Instrument Bought Governors To Determine Age Of Specimens
The University of Texas purchased a carbon dating instrument to determine the age of archeological specimens. It measures nuclear energy from radioactive carbon and may become the Southwest’s first. Dr. Leon O. Morgan will lead operations. Alex D. Krieger notes its use for archaeologists and cosmic-ray studies. Delivery is pending.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Alex D. Krieger
Leon O. Morgan
Wille
Krieger
Morgan
Art Simpson Reports Good Luck On Ducks
Art Simpson returned Tuesday morning from a hunting trip below Brazerie and called it a success despite heavy weekend hunting that reduced the duck population. John Kasowski, owner of a 239 family apartment house in New York, was under mental observation after tenants complained he burned live cats in the building furnace when asked for more heat.
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Ua Porte
Art Simpson
Brazerie
New York
John Kasowski
Baytown Beautification Group Plans December Meeting
The Baytown Beautification Association will discuss ways to improve city appearance at a December 15 meeting announced by A. L. Bynum. A survey committee led by Lowell Lammers reviewed recommendations for beautification projects and will present them to members. Attendees included Dr. Ben Ammons, AOL Gillette, A. W. Johnson, George Adams, J. W. Strickler, Dave Parrish, and Bynum.
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Baytown
J. W. Strickler
Dave Parrish
Bynum
Floydada Man Killed in Korea Crash
Floydada Tex Army Air Forces says Ar Set Billy G Mooney was among those killed last Friday when a C 119 plane crashed near Seoul Korea. The brief notes the fatality among others reported by the Defense Department and lists no further details.
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Floydada
Washington
Peparuem
Ar Set
Billy G. Mooney
Floydada, Tex
Seoul
Korea
MBA Members Will Elect Four Directors
Members of the Mutual Benefit Association will elect four men in the week of November 24 to 30. R F Adams, chairman of the election committee, announced that twelve men have been nominated to fill four posts on the MBA board of directors. Yount and Gorman are nominated for new terms. Other candidates include Berry, Adams, Beavers, Bynum, Barsalou, Read, Long, Shires, Garner, and Lawless.
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Mutual Benefit Association
R. F. Adams
MBA Board of Directors
A. N. Clayton
J. L Falton
I. P. Gorman
E. E. Yount
Yount
Gorman
M. V. Berry
Raymond FP. Adams
Knox
I. Beavers
A. S. Bynum
Joe R. Barsalou
R. C
Bob) Read
Terry B. Long
Shires
Harry A. Garner
Lindsey L. Lawless
Livestock prices ease across Fort Worth market report
Livestock in Fort Worth shows very slow demand with cattle and calves generally 1.00 lower over two days. Slaughter cattle, stockers, calves, and hogs move weakly with mixed loads and lower bids. Horses indoors may develop laming and osteoporosis due to little sunlight.
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Fort Worth
Marine Sgt. Eddie Gilbert Returns Home With Bride
Sgt. Eddie Gilbert returns to the Meridian Air Base Miami on 20 days leave and will bring his wife Fay Comp ton home. Fay Comp ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Comp ton of Cedar Bayou, married Saturday night at Memorial Baptist Church. Gilbert, a Robert E. Lee High School graduate, served three years including 13 months in Korea, earning the Purple Heart and the Silver Star.
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Eddie Gilbert
Merine Air Base
Miami
Fla
Fay Compton
Miss Compton
D. C.compton
Cedar Bayou
Memorial Baptist Church
A. TL. Tordan
Gilbert
Methodis Meet Scheduled For Grace Church
Bev Basil Jones of Lake Jackson Texas will direct the devotional period at the meeting of the Galveston District of the Methodist church. The meeting is an Adult Sunday school class Institute and will be Tuesday at the Grace Methodist church Baytown. Institute from 1:00 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. Rev Jones district director of adult work. Miss Doris Dennison Nashville Tenn will direct the study group for teachers and those preparing for adult class teaching. Rev Milton S Jordan Grace church pastor will teach the group of class officers and members. Jordan is district director of education.
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Bev
Basil Jones
Lake Jackson
Tex
Galveston
Methodist Church
Grace Methodist
Milton S. Jordan
Grace Church
Will Tech
Rev. Jordan
Ponokues Are Plentiful At Nassau Hospital
In Mineola New York on Tuesday November 18 1947 two women Mrs Margaret Denohue and Mrs Margaret Donohue sharing a room at Nassau Hospital gave birth to twin boys named Thomas Both mothers from Westbury had not known each other before the delivery and were attended by the same physician Nurses and staff were surprised by the coincidence in the same day births.
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Mineola
N. Y
Nassau Hospital
Margaret Mery Denohue
Margaret Joyce Donohue
Thomas
Westbury
Used Car Dealers Criticized as Man Fined for No Good License Tag
Corpa mn Coun Judge OG S McCullough fined a man for driving a car with a dealer tag after a used car dealer allegedly sold the vehicle without a title or proper plates. The buyer said the dealer promised title and plates and that the cardboard tag would be valid until the regular license arrived.
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Corpa. Mn
McCullough
Deaier
McCulloush
Special 34 Baytown Sun list ends with demand for oils
A fragmented catalog of oil, chemical, and steel firms appears in the Baytown Sun page, naming Am, Dow, Du Pont, Gulf Oil, Texaco, Socony Vacuum and others alongside a note about no sale dates. It notes global production capacity reaching 655,400,000 metric tons at year end 1956.
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Elec
Allez Ludlum
Allis-Chalmers
American Repub
Atana T
Amer 'Woolens
Anaconda
Davidson
Cher
Dow Chem
du Pont Chem
Eastman Kodak
el Paso Natural Gas
Fairchild
Freeport
Electria
Sea Motors
Tire
Cossseee
Gillette Saf
Greynound B
Gulf Oil
Gulf Star Util - Houston
H. L. and
P. Co
Humble Oi
Imperial Oil
Interleke Irgn
Jones-Laughtin
Jupiter OH Esses Kirby
Libby McN
Liggett and Myers Toews Inc
la Land
Mathison Chem
Monsanto
Mack-Fracks
Mid Con
Mont-Dakota
Union Oil of
Calif
U. S. Steel
Wee
Woodley
N. O
Theft Victim Offers Thief A Place To Work
CHICAGO NOV 18 Judge Frank Leonard sentenced a 15 year old youth charged with robbery to five years probation. The judge urged the boy to go back to school and get a job. Angelo Strazzante offered to hire him calling him a good boy. The youth had stolen Strazzante's automobile.
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Chicago
Frank Leonard
Tim
Angelo Strazzante
Strazzante
Eisenhower Truman Hold Post Election Talks in Washington
President elect Eisenhower and President Truman plan meetings in Washington to discuss a smooth transition. Eisenhower will meet Truman alone, then cabinet talks with Lodge and Dodge in New York. Truman aides Acheson Snyder and Lovett prepare for potential early cabinet naming. Eisenhower arrives from Augusta and will meet senators Taft Bridges Wiley and minority leader Martin amid transition strategy.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
Dodge
Eishhower
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Secretary of St
Dean Acheson
Secretary of
John W. Snyder
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
State
Augusta
New York
Sens
Rover. A. Taft
Ohio
Styles Bridges
Hui
Alexander Wiley
Wis
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
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Troy Middleton
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MBA
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Hollywood
Eleanor Todd
Miss Todd
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