Polio Serum Shots Planned for 800 Baytown Second Graders
Harris County schools will cooperate in a voluntary polio serum inoculation program next month, offering three shots to about 800 second graders at no cost. The program, funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and supported by the Church of Dimes, requires parental written consent and will be administered by volunteer medical workers with records kept for the study.
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Baytown
Harris County
George H. Gentry
Houston
Gentry
National Foundation For
VFW to Plan Baytown District Meeting May 1
The Baytown VFW post will organize plans for the annual district meeting to be held in Baytown on May 1 at 8 p.m. at the VFW hall on Decker Drive. The group will also discuss preparations for the poppy sale set for May 14 and 15. Brother In Race Rep George Hinsom, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, is Horace Mann Principal W. O D. Hinson's brother. Tinson, a Mineola resident, spoke in Pasadena Saturday and coauthored the original Site teacher increase bill. San Jacinto Day is a meter holiday in Baytown. meters will not need coins all day Wednesday. Spring concert dates for two Baytown choirs were announced by their director.
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VFW
Baytown
George '. Hinsom
Texas
Horace Mann
Hinson
Tinson
Mineola
Pasadena
San Jacinto
H. EB. MeKor
Odena Childers and local plans for travel and events
Odena Childers discusses a proposed trip to Boston with Anna Johnson. Jerry and Ronni Wiarrett celebrate their new dog Major. Sue Jones Atay in Colorado enjoys a brief vacation while Helen Hardesty returns to work for a short week with a San Jacinto Day holiday.
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Odena Childers
Boston
Anna Johnson
Jerry
Ronni Wiarrett
Punch
Martha Lily
Sun
Sue Jones Atay
Colorado
Helen Hardesty
San Jacinto
Dim Bord
Hata Om
Charlie Seligman
la Porte
M. DB
California
Shirley Goodnight
Navy
Max Souhy
Targ Clin
Incumbents Unopposed in May 1 School Trustee Race
In the May 1 school trustee election, incumbents Edna Gray for Position 1 and LL Kellogg for Position 2 are unopposed and expected to win in the LL voting precincts. Gray will start a second term, Kellogg a third, while holdover members listed include Stark Harper and Hartman.
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Edna Gray
LL. Kellogg
Cedar Bayou Junior High Official in Baytown Merger
Baytown school trustees took a formal step toward merging Baytown and Cedar Bayou systems. They unanimously directed Supt. George H. Gentry to implement 1954 1955 plans for Cedar Bayou to run an elementary and junior high, with senior high students moved to Robert H. Lee. Elementary growth requires reassigning some rooms. Gentry aims to operate Cedar Bayou junior high like the other two and expects voluntary enrollment with no boundary lines between Mann and Cedar Bayou.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
George H. Gentry
Robert H. Lee
Gentry
Yeat
Mann
Del Homme Chooses Texas Grid School
Louis Del Homme, famed grid captain and all state center, selected the University of Texas in a Texas bound decision. He signed a letter of intent amid Southwest Conference rules, preventing immediate entry to another conference school. Del Homme began as center for Gand er and shifted to right tackle, praised as a strong defensive line checker alongside co-captain Jim Morris.
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Louis del Homme
Aolboy
Ianl Tineman
University of Texas
Haa
del Hanne
Robert J. Lee
Inter
Jim Morris
Louis
Youths suffer multiple injuries from mishaps on Baytown streets
Baytown youths suffered several injuries Monday as horses caused two arm breaks, a wrist sprain occurred during a roller skate chicken game, and a shotgun accident shattered Tommy Plato’s right upper arm. Tommy and Johnny Bush, both 13 and 15, were treated at Baytown hospital for their injuries.
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Baytown
Tommy Plato
Tommy
Johnny Bush
W. D. Bush
Tri-City Beach Road
C. W. Plato
Barbers Hill UK Teachers Salary Increase Not Yet Decided
Barbers Hill school board unanimously re-elected all 20 teachers but unsure about state $402 pay raise. Board discussed finances and may extend raise if funds allow. Incumbent George Mills and Lee Tilton won seats. Joe E. Matthews reelected president, Joe F. Presnall vice president, Perl Trish secretary. Dayton contract approved to instruct Barbers Hill Negro scholastics for 60 pupils at $3,000 plus transportation and state per capita funds.
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Barbers Hill
George Mills
Lee Tilton
Joe E. Matthews
Joe F. Presnall
Perl Trish
Dayton
Third Arrest Made in San Antonio Fraud Case
The FBI arrested Marvin Page Langley, 39, a San Antonio paint contractor, on bribery and false-claim charges related to an alleged wide spread government contract fraud at Fort Sam Houston. Langley remanded on $2.90 bond. two others Ralph W. Hall and Lee Davis remain free on $2,000 bonds.
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San Antonio
FBI
Marvin Page Langley
M. P. Chiles
Langley
U.S
P. A. Lockhart
Ralph W. Hall
Fort Sam Houston
Hall
Lee Davis
Chiles
Jaims Langley
Crime Jump Reports Record 1953 National Offenses
FBI data show major crimes rose 6 percent to a record 2,159,089 in 1953, with New York leading in total crimes and Chicago close behind. The agency notes many crimes are not counted and population growth outpaces crime only partly.
