Liberty Texas Bus Crash Injures Twenty One
A Greyhound style bus carrying 21 persons crashed after skidding off a highway near Liberty Texas. Driver Edwin Thomason and six passengers were injured, three seriously. Passenger Robert Hammick helped stop the bus after the driver was thrown out. several others were treated and released at Kersting hospital.
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Liberty
Texs
Robert H.“Hammick
Houston
Edwin BE. Thomason
Galena Park
Tex
Perry
Price Jr
Communists Tighten Grip On Berlin Blockade Tax Sparks Tensions
Berlin report by Joseph Fleming notes the Soviet imposed economic blockade on West Berlin is deemed political and the Western allies protest. High commissioners in Bonn demand the abolition of new road taxes used to extract tribute as truck traffic supplies the free world outpost in the Soviet zone. Border guards enforce delays before the midnight deadline, slowing traffic to four vehicles per hour amid accusations of political blackmail.
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Joseph Fleming
Berlin
West
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
Free World
West Germany
Germany
Time Runs Out On Baytown Auto Tag Sales
Baytown auto license tags sale ends Friday with penalties for late buyers. Two outlets, County Tax Office across from the post office and Weingarten's, operated Friday though deadline shifted from 7 pm to 9 pm. Henke and Pillot ceased issuing plates Thursday. Deputy A. B. Collins urged timely purchases to avoid penalties.
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Baytown
County Tas
DeFee
Post
Weingarten’s
Weingarten
Cartier
Henke and
Pillot
A. B. Collins
Baylown
Sun Spots Baytown Pioneer Club Games Night
The Baytown Pioneer Club plans a monthly games party at 7 20 p m Wednesday in the community house. Members enter with cards and may bring guests for 56 cent donations. Supt W C Underwood reports a Hamilton watch with a Spiedel band was lost near The Tower after a school dinner Thursday.
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Baytown
W. C. Underwood
Barbers Hill School
Hamilton
Tower
Around Town Notables Brighten April Foolish Weather
April seems off with mixed up weather as residents share small town tidbits. C B Lee recalls experiences with door to door salesmen while Braney Ward leads Humble club day plans. M CG Shaw hosts a party while H Meyers contemplates a christening toy. Nancy Peng teases a toy airplane, Rex Shanks touts local pride, Mona Oakes draws fans, Jim Why celebrates a project success, and Wary Garrett shifts into a painting mood.
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Folke
C. B. Lee
Braney Ward
Humble Club
M. CG
Shaw
Herbert WV. H. Meyers
Ains
Jim Why
Garrett
Fire clears 15000 gallons of castor oil in Wilmington
Local youngsters faced a holiday shock as a 15,000 gallon castor oil blaze erupted Thursday in Wilmington from an electrical short. Elsewhere Manila earthquakes toppled buildings, opened a lakebed subsidence, and ancient forts shifted. In Texas, ex Land Commissioner Bancom Glies faced a fresh suit while Bexar County veterans sought $58,000 in damages over a veterans land deal involving 28 peers.
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Wilmington
Calif
Manila
PBL
Philippine Islands
Austin UP
Bancom Glies
Bexar County
Dust Storms Bring Tornado Threat Across Texas
A massive dust cloud 400 to 500 miles wide swept across five states including Texas, reducing visibility to zero in spots and triggering reports of high winds, possible tornadoes, hail, and snow. In Texas, towns such as Gainesville, Cleburne, and Dallas saw downed buildings while Ben Saltesek, 17, suffered severe injuries near Taylor.
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United Press
Texas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Bearmont-Galves_ton-Houston
Lufkin
Childress
Panhandle
West Texas
Gainesville
Cleburne
Dallas
Victoria
Yoakum
Edna
Rockwall
Wilt Point
Sherman
Terrell
Weather Bureau
Gaineville
Leo
Neusch
Milton. Gossett
Ben Saltesek
Rice
Taylor
Tex
Colorado
Allahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Wichite
Kan
Oklahoma City
Bill Cook
Col. McCormick Dies A Colorful Chicago Journalist
Col Robert Rutherford McCormick editor of the Chicago Tribune died at 2 47 a m at his Cantigny farm home near Wheaton after a two year illness He was 74 and left a legacy as a vigorous editor whose campaigns made him a leading figure in American journalism His wife Maryland Mathison McCormick stood by his bedside along with a stepdaughter and his doctor in attendance at his death in Chicago region notes indicate his passing followed abdominal adhesions surgery and a period of declining health.
