Winter freeze grips state as temps plunge to 25
A heavy frost and sub freezing temperatures marked the first cold snap of the season. North winds drove temperatures down to 25 degrees in Dallas and similar lows across the region, with puddles frozen and frost lingering in shaded areas. Forecasters warned of a chilly night ahead as high pressure settled over the area.
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Louisiana
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Rio Grande Valley
Bayou Deer Park Game Rescheduled To Thursday
Baytown fans learn of a shift in the schedule for the Class A state game between Cedar Bay Bears and Deer Park shay. The Bayou Bayou-Deer Park matchup moves to Thursday with tickets on sale for general public at 1 pm. The game will be at Fakerave Stadium with a 3 30 pm kickoff.
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Bayou
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Baytown
Community meeting discusses area issues and future projects
Local officials and residents meet at the Community House to discuss traffic, railroad rights of way, and a annual clean up. Harris County Wise Supply District No. 1 plans deadlines and contractor payments while crews work on shell base and street improvements near Spur 201 and Highway 22.
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Goose Creek Stream
Simas
Harris County Wise Supply District
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City To Ask For Bids On Water Tower
Baytown will advertise for bids to construct the foundation for a 400000 gallon elevated water storage tank to be built in February. Bids open at the December 30 council meeting. Engineer H S Berlin says the foundation must support 3333000 pounds at 109 feet in the air with wind. The job needs 110 cubic yards of six sack concrete 13400 pounds of reinforcing steel and 450 cubic yards of dirt to be excavated. Councilman R H Pruett questions if the city can do the job cheaper than a contractor and reviews Contractor E Morrow bid to oversee at 125 dollars a week plus payroll reimbursements.
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H. S. Berlin
J. J. Rady Engineering
R. H. Pruett
Morrow
UN Guards Kill 82 Internees in Pongam Island Riot
United Nations Prisoner of War Command reported 82 internees were killed and 120 wounded after a riot at Camp No. 10 on Pongam Island west of Kojo. Two American and two South Korean soldiers were injured by stones and gunfire during the uprising involving about 3,600 internees from a camp population of 9,000.
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Korea
United Nations
Steen
Pongam Island
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Pongam
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Gift Spotter guides Baytown shoppers this Christmas
The Gift Spotter offers daily gift ideas in the Want Ad section for children and adults. It promises relaxed browsing without noise or fatigue and aims to simplify Santa’s season. Baytown merchants present the Gift Spotter as a clever, time-saving shopping helper.
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Robbed and stripped driver found on lonely road
Baytown man Robert Cleo Gibson, 24, of Willow, beaten and robbed, was found naked in the back seat of his car on a road between Seabrook and Webster. He is in critical condition at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital with a broken jaw, brain concussion and exposure after an overnight ordeal. He revived briefly to tell his family he had been robbed after leaving a Kemah tavern, with $260 in his billfold missing. The merchant seaman had just returned from a two month freighter assignment on the Golden States and had been at Galveston and Kemah before the incident.
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Seabrook
Webster
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Robert Cleo Gibson
Willow
Gibson
Kemah
Golden States
Galveston
Ship Breaks Up In Raging Gale At Leghorn Harbor
In Leghorn Italy December a US Navy Reefer supply ship broke in two during a 62 mile gale. Rescue crews hauled 40 crew members ashore using breeches buoy as the stern rested on rocks and the bow on a sand bar. First Engineer Carl S Trendler of Beklaire Long Island identified from the stern. The Reefer carried 13509 tons of Christmas turkey for US forces in Austria.
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Austria
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City Awaiting Court Hearing On Telephone Rate Case
Baytown officials face a key First Court of Civil Appeals session Thursday while Judge T H Cody remains hospitalized. If all three judges sit the city needs two votes to win, a split panel could oust the appeal, and a nonoral participation by Cody remains possible. City Attorney Chandler remains confident of victory against General Telephone Co of the Southwest. The case stems from a 53 percent rate increase approved by the company after city denial.
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First Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
T. H. Cody
George Chandler
Walter E
Monteith
George W. Graves
Cody Sis
Chandler
General Telephone Co
Southwest
Texas Supreme Court
Wilmer Hunt
133Rd District Court
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Owsley May Be Hired Again For Gas Rate Inquiry
Houston utility rate expert Clinton Owsley, once hired for the telephone rate case, may be asked to investigate Houston Natural Gas books. The city seeks about a 13 percent gross revenue rise and will ask Owsley to set a base for rate calculations. A public hearing on the gas rate proposal is planned for early March.
