U.S. Retail Cheer Lifts Wall Street Despite Predictions
U S business shows strength as retailers report rising profits and higher consumer spending in the first half of 1961. Stores like May Department, Marshall Field, Federated, Sears and Bullock's post gains while savings and instalment buying revive. Soft demand for luxury goods eases after a dip in May and June.
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New York
Walli
May
Marshall Field
Bullock’s
Stix
Baer &Ton
Fuller
King’s Department
Associated Dry Goods Ing
Firstjand Federated Department
Piso
Sears Doom
Dead Fish Spill Threatens Channelview Area Pollution
Early reports tie a surge of dead fish along the San Jacinto River to industrial dumping near Channelview. Dr. W A Quebedeaux notes fish likely died two days earlier from pollutants, with air quality and health concerns rising as officials investigate plant discharges.
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Harris County
Channelview
W. A. Quebedeaux
Air and
Hospital Beat Urges Clean Shore After Fish Die Off
In a San Jacinto Memorial Hospital memo, Dr Quebedeaux warns that neglecting to clear dead fish could threaten health. Names include Mrs James W Crossland, Mrs Bobby Fairchild, Mrs Lee Weseika, and Roger E Dunlap with addresses and room numbers noted. Residents urged to push dead fish from water and cover shores to prevent flies.
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Quebedeaux
Kenneth Rawson Parker
Bobby Fairchild
Ashby
Lee Weseika
Crosby, Cay
Roger E. Dunlap
Rt 4
Gulf Coast Hospital
Merrilyn Sawyer
Shore
Boulevard
la Porte
Ralph Sidney Waldrop
Bay- Hiss
Joe Paul Hance
Circle
Richard Allen Aguero
I Crosby
Eugene O'Neill
San Jacinto
Floyd Dean Edmondson
Battlebell Road
Highlands
Gat Coast
Experiment In Government Is Set In El Campo
An Austin report details four seminars on Programs of Progress for Texas Small Towns to aid community leaders in industrial and economic development. The sessions, part of Operation Hometown, occur September 8 in El Campo with Lt. Gov. Culp Krueger attending. The talks, sponsored by the Texas Industrial Commission, will be held at Floyd's Theatre and promise practical guidance for small communities.
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Austin
Texas
Campo
el Campo
John Ben Shepperd
Odessa
Texas Industrial Commission
Culp Krueger
Sen. Krueger
Shepperd
R Sai
Floyd's
Maxwell Captures Dallas Open With Final Round 71
Billy Maxwell won the Dallas Open at Oak Cliff CC with a 72-hole total of 217 dollars. He led by four strokes entering the final round and posted a subpar 32 on the front nine to secure first money of 5000. Pott finished second. Sifford and Rodriguez tied for third at 282, each earning 2059.
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Tex
Billy
Maxwell
Denver
Seattle
Portland
Las Vegas
Bakersfield
Oak Cliff Country Club
Nish
Droning Pott
Pott
Western States Golf Association
Maxwell Wort
Charlie Sifford
Juan Rodriguez
People in the News
A compact note highlights recent public attention around notable figures, surveying their activities, affiliations, and upcoming appearances in media and society events. The piece emphasizes the ongoing visibility of prominent individuals and their influence on public discourse.
Churchill not on list of MPs to retire at next election
Noon Call Stock Quotes note that Sir Winston Churchill will be 38 in November and is reportedly not on the Conservative Party’s retirement list. His private secretary refused to comment, amid persistent talk of his possible return to Parliament after his recent health setback and leg injury.
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Conservative Party
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Anthony Montague-Browne
Winston
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Jail Consultant Hired By Harris County
Harris County Commissioners Court hired Roy Casey, executive secretary of the National Jail Association, to survey jail needs at a rate of 100 a day for up to 15 days. Casey will analyze current facilities, prisoner numbers, and work capability, projecting needs over 15 to 20 years to determine if expanding, building a new jail, or creating a prison farm is best.
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Harris County
Harris County Commissioners Court
Roy Casey
National Jail Association
Casey
Keene
Tex
Doherty Receives Distinguished Service Award at Denver Convention
William C. Doherty retiring after 20 years as president of the National Association of Letters Carriers received the Post Office Department Distinguished Service Award from Postmaster General J. Edward Day during an installation ceremony at the association's Denver convention. Doherty remains on leave from his Cincinnati letter carrier job. Princess Eva Estandiary, mother of ex Queen Soraya of Iran, confirmed in Munich that Soraya has accepted a marriage proposal from German millionaire Gunther Sachs, 29, with no date set.
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William C. Doherty
National Association of Letters, Carriers
Post Office Department
J. Edward Day
Denver
Herty
Cincinnati
Eva Estandiary
Soraya
Iran
Munich
Gunther Sachs
Funeral Rites Set For Zelma S Kersh Highlands Woman
Funeral rites are planned for Zelma Sybil Kersh 56 of 113 North Magnolia Highlands at Highlands First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. She died Monday in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include her husband J E Kersh Sr a daughter Jan Ellen Kersh two sons J Kersh Jr and B H Kersh a brother Dave L Prother two sisters Beatrice Green and Rode Guy and one grandchild. The Rev James Ponder will officiate. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery Houston under Earthman Highlands Funeral Home direction. Pallbearers named B Tolley Jordan Voytek W A Mask John Koled M M Toombs James Ezell
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Highlands First Baptist
Zelma Sybil Kersh
Magnolia
Highlands
Chan Fm
Baytown
J. E. Kersh Sr
Jan Ellen Kersh
J. &.Kersh Jr
Pasadena
Bih Kersh
Dave L
Prother
Beatrice, Green
Wills
Rode Guy
Loneville
Tex
James Ponder
Cites
Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Earthman Highlands Funeral Home
B. Tolley
Jordan Voytek
W. A. Mask
John Koled
MM. A. Toombs
James Ezell
22 000 Killed In U S Traffic Mishaps So Far
CHICAGO AP Nearly 22 000 people died in U S traffic crashes in the first seven months of the year. The National Safety Council reports a toll from January 1 to August 1 of 21 960, with 3 840 killed in July.
