Blessing Of Shrimp Fleet Opens Gulf Coast Festival
In Biloxi and Morgan City Gulf coast shrimp fleets celebrate with parades races and feasts. The annual blessing asks protection for fishermen as they pursue jumbo shrimp offshore amid pageants awards and festive cooking. In Baytown Humble Oil promotes Forest A Hargrave and Virgil H Gourlay to supervisors in maintenance and construction at the Baytown Refinery.
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Biloxi
Miss
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Gulf South
Morgan City
Louisiana
Delcambre Canal
New Iberia
Delacroix Island
Lafitte
Jean Lafitte
United States
Nero
Cortez
Mexico
Humpe Oil and Refining Co
Forest A
Pete) Hargrave
Virgil H. Gourlay
Baytown
Hargrave
Pipe
Humble
Crosby
Barber's Hill
Robert E. Lee
Lee College
John Ballom
Baytown Boat Club
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Lone Star Boat Racing Association
National Outboard Association
Liane Mth
Gourlay
Labor Department
Cedar Bayou
Major aid package backs India's development plan
Washington reports six nations and the World Bank jointly pledging 2.225 billion dollars to India’s development over two years. The United States leads with 1.045 billion, France 30 million, Canada 56 million, West Germany 364 million, Japan 8 million, and the United Kingdom 250 million, with the World Bank and IDA adding 400 million in long-term loans.
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Washington
World Bank
India
France
United States
Canada
West Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
The
International Development Association
Spectators See Kennedy In Dome Car With Elevator Seat
In Washington AP reports President Kennedy will ride in a new plastic domed limousine with an elevator back seat to lift him and visiting dignitaries so they can be seen better as he passes.
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Washington
Kennedy
Highlands Cancer Drive Final Report Highlights 1961 Campaign
Final report to the Harrisburg community shows Mrs J R County Chapter of the American Cancer Society chaired by Dr James Phelps and Sammons. Local captains and workers listed. More than 200000 raised in Harris County crusade. Highlands district led by Jack Lindsey and others. The drive stressed prevention and funded treatment and research.
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Harrisburg
J. R. County
Cancer Society
Paul Kuebler
R. A. Macke
Todd
Te Solana
James Phelps
Roy Cutbuth
jSammons
Highlands
Cleveekee
Vecnsua
Amy Mes
Lola Tu
Fred Hartman
Houston
Bounty
Morse
Harris County
Highlands Business District
Jack Lindsey
Alton Neatherlin
George Bower
Eart Wolcik
Lynch
Oil Industry Faces Oversupply in Early 1960s Outlook
Houston AP reports oil executives at annual stockholder meetings warn of oversupply and weak demand in 1961. Cited factors include excess production and refining capacity, with January-March demand 1.2 percent below 1960 and a projected 2-3 percent rise later. Domestic refineries processed a record 8.474 million barrels daily as imports fluctuated around 1 million barrels daily.
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Houston
E. L. Meiniger
Sinclair
L. F. McCallum
Continental
McCollum
Mary Antonin
D. D. Oehler
D. B
Halil
Stewart
Wallace Dunks
Cotton
Hopper
C K. Roberts
C.H. Habert
E. M. Smith
Ona Marie Marshall
Mehi
J. H. Richardson
M.S. Ripkowaki
Pur
Q. Hancock
J.powell
Gene Aiken
F M. Williams
B. Lanaford
Bob Jones
Clifton Adama
N. D. Ausley
D. L. Wilson
L. C. Hillman
J. L. Browder
J. E. Gross
Rodtie Clamon
March
Tor
de Witt Barron
Felton Ln
Brown
Martin Veenstra
Pearl Harrington
W. E. Henrichsen
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
United States
Revenuer Felts Retires After 30 Years in Wilkes County
Charlie Felts, 70, ends a 30 year career as a government revenuer, 20 in Wilkes County, famed as moonshine capital. Before retirement he was honored by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division for destroying more stills than any other agent, with 2,500 arrests and over 5 million gallons of mash confiscated along with 70,000 gallons of legal whisky worth about 5.7 million dollars in unpaid tax.
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North Wilkesboro
N.C
Charlie Felts
Felts
Wilkes County
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
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Kelly Elliott
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Ted W. Reel
Les College
Reel
Goose Creek
Creekwood
Yne
Model Home
Inwood
Inwood Drive
Leroy Walker
By Toni Schillaci
A.I.D
Furn
Kroehler
Lightolier
Drexel
Dixie
Futorian
Rembrandt
Barcalounger
Frigidaire
Baytown Refinery
Highlands Cancer Drive
Ete Warren Kveton
Noy Doris Iis
Sarah Rupp
Betty Te Beles
C. Gilbert
Harry K. Johnson
Jose Smith
Otis Ball
Alton Hooks
Mrs
Mike Franssen
State Reserve Life
Ole
PATM
New York
Eugene Heil
Cinef
Abraham Boch
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