07 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1955
Page
1
A chaotic scene in Waco during a governor race dispute as District Judge D. We Bartlett presided over a confrontation with a reporter. The exchange touched on media coverage and time zones amid the televised proceedings.
In Waco Texas James Ray Fite testified with TV and microphone in court that Harr L Washburn hired him and John McKinnis to kill Harry N Weaver. Fite said Washburn offered up to $5,000 each if Weaver was murdered, and described money exchanges and past ties between Washburn and Weaver.
Athens Ga Police and troopers used force to disperse a crowd of more than 400 University of Georgia students during a campus demonstration. Two students were arrested, cars discharged, and rocks were thrown at patrol cars as demonstrators blocked traffic and hung effigies. The incident followed tensions over state racial policy and athletics, with the regents voting to permit the Sugar Bowl game while stressing segregation rules and local terms for future contests.
The American Association of University Women hosts its annual Christmas party at Elis Lodge with hostess Mrs. G E Elimor and helpers. A Baytown Garden Club Christmas arrangement sale runs Thursday and Friday at Mrs J R Kronick's home. George Nichols, director of the Law Research Association, will speak at the Baytown Kiwanis meeting Thursday, introduced by Dr George Bays.
Local notes from The Sun feature TIMMY STONED seeking a magazine offer and drawing. Garry Stormer loses desk equipment. Medora Breaugh helps with perfume gifts. Mrs J M Bridges enjoys club coverage. Mrs Wilbur Pisher shares a photo. Ricky Pandex ill. Sylvia Bentz looks to Christmas in Brookhaven Mississippi. Dan Disbrow promotes Young Adults class sales at Grace Methodist. Cpl Paul Deverter stationed in England called. Rev S Diaz packing for Argentina trip in January. Mia Vernon Plaeger reports Christmas decorations. Francis Read, Winter Baytown resident and former refinery athlete, injured in a fall near Covington, Tennessee, in good condition despite fractures.
Postmaster L Neal announces a new postal service allowing a first or third class letter to be placed inside a package. The inside letter must be noted on the outside and require an extra stamp. The 60 day trial began November 28 and covers combinations of mail classes for business and product communications.
Texaco announced a test on a W. A. Leavens lease of 132 acres may push drilling depth to as deep as 26,000 feet, potentially the deepest in Chambers County. The site lies a mile north of Mont Belvieu and about 3000 feet east of Backers Hill field. Texaco seeks the Yegua section on the east side and recently opened predictions on Barbers Hill north flank near 11,000 feet. Other wildcats include Sun Oil near Grangefield in Orange County and Concho Petroleum in Jefferson County.
United Press reports Texas gubernatorial contender Senterfitt accuses publicity operatives of orchestrating a harmony push to boost Senterfitt against Daniel and others. Meanwhile State Senator Jimmy Phillips blames the legislature for false economy in cutting funds for Galveston’s Joan Sealy Hospital. Ralph Yarborough enlists Lyman Jones to his campaign staff as Welcomes back operatives from the West Coast.
Midland report says University of Texas coach Ed Price was summoned by ranger Tom Sealy for a private conference on the diversity coaching matter. No comment was available from Price amid questions about his athletic future as the situation unfolds this week.
E L Chandler promotes Haytown Road Aces and Custom heartily, organizing a hot rod club and pushing for a Baytown drag strip to curb highway racing. He pledges members observe laws, show courtesy, and race off streets, believing a local strip could attract regional events and pay for itself.
On December 7 1955 Ray Morgan a Sun printer at Weingarten’s reflects on Pearl Harbor's surprise attack. He details the 1941 raid’s timing the losses to the six battleships and the destruction at Hickam Field noting the missing gun crews and locked ammunition. He calls it a day of infamy for America.
The Baytown area expects little temperature change despite a Pacific cool front due late Thursday or Friday. Tuesday's low 43 and high 69, midmorning Wednesday 66. Forecasters say the front will not be spectacular and may barely affect Thursday's highs. Skies stay clear as warmer temperatures are expected before the front moves through.
Sheriff J McGinty said the Schulenberg NAACP leader Herbert Johnson, 60, was killed possibly due to his conservative stance on integration. Johnson's body was found near Mount Eden after his auto was set on fire. Younger members at a recent meeting reportedly clashed with him, labeling him radical against broader racial changes. A Dallas NAACP official dispatched a leader to investigate any link to the death. A man detained for questioning was cleared after a polygraph test.
Chief Goodfellow reports the fund reached 274.05 dollars enough to buy gifts for about 3 Baytown children, with 30 children supported by current funds. The Pioneer Club hosts a Christmas bingo on Friday at the Community building to boost donations, inviting the public to participate. many local groups pledge money, with the Sun Carriers and Women's Club among contributors.
Jack Kimmons, manager of Boustan Lighting and Power Co., was elected president of the Baytown Shrine Club at a Tuesday installation at Shrinecyde House on Tri-City Beach. He succeeds William B. Mille. New officers include Albert N. Nelson as vice president and F. J. Leighridge as secretary treasurer with two new directors Dal PL Grigg and Branch Gulett.
Tickets for the Baytown Tyler semifinal at Memorial Stadium are in high demand with 2,000 ducats sold out and standing room to follow. By Tuesday afternoon 12 30 pm many reserved seats were exhausted prompting school officials to plan standing room for 1 1 or 2 per person. Students cannot buy at the gate with prices set at 50 cents for students and 1 35 for adults. The rush drew requests from Dan Stallworth Humble executives and several Texas newspapers as fans from Dallas Galveston and Houston sought blocks of seats ahead of the game Saturday.
Joyce Brothers a 101 pound blonde psychologist from New York won 64000 on The 64 000 Question after a late boxing themed question. Col Eddie Hagan and her mother’s lucky charm aided her victory. The program ran long by 44 seconds, airing over schedule in parts west of Omaha.
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