Florida Gas Pipeline Urged For Public Interest
Florida officials and supporters urged prompt approval of a 574 mile gas pipeline from Hidalgo Ford Thompson county Texas to Baton Rouge Louisiana, with Coastal Transport Corp and Houston Gas Oil Corp planning multiple branch lines to feed Florida cities and industries. The commission staff recommended denying parts of the proposal while supporting the broader Florida connection as essential to public utility and regional development.
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Florida
Flor
Commission
Apida
R.R. Patterson Jr
Transport Corp
Houston
Tex
Gas and Oil Corp
FPC
Dawson County highway funds authorized for 1957 projects
Lamesa announces a total of 34100 is authorized for Dawson County highway improvements in the coming year. The program includes four Dawson County projects with seal coats on FM Road 827 from Lamesa east 4.3 miles, State 137 from Lamesa to Martin County line 15 miles, FM 1210 from US 87 to Borden County line 11.4 miles, and FM 178 from US 18 south 7.1 miles. Work to start once right of way is secured and planning is complete.
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Lamesa
Dawson County
D.C. Greer
Highway Commission
A. W. Partain
Seal Coat
Martin County
Borden County
US 18
Sweetie Pie Flying Tragedy Claims Three
Alden Roach 55, president of U S Steel Columbia Geneva Division, San Francisco, dies in crash of U S Steel Corp plane en route from Pittsburgh to New York. Pilot Roy Rollo of Los Angeles and copilot L T Williams of Sunland Calif killed. Plane vanished near 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh after 6 50 p m takeoff. witnesses saw explosion or fire before impact.
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York
Alden Roach
Columbia-Geneva
U.S. Steel Corp
San Francisco
U. S.steel Corp
Roy Rollo
Los Angeles
L. T.williams
Sunland
Calif
Greater Pittsburgh
Idlewild
New York
Pittsburgh
U S Reference Book Highlights 1956 Edition
The 1956 Statistical Abstract of the United States, produced by the Commerce Department and Census Bureau, offers 1 065 pages, 1 176 tables and 47 charts. It explains terms, lists data sources, and provides an index for easy lookup with examples on farming, veterans pensions, mobility, and church membership trends.
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Lubbock
U.S. Department of Commerce
United States
Merce Department
Indus
Census Bureau
Georgia
California
Mt. Whitney
Death Valley
Veterans Administration
60 Year Old Woman Appointed Sheriff Of Minds County
In Ottawa Til Dee 21 Mrs Frances Lambert widow of former Sheriff Edward Lambert was chosen as sheriff of Minds County on the first ballot by the County Board of Supervisors. She won 29 votes, more than the other three candidates combined, and will police a large rural district after her husband died of a heart attack.
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Ottawa
Til
Dee
LaSalle County
Frances Lambert
Edward Lambert
County Board of Supervisors
Littlefield Rites Set For Mrs Michael 86
Funeral services for Mrs B A Michael 86 will be held at 2 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church Littlefield Burial will be in Littlefield Cemetery under Meador Funeral Chapel Lubke She is survived by her husband eight daughters 28 grandchildren 49 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren
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Littlefield
B.A. Michael
First Baptist Church
Michael
Littlefield Cemetery
Mearea Funeral Chapel
Lubke
R. L. Gray
Wichita Falls
H. C. Carr
J. A. Talbert
Local Court Fines For Theft And Liquor Charges
Pant hase faces fines totaling 200 and a five day jail term after pleas of not guilty and innocence denied. Connie Bustilios 201 Ave L fined 150 plus court costs for illegal possession of intoxicants. Lupe Lara 4511 Ave H pleaded guilty to theft under 50, fined 50 and sentenced five days in jail. Bond set at 500 for Beatrice Ward 307 16th St and Ola Mae Thomas 407 17th St on similar charges.
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Om Pant
Hase
Witwo Ries
Lawy
Connie Bustilios
Ave.l
Lupe Lara
Ave. H
Come
Beatrice Deloise Ward
16Th St
Ola Mae Thomas
17Th St
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