W. T. Grant Plans Suburban Store in Brookview Village
Waco gains another suburban retailer as W. T. Grant Co announces a new store at Brookview Village on Bosque Boulevard east of New Road. The project expands S. J. Guthrie center to 61,000 square feet and adds 100,000 square feet of selling space aimed at making Waco's largest shopping complex. Completion is targeted May or June, with leases tied to a major department store joining the center.
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Waco
W. T. Grant Co
Brookview Village
Bosque Boulevard
New Road
S. J. Guthrie
Guthrie
Te City
Ela Grant's
Dallas
Boone's Shoe
Western Auto
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Brookview Hills
Weather Forecast for Waco Vicinity Sunday to Monday
Weather bulletin notes clear to partly cloudy skies with a slight rise in temperature. High 58 degrees around 4 pm, low 43 at 6 am. Record highs 105 on Aug 15, low 22 on Jan 19. normal max 60. Rainfall 2.74 inches for the month so far. year to date 31.41 inches. total since Jan 1 13.21 inches. deficiency 18.20 inches. River stage 2.9 feet at 7:30 am Saturday.
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Waco
Conight
Mnnimum
Nonce
Whitney Tops Other Lakes In Attendance 1956
Lake Whitney led nine Texas Corps lakes with 3.6 million visitors in 1956, the highest count of the year. Total attendance at all nine lakes reached 14.2 million, with Texas state totals up 1.6 million from the prior year. Other lakes reported varied visits from 1.0 to 1.8 million, while Lake Texoma was excluded from the tally.
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Lake Whitney
Texas Lakes
Corps of Engineers
Nine Lakes
Bellow Lake
Leon River
Garza-Little Elm Lake
Lewisville
Trinity River
Lake Dallas
Grapevine Lake
Banbrook Lake
San Angelo Lake
Concha
Jasper
Texas
Morris Creek
Coleman
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma
Stores Open All Week Before Christmas Across Downtown
A survey shows most Wach stores and downtown shops will stay open every night before Christmas. Several stores normally open Thursday nights only will add Monday nights, including R. E. Cox Co. Goldstein-Migel Co. Mennig's Bauer McCann Mamillon Furniture Armstrong Jewelers Sticks Rubber Cinderella Slipper Lewis Shoes Binns Bookery Duane's H. Novich Oriental Rug Walk-Over Shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wach
R. E. Cox Co
Goldstein-Migel Co
Mennig‘s
Bauer McCann
Mamillon Furniture
Armostrong Jewelers
Sticks Rubber
Cinderella Slipper
Lewis Shoes
Binns Boolery
Duane’s
H. Novich
Oriental
Northeast Plagued by Snow and Sleet Storm
Northeastern states faced heavy snow and sleet as Arctic storms spread from Canada. Floodwaters receded in West Virginia while blizzards and ice caused dozens of highway accidents and power outages across New England and the mid Atlantic. At least 22 deaths were blamed on the weather, many from crashes and exposure.
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Boston
West Virginia
Mid-West
Canada
New England
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Walker
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohioreight
Hudson River Valley
Celebrations Start Early For Churches in Waco
Christmas programs begin early as four First Baptist Church choirs join the String Ensemble, brass quartet, organ, piano, and 11 soloists for a 7 30 p m service at Fifth and Webster Avenue. Junior groups open after candlelight, then the adult Chancel Choir performs The Christmas Story directed by Miss Barkema with Mrs Wimpee at the organ.
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Waco
Waco Hall
Waco High School
East
North
Cedar Ridge
Gurley
Hillcrest
Jefferson
Kendrick
Provident Heights
Sanger Avenue
South Waco
Sul Ross
University High School
West
South
Olfter
Alta Vista
Bell's Hill
Brook Avenue
Crestview
Dean Highland
East Waco
Lake Waco
Nalley and Worth
Betty Bob Dove
Mar
First Baptist Church
Fifth and
Webster Avenue
J. B Brown
Nolan Estes
Celestial Group
Martha Barkema
Everett Gunn
Concord Choir
Chancel Choir
Barkema
J. Alexander Matthews
W. J. Wimpee
Nancy Storey
Paine
J. K. Wood
Not to her you can bet not to her you can bet
Madison Wisconsin police report a rural Madison woman confronted a would be bandit who demanded her purse after his car stalled. She resisted despite a gun threat and the attacker apologized, claiming he was destitute for Christmas money and fled.
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Madison
Wis
Dee
State CIO To Support Integration At Texas Convention
The Texas State CIO Council pledged to speed school integration and fight hate groups during its 20th annual statewide meeting in Austin. A 10 point legislative program and a workmen’s compensation revision report were delayed for final sessions. Principal speaker Ralph Yarborough linked labor support to political campaigns amid a push to end discrimination in schools and public institutions.
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Austin
Tex
Texas State Cio Council
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Texas Organized Labor
Human Rights Committee
State Council
State Board, of Education
Experts Seek Safer Jet Era Air Traffic Controls
Jet age crowds skies with fast planes outpacing old control methods. Attendees at a San Angelo conference heard recent crashes underscore need for better separation and radar aided tracking around major cities.
Oak Cliff Votes to End Beer Sales in Dallas
Citizens in Dallas Oak Cliff section vote to end beer sales as liquor sales already changed in the area. Returns from 37 boxes show 16,377 against and 14,468 in favor.
