Opens Rew Field Rear Here Near Baytown Oil Discovery
A new oil field was opened about 15 miles north of Baytown in Harris County. MM Halbouty and SoPRetle Houston operators, part of the One W. D. Redsers Unit, Duncan survey, reported the fifth Halbouty wildcat since July. A well flowed 120 barrels of 23 gravity oil from 964 feet through a one quarter inch choke with a high gas-oil ratio and tubing pressure indicating a new development.
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Harris Courts
Baytown
Librarians Attend Houston Convention of Special Libraries
Two Paytown librarians joined the third annual Texas Chapter of the Special Libraries Association convention held on the Houston campus site. Miss Martha Marshall and Miss Elizabeth Gibson from Baytown attended with key speakers from Dow Chemical Co Freeport and Hice Institute. Clara Schulz president of Shell Co Houston will preside at the event.
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Paytown
Texas Chanter of Special Libraries Association
Troup
Itsite of Houston
Martha Marshall
Elizabeth Gibson
Rainmaker Says Water Helps Seed Rainfall Efforts
Sharlingen GP report says Allan Dale of Herlingen radio news notes Australians attempted rain making using plain water. In six of ten trials water sprayed on clouds produced rainfall, with about 160 million gallons falling per ten gallons dispersed. Dale explains seeded water droplets attract further drops.
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Sharlingen
Allan Dale
Herlingen
Dale
Heavy Ship Traffic Clears Up Channel After Busy Week
Port of Houston saw its busiest week with 27 ships berthing and nine more sailing from Bolivar Roads. Foreign vessels from Argentina Belgium Germany Nicaragua Netherlands Great Britain and Jamaica joined a jammed channel amid a labor shortage among longshoremen. Operators pooled crews to handle smaller cargoes as eight ships waited at the channel entrance.
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Morgans Point
Meade
Houston 5 Crennel
Port Rireetor
W. F. Heavey
Houston
Bolivar
Heavey
Belgium
Germany
Caragua
Netherlands
Great Britain
Jance
Houston Marinme Association
Texas State Optical Officials To Houston
Frank O'Donnell office manager and Dr. R Voss OD assistant office manager of the Texas State Optical Co will attend an office manager planning conference Sunday at the Lamar Hotel in Houston Nearly seven optometrists office managers and other office personnel from 22 Texas offices will attend
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Frank
O'Donnell
R. Voss
O. D
Texas State Optical Co
Lamar Hotel
Houston
Texas
Rep Hebert The Old Press Agent Now Congressman
Washington OK Rep F Edward Hebert of Louisiana a Democrat and House subcommittee chair accuses the Defense Department of excessive publicity staff. He once was a newspaper editor and press agent for stars, stock companies, beauty queens and teams, including Dorothy Lamour and Dorothy Dell Goff, and even promoted Miss New Orleans. Hebert notes press agents paid better years ago despite public service.
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Harmon W. Nichols
Washington
F. Edward Hebert
Defense Department of Dce
House
Defense Department
Louisiana Democrat
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Accoun
Howard Miller- Leona Powers Stock Company
Pontchartrain Beech
Dorothy Lambour
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Dell Goff
Atlantic City
America
Mary Heely
Peter
Hebert
Dempsey
Sammy Langford
Tunney
Billy Tilden
Louisiana
A. ‘Emann
New’ Orleans
Pelicans
Eddie
Darby Vance
Buddy Myers
Brovagl
Oil Company Listings Show Broad West United Corporations
A dense OCR style listing names numerous oil, chemical and materials firms across North America including Celanese Celotex Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak Gulf Oil Humble Oil Imperial Oil Interlake Tron International Nickel Jupiter Oil Libby McNugget Mack Trucks Pure Oil Richfield Oil Sears Sinclair Oil Socony Vacuum Stan Oil Texaco Tex Gulf Union Oil US Steel Woodley Pet and others with no cohesive narrative beyond firms named and connected to industry.
