Grain trade decline hits Houston port as losses mount
Grain trade at the Port of Houston falls sharply with August handling down to 1,075,619 bushels from 3,686,893 in 1961. For seven months overall stocks drop over 1 million bushels, 36 elevator workers laid off, and traders urge lower charges to compete with New Orleans. Houston charges 24 cents rail and 2.5 cents truck. New Orleans cut rates by a penny. Bennett says the penny gap costs rail business from Kansas City. Turner questions impact and notes New Orleans acts from private elevator competition.
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California Firm To Build NASA Power Substation
A contract for an electric substation at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Clear Lake was awarded to ETS Hokin and Galvin Inc of San Francisco for 652,700 dollars. Twenty five bids were received. Houston Lighting and Power Co will furnish power. The project aims for completion by May 1.
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Mannied Spacecraft Center
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New HORC Phone System Begins Operations In Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Co introduces a Centrex system allowing direct external calls to desk extensions in downtown Houston. The old Capitol 4411 number is retired, with direct dialing to CA-1 plus the employee extension. An Information Center at CA 1586 helps outside callers. The system, built by Western Electric plants, supports 5200 phones and features touch tone dialing.
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Carter
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Ureland
Baytown
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General Electric Go
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Houston Council OKs Increase In Gas Rate
Houston City Council approved a gas rate hike for Houston Natural Gas Corp raising the average homeowner's annual bill by about 6.70 dollars. Baytown also approved a similar increase for its residents while Houston's exact schedule was not yet set. United Gas Corp has not yet requested a rate hike.
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Houston Natural Gas Corp
Baytown
Bayton Area
United Gas Corp
Houston Natural Ins
54.1 Million NASA Contract Awarded
Col R P West District Engineer Corps of Engineers announces a 54.1 million contract for Manned Spacecraft Center construction at Clear Lake. W Bellows Construction Corp and Peter Kiewit & Sons Co of Houston win a joint venture for central data office water and sewage plants heating and cooling facilities and a fire station with work starting by Sept 21 and completion in Sept 1963.
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Houston
St James House Reviewed At Club Kiwanis Meeting
Rev P Waller Hencke of Trinity Episcopal Church reviewed the history of St James House at the Thursday noon Baytown Kiwanis Club. He noted Mrs Jeatah G Dugan left her estate for the foundation in 1956. Assets total $600000 with forty five of 48 rooms occupied. Kiwanis contributed $300 for furnishings as John Sylvester announced Raymond Adams as house committee chair after Joe Barsalou’s resignation. Guests included E C Kimmons Jr, Byard Scoy, Gordon Wilson, Bill Wilkie and John Harrison.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
St. James House
Baytown
Raymond Adams
House Committee
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E. C. Kimmons Jr
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Gordon Wilson
Bill Wilkie
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Humble Opens New Pay in Anahuac Oil Field
Humble Oil and Refining Co announced the opening of a new oil pay in the Anahuac Field area in Changhers County. The No 20 J. E. Broussard survey shows a completed zone with a multiple completion indicated. From perforations at 83 and 89 feet the well flowed 233 barrels daily of 25.9 gravity oil through a 64 inch choke. the wellsite is 724 miles southeast of Anahuac.
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Anahuac
Changhers County
J. E. Broussard
City of Baytown announces bids for garbage truck bodies
Sealed bids for furnishing three garbage collecting truck bodies will be received by the City Clerk of Baytown Texas until 5 30 p m Thursday September 27 1942. Bidders must accompany bids with a cashier or certified check or acceptable bidder’s pond for 100 00. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed advantageous.
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Texas
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