Dallas Banker Sees Calm Amid Stock Turmoil And Growth
In Dallas, 82 year old Robert L. Thornton, chairman of Mercantile National Bank, argues that despite Wall Street slide and Washington wrangling over wages and prices, business remains sound. He says Americans have money, top Texas leaders stay practical, and growth continues as industry cuts unprofitable lines. He remains hopeful that government shifts won’t derail progress, and plans a fishing trip to clear his mind.
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Dallas
Wall Street
Dawson
Robert L. Thornton, Sr
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Texas
Washington
Money Woes Plague The Average Family
The average family struggles to balance income and expenses often living beyond their means. Household budgets tighten as costs rise and savings dwindle, prompting renewed efforts to cut nonessential spending and seek extra income opportunities.
City council expands merchants committee and approves public works
Tiny De Hoyt and Sam Becker joined the merchants committee, now five members, to oversee business closures. The council sent Neisner's petition to permit a June sales event to the committee. Lester and Agnes Zoback were authorized to install sidewalks and concrete paving on Brookland Drive NE. City funding matches 1962 paving rates. Loomis Brothers won a $12,730 contract to build a well water aerator at the waterworks. Charipar Plumbing Co. may install water and sewer connections at 318 Thirty-second Street NE. The mayor and clerk to sign a storm sewer agreement with Milwaukee Railroad for Twelfth Street NE from C Avenue to Cedar Lake. Clifford Broxley paid $62.55 for car damage during railing painting on the F L Avenue bridge. Telephone line burial planned on G Avenue NE between Staub Court and Thirtieth Street. Light company to replace duct lines in the alley from A Avenue to First Avenue between Second and Third Streets NE. Darragh and Associates to open the alley to install a new sewer and cut old water service to St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Bjornsen Construction to install sanitary sewers on Trail Ridge Road SE from Red Fox Road to East Post Road. The committee actions continued.
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Darragh and Associates
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Third Avenue SE
City council actions on street and lease requests
The council referred several projects to engineering including paving on Second Street SW and Ozark Street NE, sewer extension along Highway 30, and curb cuts at Christ Church United Presbyterian. It authorized Virgil L. Powell to extend curb and apron at 3231 Carlisle St NE and extended limited parking on Sixth Ave SE. Arm strong Car Park sought alley lease extension at 40 dollars a month. Cedar Rapids Drive In may hold July fireworks with a fireman present.
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Virgil L. Powell
Carlisle Street
Cedar Rapids Drive-In
Second Street
Seventeenth
Eighteenth l Avenue
Ozark Street
Forty-sixth Street
Highway 150
Highway 30
J Street
Sixth Street
Shepard seeks sidewalks and sewer in second addition
Herbert M. Shepard asked permission to install sidewalks sanitary sewer and paving in Shepard's second addition Action referred to engineering. Raymond L Poole asked that action be taken to fill a drainage ditch in that area Action referred. The light company authorized to install two lights in the 1400 block of Fortieth street NE and one on Second avenue SE near the Good year store. The gas company asked permission to install 45 feet of pipe at the intersections of Twenty fourth street and Westwood drive NW and Barton drive and Westwood drive Action referred to engineering traffic and arborist. The street department authorized to purchase from Hawkeye Machinery Co one hot oil heater with automatic temperature controls at 5873 Approval given on final reading to an ordinance changing zoning from B residential to B 2 commercial for Sigmund Wolf property at 3114 Sixteenth avenue SW. Elmcrest Country club tasked permission to discharge fireworks July 4 Action referred to fire department.
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Herbert M. Shepard
Shepard
Raymond L. Poole
Thirty-eighth Street
The
Light Company
Fortieth Street
Second Avenue
Goodyear
Twenty-fourth Street
Street Department
Hawkeye Machinery Co
Sigmund Wolf
Sixteenth Avenue
McDonald Petitions Zoning Change for Corner Lot
J Robert McDonald petitions to rezone property at the southeast corner of First Avenue West and Edgewood Road from R 1 to R 2. The action is referred to the plan commission.
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J. Robert McDonald
First Avenue W
Edgewood Road
Plan Commission
Kennedy Pledges Aid To Ivory Coast Leader
President Kennedy assured Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet Boigny of continued U.S. aid and praised his unique record in promoting African unity during the visit in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Ivory Coast
U.S
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Erate
Thornton
White House
Omnes Neeser We Thornton
Tiny
DE Hoyt
Sam Becker
MacKouski
Ship of the Merchants Committee
Neisner’s
First Avenue E
Lester
Agnes Zoback
Brookland Drive
Falbrook Drive
Loomis Brothers
Charipar Plumbing Co
Thirty-second Street
Milwaukee Railroad
Twelfth Street
C Avenue
Cedar Lake
Clifford Broxey
F Avenue NW
F l Avenue
Telephone Company
G Avenue
Staub Court
Thirtieth Street
A Avenue
First Avenue
Second
Third Street
May's Drug Store
Marshall Jim
3Rd Ave
2Nd St
Mays Drug
Pany
Park Lane
Helen M
Frank L. Martin
Rosetta G
H. G. Roasa
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Sixth Avenue SE
Fourth Street
Christ Church United Presbyterian
First Avenue NW
Twenty-first Street NW
Westwood Drive
Barton Drive
Elmcrest Country Club
Fire Department
Western Catholic Union
Universit Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Quincy
Illinois
IPM
Sterling Mouse
Lindale Plaza Shopping
Dupont
Charlie Sez
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