Houston Site Chosen For Space Center
Dr. Kenneth Pitzer of Rice University announced the donation of a 1000 acre tract near Clear Lake for NASA space center use. The land, donated by Humble Oil, will support manned moon missions and includes a 24 acre block with a mansion for administrative offices. The site’s value is not estimated though nearby sales top 3500 per acre.
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Houston
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Space Flight Center
Kenneth Pitzer
Rice University
Pitzer
Rice
Rice University Research Center
Humble Oil & Refining Company
NASA
Clear Lake
Humble
West Ranch
Space Research Laboratory
West
Space Laboratory
Carey Cronies
Mercury Ladies Learn to Make Artificial Grapes
The Mercury Ladies Club met at 2 p m on September 20 in the Community Center with Mrs. Elmer Eckert presiding. They learned to craft artificial grapes from lye soap and shared banana bread cookies and coffee. Members listed include Elmer Eckert Bill Miller Elbert Doyal Bart Long Chester Penn and others. S. M. Cowan won a revolving gift lamp, to be gifted by Mrs. Elmer Eckert in October. The group plans to meet October 18 with Sim Gamblin hosting along with Mrs. D. Cox and Bart Long.
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Mercury Ladies’ Club
Elmer Eckert
Elbert Doyal
Bill Miller
Ethel Adams
Bart Long
S. M. Cowan
L. W. Banks
Sim Gamblin
D. Cox
Phillip Smith
Mines
L. M. Robinson
L. C. Underwood
Chester Penn
Rochelle PTA Night Highlights School Operation Talk
The Rochelle Parent-Teacher Association held its September meeting at the school gym with Mrs. Wesley Bratton presiding. Dr. W. Thompson spoke on School Operation, detailing duties of the faculty, administration, school board, and higher authorities from state and federal levels, emphasizing the child as the focus of education.
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Rochelle Parent-Teacher Association
Wesley Bratton
Don Neal
Texas
Texas Education Agency
State Board
Hallmark Greeting Cards and Montag Stationery
STANDARD HERALD OFFICE notes a listing involving Hallmark Greeting Cards and Montag Stationery. The item appears in office stationery context with no further action specified.
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Hallmark Greeting Cards
Montag Stationery
Standard Herald Office
Standard-Herald Office
U S Congress Session Reports Turbulence and Defense Push
The first session of the 7th Congress ends amid world unrest. The speech praises firm NATO unity, a growing defense outlay exceeding 48 billion, and a missile program while warning of domestic spending excesses and mounting deficits between 3.9 and possibly 10 billion dollars.
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Laos
Africa
Berlin
America
Khrushchev
NATO
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