State Approves Final Links in Baytown Tunnel Plan
The State Highway Commission approved the last links in Baytown tunnel plans including Spur 201 and a new route for Highway 146 to connect with the tunnel entrance. All other approaches are approved and a 2.6 mile road from the entrance to West Main awarded. Farnsworth and Chambers will build south side approaches and a three level interchange. their bid was 667 202 dollars. The overall highway work totals 3 626 000 dollars.
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Baytown
Staite Highway Commission
Gper
West Main
Texas
South Bay Town
Spus
State Highway Commission
Farnsworth and
Chambers
Houston
Unclear Stock Quote Misspelled Market Note
A garbled stock quote item references a sale evee tL and a 20 point move. The readable parts mention no sale and a shifted price change, but the text is largely nonsensical with missing entities and deadlines. No clear persons, organizations, places, dates, or concrete numbers beyond a 20 point reference.
Texas Politicians Near Zero Hour
Texas campaign scenes unfold as Shivers urges precincts to continue the fight for party control. US Senate candidates Daniel Beckworth Napier face CIO influence amid tidallands dispute. Napier jailed briefly on an advertising on trucks rule. Laird campaigns coast to coast as Saunders defends Shivers pension record and elder assistance rises 23 percent.
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Shivers
Chicago
Star Party
U. S
Attorn
Price Daniel
CIO
Lindler Beckworth
Cio-Pac
Daniel
Washington
CIO Political Action Committee
Texas
Tom Connally
Wichita Falls
E. W. Napier
Houston
Joe Laird
Gulf Coast Area
Austin
J. Byran Saunders
Tyler
State Board of Public Welfare
Gov. Shivers
Living Costs Rise for 35000 Workers in California Plants
The new cost of living index rose 4.4 percent since January 1951 affecting more than 35 000 workers and 24 000 Douglas aircraft plant employees in California. Food, rent, and fuel costs climbed while house furnishings and clothing declined. The food index remains 14 percent above Korea era prices but four tenths below last January. Also noted are large family totals for Hartford birthday celebrations and sap yields from sugar maple trees.
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Douglas
California
Dacus Seeks Top Spot in Saturday Precinct Race
C L Dacus announces his bid for the top position in the precinct, emphasizing long term planning and better administration. He notes Harris County pool projects and tax comparisons, pledging fair representation for all Baytown industrial areas and a strong community focus.
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Harriscone
Houston
Daces Alsa
Jacinto City
Fscinio City
Southesse Texas
Dacus
Baytown
C. L. Dacus
College Announces Nine New Courses This Fall
The college will offer nine new courses, eight 18 week classes on Wednesdays 6:20 to 9:36 p.m. and one 27 week course on Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. World affairs leads the new lineup. A community interest survey guided this addition. A babysitting service will be available for a nominal fee to assist mothers taking courses.
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Pundell
Highlands Personal Notes Span Longview to Mexico Visits
Highlands Personal notices list Mrs G Hecker and son Ron ald Lynn visiting Longview. Mr and Mrs R V Evans and son Jerry back from a trip to Austin Kerrville and Taylor. Erwin Mizell of Spiendoe and guests in Sundey home. James Sowell and Huntsville visitors to his mother Mrs FL JL Speight. GC P Roberts and son Ken visiting in Mexico. BE L Faulkner relatives in Cleveland. Rev Joe Howard missionary to the Philippines visited Kuester home. I B Wound and Minnie Fenderson visited W O Woundh in La Porte. K E McFarland sister of Mrs Jones hosted at Jones home. Rodney Weaver and daughter vacationing in Ft Worth and other places.
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G. Hecker
Ronald Lynn
Longview
Jerry
Austin
Kerrville
Taylor
Ho Mizell Sundey
Erwin Mizell
Spiendoe
James Sowell
Huntsville
FL JL Speight
GC. P. Roberts
Ken
Mexico
BE. L. Faulkner
Cleveland
Joe Howard
Philippine Islands
W. O. Kuester
Howard
W. O. Woundh
la Porte
James Jones
K. E. McFarland
McFarland
Jones
Rodney Weaver
Ft. Worth
Livestock Prices at Fort Worth Market
Livestock market report from Fort Worth on July 24 shows cattle 1400 head with steady to weak demand. Beefs, cows, canners, bulls, and stockers traded with varied prices. calves and hogs mostly steady to lower with limited supply of pigs and some high end hogs noted.
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Fort Worth
Stonemason Leaves Cornerstone Mementoes Across Michigan
Boyne City, Mich. A 66 year old stonemason named Guy Stanhope says the public may never see nor know of his work, but he has left a personal touch in many buildings by embedding a corner stone memento. Each cornerstone holds a newspaper clipping or minted coin sealed in a matchbox as he quietly finishes jobs while others speak at ceremonies.
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Boyne City
Mich
Stanhope
Michigan
Guy Stanhope
Cornerstoke
Five Rescued From Gulf After Sinking Sighting
The Coast Guard says five men were rescued after an unidentified vessel sank miles southeast of New Orleans. A separate ship reported shattering distress calls and noted a Roanoke class cutter was 10 to 15 miles offshore. The sinking ship lacked radio gear, hindering immediate contact with rescuers.
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Aral
Shereity
New Orleans
Taylor
Roanoke
Political Action Speeds Up In Area
Hordes of conservative Democrats attended Republican precinct conventions in Mar, prompting questions about party affiliation under a new state election law. County Clerk W W Miller notes no one may participate in the affairs of two parties within 24 hours, threatening Democratic influence if nomination equals election. Republicans plan to push in conservative areas and time a broader bid later, while harmony efforts between Eisenhower and Old Guard may weaken GOP convention impact. The piece mentions a harness lizard found in the southwestern desert.
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Page
Mar
Frany
W W.D. Miller
Platform pledges peace and civil rights plank
A Democratic platform pledges peace and prosperity with stable prices and civil rights gains. It attacks the Taft Hartley Act, seeks to end the Senate filibuster, and calls for federal civil rights legislation to secure equal employment, security of persons, and participation in national life. In Pentwater Michigan civic pride rises as villagers replace a sunken dock on Pentwater Lake with a 130 foot structure built by a 2% work crew while residents share a feast.
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Senate
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First Public
Hamilton Supply Corp
Hamilton Supply Corporation
P.O. Box
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Rex Ramer
Leuwise Martell
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Bulldog Drummond
Humphrey Bogart
TEXAN
Rex Allen
Johnny Welsersufice
Krel
Speorts
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Warren Edwards
O'Brien
Scotty Dog Food
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