Sheep Studied To Gauge Radioactivity Effects At Hanford
At Hanford near Richland Washington GE scientists study purebred Suffolk sheep to determine how radioactive iodine exposure affects livestock and humans. Since 1950 researchers feed iodine tagged pellets to quantify safe daily intake and assess potential risks for future atomic plants and the livestock industry.
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Hanford
Richland
Wash
General Electric Company
Suffolk
GE Laboratoris
Fishing Party for Kirby Officials Heads to Reef Trip
A Kirby Lumber Co party of 20 years ago sailed from Silsbee to Gilchriest reef in the bay for a late night fishing expedition leaving Silsbee about midnight. The group included F. E. Tuxworth W. S Brownlee C. F. Young Fred Hudgens W. P Crockett Fred Davis I. T Elmore Clifford Baker Tom Arnold B. M. Whitaker J. A Riley Jack Wilson E. M. Prewitt Oscar Baker Lee Miller Murray Adams Ark Suez H. A Lillian T Thornhill Frank Tuxworth Jr Bill Bailey and Willis Selman.
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Kirby
Kirby Lumber Co
Silsbee
Gilchriest
Bay
F. E. Tuxworth
W. S Brownlee
C. F. Young
Fred Hudgens
W. P Crockett
Fred Davis
Texas Retail Boom Tops Nation Says UT Research Head
Texas 1955 retail economy runs above national pace and well over 1954. UT Bureau of Business Research notes broad gains across farm products and services. Eleven of twelve crop districts beat 1954 first half by 7 to 84 percent while six month Texas retail sales rose 12 percent versus 1954.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Watch That Aspirin Warns Safety Council On Children's Deaths
The 1955 Accident Facts yearbook from the National Safety Council cautions that aspirin and salicylates are the leading drug killers of young children, with barbiturates next. Accidental poisoning is a major cause of death for under fives, driven by drugs, petroleum products, and external-use products. Lead tops external-use poisons, with arsenic second, followed by caustics, rat poisons, and fly sprays. Other hazards include shampoos, rubbing solutions, bleaches, moth balls, and furniture polish.
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National Safety Council
Silsbee Student in Aggie Band to Tour California
Doug R. Wilson of Silsbee, trombone player in the Texas Aggie Band, will depart September 15 for the Texas A and M versus UCLA game in Los Angeles. The band reports September 5 for ten days of practice, travels Caldwell to Los Angeles, with return September 19.
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Doug R. Wilson
D. E. Wilson
Silsbee
Texas Aggie
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilson
Paul Bryant
Caldwell
Texas
Col. E. V. Adams
Eloise Shavers to Marry William Earl Clark
Mr and Mrs H N Shavers announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Eloise to William Earl Clark son of Mr and Mrs Joe Clark The wedding is set for August 16 at the Church of Christ Miss Shavers is a 1954 graduate of Silsbee High School and Mr Clark has completed 24 months of service with the U S Army.
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Silsbee American Legion
Silsbee High School
Miss Shavers
Mr. Clark
U. S. Army
Johnson grateful for Texas support after heart attack
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson plans two to three weeks rest at home in Washington before returning to Texas to resume duties. Mrs. Johnson notes about 5 000 letters cards and telegrams have poured in from President to a 12 year old boy, all wishing him well and praying for his recovery. They say the outpouring helped him most as he recovers at Bethesda Hospital and plans a Gillespie County ranch return by September 1 before the new session in January.
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Lyndon 8. Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Washington
Texas
Johnson
Lady Bird
United States
East
Lyndon
Funeral Service for John Davis at Whit Oak Hall Cemetery
Mr and Mrs John Harrison Mr and Mrs E L Teal and Mr and Mrs Jackie Davis attended the funeral services of John Davis at the Hall Cemetery at Whit Oak Saturday.
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John Harrison
E. L. Teal
Jackie Davis
John Davis
Hall Cemetery
Whit Oak
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Bill Jury
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Sanforized
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Silsbee Business League
Business League
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Walter Stoeppleman
Walter
Votaw
Hardin County
W. P. Barrett
North Florida
Barrett
County Planning Board
Kountze
Works Progress Administration
Chamber of Commerce
N. A. Cravens
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L A. Yankie
R. R. Million
Legion
McGowan
Tiger
Nestor Chulak
Chicago White Sox
Sherman Lollar
Baltimore
Cal Abrams
Chicare
Safety Council
Aggie
California
Grid Team
Eloise Shavers
W. E. Clark
Lehter Bahnhof
West Berlin
Germany
Alps
Italy
Lyndon Johnson
Warrick
E. Bell
South Coast Life Insurance Co
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