Baytown Police Association Defers Salary Vote to After Jan 1
Baytown police union will delay an election on a 50 dollar monthly salary raise until after January 1. President Charles Cowan said members unanimously accepted a 15 dollar increase approved by the city two weeks earlier, while continuing to push for a 30 dollar raise. The group will circulate petitions for a separate special election to decide the 30 dollar raise, citing city red ink and taxpayer concerns.
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Baytown Police Association
Charles Cowan
Cowan
Baytown
Dan 1
Population near 40,000 in Baytown area for 1955 directory
Johnella Boynton reports Greater Bay town area nears 40 000 with 37 073 residents in Baytown Cedar Bayou Wooster Highlands and La Porte combined. Annexation expands Cedar Bayou listings. total Baytown La Porte listings rise by 624 in La Porte and overall 41 130 people named with addresses and occupations.
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Johnella Boynton
Greater
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Wooster
Highlands
Page
Cédar Bayou
Wooster Heights
Wooster Terrace
Brownwood
Lakerwood
la Porte
Baylawn
Big Spring Desegregation Victory Seen by Court
District Judge Charlie Sullivan is expected to sign a judgment denying the injunctions sought to block desegregation in Big Spring public schools. He will hold parts of the Gilmer Aikin law void while leaving the rest intact, allowing desegregation to proceed with state funding. An appeal by Rosy Carlton of Dallas is anticipated after the ruling.
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Big Spring
Tex
Charlie Sullivan
Texas
Sullivan
Gilmer-Aikin
Texas Citizens Council
Rosy Carlton
Dallas
Carlton
Texas Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Noproos
U.S. Tate
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ex Baytonian Murdered in Brazoria at Chur chil Bridge
Oditan Rainin 44 a former Baytonian was shot to death Friday night at a grocery store near Churchil Bridge in Brazoria County. Sheriff deputies report an old 45 calibre pistol was used and E H W Lewis 48 admitted the shooting but gave no reason. Rainin grew up in Baytown and attended Robert E Lee High School. his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Rainin are known locally.
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Oditan Rainin
Brazoria County
Sun Spots Supper Off A Box Supper Postponed In Baytown
The Saturday morning notice says the Sun Spots Supper Off A Box Supper by the Deer Park Volunteer Fire department has been postponed. The Baytown Elks hold their monthly dance from 9 pm to 1 am with Bennie Bora's Orchestra of Houston providing music. Eddie and Mrs Garrett of the Baytown probation office are on vacation in Tucson, Arizona and will return in September.
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Womty
Deer Park
Elks
Baytown Elks
Bennie Bora
Orchestra of
Houston
Eddie Garrett
Baytown
Around Town Highlights and Local Happenings
Jima Jones runs ticketing for a benefit baseball game attended by many. Judy Enderts, hospitalized, enjoys visits from teens. Gary Hill heads to East Texas hills this week. Marilyn Padgett plans travel this year, Baylor farewell near. Mrs Glenn Oakes crafts a flower garden from fibers. C A Daniel among notable locals. Robbie Parris assists in sizing pedal pushers. Not Stranger and Marty draws interest from students and townsfolk alike.
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Jima Jones
Harry Rosenz_weig
Judy Enderts
Gary Hill
East
Texas Hills
Marilyn Padgett
Baylor Land
Glenn Oakes
C. A. Daniel
Robbie Parris
Way Jressiey
Marty
Biane
Erger
Stork Delivers Surprise Twin On Hospital Stairs
In Baytown on a Friday noon, Judy Kay Franssen arrived with twin brothers Gordon Ray and Judy Kay born on stairs as ambulance rushes to Lillie-Duite hospital. Names become Donrhd Ray and Donna Ray amid the chaotic scene and hospital bustle.
