Easter Sunrise Services At Baytown Churches Memorial Stadium
Dawn services across Baytown mark Easter with three sunrise gatherings. Memorial Stadium hosts the largest, at 6:40 a.m., led by Rev. Leon Matthis with choirs from Lee College and Robert E. Lee High. A Lutheran service unfolds at Decker Drive-in at 6:00 a.m. under Grace Church Channelview and Redeemer Baytown. A cemetery service at San Jacinto Memorial Park begins at 5:45 a.m. with Rev. Matthis preaching The Difference It Makes.
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Sue Jones
Sun
Baytown
East Harris County
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Memorial Park
Matthis
Memorial Stadium
Paul
Christ
Massenet
Buchtel
Pauli Stephens
Second’ Baptist Church
Re ‘Couch
Bapetist
H. Torgler
Grace -Church
Channelview
Men
County seeks to halt all drilling amid fish deaths
A Baytown area report notes fish kills in Burnet Bay with 95 percent gone as county officials prepare air purifying spray from Arkel Corp to remove odor and flies. A state warden cites low oxygen from polluted channel water as the recurring cause.
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Baytown
Ramsey
Burnet Bay
Burneey
Arkel, Corp
Houston
Game and Fish
Martin Peterson
Shivers Considers re election as family weighs pull
Gov Allan Shivers said he will decide over the weekend whether to seek another term. He cited demands of public life on his family and left the door open to running, noting the decision will largely rest with his wife and four children.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Easter Play At St Johns Methodist Church
Good Friday services described for St John s Methodist Church with an Easter play The Resurrection directed by Mrs J D Daffern and Youth Fellowship sponsor The Baytown Rotary Club suspends next Wednesday meeting due to San Jacinto Day holiday City Commission meets at La Porte to discuss elevated tank work and dog pound improvements A Western party at the Quack Shack announced and Way Scout camporee postponed to April A Methodist Easter play to be performed Friday at 6 pm and again Sunday at 2 30 pm for Jimmie Jackson district meeting reference downtown Baytown Sun page two items and local notes
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St. John’s Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
7. D. Daffern
Baytown
Commission
LA Porte
Ki. A. White
St. John's Methodist Church
Jimmie Jackson
Mi-district
Texas Ranger Wounded in Gun Battle With Youth
Ranger H C Yeager was shot in the right side by a .22 rifle fired by a youth east of Ranger Texas. A pursuing posse under Sheriff Frank Tucker searched the weeded hills Friday as Yeager fired back and the man fled on foot toward US 80 seven miles east of Ranger. Yeager’s condition was not considered serious after treatment at Eastland hospital.
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Ranger
Tex
Texas
Frank Tucker
Sheares
H. C. Yeager
Yeager
Eastland
VFW Installs New Officers in Baytown Post and Auxiliary
Baytown Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Women’s Auxiliary will install new officers Saturday night at 7 pm at the VFW hall on Decker drive. Department judge advocate Thomas M Brannon Jr of Houston will install the Robert R. Tuck post officers led by Oscar F. Tagram as commander and James McClellan as adjutant. Auxiliary officers include Mrs A H Lambert as president and Mrs C W Hastings as senior vice president. A post-dance follows the ceremony.
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Baytown of Veterans of Foreign Wn
VFW Hall
Decker Drive
Thomas M. Brannon Jr
Houston
Robert R. Tuck
Oscar F. Tagram
John Case Sr
Jimmie Sanderson Jr
Victor Serbo
Joseph Zorn
Fred Murphy
WT Jones
James McClellan
Robert Wakefield
Zarl Nelson
G. K. Edge
Edgar Peters
Varnell Moravits
Lord Cutsinger
J. Rehak
Ers
FM. Yates
L. BR. Garcison
George Vidtine
USA
W.C. Hastings
Marshall LL. Dickerson
Stevin J. Noor
Nell Shirmacher
San Antonio
Grace Hand
Wilma Colbert
Mva
A. H. Lambert
C. W. Hastings
Lester Holmes
Jor Harris
Myrtle Tae Spencer
Edwin Kosler
Alicia Dommert
W. C. Moravits
Marshall Dickerson
Lillie Grochoske
Bessie
Vandals damage waterwell house at Camp Aranna
Deputy Sheriff reports vandals broke into the waterwell house at Camp Aranna Girl Scout camp about a week ago. They smashed the pressure indicator, damaged the gas tank, knocked part of the extractor off its mount, and destroyed the power switch. No items were stolen. report filed by M S Chutiva Moamaker of the Girl Scout town committee.
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Waterwell House
Camp Aranna
Haw
M. M
Fate) Brown
Park
Tor
M. 5
Chutiva Moamaker
Gird
McCarthy goes fishing aboard oilman's yacht in Gulf
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy Jr and his wife fished in the Gulf of Mexico on a 112 foot yacht owned by oilman Douglas Marshall. The trip pauses a dispute with the Army over alleged improper influence in the Schine case as McCarthy heads to Washington for a Senate hearing.
