Texas 1954 rural traffic record shows high fatality rates
Editorial analyzes 1954 Texas rural highway deaths noting head on crashes, pedestrians killed on rural roads, and high alcohol involvement among drivers. It cites age, law violations, and driver patterns, then shifts to highway planning and bypass proposals for Baytown and Houston areas.
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Texas
Texas Farm To Market
Bagtown
Bartown
Judge Spencer
Foster
Holmes Road
Houston
Baytown
South Main
Galveston
Trinity Bays
Gentlemen for Rent ends in a Manhattan court
In 1939 Manhattan a Special Sessions judge found Ted Peckham guilty of running an unlicensed employment agency. He was fined 250 dollars and given a suspended three month workhouse sentence as The Guide Escort Service, pairing Yale, Harvard, Princeton men for lonely women, faded from the scene. A client visit revealed a scarred passenger and a costly moral tale from a controversial venture.
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New York
Manhattan
Debonair
Ted Peckham
Thing
G.E.S
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Mr. Peegham
Ted
Theoders
Helena Rubenstein
Peckham
Guide
Job prospects for new graduates improve in 1960s data
The latest placement bureau word presents a strong demand for teachers engineers secretaries science specialists mathematicians accountants nurses physical therapists social workers librarians and related fields. It notes June graduates often lack practical advice on securing work amid scarce opportunities.
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Brisis
Richard
New York City
Quick job-hunting tips for graduates by Harry Boyd
Career guidance for seniors emphasizes chasing opportunities far from home, presenting honestly in interviews, and starting early in the senior year. Practical tips include approaching employers directly, avoiding overlong career talk, and using multiple job-hunting methods. The writer warns no money-back guarantees but asserts the advice won’t hinder chances.
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Pirgeon
Baytown Sun Publication Details and Rates
The Baytown Sun data lists the paper’s address at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas with editor Syd Gould and Beulah Mae Jackson as advertising director. Subscription rates show carrier 1.20 monthly 14.40 yearly and mail options 1.20 monthly 3 months 3.50 six months 7.00 yearly 14.00 plus military service and post office classifications. Entered as second class matter under federal act.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Syd 5
Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Mantager
Armed Services
Postoffice
Mational
General Advertising Service
Talkie Thompson's Talk of The Town
A New York beauty operator Tina Thompson nicknamed Tallela built a thriving business through careful word use. After nearly failing, she read a book of rules emphasizing positive talk and concise communication with customers. Her salon now markets as Talkie Thompson's Talk of The Town, signaling her success.
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Elmer Wheele
New York
Tina Thompson
Tallela
Ting
Tina
Ace
Talkie
Thompson
Allied Defense Flight Progress Report From Tokyo Raid
United Press analysis notes four American Thunderjet fighter bombers flew 4,820 miles from Tokyo toward Australia. Refueled three times aloft, the mission shows progressing Allied defense capability in the Pacific. The dispatch hints at potential atom bomb delivery and aims to pressure Chinese and Russian Communist strategists.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
Japan
Australia
Allied Defense Organization
Tokyo
Sydney
New York
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Ocean
New
Pacific
New Zealand
United States
Great Britain
France
Philippine Islands
Thailand
Pakistan
Baguio
Philippines
Seventh Fleet
Falks of Fame Guess the Name
A compact trivia item profiles a Mohawk actor famous as Tonto and notes his Hollywood-influenced rise. It also describes a Chicago-based Texan author and government official who wrote What Employers Want and held a commerce post in 1953.
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Falks
Ontario
Canada
Hollywood
Geronimo
Tecumseh
Tonto
Midland
Tex
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston
NRA
Commerce
Washington Senator Welker Accused of Nepotism on Payroll
Washington. D. Pearson offers a sharp expose of Idaho Senator Herman Welker using relatives and close associates on federal payrolls. Names raised include Ted Welker, William Campbell, Neal Nelson, Craig Nelson, Hloise Welker and others, with figures up to $5,200 yearly. Also notes Morse’s polio vaccine bill delay and assorted political tidbits.
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Washington
Herman Welker
Drew Pearson
Idaho
Uncle Sam
Hermans
University of Idaho
William Cook
Welker
George Cook
Boise
Young Cook
Coalk
Conk
Senator Welker
Craig Nelson
Nelson
Neal Nelson
Bureau of Land Management
Salt Lake City
Doug McKay
Byron Mack
Ted Welker
Twin Falls
William §. Campbell
Republican State Committee of
C. A. Bottalfsen
Hloise Wel
Ker
Wiliam Cook
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Lister Hill
Alabama
Senate Education Committee
Morse
Children of America
Channel 2 Television Log Friday Schedule Review
A fragmented listings page shows Channel 2 daily lineup including Tim McCoy Cartoons Newsreels soap operas and sports segments from 5:00 PM to 1:30 AM with titles such as Amos and Andy Wrestling The Late Show and Sign Off. All entries appear jumbled with misprinted names and times.
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Tim McCoy
Cartoong
Eddie Wisher
Calvacade
Jan Murray
Ray Bolger
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