Grain facility plan eyed for Port Lavaca export
Projections show a big rise in Texas soybean acreage and pressure on export facilities. Three operation options are proposed, including public district ownership with private use, or private operation. The district favors a public elevator for export handling, with completion in two to three years on an 18 acre site leased from Alcoa.
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Texas
Alcoa
Port Lavacaint Comfort
Wemile
Mannel
Istrict
General Motors Restores Quarterly Dividend To 85 Cents
New York AP reports General Motors surprised many by restoring its quarterly dividend to 85 cents per share after a special 50 cent payout earlier this year. Analysts cite need to retain capital for expansion and wage talks as reasons. GM posted a 909 million profit in Q2 and projects a strong third quarter, aiming to return about 244 million to shareholders.
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New York
General
Iotors
Sailor Whitlow Helps Evacuate Beirut Evacuees
Navy chief machinist mate Jimmy L. Whitlow a Wylie High School alumnus helped rescue 300 plus American and foreign evacuees from Beirut. On USS McCandless and Coronado operations, the task force supported Operation Fluid Drive for safe transport to Athens. President Ford commended the crew for professionalism as they served with the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Navy
Jimmy L. Whitlow
Martha
M. C. Cash
Seadrift
Beirut
Lebanon
McCandless
Coronado
Athens
Ford
Norfolk
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Wylie High School
U.S Navy
Rodeo Queen Contest Slated in Calhoun County
The Calhoun County Youth Rodeo Association will host the annual Rodeo Queen contest Monday at 7 30 p.m. with 353 contestants registered for the Aug 12 14 extravaganza. Entries are free, age limits follow TYRA senior class, judging includes running pattern western pleasure horsemanship and personality attire. For info contact Mrs Jennings or Pete Wright.
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Calhoun County
G. A. Jennings
Calhoun County Youth Rodeo Association
Special Enrollment Schedule at Victoria College
Victoria College announces special pre registration times for students unable to enroll during the day. Evening sessions are set for Wednesday August 11 and Thursday August 12 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m, with daytime pre registration through Friday August 13 from 8 a m to 4 p m. New courses include welding air conditioning and refrigeration floral design structural steel drafting logic and aerobic dancing.
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Victoria College
Morning Markets Fall on Unemployment Jump
New York stocks declined as the unemployment rate rose from 7.5 to 7.8 percent in July. The noon Dow slipped 3.40 to 983.28 while losers outnumbered gainers 53 to 1 on NYSE. Carolina Power & Light was most active, unchanged at 21.5. The NYSE composite inched down to 55.34 and AMEX declined 0.29 to 103.30 with light volume of 5.93 million shares in two hours.
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New York
Wall Street
Carolina Power & Light
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
Growth and milestones of local Churches of Christ
The narrative outlines the Church of Christ growth from early 1900s missions through multiple buildings in Olivia and Point Comfort, noting 1947 as the start of a full time minister, key elders, and the 1959 worship site by Highway 35 By-Pass. It highlights community links, notable preachers, baptisms in 1912, and ongoing aid efforts domestically and abroad.
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Ira Williams
U.S. Navy
Beeville
W. B. Mickle
Elmer C. Adair
W. R. Wallis
John H. Smith
Austin
Indianola
Telephone Company
Shoreline Marine Company
Early Arceneaux
Horace Busby
Fay Wallace
Texas H. Stevens
Edgar Farr
Hatton B. Gist
Clark
Christian
Oliver
Texas Stevens
Olivia
Kansas
Hazel Frame
Port Alto
J. Neely Gardner
Port Lavaca
Palacios
Highway 172
Ben Thomason
Lester Wright
Glen Leigh
Hershel Davis
Charles Wilson
Fred Conner
Preston Brock
Wayne DeDear
Charles Peterson
Petersons
South Texas
Point Comfort
Church of Christ
Bomar Gist
David Alessandro
Alcoa
Point Comfort Works
Warrants Obtained In Killings In Fort Worth
Fort Worth police obtained warrants to search the car of millionaire T Cullen Davis and the residence of his girlfriend Karen J Master after a Davis mansion killings spree earlier this week. Justice of the Peace Bob Ashmore issued the warrants amid speculation the weapon used may not be found. Police found five weapons at Masters home where Davis was apprehended after Tuesday morning shootings that wounded two others. another weapon was found at the $6 million mansion.
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Fort Worth
Tex
T. Cullen Davis
Davis
Justice of the Peace
Bob Ashmore
Karen J Master
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U.S
Texas Youth Youth Rodeo Association
Mrs. Jennings
Pete Wright
Associated Press
At&t
Pet
Chrysler
Coca Cola
duPont
Eastman
el Paso
Exxon
Fairchild Cam
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Litton
Monsanto
He Penney Rca
Safeway
Sears
Texaco
UN Carbide
Woolworth
Xerox
Churches of Christ
Lyman Mereness
George West
Artie Forehand
Levelland
Massey Suggs
William P. Winters
Commission
Clegg
Chiirman
Mumme
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Reece
Corps
Fire Department
Harbor of Refuge
Smith and Russo Co
Corpus Christi
Farmer
Kenneth Winkles
Pecos
the Security State Bank
First National Bank
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