Economist Predicts Biggest Year Ahead For 1956
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Emerson P. Schmidt of the U S Chamber of Commerce predicts 1936 will be the biggest year with prosperity continuing into 1957 though some executives at a midyear symposium warn of mixed prospects. Fed policy and tax relief loom as tools against recession while industry groups diverge on outlooks for housing autos and consumer credit.
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Washington
U. S
Thetr
Chamber
Tional
Justin Bowersock
Union Trust Co
Bowersock
Federal Reserve Board
Schmidt
Federal Reserve
Charber
131 Year Old Woman Bears 13th Child in Texas
Laredo Texas June 16 Mrs Hodolfo Aldape Jr. 31 recently gave birth to her 13th child a boy The Aldape family includes Josefa Rosario Ventura Catalina Elvira Rodolfo Ricardo Margarita Lupita Rosa Linda Jesus Alma and newborn Juan Jose The report notes the unusual family size and age spread amid local interest Also a hippopotamus has a ten foot stomach capable of holding 400 to 500 pounds of food.
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Laredo
Tex
Hodolfo Aldape Jr
Vin Girls
Josefina
Rosario
Aldape
Ventura
Catalina
Elvira
Rodolfo Til
Ricardo
Margarita
Lupita
Rosa Linda
Jesus
Alma
Juan Jose
Weather pattern shifts with showers across East and Gulf regions
A large area of showers and thundershowers forms Sunday in the Eastern U S with warm Gulf air. Showers spread over the Gulf Coast, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Mississippi and Great Lakes regions. cooler Canadian air moves into New England and the Lower Lakes. Elsewhere becomes mainly clear or partly cloudy with varying temperatures across major cities.
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Gulf
Gulf Coast
Ohio
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Rockies
New England
Lower Lakes
Teague Selects Tax Board Members
Teague city council appointed Eil Jones Johnnie Baggett and Henry Harris to the city tax equalization board this week.
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Tax Board
Teague
SPL
Eil Jones
Johnnie Baggett
Henry Harris
City
Teague City
Providence Hospital Plans New Bill Payment Service
Providence Hospital in Waco introduces a Medical Social Service Department to help ill or financially unable patients arrange aid, budgeting, and home care as needed. Sister John Gabriel leads the effort with Mary Lane Fall as social worker and an advisory committee of doctors to coordinate between hospital and community agencies.
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Providence Hospital
John Gabriel
Edward N. Pugh
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Providence
Mary Lane Fall
Social Service Department
Fall Willork
United Charities
City
Harvey Rickey
Neil Simpson
R. K.gassler
Milton Starr
William Roddy
N. J. Bellegie
Judge Sewell to Speak to Senior Citizens
Navarro County Judge James Sewell will address Senior Citizens of Texas at the McLennan County courthouse Sunday at 2 30 p m. The meeting, open to the public, is announced by state chaplain O O Lawrence.
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Navarro County
James Sewell
Texas
McLennan County
O. O. Larnce
Daniel Boone Elected Texas State Exchange Clubs President
Daniel Boone of Abilene was elected president of the Texas State Exchange Clubs in San Antonio. Abilene will host next June's convention. Board of control includes John Odom Killeen and Al Richardson. Awards were given to 15 clubs including Longview Levelland and Killeen.
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Daniel Boone
San Antonio
Abilene
Texas State Exchange Clubs
Aile
Board of Control
John Odom
Killeen
al Richardson
Longvie
Longview
Levelland
Waco Senior Citizens Plan Activities at Center
Waco seniors will host a watermelon cut on Thursday at 7 30 p m on the patio of the Loucy Migel Center for Older People. They will play shuf fleboard and croquet and begin ceramics textile painting and arts classes with advanced students supervised by Mrs Hilda Sraith and Miss Mary Venable. Joe Hardin will teach scrabble canasta and 42 Tuesday afternoon.
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Waco
Oldsters
Hilda Sraith
Cole Avenue
Mary Venable
Old Robinson Road
Joe Hardin
Edith Jackman
MacArthur Drive
Blanche Reed
Reed's Florist
Bolivia prepares for elections as protests loom
In La Paz the government warns of potential uprising ahead of national elections. President Victor Paz Estenssoro and Vice President Hernan Siles Zuazo face limited opposition after Oscar Unzaga de la Vega withdrew, leaving the government backed MNR with a nominal challenger.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Oscar Unzaga de la Vega
Socialist Falange
FSB
Mrs. Alvie B. Wilson Rites Held In Waco
Funeral services for Mrs. Alvie B. Wilson of 2023 McKenzie Avenue were set for 10 a m Monday at Connally's Chapel with burial in Waco Memorial Park. The 25 year old, born Jenila Jo Mirick in Jones County on April 26, 1931, died 6:30 a m Saturday in a local hospital after living most of her life in Waco. Surviving are her husband, her parents Mr and Mrs R A Mirick, two sisters Louise Brownlow and Emma Lee Hardy, and five brothers J E Mirick Irving R A Mirick Jr E J Mirick C W Mirick and Arthur Lee Mirick.
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Alvie B. Wilson
McKenzie Avenue
Connally
Waco Memorial Park
R. A. Mirtck
Webster Avenue
Louise Brownlow
Shelby Avenue
Emma Lee Hardy
Waco
J. E. Mirick
Irving
R. A. Mirick Jr
Dallas
E. J. Mirick
Gurley Avenue
C. W. Mirick
South Fourth Steel
Arthur Lee Mirick
Greek Child Finds Happy New Home in Hillsboro
Barbara Ann Balls arrives from a Sparta area village in Greece to live with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Balls of 602 East Franklin Street Hillsboro. Adopted after years of legal steps and World War II hardship, she settles in Fort Worth then Hillsboro with hopes of starting school next fall.
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Perry Balls
East
Franklin Street
Sparta
Greece
Balls
Barbara Ann
Billy G. Viahakos
South
Wago Street
Altommeys
State Department
New York
Fort Worth
Rites Planned for David G. Green Jr. at Compton's Chapel
Funeral services for 92 year old David G. Green Jr. of 2310 Summer Avenue are set for 2 p m Monday at Compton's Chapel with Rev W D Boswell officiating. Burial will follow in Rosemound Cemetery. He died Saturday at 2 10 p m after living in Waco 47 years. He worked 34 years for William Cameron Co. before retirement. Surviving are four daughters, two stepsons, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was part of a pioneer Texas family whose parents married in San Augustine in 1837 and founded Warsaw near San Augustine.
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David G. Green Jr
Summer Avenue
Compton’s Chapel
W. D.boswell
Rosemound
Mr. Green
Waco
William Cameron Co
Texas
San Augustine
Warsaw
Dee Gamison
Henderson
Katherine Vreeland
Los Angeles
Willie A. Harding
Victoria
Lillian Bull
W. L. Ables
MM. W. Ables
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