La Porte to vote on street bond issue this week
City officials propose a bond package estimated at 500000 to 1009000 dollars to fund street and building improvements. Commissioners Rigby and White say the plan would cover limited work such as hole filling and paving prep, with equipment purchases like a dump truck and tar pot. If bids are favorable, broader construction may follow, possibly in spring elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Prentice
Louis R.id
Siorer
Ropery
la Porte
Rigby
Robert A. White
Rabies Control Tips From Baytown Health Official
City health officer Dr. Crossman issued a list of rabies control suggestions for Baytown. He urged dog owners to keep pets confined, teach children to avoid strange animals, and seek immediate medical care if bitten. He noted rabies serum is valuable and should be administered under a doctor’s direction.
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M. W. Crossman
City Health Fonday
Sen
Goxey
Unclear local meeting notices outline city events
Fragmented OCR routes show Spots LW CROSSMAN city Mi officer events at a Junior Chamber meet and various schedule notes. Mentions include a chicken din 409 schedule SNIGHTS at Pythias, a Tuesday and Thursday program, ST. Taylor sister, and talks of a conference, county commissioner plans, and city manager discussions about a Baythyn funnel and a workup program.
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Crossman
City Mi
Chamber of P.m
Pythias
Tyachaly
Éson
ST. Taylor
Siltor
Tay
Mantas
Local Sports Brief With Muddled Text
A fragmentary report references football and a game involving Beking Connealy and others. The garbled lines mention an orchard and a north location, with unclear names and dates. The piece appears to be a partial sports note missing key details and context.
Fire Hits Fort Worth Hotel. Three Die
A roaring post midnight blaze gutted the Star Arms hotel in Fort Worth damaging an appliance store and a case. Three people died including an 83 year old mother and a 24 year old guest. about 32 people were in the building when the fire started after 2 AM. Two guests were injured and treated at City-County hospital. Police identified the dead as Mrs Hattie McCrasky James Burton Shearer and an unidentified man about 40. William Airsworth and Leonard Garn sustained smoke or minor injuries. Firemen said 16 rooms were listed as occupied but staff thought around 32 people were present.
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Fort Worth
Dee
Ed Shorts
E. L. Giles
Giles
Star Arms
City-County
Hattie McCrasky
Teom
James Burton Shearer
Pantex
Carson County
William Airsworth
Gol
Leonard Garn
Dallas
National Guard Seizes New Mexico Prison Riot
Governor Mechem orders National Guardsmen to seize the New Mexico state prison where armed convicts demand freedom and threaten to kill guards. Detachment commander Martinez says troops will march into the penitentiary armed with carbines as emergency declared and riot injuries reported among guards and prisoners during a 3:45 p.m. clash.
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Santa FE
N. MM
Edwin Mechem
New Mexico State
Me. A. B. Martinez Jr
Mechem
Phcenix
Storm Sweeps West Coast Kills Eight on Coast
A crippling storm battered the Pacific coast killing at least eight and delaying nearly 1,400 passengers aboard seven Southern Pacific trains. An unidentified airplane is believed lost in the Sierra Nevada as searchers battle 66 to 80 mph winds. Weather shifts to showers with ongoing mountain snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Pacific
Sierra Nevada
California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Tahoe City
Calif
Harry Johansen
Johansen
Southern Pacific
Houston Badman Gives Up Farris Surrenders At Pasadena
Raymond Farris, youngest member of a nutlews family, surrendered to officers in Pasadena after a six day manhunt. He said he had no role in the jewelry holdup and chose to turn himself in after learning he was a suspect. His attorney called the surrender painful and the suspect said he feared being blamed for other crimes.
