05 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1953
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions federal matters and a Bay area context with a 320 bill per person and a council, including Layman and Neil, touching on American religious groups Catholic and Protestant. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret, preserving only scattered names and numbers.
Bermuda report notes Churchill Eisenhower and Laniel weighing Soviet proposal for a Big Four foreign ministers conference in Berlin. US Britain and France prepared a joint reply while Adenauer’s input awaited. Leaders opened the four day conference Friday with a cautious review of world tensions.
Mayor Roy Hofheinz sparked speculation that Houston could enter the telephone business by buying Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. after a tax assessment hearing. Company officials declined to discuss the matter, noting the potential sale value at about 79.3 million dollars. The hearing adjourned and city lawyers planned to travel to Galveston to appeal a rate ruling.
Jefferson City Mo December 4 UP a Maryville undertaker will claim the bodies of Carl Austin Hall and Mrs Bonnie Brown Heady after their execution saving them from post mortem study for medical students Prison officials said undertaker John Price visited the prison Wednesday and made arrangements to dispose of the bodies Mrs Heady asked to be buried beside Hall in her family plot at Clement Mo but state penal director Cal Whitecotton said no burial decision has been disclosed and no bodies are being turned over to colleges or universities
In a dripping fog near Baytown on Saturday morning two hunters in trouble were rescued after their boat overturned in Tabbs Bay. Police and Emergency Corps searched the area for hours, aided by volunteers and a Gulf Oil boat, before the two men Paul Vance and Homer Smith were found safe at Sims fishing camp.
Small craft warnings went up from Browns ville to Morgan City as the weather bureau warned of northwesterly 35 mile per hour winds Saturday night. A cold front is whipping across the state with 70 mile per hour winds stirring dust in extreme Texas. The front is not expected to drop temperatures and skies should clear rapidly afterward. Gusty winds and thundershowers will affect the Baytown area Saturday night with cooler weather expected Sunday. A low of 46 is forecast for Saturday night.
A former Communist Maurice Malkin testifies at a Texas probe into alleged Moscow directed influence over the Distribute, Processing and Office Workers of America and related unions. He says the party aimed to use unions to overthrow the government. The three unions face accusations of Communist links as Texas officials open a three day hearing led by Attorney General John Ben Shepperd.
Goodfellow celebration organized by Bctitie Cox and Wooster volunteers at the Wooster fire station from 1 to 5 pm Sunday. A 25 cent contribution funds rides on a fire truck for children and adults. Sheriff Keri will deploy patrol cars to Wooster for safe rides in a rest nolive car. Baytown police and state highway patrol assist. Santa arrives with toys and candy for youngsters, with coffee and sandwiches for adults.
Perry Dillion a 61 year old La Porte carpenter is hospitalized in Baytown with a fractured hip and fractured left hand after an incident at the Baytown Refinery on Friday. He was reported resting well by his doctor Saturday. He was injured while at the refinery shop.
DEERTRAIL Colo May 5 1940 An ex-convict Frank Trotter 42 refused aid to himself to help two Oklahoma officers after a car overturned five miles west of here He flagged down a passing truck and persuaded drivers to free the wounded officers undersheriff Ira Watford 49 died at the scene and Leonard Ferris 49 was badly injured after the crash while Trotter who had been jailed for murder denied the robbery charge and waived extradition
Edward J. Malmquist a Baytown resident for 28 years died in a Baytown hospital Saturday morning. A retired Baytown Refinery paint department worker and a Spanish American War veteran his services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in Barthman chapel with Rev E F Lange Lutheran Redeemer officiating Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery Crosby pallbearers listed. He is survived by one son Alma Phipps of Binghampton New York.
The La Porte street failures were not caused by asphalt paving. Southwestern Laboratories tested streets for Baico Inc and found failures stem from unsatisfactory sub grade or base conditions. Batra noted no leakage and cited active black clay soil prone to moisture driven movement, predicting cracks from lateral sub grade expansion.
Baytown council votes to set up the William Moore Jr. Memorial Fund from donations after the council president's son Billy died. About 155 dollars raised. funds will aid retarded children with materials, equipment, and projects.
Ten Lamar high school girls after a football win stirred Rice Institute with Texas A&M songs. About 700 students roamed dorms, 15 squads of police, a tear gas bomb, tires deflated, and several girls questioned before release. Night Chief McSill condemns mob rule.
Across three cities on December 5, telegrams arriving at the White House show broad backing for Senator McCarthy in demanding that President Eisenhower cut off aid to U S allies trading with Red China. In Cuba, former president Carlos Pio Socarras denies plans to regain power by force. In Texas, Attorney General Brownell touts FBI honesty and a 30 law graduate jobs program. In Korea, 40 more South Korean captives reject repatriation, raising total refusals to 30.
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