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Rosalie Myers
Gordon Ray
Judy Kay Franssen
Baytown
Speck
Lillie-Duite Hospital
Pete
Mrs. Franssen
Gordon Rey
Judy
Joe Speck
Judy Kay
Judy Clements
Gordon Kay
Mrs. Clements
Lark
Donrhd Ray
Donna Ray
Girl Shoots Her Father in Oklahoma Farm Fight
A 16 year old Nicoma Park girl Beverly Joan Woods shot her father Joe L Woods during a temper flare over a boy. He was wounded in the abdomen and arm and hospitalized at Mercy with surgery expected. Deputies say she is a Choctaw high school student and she admitted the act. the father wishes no charges.
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Oklahoma City
Nicoma Park
Beverly Joan Woods
Joel L. Woods
Mercy Hospital
Woods Farm
Oma Park
Chorge Long
Choctaw High School
Sary
City Budget Hearing Set for Sept 8
City Council schedules the first public hearing on the 2955-55 budget for September 8. The coming fiscal year starts October 3 with projected spending near 7,000 and receipts of 1,139,010. Surplus funds are expected to bridge the gap before final adoption in the council chamber at city hall.
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Council
City Hall
Veteran Texas bridge builder still active after 30 years
SUE JONES reports V O Ellis of Barton nearing semi retirement after 30 years with the Texas State Highway Bridge department. As resident engineer he oversaw many river and stream bridges until Oct 1954 when he began modified service as an advisory engineer. He works three days a week from a home at 402 North Jones, sharing in projects such as the Old and Lost River bridge with W D SyphTet and the Red River bridge cited among his notable efforts.
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Sue Jones
Sun
Texas State Highway Bridge Department
Ellis
Barton
Bridge Department
Department
Elli
North Jones
W. DB. Syph- Tet
Anahuag
Red River
City Tackles Sewer Odor with Humble Oil Engineer Plan
Baytown City Council promised to adopt engineer Sidney O Brady of Humble Oil and Refining Co plan to remove East James sewage plant odor. Brady cited hydrogen sulfide formation from warm sewage, recommending pre chlorination, maintained chlorine residual, immediate recirculation, corner sprays, foam control cleanup, and increased water volume to reduce septic conditions. The Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers offered to assist.
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Baytown
Sidney O. Brady
East James
Brady
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Couners
Brany
Emoment
Society of Professional Chemists and Engineers
Gle
Injuries Reported In Twin Accidents On Market Bridge
Two accidents on Market Street bridge between midnight and 6 am Saturday sent three to hospitals. Mrs. J. C. Kisusmeier of Highlanasts died? no. Injured in the bridge crash were Oliver B. Bundage and Charlie Scalns who were treated at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a head on collision with a truck driven by Marvin Poule of Houston. Bundage admitted for injuries. Poule unhurt. Details of the second collision involving Carlotta Crawler of Houston were sparse.
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Market Street Bridge
J. C. Kisusmeier
High Lanasts
Lillie-Duke Hospital
Oliver B. Bundage
Will Jon
Charlie Scalns
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Shere ML MM
Brown
Bundage
Marvin Poule
Houston
Carlotta Crawler
Wooster Water District Tax Hearing Set For Thursday
The Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No 8 will hold a public hearing Thursday on proposed valuation increases. Notices were sent to property owners, with about 101 of 115 or 120 aimed at new residences built in the past year. The equalization board will run the hearing from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Chairman G W Robinson leads with committee members Paul Edwards David Tracht Kate He Walker and W H Castleman.
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Paul Edwards
David Tracht
Kate He Walker
W.H. Castleman
Britain Joins U S In Arab Peace Offer
Britain aligns with the United States in a dramatic bid for Arab-Israeli peace, offering guarantees to both sides to halt attacks and foster a broader settlement amid ongoing strife.
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Britain
U.S
Washington
United States
Explosion at refinery kills two in Whiting and rattles area
An explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting Indiana kills two people and damages nearby buildings. The blast causes debris and alarms residents as emergency crews respond. In Texas Johnson celebrates a birthday with a quiet dinner. In Mexico a bus accident injures several airmen en route to a baseball game after a tire blowout.
