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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1951

Page

2

Councilmen Trim City Budget by Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Two

City council approves adjustments across departments cutting a total of 39 742 from the budget. Parks get 600 to hire a maintenance man for city areas three months a year. Baytown Garden Club contributions for Roseland maintenance noted with added electricity and power costs. Recreation Council gift aided play program tentatively approved under Red Feather agency funding. Various line items listed include insurance 6245 waste 75 54 water supply 29485 and swimming pool 8855.

Park Department City Aries Baytown Garden Club Baytown Recreation Council Red Feather ton@ueis recreation Esti- S

Mont Belvieu man George W Shay dies at 50

George W Shay 50 of Mont Belvieu died at his home 2110 am today Funeral services set for 3 pm Sunday at Paul M Lee Funeral Home Rev McMahill of Bridge City to officiate Survivors include widow Loia Fern Shay two daughters Lois Ann Shay and Mrs B E Stanley both of Grand Prairie and Mont Belvieu along with his father D Shay of Houston two brothers D D Shay and D B Shay and sister Mrs G M Kemp all of Houston and grandchildren Also noted a separate item from Goshen Indiana reports a 17 year old charged with failure to stop at a sign in a horse drawn collision with an apparent reference to a horse not being blamed.

George Wiliam Shay Oi Field Electric Service Mont Belvieu Paul M. Lee Om McMahill Bridge City Power D. Shay Houston D. D. Shay D. B. Shay G. M. Kemp

Revival Leader Du Priest to Lead First Baptist Youth Revival

Du Priest a Baylor graduate and Southwestern Theological Seminary student will arrive in Brytown Monday to lead the First Baptist Church youth revival beginning Sunday with Ed in charge until his arrival.

DuPriest Baylor University Southwestern Theological Seminary Brytown First Baptist Church du Priest

City to post charter amendment notices by election day

Edna Oliver, city secretary, announced that notices must be posted at voting places and published in the local paper thirty days before the September 22 election. City officials dijo not yet set dates for publication.

Edna Oliver

Madman Caught In Louisiana Sheriff To Take Ward To Hospital

Austin County Sheriff M. W. Steck left for Shreveport Louisiana to fetch Forest Ward 34 of Seals who escaped Bellville Jail last Sunday Ward had fled to Coushatta Louisiana where Red River Parish sheriff officers arrested him after an alert Louisiana Highway Commission employee spotted the fugitive Ward, who went berserk on a Sealy street last year, was found insane and had shots fired at two men and a deputy Ward was to be taken to Austin State Hospital the day after his escape and Steck said he would transport him immediately to Austin

Bellville Austin County M. W. Steck Shreveport Louisiana Texas Bellie Steck Forest Ward Red River Parish Coushatta Louisiana Highway Commission Garland Kitchens Read Sealy Street Austin State Hospital Ward Austin

Five Escape After Cabin Cruiser Explodes Near Galveston

Five people survived a late yesterday explosion and fire on the cabin cruiser Gay Louise anchored near Galveston north jetties. W. J. Roberts, 20, and Robert L. Watson, 34, were knocked into the water. Roberts daughter Mary E., 12, was seriously burned. Watson’s daughter Gay Louise, 16, and Danny Palmer, 15, were less injured. Two Houston men nearby helped rescue the party as the blaze spread, with Gay Louise jumping into Stauffacher’s arms. The blast likely stemmed from gasoline fumes in the bilge as the engine was attempted.

Houston Galveston Gulf W. J. Roberts Robert L. Watson Gey Louise Robberts Mary E Wat Gay Louise Danny Palmer Kansas Guest

Salesman Charged in Kidnapping Case

Walter Carl Barnette, a magazine subscription salesman, surrendered to Sheriff Sally Montgomery after authorities sought him in Texas and Oklahoma for burglary with intent to kidnap. The two year old girl was reportedly unharmed and in the care of friends. Barnette faces charges tied to the break in at Lester Sechler's home during breakfast. Reo Mares, 27, of Denver, was also charged after a struggle that led to his capture.

