Baytown elections spark debate on city government
Baytown voters prepare for city council elections as candidates discuss city manager powers and potential reforms. Five candidates vie in district races including L. Campbell and Sam Como, with polling and campaign events planned around local venues.
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Ksty
Baytown
Ley
L Campbell
Sam Como
Geetent
Cerpbell
Proel
Como, & Rey
Juni
Meade Kite
Mepils
Fez
Wilkenbfantture
Franta
Pearce
Com- H City Hell
San Jacinto
Mid Mexican Recreation
Bombers Ordered Against Communist Fleet Near Shanghai
Fragmentary report from Formosa indicates forces launched a bombing campaign against the Communist invasion fleet south of Shanghai. Aircraft began taking off from Tei Field and other military ports this morning to strike the enemy forces and protect coastal positions.
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Sesir
Hed
Shanghai
Fsck
Chusan Islands
Pats
Formosa
Tikters
Tei Field
Town News Roundup and Local Scenes Amidst Spring Prep
Fragmented notes describe town events, TV looks, family matters, and local sports. Mentions include Elmer Gray joining an list of television features, the Puch brothers in a mobile unit, Jerry Kappele building a fence, and Benkston’s lack of word on a meeting. Also references Irish football photos, a $2 value, and a columnist Sutdocr reporting.
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George Per
Tommy Rochelle
E. Hanratty
Elmer Gray
Puch Brothers
Charlie
Piedworth
Jerry Kappele
Benkston
John
Teason
Lea
Mutual
Texas
Norman
O. K
Students Riot In New York City Fight At City Hall
New York report says thousands of high school students rioted in New York City. An estimated 10 000 teens overturned cars and harassed police as a march toward City Hall continued with about 125 officers posted to block them.
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New York City
New York
U.P
Cuty Hall
Bank Deposits Show Half Million Increase in Baytown
Baytown bank deposits rose by 548 452 03 over last year, totaling 146 592 213 64 on the latest call while April 31 1948 figures for Nations Bank stood at 15 995 761 56. Banks noted payroll related fluctuations and proximity to Houston as key factors influencing deposits. Police contained youthful demonstrators near City Hall during Admiral Kinkaid’s retirement ceremony with roadblocks, guard details, and arrests reported as students from nearby schools protested with placards. Board of Education launched an investigation into the three day student disorders.
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Baytown
Nations
Houston
Citizens National Bank
Bank
People’s State Bank
Banke Call
City Hall
Admiral Thomas
Hincaid
Kinkaid
Eastern Sea Frontier
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Mazhbatian
Foley Square
City Hell
Juyvesent High School
James Madison School
Board of Education
Nominate a Teacher of the Year in The Sun Contest
The Bartown Sun invites readers from Barbers Hill Cedar Bayou or Goose Creek districts to nominate a classroom teacher for Teacher of the Year. Nominations must arrive by May 15 with reasons why the candidate deserves the honor. The Sun will select five judges and publish all nominees shortly after.
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Bartown Sun
Barbers Hill
Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek Independent
Bigtown
Sun
Bartown
Sun Office
Chilean President to Visit Baytown Refinery Tour
Baytown readies for a visit by President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile. He will fly in on the Sacred Cow with a brief schedule including a refinery tour. Local officials plan a formal welcome with a 20 piece Air Force band and color guard, then a reception at the Shamrock Hotel.
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Baytown
Chile
Gabriel Gonzales Videla
Gorden L. Ferned
Inary
Gonzalez Videla
Houston
Oscar Holcombe
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Allan Shivers
Chamber of Commerce
Ellington Field
United States
T &, Marines
Cullen Filles
Univer Houston
Gonzalez
Shepperd
Mayor Holcombe
Shamrock Hotel
Brigadiers In Special Show Girls Corps To Wear New Uniforms
Baytown’s Lee Brigadiers drum and bugle corps will stage a public preview of their new uniforms tomorrow at Memorial Stadium at 2 2 pm. The event marks the first public appearance of the Brigadiers in lighter weight Confederate gray outfits with a double breast brass button jacket and red lapel. Rookie members will perform seven lessons before possible selection to the corps. 110 rookies compete for about one third to join the Brigadier corps after training since April 3.
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Baytown
Lee
Robert E. Lee High School
Memorial Stadium
Annual Two Day Scout Field Meet On Schedule
The annual Boy Scout Field Day a two day affair will open late today at Camp Reber weather permitting. The events on the program will continue through tomorrow with several thousand Boy Scouts parents and friends expected to visit the camp on Decker Drive.
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Camp Reber
Decker Drive
President Truman brushes off Jesse Jones RFC plan
Washington reports President Truman dismissed a Jesse Jones suggestion to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He noted Jones no longer runs the RFC and mocked the Texan’s proposal at a news conference yesterday.