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James F. Donovan
Washington
FBI
The
FREE
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Td Gach
Cleveland
Experts To Discuss Pollution At Southern Conference
Five Baytown Refinery reps will attend the Southern Industrial Wastes conference at the Shamrock hotel for a three day program. Leading scientists and engineers from SHIN fart search Institute MIT and the U S Public Health Service will discuss air and water pollution causes and abatement measures.
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Baytown
Shamrock Hotel
O. Brady
D. M. Haan
H. Ts
Eljunder
The
Southern Assn. of Science and Industry
Texas Chiapient Council
Thiy Manufacts Aringy Chemists Assn
Shinfart Search Institute
U. N. Ar Anfsunitsary
MIT
Warriel
UG. S. Public Health Service
Fooa. Thomas
Tennesset Valley Authority
Army offers transcript to prove inward informer link
Washington April 20 UP The Army released the transcript of a Communist propaganda broadcast to argue that Corporal Edward Dickenson was an informer and collaborator while a prisoner in Korea Colonel C Robert Burd the chief prosecutor in the court martial of the Crackers Neck Virginia soldier promised he would prove a direct connection between the broadcast and the defendant
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Washington
Cpl
Edward
Dickenson
Korea
Col
C. Robert Burd
Young Crackers Neck
Australia Grants Red Envoy's Wife Asylum
In Darwin Australia on April 20 Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies granted asylum to Mrs. Petrov wife of a confessed Soviet spy after Australian police overpowered and disarmed two Soviet escorts during a struggle at Sydney airport. Mrs. Petrov believed her husband alive and sought asylum. Soviet officials protested diplomatic immunity and demanded her return. The aircraft's captain and officials examined her wishes regarding asylum in Australia.
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Darwil
Australia
Ly Mes
Vladimir Petrov
Moscow
Robert G. Menzies
Damyin
Petrov
Canberra
Metroy
Fittiner
Sydney
Secad
Bat Territorial Police
I. Darkev
Mira
Uy Territorial
Ure Plang
Menzies
Dackey
Singapore
Aniba
Saior
Nikolai Generalov
Shivers Seeks Third Term as Texas Governor
Gov Allan Shivers announces bid for a third term in Texas amid family concerns. He cites crime, value, and hospitals as key issues, and points to a 1954 Democratic primary on July 24. Shivers has led Texas since 1940 and could shape the 1956 presidential race.
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Austin
Tex
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Hind
Governor Shivers Attends Multiple Texas Events
Governor Allan Shivers busy week visiting Nusa week of public appearances. He travels to Houston for a former state senator Weaver Moore wedding preps and attends the College Station ceremony. Then to Magnolia Cliffs Woodville area and Rotary Club gathering, with plans for San Antonio and Dallas Democratic committee meetings.
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Jeiouston
Allan Shivers
Nusa
Shivers
Weaver Moore
Mouston Press
Chile
Ue Goga
Magnolia Clits
Tvers
Woodville
Lyier County
Wednesdy
Bownesent Rotary
College Station
America
Demwcratic Stake
Dallas Bier
Mobile X Ray Unit To Visit Baytown This Week
Baytown hosts the mobile X-ray unit operated by the Houston Hurtig County Tuberculosis association with support from the Jaycees and Service League. The schedule covers multiple locations including Big Chief store and Cedar Bayou, serving residents over six years old for 60 cents adults and 20 cents children, with supervision for younger youths. Names of organizers and times are listed, with dates and venues spanning Friday to Saturday through the week.
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Houston - Hurtig
Sadie Mayerfeld
Catiery Piblic Health
Odis Mannnink
City Annuarion
Pina
Henke
Ab Nam
Horine Matin Crone
Carver Cron
Mavis
Kastine Duvier Wighfrei
Arkhavn
Cedar
Weat
Boith Pan
Feans
Hban
Ab Cautnepperts
Culpepper
Ad Way
Multa
Malenkov Talks State of Nation in Kremlin Address
Foreign Roundup reports Malenkov presenting a state of the nation in the Kremlin. He addressed five hours on amnesty, policies, and Russia's domestic challenges as Geneva talks and Cold War tensions loom.
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Malenkov
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Red Rebels Near Center of Fortress
April 26 reports from Hanoi indicate Dien Bien Phu defenses are tight as Communist forces press within 70 yards of the fortress heart. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries reshapes the garrison, pulling back to form a rough perimeter while 11,000 French troops rely on parachute resupply. opposing forces exceed 40,000, with heavy artillery and airstrip contests impacting supply lines and potential final all-out assault anticipated.
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Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
She Ank
Fortre
Christian de Castries
de Castries
French Union
Red Guiers
Uv Lyench
Delting
Bui Chu
Anti Cancer Pamphlets Mailed As Education Drive Grows
The American Cancer Society and local units mailed about 13,000 pamphlets on early cancer detection. Funds support education and patient assistance, with 1953 death tolls cited and seven danger signals listed such as a nonhealing sore and persistent cough.
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Bartomans
American Garvey Society
Bast
Hugh Stewart
Ha County
Cancer Society
Opera
Wand Wapre
Igney Direct
Driver Chooses Wrong Car In Night Crash
Herbert Warren Capps, 1500 Fin, collided with a police patrol car at Lee and Decker rites. He was charged with drunken driving and improper left to yield right of way. The other vehicle was driven by Patrolman L Istre.
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Herbert Warren Capps
Lee and Decker
Parrot
Pateolman L. Istre
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