Baytown Sees Cold Front Bring Frost and Snow
A cold front spread across Baytown causing a heavy frost and light icy conditions after moisture from the Gulf and northward rain. Temperatures dipped to 21 degrees before rising to 68 with a record low around 47 at night. Traffic officers warn of icy streets and stations report anti-freeze sales rising as Amarillo and Dalhart report snow and temperatures near 20s.
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Baytown
Gulf
Mercury
Panhandle
Amarillo
Dalhart
Ambassadors discuss peace plan amid cold war strain
Fragmented wires report Deputy Secretary says Eisenhower peace plan unlikely to prevent a global economic wave. Officials debate Christmas return and possible press conference. Other items note prison policy for 19 year olds and naval service updates amid ongoing China crisis near the Yalu.
Entertainers, sports talk, and local notices mix in Bayou area
Fragmentary notes name Christies entrants, a postal office item, and several local figures including Mrs M M Cothsirwinn and Roy telme. Mentions Baytown WOU station, San Mareis event, Bayou stadium and injuries. The text is a garbled mosaic of names, places, and casual remarks from a Friday night community gathering.
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WOU
Baytown
W. Anridge
Tin
Baytonian Hitchhikes Home From Hawaii After Discharge
Airman Robert Clifford Wright from Baytown hitchhiked from Hawaii to Texas after his December discharge. He traveled with his wife Elizabeth Chan of Hawaii, who joined him in Houston on December 9. Wright sailed past delays, then reunited with his wife at his grandfather’s Houston home.
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Iri
Mm. Cothsirwinn
Henkes
West Oak
Robert Clifford Wright
Wright
Baytown
Elizabeth Chan
Hilo
Haswaii
Air Force
T. R. Johnson
Houston
West Coast
Texas
Future Nurses Collect Used Toys for Crippled Children
Robert E. Lee High School Future Nurses club invites toy donations for the State Hospital for Crippled Children in Galveston. Drop off at Mrs. C. A. Brown’s office. volunteers will pick up and deliver. Toys should be usable after sterilization, with stuffed animals favored for hospital care.
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Robert E. Lee Future Nurses Club
State Crippled Children’s Hospital
Galveston
Future Nurses Club
Robert Ei. Lee High School
Future
State Hospital
Baytown
C. A. Brown
Itx Alllud
Claudene Cook
Jeanah Powell
Robert E. Lee
Future Nurses Group
Texas
Baytown Carpenters Boost Goodfellows Drive
Baytown carpenters and local groups push the Goodfellows fund past seven hundred dollars with new gifts from Sociedad Mutualista Brownie Troop 2 and Baytown Boy Scouts. The union will supply tables and deliver Goodfellows bags of toys as PTA volunteers pace the effort.
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Sociedad Mutualista
Cesese
Maxwell D. Nuttall
Carpenters Loral
Jack Stewart
PTA
Carpenters
Goodfellow
Baytown Girl Scouts
Goodfellows
A. B. Wintringham
Alarris Marrow
Cub Scout
La Porte C C Plans Local Play to Pay City Decorations
La Porte hopes to decorate for Christmas with profits from a Saturday night benefit. The Chamber of Commerce presents Over the Teacups at La Porte High School gym in a two hour program featuring four actors, three dance numbers, two monologues and a vocal solo. Tickets cost 40 cents for adults and 20 cents for students.
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la Porte
la Porte High School
Magler
Clie Clay
Laura Boyle
Effie Leslie
Mary Beardsley
Emily Tucker
Bet Cedarblade
Laura Polhemus
Frances Adams
Betsy Young
Daphne Meister
Florin Olenbush
Adams
Mabel Cox
Geraldine Whitmore
Gasoline Prices Cut In East Seaboard
Three leading gas line companies cut wholesale prices along the eastern seaboard for a second time in less than a week. Shell, Esso and Socony-Vacuum announced 6.2 cent per gallon reductions, with Esso trimming both regular and premium fuels from Maine to Louisiana. Industry spokesmen said the cuts would likely be passed to consumers due to competitive conditions.
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New York
Eustern Seaboard
Socons Co
Shell Oil Corp
Essa Standard Oil Co
Sarony-Vachim
Shell
Esso
Maine
Louisiana
City Parking Lot Opens For Christmas Shoppers
City Manager D. Middleton opened a 180 by 100 foot city parking lot at South Main and Gulf for all day free parking during the Christmas season. It can fit about 75 cars with angled spots around its circumference. The lot, once the city barn site, is largely shell and asphalt.