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Whiting
Ind
Tidlana
Johnson City
Tex
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
City Issues Permits For 12 New Dwellings In Glen Arbor Area
City building inspector J T Paacock reports 14 residential permits issued this month signaling brisk home construction. Glen Arbor yields five permits for Leroy Walker's $10,000 homes. other approvals include a $9,500 Hill Street house, a $415,000 Ivy Lee Drive residence, and additional singles at Martin Street Wright and North Whiting. Commercial permits go to M S Krizak for a monument plant at 2630 West Main, with Peers and others undertaking store revamps and a barber adding a garage and extra feet of Unarapasa.
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Glan Arbor
J.T. Paacock
Pereouk Anid
Glen Arbor
Leroy Walker
W. A. Swinney
Hill Street
Peoples
Id Gil
Ivy Lee Drive
Rudi Dudley
Martin Street
Ideal Builders
LCI Wright
North Whiting
Jack Roberta
Lee
36 Inch Storm Sewer Line To Drain East James Area
Easement deeds obtained for a 36 inch storm sewer from Wright Boulevard to Tesay Avenue in East James to drain area between Highway 146 and Wright and East Texas. Five foot wide easement bought from F L Kent for around 150. The city plans a Cedar Bayou drainage project with estimated cost of 5000 and construction set to begin next week.
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East James
Wright Bowevard
Tesay Avenue
Wright
Ast
Kent
May HL Proett
Cornelama Tusk
Rufus Bergeron
City
George Chandiey
W. Grantham
City Public Works
Connellman Tak
Texas
Cedar Bayou
Exis
Hichard M. Johnston
Wright, Wis
Luale
Operation School Lift Begins Buses Roll Next Week
Baytown school district starts Operation School Lift with 29 buses and 29 drivers set to begin Sept. 2 for registration day routes. Five new buses replace old models while Superintendent George Scott notes readiness. First runs run from 6 30 p m to 7 30 a m with varied pickup times. classes start Sept. 7 with daily routes, noon special runs for first graders, and a total daily mileage around 1218 miles across the fleet. Last year 2400 students rode daily. special routes for cerebral palsy and other needs travel 74 miles. Operational costs and salaries for transportation personnel are listed for 1948 arrivals.
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Baytown
Atera
George Scott
Ite
Pupiix
Setioula
Yaar
Tun
Ruste
Tno
Chambers
HOWE
No Threat For Baytown Area Is Predicted
Weather bulletin notes Hurricane Exlith veering away from the coast while Atlantic storms disrupt shipping. Strikes across Mississippi coast diminish inland winds, but Louisiana will face heavy rains and gusts up to 30 miles per hour. Gulf squalls move west-northwest with advisories for ships in Apalachicola, Galveston, and Gulf ports.
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United Press
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
New Orleans
Famest
Louisiana
Apalachicola
Ia Giniveston
Tex
Satardiny
Atlantic
Kindley
Bermia
Navy
U.S
Mie An
Palm Beach
Fla
Cape Horiierie
Inherit the Sane
Gulf Aqualls
Brena
Texas
Shraveport
Texarkana
Yklex Ware
Brownsville
Tresillo
Pricay
Almacilla
Carpas Risti
Chile
De-Smoker Store Fire Sparks Smoke at Hill House
Friday night a de-magnetizer overheated at a Hill House store area when left connected to an electric circuit. Fire Chief Ast Lintsiman and Hoye arrived to find the device smoking, prompting a fire department call.
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Jeqweley
Barney
Hill House
Rank
Ast Lintsiman
Hoye
Somone
Ant
Correct Fee On City Water Tap Change Noted
Friday The Sun reports updated water tap fees. A half inch straight piston tap now costs 262 dollars, while a one inch straight piston tap is 262 dollars. A new half inch model costs 1 1/2 dollars and a two inch round type tap is 361 dollars under the new schedule.
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