Fires rage in Baytown area devastates pasture and property
Firefighters battled multiple blazes across Baytown and surrounding communities as grass, sheds, and a sawmill were destroyed. Firebugs sparked several blazes near Davis Road and Highway 146, drawing crews from Texas City, Houston, LaPorte, and beyond. No serious injuries reported amid widespread damage and evacuations. residents fought fires with garden hoses as gear and authorities scrambled to contain the flames.
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Cedar Bayou
Milleydale
Davis Road
Highway 146
Bartown
Midway Gorege
Kilgore Road
John Voi
Saase
Toxicboy Smd
Bob Whitaker
Connie Burrough
J. L. Dunman
Wir
B. O. Verrie
Veyrie
Jeter
de Bilis Smith
Beaumont Street
High Way 143
Casey Pasture
Hilgore
Hillcrest
Jones Road
Decker Drive
Siapout Gulley
Thompsom
Big Prince
Baytown
Evergreen Road
Highlands and
Wooster
Texas City
Houston
LaPorte
Dayton
Dickinson
Gelene Park
Jacinto City
Greens Berou
Channelview
Market Street Bridge
Cherismew F
San Jacinto Bay
Neiman Marcus founder Marcus dies at 72 in Dallas
Herbert Marcus Sr. died following a cerebral hemorrhage hours after a stroke. He built a $23,906 capital investment into the Meiman Marcus Specialty store, leading the downtown Dallas landmark with four family members active in operations. Marcus, blind for four years, had remained president as his son Stanley ran the day to day.
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Herbert Marcua
Meiman-Marcus
Marcus
Delius
Teath
Mercus
A. J L. Neiman
Atlanta
Georgia
Stanley
Last Rites Scheduled For Character Actor Georges Metaxa
Funeral services for Romanian character actor Georges Metaxa aged 51 will be held in Dallas, with his wife Margeret Brostrom van Kupsen en route from Louisiana. Metaxa, born in Bucharest, was a musical comedy star in London and Monrovia before returning from a seven month European vacation.
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Lardoen
At'e Monrochi
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Man Injured Fatally in Channelview Crash
W. S. Welker of Houston died from injuries after a Channelview crash yesterday. He was 5 percent owner at Oshman’s Sporting Goods in Houston and a gunsmith. Survived by widow, son William, daughter Claudia. funeral arrangements by Paul A. Lee. Driver was his brother in law J. R. Cox, 26, of Channelview, who was injured lightly after the car swerved into two parked cars.
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Park Drive
Houston
Channelview
Walker
Baytown
Oshman's Sporting Goods
Welker
William Walker
Claudia Walker
Paul A. Lee
J. R. Cox
Cox
Morrizon
O. Morrison
Fire-Bugs Blamed for Many Blazes
In Texas extensive fires swept Brazoria and surrounding counties, burning at least 10 000 acres of tinder dry pasture. The largest blaze raged between Alvin and Alg e e, jumping railroad tracks and threatening the WK Flora ranch and nearby homes. Firefighters from La Porte Texas City League City and Seabrook saved homes and outbuildings. Liberty forests near Dayton and Liberty burned steadily as crews battled multiple fires.
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Algee
Flora Ranch
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Eost
Jim West, Sr
Clear Lake
Humble
la Porte
Texas City
League City
Seabrook
Darton
American Pipeline
Liberty
Bob Martin
Dayton
Liberty 3
Sun Spots In Baytown Car Crash Injures Four
Four Baytown residents were treated for cuts after a car struck two parked dump trucks on Market Street near Channelview Saturday around 2 pm. Howard F.P. Holloway, Leroy Perryman, and Howard Creamer all received emergency care at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital and were released.
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Market Street Road
Channelview
Howard FP
Holloway
Bowie
Leroy Perryman
Howard Creamer
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Hunting And Fishing Club To Meet Tonight
The Baytown Hunting and Fishing Club will meet at 7 30 p m today at the Community House. A drawing for fish equipment will be held during the monthly meeting.
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Hunting and Fishing Club
Baytown Hunting and Fishing Club
Fishipment
Praised thanks roll in for fire crews and volunteers
Words of praise pour in for firemen police and hundreds of volunteers who fought yesterday’s grass fires. Firefighters saved many homes and buildings in the blaze scorched area. Quotations from residents on Kilgore Road and nearby areas express gratitude for the efforts that saved their homes.
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Hes
Buck Echols
Sehbess
Henry Pruett
Billy Smith
Joan and
Frank Voparil
Kilgore Road
A. W. Fayle
Highway 146
Livestock Prices at Fort Worth Market Report
At Fort Worth market 2500 cattle active steady to strong with good fed steers and heifers 23 to 30. Few choice yearlings to Medium trade shortfeds 38.50. Beet colts mainly 2023 and few heiferish kinds to 25.50. Canners and cutters mostly 15 to 20. Sausage bulls 19 to 25.5. Good stocker steer yearlings 27.59 to 30, stocker heifers 28 and down. Calves 2330 active steady to strong with good and choice slaughter calves 27 to 31.50, common and medium 20 to 27, calls 18 to 20. Good and shiest er calves 26 to 31.20, 5 lower than Friday. Sows and pigs steady. good and choice 190 to 275 lbs mostly 15.50, two lots 18.75 to 19.25. good and choice 150 to 185 lbs 17.25 to 18.25. Sows mostly.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Faye Emerson to Wed Disc Jockey in Mexico
New York reports actress Faye Emerson and Disc Jockey Lyle Cedric Henderson plan a Mexico wedding in Cuernavaca near Mexico City. The ceremony tomorrow follows Emerson s past marriages and she will honeymoon in Mexico City before returning to New York.
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Mexico
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ICP
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Skitch) Henderson
Auiss Emerson
Cuernavaca
Mexico City
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Navaca
Elliot Roosevelt
Wiss Emerson
Hospital Visiting Hours and Resident Roll Call
Incomplete OCR lists visiting hours for Lillie-Dure Hospital and San Jacinto Memorial, with named residents and street addresses. It notes weekend admissions for several patients and references a vehicle collision near Jacinto involving multiple people, plus a brief line about Connecticut highway law and cattle rights.
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Lillie-Dure Hospital
W. W. Walters
Market Street Road
J. W. Childress Jr
Arbor
Margaret Wooster
Wood
Mildred Tipton Vaughn
East Lobit
Dan Disbrow
West Gulf
Reds Offer Dea On Korean War
Diplomatic notes in a war coverage piece discuss Reds offering a deal on Korea. The article notes government pledges in writing and potential effects on relations with Communist China. It mentions observers and the broader Eastern Crisis context and Formosa issues.
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Dea
Tze-Tuns
China
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