Girl Scouts Have Finest Year In Baytown Growth Surges
Baytown’s Girl Scout movement reports a strong year with 595 members, 14 new units, and a rise in adult leaders. By year’s end 38 Brownies, 223 Intermediate Scouts, and nine Senior Scouts are active. Draeger praises volunteers, training efforts, and a push to expand camping, Senior Scout units, and new sponsor troops.
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Baytown
Pax
Draeger
Baytawe
Draeges
Ste. Deing
Tacte
Bezer
Inin
Aduit
Eye Hox
Fepest Veer
Jaurels
Stérai
SP Arenlar
Bliss
Axiana Watson
Ares
Summieer
Dresger
Stout
Sider
Ore
Chaotic Baytown Social Snapshot at Waldorf Club
A jumble of names and local anecdotes from Baytown social scene at the Waldorf. Mentioned are Dave Trucht, Hanratty, Arthur Austin, Port Arthur, Jack Saunders, Dal Grigg, Wheel on his boat, Pia Watkins, Cedar Eaters, Gay Neil Miller named Miss in California, and various townsfolk. The item reads like a scattered society column with dates unclear and several phrases garbled.
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Gpton
Baytown
SeBertho
Ce- Bayou Road
Appia Hing
Eminddanehter
Poiner
Neil’ Miller
Tose College
California
Neils
Gam
C. Bilbert
Mendenhall
Holte
Sud
Jy Tiddleton
Ason
Shamrock Charity Bowl Pits Browns Against All Stars
Brisk sunny weather in Houston boosts publicity for the Shamrock Charity Bowl at Rice Stadium. Cleveland Browns meet All-America Conference All-Stars in a Texas charity showcase organized by Glenn McCarthy with Hollywood stars in attendance. Proceeds aid three Houston-area charities. gate prizes include a car and a refrigerator.
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Houston
South Texas
Glenn McCarthy
Cleveland
Browns
San Francisco
Oman-Showman- McCarthy
Jack Benny
Phil Barris
Dineh Shore
Jiramia Fidler
Rice “Stadium
McCarthy
Swank Shamrock
Emerald Room
Alga
Daznon Runyon ‘Cancer Fund
Holly Hall
National ‘Kids’ Foundation
Paul Brown
Texas
All-Stars
East
Y. A. Tittle
Louisiana State
Fom Landry
Buddy Young
Diinois
Alton Beldwin
Arkansas
Goodfellow Packing To Start Toys And Bags Ready
Tomorrow the day we begin assembling toys with about 2000 dollars worth on hand and 400 dollars of toys from the Baytown Garden Club. Volunteers will pack and ship next Friday with help from Grace Methodist Builders Class Auxiliary WSCS St Johns Methodist Church and Parent Teacher Association units.
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Goodfellow
Bay- Town
Toy “Headquarte
Parent-Teacher Association
New “Goodfellows
Grace _Methodist Builders
Larry Grill
St Johns
Annexation Action Due Next Tuesday
Baytown officials finalize an annexation ordinance to capture up to 100000 yearly taxes from Humble Oil and Refining. The final reading is set for Tuesday at City Hall, with revisions excluding non productive areas but embracing Lakewood Additions and sections south and east of the refinery. Mayor Ward leads a plan to delay action, avoiding transfer of Fresh Water District No 8 improvements and preventing separate incorporation efforts.
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Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
General Tire and Rubber Company
Wooster
Brownwood
Crystal Bay
SPL
Bay Shore
Houston Navigation District
Weouster
Oranda
Lakewood
A. Ward
Ward
Cotton Growers Support Controls Across Nation
Cotton growers in 20 states voted heavily for a government acreage plan for 1959, giving the Agriculture Department power to limit how much cotton each grower can plant. The measure, backed by Texas, would support cotton prices at about 30 percent of parity, though many farmers protested the quota system.
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Atlanta
EPA
Texas
Department of Cegriculture
Cotton
Two From Area Hospitalized For Polio
Two Baytown area children were hospitalized with polio in Houston and Baytown. Fourteen month old Stanley Matlock, son of Jewell and Matlock, was admitted to Jefferson Davis Hospital on Wednesday with fair condition. Three year old Charles Marion Cox, son of Charles and Mrs Cox of Highlands, formerly of South Pruett, was admitted after treatment at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital and was reported to be progressing fairly well.
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Santa Claus
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston
Baytown
Rattle Stanley Matlock
Jewell Matlock
Yupon
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson. Davis
Stanley
Os Es
Charles Marion Cox
Charles Amc Cox
Highlands
1600 South Pruett
Charles
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Baytown Weather Forecast Indicates Warmer Weekend
A Baytown weather note says tonight will be fallish with a rise in temperatures by Saturday. Expect mostly cloudy skies and warmer conditions. Winds shift to fresh southeasterly by Saturday.