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U.S
Chicago
Uly
National Safety Council
Local Democratic Precinct Delegates and Officers Listed
Caucus and Mrs. R. M. Harper, Mrs. Claudine Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, Eddie Powell and Mr. and Mrs. John Selensky. freninet 149-Elo Veselka, and A. N. Johnson, Precinct 150-James R. Kelly. Precinct 165-Mr. and Mrs. Burt E. Cash, Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Cook, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Devins, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Leach, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Massey, Mr. and Mrs. BE, A. Woody Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Schweitzer, Precinct 249-Mrs. Wesley Hartless, John Martin, Wayne McClurg and Mrs. B L. Polk. Delegates who are also on their Har ing County Democratic Executive Committee are James F. Rhodes, Blackburn, Hester, Mrs. Goodrich, Rose and McClure.
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R. M. Harper
Claudine Moore
John Nelson
Eddie Powell
John Selensky
Elo Veselka
A. N. Johnson
James R. Kelly
Burt E. Cash
Thomas Cook
John M. Devins
Clay Leach
Clem Massey
Woody) Rose
W. H. Schweitzer
Precinct
Wesley Hartless
John Martin
Wayne Mc Clurg
B L. Polk
Haring County
Democratic Executive Committee
James F. Rhodes
Blackburn
Hester
Goodrich
Rose
McClure
Channelview Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Report
Channelview Tidelands Hospital lists admittances including Sue Morman Dorothy Fiekis Mary Connell Jackie McNutt and others from Houston Galena Bellville and Channelview. Dismissals include Robert Wharton Elvan Kelly Debra Martin Clara Miller Henry Spangler and Oscar Harper. A birth is noted for the Wilburn family with a daughter born Sept 2.
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Tidelands Hospital
Sue Morman
Houston
Dorothy Y Doulike Fiekis
Mary Doreen Connell
Galena’ Jark
Jackie Dean McNutt
Patricia Ann Wilburn
Roger Rene Rodriguez
Channel ‘View
Robert Reese Thompson
Houson
Hazel Florence Wingate
Highlands
Lucy Sherrill
Bellville
Patricia DeFriene
E. J. Martin
Channelview
Dorothy Johnson
Elizabeth Findley
Jacob Washington Ham
Terry Lee Pearce
Robert B. Wharton
Elvan Pressley Kelly
Debra Kay Martin
Clara Mae Miller
Henry Leon Spangler
View
Oscar Charles Harper
Francis B. Goettee
Otis Loman Mortis
Lucille Wyatt
Robert E. Lee Cleveland
J. F. Wilburn
Baytown Woman Hurt In Fall From Auto
Mary Ann King about 28 and Baytown Negro were treated and released at San Jacinto Hospital after an auto mishap in Chambers County Texas Highway. Patrolman Glen Rosier said the accident occurred near Hicks bait camp on Pickett Bayou when a shower started the party leaving and the right rear door opened causing the woman to fall from the car driven by Marcus Milton Jones of Baytown.
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Mary Ann King
Baytown
San Jacinto Hospital
Chambers County
Texas
Glen Rosier
Hicks
Pickett's Bayou
Marcus Milton Jones
Blancas Wins Cotton States Amateur Invitation
Homero Blancas of Houston won the Cotton States Amateur Invitation Tournament in Monroe with rounds of 68 72 and 76 for a five stroke victory over teammate Fred Marti. Roy Nash of Monroe finished third and Burt Burdick Pat O'Brien and Roy Pace tied for fourth.
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Cotton States
Marti
Monroe
Homero Blancas
Houston
Fred Marti
Roy Nash
Burt Burdick
Pat O'Brien
Baton Rouge
Roy Pace
Longview
Tex
Moral of This Story Is Don’t Work on Holidays
Bored on Labor Day in 1997 Henry Palmer Sucksbound recalls a holiday tale from 1962 about missing a date, losing money, and a chain reaction at work. A secretary named Amelia chooses Jim Broadbeam, leading to a promotion and rising stance in the company for the narrator. The lesson centers on work ethic and holiday impact in a satirical backstage narrative.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Labor Day
East River
Manhattan
Henry Palmer
Rosebud la Lulu
Gloria Glamour
Tawny Hyde
Southampton
Rosebud
Henry
Tawny
Daddykins
Jim Broadbeam
Amelia Aru
Amelia
Jim
Jd. P. McGrim
Gloria
Grand Jury and Port Officials Query Theft at Houston Locks
Harris County Grand Jury met with Port of Houston leaders to review the ongoing theft probe. Port commissioners will pay 35,000 for continued investigation after indictments of 12 people, mostly dock workers, on felony theft and possession charges. Briscoe and Walton expect more indictments as the probe unfolds.
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Houston
Woldover
Harris County Grand Jury
Port of
Briscoe
Grand Jury
E. Jack Walton
Cuban Farmers Sail for Moscow to Study Farming
The Tass agency reports 700 Cuban farmers left Havana for the Soviet Union to study farming for a year. A previous group of 1,000 did a year of study last year focusing on cotton and rice cultivation and farm machinery operation.
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Moscow
Tass
Havana
Soviet Union
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