Railroaders Call For More Signals At Train Crossings
Fort Worth April 7 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers urged automatic block signals at Texas crossings lacking watchmen and more warning devices. The Texas Joint Railway Labor Legislative Board closed a three day session by not endorsing state candidates before June 45 and asked Congress to curb foreign oil imports to address Texas petroleum industry and tax shortfalls.
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Fort Worth
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Texas
Texas Joint Railway Labor Legislative Board
Congress
Foster Mother Loses Lora Lee Wardship Decision
Hollywood reports the judge placed nine year old actress Lora Lee Blichl under wardship to provide a normal home life. Foster mother Mrs Lorine Michel 55 faced censure after alleged mistreatment and substandard diet preceding a June hearing.
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Hollywood
Otte Michel
Lora Lee Blichel
Hell
AL A Scott
Lora Lee
Irs
Lorine Michel
Lee Civic Week Starts Tomorrow
Civic Week begins tomorrow for Robert W. Lee High School students with a Church Day goal of 98 percent set by Jane Bonds. Miss Bonda says it will instill churchgoing habits and civic spirit. Church Day committee includes Robert Visser Jimmie Reet Treat James Carnes Lanny Fenniger Cliften Price and oulse Kloessel. Civic Week at Robert E. Lee ends next Saturday with students taking over city administration for a day.
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Robert W. Lee “High School
Lee
Jane Bonds
Church Day
Miss Bonda
Church Dar
Robert Visser
Jimmie Reet
Treat
James Carnes
Lanny Fenniger
Cliften Price
Oulse Kloessel
Editor Pinch HIts For Daniel Tonight
Diness of BIN Daniel robbed the Highlands Hotely Club of a re enactment of the famed wildcat hunt routinge there at 30 p.m. today in a benefit dinner to raise funds to pay expenses of a Highlands Boy Scout to the National Jambores. Freda Hartman editor of the Bervtown Sun agreed to pinch his 85.8 speaker at the dinner. Hartman said I couldn t resist the invitation to talk where people had to pey to get it. George Bowers is chairman of the committee planning the dinner.
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Diness
bin Daniel
Highlands Hotely Club
Wildcat Hunt
Highlands
Freda Hartman
Bervtown Sun
Emmo
Hartman
George Bowers
Midshipman Bradberry Visiting Family
Mrs KR Bradberry Sr was surprised when Midshipman RL F Bradberry returned unexpectedly from San Di Leo California for a Naval Air Force assignment. He wrote from Brazil describing weather like Texas with more rain while on a construction job, noting his mother’s jovial reaction and a missing letter.
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KR. F. Bradberry Sr
Rl.f. Bradberry
San di Leo
California
U.S. Naval Air Force
Bradbery
R. F
Ick) Bradberry Sr
Brazil
Texas
Tax inventory of business underway in Baytown area
Baytown finance director A. V. Barberi said the personal tax inventory of business firms is well underway. The process began April 1 in old Baytown and will move to Peily and then to Goose Creek, with location changes continuing.
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A. V.barberi
Baytown
Old ‘Baytown
Peily Ab
Old Goose Creek
Bar
Livestock Market Report from Fort Worth Dated Apr 7
Fort Worth livestock quotation roundup shows cattle steady with mixed classes. Cattle prices range 15.00 to 26.00 for calves and slaughter cattle, stockers scarce, hogs slow with butchers 15.00 to 25.00 and lighter weights down, sows and pigs weak, feeder pigs 10.00 to 13.00.
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Fort Worth
USDA
City Council Buys Dragline and Grader
City officials voted to purchase a dragline and a grader to aid operations within city limits. The council approved a change in street numbering on North Market Street to avoid duplication. A new insecticide program was endorsed, with bids to be invited for a spray machine after past inefficiencies. Water tower repairs near completion totaled about $200 under the $9800 cap.
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Bergeron
Davis
CG. D. Middleton
North Market Street
Pruett
Bmdddleton
Lane
Churches Prepare Faster Celebration
Churches plan a joint program directed by K J F Dutson with Rev Milton Jordan giving the invocation. Lee College and Robert E. Lee High School choirs will sing On the Mount of Olives. The program includes pieces by Gounod Koshetz Titcomb Haydn and a benediction by Rev C Byron Richardson.
