Highway bids exceed fifteen million for repair work
Austin AP reports low bids for highway repair totalled over 15 million dollars. the listing covers about 569 miles of county and farm roads from thrall to milam, with multiple projects including structures, surfacing, and paving. contractors named include brannan, enloe to farm, and border road construction, among others, across numerous counties and routes.
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Austin
Wiliam
Milam
State Highway Department
Thrall
Natal
U.S
Counw i
Brown
Farr
Cou Thalaanche Tam
Harry’ Campbell
Fort Worth
Mitchel County
Hermleigh
Brannan Contractors Inc. Vie A Coroas
Tom
Border Road Construction Co
Laredo
Henderson
Necogdoches County
J. C3 Fm Co
Hopkins
Brashear
H. J French
Beckena i Griffin
Wanahachie
Dew Corustin Worth Construction Co
Tyler
Hidalgo
Ture
Mercedes
Dodds
Wadegarmer
San Benito
Colorado
Glidden
R. C. Buckner
Jackisonville
The Miracle Cold Cure That Wasn’t Real
A humorous tale mocks bogus remedies for a spring cold. A coworker touts hexylphlo julep at $8 an ounce, but side effects and misadventures follow. Office pals propose risky “remedies” from buttermilk to bourbon to vodka, ending in hospital with stomach fatigue and no real cure.
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New York
Sodal
Judge Crater
Photographer loses camera after request at church event
Detroit AP report says photographer James Allen, covering the sixth anniversary of a Supreme Court desegregation ruling, lent his $500 camera to a deaf man who rushed the scene and disappeared with it. Police seek to recover the camera.
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Detroit
James Allen
Supreme Court
Allen
New Generating Unit Boosts Houston Lighting and Power
HLPCO placed a large new generating unit at the T. H. Wharton Station into operation, capable of supplying the entire electrical needs of a city Austin-sized. The expansion is part of a decade-long fivefold rise in capacity, with Parish Station’s unit to follow. Wharton touted taxes paid by investor-owned utilities and national growth, citing Edison Electric Institute projections of rapid future capacity growth and broader prosperity through electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Houston Lighting ‘& Power Co
T. H. Wharton
Austin
Wharton
Parish
Edison Electric Institute
United States
Houston Lighteng and Power Co
Houston
Houston Lighting and Power
Puzzling oil statistics in U S supply amid cutbacks
U S petroleum figures show a paradox of higher imports and refined product flow while domestic crude output lags year ago. Texas production drops sharply from four years earlier as Louisiana output climbs. refiners emphasize demand shifts and June output relief while big firms cut runs to align with seasonal needs.
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Houston
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Railroad Commission
Atlantic Refining Co
Sinclair
Humble
Gulf Coast
East Coast
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
M. J. Rathbone
Jersey Standard
Rathbone
What Can You Do With $30,000 And No Car
In Joplin Missouri the will of Bessie Imbeau filed for probate leaves her three teen aged step grandchildren a $30,000 trust fund and one third interest in 200 acres of lead mining land. The will also prohibits spending any of the money on an automobile by Harvey Imbeau 19 Ralph Imbeau 16 and James Imbeau 13.
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Joplin, Mo
Bessie Imbeau
Harvey Imbeau
Ralph Imbeau
James Imbeau
Publicity Ends New Radio Station in Royal Oak
In Royal Oak Michigan two former WMEW presidents William Mortimer and Edward Wolfrum aged 14 years operated a tiny radio station on 650 kilocycles daily from 5 pm to 8 pm. They built it from 1825 radio parts with some adult help and aired ads and songs including pro defense and armed forces praise. An FCC official canceled its license after reading a newspaper story about the boys.
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Royal Oak. Mich
William Mortimer
Edward Wolfrum
WMEW
Federal Communications Commission
Habits Change Before death by own action Is Attempted
LOS ANGELES AP A USC research team warns that changes in a person’s habits indicate potential personal crisis. Dr Edwin Shneidman and Norman Barbe warn that loss of appetite tiredness listlessness and disinterest in hobbies may signal risk of self harm.
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Los Angeles
Edwin Shneidman
Norman Barberow
University of Southern California
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Atomic Energy Com
U.S. Petroleum Statistics
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Virginia
England
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