Highlands Educational Program Starts With Rotary Support
Highlands civic and social club reps visited the Highlands Rotary Tuesday as the sanitation education program began. The group approved petition testing for a new garbage disposal plan with a public vote if the petition fails, and formed a committee to extend the effort. State Health officials cited the polio era and Rotary’s ongoing drive to improve waste programs, with final adoption to await a people’s vote. Attending delegations included R. C. Buckner, Mrs. Ray mond James, Mrs. James Cast, Mrs. W. C. Woods, Mrs. W. I. Simon, Clifton Adams, and guests from Baytown, Pasadena, Jacksonville.
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Highlands Rotary Cine
Highlands
Ing
Texas
Rotary Club
Rotary Board of Divértess
Water Board
Allon
R. c. Buckner
Raymond James
James
W. C. Woods
W. I. Simon
Clifton Adams
J.C
Anc
Mack Ford
Garden
Chui Rotary
Bob Martin
Baytown
Wiliam Matthews
Pasadena Co
R. Wiggins
Jacksonville
Sharpe Sr Re-Enters La Porte Rotary Club
George Sharpe Sr a La Porte business man re entered the La Porte Rotary club Tuesday after a period away. He was a charter member of the organization but business has kept him from meeting attendance standards. Visitors at La Porte's Tuesday meeting were Rev. PW Henckels A T Brunson and Larry Hale of Baxtonstown.
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George Sharpe Sr
le Porte
la Porte
Sick List Names and Addresses From Fort San Ceremony
A fragment lists individuals with locations and numbers, including Richard Crawley of La Porte and Rachel Allen with ages or identifiers, plus Mrs. Welton Williams, E R Dommert, Wayne Mercer of Baytown, and others tied to Kentucky and Alabama areas, as part of a sick list. The snippet shows scattered names and addresses with numeric codes.
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San Ftacinto
Richard Crawley
la Porte
Welton Williams
Rachel Allen
Schilling
E.R. Dommert
Ken
Manton Stewart
Ala- Rober
Wayne Mercer
Baytown
V. D. Head
Kentucky
Funeral crowds to toast life of dog-loving Frenchman
Jean Rioux, died at 73 in Limoges, left a will directing his mourners to drink a barrel of wine he bought and to keep the funeral gay and happy for two days. He specified his money should help his dog and included a note about attendees enjoying a joyful farewell.
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Limoges
France
Jean Rioux
Rail Company Seeks To Cut Service Here
The Missouri Pacific Railway plans reduced service affecting Highlands and the Baytown to Greens Bayou line. The state Railway Commission hearing has drawn protests from Highlands civic groups and Rotary clubs, arguing the cuts harm workers and local business.
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Highlands
Baytown
Greens Bayou
Railway Commission
Olin Culberson
Rotary
Houston
Albert Pranta
Missouri Pacific Railway
Highlands Co
Harry K. Johnson
Missouri Pacific
Fugitive Arrest Tied to Tenant Complaint in New York
A fugitive from justice was arrested after a tenant complained to the superintendent at an apartment building in New York. The arrest followed the fugitive recognizing the superintendent by a tattoo on his forehead and claiming the man as an associate. The incident involved a forger wanted in three states and marked the superintendent’s first day on the job.
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Thomas Weber
Weber
Justice
Police Seek Reason For Wild Shooting Spree In Tavern
Houston police question motive after a 68 year old man, George Cordary, opened fire in a tavern, killing Elmer Mc Farland and John Milston and wounding three others before shooting himself. Two victims remain in critical condition. Cordary had just left his wife Mamie.
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Houston
Seni
Uip
Uso
George Cordery
Elmer L. McFarland
John H. Milstorn
Lester Miller
Cordary
Walter B. Gay
W. D. Hulsey
J. D. Witer
Sheriff's Office
Mamie
Dogs Dig Opossum Out As Household Offender
Mr and Mrs Lion Var Laven der trapped mice without success. They kept their two Doberman Pinschers in the basement to ferret out the offenders. The dogs emerged with a large opossum.
Korea War Veterans Enroll At A and M
College Station officials said 13 Korean War veterans enrolled at Texas A&M with about 10 others inquiring. A&M has VA approval for veterans training, enabling the Veterans Admin to cover qualified veterans’ education costs for the college.
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A&m
College Station
Texas A&m
Veterans Admin
Gulf Interstate Seeks Authority for 860 Mile Pipeline
Gulf Interstate Gas Co of Houston asked the Federal Power Commission for approval to construct an 860 mile pipeline from Louisiana to Kentucky. The proposed line would cost about 127.9 million dollars and would run through Parish in Louisiana, across Mississippi and Tennessee to Kentucky.
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Washington
Gulf Interstate Gas Co
Houston
Tex
Federal Power Commission
Louisiana
Kentucky
Io Parish
Louwisiena
Afheissippi
Tennessee
Communists Within a Stone's Throw of UN Positions
Chinese Communist soldiers crept to within a stone's throw of United Nations positions early Wednesday and threw stones, signaling rising tension in the Western Front near Morea.