Fort Worth Sally Montgomery Walter Carl Barnette Texas Oklahoma Lester Sechier Reo Mares Denver Sechiers Barnette Sechlers

Two To Be Ordained As Baptist Deacons

Curtis Cole and Howard Tehee will be ordained deacons at a Seven thirty o clock ordination service at Second Baptist Church. Rev. O D Henley will lead the questioning with Rev E R Burns of Cedar Bayou delivering the charge. Rev Fletcher Erwin of Wooster Baptist will preach the ordination sermon. The service is open to the public.

Second Baptist Church Curtis Cole Howard Tehee O. D. Henley Henley E.R. Burns Cedar Bayou Baptist Church Fletcher Erwin the Wooster Baptist Church

Sick List Jacinto Memorial Hours Posted

Memorial sick list shows hours from 10 to 11 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Names include Mrs. Ray Clack 234 Archur and Mrs. Arthur C. Starling Route Two along with several others in Highlands Baytown Crosby and Houston areas.

Jacinto Ray Clack Archur Arthur C. Starling Mock—Highlands Horace Robinson Bitch Hiinois John Tappedo Houston Harold A. Neeley Baytown Bitch Taylor Thomas Prigmore Aubrey Shaw Highlands Phyllis Eubahks—Crosby Terry Lounsberry Ashby West Huainicuit Michael Mossemah Kansas John W. Smith West Gulf

Stock Finals and Corporate Names in a Fragment List

A fragmented OCR stock list presents numerous company names such as Armco, Amerada, Texaco, Chrysler, Dow, Du Pont, GE, GM, Goodyear, Libby, Packard, US Steel and Woolworth. It reads like an industry roster with partial ticker-like entries and broken punctuation, lacking coherent narrative or dates.

Alley Lud Steel Alis Chal Amerad Pét Armco Steel AT and TP Amer Woolens AT and SF Anaconda Cop Beth Steel Budd Co Calumet Hee Celanese Corp Chrysler Corp Cities Service Con Edison Creole Davison Chem Dow du Pont Eastman Kodak Gen Electric Gen Motors Goodyear Tire Greyhound Bus Gillette Saf Gulf OW Gulf Star Uol . HL and P Co Hous Oil Humble Oil F and L Steel Kirby Pet Kenn Libby Mdn Taiggett and Miers Mack Trucks Mid Con Nat Dairy Prod Nat Steel Penney's Inc Esree Pure Ol Packard Motors Repab Steel Sears St. Regis Paper Sou Pacif Stan Oil Ind Sunray OW Tex Gulf Snr Texas Co Tex Gulf Tidewater Corp Timken Bearing US Steel Woolworth Inc - Cotton

Livestock prices at Fort Worth market report

In Fort Worth cattle and hog markets meat prices show steady to mixed movement. Cattle records include yearling steers 23.00 to 33.00, utility cows 22.00 to 25.00, canners and cutters 16.00 to 22.00, bulls 27.50 down, medium stocker yearlings 27.00 to 30.00. Hogs steady to 25, butchers and sows steady, barrows and gilts 22.25 to 22.50, other weights 20.00 to 22.00, feeder pigs listed as dull.

Fort Worth Pim UBDA

Cloak And Dagger Confession Denied By OSS Sergeant

Rochester report says former OSS Sergeant Carl Lodoke repudiates his wartime confession to killing his commanding officer. He names the War Department and OSS as the bodies to reveal the full facts. Lodoke claims he spoke to agents and signed papers, calling the confession incomplete and untrue.

OSS Rochester IUE Carl G. Lodoke War Department Office of Strategic Services Lodokce Emil R. Lambiase Rochester Police Lodolee

Policemen Hear A New Complaint

Baytown police respond after a 16 year old girl reported boys pulled her skirt and tossed a cat under it. The cat scratched and bit her. Officers A L Bryan and Bob Adkinson were dispatched to help.

Baytown A. L. Bryan Bob Adkinson

Shaw Infant Graveside Service Planned in Coady

Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey W Shaw of Coady will be held at 5 pm today at Hill of Rest Cemetery with Rev Arthur Brown of the West Side Assembly of God Church officiating. Surviving are the parents five brothers Aubrey Harmon Vernon Wil Shaw and a sister Katherine Shaw all of Coady and grandparents Mr and Mrs Shaw.

Aubrey W. Shaw Coady Hill of Rest Cemetery Arthur Brown West Side Assembly of God Church Aubrey Harmon Vernon Wil Shaw Katherine Shaw

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