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K_ J_ F_ Dutson
Milton
Jordan
Grace Methodist Church
Lee College
Robert E. Lee High School
T. F. Seale
Clyde Foltz
First Christian Church
Jon
Alexander Koshetz
Everett Titcomb
Ore Foundation
Matthew Haydn
C. Byron. Richardson
the Wooster Baptist Church
Four Disasters Toll 225 and Counting
A string of disasters left at least 225 dead or missing as submerged cars trapped and downstream currents swept victims. Ecuador’s Tomebamba River caused over $2 million damage and prompted fast relief from President Galo Plaza for thousands displaced. A Douro River ferry in Portugal overturned with only about 20 saved. An express near Oviedo derailed, 19 killed and over 100 injured. A disaster near Aldenburg killed nine.
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Ecuador
Tomebamba
Galo Plaza
Portugal
Douro
Oviedo
Aldenburg
Pers Gonz
Displays On Sidewalk Not Free Samples
Rosemond Hardware Co owner reports sidewalk mower displays led to theft. A mower was taken by two men, one later arrested in Galveston and jailed for felony theft. Another suspect remains at large as police recover the mower and trace a $40 sale. The mower’s retail value is $107.50.
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J. E. Rosemond
Rosemond Hardware Co
Rosemond
Wyatte S. Busch
Galveston
Baytown
Dean Myers
Joseph Shaugnessy
City
McNair
Creamery To Say Happy Birthday To Baytown Kids
Jan Jacinto Creamery announces a Saturday matinee birthday program at Brunson Theatre starting 9 30 am broadcast 30 minutes on Station KREL. Over 700 youngsters attended last week as registrations collect birth dates for weekly gifts of ice cream and on stage performances.
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Jan Jacinto Creamery
Baytown
Brunson Theatre
KREL
Brunson
Nolan
Jury Rules Mercy Slayer Is Guilty
A jury found Harold Mohr guilty of murder in the death of his dying cancer patient Walter Welter after a four day trial. Dr Sander testified he knew the patient was dead when he injected air into her arm and that Mohr acted after something snapped in his mind. State Trooper Wentzel testified Mohr said Walter asked for coffee or to be put out of his misery before Mohr fired through the doorway.
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Folloner
Sander
Pam
Marty P. Creveling
Mobr
Watler
Kenneth F. Keech
Mohr
Koch
Lehigh County
Donald C. Wentzel
Harold
Wentzel
Walter
Herold
Wenzel
Confession Solves Berry Patch Killing Mystery
A man confessed to killing a woman in a berry patch after returning home with bloodied heavy shoes. Bus driver F A Rhode found the remains by a bayou trail and notified police. Surgeon Dr Leonard Ortegro said the death was caused by fire with skull fractures and carbon monoxide inhalation. clothing showed she was dressed when burned.
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F. A.rhode
Leonard Ortegro
Kiwanians Told To Get To Work On Student Guidance
Baytown Kiwanians were urged to act on a student guidance program led by Reagan B. Cates a Lee High School teacher. He stressed adult home school and community support to help youths plan their work at school. Distributive education students Wesley Thompson LaNelle Stout Joy Blankenship Lawrence Blackburn and Fred Zelenskie demonstrated student led guidance and a round table on future planning. The Kiwanis charter anniversary dinner will be held Thursday April 27 with Rev Wayne McCleskey as program chairman. Attendance contest leaders were Police Chief EL McKee and B L VanDeventer flanked by guests Wallace Bond Roy Arnold Jerry Denial Prentice Jackson and Ira McKimmon.
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Baytown
Wesley Thompson
LaNelle Stout
Joy Blankenship
Lawrence Blackburn
Fred Zelenskie
D. E
Paula du Trembly
Kiwanis Club
Wayne McCleskey
EL EL. McKee
B. L VanDerenter
Wallace Bond
Roy Arnold
Jerry Deniel
Prentice Jackson
Ira McKimmon
Memorial Baptist Choirs Headed to Beaumont Contest
Sixty members of Memorial Baptist Church Junior and Intermediate choirs traveled by bus to Beaumont to compete in the State Baptist Training Union convention contests. Intermediates are led by Fred Parker and Juniors by Miss Lou Drury, with other church groups also slated to perform. Delegates include Mr. and Mrs. L. Martin and daughter Kathleen, while yesterday's sessions in Beaumont’s City Auditorium were attended by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Denny, Mrs. W. S. Jolly and Mrs. J. G. Stuart.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Beaumont
State Baptist Training Union Convention
Fred Parker
Lou Drury
L. Martin
Kathleen
Memorial Baptist
City
W. B. Denny
W. S. Jolly
J. G. Stuart
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Lee Civic
Daniel
Midshipman
Bradberry
City Council
Creamery
Berry-Patch
Dynaflow
Buick
Budg
America
Range Beller
Jack Saunders
Buick Company
Market Street
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