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D. Middleton
Shivers Urges Middle Road U S Policy
Governor Allan Shivers of Texas urged a middle road in U S politics at a Chicago Executives Club luncheon. He warned against extremism in either major party and favored keeping two strong parties with compromise rather than third party splits. He cited Texas voting patterns and said Democrats have long been dominant there.
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Chicago
UPA
Allan. Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Executives Club of
Daly
Teen Dope Ring Nabbed in Houston
Police say a major narcotics supply ring to Houston’s teenage set was broken up after a two month undercover probe by morals officers the district attorney and the State Narcotics Bureau. Five arrested include 13 year old Alfred Reyna and 17 year olds Pat Bum ney Bennia Reyes and Eugene Ansley along with 42 year old Edward Salibo.
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Houston
District Attorney's Office
State Narcotics Bureau
Alfred Reyna
Allen Academy
Bryan
Sehool
Edward Salibo
Pat Burney
Eugene Ansley
Bennia Reyes
Gift-Spotter Promises Holiday Gift Inspiration
In the Gift-Spotter feature for Christmas shopping the service markets a broad gift selection to keep memories alive. It claims to widen options whether budgets are large or tight and promotes the Gift-Server as a time saving inspiration in the Classified section.
Police to Double Night Patrols in Baytown
Assistant Police Chief W R Montgomery announced doubling the police night patrols until after the holidays. Every building will be watched for open doors and damaged vents as burglars or hijackers from Houston could try Baytown. Loiterers on the street will be jailed, and merchants urged to lock up at night.
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Houston
Baytown
W. R. Montgomery
Montgomery
Patrol plans set after unlocked doors found in Baytown
Montgomery said last night three locations had unlocked doors and windows and one patrol car operated overnight seeking the unlocked site. He proposed placing owner contact cards on doors or windows for emergencies. Four patrol cars will cover North Baytown, South Baytown, West Baytown, and a prowl car will answer calls townwide.
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Montgomery
North Baytown
Stort
Texas
Goose Creek
Council Briefs City police and firemen longevity pay approved
Baytown council votes longevity pay for veteran police and firemen retroactive to December 1. Twenty-three officers will receive $2 per year of service, boosting payroll by about $206 monthly. Payments start December 35 for retroactive and monthly adds.
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Chester Bulgier
Baytown
Auditor's Contract Renewed in Baytown City Audit
Baytown officials renewed auditor ZT. E. Doxsey's contract for two years after an approval citing the city's finances as in excellent shape. Dossey will perform four semi annual audits for a total fee of 52000, with extra work at 42 per day plus travel time.
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Baytown
E. Doxsey
Ameshain
Counciiland
Dossey
Baytown Adopts More Children Feeding Koreans Through Local Generosity
Baytown area residents rally to feed 45 South Korean children, donating funds via the Baytown Chamber of Commerce and Bay Town Sun office. A Pastor of First Christian Church notes gifts ranging from checks to anonymous donations, with a project goal of rice for a year per child. The effort is tied to the Christian Rural Overseas Program, praised as a major cooperative church effort.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Adop- Sons
Baytown Area
Houston
Korea
Dan Clinton
Harris County
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Miss Hope Crowned In Crosby To Appear On Bob Hope Show
Janet Svreek, a Crosby high school area freshman, won the beauty contest to represent Crosby on the Bob Hope TV program. She and Crosby Lions Club president FE. Rusne berg will travel to California and back, with a Friday parade planned unless rain cancels. Second and third places went to Sharon Lord and Patricia Petters among other finalists. The town’s name temporarily changed to Hope, and the broadcast also features Galr Storm and General William Dean.
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Janet Svreek
Hope
Crosby
St. Thomas University
Houston
Crossy
Bob Hope
Miss Svreek
Crosby High School
Rusneberg
Crosby Lions Club
California
Sharon Lord
Patricia Petters
Lillian Havosky
Jeannine Havard
Joyce Williams
Jo Miller
Charlene Russell
Patty Moore
Dolores Henson
Cromby
Kprco TV
Galr Storm
William Dean
Baytown junior high bands compete in Alvin contest
Baytown Robert E. Lee Horace Mann and Baytown junior high bands join Region Five Inter scholastic League in an Alvin marching contest. Solo and ensemble events list drum majors and assistants by band with performance times and ages. A marching festival and a Texas pageant may follow if weather allows.
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Robert Be, Lee
Horace Mann
Baytown
Alvin
Nadie Bond
Marilyn Gilbert
Judy Bull
Lorene Sikes
Marcia White
Marlene Praetorius
BIH
REL
Thewll
Galena Park
Pasadena
Vision
Texas
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