Harris County polio cases rise amid week reports
Harris County health officials report polio cases and rising illness in the six weeks since May, with counts doubling the yearly total for 1961. A Missouri Pacific collision injures a woman and child at Saint Emmanuel Street, while a fatal auto murder charge is filed in Houston's 15th death this year. A fire destroys a two story Houston building, and estate funds may fund UT hospital expansion. An injunction seeks to block a new garbage dump in Almeda. Wayne Lea receives two year prison term after plea. Salt Corp fined for misbranding sea salt. A gun accident proves fatal for Joshua Matt, and Braeburn Glen splits into rival camps after a barricade near Imogene Street.
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Wweew
Harris County
Birth of daughter Lee Ann Woods in Houston
Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce Woods announce the birth of a daughter named Lee Ann on July 11 at Methodist Hospital Houston. The infant weighed 8 pounds 25 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Preston Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Woods. Great grandparents are Mrs. J. L. Dunman, Mrs. J. H. Anderson of Bay Town and Mrs. Duncan K. Wiggins of Rusk.
Channelview Hospital Beat Admittances to Tidelands
New arrivals at Tidelands Hospital include a Friday birth to Mr and Mrs Starling Thomip son in Houston. Admittances list Nelda A Pollard Florence Edwards Lorraine Hatter Patricia Thompson Ellie Marthie Woods Doreen Mary Connell Prentice Hovard Dismissals include Kathryn Peterson Rev James Brannon Marlus Hennis Barbara Vaughn Bertha B Wallace Marguerite Vrolyk.
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Tidelands
Nelda A. Pollard
Channelview
Florence Edwards
Lorraine Hatter
Houston
Patricia Thompson
Ellie Marthie Woods
Doreen Mary Connell
Galena Park
Prentice Hovard
Kathryn Peterson
James Brannon
Channel Jew
Marlus Hennis
Barbara Vaughn
Highlands
Billy
Donald
Susan
Karen Box
Bertha B. Wallace
Geneva Finch
Marguerite Vrolyk
Chanmelview
Starling Thomipson
Tidelands Hospital
Kennedy PT boat at center of court case in Miami
The PT109 used in Kennedy wartime film is in dispute as Amazon Hose and Rubber seeks seizure to recover materials and labor from May 10 to June 27. The suit targets Miami Shipbuilding Co which reconditioned the boat, while Warner Bros. later filed ownership papers and posted a $5000 bond.
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Miami
Fla
Kennedy
Amazon Hose and Rubber Co
Miami Shipbuilding Co
Warner Bros
Macmillan reshapes cabinet amid crisis over Europe
Britain’s cabinet undergoes a major shakeup with Lloyd resigning from the Treasury, Macmillan reorganizing posts to emphasize the economy and Europe. Maudling returns to push negotiations with the Common Market as ministers’ ages drop and new portfolios reflect policy aims. Public reaction credits the changes as a stronger, refreshed government while opposition warns of ongoing crisis.
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Mills
David Eccles
Charles Hill
Maclay
Scotland
Lord Home
Britain
United States
Macmillan
Treasury
Henry Brooke
Home Secretary
Edward Boyle
Lloyd
Maudling
Societs
Defense
Watkinson
U.S
Atlantic
Thorneycroft
Duncan Sandys
Commonwealth Relations
Keith Joseph
Board of Trade
John Boyd-Carpenter
Pensions
Independent Times
Daily Telegraph
Daily
Heald
Polio Vaccine Drive Aided By Medical Society Groups
Nursing personnel organized by Mrs. Lewise Burke as East Harris County Medical Society leads a polio vaccination drive sponsored by the East Harris County Medical Society with Dr. C. Lee Liggett in charge. The oral vaccine is given on sugar cubes or by dropper. Question asks about danger. answer: no danger, millions vaccinated with no reactions.
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East Harris County Medical Society
Lewise Burke
C. Lee Liggett
U.S
Barbers Hill teacher earns cash award for math record
Bobby Bruce Smith received a 300 cash award from the Actuaries Club of the Southwest for his outstanding five year record as a high school math teacher and sponsor in number sense. He will teach in Humble schools this fall after earlier posts at Trinity High School.
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Actuaries Club of the Southwest
Barbers
Smith
Andy Underwood
Actuaries Club
Trinity High School
Barbers Hill
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Gulf Tests Soil At Site Of New Baytown Olefin Plant
Gulf Oil Corporation conducts subsurface soil sampling at the Cedar Bayou Baytown site to assess load bearing for foundations of a new olefin plant. Core drills reach 60 feet, confirming favorable soil characteristics for heavy petrochemical units. The 160 acre site sits in a 1000 acre Gulf development area north of Baytown, with annual output exceeding 500 million pounds of ethylene and propylene and plans for later expansion.
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Gulf Oil Corporation
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Gulf
Celebrezze Chosen for Cabinet Post in Kennedy Administration
Kennedy announces Felice Celebrezze as a Cabinet pick. Born in Nazi, Italy, he is one of thirteen children and became a U.S. citizen through his parents. He studied at John Carroll and Ohio Northern University, earning a law degree in 1936 and gaining support from Sen. Young and Sen. Lausche.
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Kennedy
Celebrezze
Nazi
Italy
Hatcher
U.S
Young
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Celebbrezze
Cabinet Post
Hospital Beat updates on admissions and new birth
The Sun reports hospital room assignments for recent admissions at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto, including Barbara Nell Drury and siblings in Room 111, and Alexander Smith in Room 310. New arrivals include a daughter born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Goodwin Jr. at San Jacinto and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Gail at Gulf Coast.
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Barbara Nell
Charles Ray
Deborah Jo Drury
L. A. Drury
W. Jack
Gulf, Coast Hospital
San Jacinto
Alexander M. Smith
Houston
Alexander
Nelson Jr
la Porte
van Boone
W. Pearce
Guilf Coast
Carole Kay Gagnon
Pamela
Robert Hardesty
Amy
Etta Osborn
Little Road
Essie Williams
St. James ‘House
George Armstrong
Leo J. Bird
Wright Boulevard
Thomas D. Goodwin Jr
Milner
San Jacinto Hospital
Frank A. Gail
T. E. Pearce
Gulf Coast Hospital
Summer style tomato sauce hints for versatile dishes
A short guide suggests simmering thin onion strips with fresh chopped tomatoes in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then add chopped parsley, sliced mushrooms, and green pepper strips for extra flavor.
Bradford Rites Set For Sunday At St Emily Church
Funeral services for Samuel Bradford will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St Emily Methodist Church. Bradford, who died Friday, lived on Old River in Chambers County for 60 years. Survivors include his widow Lillie B. Bradford, 11 children, 42 grandchildren, and 32 great grandchildren. Children listed reside in McNair Station, Dayton, Ames, and other Texas towns. Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home directs. Also note medical guidance on salt solution use during hot exercise to avert nausea and fatigue.
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St. Emily Methodist Church
Samuel Bradford
Radford
Old River
Chambers County
Lillie B. Bradford
Fern Williams
Lettie Dancy
McNair Station
C. L. Bradford
L. R. Bradford
Myrtle Brown
Dayton
S. N. Brad
Cramp ton Leads In Motor City Open Golf
Bruce Cramp ton leads the Motor City Open at Knollwood Country Club with an 131 through 36 holes, one stroke ahead of Dave Ragan and two ahead of Bill Casper and Don Massengale. Forty-two players are under par at the halfway mark in the $5,000 event as Cramp ton touts durability and a drug-free lifestyle.
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Detroit
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Dave Ragan
Bill Casper
Don Massengale
Ole
Knollwood Country Club
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