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Chicago
Robert Rutherford McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Cantigny
Wheaton
McCormick
Josey Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Maryland Mathison ‘McCormick
Prowlers Target Baytown Cars In Street Robbery Spree
Police say the Baytown car prowling spree includes juveniles and an angry husband with a hunting knife stolen from Tim Tapps car on Gallard Defee lot. John Husbands Channelview car lost two hubcaps. A South Baytown woman reports estranged husband damaged her car windows and lights before officers arrived.
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Tim Tapp
Galllard and
Defee
John Husband
Channelview
Lee Colege
South Baytown
Galveston Water Dept. official indicted on embezzlement
GALVESTON Tex UP G C Rickert office manager for the Galveston water department was indicted on two counts of stealing city funds. He faces a $1,000 bond on each count after indictments handed up to 6th District Judge Donald M Markle. One count alleges he secreted 535.12 dollars from water department funds for his own use. the other accuses him of converting a 499.51 dollar Miller Motor Co check payable to the department.
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Galveston
Tex
G. C. Rickert
Galveston Water Department
Rickert
6Th District
Donald M. Markle
City Water Department
Texas Bayshore Weather: Light Rain and Cooling Freeze Warning
Turbulent Thursday night weather brought 0.67 of an inch of rain to the Bayshore area and a drop in temperature from 75 degrees to a low around 60s. Forecasts call for clearing skies and colder conditions with northerly winds diminishing by Friday night and warmer, fair weather expected Saturday.
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Texas
Bayshore
Mobile X Ray Unit to Begin Week-Long TB Hunt
The Barris County Tuberculosis association launches a week long mobile X ray survey starting Saturday in Baytown. The unit, sponsored by the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Baytown Service League, will visit Henke and Pillot and various schools and locations next week. Volunteers will assist, with a 50 cent adult and 25 cent child screening fee, aiding early TB detection and recovery.
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Henke and Pillot
West Texas
Baytown
Panowich
Timetable For X-Ray Unit Timetable For X-Ray Unit
Harris County Tuberculosis Association x ray unit schedule lists locations and hours. Readable entries include Baylown and Cedar Bayou schools and businesses such as Pilot Tienke 960 Market Weingarten's and First National Bank. Times vary by day with several morning and afternoon slots.
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Baylown
Harris County Tuberculosis Association
Tienke & Pilot
To & Pan
Cedar Bayou
Horace Mann-Judior High
Carver
Big Chief
Robert B. Lee High School
de Zavain School
To & P.m
Market Street
First National Bank
Weingarten’s
West Texas
Explosion rocks high military spot in Newhall
An explosion at a military site in Newhall injured or involved five personnel. Authorities described the incident as a security-related blast with investigations underway and no immediate details on casualties or causes.
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Newhall
Boyd N Hill Seeks Baytown School Board Seat
Boyd N Hill a Baytown refinery chemist and 25 year resident announced Friday his candidacy for the school board seat left by Harry F Hartman. Hill, organizer of Cedar Bayou water district and former Cedar Bayou school board member, currently chairs East Harris County Cooperative Air Pollution committee. He graduates Southwest Texas San Marcos and the Hills' daughter Carol will attend Robert E Lee High next fall. Hill would be the second candidate for May 7 election. L L Fuller seeks Position No 4 while Hill runs for No 3 trusteeship.
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Boyd N. Hill
Baytown
Recsaych
Frid
Harry F. Hartman
Hill
Cedar Bayou Water District
Harris
Texas
chale-at-San Marcos
Carol
Robert KH. Lee
Greation
Fuller
Hillls
Mud Blamed For Collision On North Main Street
Wet muddy shoulders on North Main Street blamed for a Friday collision. A dump truck driven by Athella Huff of McNair skidded out of control and struck a car carrying Mrs. Ed Stout and her daughter Betty Tosh. Mrs. Stout suffered severe bruises and possible rib fracture. both were taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Betty Tosh was slightly bruised, six year old Butch Stout unharmed. Huff received a ticket for no commercial drivers license.
