Patents Granted To Three Here
Patents have been granted to A Bf Jones R A Speed and Dr J A Planchard for a process making ethylene propylene block copolyme. The plastics retain strength and stiffness like poly but are tougher than polypropylene in below zero temperature service. Jones and Speed work at Esso Research and Engineering Co Baytown Chemicals Research Laboratory, a former site. Dr Planchard is a Louisiana State University faculty member.
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A. Bf. Jones
R. A. Speed
J. A. Planchard
U.S
Jones and Speed
Esso
Research and Engineering Co.’s
Baytown Chemicals Research
Planchard
Louisiana State University
Global leprosy burden and US cases noted
The disease of leprosy remains widespread worldwide with an estimated 12 million infected. In the United States the number of known cases is between six and one thousand.
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United States
Mont Belvieu Man Patents Fruit Picker and Nutcracker
Marvin Barrow of Mont Belvieu has been issued a patent for a low-cost fruit picker that lets a person stand under a tree and harvest fruit without damage. He also has a pending patent for a compact electric nutcracker able to crack about 2500 nuts per hour without bruising. Both devices will be shown at the Inventor's Congress at Astrohall from June 24 to June 30.
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Mont Belvieu
Marvin Barrow
Astrohall
Kubenka Retires After 23 Years at Humble
Eddie Alfred Kubenka retires after 23 years with Humble where he served in the Pipe and Rigging departments before joining Equipment Repair in 1959 He is a native of Weimar and plans to pursue engine repairs in retirement He and his wife Gladys have two daughters Elaine Morris and Linda Kubenka of Crosby
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Eddie Alfred Kubenka
Humble
Weimar
Kubenka
Jand
Ini
Gladys
Elaine Morris
Linda Kubenka
Crosby
iPenney Earnings Up 29 Per Cent First Quarter
J C Penney Co reports record earnings of 33 cents a share for the first quarter, down from 41 cents a year earlier. After a 19 percent income tax surcharge retroactive to Jan 1, net earnings for 13 weeks ended April 27 totaled 33,283, against 10,275,603 a year earlier, up 29.2 percent. First quarter volume rose to a record 620,758 from 594,859,404, aided by inventory and expense controls.
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LOS Angles (Lp
J.C. Penney Co
Fennex
Lliams M. Batten
Fiers 21
Ceny Plaza Hotel
Vision demand shifts from muscle to sight in modern economy
In 1820, 87 percent of workers relied on muscle and stamina, while today only 5 percent of 25,000 job classifications that did not exist 40 years ago require strong vision, reflecting a rise in visual demands across occupations.
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U. S
Enjay Annuitant Active With Youth In Community
J E Walkinshaw, a new Enjay annuitant, has long led youth clubs for boys and girls, with church and civic ties including Old River Terrace Methodist, Channelview fire department, scouts, and the Channelview school board. A Montgomery County native, he joined Humble’s maintenance in 1942, later transferring to Enjay’s Batadiene area. He and wife Frances travel, vacationing in Hawaii last year and planning a trip to Puerto Rico this year. They have three children: J E Walkinshaw Jr of Alhambra, Mrs I R Henderson of Grapeland, and Mrs Park Peterson of Miami, Florida.
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New Enjay
J. E. Walkinshaw
Old River Terrace
Channelview Fire Department
Channelview School Board
Montgomery County
Walkinshaw
Humble
Enjay
Frances
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
J. E. Walkinshaw Jr
Alhambra
I. R. Henderson
Grapeland
Park Peterson
Miami
Fla
Old Glory Name Attributed To William Driver
The designation Old Glory for the U S flag is linked to William Driver, master of the brig Charles Daggett, who raised a flag aboard his ship on August 1. The act popularized the famed nickname though exact phrasing varies in sources.
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U. S
William Driver
Charles Daggett
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