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Houston
Dec
Bassman
Raymond Farris
Pasadena
Farris
Sam Hoover
Fess
Houston Press
Lee Pitt
County Jewl
Raymond Hamilton
Deputies Recover Safe Stolen in Jacinto City
Deputies MM Brown and JC Bickerstaff recovered a safe taken in a burglary at Jacinto City Pharmacy. The safe was found early Sunday on Kingsley Road near Crosby by Mrs. C Spain, who alerted officers. The safe had been opened and cash taken. ten pennies and $179 in checks remained in a drawer. The Gragstore owner estimated the safe held between $1,100 and $1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MM. Brown
J.C. Bickerstaff
Jacinto City
Kingsley Road
Crosby
C. Spain
Brown
Gragstore
Report On Negotiations Due Tuesday
Baytown Employes Federation members will hear a first hand report on progress of negotiations for a new contract with Humble Oil and Refining Co. BEF President A B Oliphant will present at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Baytown junior high school auditorium. The executive council has held six conferences. nine company proposals have been offered. A tentative agreement on several changes has been reached, with the union seeking 14 changes including removal of a no strike clause. The current contract has been extended while talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Bulgier
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
BEF
A. B.oliphant
Humble
J.oe Hates
Mondey
Hayes
Nimble
Ex Baytown Man Nabbed As Escapee
A former Baytown man and exHumble Refining Co. employee William Hollis, 47, who had been confined at the state hospital in Austo, was captured by Houston officers Monday after a Corsten watch since his Sunday night disappearance. Hollis had threatened his mother Mrs Delta Hollis and her nephew Jimmy Hamer, and he was described as dangerous and violent, though officials believe he may have joined visitors leaving the facility.
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Houston
Austo
Foust
Corsten
William
Byron Hollis
Humble Refining Co
Baytown
Delta
Jimmy Hamer
Hollis Tyear- Hollis
Nacogdoches
Holls
Hollis
Harris County
R. C. Reweil
Rowell
Administration seeks to salvage stabilization program amid strikes
Washington faces renewed strike threats and calls for decontrol of wages and prices as the administration pursues salvage of a tottering stabilization program. Seoul reports Chinese troops on the center front with South Korean forces bracing for new assaults on Sniper Ridge. In Houston a frugal six-year-old with an onion sack stash reveals $4,659 and a $300 life policy. Cotton crop size for 1952 set at 15,038,000 bales, up 133,000 from forecast. Casablanca riot injures over 50 as 5,000 white robed Arabs clash with French colonial forces, two Frenchmen beheaded.
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Washington — Administration
Houston
Washington — Agriculture Department
Casablanca
kGl
Eisenhower Meets Key Advisers Aboard Cruiser Helena
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and a slate of future policy advisers gather on the cruiser Helena off Wake Island as they discuss how to resolve the Korea stalemate without drawing the United States into a broader war. The group includes George Humphrey Douglas McKay Herbert Brownell and Joseph Doigge among others.
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Korea
Diight ‘D. Eisenhower
Merriman Smith
Helena
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
John Foster Didies
Honolua
Honolulu
Wil
Aberdeen Wake
Midway
George Humphrey
Treasury
Muletiv
Douglas McKay
Herbert Brownell
Joseph M. Doigze
Eisegrower
Budget Bureau
Rice Farmers Study River Water Shortage Meeting
West Chambers Farm Bureau calls a 2 PM Wednesday meeting at Barbers Hill pumping station for East Harris and West Chambers farmers to discuss a permanent Trinity River water reservoir to prevent seasonal shortages. Director A B McCawley warns delay harms irrigation. aims for early year construction to benefit next season.
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Rice Farmers Study
West Chambers Farm Bureau
East Harris
West Chambers County
West Chambers
Trinity River
Trinity
McCawley
Bands Win You Honors
Three Baytown school bands won bronze plaques for top Region 5 marching contest ratings at Galena Park. Robert E. Lee high, Horace Mann, and Baytown junior high earned first division honors amid schedule conflicts with football games.
