De-inking Process Aims to Ease Newsprint Shortage
University of Texas chemists Dr. Norman Hackerman and William J. Krodel announce a de-inking method for waste paper that yields equal brightness and strength to original pulp. The process uses water detergent and salt, heating with electricity, then washing and bleaching to produce cheaper newsprint and other cellulose products.
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Austin
University of Texas
Norman Hackerman
Chemistry Department
William J. Krodel
Los Angeles
Canada
Why Good Time Charlie Suffers Uneasy Bladder
An old advertisement explains that Boan’s Pills ease bladder irritation, relieve backache and headaches, and act as a mild diuretic to increase kidney output. It claims three benefits and promotes a 60 year history of use with a new economy pack.
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Charlie
Boan
Transcontinental air
New York to Los Angeles record set in 69 hours 12 minutes by Tom and Lucy Clark of Richmond Virginia who return to attempt a round trip. Baker of Daytona Beach previously held the one way record at 60 hours 6l minutes.
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Los Angeles
New York
Los Anges
Tom and
Lucy Clark
E. G Cannonball
Baker
Daytona Beach
Fla
Richmond
Saturda
Mrs Ward Returns to Bonham and Creed of Family
Mrs E J Ward plans a Bonham return with her family. She notes Mr and Mrs Ward have one daughter and mentions her long teaching career, including time at Austin College Sherman. Ward says they have a good pool on the plate and intend to stay in the classroom most of the year.
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Bonham
Ward
W Lo Hahn
Fort Worth
Austin College At
Sherman
Elevator falls in Newark building lifts manager’s warning
A malfunctioning hydraulic elevator at the Board and Market Building in Newark caused the empty lift to rise five feet after the operator stepped off. Herbert Metzger, the building manager, said the incident followed a head fluid issue in the hydraulic system. Joe Clark of Bonham will serve as resident engineer on FM 68 reconstruction projects between Gober Ladonia Wolfe City and SH 31.
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Gober
Betwen Ladonia
Wolfe City
Ladonia
Wolfe
Joe Clark
Bonham
Newark
Herbert Metzger
Board and Market Building
Federal funds eyed to ease Texas rights of way on interstates
State lawmakers discuss leveraging federal money to relieve Texas taxpayers from purchasing rights of way for major interstate routes. Listed interstates include U S 66 across the Panhandle, U S 80 from El Paso to the Louisiana border, U S 290, State Highway 27, U S 87 to San Antonio, U S 90 to Orange, U S 81 from Laredo to Fort Worth, U S 77 Hillsboro to Gainesville area, U S 67 to Texarkana, and U S 75 from Dallas to Galveston. In other news, France displays the U S Army Nike guided missile in public, near St. Joan of Arc statue in Orleans.
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Texas
Panhandle
Texas-New Mexico
el Paso
Texas-Louisiana
Marshall
van Horn
San Antonio
Orange
Texas-Mexico
Laredo
Fort Worth
Hillsboro
Texas-Oklahoma
Gainesville
U. S
Dallas
Texas-Arkansas
Texarkana
Galveston
France
Orleans
U. S. Army
Joan of Arc
Willie Griffin Faces Life Sentence In Wife’s Death
Willie Griffin, found guilty by a Sixth District Court jury of murder with malice in the beating death of his wife Mary Anne on April 19, awaits formal sentencing within ten days. County Attorney Tibby Wright helped secure the guilty verdict after jurors were polled on a plea agreement that would cap punishment at life imprisonment with no death penalty.
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Wilie Griffin
Sixth District
Mary Anne
Tibby Wright
Griffin
Ed Southerland
Ray Peeler
Greece says Soviet visit won’t shift Western stance
Foreign Minister Evangelos Averoff told United Press the upcoming visit of Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov will not alter Greece’s Western alignment. He said Greece can keep friendly ties with others and may discuss Cyprus while confirming a negotiated Eastern Mediterranean settlement linked to allies’ security.
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Athens
Greece
Evangelos Averoff
Dmitri Shepilov
United Press
Averoff
Shepilov
Spiros Theotokis
Theotokis
Cyprus
Cairo
Mediterranean
Britain
Archibishop Makarios
Indian Ocean
Eisenhower re election bid outlook amid medical surgery
The text notes a decision to seek re election would stand after a recent operation despite hopes for reassurance. Hagerty said the president was not planning such a message. Martin was seen as permanent convention chairman, Halleck as potential keynote speaker to nominate Eisenhower.
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Cision
White House
James C. Hagerty
House
Joseph W. Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Wass
Eisenhower
Newsprint Consumption Reaches All-Time High in May
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports May newsprint usage at 610,621 tons, up from 599,216 tons in May 1955. For the first five months, consumption totals 2,857,883 tons versus 2,730,037 tons in the prior year.
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New York
United States
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Market summary Fort Worth cattle hogs and fever tease
USDA Livestock market report shows cattle slow with small supplies and varied prices across grades. Hogs 400 head. butchers down 25 and mixed lots around 15.75 to 16. Calves dull. beef calves 15 to 18. A stray note mentions a typhoid fever uptick in five Midwestern states linked by Dr. Ralph Veeren, ending with a church question.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Ralph Veeren
Town Public Health Department
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Louisiana
Wade Martin
Baton Rouge
Long
Martin
A. T. Sanders
G. Ducote
NEA
Hollywood
Bonham Furniture Store
Norge
E. J. Ward
Willie Griffin
Orb
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Rayon
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