Death Toll in Flood May Reach 300
Automobile accidents killed at least 11 people in Texas over the weekend. The worst wreck near Madisonville left three dead and a fourth critically hurt. Victims included Esther Gibbs, 43, and two others from Old Washington and Houston.
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United Press
Texas
Madisonville
Esther Gibbs
Landor Felder
Old Washington
Tex
Sam Ferguson
Houston
Gibbs
Mating Pvt
Bobby Gibbs
Thomas William Collins
Llano
Fredericksburg
Grenada
Miss
Thomas A. Coleman
Disease New Threat Dead Hunted After Northeastern Floods
A vast flood disaster across New England and Mid-Atlantic states devastates towns. Debris blocks roads and utilities while hundreds seek safety. Health officials warn of sanitation crises, typhoid risk, and displacement as communities assess damage and begin recovery efforts.
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New York
Del
Hoowas
Jenet
Iol
Eigtet Sietes
Pennsylvana
Ind
Val Eanos
Conecticut
Torrington
Densk
Winsted
Conn
Haggerty
Aman Street
Eisenhower returns to chores after Fraser trip
Denver reports President Eisenhower resumes summer White House duties at Lowry Air Force Base after briefly leaving for a mountain retreat near Fraser Colorado. The note mentions North Korea and UN council actions, a missing air captain, and a transport bridge project beginning in Laredo Texas.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
Fraser, Colo
Panmusom
Kowa
North Korea
Reis
Guy H. Bumpass
Juckson
Charles Wo Vivomn
Weal
Louisville
Silvice
Korisal
Jaycee-ettes Meet On Juvenile Delinquency Topic
Sun Spots reports upcoming Jaycee-ettes meeting at Community House with Quest speaker Sheriff Kern. Meeting starts 7 30 pm. Also notes Lions Club lunch talk by Ralph Parsons and Baytown Auxiliary Police gathering at 7 36 pm with Herbert Freiler chief assisting.
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Jaycee-ettes
Quest
Buster) Kern
Diamond Alkali F
Ralph Parsons
Baytown Lions Club
Tower
Jack Strickler
Baytown
Herbert Freeler
Around Town Notes Show Local Figures and Happenings
Charlie Masterson cares for his tint’s family pride while Harry Berger ponders why some names appear here Patsy Broussard adjusts to Navy life and a new home Ethel Keneeny follows screen events Opal Muchamore recovers after surgery Barbara Hollister Wanda Orton Tom Murray end summer break Burke Murdock anticipates a busy week Ide Stevens struggles with keeping track Bill Roberson trades a 33 model car and keeps the canvas top Eugene Stewart asks a friend how she does it Evelyn Trenalek glows after a gift Fox departs Raytown in a card Martha Creasy reported at Toe Baytown Sun office
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Masterson
Harry Berger
Patsy Broussard
Navy
Ethel Keneeny
Opal Muchamore
Barbara Hollister
Wanda Orton
Tom Murray
Sun
Burke Murdock
Ide Stevens
Bill Roberson
Eugene Stewart
Evelyn Trenalek
Fox
Raytown
Martha Creasy
Toe Baytown Sun
Port Houston Anniversary Dinner Plans Attract 700 Attendees
About 700 Houston business and civic leaders will attend a Port of Houston anniversary dinner tonight at the Rice Hotel Crystal Ballroom. Speakers include John C. Flannagan of United Gas and officials Jy II, County Judge Bob Casey, Mayor Ray Hat Heinz, and Consul General Aley C. S. Adams. The port opened Aug. 22, 1915, and has since become the nation’s second busiest.
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Houston Jang
Port of
Houston
Ben C. Belt
Houston Champer of Commerce
Rice Hete
Crystal Ballroom
Houston Chamber
Houston Consular Corps
John C. Flannagan
Texas Operations
United’ Gas’ ‘Corporation
Flanagan
Ih Houston
East Texas Chambers of Commerce
Jy 2 i
Bob Casey
Ray
Hatheinz
Aley C
U S and Allies Meet in Secret Atomic Conference
In Geneva the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Canada and Czechoslovakia held a closed high level discussion on the technical steps to make the atomic age safe. The 10:35 a m session occurred behind locked doors in the UN European headquarters council chamber, the same room used by the Big Four a month earlier.
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Geneva
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Council
United Nations European Headquarters
Mayor Pruett’s Mother Dies In Houston Hospital
Mrs. Georgia Estelle Pruett aged 80, mother of Baytown mayor, died Sunday at Methodist Hospital in Houston after seven years’ illness. Funeral at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with Rev. A. L. Jordan officiating. burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. Survived by two sons, one daughter, three sisters, two brothers, and two great grandchildren. pallbearers listed.
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Georgia Estelle Pruett
Baytown
Goose Creek Lown
Houston
Price Pruett
R. 5. Ruerling
Goose Creek
RH. Pruett
F. B. Pruett
L. W. Taylor
W. D
Ex-Model Brave Bullfighter Critics Celebrate Belle Ford
Mexico City crowds watched Belle Ford, 24, become the first American woman to perform in the Plaza ring. Critics praised her skill as two bulls were felled with single thrusts, earning her ears and applause from 25,000 spectators. Her bold cape maneuvers and proximity to horns drew intense praise as she demonstrated remarkable bravery for a neophyte in the arena.