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City
Clinton Owsley
Houston
Houston Natural Gas
George Chandler
Chandler
Death Strikes Baytown Man In Ethiopia
Walter Wells died in Dire-Diwa Ethiopia while employed by Sinclair Oil. He planned a three month Baytown return with wife Mrs. Walter J. Wells and their son Jimmy 13. Services set for 10 am Wednesday at Till of Rest cemetery under Paul Uy Lee funeral home. Survivors include wife, son, mother, two sisters, and a brother.
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Dire-Diwa
Ethiopia
Sinclair Oi Co
Till of Rest
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Sour
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Mexico
Zxela, Ut
W. J. Wells
Houston
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Earl Wells
Winnie
Eisenhower Becomes President Elect in Official Step
Washington reports that Dwight D. Eisenhower is designated president elect though not official until January 6. Electors met in states to confirm the choice, with 42 votes for Eisenhower and 89 for Adlai Stevenson, amid about 27 million popular votes for Stevenson.
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Stanley Burned While Fighting Bedroom Fire at Home
Stanley was badly burned on his arms Sunday while attempting to extinguish a blaze in a bedroom at his home on 2, 200 Gresham. Firemen estimate total damage to the house at about 800 dollars including smoke and water. Mrs. Stanley, married to real estate agent B2 B Williams, said the cause is unknown. Stanley managed to grab title papers to the five room frame house before more contents were destroyed.
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Intruder Targeted Watchdog At Stanley Home
A man attempted to jerk a back window screen while a family watchdog barked and Fireman Luther, responding to no alarm, fled a biting encounter. The dog bit Tallent. he received tetanus shots and the Starters were asked to secure the dog until rabies tests or confirmation of a dog bite status.
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Stanley
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Tallent
Supreme Court allows wiretap evidence in state cases
Washington reports the Supreme Court rules wiretap evidence obtained in violation of federal law is admissible in state court proceedings. Other rulings include Oklahoma's pan Communist oath struck down for teachers and public employees.
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Supreme Court
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Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday For Game To Decide Champion
The 1952 state schoolboy AAAA football playoff pits Lee of Baytown against Lubbock in Dallas Cotton Bowl with 8 000 adults at 2.50 and 2 000 student tickets at 50 cents. Baytown hosts the warm side. kickoff at 2 p.m. Lubbock seeks season win streaks and revenge after a strong 1951 showing.
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Austin
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Temple-Breckenridge
Dan Stallworth
Fort Worth
West Texas
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Stallworth
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Houston
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Gallant Ganders Beat Ray Texans 14 to 7 in Thriller
Gallant Ganders defeat Ray Texans 14 to 7 before a crowd of 14 900 as Gerald Orton passes to Eddie Gray for a 12 yard completion and Fred Ernst adds a 20 yard run. Joel Allen answers for Ray with a 35 yard TD run and Raymond Kanipe adds the extra point. The game ends with a late Corpus setback on a critical fourth down gamble.
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Corpus
Texans
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Texan
Gerald Orton
Eddie Gray
Ernst
Kle
Joel Allen
Ray
Raymond Kanipe
Corpus Gridders
Ganders Eye State Title Bid After Win Over Texans
Ganders coach Dan Stallworth praises a gritty team after their 12 point victory over Corpus Christi Texans as they prep for a state final showdown with the Lubbock Westerners. The squad, recalling last year’s Cotton Bowl loss, vows to win the championship next Saturday.
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Ganders
Lubbock Westerners
Lubbock
Westerners
Dan Stallworth
Corpus Christi Texans
Memorial Stadium
Gander
Texans
John Reegan
Funeral services set for Viola Utz 80 in Baytown
Mrs Viola Tae Utz 80 died Saturday in a Houston hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services are 2 30 pm Monday at Paul U Lee Funeral Home with Jehovahs Witness minister Herbert McElvy officiating. Burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include daughter Mrs Lee Messinger of Baytown sister Mrs Alma Lee Townsend and brother Eugene Caden of Spokane Washington.
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Paul U- Lee
Herbert McElvy
San Jacinto Memorial Park
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Utz
Houston
Baytown
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Lee Messinger
Baytowzi
Alma Lee Townseton
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