Christmas Dance Signals Winter Wonderland at Cedar Bayou
Local events include Junior High's Christmas Dance from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Community House with Winter Wonderland décor. Cedar Bayou Methodist Church hosts a Christmas dinner fundraiser Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Baytown Diabetic Lay Society film on urine analysis is planned for Tuesday at the Junior Optimist Club near the YMCA.
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Cedar Bayou
WUMAR
Christian Service
Baytown
Mallorys head to Pasadena for Little Rose Bowl game
Mr and Mrs W C Mallory and son Sidney travel from 605 Gresham to Pasadena California where another Mallory son Jerry Bon will play in the Little Rose Bowl game Saturday The family will stay at the Milton Hotel Los Angeles and return to Baytown Jerry Don is a Del Mar College student in Corpus Christi His team faces Bakersfield Junior College in California
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W. C. Maliory
Sidney
Gresham
Jett
Pasadena
Calif
Mallory
Jerry Bon
Mallorys
Milton Hotel
Los Angeles
Baytown
Jerry Don
del Mar
Corpus Christi
Bakersfield
College of Bakersfield
R.C. Wilson
Lester Alford
Tommy Thomas
Golden Drumistick
Mongston
Nick Muller
Baltimore
Wilson
Optimist Club
Bobby Thompson
R. J. Thompson
Frank Sinatra
Channel 13
Bobby
Juliette Prause
Orvald. Brown
William W. Harris
Harris
West Bayshore Drive
Jack Jacobs
James Ray
Bond
John Cape’ Echols
Oak Shadows
November employment hits record as unemployment falls
The job market shows a large decrease in unemployment, with over 406,000 fewer claimants, bringing total unemployed to about 3.67 million. November reveals a record number of Americans employed despite seasonal factors. the move implies the economy added work despite near term declines.
Group Opposes Main Street Paving Plan At City Council
Baytown property owners on South Main pressed the city council Thursday night about street paving costs under the bond program. They questioned inclusion of front foot payments and the 70 percent petition rule, insisting they misunderstood the unit paving plan for Main Street. The council kept the policy unchanged while also approving a separate $1,000 settlement in a long-running trespass case from a West Texas Avenue drainage ditch dispute.
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Itate
South Main
Baytown
J.B. Smith
R.I
Red) Pruett
Main St
City Hall
Bessie .Triton
West Texas
Ave
George Chandler
Dow
Eisenhower Calls for Genuine War on Hunger Worldwide
President Eisenhower urged a genuine world effort to combat hunger and famine, addressing crowds in New Delhi during a World Agricultural Fair. He urged universal world law, noted student and people exchanges, and pledged continued U.S. aid to India to relieve food shortages while stressing four themes food, family, friendship and freedom.
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New
New Delhi
India
Eisenhow
Rajendra Prasad
Eisenhower
Ashe
Nehru
United States
Americas
Susnidar
Father Rides Ambulance To Visit With Ill Son
F. W. Dunman, known as Billy, rode an ambulance Friday to visit his eight year old son Glenn at Methodist Hospital Houston. Glenn remains in critical condition in the intensive care ward after three brain operations. Doctors say the next three days will determine if he pulls through. Dunman broke his leg February on the Humble Production job and has been in casts at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital, returning for treatment. The family plans a hospital leave of absence for him, and he will visit from his sister’s home at 515 Lloyd Lane.
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F. W
Billy Dunman
Glenn
Methodist’ Hospital
Houston
Dunnian
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Humble Production
Sjmh
Dunman
D.’F. Dragger
Lloyd Lane
Methodist Hospital
the Dunmans
Terrace Lane
Baytown swears in new city manager at council meeting
City Attorney George Chandler administers the oath to J. B. Le Fevre as Baytown’s new city manager hours after his appointment at Thursday’s regular city council session. Le Fevre replaces James W. Harrison who resigned last June. The five present council members voted unanimously. Lacy Lusk and Al Clayton were absent.
