Business Struggles From Strikes and Storms Hit Auto and Steel
The week saw walkouts at General Motors reducing production to a trickle amid a wage dispute and a new contract after 257,000 of 310,000 workers struck. Hurricane Carla caused multi million dollar damages along Texas and Louisiana coasts. Steel industry faced price stability talk as output rose to 2,032,000 tons and the Fed noted record August industrial production. Ford announced plans to buy Philco for about 100 million dollars, expanding its electronics and appliance reach.
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Kennedy
General Motors Corp
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Ford Motor Co
Philco Co
Philco
Cleaning flood damaged farm equipment safety tips
Water and gritty material damage tractors and parts. Do not start engines before thorough inspection. If submerged, do not turn engine. Clean with naptha or kerosene, then soap and hot water. Use light oil for coal cleaned parts. Seek county agricultural agent for details.
Quick-Changer Net $8 Gain From Gas Station Plot
Gordon Young of Humble Service Station on Market says a quick-change artist duped attendant George Fuller, 23, of Pine Street, by using a $20 bill to buy $2 gas and get $14 back after a sequence of change requests totaling an $8 loss. Patrolman Billy Mey investigated the incident.
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Gordon Young
Market
Billy Mey Main
George Fuiler
Fuller
Baytown Sun Staff and Editorial Roles Noted
The Baytown Sun lists staff including Fred Hartman Jim Boone Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson J T Bowling along with editors managers and office staff. The piece notes class matter status and national representation details as part of the newspaper’s masthead and publication logistics.
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Fred Hartman
Jim Boone
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
J.T. Bowling
Baytown
Texas
Congress
Fulbright Memo Stirs Capitol Clash Over Walker Probe
Political clash erupts as Fulbright warns McNamara of Pentagon ties to right wing groups. Dixiecrats led by Thurmond demand probe into Maj Gen Edwin Walker amid reassurances from Elvis Stahr, while Alford aims to run against Fulbright. Senate debate escalates as Warren Russell questions Walker command at Little Rock.
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Capitol Hill
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Ark
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Dixiecrat
Ser
John Tower
New Republican
Texas
William Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate
Fulbright
Uncle Sam
Sen
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Sen. Thurmond
Dixiecrats
Pentagon
Edwin A. Walker
Harry Truman
John Birch Society
Chase Smith
Maine
McNamara
Walker
Dick Russell
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Benhower
Wilson
Russell
Pearson
Try and Stop Me Millionaire reminiscence
A quoted reminiscence recalls a billionaire’s ascent from humble beginnings. He describes bicycling from California to Michigan when his mother fell ill, then turning the bike over to release air so she could live. The anecdote blends personal trial with a bold, early-life moment. A separate vignette notes a book editor’s date with pricey dining and a shock at the bill.
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Michigan
California
Guess the Name Pole of Fame Grab Bag
The scrambled quiz asks where Terminus became a city name in the American South and where the Roman Province Dacia was located secret origins of terms. It teases a playful fill in the blank about herpes zoster and vowels, plus the birthplace of voodoo in world history.
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Terminus
Dacia
Stock ownership grows through company plans says AP
Milton Cole a pulp delivery foreman and Scott Jr Company investor joins quarterly dividends with pay. Frank Markus of Du Pont and Mildred Mick of Sears Roebuck cite college funding and retirement comfort from stock plans. About 1.6 million employees participate across 248 plans in 1,100 listed firms. Plans include stock purchase savings thrift profit sharing and stock bonuses. Nearly 90 percent exercise options under some plans. profit sharing sees 96 percent participation.
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New York
Milton Cole
Scott Jr Company
Frank Markus
du Pont
Deepwater
N.J
Mildred Mick
Sears, Roebuck
Keith Funston
New York Stock I Exchange
Exchange
Charles Pitzer & Co
Hercules Powder
City Service Co
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Georgia-Pacific
New TV Fares Not Worth Trouble To Switch On TV Set
NBC unveiled its International Showtime on Friday with a Danish circus and Don Ameche but delivered dull TV circus acts. The show lacked atmosphere and energy, with acts that could have been done in a studio. The audience participation moment was the only standout. Next week promises a German ice show and the return of The Flintstones.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
NBC
Don Ameche
Ed Sullivan
Ameche
Priest's 32-Family Flock Scattered Over 110 Miles
PAINTSVILLE Ky AP Father John Reilly 47 tends a 32 family parish across 110 miles of Eastern Kentucky hills. He travels 35,000 miles yearly by car and on foot to serve nine Catholics in Beauty and to Prestonburg and nearby areas. A Boston College Notre Dame Mount Marys trained cleric, he keeps a low profile, teaches at Our Lady of the Mountain School, and recounts moonshine lore and parish logistics.
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Paintsville
Father John Reilly
Kentucky
Father Reilly
Boston
Our Lady of the Mountain School
Prestonburg
Beauty
West Virginia
Masa
Boston College
University of Notre Dame
Mount & Mary's
Cincinnati
Biblical Verse Reflection
A verse from Matthew 7 8 invites readers to seek find and knock for doors to be opened emphasizing the promised response to earnest supplication and pursuit of answers.
Seasoned Lumber Should Be Used in All Houses
A U S Forest Products Laboratory report stresses thorough seasoning of lumber to boost nail holding power by up to 400 percent. Builders can trim nonessentials but must not cut corners on bone structure, sheathing, or solid wood. sturdy framing reduces cooling and heating costs and increases storm resilience.
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U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
Texas
Daily Crossword Puzzle MM Mechanisms of learning
Puzzle clues list items such as method of learning, a girl's name, a term meaning encountered, and a mineral spring. The fragment hints at a standard crossword with numbered entries likely spanning across and down clues.
Know Your Bridge South Desler Analysis
South and West challenge a delicate defense in a double dummy trial of a heart bearing contract. The article outlines a specific defensive line to defeat a spade flourish and heart signals, detailing how West can force declarer to lose a trump via 10-8-2 and force a discard or ruff. It discusses bidding context, heart signaling, and the logical reasoning for West to defend in this manner.
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King of Hearts
Fonda
Eant
Mast
West
Declarer
South
East
Wert
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