City Hall Plans OK'd By Deer Park Council
Deer Park council approved plans for a new city hall and fire station at a special meeting. Changes to Baytown architect Jack Reber’s submission include enlarging fire station parking to three bays and adding women’s facilities while delaying air conditioning and altering lobby, council chamber, and jail space. If land purchase succeeds, construction could finish by January.
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Boston Nurses Sought for Polio Duty Bid
Massachusetts General Hospital will host 52 Red Cross nurses for polio work in Boston as part of a national effort led by Ann Magnussen director of nursing at Washington Red Cross. The Infantile Paralysis Foundation will fund transport and maintenance. many nurses remain active in their communities.
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Ugh
Geologist Lahee Retires From Sun Oil Co
Dallas Sun Oil announces Dr. Frederic H. Lahee will retire Sept 1 after 37 years with the company. He served 27 years as chief geologist in Dallas and eight as geological and research counselor for Production. A renowned figure in petroleum geology, he was the seventh recipient of the AAPG Sidney Powers Memorial Medal in 1953.
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Sidney Powers
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Sun 37
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Powers
Truck overturns near La Porte injures two
A pickup carrying Mrs. Billie Inez Robbins 21 of Galena Park overturned north of La Porte Saturday morning after driver J B Geisler 22 of Houston tried to pass another car. Robbins received first aid at San Jusinto Memorial hospital and Geisler had no apparent injuries.
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Galena Park
la Porte
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San Jusinto Memorial Hospital
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Robbing
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Crestmond
Houston
Geisler
Highway 146
Baytonians urged to donate to flood relief drive
Harris county Red Cross will not wage a Baytown campaign but accepts donations at its Houston office on 2008 Smith Street and at the town Red Cross home service office this weekend. Mrs. Hugh Eehols and H. F. Hartman urged Baytown residents to give as flood victims need millions to rebuild homes and livelihoods.
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Warris County
Newartmant Store Sales Show 9 Per Cent Hike
Dallas district department store sales from January to July rose 9 percent from a year earlier. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported gains in Corpus Christi 12 percent, Waco 11 percent, Dallas and El Paso 10 percent, Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio 10 percent, and Shreveport 5 percent, covering Texas and parts of neighboring states.
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Boy Injured By Flying Soda Bottle In Highlands
Deputy Brown reports a car full of boys threw an empty soda bottle at a boy on a bicycle on Worth Main in Highlands Friday. Paul Patterson Jr said he rode onto the boy’s path as the car passed. The bottle caused a deep laceration requiring three stitches.
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East Oak
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Father of Baytown's Fred Marti Jr. Dies
Fred Jake Marti Sr father of Fred J Marti Jr of Baytown died Friday at home on Spencer Road. Survived by widow Betty and two daughters and two other sons. Funeral 4 am Saturday at Fogle-Woest chapel 1903 McKinney, Stauston. Burial in Washington cemetery.
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Lincoln Packs More Power '56 Model Carries Safety Features
Lincoln unveils larger Premiere and Capri models for 1956 with 285 hp V-8 engines, 18 percent longer and seven inches taller than prior year. New safety gear includes triple-strength door locks, safety-flex steering wheel, vinyl instrument panels, and shatter-resistant mirrors. belts and air conditioning optional. Ben D. Mills calls the engine the most powerful Lincoln in 33 years.
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Edgewood High School Opens Doors To Negro Students
Edgewood High School will admit Negro students for the first time with a special registration Sunday. Three Bolero students have joined football practice. Though several districts voted to integrate, about 70 Negro pupils are expected to register at Edgewood, marking the first enrollment of Black students in Bexar County white schooling. Integration in the San Antonio Independent School District may be delayed if an appeal in the Pig Spring case is filed, as stated by Sant. Thomas Bo Port hood.
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Baytown Men Acquire Brazoria Newspapers Group
Baytown men Bob Matherne and Fred Hartman took control of three Brazoria County newspapers Saturday, announced by Craig F. Cullinan Jr. Chet Breker became publisher of The Daily Facts Review in Freeport while The Angleton Times and Brazoria County Light remained weekly papers in the group.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
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Daily Facts Review
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Angleton Times
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Cwlman
Television Schedule for Saturday and Sunday Schedule
TV guide listing KPRC channel programming with varied shows including Roy Rogers, The Soldiers, Dunninger Show, Graveyard blocks, Liberace, You Asked For, and different religious segments, sports and game shows across Saturday and Sunday with sign offs and devotional segments.
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Roy Rogers
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Emergency Corps Ready For Action In Anahuac City
Anahuac's Emergency Corps, formed in February as a non profit unit, shows readiness with about 50 volunteers. It operates 40 boats for water rescue, air search capability, a new dual control resuscitator, ambulances and fire trucks, and relies on donations from local businesses and residents to sustain operations.
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Louis Otter
Ernest King
Local Texan Ellis Linked to Rail Roles and Family Ties
West Texas Military Academy alumnus Ellis grew up near Denison and has strong ties to Texas A and M and Texas universities. He worked two years at St Louis Southwestern Railroad and one year at Southern Pacific, native of Edna. He visits Herring's Drug Store and cherry cokes with a waitress. He has two sons, Howard Willis married with three children, lives in Austin as a Railroad Commission member. Frank Ellis serves as an Air Force captain at El Toro, planning retirement soon.
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Austin
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Robert P. Larkins Wins Scholarship in Engineering
Robert Pruett Larkins son of Mr and Mrs P Larkins of 606 Bonner has been awarded a scholarship in chemical engineering at River Institute The Atlantic Refining company granted the scholarship to Larkins and to other graduates and undergraduates at colleges across the South Southwest and Midwest Colleges select the scholars Larkins is a graduate of Robert E H Lee High School
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Twins Welcome Gordon and Judy Ray at Birth
The twins Gordon Ray and Judy Ray arrived with a dramatic entrance. Gordon, a husky six pounds six ounces, and Judy at five pounds eleven ounces, quickly drew attention in the hospital nursery. The newborns cried for food, and the excited scene continued as the father and visitors weighed names and celebrated the surprise early birth.
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A E Watson Heads Model Plane Club
A E Watson elected president of the Balsa Bug Model Airplane Club at Roys Model Shop meeting. M W Whitley becomes vice president and Roy G Holzheuser serves as secretary treasurer. A Sunday 1:30 p m meeting at Robert E Lea field invites new members. Planes to be flown after.
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Balsa Bug
Roy
M. W. Whitley
Roy G. Holzheuser
Robert E. Lea
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