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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
1
Denver reports seven accused Communists faced bond reductions on Wednesday and will not be arraigned until September first due to unavailable lawyers. Federal Judge Breitenstein heard the matter as U S Attorney Kelley objected, citing chronic drift and aliases.
Allen and Wilson of Denison is the apparent low bidder to build Baytown’s National Guard armory with a $69,769 bid, the lowest of 10 bids opened in Austin. Final award awaits approval by the Texas Army Board and Washington agencies, with construction to begin soon after approval.
Sylvia Jared Manjeris, father of Mrs George Jared, returned from San Antonio reporting his daughter's condition slightly improved after a broken neck in a Fort Hood swimming accident last Saturday. She was rushed to Brooke General Hospital by army plane. Manjeris asked friends not to send flowers due to hospital capacity. Mrs Manjerisy remained at her daughter's bedside in the hospital. Band Call and other community items follow.
Ex Suns Blaffet Aubrey Banks and family return to Baytown for a Sunday visit to Freeport. The piece mentions Rosie's secret, Ed White's overdue return from the Seven Seas, and various locals and miscommunications in a bustling town scene.
La Porte Chamber of Commerce discusses a new 28 bed hospital with a $100,000 estimated cost. A local insurance firm may fund 70 percent if the rest is raised, with site options from past president and attorney Cade. Thursday meeting will include doctors and location talks at Houston Natural Gas offices.
A weak cool front brushed into the northern Texas Panhandle Thursday, provoking scattered showers from Dalhart to Lubbock with amounts from .06 to .17 inches and a rare 2.07 inches in the Guadalupe Mountains area. Night activity continued in the Panhandle and far West, easing by daybreak. Temperatures ranged from 62 at Marfa to 81 at Wichita Falls, with many mid and upper 60s to mid 70s elsewhere.
La Porte officers detained five boys on burglary charges after a preliminary inquiry. Four Golden Acres youths aged 21 to 14 admitted breaking into a Houston man's summer cabin near Red Bluff Road and Taylor Bayou, stealing groceries, lanterns, binoculars, a reel, and fishing gear. A 14-year-old La Porte boy confessed to stealing from Isnan Ferrell at 249 North Sixth and other minor auto thefts, with multiple incident details. All were handed to Harris County juvenile officials.
Crosby schools expect a budget year starting Sept 1 to show revenues exceed expenses by about 37000. A public hearing Friday at 7:30 p m will let residents review figures before board adoption. The year’s proposed budget totals 242059 with current operation at 227765, up from last year’s 198357 amid higher instructional costs and a 402 raise for teachers.
Four teenage boys were linked to a string of vicious assaults and a wildfire-like crime spree. They drenched a man, beat him, and set him afire, with Felix Jaculon among the victims. Police described the incidents as wanton and severe, highlighting a pattern of attacks on men in Brooklyn.
Yarborough campaigned across the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas ahead of the August 28 runoff, while Gov. Shivers defended his birthplace claims and criticized political opponents. A Yarborough club formation and local campaign events were planned, with speeches noting past voting patterns in Tyler and Mission.
Atom workers at Oak Ridge and nearby plants approve a wage increase after a Wednesday vote. The contract raises pay from April 16 and includes retroactive adjustments. The CIO and union workers at the uranium separation facilities, carbon chemicals plant, and associated labs will see hourly increases within a range from $1.58 to $2.40.
Funeral service for George Allen 84 of Busch Torrance WHE will be held Friday at Lakeside Cemetery Eagle Lake Burial will be under dit e finn of Bartheay Sinapal horar Survivors include widow Mere Clara Belle Men four daughters Mrs Gladys Artiond Mrs Georgia Mas Maley Mrs Maudie Jones and Mrs Frane Andrews sons Charley Allen Virgil Clarence Adon and Winfield Mien a Cleve land Also surviving are lo srathenyi dren ane Li great grandchildren
Charles Glow known as Sherry Nage, an alleged Capone gang leader in Chicago, was killed in a gun attack Wednesday night. Seven bullets struck him as his car stopped near Angels Restaurant on the West Side. Police say motive unclear but tie to Capone era rackets cited. other gang figures received prison terms previously.
Cleveland Aug site reports Dr Samuel I Sheppard held on a first degree murder indictment is willing to testify or take the stand to aid his defense in the July 4 bludgeon slaying of his wife Marie He faces an arraignment before Common Pleas Judge Arthur Day with a decision expected Friday The defense notes possible use of the witness stand and questions whether the prosecutor will allow such testimony Meanwhile the family has received offers from strangers to confess for money and the palm print found at the scene is said to be traced to Dr Sheppard s son Chip 7 which could affect the defense that an intruder killed the wife The doctor says he was asleep when awakened by his wife s cry
Adams, Houston training chief, spoke on coordinating outside department calls. A film showed the Texas City Monster while meals were served. Harris County Fire Chiefs Association reports 26 paid members from 19 departments attended Wednesday’s session at McNair.
Houston reports a joint venture by ten oil companies to drill offshore tidelands in Texas and Louisiana, aiming for a million dollar wildcat. The plan targets blocks offshore Matagorda Island and Timcailer Bay area, with Western Natural Gas and Sinclair Oil among the allies.
Police report three Highlands youths involved in a pursuit after throwing watermelons at cars along Highway 148 and Baytown. One was charged with malicious mischief and speeding with lights out. fines paid. A third youth released after questioning. no further charges filed. Witnesses described the incident near Highway 90.
Alcide De Gasperi seven time Italian premier and mentor of Europe’s united effort died at his villa at 2 30 am after a series of heart attacks. He worried over European army treaties and a united Europe while guiding Italy through a Communist crisis and preserving democracy. Foreign leaders respected his stature alongside Winston Churchill.
Baytown will see Massey Electric, Young Plumbing and Heating, and either Baytown Ready-Mix or Kilgore Co among subcontractors for the new fire station on Market Street road near West Baytown. The M. Ward Co. of Houston holds the construction contract with several Houston firms awarded subs. Work began the first of this week on the station and tower project.
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