes a Louisiana prison newspaper receiving 2.80 per 100 copies as an example of pay concerns.
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Evanston
National College of Education
Hawaii
California
Portland
Ore
National College Placement
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