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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
1
A local birthday observed as Mrs. Idanae celebrated her 81st birthday with family at 104 Graham Chase. Activities include a national arts week exhibit at Lee College, Altar Society officer election, Crosby School board hiring plans, and various community notices plus a Baylor housing loan approval.
WILLARD DICKERSON welcomes new daughter Nancy Sue. Tom Moon makes a playful public appearance. Jewel Dorris joins the youth set and fits in. Ruby Chandler offers tips on buying a dot. Adele Trehalck advances plans for a new home. Mazelle Box grills Lays on fried fish while Betty and Tommy Kimball enjoy a weekend trip. Preston Pendergrass returns to work after Tennessee visit. Benny Gatt seeks students for a charm course. Davie Dunn visits downtown after surgery. Dorothy Warner searches for something on page 7. Margaret Callaway naps during the day. Patsy Broussard finds the back seat of her car displaced.
London reports on Sir Winston Churchill’s expected resignation within 24 hours after a final full day in office. The aged leader dined at No 10 with Queen Elizabeth III and the Duke of Edinburgh and planned a weekly report to the queen before likely recommending Anthony Eden form a new government.
A seven year old boy was tied and beaten by a 19 year old girl during a rough cowboys and Indians play in a pasture behind their homes. The boy suffered about 40 blows across his back over roughly 40 minutes with a rope reins and belt. The mother found blue marks and the boy described the incident as playful yet violent. The girl initially denied but later admitted striking the boy.
Harris County Tuberculosis Association operates a mobile X-ray unit to screen 976 Baytown area residents for tuberculosis and other lung abnormalities. The unit visits Baytown Junior High Cedar Bayou and Horace Mann Junior High Carver and Big Chief store on specified hours, with focus on residents 12 and older. services are sponsored by the Baytown Services League and Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Three cars of a speeding passenger train plunged into a mountain canyon near Gulira, 20 miles north of the scene. Gov. Jesus Georgiles Liga oversaw rescue efforts. nine dead and seventy eight injured, eight seriously, were reported. A rescue train reached the town to recover the dead and wounded.
Weather Bureau posted tornado and heavy wind warnings as a mild cold front stalled, with scattered thundershowers in the Baytown area and cooler readings across Texas. Wind speeds ranged from light to near nine miles per hour, while temperatures varied from 57 in Baytown to 75 expected highs elsewhere. dust haze lingered in West Texas with visibility reduced in several cities. Local readings included Dallas Fort Worth 65 and Houston 67 as fronts moved eastward.
Harris County delegation will meet in Austin on April 14 to hear both sides of a port area proposal. Port Commission Chair Bracewell argues the physical port area already exists from Turning Basin to Baytown and criticizes ICC forum for railway extension disputes. The bill, endorsed by Baytown Chamber, passed the Senate 29 to 0 and divides the county delegation.
Bonham Texas report notes House Speaker Sam Rayburn suffering his worst cold. He can barely speak above a whisper and will stay indoors most of the week to recover. He warns world tensions, especially in the Pacific, and questions what the Chinese may do. He lives on a farm west of Bonham and plans to return to Washington next Sunday or Monday.
Washington reports Interim Secretary Devehis McKay proposes a buffered military reserve in northwestern Alaska pending Congressional approval to establish a protected zone out of the vast wilderness. He states the plan would enhance national security with a new military buffer if enacted by Congress.
The Baytown Sun urges voters to reelect Mayor R H Pruett and Councilman Rufus Bergeron in the April municipal election, praising their hard work, cooperation, and economical management. The editorial endorses their leadership and calls for continued progressive city governance with strong local stake and dedication.
The Hoover Commission urges major reforms in government transport, citing waste and duplication. It targets civilian and military systems, proposing a military transport director and centralized civilian operations to save estimated millions annually. The report criticizes overseas car shipping and argues for foreign car pools to cut costs.
Barkers Hill district voters chose Joe M. Benson for a vacant trustees post while two incumbents, Joe Matthews and Joe Presnell, were reelected with 94 votes each. Incumbents A. W. Marshall and J. Joseph Jr. also won seats with 81 and 86 votes respectively.
In Liege Belgium mothers who waited through the night for news fainted as hearse vans unloaded coffins from a cinema fire. Officials spoke of partial counts and fragments estimating 24 to 38 bodies, many children under five, with authorities unsure of exact deaths.
Reagan Trenyy Webb seven year old dies after a long illness at home on Denby Street. He was a Kemp native who lived in Baytown for years and worked as a machinist helper at the Baytown refinery until retirement on November 22, 19xx. Funeral services planned for 2 pm Tuesday at Paul WU funeral home with Rev. Laon CG Malthis officiating. Burial at Hill of Rest Cemetery with Simpson Ladies No. 231 in charge. Survivors include his widow, Mrs Torella AL Webb, two daughters Mrs Frank J. Rychlik and Mrs Jack Q. Mess, a son Frank Webb of Houston, three brothers Frank and Joss Webb of Houston and Grady Webb of Fresno, Calif, and three sisters Mrs ACs W W Godwin and Mrs Mel Tull Cole and Mrs Grorgie Rockwood, plus three grandchildren. Alga Williams, B P Preaswood, Bruce Hileshaek, J T Tevin, Do Oo Maysfield and Alvin Ward listed as pallbearers.
A two-vehicle crash on State Highway 146 near Kemah, Texas, killed Paty Murphey 41 of Pasadena instantly and Weldon Frger 91 with minor injuries. Mildred Belk, mother of another passenger, died later from injuries at Galveston County Memorial Hospital. one other occupant is in critical condition.
Voters in Baytown head to seven polling places Tuesday for the annual municipal election. Incumbent RH Pruett faces challenger W Bill Reichart in the mayor’s race, while Rufus Bergeron and Adrien Fy contend for council No 2. Lacy Lusk and H M Campbell run unopposed in their districts. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and voters must vote at the box listed on their tax receipts.
Dallas representative Barefoot Sanders pushes immediate debate on a proposed Trinity River watershed authority. The measure envisions barge navigation from Fort Worth to Mexico, funding via a property tax and a board of eight directors with rural control, but faces opposition to rule-suspension timing.
Deer Park Mayor Dunn faces a potential write-in challenge after ex-councilman J J Carey Jy said he will accept votes if voters pick him. Carey said he agreed to run after many residents urged him, while Dunn defended votes from Deer Park Terrace amid questions on annexation filings and city eligibility.
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