Business Booming Despite Mixed Outlook in Great Southwest
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports the Great Southwest district shows stable farm output with rains needed to lift crops. Nonfarm jobs rise and manufacturing employment up, crude oil production hits late 1952 highs, department store sales outpace 1951, construction declines, bank loans and deposits rise modestly. District covers Texas and parts of Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of
Federal Reserve
Texas
Arts
Arizona
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas Stone
Sick List and Bus Crash Report in Dallas
In Dallas on October 1 George O. Mays, 27, a bus driver, fell sick at the wheel causing his bus to zig zag for 28 blocks striking a truck car tree mailbox and a liquor store sign with no passengers aboard and no other injuries reported. The Sick List names numerous residents including Mrs Waller Mrs Francis Slanina Carl A Daniel Floyd Hayes and others with addresses in Baytown Galveston and nearby areas.
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Dallas
George O. Mays
Greenhorns credited for building Texas beef land frontier
Phil Griffin, cattle breeding expert, told Highlands Rotarians that greenhorns have toiled to transform coastal Texas land into prime beef country. He said drouth weary Westerners moved in, minerals in soil boost, and Brahma Angus crosses would shape future beef production. Griffin, with Monroe E. Wise ranch ties, spoke on a coming agricultural reconnaissance and major livestock changes.
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Texas
Phil Griffin
Highlands Rotarians
Griffin
Rotery
Monroe E. Wise
Livestock prices and obituary notice from Fort Worth
Livestock totals show Cattle 3 500 and Calves 1 860 with slow to steady demand and varied price ranges for slaughter cattle, cows, bulls, and stockers. Hogs 600 mark active demand with price ranges noted. Graveside service for Gail Bodine, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Bodine, Cedar Bayou, 5 pm Wednesday at Hill of Rest Cemetery with Rev Paul Stevens officiating. Burial by Paul A. Lee funeral home. Survivors include parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and great great grandmother.
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Sidney J. Bodine
Cedar Bayou
Hill of Rest Cemetery
Paul Stevens
Second Baptist Church
Paul A. Lee
A. T. Ashworth
Baytown
Mattie Rogers
Morgans Point
Living A Bog's Life Can Be Costly Nowadays
A Massachusetts tax official orders a thoroughbred collie heir to pay inheritance tax on a recent $5,000 gain. The Baytown Sun also lists staff, ownership, and publication details amid an unrelated piece about a San Francisco window washer who narrowly escaped a six story fall after his safety belt failed.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Henry F.leng
William R. Whidden
San Francisco
Whidden
Trade names listed in Baytown Sun oil and steel ad scan
An OCR fragment shows a spaced list of major energy and chemical firms and suppliers including Allis-Chalmers American, AT&T, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, ExxonCalvin Oil Calumet Canada Celanese Colgate, Crystal Oil, Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, Goodyear Tire, Monsanto, Mack Trucks, Packard Motors, Phillips Petroleum, Tex Gulf Sulphur, Union, and other industry brands. The noisy text resembles an advertisement or directory listing with company names and brands rather than a narrative.
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Airtbay
Elec
Fairchild Eng
Freeport Saluh
Gen Elect
Gen Motors
Gen Tire
Rob Gillette
Goodyear Tire
Greyhounds
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Gulf State Houster Oil
Humble Oil - Jones-Laughlin
Imperial Oil
Interlake Iron Indgene
Liggett End
Leew's Inc
la Land
Mathison Chem
Monsanto Chem
Mack Trucks
Packard Motors
Pancdastal
Panhandle
Gil Pennes's Inc
Phillips Pet
Repub “Steel Ae St. Repis
Sinclair OF
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Stan Ou
Calif - Gren Gil Ind
Stan Oid
Ohio
Stan Oil N. J
Sun Oil
I- Texes
Uz. S
N.O
Fair Officials Hope Weatherman Behaves
Baytown officials praise the Baytown Fair progress as registrations rise from about 25 FPA and Four-H members to over 400 in the Baytown Cedar Bayou Crosby and Channelview area. About 90 percent of cattle and dairy show entries are in the junior division as youths prepare their stock for the event. The smooth setup and orderly registration reflect growing experience, though the poultry division faced a late hitch due to record entries.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Crosby
Channelview
Minter
Fairgrounds
Sebesta
Tubeless aircraft tire tested for safer takeoffs
Akron engineers report final tests on the first tubeless tires for aircraft. The tires promise safer high speed takeoffs and landings, reduced overall weight, simpler assembly, and more uniform inner pressure, improving reliability in flight operations.
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AKRON
Ferguson Motors Marks First Anniversary in Baytown
Ferguson Motor Co of Baytown observes its first anniversary in Bayto area. Owners Baytown couple Bayto L. and Geneva Ferguson celebrate a memorable year as Pontiac and Cadillac dealers. They participate in civic groups and distribute commemorative coins called Fergie bucks at the Baytown fair booth.
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West Texas
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Geneva
Cadillac
Baytown
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Ferguson
Bayto
Fergusons
Wesleyan Guild of Grace Methodist Church
Lamar Pta
Business and Professional Women's Club
Pitot Club
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Grace Methodist
One Place Women Are Not Wanted in Booster Club
At a La Porte Booster Club meeting Tuesday assistant coach Ralph Pearce asked if women could join the booster club. President John Holman emphatically replied No. Pearce noted Mrs MacNamara, mother of a key member, had requested membership.
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Tork Stops MACON Birth Announcements
Mr and Mrs Irvin Macon of 707 Gresham announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Wingate of Highlands announce the birth of a son on Tuesday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital in Wingate, Maine.
Housewife Cremates Self in Basement Furnace Tragedy
MILWAUKEE Oct 1 A despondent 44 year old housewife Marguerite Albert crawled into an oil furnace in her basement turned the controls with a home made device and cremated herself. Her husband Andy Albert found the remains in the firebox Tuesday. Dr L J Van Hecke said she had recent mental disturbances and investigators considered murder but favored suicide. Police noted a cord and rubber bands setup near the switch and indicated the door closed by itself after the act.
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Poice
Marguerite Albert
L. J. van Hecke
Andy
Hecke
Herbert Albert
Six Hours Pay Is Set As Standard For United Fund
Plantersville Mississippi notes Sam J. Gunter’s retirement after 47 years delivering mail on a rural route. He recalls delivering unusual items including horned toads puppies and a baby during his tenure along the route.
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United Fund
Plantersville, Miss
Sam J. Gunter
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