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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
2
Bombày police used tear gas bombs and warning shots as massive crowds protested the Goa crisis. Rioters halted buses trains and shop activity while authorities ordered 600 police to guard the Portuguese consulate. Nehru denounced Portuguese actions and vowed Goa’s fate would be decided with Indian aims.
Federal police guarded a Tuesday against a possible new wave of demonstrations against President Juan D. Peron. On Monday night tear gas broke up protests near the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Clashes were reported in Cordoba as police rounded up alleged conspirators to assassinate Peron and attack public services and garrisons. A crowd of about 400 marched to Plaza de Mayo shouting liberty.
Prince, with late partner Stanley Bartecki, started a horse hospital in a run-down 60 acre Chicago cattle farm now housing 100 horses. Facilities include a $25,000 hydraulic operating table, an X-ray therapy machine, padded recovery stalls, and constant veterinary access, with any vet welcome to use the facilities.
Hartford report describes Mrs. Sarah Lovett aged 102 being hospitalized after a hip fracture and receiving medicine from a physician for the first time in her life. The note emphasizes her advanced age and the medical care administered.
Buckskin shirts and coonskin caps will be worn as San Antonio celebrates Davy Crockett with a week of events August 17 to 23. The first Frontier Festival honors Crockett and other Alamo era heroes with a downtown birthday parade featuring Audie Murphy as grand marshal, Alamo ceremonies, and a world premiere of To Hell and Back. The lineup includes a frontier street breakfast, a Davy Crockett children’s contest, a large square dance with Red River Dave, and 300 costumed dancers expected at the street square dance starting Friday night.
AUSTIN UP State Sen Wayne Wagonseller of Bowie, WWII veteran, was buried with military honors at the State Cemetery after funeral services in the Senate chamber. Died Saturday from an automobile accident near Fort Worth. Over 100 attended, wreaths filled the chamber as his body lay in state. He served in three legislative sessions and once held a 28 hour filibuster against motor bus license fee cuts.
CHICAGO reports steers fed stilbestrol, a female hormone, gained more weight than those not fed the supplement. Ralph Meall and beef cattle researchers found stilbestrol steers averaged 282 pounds per day versus 235 pounds for the nonfed group, with feed costs noted but details unclear.
In Longview Texas an investigation by the attorney general's office into revived Ku Klux Klan activity was paused until John Ben Shepperd returns from San Antonio. He planned to confer with district attorneys in East Texas towns and said the Klan present in the region lacks legitimate purpose.
SAG members will meet at Hollywood Legion Stadium Tuesday night to vote on a proposed new contract ending the nationwide strike. The board of directors approved the tentative agreement late Friday though details have not been disclosed.
Sheriff B. M. Matlock said murder charges would be filed against Arthur Skeeters a 42 year old city employee in the shotgun slaying of Joe Rasberry a 58 year old truck farmer Rasberry was killed Monday when a 12 gauge blast struck through his front screen door Skeeters said he fired after seeing a gun barrel in Rasberry s doorway Ball whose car Skeeters said blocked Rasberry s driveway left the scene Skeeters admitted firing twice after seeing a gun protruding from Rasberry s house
By request of the police department, signs at the Second Baptist church at James and North 8th have been raised two feet. Police Chief W. Roy Montgomery said church officials agreed to raise the signs which obstructed motorists’ view. A Trent Counts meeting heard complaints about hindered drivers and the council instructed Montgomery to find a solution.
PORT WING Minn Mrs Tekla Johnson 44 of Oulu takes her son to school daily then studies with him She resumed formal schooling in 1924 and enrolled in high school last fall alongside her 20 year old son Fred She recalls she hoped to return and graduate The first day of school she was mistaken for the new home economics teacher instead of a freshman.
Harris County voters face four Sept 17 measures including a wheel tax to fund freeway rights of way, a hospital district tax up to 75 cents per 100 valuation for a $15.6 million city-county hospital, a $10 million bridge and road link bond for a high vehicular bridge across the ship channel, and an $8.5 million port commission bond for new port facilities. The wheel tax would cap at 30 per vehicle. funds buy freeway rights of way.
Deer Park schools plan more than 2.2 million dollars in new construction in 1955 doubling the school plant value. The major project is a 1.1 million dollar junior high school with furnishings. The south wing should be ready for the 1955 56 year serving 800 to 1200 students. Also completed are a 310000 gymnasium and equipment building and a 125000 Lynchburg elementary addition.
Atomic power waste products offer a potential source for sewage sterilization. Army Corps of Engineers labs report gamma radiation can sterilize water-borne sewage without leaving residual radioactivity after six months of research. Experiments at Fort Belvoir Virginia and Oak Ridge Tennessee show irradiation can sterilize sewage and has broader uses in preserving foods and killing spoilage bacteria.
La Porte constable Jake Bussey investigates a burglary at Shorty's cafe and tavern located at the corner of North 11th Street and Spencer Highway. Owner Ben Wilson reported the break in, noting entry through a rear window and the removal of cigarette machines and shuffleboard units.
Season tickets for Deer Park high school's home football games are available. A 400 seat reserved section costs 5 dollars and grants admission to five games starting September 9 against the La Porte Bulldogs. Tickets are sold at the high school office.
MADISON Wis TP A new fiber building board from the U S Forest Products Laboratory filters out poison gases and radioactive fall out from atomic blasts The material promises shelter protection for troops and civilians and was announced Tuesday by laboratory director Te T A Hall.
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