Safety Sunday Aims to Cut Holiday Traffic Toll nationwide
Governor Price Daniel promotes Safety Sunday December 10 in a statewide effort with church congregations and the Governor's Highway Safety Commission to open the year end Christmas New Year traffic safety drive. Objectives include keeping deaths below 1960's toll of 2254 and reducing year end fatalities. The program began in 1958 at McAllen led by L D Harris. This year ministers and churches give growing attention. A series of eight regional conferences on traffic safety is planned.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Daniel
McAllen
Safety Sunday urged Texas pastors to curb traffic deaths
The Texas Safety Association and NCCJ sponsored Safety Sunday meetings led by J. Lloyd Evans of Dallas. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. forecast about 20 traffic deaths in 1961 and ordered an intensified two month enforcement drive starting November 1. Governor Daniel urged pastors to remind congregations to drive carefully and obey laws to protect human life.
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Garrison
Daniel
Texas
One Question Prompts Silver Dollar Prize Scheme
The Valley Chamber of Commerce launches a promotion for Lower Rio Grande Valley citrus urging hospitality staff to offer customers a silver dollar with a card. Winners receive a dollar and a congratulatory note while nonparticipants may miss out. Brad Crockett leads the Citrus Sub-Committee in Harlingen and stresses promoting local fruit to visitors and growers alike.
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Valley Chamber of Commerce
Valley Chamber
Rio Grande Valley
Brad Crockett
Harlingen
Citrus Groups Urge U.S. No. 1 Valley Fruit Sale
Texas Citrus Mutual and TexaSweet Citrus urge sale of U S No 1 Valley citrus in Valley grocery stores as Chain Store reports 14 000 new trucks and 75 000 operations nationwide. Port Isabel Press Friday December 8 1961.
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Port Isabel
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