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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1955

Page

2

Glen Arbor Opens its Sales Office

Glen Arbor subdivision opens its sales office this Saturday and will stay open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Helen Reid, in charge of sales, announces 625 lots with 600 houses planned. Leroy J. Walker of Houston is builder. Vinng is supervisor. Brick homes cost 11000 to 15000 dollars, financed by GI or FHA loans. 12 houses are available to GIs with no down payment. Grand opening planned in two weeks.

Glen Arbor Subdivision Helen Reid Pruett Schilling Glen Arbor Leroy J. Walker Houston Meth Vinng

Weekend Television Schedule Log Sketches a Full Lineup

A broadcast log lists multiple time slots with shows across Saturday and Sunday. Programs include Roy Rogers, Ramar of the Jungle, Star Theater, Movie Showtime, Bob Cummings, Racket Squad, The Wise, Lamp Unto My Feet, With Bill Hickok, Championship Bowling and more. The log notes authenticity not guaranteed and lists varied titles and times.

Christophers Frith Winky Dink Bill Hickok

Vacation Time W245 Know Your Merchant Sunday

Program guide fragment lists a mix of entertainment shows including Wreecher Im The Low Biff Baker Follow Man Inner Sanctum Private Secretary Toast of the Town Theater FH Adventure AgnointmentWhats My Line Mews Src it er CPM s Hollywood Buckstage In Oer Time Your Dible Chance of a Lifetime Life Borin Break the Bank You Aske For Drew Pearson Nays Revue Chronicle Playhouse Studio Sign Off.

Biff Baker Follow Man Inner Sanctum Hollywood Drew Pearson Chronicle Playhouse

Tots graduate join colleges across Texas from La Porte

Twenty seven members of the La Porte high school graduating class are enrolled in colleges and universities across the state for the fall term. Seven head to Lee College in Baytown, with names including Joan McAlvaney and Bob Burgin. Others plan UH, Baylor, Sam Houston, UT, A&M, Texas State College for Women, Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian, Del Mar JC, and Georgia Tech among destinations. Also notes club activities, local business moves, and new facilities in La Porte community life.

Alice Tots la Porte High School Lee Cnllege Baytown Joan Mmcalvaney Bob Burgin Mary Jane Chambers Blanche Burchfield Gerald Cligan Wyley Johnson Eugene Phormtan Janice Ellis University of Houston Tony Heaner Baylor University Waco Glass Plante Sem Houston Hunatsville Bennie Massey Fred Walker Danlyn Kennedy Mary Rite Phyllis Rinehart Mit Southegiia Georgetown Marion Smith University of Texas Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College College Station David Black Clarence Morton Eugene O'Neal Texas State College For Women Penton Betty Sinclair Mary Ann Hutching Elaine Terry Sandra Wall Jean Ramsey Stephen F. Austin State College Nacogdoches Sherry Dane Jones Abilene Christian Onllege Tommy Moser Dennis Brown del Mar Corpus Christi Ler Runnels Georgia Tech

Sheldon district joins fair line up with new permanent exhibits

The fair expands to include Sheldon district and commercial displays in the National Guard Armory from Oct 5 to 8. Exhibit space goes on sale Monday via Ware or Smith. Dr. Ben F Ammons serves a seventh year as treasurer. Parade starts at 4 30 p.m. Oct 6 with Parade Marshall Holt Feinberg. Executive committee members listed include Mastey Feline Ammons Methey and many others.

Page One Channelview Crosby Barbers Hill la Porte Deer Park Ship Channel Sheldon National Guard Armory Ware Smith Ben F. Ammons Holt Feinberg Mastey Feline, Ammons Methey B. F. Banth Roy Elms G. L. Famed C. Ferguson Albert Wreanla Syd Gould At W. Harper Rufus Honeycutt R. TL Kerr Jacky Kingmans Pap Wing Max Nuttall Vo V. Ramsey Ernest Sebesta Billy G. Smith Joe Smith W. J. Strickler Joe Ware Thea Wilburn BR. M. Wright Wright Ro DL Causey John Kader Leroy Hoerman Bob Stockton

Polio cases rise in Texas last week

Seventy nine polio cases were reported in Texas last week, the second highest total of the year, said the State Health Department. The new cases brought the year’s total to 1,048, well below the 1,726 a year ago.

Texas Austin State

Edward Cook 37 Dies in Baytown Refinery Hospital

Edward Cook a 37 year old refinery worker died at 4 43 a m Friday in a Baytown hospital He had lived in Highlands eight years and suffered months of ill health His body will be sent to Leesville Louisiana for funeral services at 4 pm Sunday at the First Baptist church of Leesville The Rev A J Martin will officiate Burial will be in Leesville cemetery Survivors include his wife Doris Cogit of Highlands one daughter Loretta his mother Mrs CG EB Cook of Leesville four sisters Gladys Moore Kathleen Smart Lucille Heilner and Louise Jackson and four brothers W B Cook CG C Cook Hoyt Cook and Ernest Cook of Beaumont

Edward Cleveland Cook Baytown Cook Highlands Worthmen's Hixson Funeral Homes Leesville Fay First Baptist Church A. J. Martin Second Baptist Church Doris Cogit Loretta Marshall EB. Cook Gladys Moore Kathleen Smart Lucille Heilner Plain Dealing Louise Jackson Palatka Kia W. B. Cook West Monroe C. Cook J. Hoyt Cook Shreveport Ernest Cook Beaumont

Berthe Continues Life in Raytown After Retirement

Mrs Berthe describes her retirement plan to stay in Raytown where she and Hixson couple live at 200 West Humble. He is in good health despite a neck injury and neck brace, prefers staying home, and both children remain nearby. He plans to retire rather than seek further work, despite past job searches.

Hixson Hoe

Labor Day Texas Traffic Death Forecast Misses Mark

Austin DPS chief N K Woerner predicted Labor Day weekend traffic would claim far more lives in Texas. The actual count ended up far lower with 8 deaths versus earlier forecast of 29. The June forecast had also overestimated deaths.

Austin -Up Ment of Public Safety N. K. Woerner Cal Hamer Ganr Nne DPS Weernews Carevisan Parsons Texas

Right Of Way and Property Transfers In Local Records

Public records include a gas transmission right of way covering 14 acres from the Benjamin Winfree survey conveyed through Dr. A Philp Howard and Nancy F Howard. Also listed are land transactions for Warren Petroleum Corp and related mineral rights, including royalties, releases, and assignments tied to the Henry Griffith League area. Notices of births at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital for Kathy Sue, Steve Carlton, Phyllis Ann, and Pamela Lee are recorded along with parental and grandparent details.

Sense Gas ‘Transmission Co Benjamin Winfree A. Philp Howard Nancy F. Howard Stork Williams Nerith Kathy Sue San Jacinto Memorial Hospital H. Speegie Sr Austin Bell Williams Newton Allen Tom Allen Scarlett Steve Carlton Graves Warren Petroleum Corporation Ben Fisher Henry Griffith League

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