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George Chandler
Baytown
J. B. le Fevre
le Fevre
Thvo
al Clayton
Lacy Lusk
W. L
Dub) Ward
W. D
Willie) Reeves
R. H
Red) Pruett
Kkenneth E. Badgett
Paul H. Mears
Reeves
Ward
Badgett
Mears
Herrisar
LeFevre
Bayshore Motors, Inc
Pontiac-Cadillac
Roaring Springs
Tex
West Texas State Teachers College
Massey's Business College
Houston
Rice Hotel Corp
J. A. Phillips
Hughes Tool Co
Miss
Bessié, Ruthue
le Fevres
Clinton
University of Texas
Robert E. Lee High School
Channelview
Newsmen Arrested as Cuba Holds American Britisher
In Havana Fidel Castro’s regime detained American reporter James Buchanan of the Miami Herald and released a British correspondent, Ian Aitken. Cuban agents claimed Buchanan aided fugitive Frank Young, a 38 year old Biami pilot sentenced to 30 years. Young escaped to Havana, was recaptured. embassy says possible indictment for acting as Young’s accomplice.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
James Buchanan
The
Miami Herald
Fon
Frank Austin Young
Ameri
Aitken
Buckman
Ian Aitken
Lerdlj
Penyeraroeks
Miami
Iees
Ee Ot Younesset
Buchanan Cape
Pinar del Rio
Yong
U.S
Buchanan
Young
Biami
Castro
Aitkens
New York Times
Times
Ruby Hart’ Philips
Edward Scott
National Broadcasting Co
Littlest Goodfellow Connie Lea Morrow Highlighted
The chief notes Connie Lea Morrow, a three month old from Beaumont, added to the Goodfellow list with a $2 contribution from her grandparents Mr and Mrs Jake Rutter of Baytown. Readers are invited to contribute and attend the dance at 7 30 p m Friday at 2223 Minnesota.
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Chief Goodfellow
Connie Lea Morrow
Connie Lea
Beaumont
Jake Rutter
Baytown
Say Shore Red
City appoints LeFevre as fulltime manager at salary
Baytown city council, Thursday night, promoted J B LeFevre aged 45 to fulltime city manager at a salary of 13200 a year. He had been serving since June after the resignation of James W Harrison who quit amid accusations of not performing duties. Harrison was hired at 11000 a year plus car and incidental expenses. No ruling was made at the meeting.
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Preston Pendergrass
Sun
Sdltor Baytown
J. B. LeFevre
LeFevre
James W
Bill) Harrison
Harrison
Speaker Carr Unannounced But Running
Baytown visit by Speaker Carr signals Texas 1960 race maneuvering as Gov. Daniel's intentions loom large. Carr, silent on plans, cites funding debates and potential special sessions while backing higher pay for teachers and urging Texas residents to share state costs. He is joined by Rep. Heatly, highlighting ongoing fiscal and political maneuvering ahead of 1960 campaigns.
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Waggoner Carr
West Texas
Baytown
Carr
Fred. Hartman
Houston
Lubbock
South Plains
Price Daniel
Daniel
Will Wilson
House
Senate
W. H
Bil) Heatly
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Texas
Commerce
Shoppers Bus Service Set for Christmas Week Start
The Christmas Shoppers bus service will begin next Friday December 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A 50 passenger bus leased by merchants will run continuous round trips from Highway 148 and Texas Avenue to the traffic circle and Henke's, with free boarding along Texas Ave to ease downtown parking. Merchants also plan free movies at Brunson Theater December 21 24 as a Christmas gift to customers.
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W. J. Chin Strickler
The
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 148
Texas Avenue
Henke's
Texas Ave
Strickler
Yale
Brunson Theater
Ward's DWI Case Set For Trial
Harris county Court-at-Law Judge Jimmie Duncan set a driving while intoxicated charge against City Councilman W L Ward for trial. The case was rescheduled to January 12 at the request of Ervin Flowers who said Ward’s defending counsel could not attend due to a deer hunt. Ward was arrested July 18 by State Highway Patrol south of La Porte after returning from a deep sea fishing trip off Freeport.
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Harris County
Jimmie Duncan
W.l.duby Ward
Ervin Flowers
Baytown
Houston
Ward
Flowers
Duncan
la Porte
Freeport
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J.B. Lefevre
Ernest’ Mitchell
Singleton
Henry Marvin Singleton
Cedar Bayou Road
Washington University
School of Medicine
Robert,f. Lee High School
Rice Institute
Grace Irons
Dorothy Giroir
Auxiliary Police
Deester
Fletcher
Higheyson
Seastal
Galveston
Ihe
NEW City
Heatly
Cuba
Clark
Baytown Fiotila 67
U. S. Auillary Coast Guard
Hynkleil and Refining Co
Rd, Evans
R. W. Edwards
T. J
Little Goodfellow
Johnny Walker
Loyal Order of Moose
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