Doctors Oppose Harris County Hospital District Vote
Harris County Medical Society leaders vote 507 to 43 in a closed session at Jesse Jones Library Houston to oppose Senate Bill 224 creating a county hospital district. The measure would fund a Jefferson Davis Hospital by taxation, centralize money, and face a Sept 17 special election. Observers note large turnout among members, with objections focusing on taxes, district autonomy, and impact on indigent care.
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Harris County Medical Society
Harris County
Jesse Jones
Texas Medical Center
Houston
Hacks County
Baytown
Executive Board
Bob Casey
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Medical Society
1Iman
Ccounty
The
District Board
Gesis
Mwe Sanset App
Harrey County
Atention
Hospital Association
Casey
Executive Committee
Around Town Highlights in Baytown Visit Notes
Dorothy Maf Norrig enjoys a Baytown visit as local figures amuse themselves. Police Chief Herbert Freeman notes prudence on dares. Alexander recalls a remedy for a scare while Edna Chase hurries about. W A Read content with new duties as Keith Alford enjoyed a Chicago game. Milton Meyer faced a California ghost town shock. O W Dube moves along. Jerry Enderli seeks magazines. Roy Epperson in a new station wagon. Martin Wayne Geisendorff recalls Sun carrier days. Fred Jennings waves then checks who watched. Mrs George Keene ends summer respite while Joan Meadors stays cool. Frederick and Charles Adams young, dressed in Davy Crockett regalia, boarding a train. Kern Braswell and Bob Martin answer a late night doorbell.
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Dorothy Maf Norrig
Baytown
Herbert Freeman K
Q. Alexander
Edna Chase
W. A. Read
Keith Alford
Chicago
Milton Meyer
California
O. W. Dube
Jerry Enderli
Roy Epperson
Martin Wayne Geisendorff
Martin Wayne
Fred Jennings
George Keene
Joan Meadors
Frederick
Charles Adams
Davy Crockett
Kern Braswell
Bob Martin
Constable Anderson Seeks Deputy for Precinct 3
Constable Paul Anderson asked the County Commissioners to fund a deputy constable to aid his Precinct 3 duties. He cited a 400 percent workload increase and listed monthly counts of warrants, notices, citations, and subpoenas. He proposes a deputy salary of 225 dollars and a fifty dollar monthly travel allowance.
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Paul Anderson
County Commissioners Court
W. V. Ramsey
Anderson
Justices of the Peace
Walter Queen’s Court
Diane Blows Itself Out Plenty Of Rain Hits Carolinas
The waning hurricane Diane drenched eastern states with heavy rains and floods across North Carolina and West Virginia while sweeping into New England. Rescue crews aided evacuations as rivers rose. casualties included a Bolton area landslide that killed a family. heat and storms struck the Southwest with Yuma reaching 102 degrees.
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Diane
Carolinas
United Press
North Carolina
West Virginia
California
Virginia
Washington
N.C
Franklin
South Branch
Petersburg
Moorfield
New England
Bolton
David Cutter
Cutter
City council hike boosts budget and raises workers
Battle weary city councilors pushed into deep night to approve a 63 000 addition to the 1895-56 budget and grant raises to nearly all of the 140 city employees. Major changes include new fire station funding, a garbage truck, radar traffic system, sewage plant operation, street lights, and pay raises led by Clyde Ponds.
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C. Darwin Middleton
West Main
News Briefs Foreshadowed By Uncertain Details
Washington officials deny foul play in the deaths of Ambassador John E. Puerifoy and his nine year old son Danny. In New York a witness balks under questioning about alleged Communist past as a TV executive testifies before a House subcommittee. In Goliad County a judge, Ira Wollers, is killed in a one car crash on the Weesache-Goliad highway as a state patrolman reports details.
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Washington
United States
John E. Puerifoy
Danny
New York
House, Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Tony Kraher
Dumont Television Network
Goliad, Tox
Goliad
Ira F. Wollers
Weesache - Goliad
Fr. B. Byrne
City leaders seek merger study group for unified government
A group of Harris County mayors and councilmen will present Gov. Allan Shivers with a list of nominees for a study team on a possible city county unified government after an Aug. 25 Pasadena meeting. Pasadena Mayor Clyde T. Gray announced the plan amid complaints about who was asked to recommend candidates. Baytown officials noted potential attendance conflicts, with Bayland councilman stating a committee might attend in his place.
