Humble to Telecast 1954 NCAA Football Across Texas
The Humble Company partners with American Broadcasting to sponsor a statewide Saturday college football telecast lineup in Texas. The 12 game schedule begins September 18 with Oklahoma vs Oklahoma California and features major matchups including Rice vs Wisconsin and Texas vs Baylor, plus Army Navy and Notre Dame games.
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American Broadcasting Company
Humble Company
Houston
Humble
Texas
Texas-Baylor
SM M
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Ohio State
Illinois
Michigan
Midwest
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Alabama
California
Oregon
Stanford
Pacific
Texas In
GI Baker Convicted For Tampering With Bread
Sgt. Leslie C. Keith of Dalton Georgia was found guilty by a general court martial in Kaiserslautern Germany of adding nails bolts bottles and a light bulb to bread dough. He received six months in jail and was reduced to private. Two loaves containing glass reached GI consumers. defense said he acted to spite a superior and did not intend the bread leave the bakery. The note about the fiscal year July 1 to June 30 relates to timing.
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Kaiserlautern
Germany
Leslie C. Keith
Dalton
Keith
J. G. Spicer
Hopewell
McCarthy Cleared of Army Charges
Four Republican Senators cleared Joseph McCarthy of wielding a personal hand in pressuring the Army over Pvt. Schine while faulting his staff. The GOP report cited Roy Cohn as aggressive and said McCarthy should have controlled him better. Democrats urged severe criticism of McCarthy Stevens and Cohn for “inexcusable actions.”
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Washington
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pvt. G
David Schine
GOP
Army
Roy M. Cohn
Schine
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Charles Potter
Michigan
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Potter
Dirksen
John McClellan
Arkansas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Henry Jackson
Robert T. Stevens
Cohn
McClellan
Minority Report
Democratic
Stevens
United States Army
FBI
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Department of Justice
W. I. Glass Promoted to State Agricultural Agent
W I Glass district agent for the North Texas area is promoted to State Agricultural Agent and began duties on September 1. He will supervise and coordinate county agent work across the state. Glass has 27 years with the Extension Service and has served as district agent in five districts and as Montgomery County county agent.
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W. I. Glass
A&m College Extension Service
North Texas
Glass
Extension Service
Montgomery County
Skunk Dispatched After Tail Grab Tactics By Neighbors
In Lyons Kansas a skunk was sprayed by Mrs. Paul Dring and neighbor Mrs. J. M. Hoss after wandering into a garage. They grabbed the animal by the tail to prevent spraying, prompting Officer John Bailey to assist. A bullet ended the skunk’s threat. the piece closes with a Pompeii population note.
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Lyons
Kan
Paul Dring
Wood Kitty
Shivers Seizes Texas Democrats as Convention Battle Looms
Governor Shivers appears to have won the governorship and hard influence over the forthcoming September 14 state convention. Ralph Yarborough conceded with warnings of a strong liberal challenge, while Shivers seeks a third term to keep a conservative, middle of the road leadership in place for the next two years and the 1956 presidential nominating process.
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Austin
Texas
Shivers
Democratic Executive Committee
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
House
Senate
U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Price Daniel
Daniel
National Party
Johnson
Water Heater Installation Ad From Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
An advertisement for HOTSTREAM water heaters offers installation services for 20 and 30-gallon units. Johnson Jewelry & Appliance promotes that they will install any water heater they sell.
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Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
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Oklahoma
Iowa
Rice
Southern California
Pittsburgh
Northwest
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Baylor
Navy
SMU
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
McCall’s
Whitewright Lumber Co
W. I. Glass Heads Extension Service
Skunk
Pompeii
Meador’s
C. C. McLean
P. O. Box
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Little Rock
Stephens & Bryant
Dawson Butane
Farley & Hill
R. B. Matthews
East Whitewright
Lillian McSpedden
C. J. Meador Hardware
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Babcock Auto Store
Thornhill
West Spruce
Howard E. Cook
Brooks
Trenton Theatre
Duffy
San Quentin
Lois Hayward
Joanne Dru
Paul Kelly
General Electric
Linda Theatre
Thur
James Stewart
Betty Hutton
Cornel Wilde
Wayne Morris
Sun
Kirk Douglas
Pier Angeli
James Mason
Maze
Richard Carlson
Veronica Hurst
Shane
Alan Ladd
Jean Arthur
van Heflin
Thur. & Fri
Guynes Johns
John Gregson
Simone Silva
Oe Tae Sun
Food Mart
Heinz Baby Food
Kimbell
Blackeyes
Betty Crocker Brownie
del Monte Pineapple
Decker
Colorado
Home Freezer
the Food Mart
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