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Mexico City
New York
Plaza
Belle Ford
Miss Ford
Plaza Ring
Ford
Benefit Game For Roy Carter Draws Baytown Fans
Baytown hosts a benefit baseball game Thursday night between the Gander Axes and John Adams alumni to aid Roy Carter, a local boy with two broken neck injuries. Proceeds fund his hospital care as football season begins, with Donnie Hutum likely pitching for the Exes and Captain Donald Walker for the Ganders.
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Baytown
Roy Carter
Gander
John Adams
Uvalde
Baytonians
Tunity
Ware
Donnie Hutum
Robert BL Lee
Donald Walker
Weather Disturbance Spans Yucatan to Bahamas
Brownsville and Miami weather offices report two easterly waves from Jamaica to the Bahamas and from Yucatan to 400 miles east of Brownsville, signaling possible tropical development. Forecasters note possible showers and higher temperatures, with prior rains in the Lower Rio Grande Valley reaching up to eight inches.
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Tex
Miami
Yucatan Peninsula
Bahamas
Jamaica
Caribbean
Atlantic
Yuecalan
Gulf of Mexico
John Hagan
Miami Weather Bnreau
Jamica
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Turks Lnds
Rahamec
Weather Bureau
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
MiMand
Beaumont
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Victoria
San Antonio
Laredo
Cotulla
Alpine
Emergency Corps Sets For Action In Drowning Rescue
Baytown and Highlands Emergency Corps prepared to aid in recovering two Houston boys who drowned near Lake Houten. Vernell Madox, 13, and Eddie Madox, 9, were wading when Eddie stepped into a hole and disappeared. Vernell died trying to save his brother. a 14-year-old cousin, Bobby Strange, tried to help but tired. The brothers were at a neighborhood picnic with siblings Alberta 26 and Willie Mae 17, plus Tom Beasley 44 and ten others. Bodies recovered in about an hour from the waist-deep water.
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Highlands Emergency Corps
Houston
Lake Houten
WHR
Onottte
Vernell Madox
Eddie
Vernell
Bobby Strange
Baer Street
Alberta
Willie Mae
Tom Beasley
Mre
Walli Mattox
Gray~ Son Street
French Evacuate and Destroy Nine Arab Villages
French troops evacuated and destroyed nine rebel Arab villages in dawn operations to curb a violent weekend uprising in North Africa. Alarm over casualties rose as officials reported hundreds killed across Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, with talks underway to halt the carnage.
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Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Aixres-Bains
France
Edgar Fate
Noth Africa
Algiers
Constantine
Delegation Heads to Austin for Highway 73 Talks
Forty one Baytown area citizens travel Tuesday from Bay shore Bus terminal at 4 a.m. to Austin to meet State Highway Commission. The group includes State Sen. Searcy Bracewell, County Judge Bob Casey, Harris County officials, Chambers County judges and commissioners, Baytown council members, and Baytown Chamber leaders to discuss Baytown access to Highway 74.
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Baytown
Jan Porte
Chambers County
Austin
State Highway Commission
Searcy Bracewell
Bob Casey
Houston
Harris County
V. V. Ramsey
Lloyd Williams
Joe Lagow
Fly Council
AL Pruett
M. 1, Campbell
A. M. Campbell
Mears
Fufus Pergeron
C. 1
Middleton
Father and Son Reunite After Years Apart in Baytown
A Baytown man Jack Monroe, age 65, reunited this weekend with his son and daughter whom he had not seen since 1926 after the son Jack White and daughter Mrs. Bobbie Tacantunday traced him. The son, 32, may change his name to Jack Monroe to reflect the reunion. The family learned of the connection through Baytown Police Chief W R Montgomery, who confirmed Monroe as the father. The pair learned about ten half-siblings and a stepfamily, including relatives in Oklahoma and Wisconsin, and plan to navigate name changes and future contact.
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Baytown
Monroe
North Main
Fornia City
Tulaa
Okla
Jack White
Mra
Bobbie Tacantunday
White
Jack Monroe
W. R. Montgomery
Montgomery
Uel Weir
Wes
Moore
Nenville
Chillon
Giaborad
Meir
Munday
Phiy
George O' Monro
Ton
No Present From Peter Casts Shadow Over Princess Birthday
Balmoral Castle Scotland Monday reports say RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend did not send a birthday gift to Princess Margaret who turned 25. The divorce makes marriage to Townsend unlikely though public interest remains high. Britain speculates an imminent announcement after her birthday.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
RAF
Peter Townsend
Margaret
Wlanabeth I
Britain
Townsend
Pasadena Boys Nabbed In Gas Raid
Five Pasadena youths were rounded up after a raid at Teer Park pumps near the bus stop. Two cars were used to take gas from the pumps, totaling several gallons stolen. A sixth youth from South Houston was also involved, with ages reported as 18, 14, and 9. The city marshal planned parental conferences Monday and noted three of the youths were brothers.
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Pasadena
Houston
Royall
Moniuy
Pasaiona
Youth Accused Of Window Peeking At Girl Friend
An 18 year old youth faced charges for peering into a girl friend’s home. A neighbor testified seeing a man near the house and looking into the window. The girl’s father chased him, and during the ensuing commotion police were called as the youth allegedly followed the girl into the house to make a phone call.
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Noir
Ganfice
Mia
Mic Oman
Itn
Crosby Votes Down School Tax Boost
Crosby voters rejected a proposal to raise the district tax rate limit from 1.50 to 2.00. The measure failed 122 to 113 overall, with Crosby High School voting 110 to 7 against while Drew High School supported it 34 to 13, leaving the board to set next year’s budget.
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Crosby
Shool
Crosby High School
Drew High Schol
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