Deer Park Trustees Plan New Elementary School Building
Deer Park school board authorizes Architect Emory White to draft preliminary plans for a new elementary school to meet 1957 58 needs amid rising enrollment of 1741 with 1197 in grammar. They may add a sixth grade split and hire another teacher, while approving bids on a 1985 Chevrolet and pool repair inquiry.
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Mickey Cavalier
Deer Park
Emory White
Figureg
San Jacinto
Boyd Mullen Motor Company
Pasadena
Garrett Motor Company
Houston
Thad Felton
Green Chevrolet Company
Downtown
Chevrolet Company
Boyd Mulled Company
Mile J. Wortham and Associates
Rev Lange Speaks Highlands on United Fund Drive
The Rev E F Lange pastor of Redeemer Lutheran and UF speakers bureau member told Highlands Rotary noon group that 16 agencies serve East Harris County and urged support beyond dollars toward human needs. He cited Highlands youths in Girl and Boy Scouts, polio ward patients, free lunches, cerebral palsy and mentally retarded students, and 210 health service calls from Highlands, stressing community-wide outreach.
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E. F. Lange
Redeemer Lutheran Church
United Fund
Baytown
Highlands
Highlands Rotary Club
Highlands ‘Club
Community Chest
Jeff Tanner
Bill Bergfeid
W. L. Herndon
W. C. Henrichsen
W. J. Strickler
Thrift Exchange
Harris County
Cedar Bayou Landmark Is Being Torn Down After Fire
Mr and Mrs J Houck whose apartment house was destroyed by fire on Aug 16 are razing the remaining structure to remodel a two unit house at the rear of the lot and will live there One unit will be rented The landmark building stood at Cedar Bayou Road railroad crossing since 1819 The cause of the fire was not determined Houck 96 year old veteran and Mrs Houck escaped but he tripped on a wire and was injured later in a Veterans Administration hospital stay
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Houck
Houston Police Watch For Isle Gamblers From Galveston
Police Chief Jack Heard warned officers to watch for unsavory characters from Galveston seeking greener pastures in Houston. He said to keep eyes southward for gamblers or others from Galveston Island as a vice crackdown continues and rumored relocations arise if the shutdown persists.
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Houston
Jack Heard
Galveston
Galveston Island
Heard
Texans Get With Those Speed Limits
Texas motorists are more conscious of speed limits as the State Highway Department reports from its 1955 rural speed survey. Only 12 percent of cars exceeded 60 mph while the average passenger car traveled 55.5 mph. Bus and truck speeds rose slightly.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
New Look In Money Orders Revised Blanks Also Save Time
Postmaster M L Neal announced that on Oct 1 United States postal money orders will have a new look to speed issuance. Only first and second class offices will sell them at first, later expanding to small offices. The form splits into three parts including post office records and purchaser details, eliminating the need for a filled application. Patrons now only provide the missing information while clerks handle money, fee, and amount.
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M. L. Neal
United States Postal
Wins Downs
Neal
Cadillac Production Plan At 156000 Cars
New York based Cadillac unveiled its new models this week and announced a plan to produce 156000 automobiles over the next 12 months. The target is 15000 more than the 1955 output and more than two and a half times its best prewar year.
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New York
Cadillac
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Ming Pool
Equalization Board
Clyde Abshier
Rev. Lange
Cedar Bayou
Mrs. Houck
BUICK
Uae
Ladeed
Paul Prince Buick CO
Market Street
Sun
Dial
Penney’s
EOM
Penney
Junior
Sis
Stock Boys
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