Lively Leads Centex as Housing Giant Expands
Dallas based Centex Construction Co. heads by Thomas Harve Lively and Ira Rapley now surpasses one hundred million dollars in capital. The firm has built more than nine thousand dwellings since 1950 and plans six shopping centers and five to seven thousand more homes. Lively says the company aims to keep expanding into new markets with aggressive pricing and demonstration homes.
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Whitewright
Thomas Harve Lively
Harve Lively Sr
Young Lively
Newsweek Magazine
The
Sun
Manton Fain
Lively
Tom Lively
Ira Rapley
Dallas
Rupley
Rapley
Centex Construction Co
U. S
Centex
Texas
California
Waukegan
Ill
Mountain Home
Idaho
Luxury or nothing fuels ads and thrift rethink
Orlando report quotes John P. Cunningham asserting that to keep production and living standards high Americans must sell luxuries and give wives more money. He argues for a more materialistic civilization and changing thrift maxims. The piece also cites a Scottish timekeeping anecdote about McDougal delayed by a half crown joke.
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Orlando
Fla
John P. Cunningham
New York
Cunningham
Veteran Q A on GI training insurance and VA payments
A Korea veteran may not train while on active duty even if eligible for GI training. World War II GI policies cannot be converted to term, though term plans may convert to permanent. Public Health Service retirees may receive VA disability alongside retirement. The deadline for vocational rehab under Public Law 894 is January 31, 1964, or nine years after separation, whichever comes first.
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Korea
Public Health Service
Veterans Deadlines Have Narrow Exceptions Not Including You
The notice notes certain veterans qualify for deadline extensions but clarifies that these exceptions do not apply to the reader. It outlines eligibility boundaries and specifies who may or may not benefit from the extensions.
Postoffice to Switch to Ball Point Pens Nationwide
ThePost Office plans 800000 ball point pens and 500000 refills for offices nationwide after tests showed low theft risk. Postmaster General Summerfield said the old hand-dip pens will be phased out within six months. He noted penalties of up to a year in prison or a $500 fine for stealing PO property. Tenderize steak by soaking ten minutes in one pint water with one tablespoon vinegar.
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Washington
Summerfield
United States Post Office Department
Buck Howell and Wife Struggle With Hotel Phone at Stockman Convention
Buck Howell and his wife faced a breakdown in communications at the Stockman's Convention in Chicago as a hotel phone rang faintly, often misdirected. He solved the problem by making a deal with the switchboard operator to route calls clearly to their room.
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Buck Howell
Chicago
Buck
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Quaker Oats CO
Sherman, Texas
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United States Brewers Foundation
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