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Baytown
Warner
Baytown residents rally to aid Schmidt family
A truck-dwelling family, the Schmidts, received immediate help from neighbors and local businesses in Baytown. Henry Schmidt found work at Culpepper's Furniture, a two-room house was provided by the Caughman family, and groceries, clothing, a gas range, heater, and furnishings were donated. Local volunteers and the Baytown Sun organized support including cash, trucks, and Santa visits, with many residents contributing to the aid effort.
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Rosalie Myers
Baytown
Henry Schmidt
Schmidt
Santa Claus
Mrr
Mrs. Schmidt
Sre
Aithart’ Drive
Swan
Texas Avenue
Schmit
L. Ig
Sanders
Culpepper
van End
R. L. Caughman
Airhart
Schmidts &G
Caughman
Caughmans
GB. Hollingshead
Polite
HL Erckee
Maention
Quack
Shack
Sun
Goose Creek Machine and Welding Works
Abe Bemel
Holloway Food Market
E. B. Naylor
Alen Rice
Hurable
Fred Dittman
Baytown Rides Humble Stock to 90 High on Xmas News
Baytown stockholders see a surge as Bumble Oil and Refining jumps to 90 per share, with estimates of paper profits over 2 million dollars. By 11 am the price stood at 88 to 99 range on the New York Curb Exchange, marking the highest point the stock has reached without a split.
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Baytown
Bumble Oil and Refining Company
New York Curb Exchange
Lhereese
Superior
Scurry County
Mo&t
Truman says he and Eisenhower are longtime friends
Key West December dispatch reports President Truman through Press Secretary Charles G. Ross denies any discussion of Eisenhower as a 1952 candidate. Ross notes Eisenhower is at Columbia University and critical of security claims, while Truman schedules a December 22 meeting and plans Christmas at Independence, Missouri.
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Fla
Trumen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles G. Ross
Eisenhower
Fort Worth
Ross
Truman
Army
Columbia University
New York City
James F. Byrnes
Forrmer
Mr. Truman
Eizenhower
Oss
Trmisa
Washington
Union
Diessigze
T Mas
Hime
Independence
Sige Souri
Mumps Hits Baytown Kids Before Christmas Break
Baytown pupils begin Christmas vacation amid rising mumps cases. Superintendent George H. Gentry notes higher absenteeism though no exact figures. mothers attribute most absences to mumps. A spot check shows nine of 23 in one room out sick with mumps and many children miss about two weeks. Adults also catch the illness from children.
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Baytown
George HL Gentry
Stores Extend Hours Ahead of Christmas in Baytown
Baytown stores stay open until 8 PM with seven shopping days left before Christmas. Daily hours extend to 3 PM today and continue through Christmas Eve. Most stores close Monday December 26 for a holiday, per the Retail Merchants Committee of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce. Baytown Sun staff enjoy a long Christmas weekend with no paper Monday.
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Baytown S
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Baytown Sun-aigo
Berry to Lead East Harris dry campaign effort
Melvin Berry, a Baytown refinery employee, was elected chairman of the East Harris dry campaign steering committee at a meeting of Christian Laymen in Wooster Baptist Church. About 450 men from 11 churches across Baytown and nearby areas attended as petitions calling for an election to prohibit liquor sales in Justice Precinct 3 were discussed.
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Melvin V."berry
Baytown
East Harris
Berry
Sterling
Hitch-Hikers Die On Galveston Highway
Two men hitchhiking on a Galveston Highway were struck by a truck near Houston. One man, Ap Slaten of Trouston, died instantly, while the other, George W Myers of Galveston, New Mexico, survived with shock and bruises after being treated at Pasadena Hospital. The Houston driver, Frank Duane Delantie, said the pair suddenly appeared in the road and no charges were filed.
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Houston
Wyati
Galveston
Ap Slaten
Trouston
Deputi
Stantly
Frank ‘Duane -Delantie
Steel price surge sparks congressional scrutiny
A rough note on a steel price uptick of about four dollars triggering immediate political reaction. Congress mulled inquiry while industry observers warned the impact on consumers would vary by item. Some reductions in specific plates were reported alongside widespread price shifts affecting office and manufacturing costs.
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Fitter's
Immedi
Wasa Matt
Attel
Joseph Ce O'Mahi di
Wyoming
Nationalists Lose Final Foothold in Stand Against Opponents
A fragmented report shows Nationalists losing a final foothold amid a stand by opponents. Details are incomplete, but the scene centers on a critical pushback shaping the conflict’s near term outcomes.
Perryton Jewel Theft Case Ends in Arrest and Recovery
Perryton officers and Sheriff Phagan charge Lloyd Bewin Roberts, 24, with burglary after he confessed to the Panhandle area jewel heist. Authorities recovered about 150,000 in gems and rings stolen from Burk Drug Store nine days earlier, with accomplice Margaret under 45 facing charges for allegedly assisting. The case closes as missing items are located and valued around 100,000.
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Perryton
Lloyd Bewin Roberts
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Balias
Roberts
Ray
Phagan
Bob Gallaway
Bas
Burk Drug Store
Yas
Akon Pa
Gallaway
Phazan
Dallas
Bill Decker
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