Queen Elizabeth Grants Blessing for Anne and Phillips Marriage
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II approved Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips engagement under the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. The couple announced their betrothal six weeks ago, with a planned wedding date of November 14. In Palm Springs, Bob Hope vows to rebuild his desert home after it was destroyed by fire.
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London
Elizabeth I
Princess Anne
Mark Phillips
Palm Springs, Calif
Bob Hope
Fire destroys house under construction in Crosby area
A mushroom shaped roofed house under construction since January 1 burned down in 30 minutes. The total taxes collected this year reached 780000 but delinquent June taxes and penalties are noted. Tax official James DuPree reported June figures and collections to the school district trustees.
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Crosby
Hope
James DuPree
Nax
Amd
DuPree
Trustees Question City Help for Tennis Court Lighting
At a Baytown school board meeting trustees considered lighting Sterling High School courts at an estimated cost of 5000 dollars. The board debated city participation and timing controls with an Aug 13 deadline requested for a reply.
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Wanda Corton
Baytown
Sterling High School
Johnny Clark
Jerry Don Smith
Smith
Ray Swofford
Sterling Courts
Clark
Swofford
Lee College
Robert E. Lee
Highlands
Schoal
James
Slick) Ellis
Safety advice emphasizes farm equipment use and protective gear
An Anahuac agriculture extension agent urges safe operation during National Farm Safety Week July 25 to 31. He notes tractor deaths 800 to 1,000 yearly and over half from rollovers. Rollover protection could cut fatalities, though many lack it due to cost. He lists precautions: avoid ditches, slow on slopes, keep clear of obstacles, secure loads, shield PTO, widen wheels, keep kids away, and never jump on moving machinery.
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Anahuac
J. AR. Carroll
Chambers County
The
National Safety Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carroll
Baytown School Cafeteria Prices Seen Rising
The Baytown school board hears that a 10 percent rise in cafeteria food costs may be an under estimate as wholesale prices climb. Bidders retain negotiation rights on term bids, with meat up over 50 percent and staples up 49 cents. Some items like black eyed peas stay flat while a 10 pound coconut drops 5.55 percent.
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Baytown
Johnny Clark
Clark
Razorbacks Open Season Against USC In Football Then UCLA
Arkansas will open the season against last year’s national champion USC on September 15 in football, followed by a basketball opener against UCLA on November 4 in Fayetteville. The report notes the challenging schedule for the Razorbacks across football and basketball.
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Arkansas
Calif
Ucla Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Razorbacks
Southern California
UCLA
Crosby Hires New Teachers For New Term
Crosby schools will add Etta Wright to Crosby Elementary third grade and Robert Edwards as high school physical education coach. Alene Thomas may join kindergarten if enrollment supports a third section. Resignations include Shirley Adams, DuPont Miller, and Brenda Holland. Edwards has prior Dayton and DeLaSalle experience.
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Crosby
Etta Wright
Crosby Elementary
Robert Edwards
Louisiana
K. L. Pate
Alene Thomas
Thomas
Shirley Adams
DuPont Miller
A&M Wins NASA Data Contract for Documentation System
Texas A M University will develop an automatic documentation system for computer programs under a $160000 contract from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr Dick B Simmons is director and principal investigator. Six other A M faculty and staff join the project to aid program development and documentation at all stages.
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College Station
Tex
Texas A&m Univesity
Data Processing Center
NASA
Goodard Space Flight Center
Dick B. Simmons
A&m
Army lacrosse awards OLeary Schmeisser Cup
West Point New York AP reports Army defender Tom OLeary of West Babylon New York holds the Schmeisser Memorial Cup as the nation’s top lacrosse defenseman.
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West Point
N.Y
Army
Tom O'Leary
West Babylon
County Agents Trustees Learn About Are Honored Rising Cost Of Paper
College Station Texas Bexar Albany Shackelford and other counties honor distinguished service by county agents amid rising paper costs. The association cites paper price hikes with 102 percent jump for a ream of mimeograph and duplicator paper driving district purchasing decisions and delivery delays.
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College Station
Texsion Service
Charles R. Beedy
Claude
Hutchinson County
Lawrence R. Winkler
Albany
Shackelford County
Robert J. Moody
Clarksville
Red River County
Rex A. Jones
San Angelo
Tom Green County
George W. Rice
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches County
JR. Carroll
Anahuac
Chambers County
Thurman J. Kennedy
San Antonio
Bexar County
National Association
Sapien
David Sheravetem
Ron
Sherron
Robert Sauls
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David Feo
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