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Dallas
Oak Cliff
Refugees Stranded as Hungary Tightens Border Controls
In Vienna and Eisenstadt Austrian police report fewer Hungarian refugees crossing into Austria today. Russian and Hungarian border guards have tightened control inside Hungary, with only about 192 people reaching through daylight hours, suggesting many may remain longer in Austria.
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Austria
Vienna
Hungary
Eisenstadt
TEC to Erect New Office Building Here
The Texas Employment Commission plans a new one story masonry office at Tenth and Columbus in Waco. The corner lot, bought for 37500 dollars, fronts 5912 feet on Columbus and 200 feet on Tenth. The project estimated at 72000 dollars should start after year’s end with move to 925 Columbus by June 20.
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Waco
Tenth
Columbus
Texas Employment Commission
John R. Cowley
OE. Curvin
D. T. Wicks Jr
Cowley
ITEC
Patton & Greer
Egyptian withdrawal on pace as Port Said evac nears
An official Egyptian source says Anglo French forces will finish evacuating Port Said by Sunday and Egyptian police will move in immediately. UNEF reports indicate Burns headquarters was informed the final troops will depart the occupied port Sunday. UN troops fired on Egyptian guerrillas breaking up an attack on a French jeep amid ongoing sporadic violence.
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Port Said
United Nations Emergency Force
UNEF
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Port
Egypt
United Nations
Aan
Son of Cuban Revolutionist Reported Kidnapped in Mexico City
The seven year old Fidel Castro Ruz Jr was abducted in Mexico City by three gunmen in a black Buick at Avenida Revolucion and Marlin street. Emma and Agustino Castro Ruz told the secret service and Mexican FBI that the kidnapping was engineered by the Cuba government to pressure Fidel Castro Ruz to end his uprising against President Batista. They vowed to continue fighting for their ideals despite threats to their family.
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Mexico City
Fidel Castro Ruz
Castro Ruz
Fulgencio Batista
Emma
Agustino Castro Ruz
Secret Service
FBI
The
United Ass
Cuban
Santiago de Cuba
Arabs Turn Toward West Amid Middle East Tension
Paris dispatch reports rising Arab fear of Soviet influence and a possible shift toward Western leadership. Observers note fright among Arab leaders at Soviet gains and hints that Egypt may back a prolonged study by a United Nations commission on Israeli Arab relations, potentially signaling a cautious Cairo stance.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pay Boosts In Billions Due in 1957
Washington reports a Labor Department summary shows term contracts in effect raise pay in 1957 for about five million workers. Projected 52 week earnings imply roughly a one billion dollar rise as raises are deferred across major industries including autos, aviation, steel, electronics, construction, transport and mining.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
IL R
Bureau
Train Mishap In Hartford Injures 26
A wheel broke loose from a Montreal bound Ambassador train in Hartford injuring 26. Thirteen were treated and released, with the rest hospitalized at St Francis hospital. The incident disrupted New York to New Haven and Hartford lines near the Hartford depot.
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Hartford
Conn
Martford
St. Francis Hospital
New York
New Haven
Central Texas town rebuilds as resort center after 1935 fire
Morgan fights for survival as a fire devastates one third of a small Central Texas town in 1935. Citizens form a Chamber of Commerce and work to improve the town, promoting it as a resort center.
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Morgan
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Cops Nab Dope Peddler In East Waco Tavern
A 45 year old Waco man was arrested by Vice Squad Detectives Earl Coan and Clarence Coan and Liquor Control Agent Johnny Shillings after selling marijuana from a penny matchbox in an East Waco tavern. The undercover operation spanned about three weeks under Lt. Ben Reed, with the car impounded for further search.
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Waco
Water planning urged by Texas water engineer
Otha F. Dent, Texas Board of Water Engineers member, says cities planning ahead will have adequate water in the future. He notes many towns face growth, demand, and finances with insufficient current supplies, and that per capita use has risen sharply over the past century. Water shortages will shape Texas population and industry.
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Littlefield
Tex
Dee
Otha F. Dent
Texas Board of Water Engineers
Dent
Texas
Derl
Frome
Dent Ald
Uprisings Spread as Russia Faces Student Criticism
Western intelligence notes unrest inside the Soviet Union with Ukraine partisans sabotaging supply trains bound for Hungary. Dulles said NATO will grow stronger as pressure increases on Moscow and protests rise among students in Leningrad and other areas.
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London
Russia
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Hungary
Kremlin
Fom
Poland
East Germany
Shate
Jobe Foster Dulles
NATO
Dulles
Eisenhower
Paris
Sury
Red Empire
Red Army
Tratha
Carpathian
Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
Leningrad
Radio Moscow
New Wing of Texas Democratic Party Born
A Texas Democratic Party wing formed in Austin as Mrs. R. D. Randolph was elected temporary chairwoman. The group aims to unite Democrats who support party principles and plans clubs statewide to send delegates to a May state convention for a permanent organization. Members include Kathleen Voight, Creekmore Father, Robert Bryant, Byron Abernathy, Jerry Holleman, T. M. Brookshire, Fred Schmidt, Mary Wilson, and J. D. Mee Leed.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Democratic Party
Dwight D. Eisenhower
R. D. Randolph
Houston
Democratic National Committee
Democrats of
Democratic Advisory Committee
Randolph
Sterling
Kathleen Voight
San Antonio
Creekmore
Robert R. Bryant
Byron Abernathy
Lubbock
Jerry Holleman
T. M. Brookshire
Kingsville
iFred Schmidt
Mary Wilson
Dallas
J. D. Mee Leed
Huntsville
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