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Baytown
Galena Park
Robert E. Lee High School
Horace Many
J. C. Burkett
Robert, SE. Lee
Burkett
Big Agenda For Council Sets Special Meeting Plans
The City Council may hold a special session Tuesday night if a quorum is present, aiming to clear a backlog of unfinished business before the regular Thursday meeting. Items include foundation plans for a water storage tank at Ashbel and Pearce and whether to contract the job or use city forces, with delivery slated for February and the foundation due then. The council also plans to pass an ordinance to set up civil service.
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C. D. Middleton
Ashbel
Pearce
Women Bandits Abduct Tourist In San Antonio Robbery
In San Antonio a tourist was robbed of money and clothes by two women and a male companion who forced him to undress and tied him up with cords before dumping him in his own car and stringing him up by his feet in a tree. The trio fled in two cars, leaving the man unclothed and later found by a farmer who lent clothes. a statewide alert was issued for their arrest.
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SAN_ ANTONIO
San Antonio
Brice Toles
Taevaleg
Pynce
Jermain
Trey
Prnce
U. S. 90
Water board race hots up with no candidates yet
Highlander Miss Edith sets December 17 as filing deadline for two water district supervisor seats. Incumbents J. M. Brinson and B. G. Stong expected to seek re election while A. J. Woldks and Oliver Harmon hold remaining seats. Election judges listed for the November 13 vote at the district office. Pearl Harbor tribute fades into the 14,600 graves at National Memorial Cemetery as flowers mark Memorial Day observance.
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Highlander
Edith
J. M. Brinson
B. GC. Stong
Woldover
A. J. Woldks
Oliver Harmon
Nafion
Pearl Harbor
T. BH
National Memorial
Pearl Barboz
Season Seat Holders Get First Choice For Semi Final
Baytown and Corpus Christi football fans gain early access to Saturday’s semi final at Memorial Stadium. Season ticket holders can claim seats all day Tuesday at the administration building, with remaining tickets on sale Wednesday at 8:30 am. Prices vary: reserved end zones 2.50, general 1, student 0.50 purchased before school ends. Corpus Christi assigned south stands and end zones, over 3000 tickets for visitors, line forms early with one BAYTOWN fan in line at noon Monday.
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Baytown
Corpus Christi
Memorial’ Stadium
George H. Gen
Stadium Heer
Texans Ease Past Wichita Falls Coyote in 39 14 rout
Corpus Christi notes a decisive 39 to 14 Texas win over Wichita Falls. Texans, led by Sonny Crisp, dominated from early on as the unbeaten visitors were shut down. Spectators from Baytown and Houston joined Texan supporters in a decisive performance ahead of future clashes.
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Corpus Clasei
Ray
Corpus
Ganders
Texans
Baytown
Corpus Christi
Stallworth
Houston
Lee
Bill Stages
Chuck Haynes
Sonny’ Crisp
Cedar Bayou Ticket Sale Set for Tuesday at Bayou Gym
Ticket sale for Cedar Bayou quarterfinals opens Tuesday at the Bayou gym ticket office. RR Akridge announces reserved season tickets hold through Wednesday. unsold seats go on sale then. Admission is $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for students. Contest scheduled Friday at 7 30 p.m. at Cedar Bayou.
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Cedar Bayou
Smithville
Bayou Gym
Akridge
Gift Spotter: Holiday Shopping Made Simple
Christmas calm shoppers find energy and choice eased by gift spotter notes. Readable hints bring lively suggestions into homes to aid pleasure and selection.
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Alweys
Ners
North
Espn Buss
the Marek of Dimes
Fort Worth Fotel
National Guard
New Mexico Prison
Badman
Texas
Seoul
Ike
Cenfer
James Co. Hagerty
Dulles
Wake Island
Emmet J. Hughes
Lucius Chay
Jonatine
C.D. Jacksen
Fortune Magazina
White House
Xee
U.S
Bill
Colling
Long Beach
William Date
Fort, Worth
Water Board
Coyotes
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