Baytonians Return From Christmas in July Gift Show
Baytonians Miss Margaret Callaway and Mrs. Maurine Hurst representing Matherne's Wave returned from the annual Christmas in July Gift Show at the Dallas Trade Mart. Delegates from 28 states viewed displays of home furnishings office supplies jewelry and other goods for the coming season. Highlights included leather goods with an olive finish, green-toned briefcases and traveling bags, glass “lollypops” filled with colored liquid, and a portable dice game priced around 40 dollars.
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Margaret Callaway
Maurine Hurst
Matherne’s
Dallas Trade Mart
James W. Pritchett
Denton Game Warden Provides Fishing Gear for Orphans
Denton Texas AP report details W R Bill Long 39 a game warden who outfitted 5500 orphans in 53 Texas homes with fishing gear. He started after a Denton grocer’s Easter egg question, mailed 125 letters, collected 660 canes 99 rods 185 reels 1211 lures 1512 corks and more, valued at over local funds. He hopes to expand to other underprivileged children and notes strong community support including $950 from Fort Worth Anglers Club and a hat collection that raised $112.
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Tex
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Bill
Bes
Long
Knights of Pythias
Weatherford
Tme
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Fort Worth
Denton County
Mr. Long
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Channelview Library Nearing Completion on Highway 73
Harris County near Channelview prepares to open a new branch library at the intersection of Highway 73 and Crockett. The 40 by 26 foot facility will house 5 000 to 6 000 books with parking and future expansion. Bids are under consideration for shelving and interior furnishings as county officials announce opening soon.
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Harris County
Channelview
Crockett
Sion
Mary Butler
River Terrace Garden Club
Highway 73
Channelview Pitot Club
al Barnes
Channelview li
Brakin
J County
Lbrary
Butler
State Hospital Water Contract Renegotiation Denied
AUSTIN AP The attorney general ruled the Texas Hospitals Board cannot renegotiate the 1932 water contract with Big Spring State Hospital unless the state obtains new adequate consideration. The city sought higher rates as costs rose from 10 to 17 cents per 1000 gallons before treatment. The attorney general stated that a legislative bill does not grant renegotiation authority and that resolutions lack the force of statute.
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Austin
Texas Hospitals Board
Big Spring
Big Spring State Hospital
Lee Rogers
Attorney General
Policing Of Livestock Marts Up
Washington AP reports government efforts to police livestock markets for fairness have risen in ten years. The Packers and Stockyards Act requires registration and targets deceptive practices. registrations grew from about 8 000 to 11 000 since 1958, with violations up nearly 20 percent, mainly against small country dealers.
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Washington
Packers and
Agriculture Department
Deal Washington
Labor Department
Channelview Builds Language Lab At New High School
The Channelview school board authorized purchase of a language laboratory for the new high school wing under construction. The setup includes tape playback and individual microphone stations to boost students speaking skills in foreign language. Previously only Galena Park and Spring Branch used such equipment in the county. Spanish teacher Harold Reel will attend a University of Alabama workshop this summer to master operating the lab.
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Channelview
Galena Park l
Spring Branch
Harold Reel
Channelview High School
University of Aliihama
CV High School Plans Change Use of Addition
CV High School changes use of an addition at Channelview High School during construction. New classrooms were meant for high enrolled classes but equipment layout for home economics science and business prompted moving the senior high to the new section JK. Tennison says the shift will reduce inconvenience to teachers and students from the original plan.
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Channelview High School
Suniot High
Tennison
High Schior Princcial
Channelview High School Graduate Heads to Lackland Air Base
Rad W. Hamilton of Channelview, 1967 graduate of Channelview High School, departs Friday for Lackland Air Base in San Antonio to begin basic training as an airman. He is the son of J. K. Hamilton and will be assigned to the admin and recruit support center after his stay at Pack Benel.
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Rad W. Hamilton
Eraduate
Channelview High School
Lackland Air
Panece
San Antonio
Basi
Bible Conference Scheduled at CY Baptist Church
A Bible conference will be held at Second Baptist Church in Channelview July 9 through 12 with the theme Doctrines of the Church. Speakers include Kenneth D. Trent James W. Sutton Glenn Walker Paul Stephens A. L. Jordan John J. Heaton and J. C. Bumstead presenting sermons on scriptures Trinity man sin salvation sanctification eternity.
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Second Baptist
Channelview
Kenneth D. Trent
James W. Sutton
Huntsville
John J. Heaton
Memorial Baptist Church
J. C. Bumstead
Dayton Man Put On Probation In Signal Shooting
A Dayton worker Johnny Figirova, 33, received 10 years probation after being charged with malicious mischief for shooting out a railroad crossing signal near Crosby. The signal outage preceded a fatal collision that killed San Antonio couple Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Vrineck on Farm Road 1940. Fellow Dayton resident Manuel Mimel, also 33, awaits trial on the same charges.
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Crosby
San Antonio
Johnny Figirova
Eugene A. Vrineck
Crosba
Farm Road
Vranecks
Manuel Mimel
Senators Hear Consumer Uprising Over Deceptive Packaging Labels
Washington AP Sen Philip Hart chairman of the Senate Antitrust subcommittee says hearings on deceptive packaging and labeling drew hundreds of consumer submissions and products. The Produce Packaging Association formed a trade practices committee to draft a packaging standard code. Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus urged calorie labeling on food products in a letter to Hart.
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Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Sen
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Koday
Hart
Produce Packaging, Association Inc
Newark
Del
Stanley Marcus
Texas’ Neiman-Marcus
Texas Bank Deposits Rise to Mid-Summer Highs
The Associated Press reports Texas bank deposits reach mid-summer highs with Houston and Abilene posting all-time records. Cities like Wichita Falls and Galveston show substantial gains driven by wheat crops, construction, and steady business. Analysts predict continued growth through 1961's remainder, citing strong regional economies and notable increases across major counties.
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Texas
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Channelview Students Attend Summer Camp
Five Channelview students will represent the First Presbyterian Church of Channelview at Camp Church near Livingston this summer. Delohis Neel and Marion Neel will attend the seventh grade camp, Charles Rodgers Jr. will join the senior high workshop July 8 to 15, Jane Bryant White plans to attend the eighth grade camp, and Billy Holmes will also participate in the seventh grade camp, with addresses listed for context.
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Channelview
First Presbyterian Church of
Camp Church
Livingston
Delohis Neel
M. E. Neel
Figiniana Charles Rodgers’ Jr
Charles M. Rodfers
Ridlon
Jane Bryant White
W. H. White
River Road
Billy Holmes
Martha Holmes
Marion Neel
Legal Notice of Meeting in Farris County Water District
The Board of Equalization of Farris County Fresh Water Supply District schedules a meeting at 6 00 pm in the Water District Office near Walsh Street. Notice dated for local residents and interested parties to attend and present matters.
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Board of Equalization of
Farris County
Dastadt
West Comer Peri Ud
Water District
Walsh Chterenern
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