Wonderful Sights for a Nickel on the Staten Island Ferry
An AP report details the Staten Island Ferry as a bustling, scenic link between Manhattan and Staten Island. It notes 1961 figures of 25,694,244 passengers and 1,719,940 vehicles on almost 33,000 trips, its role as a major tourist draw, and the daily rush of nearly 3,000 riders per boat. The piece glimpses romantic spring and summer scenes, boarding routines, and the ferry’s somber side with occasional deaths and lost items.
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New York
Mecca
Staten Island
Manhattan
St. George
Staten I
Whitehall
Governor's Island
Financial District
Green
Battery Park
East River
Brooklyn
Lost and Found Department
Den 7 Cub Scouts Triumph In Troubadour Contest
Den 7 Cub Scouts won the Troubadour Singing Contest at a Pack 208 meeting at St Mark's Methodist Church. Den 7 leaders, awards to Randy Burkett and Mark Godwin, Tommy Whatley, Richard Ponder, and others earned gold and silver arrows. Next meeting will feature Pinewood Derby. attendance award went to Den 7.
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St. Mark's Methodist Church
Louis Godwin
C. H. Clogs
F. L. Whaley
Otis Graham
L. M. Neuerburg
Randy Burkett
Mark Godwin
Gold Arrow
Houston
Den.7
Cubs
Channelview Hospital Beat Admittances and Dismissals
Channelview Hospital Beat reports admittances to Tidelands Hoo pra James Kenneth Raines Pasadena Billie Jean Lloud Effie Sue Latham Houston Terry Rendon Dalvus Guillory and Evelyn Rice Channelview Dismissals Tricia Ann Webb Stella Smith Cecil Huffman all of Channelview Patsy Hodges Paula Wilson and Patricia Allen Houston
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James Kenneth Raines
Pasadena
Billie Jean Lloud
Effie Sue Latham
Houston
Terry Rendon
Dalvus Guillory
Evelyn Rice
Channelview
Tricia Ann Webb
Stella Smith
Cecil Huffman
Channel‘view
Patsy Hodges
Paula Wilson
Patricia Allen
Burglary Reported At Local Residence
Leroy Campbell of 107 Barka loo Road reported a burglary at his home to county officers on Wednesday. An estimate of the value of stolen items was not available.
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Leroy Campbell
Barkaloo Road
Chambers County Primary Judges Named for Saturday Vote
The Chambers County Democratic Executive Committee announced presiding judges for ten precincts for the coming Democratic Primary. Absentee ballots cast preliminarily will be counted at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac by David Byford, B. L. Hand and C. A. Russell.
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Chambers County Democratic Executive Committee
Wallisville
Arthur Silva
Hankomer Brick
E. C. Moor
Double Bayou
Pine Island
Jim Bob Jackson
Mont Belvieu
Paul H. Bowdoin
Cedar Bayou
G. E. Troxell
Anahuac
H. E. Moor
East Chambers
Edward C. Deviler
Wintree
D. C
Cove
W. E. Clark
W. B. McKay
Oak Island
C. C. Crone
Perimary
Chambers
Anahyae
David Byford
B. L. Hand
C. A. Russell
Police K Nine Corps Ends Amid Resignation
Lancaster police halted its K9 unit after Patrolman Herman Simms quit citing his dog Shadow chewed upholstery and drew neighbor complaints. Chief Al Farkas confirmed the corps dissolution with only one handler remaining and two are needed to run the program.
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Lancaster
Herman Simms
Lifth Iman
Simms
al Farkas
Shadow
Conbnate
Farkas
Joue
Hubcaps stolen from college car in Baytown
Billy Mitchell of 1208 Dale Street reported four spinner hubcaps missing from his car at Lee College during evening classes between 7 30 and 9 30 p m Wednesday. The stolen items are valued at about 5 36.
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Billy Mitchell
Dale St
Baytown
Lee College
Mitchell Saii
Stock quotes in Noon Call list broad mix of firms and percentages
A Noon Call stock listing shows numerous companies and performance quotes across sectors, including automotive, oil, chemicals, and consumer goods. Notable names appear with varied percentages, with several entries indicating moderate gains and others showing modest shifts in price or value.
Vacationing couple dies in Seminole wreck
In Seminole Oklahoma, a Russell Massachusetts couple Charles Smith 60 and his wife 53 died when their car collided with a pickup on US 80 eight miles west of town. Mrs Smith attempted a pass. he slept in the back seat. Burt Abbott 49 of Lubbock, driver of the pickup, escaped with injuries.
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Russell
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Here
U.S. 80
Charles Smith
Glove Stolen From Bicycle Basket at Little League Park
Gary Fuller of 1607 Adams reports to Baytown police the theft of a baseball glove bearing his name on the thumb from his bicycle basket while the bicycle was parked at a little league park. Fuller can be reached at 583-1318 for information.
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Gary Fuller
Adams
Baytown
Fuller
Delicatessen Closed After Smoke Damage
Wright Delicatessen at 220 E. Texas Ave was forced to close for one day Thursday after smoke from a corned beef pot left on the stove Wednesday night. No fire was reported. Bill Wright said the deli will reopen for business Friday.
Water Safety Act Patrols Begin on Area Bays
Auxiliary deputies will enforce the Texas Water Safety Act on Lake Houston Clear Lake and Galveston Bay starting this weekend. Some 41 boatloads will patrol to curb violations after a recent boating accident left six of eight aboard a small boat drowned on Galveston Bay.
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Clear Lake
Galveston Bay
Cone
Galvestonment
Ned Ethier
Chambers Counties
Harris County
C. V
Buster
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