Texas Weekend Fatalities Spark Toll Rise Across State
A United Press roundup reports at least 28 deaths from traffic crashes over the Texas weekend. Key incidents include a head-on collision near Laredo killing seven and a fatal crash near Huntsville that claimed four lives. Other deaths span Crowley, Crowley area dairy hand James Olin Smith, Lackland Air Force Base guardsman Larry Apache, and multiple drownings and road-accident fatalities across cities from Snyder to Galveston.
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Marching bands shine at Baytown trio event
Robert B. Lee twirlers earn first ratings in both individual and ensemble contests. Horace Mann and Baytown Junior High also win top marks as judges give two acts one plus and firsts. Betty Pryor, hospitalized for asthma, still competes and scores a first.
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Robert B. Fee
Lee Reagan
Horace Mann
Fred Packer
Elmer Hargis
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Robert B. Lee
Pat Nicholson
Darlene Hillm
Sherrill Carnes
Joyce Ann Pauler
Marcia White
Betty Pryor
Carolyn Ryals
Baytown budget items undecided amid council talks
Council considers finalizing police and fireman physical requirements while Baytown awaits decisions on three budget items including library public health and fire equipment. Funeral services for Charles Barnes 69, brother of Mrs Portis, set for 3 pm Monday at Damon. Barnes died Saturday at Houston hospital with Baytown relatives named. Corn continues to mature in at least one country each month.
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La Porte Boys Sworn In As Junior Deputies
Seventy two boys aged 12 to 16 were sworn into the La Porte Junior Deputy club Saturday morning and received commission cards. George Miller of the Harris County Sheriff’s juvenile division spoke on youth activities. Meetings are paused until after Christmas. The first post season session is set for Saturday January 3 1953.
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Livestock Market Report Fort Worth Dec 8
Fort Worth livestock sale shows 5700 cattle with very slow demand. Slaughter cattle and cows mostly steady to lower, calves trading around 1.00 and down, stocker fees weak. Hogs at 800 head, butchers down about 25 cents, sows 12 to 15.25. Prices listed include 1.60 and up for beef steers, 12-13.56 for beef cows, calves around 18-24 for utility stocker calves, and 17.50 for a load of good young cows.
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La Porte Paving Plan Aims to Tackle Mud and Streets
City commissioners back a program to pave 15 miles of streets within La Porte and stripcounty work for about 1.5 miles more. The plan, funded by a proposed tax hike of 20 cents per $100, seeks volunteer participation with owners paying for their paving and signs planned for each property. Mayor Burgin notes $21,000 yearly shell street maintenance would fund modern blacktop roads.
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Buckeyes Find Talent For Big Cage Season
In Columbus on December 8 coach Floyd Stahl praised Dean Cook as terrific for Ohio State. Cook’s play complements high scorer Paul Eneri as the Buckeyes seek to bolster the offense after an upset victory over St Louis earlier in the season.
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Trade names and firms listed in Baytown Sun clipping
A fragmented OCR list enumerates many companies and brands such as Allis-Chalmers, American Can, Anaconda Copper, Celanese, Chrysler, Dow Chem, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, Freeport, General Motors, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, Houston Oil, Jones-Laughlin, Libby McN, Monsanto, Packard, Phillips Pet, Pure Oil, Richfield Oil, Socony-Vacuum, Stan Oil, Tex Gulf, Union Oil, U.S. Steel, and others in a miscellaneous catalog of corporate names and products from 1958 era. The strike of the text suggests a directory-like or advertisement-heavy page fragment.
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Hec Canada
Solil Celanese
Celotex
Cessna
Chi Corp
Chrysler Corp
Columb Gas Cresse Pet
S.eeseee Davidson Chem
Dow Chem
du Pont Chem
Eastman Kodak
el Paso Natural Gas
Fairchild Eng
Freeport Sylph
Geri Electric
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Gen Tire
Gillette Saf
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bus
Gulf
Texas Gulf
Tex Gulf Sulok
Tidewater Corp
Union Oil of
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U.S. Steel
Woodley Pet
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N.O. Cotton
London Like Beach City London Like Beach City
A dense fog in London, fourth day, paralyzed rail, road, and air travel across about 100 square miles. Only the London subway ran on schedule late. fires were supported by torches as crews battled outages. An overloaded transformer in southeast London deprived 30,000 households of electricity for heat, cooking, and light. Motorists abandoned hundreds of cars as the Automobile Association urged minimal car use.
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Sick List Entries From San Jacinto Area
A clipped sick list names several residents with addresses and ages including Mrs Wanne Johnson at East Humble costing 10 dollars, Mrs Donnell Baker at Graham, Mrs Norman Moshey at Schil Eing, Willam Smith at Seabrook, Asa M Korton at Baytown, Mrs Will F Currie at East Wright, and Mrs William FF Carter at Hawthorne.
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Seabrook
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Baytown
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East Wright
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Hawthorne
Channelview Marine Veteran Henry Harrison Dies in Drowning
Funeral services set for Tuesday for Henry A Harrison 28 a Channelview veteran of World War II who drowned Saturday in Clear Creek after falling from a shrimp boat entering its slip at Seabrook Witnesses say he was a foreman at Myotex Chemical Greens Bayou and lived at 105 Magnolia Channelview The ex Marine saw action in the Solomon Islands Bougainville and Iwo Jima earning the Navy Cross and two Purple Hearts Services will be at 9 am tomorrow at St Pius Catholic Church Pasadena
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Texans Hope For Turnaround In Baytown Showdown
Fred Morgan mirrors the Texas style in the Wichita Falls game with strong running. John Ray dominates as a pass catching end, a key to the Texans offense. A 55 man squad travels to Houston staying at Shamrock, aiming to shed last year’s candy-show image with sharper execution. The Baytown test looms, inviting a wide open battle.
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Fiumble Contract Provisions On Seniority Pay And Arbitration
The document outlines union company agreement points including seniority rules for disabled workers, promotion pathways, and reassignment. It includes revised processes for extra board service, grievances and arbitration wording, and a pledge against interference with workers joining labor organizations. It notes broader training, wage-hour changes for exempt staff, a Tuesday meeting for individual changes, and a $100 door prize plus a Christmas bonus for the BEF office manager.
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PCC Pleas Statement on Rose Bowl Pact
PCC opens its winter meeting in Pasadena with debate on Rose Bowl pact and possible release of athlete eligibility files. PCC will restate its stance on Bowl involvement during the four day session starting Monday.
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Nose Detectives Snare $29,000 Marijuana Haul
Houston officers with keen noses seized marijuana worth 29000 dollars and arrested two men after detecting the odor despite mothball fumes. The trio of narcotics officers traced the source of the narcotics to a large batch, marking a major local bust for the day.
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10 Month Old Boy Dies In Channelview Funeral
Funeral services for Jerry Ronald Rumley aged 10 months, son of Mer and Mrs Marvin Rumley of Channelview, will be held at 2 pm Monday with burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Survivors include paternal grandparents A Rumley of Channelview and C Burroughs of Sheldon. The infant died Friday.
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Reid Injury to Be Determined by X Ray
Philadelphia December 4 Joe Reid center of the Dallas Texans football team underwent X rays to determine if he suffered a fractured skull in the game with the Philadelphia Eagles. Reid was injured on a kickoff in the second period and was carried from the field on a stretcher. He was unconscious on arrival at St Marys Hospital but later partially regained consciousness.
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