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Harris County Mayors and Councilman's Association
Allan Shivers
Carn
Pasadena
Clyde T. Gray
Harris County
Galena Park
Bellaire
West University
Baytown
Searcy Bracewell
Shivers
Wor Ghy
K. H. Pruett
Baylawn Council
Baylawn
Baruch Adopts Health Advice: Pick the Right Parents
Bernard M. Baruch, elder statesman and adviser to presidents, celebrates his 85th birthday with a light health anecdote. When asked for longevity tips he quips that heredity matters, prompting the reporter to ask about picking the right parents, to which Baruch remains deadpan.
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D. Quigg
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Elder Statesman
Baruch
UN Blames Communists for Shootdown Near Korean DMZ
The United Nations command accused Communist forces of firing on an unarmed U8 Air Force trainer near the Korean DMZ, with two Americans aboard. A second U8 was shot at while searching for survivors, reportedly in North Korean territory. The fate of the crew, a captain and a lieutenant, remains unknown as the incident is reviewed by UN authorities.
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Korea
United Nations Command
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Korea
Lane
Martin’ C
Tokyo
Eastern Air Force
Seoul
Winotsy
Witnesses Set With Bus Line Opposition
Baytown and Chambers county residents prepared to testify against Greyhound Bus Lines proposed operation along State Highway 73. The Texas Railroad Commission hearing at the Lamar hotel heard opposition from Tay town and Avabuag interests who argued the plan would bypass main highway areas. The Chambers county commission, District Clerk J B Wooldridge and former County Judge Guy Cade Jackson led the opposition with Baytown delegates W T Busch Harry Massey Neolo Weatt and McElroy plus A O Kraft and L L Fuller. Continental Trashways also seeks to operate on the same route and may join Baytown and Anahuac in the dispute.
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Greyhound Bus Lines
Baytown
Chambers County
Texas Railroad Commission
Lamar Hotel
Taytown
Avabuag
Commissioner's Court
J. B. Wooldridge
Guy Cade Jackson
My Thursday
Ger Z
W. T. Busch
Harry Massey
Nei. oBileoss Weatt
Boy McElroy
A. O Kraft
L. L. Fuller
Murray Rogers
Continental Trashways
Continental
Anauhuac
Continental Ghrenly
Houston
New Orleans
Ft Ja
Bayshore Bug Lines
Car-Truck Collision Near Highway 146 Damages Car
Police report details a collision on Highway 146 at Douglas Drive late Wednesday. Dr. R J Dyer of Rawtown drove into Spur 201 intersection after stopping at a stop sign, and was hit by dump truck driver Ray Gentry Glas Jr of Houston. Dump truck damage estimated at $250. Car totaled.
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Highway 146
Douglas Drive
B. J. Ausley
R. JD. Dyer
Rawtown
Spur 201
Ray Gentry Glaas
Houston
Korea Breaks Off Japan Trade Relations
Seoul officials said a blanket ban on Japanese trade took effect Thursday as Korea severed trade ties with Japan, signaling a deepening crisis in diplomatic relations. No official announcement was made and timing of the ban’s duration remained unclear. The move followed a government spokesman’s warning that relations were reaching the breaking point.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
Japan
Cireles
Hong Kee Karl
South Korea
Mental Weapons In Ike’s New Code For Prisoners
The United States orders an armed forces training program to teach mental weapons for defense against captivity and torture. President Eisenhower authorized the code of conduct urging readiness to die, refusal to surrender, and no sharing of information. The Burgess committee says home, church, and school must reinforce American principles to counter Communist tactics in war prisoners.
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Charles Cordry
Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Code of Conduct Committee
Defense Department
Emnamy
Philosphy
Defense
Carter L. Burgess
Fraser
Colo
Unfair Labor Charge Dropped Against Humble Oil Baytown
The Baytown Employes Federation announced the dismissal of an unfair labor practice charge filed last week with the National Labor Relations Board in Houston. The charge was dropped after Humble Oil and Refining Co issued a memorandum clarifying grievance handling procedures and recognizing contract terms. The federation stated the company would follow the same grievance process going forward, while maintaining past practices within the contract framework.
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Humble
Git and Refining Co
Baytown Employes Federation
National Labor Relations Board
Houston
Tte
R. D. Clark
Clark
James Planta
Ule
Griovane
Supe
Hery
Harrop
Atea
Atea To Investigate An Juxite, To That Even, Gla
Hasroy
Cnn
Saiporviegen
Milual
Warrop
Deepartment
Baytown
Mets
La Porte to Hold Hearing on City Budget Projection
La Porte city commission plans a public hearing Friday on the proposed budget of 167200 dollars for the current year, a rise of 11000 from prior spending. Mayor Burgin says the increase can be covered without tax or valuation hikes, with Social Security benefits for city employees added starting January 1954. The budget covers administration, water and sewer, finances, fire, police, streets and other departments, debt service, and includes no protests.
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Mo Burgin
Health Department
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