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North Main Street
Ed Stout
Massey-Tompking Road
Jeff
Athella Huff
McNair
Betty Tosh
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Miks Tosh
Butch Stout
Ee Hutt
M. M. Brown
J. C. Bickerstaff
Hult
Segregation Row Shapes Up Five Deep South States
Deep South states move to maintain segregated public schools as Supreme Court deliberates. Alabama Georgia Mississippi Louisiana and South Carolina standby to enforce or abolish integration with mixed private public options under review. Census figures show large Negro populations in these states, shaping political campaigns and elections.
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Deep South
AL Kuettner
Atlanta
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Georgia
General Chennault Sees Red Attack Within Month
Gen Claire L Chennault cautions that Communists could launch an attack on Quemoy and Matsu within a month. He notes lack of attrfields in Fukien to hang jets but says intelligence shows Reds building airfields there to handle jets, with a likely mobilization in a month.
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Chennault
San Francisco
Claire L. Chenault
Quermney
Massus
Atrfields
Fokien
Earthman Funeral Home Planned in Highlands
Plans for a new $30 000 Earthman Funeral home in Highlands were announced Friday by Joe Speck of Earthman’s Baytown. The one story, air conditioned building on Hatta Bell Road near South Main will feature a complete funeral home with ambulance service and a front parking area. Speck will manage Highlands and Baytown locations. architectural drawings await approval.
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Highlands
Joe
Speck
Earthman's
Baytown
Kew Funeral Home
Hatta Bell Road
South Main
Dommert Undergoes Third Brain Operation in Houston
Charles Dommert, 21, of the Dommert family, has just undergone his third brain operation at Methodist Hospital in Houston. His mother Mia Alicia Dommert expressed thanks for the financial and moral support from friends and neighbors, noting the long and costly illness and hoping for a final recovery with no guarantee.
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Charles Dommert
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Mia
Alicia Dommert
Harding
Charles
Smaller Houston Banks Won't Close
Downtown Houston banks will be closed Saturday for the first time since optional banking laws took effect in Texas. Neighborhood banks stay open as usual. In Baytown suburban banks no decision on hours yet. another Gulf Coast bankers meeting is likely within weeks.
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Houston
Texas
Baytown
Gulf Coast Area
Baytown Area
Moor
One Council Contest Set Next Tuesday
By Clyde Murray about 1,200 voters to cast ballots for mayor and council seats amid a quiet but tense race. Incumbents Rufus Bergeron Adrien Droullhet Lacy Lusk H Campbell face mixed opposition. Cyril Ptacek disqualified over back taxes. Seven polling places open from 7 am to 7 pm with poll tax receipts required.
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Clyde Murray
Aulée
FR. H. Priett
Wy Bill Reichart
Rufus Bergeron
Adrien
F. Droullhet
Baytown
Refinery
Esploye
Tamy
Pan
Edina
Oliver
Ahred Council
Poaltang
Distriet Sill
Pruett
J. Bergeron
Campbell
Lusk
Tedchart
W. Bai Reichart Investment Co
West Baytown
Irene
Alores
Drouithet
Shaw
Galveston
Antle Plumbing
Alamo
Thad Felton
Satterwhite
Electon
S. B. Herbert
J Bailey
Wilkenfield
A. Hulme
John Henderson
C. K. Hinton
BOM
Carver School
Fc. Baldwin
Classie Reed
C. “A. McCloud
Antle Plumbing Co
C. G. Parsley
Weldon Herring
C. Stansger
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James Gaten
Pioneer Party
Vernon
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Clayton
Hobbs
Roswel
Alx
Col. McCormick
Little Girl
Petroit
Barbara Gaca
T. Panowich
Panowtch
Boyd Hill
Earthman Funeral Home
Dommert
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