County Jails Blackest Disgrace in American Local Government
Reader's Digest article by Lawrence Lade reports county jails as the blackest disgrace in local government. It cites 1954 Bureau of Prisons findings and grim conditions including firetraps, neglect, and abuses across states. The piece highlights reforms such as Wisconsin training programs and inspector systems in eight states, exemplified by Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center.
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May Reader's Digest
Lawrence Lade
U. S. Bureau of Prisons
Illinois
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
Tennessee
E. Preston Sharp
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
California
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center
Alamenda County
Kiwanis Magazine
Rumors swirl around new developments in town
A local column catalogs ongoing town rumors about a shopping center, new banks, an aluminum plant at the Kirby site, a possible Kirby Lumber Corp sale, a radio station, a Buna bank, a Buna drive in window, a toilet seat factory and other speculative projects, noting no confirmations.
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Kirby Mill
Bessmay
Kirby Lumber Corp
Eastex Pulp and Paper
Silsbee
Buna
Bay City to Host Major Fishing Tournament in June
Bay City set to stage a large saltwater fishing tournament June 11 to 14 at Matagorda Bay area with over 3000 anglers expected. Prizes total about 2000 dollars including a boat motor and trailer for largest trout and redfish, per Bay City Times sportswriter Billy Wilson. Information available from the Bay City Chamber of Commerce.
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Bay City
Billy Wilson
Matagorda Bay City
Texas
Austin County
Daddy
Colorado River
David Drake Puts Up Big Marks at Sabine-Neches Meet
junior high star David Drake vaulted 10-9 in wet conditions to top high school boys. He clocked a fast time in the 110 hurdles, won his heat in qualifying, and anchored Silsbee’s third place 440 yard relay. He set a new district pole vault record of 10 feet despite driving rain.
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David Drake
David
Sabine-Neches
Nederland
Silsbee
Five Texas infants die in crib suffocations from plastic sheets
Five babies under one year old died in Texas last year from suffocation caused by disposable plastic sheet coverings in cribs. Cases include an eight month old in Irving, a five month old in Victoria, a four month old in Freeport, a seven month old in an unknown location, and a Tyler four month old, all from suffocation or entanglement. The Health Education Division warns that only purpose made, stitched or mattress tucked plastic protectors are safe.
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Texas
Irving
Victoria
Freeport
Tyler
Health Education Division
Texas State Department of Health
Speed Tops Causes of U S Highway Accidents in 1958
The Travelers Insurance Highway Safety booklet reports speed as the leading cause of crashes in 1958, with over 2.8 million injuries and 36,700 deaths. It notes reckless driving, improper signaling, and pedestrian crossing errors, plus weather and road conditions affecting fatal and non fatal crashes.
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U.S
Travelers Insurance Company
United States
May Day Observance Rededicates Faith in Law Day USA
A Texas State Bar column marks May 1 as LAW DAY USA, urging rededication to government of law not men. It contrasts freedom under law with tyranny, cites constitutions, laws, and courts as rights protectors, and frames LAW DAY as a key American value.
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America
Presiden Eisenhower
U.S. A
Vii. S. A
State Bar of
Mud Flaps Now Required On Dual-Wheelers
Colonel Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas DPS announces a new state law making mud flaps mandatory on all dual wheeled vehicles in all weather. The rule, effective April 2, 1959, permits metal or rubber flaps or other rigid materials to prevent debris from striking following vehicles. Certain vehicles such as pole trailers tractors operating alone and private property trucks are exempt.
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Pines Theatre
D. H. Suitt
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department
Garrison
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