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Baytown
Ajley Ludlum
Allis Chalmers
Freeport Sulph Gen Electric
Gen Motors
Gen Tire
Rob Gillette
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bus
Gulf Oil
Gulf Star Unil
Houston Oil Hand P Co
Humble Oil
Imperial Oil
Interlake Tron
Intl Nickel
Jupiter Oi
Loew's Inc
Mack Trucks
Mic Con
Pee - Mont-Dakota
Util Wat Dairy
Ohio Oil
Packard Motors Panicoastal Oil
Panhandle
Pan- Penney’s Inc
Phillips Pet
Richfield Oil Repab Steel
Sears
Livestock Prices Fort Worth USDA Report
Fort Worth cattle markets show all classes steady from week-ago Friday with top prices for slaughter steers at 34, yearlings 34.50, cows 25, bulls 28 and stocker yearlings 33. Calves firm to 50 higher with good and choice slaughter calves 31-34 and occasional 24.50 for some. Medium to high stockers 26-35, best heavy steer calves 25.50 with some 26-37 for light calves. hogs down 25-30 for butcher grade, sows 40-108 lower, pigs steady. Week’s totals list butchers 18.25, sows 34.50, pigs 14.
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Fort Worth
USDA
A Policeman’s Lot Is Not A Happy One
Houston patrol car stolen from the driveway of detective Fisher Mc Dade who is on a case today. In England a Bridlington officer reported missing handcuffs and a caller offered to return them after finding them on a man’s wrists.
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Houston
J— Fisher McDade
England
Bridlington
Eng
Egyptian impresario plans U S suit over dancer Samia Gamal
Cairo based Jacques Pascal says he will sue Samia Gamal in New York for a commission linked to her U S appearance. He has already filed in Cairo for 25090 dollars over her Latin Quarter Miami club appearance and related damages.
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Cairo
UiPi
Jacques Pascal Say
New York
Samia Gainal
United States
Pascal
Samia
Miami
Fire
Paris
A S Dueges
Stork Announces Sedtal Birth in Lynn Lynn
A baby named Sedtal weighing six pounds one ounce was born Monday at Bay Town Hospital to Mr and Mrs Shelton Sedtal of 721 East Fayle. Grandparents are listed as part of the family notice.
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Lynn Sedtal
Shelton Sedtal
East Fayle
Baytown Hospital
Sick List Fragment Reflects Obscure Names and Addresses
A fragmented sick list shows multiple names and addresses, including Bethon Read, Mrs. Bruce Taylor, Edwina Adams-Chantel, Gladys Kubenke-Crosby, and Frank Kilpatrick. Entries mention Brownwood, Cedar Beavon, Kansas, and 412 Jones Read, with scattered numbers like 2064 and 1805.
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Facinto Menon
Sue Prive
Michi
Connie
Brownwood
William Spencer
Cedar Beavon Read
Bruce ‘Taylor
West Homans
Edwina Adams
Chantel View
Gladys Kubenke
Crosby
Frank ‘Kilpatrick
Jones Read
John McColies
Kansas
Hush McCulley
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Texas State Optical
Mister Breger
By Dave Breger
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Cash and Carry" Pyle
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Red) Grange
Ghost
The
Sundiron
University of Illinois
Riverview Inn
Highands
Benny Leaders
Don Miss
Rkashion Edition
Lawndell Homes
Iinstown
G.I
Lawndele
Big Bend
Hwy. H
Pelly
East Texas Avenue
Mr. Plant
Ite Oes
Steck
Cherry
Denver
Market St
Wooster
Stork
Sedtal
Decker Drive
EL CH
Monterreyanets
Pertyes
Trur
Old Maly ST
Hiland Theatre
Nene
Richard Martin Dixon
McDonald Carey
Alexis Smith
Pios
Three Stooges
Bopey Dicks
Pluto Ai the Zeo
Cedars Drive
Tews
Nee Dahl
Ane Miller
Parr Able
Gladys Gedre
Laura Cluot
Fyor
Soret
Alan Ladd Feeran
RFI
Selena Roe
Ries
Zien
Ares
Raneey
Hay Command
United Nations
Gover
McCarty
Tony
Virginia
Bil
Epina
Raptown
Royal Cafe
Sig W. Texas
Cartoon
Richard Travis
Mask OF the Dragon
Adults. Inc
Box Offics
Gary Cooper
Prater
Spade Cooley
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