Humble Quens New $30 Million Polypropylene Plant At Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining opens a Baytown polyolefin unit designed to produce 40 million pounds of polypropylene annually. The plant, largest of its kind, spans three blocks, cost over $30 million, and supports expansion to 100.6 million pounds. Polypropylene offers heat and chemical resistance, light weight, and multiple uses from fibers to packaging.
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Baytown
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
Jersey Standard
Petro-Chemical Industry
ESCON
Enjay Chemical Company
Comfort home hosts kitchen shower honoring Miss Marion Kunz
Mrs Edwin Strackbein and daughter Mrs Clifford Wien ecke attended a kitchen shower at Mrs Rice's home in Comfort Saturday afternoon honoring Miss Marion Kunz bride elect of Kermit Strackbein. The event supported the war dead and living victims through American Legion Poppy Day fundraising.
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Edwin Strackbein
Clifford Wienecke
Rice
Comfort
Marion Kunz
Kermit Strackbein
Safety In Using Highly Toxic Insecticides
County Agent column stresses cautious handling of organic insecticides and miticides. It outlines inhalation, skin, and ingestion risks, cites FDA and USDA testing standards, and urges farmers to follow label directions, use respirators, avoid parathion exposure, and apply only as directed for safe residues.
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Man
Texas State Department of Health and
Division of Occupational Health
Austin
Texas
George Larrick
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
USDA
FDA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
U. S. Department of Ages Culture
Federal
Farm Safety Council cites hidden costs of farm accidents
The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council explains that indirect costs of farm accidents dwarf direct medical expenses. Lost work time, need for temporary help, crop losses, and equipment damage add to physical suffering. Prevention of such incidents is urged to protect profits and welfare.
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College Station
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
It’s the Law rat copes with frontier justice and law change
A Texas Bar column explains crime versus tort, civil and criminal trials, and the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It notes a carelessly deadly act must be grossly negligent to be criminal, then lists local social items including a weekend visit and a request to wear a Poppy on May 28 by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Huckleberry J Inn
Frontier Justice
Custormaer
Supreme Court
State Bar of Texas
The
American Legion Auxiliary
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Floy Bode Company
Harper, Texas
Dial
Royalite Portable Typewriter
Margis
C. A. Stone
Parathion
Dean Hopf
Peggy
Annie Markworth
Freddie Tatsch
Fredericksburg
Orval Behrns
Robbins
Lewis
Kerrville
Butty Morrow, & Niece
Herald
Myron Schneider
Little Son of Seguin
Raymond Spaeth
Harper Herald
the Herald
H. Welge Lewis
Mansfield
P. O
Fox
Fredericksbur
Thomas P. McCall
Belfast
Paddy
Shillelagh
McCall
California
Boon
Bigfoot Wallace
San Antonio
Santa Fe
el Paso
Light Townsend
Louis Onte
Tom Rife
Bader
Runnels
Medina County
Sam Houston
Bexar Councy
United States Brewers Foundation
VFW Building
Austin, Texas
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Suring
Mobil
Mobilgas
Golden Mobil Key
Market
H. B. Jung
Bode
Harper Square Mobil
W. Main
Weidenfeller
Johnny and
Lawrence
Eckhardt & Son
Tonewall
Chester
Marr Mobil
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