Missing plaque sparks mystery in San Diego plaza
The bronze end marker of the Jefferson Davis Highway vanished from its granite base in a city plaza, then the highway itself could not be found. Allen Perry noted the 1926 plaque placed to mark the Pacific terminal, while a separate Coolidge monument remains. Police speculate vandalism, and highway records offer no clue.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Allen Perry
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis Highway
Perry
California State Highway Division
Jefferson Davis
Dixie Overland Highway Association
Savannah
SEATO backs Pakistan plebiscite over Kashmir fate
SEATO foreign ministers meeting in Karachi endorse immediate UN backed vote for Kashmir joining India or Pakistan. India voices opposition while New Delhi declines comment. Dulles planned to meet Nehru after SEATO session amid regional tensions.
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Pakistan
Kashmir
SEATO
United Nations
India
Nehru
U.N
New Delhi
U.S
Dulles
Goa
Portugal
Pottstown Sets Sunday School Attendance Records
Potts town residents boast long Sunday School tenure at St. Peter's and Emanuel Lutheran churches. Wilson Mest has attended 45 years without a Sunday off, his wife 42, and three of their five children 24 to 29 years. Miss Mary A. Mertz missed one Sunday in 53 years. Miss Amelia Klink has been absent once in 50 years. The notes respond to a Dallas Texas claim of national attendance with McDaniel's 37 years.
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Wilson F. Mest
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Mary A. Mertz
Amelia Klink
George W. McDaniel
Dallas
Tex
McDaniel
Pottstown
Job Seekers At Lowest Number In Three Years
Oklahoma City report shows March 1 job seekers at 30,052 the lowest for that date in three years. Dave Vandivier of the Employment Security Commission announced the decline yesterday.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dave Vandivier
State Employment Security Commission
Oklahoma Highway Commission Approves Road Contracts Totals
The Oklahoma Highway Commission yesterday approved road project contracts totaling 2,056,225 dollars. Projects span Carter County SH 53, Stephens County U S 81, Choctaw County U S 70, McCurtain County SH 21, Canadian County U S 66 270, LeFlore County U S 59 270, Bryan County U S 69 75, Texas County SH 95, and other county and state routes. Firms include Cohenour Construction Co., Ryan & Phelps, Collins & Hunt, Curry Materials Co., Brooks & McConnell, W E Logan & Sons, Ottinger Construction Co., Bruce Company, Smith Bros., Horn & Smith, and John Erts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Carter County
Graham
Cohenour Construction Co
Ardmore
Chickasha voters re elect mayor and four councilmen
Chickasha Oklahoma voters yesterday re elected mayor Jack Linn and four incumbent councilmen Ever ett Hulsey Cliff Andrews Wendell Brown and George Boysen. Linn led with 1137 votes while Carl Sikes received 412 and Jim Elliott 329.
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Chickasha
Okla
Jack Linn
Linn
Carl Sikes
Jim Elliott
Everett Hulsey
Cliff Andrews
Wendell Brown
George Boysen
Port of Bordeaux Distance From Sea
The port of Bordeaux lies about 60 miles inland from the open sea.
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Bordeaux
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