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Galveston
Tex
Joseph R. McCarthy JR
Wis
U.S. Army
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Texas
Senate
McCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Jean
Douglas Marshall
Tejana
Floyd Esien
Marshall
Hugh Roy Cullen
Army
Pentagon
Ros Cohn
Lehine
Dallas
Mundt Aims To Start Army Hearings On Schedule
Sen Karl Mundt said the televised Army hearings will begin next week on time despite McCarthy allies threatening to delay them. Some subcommittee members weigh sending the Army charges back to the Pentagon for more details while Roy Cohn and McCarthy press to withhold counter charges until after the investigation. If McCarthy and Cohn balk Monday, the panel may proceed without their preliminary statement.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
McCarthy Army
McCarthy
Used Cars Immobilized By Mischievous Kids
A Baytown area incident reveals a group of eight youths removing ignition keys from about 20 cars parked at a location, preventing many from starting until alternate keys were found. The local grand jury will likely not pursue further action.
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Baytown
Florerie County Grad
Floods Hit Texas as Houston Suffers Heavy Rainfall
In Texas the Alamo region declares an emergency as a week of flooding worsens with 1.5 inches of rain, while Hidalgo County reports widespread inundation. Rio Grande valley winds up to 54 mph bring dust storms, with 4,000 residents displaced and damages to crops potentially reaching 5 million dollars. CountyJudge Milton D. Richardson solicits disaster designation to unlock federal aid and mosquito control resources.
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Alamo
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Public Safety Department
Sted Thursda
Ohie
Houston
Seguin
San Moros
San Antonio
Dalgo County
John C. White
McAllen
Charles McKasson
Hidalgo
Public Health Agenscy Hide
Eisenhower outlines new defense doctrine in Europe
President Eisenhower proposes a Western Europe defense policy linking any attack on NATO members to a U.S. response. He pledges continued U.S. forces in Western Germany while NATO unity remains, urging France and Belgium to ratify the European Defense Community treaty as diplomats note aims to reassure France amid concerns of German force buildup.
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U.S
Merriman
Augusta
Eisenhower
Western Europe
United States
Western
Deemiany
KDC
Hbelgunn
Germany
France
Lily
Wigenhower Titel
West
Vince Sting
Reds Store Poison Gas Scare Sparks Defense Efforts
Washington reports that Russia stockpiles colorless, tasteless gases while U S researchers push detection tools and retaliation options. Maj Gen John F Uncles testified to Congress that the chemical warfare division concentrates on defense and effective gas weapons.
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Russia
United Les
Congress
Army Research and Development
House
Ayr Propriations Committee
John F. Uncles
Chemical Warfare Branch
French Line II Cracked Near Dien Bien Phu
French ening troops fought to destroy a Communist force that hit a bridges head inside the Dien Bien Phu defenses. The thrust aimed at the air strip and communications between eastern and western positions, with artillery and tanks battering the strip to bury the invaders. French bombers dropped flaming fuel over the area as Col. Christian de Castries’ command post remained underground.
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Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Tkeds
Col
Christian de Castries
Burglary at Highlands stores prompts shoe clue
A barefoot burglar struck Rodgers Dry Goods in Highlands on a night raid. Shoes, khaki shirts, trousers, socks, belts, and three or four dressy pants were taken from the store, with an empty shoe box left behind. Wolverton's next door also lost shoes and cigarettes. Ten new batteries disappeared from the nearby car agency.
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Rodgers Dry Gourig
Highlands
Wi Sheriff
Dir Ditux
Les
Yverton
Supermarktet
Franta Pontife Ca
RB. Padgers
Wolverton's
Rodgere Dry Goods
R. Lastak
Franta Pontiad Cs
Organization Forms To Fight Oilmen In Wynnewood Area
A group led by Thortes owners met at St Johns Methodist church to plan stopping oil drilling in Wynnewood-Lawndell. About 30 signed on with aims to recruit 100, seek attorney help, and pursue a possible injunction against subdivision rules. A temporary board was named with Hansen as permanent chairman and officers named.
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Thortes
Wynnewood -Lawndell
St. John’s Methodist Clurgh
AL Hansen
South Seventi
KE. L. Dichalm
North Circle
H. K.arnold Jp
South Seventh
C.H. Fuller
L. B. Pennington
Circe
Hansen
Mannen
Regtole Lions
Dallas
Holmes
J. H. Adiong
Wynneswood
Ghost ash blamed for windshield damage in Northwest cities
Seattle April 1 UPI motorists report mysterious pack marks forming on windshields. scientists remain stumped as tiny metallic particles, possibly ash, are blamed. theories point to industrial ash or pacific h bomb blast fallout. mayor requests state and federal tests. UW tests suggest ash from pulp mills or atomic ash.
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Seatile
Pacific Northwest
Fikin Pomeroy
Seattle
Unen
Eisenhower
Arthur B. Laughe
Pomeroy
University of Washington
Pierson Released On Bond After Appeal
Clyde Pierson, convicted of murdering George Mappe and sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary, was released on a $3000 bond after his attorneys appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Bond posted by Percy Foreman and Fred Dittman.
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Clyde Pierson
George Mappe
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Percy Foreman
Houston
Fred @. Dittman
Baytown
Langston King
Rong
Fudge King
Pierson
aftor+ Neve
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