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[Clippings: 1100 Acres on Westheimer Purchased for $12 Million, First General buys 1,100 acres for new Westheimer development]
Photocopy of three clippings from Houston Chronicle and Post Business Writer describing real estate acquired by First General Realty Corp.
Date:
June 27, 1971
Creator:
Evans, Charles & Hooper, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Panel Unfavorable To Imperial Request For Waste Increase]
Copy of a clipping from the Chronicle describing an unfavorable reaction from a Texas committee regarding waste being dumped into the Brazos River from Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
September 21, 1970
Creator:
Heyne, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: House Panel OKs Stricter Price Control]
Copy of a clipping from The Star-News describing amendments to the Economic Stabilization Act. The new bills objectives are listed and mainly concern exports.
Date:
April 5, 1973
Creator:
Holusha, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds]
Photocopy of a clipping from The Houston Post of an article describing land purchases near Highway 288 in Houston. Construction plans for the highway and Loop 610 are to be completed in the late 1970s. A list of prospective properties and the owners are provided.
Date:
September 16, 1973
Creator:
Hooper, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Selective Law Enforcement Militants' Aim--Unverferth"]
Clipping from the Galveston Daily News by Joel Kirkpatrick discussing a recent police-community relations meeting in Galveston.
Date:
May 19, 1970
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Joel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: VISTA Workers' Speech Right Defended]
Clipping from The Galveston Daily News describing the debate on VISTA's ability to comment on police brutality and over-policing in Galveston minority communities.
Date:
May 20, 1970
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Joel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm]
Clipping from The Cincinnati Enquirer describing fortified sugar, a new product. The clipping notes the naturalization of many industries, including food, to cut out harmful preservatives. The fortification of foods by the FDA is discussed. The daily minimum requirements of some vitamins and minerals are listed.
Date:
June 27, 1973
Creator:
Lambert, Judith
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm]
Photocopy of a clipping from The Cincinnati Enquirer describing fortified sugar, a new product. The clipping notes the naturalization of many industries, including food, to cut out harmful preservatives. The fortification of foods by the FDA is discussed. The daily minimum requirements of some vitamins and minerals are listed.
Date:
June 27, 1973
Creator:
Lambert, Judith
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police Problems Meet Draws 100]
Clipping describing the recent police-community relations conference, especially the goals and topics discussed in the congress and the bomb threat that interrupted the conference.
Date:
May 3, 1970
Creator:
Luthringer, D'Eva
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Racial Tension Problem Discussed In Workshop]
Clipping from The Galveston Daily News describing the recent community-police relations workshop committee and topics discussed- including the racial tension in Galveston.
Date:
May 18, 1970
Creator:
Luthringer, D'Eva
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: GW Sugar purchase sought]
Clipping from Rocky Mountain News describing the plans of a sugar farming cooperative to purchase Great Western Sugar. Also discussed are the credentials and investment plans of the new owners.
Date:
September 21, 1971
Creator:
Margolin, Morton L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sugar Production in Texas Valley Regains Competitive Advantage]
Photocopy of an article discussing sugar production in South Texas in 1975. Minihan discusses the previous decades' history of crop industries leading up to 1975 and how the sugar industry has grown. Sugar farmers have seen large profits and the industry is expected to continue to grow.
Date:
October 1975
Creator:
Minihan, Michael J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply]
Clipping from Barron's describing the acquisition of Hubinger Company by H. J. Heinz Company. The sugar prices rose dramatically from 1970-1974. New ways to convert dextrose into fructose are being discovered and sold on the market. It is written that corn syrup producers hold advantages in processing over sugar refiners as they are able to have higher production rates.
Date:
December 1, 1975
Creator:
Nagdeman, Julian J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Human Relations Commission Planning Monthly Meetings]
Clipping from The Galveston Daily News describing the planning of and necessity for monthly meetings for the Galveston Human Relations Commission.
Date:
August 6, 1971
Creator:
The Galveston Daily News
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth]
Clipping from the Galveston Daily News, with four articles, describing available rooms and features at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
August 22, 1972
Creator:
The Galveston Daily News
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First']
Clipping, written by June Angerstein, from the Galveston Daily News describing the opening of the Moody Memorial Wing of the Rosenberg Library with construction and amenity details.
Date:
August 22, 1971
Creator:
The Galveston Daily News
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built]
Clipping, written by Anne Pashkoff, from the Houston Chronicle describing the history of Sugar Land, Texas, and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
September 15, 1971
Creator:
The Houston Chronicle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Private S. A. Bank Subject of History Project]
Clipping from the San Antonio Light describing a Oral History project at the University of Texas on the Oppenheimer Bank of San Antonio, and an article on the use of highway trust funds.
Date:
August 8, 1971
Creator:
The San Antonio Light
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern]
Copy of a clipping from the Wall Street Journal describing the negotiations of a foreign corporation to buy one-third of the outstanding stock of Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc.
Date:
September 16, 1975
Creator:
Wall Street Journal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bitter Lessons]
Clipping from Forbes describing the creation of Great Western Sugar Company by William M. White. The writer discusses the negative financial impact of White's ownership and that earnings and profits have declined. White runs another company, Great Western Cities, that has also not performed well financially.
Date:
November 15, 1971
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Commission Hits Police Conduct]
Clipping describing police misconduct and police brutality against minority groups uncovered by the Galveston Human Relations Commission.
Date:
November 6, 1971
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police-Community Meet Scheduled Here Tonight]
Clipping describing the meeting between the police-community relations group and police officers discussing gripes against the police department.
Date:
May 27, 1970
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Police Talk With Accusers Discussed]
Clipping describing a meeting of policemen in Galveston City Hall in which discussed police injustices and police brutality.
Date:
May 28, 1970
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Drool Stick]
Copy of a clipping from The Sugar Journal describing fraud in the sugar refining industry committed by Henry Friend with fake stock certificates. Also discussed is fake electric sugar refining and liquid sugar.
Date:
June 1971
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History