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Western Front
Morea
Sept
United Nations
Company list of major firms in Baytown area sale airways
An alphabetized compilation of corporations and brands including Allis Chalmers Anaconda Copper American Re, AT&T, Calumet, Celanese, Chrysler, Columb Gas, Crystal Oil, Cities Service, Dow, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, El Paso Natural Gas, Freeport Sulphur, GE, General Motors, Goodyear, Imperial Oil, Humble, Libby McNeil, Mack Trucks, Monsanto, Phillips Petroleum, Texaco Gulf, Tex Gulf Sulphur, Stan Oil, St. Regis Paper, Sinclair, Socony Vacuum, Texas Gulf Sulphur, Panhandle, Penney's, and others appearing as corporate names and product lines, in a raw listing likely from a trade or industry note.
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Ees Na Sale Airway Elect
Reese
Allez Ludlum
Allis-Chalmers
American Repab
Amer. Woolens
Anaconda Copper
du Pont Chem
Eastman Kodak
EL Paso Natural Gas
Fairchild Eng
Freeport Sulph
Gen Electrig
Ee Gen Motors
Gen Tire
Rob Gillette Saf
Goodyear Tire
Greynound Basix Oil Gatt Stat
Ott
Houston Oil
HL Ane P Co
Humble Git
Jenrs-Laughlin
Imperial
Interlake Iron
Libby McNligerett and Myers
Loew's Ine
Mathison Chem
Monsanto Chem Mack Trucks
Mid Con Pet
Mont-Dakota
Wat Dairy
Ohio Oil
Sweeeerenne Peckard Motors
Pancozstal Oi
Exnert Calls Car Trim a Hazard to Safe Driving
Toledo report cites Andrew J. White of Epping New Hampshire as car tester and motor vehicle research director. He warns shiny trims cause eye fatigue and risks, urging minimal exterior detailing while noting US battleships require about three and a half years to build and measure nearly 900 feet in length.
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Toledo
O.P
Andrew J. White
White
Motor Vehicle Research
Epping
N. H
U S
Victims Identified After Texas Wreck Inquiry
Authorities continued matching identities of eight crash victims after a freight train collision near Austin. Justice of the Peace Robin Forrester tentatively identified seven in a cluster from the Fort Fort family plus a San Angelo youth and a Fort Hood soldier, amid uncertain details and ongoing checks.
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Authoriss
Justice of the Peace
Robin Forrester
Fort Hood
San Angelo
B. J. Gusn
Onc Forrester
Thomas H. Fort
Brenda Joyce Fort
Shirley Gega
Thomas Dale Fort
Bobby Gale
Livestock Prices Plummet at Fort Worth Market Motions
Livestock market report from Fort Worth for September 17 shows cattle offerings around 2,900 with overall steady tone. Slaughter steers and heifers bring 24.32 per cwt with two truckloads at 88 dollars per hundredweight. utility and commercial cattle 16 to 23.30, cutters 12 to 15, cows 15 to 19, calves 1,700. Hogs at 700 in market steady with barrows and gilts 19.75 to 20.0 per cwt and sows 15 to 17.
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Fort Worth
U S Ships Counted In Merchant Marine
Washington report states the United States had 3344 dry cargo ships and tankers in its merchant marine as of September 1. Of these 1275 were privately owned, 62 government owned under charter, 124 government owned under general agency agreements, and 1883 in the reserve fleet.
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Washington
United States
National Federation of American Shipping
Fear-Struck Husband Seeks Annulment in Maryland
Francis Shea filed for an annulment claiming fear and terror at the time of his wedding and that his wife forced him to marry under duress and fraud. In Connecticut, Henry Ulisse complained of a mink stink affecting neighbors, seeking odor removal from his several hundred mink.
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Baltimore
Francis Shea
Britain
Csna
Henry Ulisse
Ulisse
Builders See No Boom as Regulations Relax by VA Loans
City builders adopt a wait and see stance as removal of certain rules stirs cautious optimism. Veterans may access a new 10000 home with 500 down via VA, but lenders warn about down payments and security requirements. Firms expect only modest policy changes, with many remaining conservative on credit and FHA guidelines.
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Fime
Jending
Wes
Reggie
Lions Assist VA Blood Drive as Houston Club Forms Committee
Lions Club assigns a nine member committee to support blood donations for the VA Hospital in Houston. Members include Dr. Maurice Blum Gerald Vincent Jimmy Fontero Paul Edwards Allen Meister Ben Magness Allen Rice M M Brown Dr Ben Am mers and David Arnett. Also notes a Baytown Fair event and a Spruce Knob civil defense program where every town resident joined Operation Skywitch to maintain a 24 hour sky watch.
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Lions Club
Houston
Maurice Blum
Gerald Vincent
Jimmy Fontero
Paul Edwards
Allen Meister
Ben Magness
Allen Rice
M. M. Brown
Ben Ammers
David Arnett
Clan
Grace Methodist Church
Nelson McElroy
Roy Elms
Spruce Knob
W. Va
Spriuce Knob
Civil Defense Ground Observer Program
Pet Crow Alarm Sparks Fire Report in Los Angeles
An unusual incident in Los Angeles describes Ivan Kirover warning of a fire in his bedroom when his pet crow reacted loudly. The alert prompted cautious activity as witnesses noted the bird’s alarm and unusual screeches preceding the discovery of a small fire.
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Los Angeles
Sep
Ivan Kirover
Kirov
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