Harris County returns show wheel tax loss and bond defeats
Official election returns released Tuesday by Harris county and the Navigation district show Baytown area voters defeated the hospital district and port bonds and opposed the wheel tax. County results were 21 962 for and 19 183 against the wheel tax with multiple bonds also failing.
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Baytown
Lost 29 Pounds With Barcentrate Ad
Edna Ferris of 410 Arizona St El Faso Texas reports losing 29 pounds after taking Barcentrate She says she weighed 173 pounds and now weighs 144 urging readers to buy Barcentrate at Texas druggists and follow directions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied
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el Faso
Texas
Challenge: Too Hot for TV Faces Sponsor Rebuffs
Hollywood report on Worthington Miner’s new series Challenge that dramatizes civil rights and hot button issues. The pilot on loyalty oaths sparked controversy as networks and sponsors avoided the provocative concept. Miner notes unmade deals with NBC CBS and ABC, while promising future chapters on press freedom free speech segregation and unions.
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Worthington Miner
Frontier
Ed Sullivan
Miner
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Republic
New York
Leary
NBC
CBS
ABC
Baseball fan Myrt Power bets on The 64 000 Question
Mrs Myrtle Power a 30 year old baseball fan from Buford Georgia stands to double her winnings on CBS TV's The 64 000 Question tonight after have answers nine questions correctly bringing her total to $16 000. She has defined terms from baseball and named famous pitchers and hitters while noting she supports the Brooklyn Dodgers and works as a nursemaid and house keeper in Roslyn Heights New York.
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William Ewald
New York
Myrtle Power
Buford
Cbs-Tv
Myrt
Ted Williams
Bob Fuller
Allie Reynolds
Virgil Trucks
Johnny Vandermeer
Carl Hubbell
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Fox
al Simmons
Joe Cronin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roslyn Heights
Nly
Solon Warns U S To Take Over Texas Water Resource
State Senator Dorsey Hardeman urged Texans to unite on a statewide water management program or risk federal takeover. Speaking at Texas A and M during the Water for Texas conference opening, he warned of heavy costs from inaction, including economic stagnation and federal controls. He called for financed, enforced state storage, more reservoirs, and broad planning for general welfare.
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College Station
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Texas A and M College
Hardeman
Hardemat
Texas Water Resources Committee
Water For Texas
Town Hall Series At A and M for 55-56 Term
Texas A and M College announces the Town Hall entertainment series for the 1955-56 term in Rollie White Coliseum. Fiesta Mexicana opens Oct 4, with Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra on Oct 11, Stan Kenton Oct 24, The Four Freshmen Nov 18, Philharmonic Piano Quartet Dec 6, San Antonio Symphony Jan 16 and Feb 9, Don Juan in Hell with Edward Arnold and others, and Air Force Band March 22. Cleveland is noted as a major lo0se shipping port with a diverse 46-nationality population.
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Tow Hall
Texas A and M College
Robert Shaw
Q Orchestra
Stan Kenton
Philharmonic
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Victor Alessandra
Hell
Edward Arnold
Ricardo Montalban
Mary Astor
Reginald Denny
Air Force
Rollie White
Senate to Consider Disaster Insurance Hearings
Washington report states Chairman J. W. Fulbright announces Senate Bank subcommittee will hold special hearings on disaster insurance. Details on proposed federal coverage and financing were outlined as part of ongoing reform efforts.
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