Consolidated seeks break over air pollution charges plea
Rothrock executive vice president of Consolidated Chemicals urged Harris County Commissioners to halt prosecutions and tests cited in air pollution cases. He said the firm reduced output and spent 11 million on corrective devices, contending county measures caused hysteria and harm to its operations. Trial readiness was noted for October as tests showed emissions within seven tenths of a part per million.
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Air and Water Pollution Control
Burke Holman
Quebedeaux
Consolidated
Kidman
Memorial Hospital Begins Building in Houston
Memorial hospital begins multimillion dollar building project after receiving 82 million from New York Life Insurance, with a 7 million loan, 2 million initial disbursement to retire existing mortgage, and a plan for a 10 story office building connected by tunnel near Lamar avenue and Louisiana streets. Groundbreaking expected before year end.
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Houston
Memorial Hospital
New York Life Insurance Company
George Irving
Lamar Avenue
Louisiana Streets
Deer Park Church Women Elect New Officers
In Deer Park the Women’s Missionary Council of Deer Park Assembly of God met to hear Mrs. W. C. Cowey Sr present a devotional on Fruitful Life using a two-tree illustration. Mrs. Ralph Leatherwood was elected president with C Engleman as vice president and A O Pittman as secretary treasurer. J P Lowery named song leader and Leatherwood parliamentarian. Revival at Deer Park Baptist closes Friday with a Tom program. Local residents and visitors, including the Fotheringhams of Trinity and Lala Kimmey of Nacogdoches, are noted, plus a hospital surgery for E Swain and a teen driver training admission by Jimmy Malone.
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Mickey Cavalier
W. C. Cowey Sr
Women’s Missionary Council of
Deer Park
Fotheringham
Trinity
Riley Thomases
Thomas
Bert Cowdrey
East
Texas
Oklahoma
Lala Kimmey
Nacogdoches
J. P. Lowery
E. Swain
New Pasadena Hospital
Jimmy Malone
Negro Group Seeks Federal Probe of Texas Citizens Councils
Harris County Council of Organizations asks U S Attorney General to investigate state Citizens Councils over segregation. Letter, signed by N L Ward, sent to Eisenhower and Hoover, argues councils threaten civil and economic rights. Some councils oppose economic pressure while others push legal resistance to school integration.
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United States
Herkert Brownell
Texas Citizens Councils
Harris County Council of Organizations
Emin
N. L. Ward
Council of Organizations
Eisenhower
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Department of Justice
Biz Spring
Dallas
Gilmer
Kilgore
Fort Worth
Orange
Texas
Citizens Counncils
Big Spring Citizens Council
Anil
Big Spring
Robert §. Calvert
Citizens Councils
Texas Supreme Court
Houston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nelson
NAACP
Brownell
Baptist Agencies Granted $1 Million
The Baptist Foundation of Texas distributed the final 1,018,026 of payments to 23 Baptist institutions and agencies statewide. The total reflects a return from 25 million invested, with Bavior University in Waco receiving 288,551, Buelner Orphans Home in Dallas 215,899, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth 120,710.
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Dallas
Baptist Foundation of Texas
Smithern Baptist
Texas
Ad. C. Cantrell
Bavior University
Waco
Buelner Orphans Home
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Colorado City Rites Saturday For George Shelton
George Daniel Shelton 77 died Thursday at 4 30 pm He was a retired real estate man who had lived in Baytown with his daughter Mrs J R Venable and son Mason B Shelton recently He formerly lived in Colorado City and the body was sent to Riker Funeral Home for services at 2 pm Saturday Survivors include his wife Mrs Millie L Shelton of Baytown four other children Mrs E S Mills Carl Shelton Wendell Shelton and George Shelton plus five sisters a brother 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild
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George Daniel Shelton
Shelton
Baytown
J. R. Venable
Mason B. Shelton
Colorado City
Barthman’s
Riker Funeral Home
Millie L. Shelton
E. 8. Mills
Carl Shelton
Wendell Shelton
Dallas
George Shelton
Albuquerque
N.M
T. S. Wiles
Fort Worth
Irene Clark
Fannie Gray
Myrtle McCullar
Dora Morgan
Lubbock
Sheppard Shelton
VFW Post To Aid In Flag Rites
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 912 will join a flag disposal ceremony on September 18 at the Veterans Administration Hospital grounds in Houston. More than 100 unusable flags will be destroyed, and ten new flags will be given to Boy Scout troops in Houston and the Baytown area. About 5000 Boy Scouts and 20 Girl Scouts are expected to attend. Commander Jimmy McClellan urged the public to turn in worn flags to the post commander.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 912
Veterans Administration Hospital
Houston
Jimmy McClellan
Baytown
McClellan
Deer Park Enrollment Rises to 1631 for 1955 58
Deer Park schools report 1631 pupils for the 1955 58 start, up nearly 200 from spring. Superintendent Clyde Abshier announced the figures on Thursday. Junior high houses 189 students. high school totals 189 in junior level and three elementary schools total 1117 students. Deepwater 545, San Jacinto 444, Lynchburg 128.
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Deer Park
Clyde Abshier
Deepwater
San Jacinto
Lynchburg
Southwest power problem acute says congressman
Springfield Missouri A U P report says Congressman Earl Chudoff noted the Southwest power problem is acute. He pledged to press laws to alleviate the situation as hearings on public versus private power concluded. He accused the administration of backing a partnership plan letting private utilities dominate public power.
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Springfield
Earl Chudoff
D-Pa
Congressional
Southwest
Chudoff
Atlanta
R. W. Ochsner
Hermann
Missouri Power and Light. Co
Buy Paint Company Right-of-Way for Expressway
Bexar county bond of condemnation awarded the Alamo Paint Co. warehouse owners $247,500 for the property leased by Alamo Paint Co. The city acquires the site for the central segment of the expressway system.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Alamo” Paint Co
United States Exports Reflect Industrial Strength in 1950
The Friday report notes that 1950 exports show the nation’s industrial character with finished manufactured goods making up 57 percent of total exports.
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United States
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Dale
Brown Built Homes, Inc
Developers & Builders
VFW Post
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Tug—Ruuburst
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Tuilio
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Tri-City Club Market St. Rd
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Lewis
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Buy Paint Company Right-of-Way
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