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Washington
Truman
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Texan
Jones
RFC
Mayee
Hoover urges UN reorganization excluding communists
Former President Herbert Hoover urged God fearing nations to reorganize the United Nations without the Communist countries and form a unified front against Red atheism. He said the one world idea is lost and proposed a practical plan of total diplomacy not extending military alliances. Hoover spoke at the American Newspaper Publishers Association banquet in New York, prompting a call from President Truman.
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New York
U.P
Herbert Hoover
United Nations
Waldorf-Astoria
White House
Hoover
ANPA
Banqnet
Milton
Berle
America
Gaid
United States
Russia
Boover
Beaver
Armaments Commission
Kremuim
Rain Delays City Projects And Water Work
Rain slows numerous public works in the city, delaying shell spreading at Roseland Park, grading at He Park, and road work between Pelly and Baytown. Water line repairs near Baytown face temporary hold, with Grantham planning a bypass valve to cut water shut time to about 30 minutes at a cost of 45 dollars.
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C. W
Red) Grantham
Grantham
Chester Rogers
Pelly
Baytown
West Main
Felly
Maiz
Oil Workers Seek Damages From Texaco Lockout
The Oil Workers International Union seeks 2.96 million dollars in damages from Texaco over a Port Neches refinery lockout of union members. The union argues back pay dating to the lockout and plans to file NLRB charges against Texaco for actions at Casper Wyoming.
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Texaco
Denver
Ol Workers International
Cloy
Sééix
Texas Company
Port Neches
International Union
C. A. Knight
Sumner Calves Win Prizes at Humble Rodeo Show
Calves owned by Eugene Prinzel of Baytown and Tommy Him mey of Coady won prizes in the FFA Fat Stock Show and Rodeo at Humble County. Prinzel's calf earned first in aged heifer, Kimmey placed second. Both are Robert E. Lee High School students in R T Ker's ag classes and Lee FFA members. The event honors Mose Summer fund support. A downpour did not dampen turnout as hundreds watched a two mile parade and bands from Humble Aldine Tomball and Dayton. The show continues today with livestock auctions at 3 pm.
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Humble
Eugene Prinzel
Baytown
Tommay Himmey
Coady
Prinzel
Kimmey
Robert E. Lee High School
R. T Ker
Lee Future Farmers of America
Mose Summer
Aldine
Tomball
Dayton
Seven Dead Six Injured In School Bus Train Collisions
In CAMPUS Dl two fatal crashes occurred as a speeding Wa bash railroad train struck a taxi acting as a school bus. Seven people died including Leo Kane 52 the driver and Helen Kane 50 the principal. Names of children and others are listed with ages 10 to 14. A separate Tulsa incident left a boy treated for a possible skull fracture after a Greyhound rammed a school bus. Five others were injured.
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Chicago
Leo Kane
Helen
Alice May
Ethel McCarter
Mary Helen Zeiher
George Johnson
Tody
Barbara Seabert
Tulsa
Okla
Hillcrest Hospital
Jimmy
Walker
City Council To Decide On Fog Machine Purchase
The City Council will meet at City Hall today to choose among three insecticide spraying machines for city use. Council members and officials evaluated all three machines last Tuesday and spoke with sales representatives from the bidding firms Abaan Taseet Control Service Meakien, tin-Smith: Company of Sa Sila Gomuasy would send details.
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Abaan Taseet Control Service
Meakien
tin-Smith
Company of
Sa Sila Gomuasy
Cyclone Strikes Town Causing Major Flood Damage
A late afternoon cyclone battered Highlands injuring few, but flooding Main Street and town businesses. Three inches of rain fell in 30 minutes, toppling poles, tearing shingles, and knocking out power and phones. Firemen cleared water as residents watched in awe, with Ramsey Insurance Building and a service station among the hardest hit.
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Highlands
Bnt
Finsters
Crosby- “Lynchburg Reed
San Pacinto
At.& Poi
Ramsey Insurance
Ramsey
Crosby-Lynchubry
Materials Ordered To Start Work On Henke-Pillot Store
Henke and Pillot plans for a large market at Market Street and Decker Drive proceed after orders for construction. R H Pruett says plans, plumbing and wiring aren’t finished, delaying bids. The 23,206 square foot store will be modern with interior murals, fluorescent heat, and air conditioning.
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Henke and Pillot
R.H
Pruett
W. Dbd. Sutherland
Henke and Pillet, Inc
Beaumont
Market
West Texas
Busch Terrace Pruett
Henke-Pillot
French Fire Red Atomic Director Named in France
A cabinet decision names Dr. Frederick Jol iot Curie as France's high commissioner of the atomic program. The move follows political pressure amid tensions over the national project and its Soviet ties.
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French Fire Red Atomic
Paris
Gbh
Frederick Joliot-Curie
France
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Sumner Foundation Dairy Celves
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